NEW YORK, June 12 [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: * * * ACLU Celebrates Supreme Court Decision in A.J.T. v. Osseo Area Schools * WASHINGTON - The U.S. Supreme Court today affirmed the rights of students with disabilities to access their education, ruling that they do not need to prove "bad fa more PR

WASHINGTON, June 11 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Chairman Capito Applauds Trump EPA Proposal to End Clean Power Plan 2.0 * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, applauded the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) proposal to repeal the Biden administration's unlawful power plant regulation. This rule, known as the Clean Power Plan  more PR

WASHINGTON, June 13 -- Rep. Dave Taylor, R-Ohio, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Taylor Introduces Bill to Back Businesses Navigating Waste Disposal Regulations WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congressman Dave Taylor (OH-02) introduced H.R. 3897, the Confidence in Clean Water Permits Act, which will provide clarity in the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permitting process to guide and protect American businesses in their waste disposal process. This bill states more PR

WASHINGTON, June 12 -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong in a statement from his office in Hartford on June 10, 2025, outlined the state's involvement in several cases awaiting decisions from the U.S. Supreme Court. These cases address critical issues such as access to healthcare, voting rights, gender-affirming care, book bans and birthright citizenship. Attorney General Tong emphasized the potential widespread impact of these rulings and noted his personal connection to the birthrigh more PR

WASHINGTON, June 12 [Category: Financial Services] -- Better Markets, an organization that says it promotes pro-market, pro-business and pro-growth policies to help build a better financial system, posted the following news release: * * * Court Rejects CFPB Attempt to Undo Anti-Discrimination Court Case * WASHINGTON, D.C.-- Stephen Hall, Legal Director and Securities Specialist, issued the following statement on today's decision in CFPB v. Townstone Financial, Inc., No. 1:20-cv-04176 (N.D. I more PR

WASHINGTON, June 11 -- Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: * * * Cramer Speaks at EPA Clean Power Plan, MATS Amendments Announcement * ***Click here for photos. WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND), Chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Subcommittee on Transportation and Infrastructure, joined U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin in announcing two proposals to achieve national energy dominanc more PR

WASHINGTON, June 12 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security issued the following news release: * * * DHS Issues Notices of Termination for the CHNV Parole Program, Encourages Parolees to Self-Deport Immediately * This program was abused by the previous administration to admit hundreds of thousands of poorly vetted illegal aliens into the United States WASHINGTON - Today, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) began sending termination notices to aliens paroled into the United States more PR

WASHINGTON, June 11 -- Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Duckworth, Murray, Booker, Schumer Renew Push to Protect IVF Amid Ongoing GOP Attacks Against Reproductive Freedom * June 11, 2025 [WASHINGTON, D.C.] - U.S. Senators Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), Patty Muray (D-WA), Cory Booker (D-NJ) and Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today led 25 of their Senate Democratic colleagues in introducing legislation that would establish a nationwide right more PR

WASHINGTON, June 13 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, ranking member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on June 12 2025: * * * Durbin Presses Attorney General On Ed Martin's Planned Partisan Weaponization Of Justice Department After his failed nomination to be U.S. Attorney for DC, Ed Martin was installed in various Justice Department roles and has publicly vowed to target Trump's enemies * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), R more PR

WASHINGTON, June 13 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, ranking member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on June 11 2025: * * * Durbin Questions Witnesses At Spotlight Forum On The Trump Administration's Abuse Of Immigrants To Attack Our Constitutional Order WASHINGTON - U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today questioned witnesses during a spotlight forum entitled "Cruel and Unamerican: The A more PR

WASHINGTON, June 12 [Category: Political] -- EMILYs List issued the following news release: * * * EMILYs List Endorses Justice Christine Donohue for Retention to the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today EMILYs List, the nation's largest resource for women in politics, endorsed Justice Christine Donohue for retention to the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania. EMILYs List President Jessica Mackler released the following statement: "State Supreme Courts play a critical role in  more PR

MADISON, Wisconsin, June 13 -- Wisconsin Manufacturers and Commerce issued the following news release on June 12, 2025: * * * The Evers Budget Threatens State Business Climate Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce (WMC) - the combined state chamber and manufacturers' association - released a new video Thursday detailing the governor's proposal for the state budget. Earlier this year, Governor Evers unveiled his budget proposal ahead of the expiration of the state's current biennial budget after  more PR

WASHINGTON, June 12 -- Rep. Maggie Goodlander, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: * * * Goodlander Pushes Hegseth for Answers on Delays in DoD Budget, American AI Dominance Over China, and His Refusal to Commit to Following Rulings of the U.S. Supreme Court * Washington, D.C. - Today, Congresswoman Maggie Goodlander, a former intelligence officer in the United States Navy Reserve for over a decade, questioned U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth and Chairman of the Joint C more PR

