WASHINGTON, July 23 -- The National Consumers League issued the following news release on July 22, 2025: * * * 100 Stakeholders Call on the Trump Administration to End Assault on the Independence of the CPSC The National Consumers League, Consumer Federation of America, and Consumer Reports led a letter signed by 100 stakeholders calling on President Trump to rescind the unlawful attempted removal of the Democratic Commissioners at the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC). On May 8th, t more PR

WASHINGTON, July 22 [Category: Government/Public Administration] -- Accountable.US, an organization that says it conduct investigations to expose conflicts of interest, issued the following news release: * * * Accountable.US Statement on Judicial Confirmation of Joshua Divine and Cristian Stevens * WASHINGTON, DC - Today, the Republican-controlled Senate confirmed two of President Donald Trump's judicial nominees: Joshua Divine to the U.S. District Court for the Eastern and Western Districts more PR

WASHINGTON, July 22 -- Rep. Ayanna Pressley, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news: * * * Amid GOP Assault on Healthcare, Pressley, Duckworth, DeGette, Schakowsky, Frost, Colleagues Unveil EACH Act, Keep Up Fight for Reproductive Justice * Lawmakers File EACH Act to End Hyde Amendment, Lift Unjust Abortion Coverage Restrictions on Medicaid, Other Government Sponsored Plans Follows Passage of Big, Ugly Bill that Guts Medicaid, Defunds Planned Parenthood, Further Restricts Healthcare  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 22 [Category: ThinkTank] -- The Capital Research Center issued the following commentary: * * * ARABELLAThe Dark Money Network of Leftist Billionaires Transforming America * # # Revised and Expanded Edition Available Today! # By Scott Walter Publisher: Encounter Books Hardcover / 312 pages / $21.99 While figures like George Soros, Bill Gates, and Mark Zuckerberg are known for their hefty political donations, few Americans have heard of Arabella Advisors. Even more  more PR

VICTORIA, Australia, July 22 -- The Australian Securities and Investments Commission issued the following news: * * * ASIC sues Fortnum Private Wealth for allegedly failing to adequately manage cybersecurity risks ASIC is suing financial advice business Fortnum Private Wealth Limited alleging it failed to properly manage and mitigate cybersecurity risks. In proceedings filed in the NSW Supreme Court, ASIC alleges Fortnum did not meet its obligations as an Australian financial services licen more PR

WASHINGTON, July 22 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following In Focus white paper (No. IF13068) on July 21, 2025. The white paper is written by domestic security specialist Kristin Finklea and legislative attorneys Peter G. Berris and Dave S. Sidhu: * * * Automated License Plate Readers: Background and Legal Issues Automated license plate readers (ALPRs) are camera systems that capture the license plate data of vehicles, along with related information. They are ge more PR

GOLDEN VALLEY, Minnesota, July 23 -- The Center of the American Experiment, a civic and educational organization that says it creates and advocates policies, issued the following commentary on July 22, 2025: * * * Two former Somali childcare operators sue state for discrimination, defamation By Bill Glahn In a case captioned as Mohamed et. al. vs. Walz et. al., two former operators of childcare businesses located in Hennepin County have sued the state of Minnesota in federal court. The case more PR

BELLEVUE, Washington, July 20 -- The Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms issued the following news release: * * * CCRKBA: GAVIN'S 'GUN EPIPHANY' NEEDS AFFIRMATION BY ACTION BELLEVUE, WA - California Gov. Gavin Newsom's declaration last week during a visit with Tennessee-based podcaster Shawn Ryan--where the governor accepted a Sig Sauer pistol--saying that he is "not anti-gun...just for gun safety" needs affirmation by action, the Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep an more PR

WASHINGTON, July 22 [Category: Political] -- Public Citizen issued the following news release: * * * Constitutional Amendment to Undo Trump vs United States is Essential to Protecting Democracy * WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, Ranking Member of the Committee on House Administration Joe Morelle (NY-25) introduced a resolution to amend the constitution to undo the Supreme Court's decision in Trump vs. United States and affirm that no one -- not even the president -- is above the law in the United  more PR

NEW YORK, July 22 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Debevoise and Plimpton, a law firm, issued the following news: * * * Debevoise's Lord Goldsmith KC Appointed Incoming Chair of LawWorks * Lord Goldsmith KC, London Co-Managing Partner and Chair of European and Asian Litigation at Debevoise & Plimpton LLP, will be appointed Chair of the Board of Trustees at LawWorks from 1 September 2025. Founded in 1997, LawWorks is a national charity working with law firms, law students, and in-house legal tea more PR

