BOISE, Idaho, June 21 -- Idaho Attorney General Raul R. Labrador issued the following letter: * * * Labrador Letter: Victory in Fight Against Child Gender Transition Procedures Dear Friends, After two years of fighting in federal court, we've won. Challengers to Idaho's Vulnerable Child Protection Act have dismissed their lawsuit entirely and Idaho is now free to fully enforce our law protecting children in Idaho from harmful and irreversible gender transition procedures. This victory is mo more PR

WASHINGTON, June 21 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R43539) on June 17, 2025, entitled "Commemorations in Congress: Options for Honoring Individuals, Groups and Events." The report is written by Congress specialist Jacob R. Straus, government organization and management analyst Michelle D. Christensen, American national government specialist Garrett Hatch and Congress and legislative process specialist Valerie Heitshusen: * * * SUMMARY Since  more PR

WASHINGTON, June 21 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following Legal Sidebar white paper (No. LSB11326) on June 20, 2025, by legislative attorney Cassandra J. Barnum: * * * Federal Prosecutorial Discretion: A Brief Overview The exercise of prosecutorial discretion has frequently been a matter of congressional interest. For example, on February 15, 2025, the Department of Justice (DOJ) dismissed a pending criminal case against New York City Mayor Eric Adams, prompting more PR

WASHINGTON, June 21 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following Legal Sidebar white paper (No. LSB11327) on June 20, 2025, by legislative attorney Cassandra J. Barnum: * * * Kousisis v. United States and the Reach of Federal Fraud Statutes In May 2025, the Supreme Court held in Kousisis v. United States that the federal wire fraud statute, 18 U.S.C. Sec. 1343, prohibits schemes to defraud even where the scheme is not intended to and does not cause economic loss. These more PR

PARIS, France, June 21 [Category: Media] -- Reporters Without Borders issued the following news: * * * RSF and the Hold the Line Coalition welcome Maria Ressa and Rappler's acquittal and urge for closure of remaining case * Reporters Without Borders (RSF) and the Hold the Line Coalition welcome the recent decision by a Philippine court to acquit Rappler CEO Maria Ressa, along with other directors, in a case brought as part of former President Duterte administration's legal persecution agains more PR

WASHINGTON, June 20 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * 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 law Grassley authored alongside U.S. Sen. James Lankford (R- more PR

PLANO, Texas, June 20 [Category: Sociological] -- The First Liberty Institute, an organization that says it is dedicated to defending liberty for all Americans, issued the following news release: * * * Statement Regarding Fifth Circuit Court of Appeal's Decision Blocking Louisiana Ten Commandments Law * New Orleans, LA --Today, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit issued a decision blocking Louisiana's Ten Commandments law. The following statement may be attributed to Kelly Shacke more PR