NEW YORK, June 20 [Category: Religion] -- The American Jewish Committee posted the following news release: * * * AJC Welcomes Supreme Court Decision Upholding Palestinian Terror Victims Rights to Sue in American Courts * American Jewish Committee (AJC), the global advocacy organization for the Jewish people, welcomes today's unanimous decision by the U.S. Supreme Court in Fuld v. Palestine Liberation Organization. The ruling upholds a 2019 law that allows American victims of Palestinian terr more PR

SACRAMENTO, California, June 20 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Bonta on U.S. Supreme Court Decision Regarding Challenge to California's Clean Air Act Waiver * OAKLAND - California Attorney General Rob Bonta today issued the following statement regarding the U.S. Supreme Court's decision to reverse a lower court's order dismissing a challenge to California's 2013 Clean Air Act waiver governing the adoption of emission standar more PR

WASHINGTON, June 21 -- Rep. Mark Green, R-Tennessee, chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee, issued the following news on June 20, 2025: * * * BORDER BRIEF: "One Big Beautiful Bill Act" is Vital as President Trump Turns the Tide on Biden's Catch-and-Release Legacy WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, the House Committee on Homeland Security released its newest "Border Brief" factsheet, detailing the May U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) data, which makes clear that the Trump Effect is more PR

WASHINGTON, June 20 -- Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Washington, issued the following news release: * * * Cantwell Urges Trump to Finally Bring TikTok Under U.S. Ownership: "We Are Allowing This National Security Issue to Fester" * 06.20.25 WASHINGTON, D.C. - This week, U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-WA), ranking member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation and a senior member of the Senate Finance Committee, delivered a speech on the Senate floor urging President Donal more PR

WASHINGTON, June 21 -- The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee released the following written testimony by Skye L. Perryman, president and CEO of the Democracy Forward Foundation, from a June 12, 2025, hearing on immigration: * * * Thank you Mr. Chairman and Acting Ranking Member for having me here today. At the outset, let me offer my deepest condolences to all of you for the recent loss of your colleague, the late Ranking Member Congressman Gerry Connolly, whose service to this C more PR

NEW YORK, June 20 [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: * * * Federal Appeals Court Rules Against Louisiana Law Requiring Public Schools to Display Ten Commandments in Every Classroom * NEW ORLEANS - In a unanimous decision, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit ruled today that a Louisia more PR

WASHINGTON, June 21 -- Americans United for Separation of Church and State issued the following news: * * * Federal appeals court rules against Louisiana Ten Commandments law NEW ORLEANS - In a unanimous decision, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit ruled today that a Louisiana law requiring public schools to permanently display a government-approved, Protestant version of the Ten Commandments in every classroom is unconstitutional. The decision upholds a federal district court's  more PR

WASHINGTON, June 21 -- The International Center for Journalists issued the following news release: * * * Hold the Line Coalition Welcomes Maria Ressa and Rappler's Acquittal on Foreign Ownership Case, Urges Closure of Remaining Case A Filipino court has acquitted Nobel Peace Prize laureate and Rappler CEO Maria Ressa, along with five Rappler directors, in a long-standing anti-dummy case. Filed in 2018 under the administration of former President Rodrigo Duterte, the case was based on the alle more PR

WASHINGTON, June 19 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on June 18, 2025: * * * 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 more PR

WASHINGTON, June 20 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Warren Gains Commitment from Hegseth to Follow Supreme Court Orders on Deploying Troops to American Cities * Trump has already ordered 4,000 National Guard troops and 700 Marines to L.A. Hegseth: "We've got contingencies and plans for any number of capabilities should governors be unable...to actually secure (their) own federal agents in their cities." Video of Exchange (YouTube more PR

LANSING, Michigan, June 20 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release: * * * Pantsuits and Lawsuits Releases Part Two of Podcast Series Marking 10 Years Since Obergefell Marriage Equality Decision * Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel and Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes released the second installment of their two-part podcast series on Pantsuits and Lawsuits, reflecting on the legacy and ongoing fight for marriage equality 10 years after the U.S. Suprem more PR

MANILA, Philippines, June 20 -- The Supreme Court of the Philippines issued the following news release: * * * SC: Employers Must Show Bank Receipt of Payroll to Prove Workers Were Paid The Supreme Court has ruled that to prove salary payment through banks, employers must show the payroll was submitted to and received by the bank. In a Decision penned by Chief Justice Alexander G. Gesmundo, the SC's First Division affirmed the Court of Appeals ruling that Philippine Airlines, Inc. (PAL) did n more PR

