MADISON, Wisconsin, May 22 [Category: Religion] -- The Freedom From Religion Foundation posted the following news release: * * * 'We Dissent' discusses a Supreme Court case about book banning * * * * * The new episode of "We Dissent" looks at a recent Supreme Court case that could decide what books public school students can access. On Episode 42, FFRF Deputy Legal Director Liz Cavell and Americans United Legal Director Rebecca Markert continue their coverage of religious cases befor more PR

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, May 22 [Category: Education] -- AASA, The School Superintendents Association, posted the following news release: * * * AASA Statement on Supreme Court Decision Regarding First Religious Charter School David R. Schuler, Executive Director of AASA, The School Superintendents Association, released the following statement today on the Oklahoma Statewide Charter School Board v. Drummond St. Isidore of Seville Catholic Virtual School v. Drummond Supreme Court Decision "AASA, more PR

WASHINGTON, May 22 [Category: Government/Public Administration] -- Accountable.US, an organization that says it conduct investigations to expose conflicts of interest, issued the following news release: * * * Accountable.US Statement on Supreme Court Rejecting Religious Charter School Case Amidst Justices' Conflicts of Interest Washington D.C. - Today, the Supreme Court dismissed Oklahoma Statewide Charter School Board v. Drummond, blocking the creation of the first-ever religious charter sch more PR

WASHINGTON, May 22 [Category: Union] -- The AFL-CIO American Federation of Teachers issued the following news release: * * * AFT's Weingarten on US Supreme Court Decision in Religious Charter School Case WASHINGTON --AFT President Randi Weingarten issued the following statement after the U.S. Supreme Court rejected the establishment of a taxpayer-funded virtual religious charter school. The AFT filed an amicus brief in the two related cases before the court. "Today, the court let the decisi more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, May 22 -- Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell issued the following news release: * * * AG Campbell Issues Statement on Supreme Court Decision in Oklahoma Statewide Charter School Board v. Drummond BOSTON -- Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell issued the following statement in response to today's ruling of the U.S. Supreme Court in Oklahoma Statewide Charter School Board v. Drummond, rejecting the creation of the nation's first publicly fund more PR

WASHINGTON, May 23 -- The American Humanist Association issued the following news release: * * * American Humanists Respond to St. Isidore Supreme Court Ruling The following is a statement from American Humanist Association Executive Director Fish Stark in response to the U.S. Supreme Court's 4-4 split decision on St. Isidore v. Drummond, a case that would have allowed the state of Oklahoma to launch the nation's first religious charter school: "Christian Nationalists failed, and the Supreme more PR

WASHINGTON, May 23 -- Americans United for Separation of Church and State issued the following statement on May 22, 2025: * * * Americans United applauds SCOTUS decision blocking St. Isidore, nation's first religious public school Americans United for Separation of Church and State President and CEO Rachel Laser issued the following statement in response to the U.S. Supreme Court's 4-4 per curiam decision that upholds the Oklahoma Supreme Court's decision to block the creation of the nation's more PR

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, May 22 -- Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin issued the following news release: * * * Arkansas Supreme Court Says Attorney General Griffin's Lawsuit Against the Board of Corrections for Violating FOIA Should Move Forward Griffin: 'I take defending the FOIA seriously, and I will not tolerate those who violate it' LITTLE ROCK - Attorney General Tim Griffin issued the following statement after the Arkansas Supreme Court reversed the dismissal of his lawsuit against th more PR

PHOENIX, Arizona, May 22 -- Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Mayes Files Motion With Arizona Supreme Court To Set Briefing Schedule for Death Penalty in the Case of Richard Djerf PHOENIX - Attorney General Kris Mayes today filed a motion with the Arizona Supreme Court to establish a briefing schedule for a forthcoming motion requesting a warrant of execution for Richard Djerf. Mr. Djerf was sentenced to death for the 1993 murders of more PR

