MONONA, Wisconsin, July 8 [Category: Economics] -- A Better Wisconsin Together, a state-based research and communications hub for progressives, posted the following news release: * * * A Better Wisconsin Together Reacts to Wisconsin Supreme Court Shutting Down Another GOP Power Grab * MADISON, Wis. - In a ruling released this morning, the progressive majority on the Wisconsin Supreme Court shut down yet another power grab from Wisconsin Republicans. The decision comes after GOP lawmakers ove more PR

WASHINGTON, July 9 -- The AFL-CIO issued the following news release on July 8, 2025: * * * AFL-CIO Blasts Supreme Court Ruling Allowing Administration to Move Forward with Firing Thousands of Federal Workers AFL-CIO President Liz Shuler issued the following statement in response to a Supreme Court order allowing the Trump administration to move forward with Reduction in Force (RIF) plans to fire hundreds of thousands of federal workers while litigation continues: The Trump administration and more PR

DES MOINES, Iowa, July 8 -- Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Bird Leads Coalition Supporting Florida's Immigration Enforcement Laws * DES MOINES-- Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird announced yesterday she is leading an 18-state coalition supporting Florida's law to enforce immigration law. Like Iowa, Florida adopted a law that mirrors federal law--if an illegal alien commits a violent crime, is deported, and illegally reenters the c more PR

ARLINGTON, Virginia, July 8 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The Institute for Justice posted the following news release: * * * Blaine Family Sues City For Backyard Cottage Permit Denial * Press Conference When: Tuesday, July 8th, 2025 at 1:00 p.m. Where: 1684 132nd Ave NEBlaine, MN 55449 Who: * Alex and Lynda Pepin * Matt Liles, Litigation Fellow, Institute for Justice * Ari Bargil, Senior Attorney, Institute for Justice Blaine, Minn.--Today, a Minnesota family, Alex and Lynda Pe more PR

OTTAWA, Ontario, July 9 (TNSrep) -- The Canada Department of National Defence issued the following news release on July 8, 2025: * * * Defence Minister David McGuinty releases fifth status report of the External Monitor Today, the Honourable David McGuinty, Minister of National Defence, released the fifth biannual status report of the External Monitor, Madame Jocelyne Therrien. The report provides an external, independent assessment of the progress made by the Department of Defence (DND) and more PR

MADISON, Wisconsin, July 9 -- Clean Wisconsin issued the following news release on July 8, 2025: * * * Supreme Court decision a victory for Wisconsin's environment Today the Wisconsin State Supreme Court found it is unconstitutional for a legislative committee to block rules created by state agencies implementing the law. The ruling has a direct impact on environmental protections across Wisconsin. "The bottom line is that good environmental rules now face a much easier path to getting to th more PR

WASHINGTON, July 9 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following Legal Sidebar white paper (No. LSB11336) on July 8, 2025, by legislative attorneys Michael A. Foster and Dave S. Sidhu: * * * Excessive Force and the Fourth Amendment: Supreme Court Clarifies Scope of Legal Test On May 15, 2025, the Supreme Court issued a decision in Barnes v. Felix, a case addressing the question of when a police officer's use of force violates the Fourth Amendment's prohibition on unreas more PR

LONDON, England, July 8 -- Friends of the Earth UK issued the following news release: * * * Legal expert: Yorks project should be considered fracking Friends of the Earth urges North Yorkshire Council to reject planning permission for a proposed development in Burniston, and calls on government to close the fracking loophole * North Yorkshire Council is being urged to reject a planning application from a fossil fuel company that would use a form of fracking to explore for gas at Burniston,  more PR

ARLINGTON, Virginia, July 8 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The Institute for Justice posted the following news release: * * * Massachusetts Families Urge Court to Reverse Ruling Over Unconstitutional Conditions for Special Education Services * BOSTON--Today, the Institute for Justice (IJ) and the Pioneer New England Legal Foundation (PNELF) urged the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit to reverse a lower court ruling on behalf of clients Ariella and David Hellman, and Josh Harrison and Mir more PR

WASHINGTON, July 9 -- Rep. Robert Garcia, D-California, ranking member of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, issued the following news release on July 8, 2025: * * * Ranking Member Robert Garcia's Statement on SCOTUS Decision to Gut Federal Workforce Today, Rep. Robert Garcia, Ranking Member of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, issued a statement following the U.S. Supreme Court's decision to allow the Trump Administration to resume mass firings of federal wo more PR

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, July 2 -- The Rhode Island Supreme Court issued the following opinion: * * * Kristina Urbonas et al. v. John Gullison et al. Present: Suttell, C.J., Goldberg, Robinson, Lynch Prata, and Long, JJ. OPINION Justice Robinson, for the Court. The defendant, NRI 51 Kingston Partnership (NRI),/1 appeals from a January 18, 2023 final judgment of the Superior Court, which awarded title to a portion of land to the plaintiffs, Kristina Urbonas and Arunas Aniukstis, which land  more PR

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, July 9 -- The Rhode Island Supreme Court issued the following opinion on July 7, 2025: * * * New Phase Realty, LLC, assignor and prior owner, et al./1 v. Jeremy J. Fournier et al. Present: Suttell, C.J., Goldberg, Robinson, Lynch Prata, and Long, JJ. OPINION Justice Robinson, for the Court. The plaintiffs, Daniel B. Struebing and Amanda L. Lyons, appeal in these consolidated trespass and adverse possession cases from the entry of summary judgment in favor of the de more PR