MADISON, Wisconsin, July 22 [Category: Religion] -- The Freedom From Religion Foundation posted the following news release: * * * FFRF slams Florida education commissioner's religious letter to parents * * * * * * Photo by Laura Rivera on Unsplash The Freedom From Religion Foundation is strongly criticizing an inappropriate and exclusionary letter that Florida's education commissioner has recently dispatched statewide. On July 14, Commissioner of Education Anastasios Kamoutsas sen more PR

PHOENIX, Arizona, July 23 -- The Goldwater Institute issued the following commentary on July 22, 2025: * * * VICTORY! Court Affirms that Public School DEI Indoctrination Isn't a Trade Secret By Jon Riches A Pennsylvania mother won a major victory for parental rights and government transparency last week when her local school district tried--and failed--to withhold "Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion" (DEI) materials by claiming they were "trade secrets." Ann Trethewey, a highly involved mothe more PR

WASHINGTON, July 22 [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: * * * ICYMI: In The Atlantic, Democracy Forward President & CEO Skye Perryman Warns of "Democracy Upside Down" * Perryman highlights Trump-Vance administration's attempts to dismantle democracy at the state level, threatening the wellbeing of people and  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 23 -- Demand Justice issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: New Demand Justice Op-Ed Warns Trump and Allies' Assault on the Rule of Law Threatens Us All In an op-ed published in Common Dreams yesterday, Demand Justice Interim Executive Director Maggie Jo Buchanan warns that President Trump and his allies' attacks on the rules of law and the judiciary are real, tangible threats to our rights and fundamental freedoms. From the administration's attacks on judges, law f more PR

WASHINGTON, July 23 -- The Jamestown Foundation issued the following commentary on July 21, 2025, in its Eurasia Daily Monitor: * * * ICC Arrest Warrant Prevents Putin's BRICS+ Summit Attendance By John C. K. Daly Executive Summary: * Russian President Vladimir Putin was unable to attend the July 6-7 BRICS+ summit in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, due to the International Criminal Court (ICC)'s arrest warrant, highlighting Russia's continued international isolation amid its war against Ukraine. * more PR

HERNDON, Virginia, July 22 [Category: Transportation] -- The RV Industry Association posted the following news: * * * Latest Tariff Developments * To see a comprehensive list of what tariffs are currently enacted, view our tariff tracker chart, which provides an easy-to-read overview of tariff impacts by country. View the Tariff Tracker Tariff Letters Update-Tuesday, July 15, 2025: According to a post from President Trump today, Indonesia tariffs will be 19% rather than 32% following a more PR

WASHINGTON, July 22 -- Rep. Lucy McBath, D-Georgia, issued the following news release: * * * McBath, McCaul Reintroduce Bipartisan Legislation to Protect Judges Facing Threats of Harm * Washington, DC-- Today, Representatives Lucy McBath (D-GA-06) and Michael McCaul (R-TX-10) introduced the Countering Threats and Attacks on Our Judges Act. The bill would establish a State Judicial Threat Intelligence and Resource Center to provide technical assistance, training, and monitoring of threats for more PR

RICHMOND, Virginia, July 23 -- McGuireWoods, a law firm, issued the following news release: * * * McGuireWoods Partners Dan Howell and Brian Schmalzbach Named Law360 Rising Stars Law 360 named McGuireWoods partners Dan Howell and Brian Schmalzbach to its 2025 list of Rising Stars honoring lawyers younger than 40 for extraordinary career achievements. Howell advises companies and private equity funds in mergers and acquisitions, divestitures, equity investments, cross-border transactions and  more PR

LANSING, Michigan, July 22 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release: * * * Michigan Court of Appeals Upholds Constitutionality of State Anti-Terrorism Threat Law * LANSING - Yesterday, the Michigan Court of Appeals affirmed the constitutionality of Michigan's anti-terrorism threat law (PDF), announced Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel. The ruling follows a directive by the Michigan Supreme Court, which earlier this year vacated the Court of Appeals' Marc more PR