BROOKLYN, New York, May 23 -- Brooklyn Law School issued the following news: * * * Professor Yuvraj Joshi's Research Earns Recognition From Law & Society Association Dean's Research Scholar Professor Yuvraj Joshi has earned the 2025 Law & Society Association (LSA) Article Prize Honorable Mention for his article Racial Time, which examines how inequality shapes people's experiences and perceptions of time. The LSA Article Prize, announced today, recognizes exceptional scholarship in socioleg more PR

DENVER, Colorado, May 23 -- Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser marked the 25th anniversary of Colorado Ceasefire by acknowledging the organization's critical work while lamenting the enduring tragedy of gun violence in the state. Speaking on May 21, 2025, Weiser noted that despite Ceasefire's efforts and the repeated tragedies from Columbine to Boulder, significant gun safety measures to restrict access to dangerous weapons were not enacted in the aftermath of the Columbine shooting. He highl more PR

NEW YORK, May 23 -- Democrats for Education Reform issued the following news release on May 22, 2025: * * * PRESS RELEASE: DFER Welcomes Outcome in St. Isidore v. Drummond, Avoiding Nationwide Disruption to Charter Laws and Student Access Supreme Court Preserves Public Status of Charter Schools in Split Ruling Today, following the U.S. Supreme Court's split decision in St. Isidore of Seville Catholic Virtual School v. Drummond, Democrats for Education Reform CEO Jorge Elorza released the fol more PR

WASHINGTON, May 23 -- The American Immigration Council issued the following news release: * * * District Court Blocks Unlawful Removal of Venezuelan Asylum Seeker Under Alien Enemies Act In a May 21 decision, a federal district court in Georgia ordered the federal government to refrain from disappearing a Venezuelan man under the 1798 Alien Enemies Act (AEA). Judge Clay Land extended a block on transferring the Venezuelan man from the United States before he receives basic due process. The  more PR

SCOTTSDALE, Arizona, May 23 -- The Alliance Defending Freedom, an organization advancing every person's right to live and speak the truth, issued the following news release: * * * Divided US Supreme Court leaves Oklahoma families with fewer educational choices The following quote may be attributed to Alliance Defending Freedom Chief Legal Counsel Jim Campbell regarding a split decision by the U.S. Supreme Court Thursday in Oklahoma Statewide Charter School Board v. Drummond that leaves in pla more PR

NEW YORK, May 23 -- Kostelanetz LLP, a law firm, issued the following news: * * * DOJ, SEC, and CFTC Outline New Corporate Enforcement and Voluntary Self-Disclosure Guidance The United States Department of Justice (DOJ), the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) have now issued guidance to corporations providing concrete benefits that companies, their shareholders, boards, and customers can earn by voluntarily self-reporting misconduct t more PR

WASHINGTON, May 22 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Durbin Delivers Opening Statement During Senate Judiciary Committee Executive Business Meeting May 22, 2025 Durbin expressed his condolences for the two individuals who were shot and killed last night outside of the Capital Jewish Museum in Washington D.C. WASHINGTON - U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, delivered an opening state more PR

WASHINGTON, May 23 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, ranking member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on May 22, 2025: * * * Durbin Delivers Opening Statement During Senate Judiciary Committee Executive Business Meeting WASHINGTON - U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, delivered an opening statement during today's Senate Judiciary Committee executive business meeting where he extended his thou more PR

WASHINGTON, May 23 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, ranking member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on May 21, 2025: * * * Durbin Delivers Opening Statement During Senate Judiciary Committee Nominations Hearing On Four Executibe Branch Nominees WASHINGTON - U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today delivered an opening statement during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on the nominations more PR

WASHINGTON, May 22 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Durbin Questions Executive Branch Nominees During Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing May 22, 2025 Durbin pushed all nominees to answer if they believe a litigant--including the Executive Branch--can lawfully deny a court order WASHINGTON - U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today questioned Joseph Edlow, nominated to be the Direc more PR