ARLINGTON, Virginia, June 12 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The Institute for Justice posted the following news release: * * * Local Small Business Developer Sues South Carolina Town Trying to Take Away His Property * JAMES ISLAND, S.C. --Can a town use eminent domain to take a small developer's land simply because they don't want anything built there? That's the question raised by a lawsuit filed by Kyle Taylor, who seeks to prevent the town of James Island, South Carolina, from taking his proper more PR

BELLEVUE, Washington, June 13 -- The Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms issued the following news release: * * * N.J. TOWN, 'PERMIT FEES UNCONSTITUTIONAL' IN CC-BACKED MOVE BELLEVUE, WA - The Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms commends Englishtown. New Jersey for adopting a resolution that will provide financial relief to concealed carry holders. The action comes after CCRKBA sent a letter in support of the resolution to the mayor and borough council.  more PR

LOS ANGELES, California, June 12 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Gibson, Dunn and Crutcher, a law firm, issued the following news: * * * Pro Bono Team Files Amicus Brief with U.S. Supreme Court on Behalf of Retired Judges * A Gibson Dunn pro bono team has filed an amicus brief with the U.S. Supreme Court on behalf of several retired judges in support of the petitioner in Villarreal v. Texas. The case concerns whether a trial court abridges the defendant's Sixth Amendment right to counsel by pr more PR

WASHINGTON, June 12 [Category: Science] -- The Food and Water Watch posted the following news release: * * * New Report Warns of Big Risks from Small Nuclear Reactors in NY * As NuScale's SMR design gets federal greenlight, advocates warn of localized risk and rising costs New York, NY -- As Governor Hochul ramps up efforts to build out nuclear power across the state, a new report from Food & Water Watch warns that small modular reactors (SMRs) in particular could pose serious risks to com more PR

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, June 13 -- The Rhode Island Supreme Court issued the following opinion on June 11, 2025: * * * Jeanette Runey et al. v. Wayne S. Faring, Individually and as Trustee of the Wayne S. Faring Trust dated March 12, 2007. Present: Suttell, C.J., Goldberg, Robinson, Lynch Prata, and Long, JJ. OPINION Justice Lynch Prata, for the Court. The plaintiff, Jeanette Runey/1 (plaintiff), appeals from a Superior Court order denying her motion for a preliminary injunction against h more PR

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, June 13 -- The Rhode Island Supreme Court issued the following opinion on June 11, 2025: * * * State v. Robert Raso. Present: Suttell, C.J., Goldberg, Robinson, Lynch Prata, and Long, JJ. OPINION Justice Goldberg, for the Court. When a defendant is sentenced to imprisonment for violating a suspended or a probationary sentence, G.L. 1956 Sec. 12-19-18 allows a motion to terminate the sentence of imprisonment under certain circumstances. The defendant contends that t more PR

WASHINGTON, June 13 -- The National Federation of Independent Business issued the following news release: * * * SCOTUS Allows IRS "Self-Help" Debt Collection CIR v. Zuch concerns IRS enforcement proceedings and the seizure of taxpayer property * WASHINGTON, D.C. (June 12, 2025) - NFIB is discouraged by today's decision at the U.S. Supreme Court in the case Commissioner of Internal Revenue v. Jennifer Zuch. The Court overturned the lower court's decision preventing the Internal Revenue Servi more PR

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, June 13 -- Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti issued the following news on June 11, 2025: * * * TN Attorney General and Students for Fair Admissions, Inc. Sue Department of Education over Discriminatory Grant Program NASHVILLE--Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti and Students for Fair Admissions, Inc. today filed a significant anti-discrimination lawsuit against the United States Department of Education and its discriminatory Hispanic-Serving Instituti more PR

ARLINGTON, Virginia, June 12 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The Institute for Justice posted the following news release: * * * U.S. Supreme Court Sides with Atlanta Family in Wrong House Raid Case * WASHINGTON --Today, the U.S. Supreme Court unanimously held that an Atlanta family's lawsuit may proceed against an FBI SWAT team that raided their house by mistake. The Court's decision explains that the Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA) allows people to sue the federal government when its agents violate more PR

WASHINGTON, June 12 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * Welch Joins Colleagues for Spotlight Forum on Trump Administration's Abuse of Immigrants to Attack Constitutional Order * Welch examines the Trump Administration's ongoing use of immigrants to attack the fundamental rights of all Americans WASHINGTON, D.C. -- U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on The Constitution, this week joined U.S. Senate Democ more PR

WASHINGTON, June 12 -- Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: * * * Whitehouse Statement on U.S. Judicial Conference Committee Approving Amicus Disclosure Rule * Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Courts Subcommittee and the Senate's leading champion for increasing transparency in the judicial system, today released the following statement on the U.S. Judicial Conference's Committee on Rules o more PR