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Virginia, June 21 -- The University of Virginia's School of Law issued the following news: * * * Professor Explores the Consequences of Unrestrained Freedom of Thought Xiao Wang Argues Supreme Court's Recent Religion Rulings Could Sanction Illegal Acts By Cooper Allen If left unchecked, freedom of thought, long considered a bedrock principle of the First Amendment, could be used to sanction unlawful acts, according to a new piece from Professor Xiao Wang of the University o more PR

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, June 21 -- The Rhode Island Supreme Court issued the following opinion on June 19, 2025: * * * Michael Lambert v. Wayne T. Salisbury, Jr. et al./1 Present: Suttell, C.J., Goldberg, Robinson, Lynch Prata, and Long, JJ. OPINION Justice Robinson, for the Court. This case came before the Supreme Court pursuant to a writ of certiorari filed by the state, seeking review of a Superior Court decision that granted an application for postconviction relief that had been filed more PR

WASHINGTON, June 21 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on June 20, 2025: * * * SCOTUS Unanimously Upholds Grassley Law to Secure Justice for American Victims of PLO Terrorism BUTLER COUNTY, IOWA - Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) welcomed the Supreme Court's 9-0 ruling today maintaining the constitutionality of the Promoting Security and Justice for Victims of Terrorism Act of 2019, a la more PR

WASHINGTON, June 20 [Category: Political] -- Democracy Forward, an organization that says it advances democracy and social progress through litigation, policy and public education and regulatory engagement, issued the following news release: * * * Small Business Coalition Reacts to Supreme Court Decision Concerning Disabled Americans' Right to Post-Employment Benefits, Warns of Rampant Discrimination * Main Street Alliance, Democracy Forward Respond to Supreme Court Ruling in Stanley v. City more PR

WASHINGTON, June 21 -- The National Federation of Independent Business issued the following news release: * * * Small Businesses Ask Court to Protect the Rights of Property Owners Fisher v. Ocean Springs concerns blight designations and the rights of property owners * WASHINGTON, D.C. (June 20, 2025) - NFIB filed an amicus brief in the case Cynthia Fisher, et al. v. City of Ocean Springs, Mississippi at the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. The case considers whether Mississippi  more PR

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, June 20 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Taft, a law firm, issued the following news: * * * Spitzig To Speak on Panel at WaterReuse Conference * Taft Cincinnati partner Erica Spitzig will join a panel discussion at the Industrial Water Solutions Conference in Columbus, Ohio, on June 25. The panel, "Navigating a Changing Landscape," will address emerging policy trends, regulatory challenges, and strategies for delivering reliable, cost-effective water solutions in industr more PR

NEW YORK, June 20 [Category: Environment] -- The Environmental Defense Fund posted the following news release: * * * Supreme Court Ruling Does Not Address Merits of California Vehicle Standards, Does Determine that Fuel Industry Has Standing to Challenge Them * (Washington, D.C. - June 20, 2025) The Supreme Court ruled today that fuel industry groups have legal standing to challenge EPA's preemption waiver for California's Advanced Clean Car I standards. In doing so, the Court rejected petit more PR

WASHINGTON, June 21 -- The National Federation of Independent Business issued the following news release: * * * U.S. Supreme Court Affirms Small Business Right to Challenge Harmful Actions by Regulators Diamond Alternative Energy v. EPA concerns the standard for proving redressability * WASHINGTON, D.C. (June 20, 2025) - NFIB applauds today's U.S. Supreme Court ruling in the case Diamond Alternative Energy, LLC, et al. v. Environmental Protection Agency. The Court reversed the decision of t more PR

LOS ANGELES, California, June 21 -- The University of California at Los Angeles School of Law issued the following news: * * * Supreme Court Clinic wins a case at the high court When the U.S. Supreme Court decided the case of Thompson v. United States in March, the justices' unanimous decision brought relief for the defendant in the matter - and it was the latest victory for members of UCLA School of Law's Supreme Court Clinic. Founded by Stuart Banner, the Norman Abrams Distinguished Profes more PR

SCOTTSDALE, Arizona, June 21 -- The Alliance Defending Freedom, an organization advancing every person's right to live and speak the truth, issued the following news release: * * * US Supreme Court: Gov't officials can be challenged for illegal action Gasoline producers are appealing a lower court decision that denies their ability to challenge government action. * The following quote may be attributed to Alliance Defending Freedom Senior Counsel and Vice President of Appellate Advocacy Joh more PR