WASHINGTON, May 23 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, ranking member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on May 21, 2025: * * * Durbin Questions Executive Branch Nominees During Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing Durbin pushed all nominees to answer if they believe a litigant--including the Executive Branch--can lawfully deny a court order WASHINGTON - U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today  more PR

WILLIMANTIC, Connecticut, May 22 -- Eastern Connecticut State University issued the following news: * * * Eastern's Graduate Division confers 100 master's degrees Attorney General William Tong receives inaugural Distinguished Public Service Award By Noel Teter Willimantic, CT (05/22/2025) -- Eastern Connecticut State University celebrated the graduation of nearly 100 master's degree students at its Graduate Division Commencement on May 17 at the Fine Arts Instructional Center Concert Hall.  more PR

PARIS, France, May 22 [Category: Media] -- Reporters Without Borders issued the following news: * * * El Salvador: RSF on high alert as state persecution of journalists intensifies Reporters Without Borders (RSF) is extremely concerned about the serious deterioration of press freedom in El Salvador, which continues to plummet in the RSF World Press Freedom Index. The Presidential Commissioner for Human Rights and Freedom of Expression has resigned and the latest threats to El Faro, one of the more PR

SACRAMENTO, California, May 22 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The Pacific Legal Foundation issued the following news release: * * * Family fights to save home from DC's predatory tax scheme Washington, DC; May 22, 2025: For decades, an unassuming red rowhouse on Florida Avenue in Northeast DC was the heart of the Powell family. It's where Mattie and Gaston Powell raised 11 children and celebrated birthdays, anniversaries, and holidays. Now their heirs are fighting to prevent the District -- and a p more PR

MADISON, Wisconsin, May 22 [Category: Religion] -- The Freedom From Religion Foundation posted the following news release: * * * FFRF hails Supreme Court split blocking nation's first religious public charter school * * * * * The Freedom From Religion Foundation is celebrating a significant victory for Oklahoma families and the separation of state and church after the U.S. Supreme Court deadlocked 4-4 on a case involving the nation's first religious public charter school. The tie lea more PR

PLANO, Texas, May 22 [Category: Sociological] -- The First Liberty Institute, an organization that says it is dedicated to defending liberty for all Americans, issued the following news release: * * * Fight Against Religious Discrimination Will Continue, Oklahoma Education Superintendent Says As Supreme Court Rules Washington, DC --Today, the Supreme Court of the United States issued a 4-4 per curiam opinion in St. Isidore of Seville Catholic Virtual School v. Drummond, a case involving the c more PR

WASHINGTON, May 23 -- Free Press, an advocacy group that is part of the media reform or media democracy movement, issued the following news release: * * * Free Press Calls on Trump's FTC to Abide by the First Amendment and Reject Claims of Social-Media Bias On Wednesday, Free Press urged the Federal Trade Commission to abide by the U.S. Constitution and statutory constraints when analyzing the ways prominent technology companies moderate content that users post on popular online platforms. T more PR

WASHINGTON, May 23 -- TechFreedom, a technology policy think tank, issued the following news release: * * * The FTC Risks Jumping into First Amendment Quicksand Yesterday, TechFreedom filed comments in response to the Federal Trade Commission's (FTC) request for comment regarding how social media content moderation might be unfair, deceptive, or anticompetitive. The Commission cannot reshape the decisions platforms make about which speech to carry without violating the First Amendment. "The more PR

WASHINGTON, May 22 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following opening statement on May 21, 2025, at a nominations hearing for Associate Attorney General, Assistant A.G. for the Office of Legal Counsel, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Director and Patent and Trademark Office Director: * * * I'd like to welcome everyone to this hearing to consider the nominations of Stanley Woodward, to serve as Associate Attorney General; Elli more PR