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, July 2 -- The Rhode Island Supreme Court issued the following opinion: * * * Robert Stratoberdha et al. v. Clements Properties, LLC, et al. Present: Suttell, C.J., Goldberg, Robinson, and Long, JJ. OPINION Justice Goldberg, for the Court. The plaintiff, Robert Stratoberdha, is before the Court on appeal from a Superior Court order approving a settlement agreement despite his objection./1 Critically, however, Robert failed to timely appeal any of the three orders re more PR

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, July 2 -- The Rhode Island Supreme Court issued the following opinion: * * * State v. Jose Lantigua. Present: Suttell, C.J., Goldberg, Robinson, Lynch Prata, and Long, JJ. OPINION Justice Robinson, for the Court. The defendant, Jose Lantigua, appeals from a November 22, 2023 judgment of conviction and commitment on one count of first-degree child molestation and one count of second-degree child molestation following a jury trial held in the Providence County Superi more PR

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, July 2 -- The Rhode Island Supreme Court issued the following opinion: * * * Verizon New England Inc. v. Neena S. Savage, in her capacity as Tax Administrator for the State of Rhode Island. Present: Suttell, C.J., Goldberg, Robinson, Lynch Prata, and Long, JJ. OPINION Justice Lynch Prata, for the Court. The plaintiff, Verizon New England Inc. (Verizon or plaintiff), seeks review on certiorari of a District Court judgment in favor of the defendant, Neena S. Savage,  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 9 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release: * * * The One Big Beautiful Bill Makes America Safe Again Judicial provisions in the historic bill will strengthen national security, protect American families and combat judicial overreach * Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) spearheaded large portions of Republicans' One Big Beautiful Bill Act that strengthen national security, re more PR

WASHINGTON, July 9 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following Legal Sidebar white paper (No. LSB11335) on July 8, 2025, by legislative attorney Andrew S. Coghlan: * * * Supreme Court Clarifies Who Can Hear Challenges to Clean Air Act Actions On June 18, 2025, the Supreme Court decided EPA v. Calumet Shreveport Refining and Oklahoma v. EPA, a pair of cases about Clean Air Act (CAA) Section 307(b)(1), which governs judicial review of the U.S. Environmental Protection A more PR

WASHINGTON, July 8 [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: * * * Supreme Court Intervenes to Allow Trump's Unlawful Reorganization of the Federal Government to Continue as Case Proceeds * Court Uses Shadow Docket to Lift Lower Court's Pause of Unconstitutional Overhaul of Vital Departments and Agencies Washingto more PR

WASHINGTON, July 8 [Category: Union] -- The AFL-CIO American Federation of Government Employees issued the following news release: * * * Supreme Court Intervenes to Allow Trump's Unlawful Reorganization of the Federal Government to Continue as Case Proceeds * Court Uses Shadow Docket to Lift Lower Court's Pause of Unconstitutional Overhaul of Vital Departments and Agencies Washington, D.C. \- The U.S. Supreme Court has granted another emergency stay request from the Trump-Vance administrati more PR

WASHINGTON, July 8 [Category: Union] -- The AFL-CIO AFSCME (American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees) issued the following news release: * * * Supreme Court Intervenes to Allow Trump's Unlawful Reorganization of the Federal Government to Continue as Case Proceeds * Court Uses Shadow Docket to Lift Lower Court's Pause of Unconstitutional Overhaul of Vital Departments and Agencies Washington, D.C. \- The U.S. Supreme Court has granted another emergency stay request from th more PR

SAN DIEGO, California, July 8 [Category: Health Care] -- The American Public Health Association posted the following news release: * * * Supreme Court intervenes to allow Trump's unlawful reorganization of the Federal Government to continue as case proceeds * Court Uses Shadow Docket to Lift Lower Court's Pause of Unconstitutional Overhaul of Vital Departments and Agencies The U.S. Supreme Court has granted another emergency stay request from the Trump-Vance administration to stay the injun more PR

HAILEY, Idaho, July 8 [Category: Environment] -- The Western Watersheds Project posted the following news release: * * * Supreme Court Intervenes to Allow Trump's Unlawful Reorganization of the Federal Government to Continue as Case Proceeds * Washington, D.C. - The U.S. Supreme Court has granted another emergency stay request from the Trump-Vance administration to stay the injunction two lower courts had approved in AFGE v. Trump that halted the unlawful reorganization of the federal govern more PR

WASHINGTON, July 9 -- The Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee released the following testimony by Andrea R. Lucas, nominee to be a member of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, from a June 18, 2025, confirmation hearing: * * * Chairman Cassidy, Ranking Member Sanders, and Members of the Committee, it is an honor to appear before this Committee as a nominee for a second term on the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. I am grateful to President Trump fo more PR

MADISON, Wisconsin, July 9 -- Wisconsin Manufacturers and Commerce issued the following news release on July 8, 2025: * * * WMC Reacts to Wisconsin Supreme Court Ruling MADISON -Today, the Wisconsin Supreme Court overturned fundamental powers bestowed on the Wisconsin Legislature to conduct oversight over unelected bureaucrats. While WMC offers no comment or opinion on the specifics of the case that prompted the overturning, we are deeply concerned about the implications and precedent the Sup more PR