SAN FRANCISCO, California, June 19 -- The National Center for Lesbian Rights issued the following news release on June 18, 2025: * * * ACLU of Kentucky, National Center for LGBTQ Rights Respond to Supreme Court Ruling in U.S. v. Skrmetti WASHINGTON, D.C.- This morning, the Supreme Court issued its ruling in U.S. v. Skrmetti, a challenge brought by three transgender adolescents, their families, and a Memphis-based medical provider against a Tennessee law banning gender-affirming hormone thera more PR

WASHINGTON, June 18 -- Rep. Steve Cohen, D-Tennessee, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Cohen Disappointed at Supreme Court Ruling on Tennessee Law Banning Gender-Affirming Care for Minors * The court's 6-3 ruling a setback for transgender rights WASHINGTON - Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9), a senior member of the Judiciary Committee, today expressed disappointment at the U.S. Supreme Court ruling upholding a Tennessee state law banning gender-affirming hormone therapies  more PR

SPRINGFIELD, Virginia, June 19 -- The National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation posted the following news release: * * * Cornell Univ. Graduate Students Hit UE and GSU Unions with Discrimination Charges for Harassing Religious Objectors to Compulsory Unionism * EEOC Charges: Instead of respecting valid requests for religious accommodation, union officials sent harassing "questionnaires" to illegally interrogate students' beliefs Ithaca, NY (June 19, 2025) - Two Cornell University gr more PR

WASHINGTON, June 20 -- The Democratic National Committee issued the following news release on June 18, 2025: * * * Hegseth is Enabling Trump's Dangerous Abuses of Power At a Senate hearing today, Pete Hegseth doubled down on Donald Trump's dangerous agenda and broadcast his incompetence -- laughing at a U.S. senator when she asked him about shooting unarmed protestors and refusing to say he will follow the law. Hegseth made it clear that he will enable Trump to carry out his campaign of reve more PR

ATLANTA, Georgia, June 20 -- The Georgia Institute of Technology School of Public Policy's Internet Governance Project issued the following commentary: * * * Has the Supreme Court of Mauritius Resolved AfriNIC's Governance Turmoil? By Milton Mueller and Brenden Kuerbis AfriNIC, the Internet Protocol address registry for the African continent, has been operating without a Board since 2022. The election for a new AfriNIC board is currently underway, with electronic voting having commenced on  more PR

WASHINGTON, June 18 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Grassley to Washington Post Editorial Board: Politics Shouldn't Overcome Principle in the Debate Over Universal Injunctions * WASHINGTON - Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) highlighted the unconstitutional nature of universal injunctions in a response to the Washington Post Editorial Board. Read his Letter to the Editor below. To: Washington Post Editorial Boar more PR

SAN FRANCISCO, California, June 19 -- The National Center for Lesbian Rights issued the following news release on June 18, 2025: * * * NCLR and GLAD Law Respond to the Skrmetti Supreme Court Ruling WASHINGTON, D.C.--The Supreme Court of the United States today issued its ruling in United States v. Skrmetti, upholding Tennessee's ban on healthcare for transgender youth. Today's decision has no impact in states where health care for transgender youth is not currently banned. Every major me more PR

WASHINGTON, June 19 -- The Planned Parenthood Federation of America issued the following news release on June 18, 2025: * * * U.S. Supreme Court Upholds Tennessee Hormone Therapy Ban for Trans and Nonbinary Youth, Opens the Door to Further Care Bans Washington, D.C. -- Today, in U.S. v Skrmetti, the U.S. Supreme Court upheld Tennessee's ban on health care for transgender young people, a devastating decision that allows other care bans across the U.S. to remain in effect and opens the door for more PR

NEW YORK, June 19 [Category: International] -- The Center for Human Rights in Iran posted the following news release: * * * Political Prisoners on Death Row in Iran at Grave Risk Amid War * C HRI Warns Iran May Use Wartime Chaos to Execute Political Prisoners As the war between Iran and Israel intensifies, the Center for Human Rights in Iran (CHRI) is gravely concerned about the fate of political prisoners on death row in Iran. At least 54 individuals, including three women, had been senten more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, June 19 -- Reproductive Equity Now, an organization that says it advances reproductive justice and eliminates barriers to safe and legal abortion care, issued the following news release: * * * Reproductive Equity Now Blasts Supreme Court's Attack on Gender-Affirming Care Today's decision in United States v. Skrmetti will have devastating consequences for transgender youth * BOSTON (June 18, 2025) - Today, the U.S. Supreme Court released their decision in United States more PR

WASHINGTON, June 18 -- Sen. Christopher Coons, D-Delaware, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Coons statement on United States v. Skrmetti * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Chris Coons (D-Del.) issued the following statement in response to the Supreme Court's decision in United States v. Skrmetti, which upheld the State of Tennessee's ban on youth gender-affirming care: "Today, the Supreme Court upheld a Tennessee state statute banning minors from accessing the gender-affirming hor more PR

WASHINGTON, June 18 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Marshall Applauds SCOTUS for Protecting Children from Mutilation and Sterilization * Washington - On Wednesday, U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. (R-Kansas) praised the United States Supreme Court decision upholding Tennessee's ban on dangerous puberty blockers and hormone therapy for children. "Today was not just a win for basic biology and common sense, but for human decency, sound medi more PR

WASHINGTON, June 19 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following Legal Sidebar white paper (No. LSB11325) on June 18, 2025, by legislative attorney Matthew D. Trout: * * * Supreme Court Upholds ATF "Ghost Gun" Regulation in Bondi v. VanDerStok On March 26, 2025, the Supreme Court issued an opinion in Bondi v. VanDerStok upholding a 2022 rule promulgated by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) that targeted certain unmarked firearms, along with more PR

RALEIGH, North Carolina, June 19 -- The North Carolina State Treasurer issued the following statement on June 18, 2025: * * * U.S. Supreme Court Decision Affirms Department of State Treasurer Arguments in N.C. Case In response to today's United States Supreme Court ruling in the United States v. Skrmetti case, N.C. Treasurer Brad Briner released the following statement: "The Court's ruling in Tennessee's equal protection case upholds our arguments in the long-running Kadel v. Folwell case he more PR

OLYMPIA, Washington, June 19 -- The Washington State Department of Ecology issued the following news release on June 18, 2025: * * * Ecology proposes permit updates for Puget Sound wastewater treatment plants OLYMPIA - Nutrient pollution is a serious problem in Puget Sound, and communities across the region are working to address this problem by updating wastewater treatment plants. Now, the Washington Department of Ecology is proposing changes to the general permit that regulates nutrients,  more PR