MIAMI, Florida, May 22 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Greenberg Traurig, a law firm, issued the following news release: * * * Greenberg Traurig Appellate Victory Validates 1.3 Million Contracts for Stellantis/Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NORTHERN VIRGINIA - May 22, 2025 - A team of Greenberg Traurig, LLP litigators prevailed for FCA US LLC (f/k/a Chrysler), which is part of Stellantis, in FCA US LLC v. Kamax Inc. and Kamax Mexico S DE RL DE CE, Case Number: 371234, a high-profile dispute in the Sta more PR

MIAMI, Florida, May 22 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Greenberg Traurig, a law firm, issued the following news release: * * * Greenberg Traurig's Renee Mosley Delcollo Named to 2025 Delaware Super Lawyers Rising Stars List WILMINGTON, Del. - May 22, 2025 - Renee Mosley Delcollo, an Intellectual Property Litigation and Commercial Litigation associate in global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP ' s Delaware office, was named to the 2025 Delaware Super Lawyers magazine "Rising Stars" list. Accordin more PR

WASHINGTON, May 23 -- The Immigration Reform Law Institute issued the following news release on May 22, 2025: * * * Illegal Aliens Attack New Registration System IRLI shows injunction would be against the public interest Yesterday, the Immigration Reform Law Institute (IRLI) filed a brief in the DC federal district court opposing an effort by illegal aliens and anti-borders activist organizations to derail the Trump Administration's new version of the alien reporting system. Since 1940, ali more PR

WASHINGTON, May 22 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release: * * * Justice Department and Federal Trade Commission File Statement of Interest on Anticompetitive Uses of Common Shareholdings to Discourage Coal Production Today, the Justice Department, joined by the Federal Trade Commission (the "Agencies") filed a statement of interest in the Eastern District of Texas in the case of Texas et al. v. BlackRock, Inc. The States' lawsuit--led by the Texas Attorney Genera more PR

NEW YORK, May 23 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund posted the following news on May 22, 2025: * * * LDF Criticizes Recent Legal Claims About Thomas Jefferson High School Admissions Policy That Were Rejected by Federal Appeals Court Today, the U.S. Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights (OCR) announced that it will open a Title VI investigation into the admissions process for the Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology (TJ). This a more PR

WASHINGTON, May 23 -- LULAC, the League of United Latin American Citizens, issued the following statement on May 21, 2025: * * * LULAC FEDERAL CASE BEGINS CHALLENGING TEXAS REDISTRICTING THAT DILUTES VOTER POWER OF LATINOS AND BLACKS Nation's Oldest and Largest Latino Civil Rights Organization Is Lead Plaintiff in Landmark Legal Action in El Paso with NAACP to Counter Deliberate Gerrymandering EL PASO, TX - The League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) issued a statement today as a la more PR

WASHINGTON, May 23 -- Sen. Patty Murray, D-Washington, vice chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, issued the following news release on May 22, 2025: * * * Murray Presses FDA Commissioner on Senseless and Inefficient Mass Firings, Conflicts of Interest at FDA & Trump Admin Laying the Groundwork to Rip Away Mifepristone ICYMI: Murray Grills Trump's FDA Nominee on Cancellation of Critical Vaccine Meeting, Upholding Science on Mifepristone, Contraception Washington, D.C. -- Today, at a S more PR

MILWAUKEE, Wisconsin, May 23 -- Marquette University issued the following news release: * * * New Marquette Law School Poll national survey finds strong support for authority of courts in cases involving president * The U.S. president must obey rulings by either the Supreme Court or lower federal courts; majorities oppose call to impeach judges * Majority say President Trump lacks power to freeze spending and close agencies; presidents should not have power to make laws if Congress fails to  more PR