WASHINGTON, July 22 -- The National Immigration Forum issued the following news release: * * * Fact Sheet: Termination of Temporary Protected Status for Haiti On June 27, 2025, the Trump administration announced it is terminating Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Haiti, affecting approximately 348,000 individuals. The administration set an effective termination date of September 2, giving Haitian nationals just 67 days to prepare for potential deportation. Previously, the Biden administrat more PR

WASHINGTON, July 22 [Category: Financial Services] -- America's Credit Unions posted the following news: * * * New podcast episode, blog posts illustrate credit union difference * Three credit unions making an impact are featured in the latest episode of the A CU Seat at the Table podcast and two recent posts on the America's Credit Unions blog. Five Star Credit Union is featured in the podcast episode, " Why banks choose credit unions." President/CEO Bob Steensma provides a firsthand look more PR

WASHINGTON, July 23 (TNSrpt) [Category: Animals] -- The Center for a Humane Economy posted the following news release: * * * New Report Documents Practical Threats to States' Rights, U.S. Sovereignty, and American Pig Farmers from Rebranded "EATS Act" Animal wellness organizations issue report ahead of House Agriculture Committee hearing that's a show-and-tell opportunity for National Pork Producers Council * In advance of a House Agriculture Committee hearing devoid of any witnesses who fa more PR

WASHINGTON, July 23 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following Legal Sidebar white paper (No. LSB11342) on July 22, 2025, by legislative attorneys Valerie C. Brannon and Whitney K. Novak: * * * Religious Charter Schools Remain Unlawful in Oklahoma After Supreme Court Judgment On May 22, 2025, the Supreme Court affirmed a state court opinion ruling that Oklahoma could not authorize or fund a religious charter school. The appeal in Oklahoma Statewide Charter School Boa more PR

CLEVELAND, Ohio, July 23 -- Frantz Ward, a law firm, issued the following news: * * * Retired Justice Terrence O'Donnell Launches Frantz Ward's Appellate Litigation and Advocacy Practice, Deepens Firm ADR Presence Frantz Ward is pleased to welcome Justice Terrence O'Donnell (Ret'd) to the firm as Of Counsel. He will play a key role in launching the firm's Appellate Litigation and Advocacy practice and will strengthen the firm's existing Alternative Dispute Resolution presence. In his appell more PR

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, July 23 -- The Rhode Island Supreme Court issued the following opinion on July 22, 2025: * * * Capital Video Corporation v. Joseph A. Bevilacqua. Present: Suttell, C.J., Goldberg, Robinson, and Long, JJ. OPINION Justice Long, for the Court. The plaintiff, Capital Video Corporation (plaintiff or CVC),/1 appeals from a Superior Court order in favor of the intervenor, Donna Bevilacqua (intervenor or Ms. Bevilacqua), (1) invalidating two pluries executions on a judgmen more PR

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, July 22 [Category: Government/Public Administration] -- The National Active and Retired Federal Employees Association issued the following news: * * * Secret Cuts: Trump Administration Shields Details of Federal Workforce Reductions * The Trump administration is refusing to disclose details about planned federal agency reorganizations and staff reductions--despite a federal court order requiring it to do so. U.S. District Judge Susan Illston had ordered the administrati more PR

COLUMBUS, Ohio, July 22 [Category: Think Tank] -- The Buckeye Institute, an independent research and educational institution that says its mission is to advance free-market public policy, posted the following news release: * * * The Buckeye Institute Appeals Union Wage Theft Case * Columbus, OH - On Tuesday, The Buckeye Institute filed its appeal brief in Sheldon v. Ohio Association of Public School Employees (OAPSE) with Ohio's Seventh District Court of Appeals, calling on the court to reve more PR

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, July 22 [Category: Government/Public Administration] -- The National Active and Retired Federal Employees Association issued the following news: * * * The Supreme Court Allows for Massive Layoffs to Resume at the Department of Education * On July 14, the Supreme Court lifted an injunction on the termination of nearly 1,400 employees from the Department of Education (ED). These employees had been originally dismissed during the workforce reduction efforts of the Trump Ad more PR

WASHINGTON, July 22 [Category: ThinkTank] -- Common Cause posted the following news release: * * * TODAY: North Carolina Voter to Testify Before Congress * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Tuesday, July 22, Heling will travel to Capitol Hill to speak before the U.S. House Committee on House Administration about her experience being unjustly targeted in Griffin's lawsuit and concerns about the Department of Justice questioning voter rolls in North Carolina. The meeting will begin at 10:30 a.m. wit more PR