NEW YORK, May 22 [Category: Health Care] -- The New York Health and Hospitals posted the following news release: * * * New Mickalene Thomas Installation Debuts at NYC Health + Hospitals/South Brooklyn Health May 22, 2025 Celebrating the new large-scale installation by Mickalene Thomas: Freesia on My Mind: The Beauty of Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Brooklyn, NY -- NYC Health + Hospitals and RxART today debuted a new large-scale installation by Brooklyn-based artist Mickalene Thomas, Freesia on My  more PR

OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, May 23 -- Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond issued the following news release on May 22, 2025: * * * Drummond remarks on U.S. Supreme Court decision on St. Isidore Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond issued the following statement after the U.S. Supreme Court's 4-4 decision in the St. Isidore case. The divided ruling upholds the Oklahoma Supreme Court's decision to prevent taxpayer-funded religious public charter schools. "The Supreme Court's decision more PR

WASHINGTON, May 22 -- Rep. Burgess Owens, R-Utah, chairman of the House Education and Workforce Subcommittee on Higher Education, issued the following news release on May 21, 2025: * * * Owens Holds Hearing on Restoring Excellence: The Case Against DEI Today, Higher Education and Workforce Development Subcommittee Chairman Burgess Owens (R-UT), delivered the following statement, as prepared for delivery, at a hearing titled "Restoring Excellence: The Case Against DEI": "Whitewashing history. more PR

WASHINGTON, May 21 -- Sen. Eric Schmitt, R-Missouri, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Schmitt Helps Introduce Bill to Expand President's Authority to Deport Criminal Illegal Immigrants WASHINGTON -- Today, Senator Eric Schmitt (R-MO) joined Senator Ashley Moody (R-FL) in introducing the Expedited Removal of Criminal Aliens Act to expand the President's authority to deport criminal illegal immigrants. This legislation is critical to supporting President Trump's immigration prio more PR

WASHINGTON, May 21 -- Sen. Eric Schmitt, R-Missouri, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Schmitt Praises Trump Administration's America-First Immigration Priorities on The Evening Edit WASHINGTON, D.C. - Senator Schmitt earlier today appeared on Fox Business' The Evening Edit to praise President Trump's immigration policies that secured our southern border: Click to watch the full video here. Senator Schmitt on President Trump's America-First Immigration Agenda: "We shouldn more PR

NEW YORK, May 22 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The American Civil Liberties Union, an organization that works to defend and preserve the individual rights and liberties guaranteed by the Constitution and laws of the U.S., posted the following news release: * * * Supreme Court Affirms Oklahoma Supreme Court Ruling Rejecting Nation's First Religious Public Charter School WASHINGTON, D.C. - In a major victory for religious freedom and public education, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed an Oklahoma Supr more PR

ATLANTA, Georgia, May 22 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Troutman Pepper, a law firm, issued the following news: * * * Troutman Pepper Locke Triumphs with $67 Million Jury Verdict for Headington Energy Partners in High-Stakes Permian Basin Lease Dispute DALLAS - Troutman Pepper Locke secured a jury verdict exceeding $67 million on behalf of clients Headington Royalty, Inc., and Headington Energy Partners, LLC (Headington), in a breach of contract dispute related to the loss of a 640-acre oil and  more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, May 23 -- Troutman Pepper Locke, a law firm, issued the following news: * * * Troutman Pepper Locke Triumphs with $67 Million Jury Verdict for Headington Energy Partners in High-Stakes Permian Basin Lease Dispute DALLAS - Troutman Pepper Locke secured a jury verdict exceeding $67 million on behalf of clients Headington Royalty, Inc., and Headington Energy Partners, LLC (Headington), in a breach of contract dispute related to the loss of a 640-acre oil and gas lease in the P more PR

WASHINGTON, May 22 -- The U.S. Department of Education issued the following news release: * * * U.S. Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights Launches Title VI Investigation into Fairfax County Public Schools The U.S. Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights (OCR) initiated a Title VI investigation into Fairfax County Public Schools (FCPS) in Fairfax County, Virginia, for its 2020 revision of Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology (TJ)'s admissions policy. T more PR