WASHINGTON, July 30 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following In Focus white paper (No. IF12520) on July 29, 2025, by Legislative Attorney Milan N. Ball: * * * What Is a "Church" for Federal Tax Purposes? Entities that are "churches" under Internal Revenue Code (IRC) Section 170(b)(1)(A)(i) also qualify as "religious organizations" under IRC Section 501(c)(3) and thus are generally exempt from the federal income tax under IRC Section 501(a). However, "churches" rece more PR

BIRMINGHAM, Alabama, July 30 -- Bradley, a law firm, issued the following news release: * * * Bradley's Margaret Oertling Cupples and Stephen Fritz Named to Leadership Roles within The Mississippi Bar Two attorneys in Bradley's Jackson office were named to leadership roles within The Mississippi Bar during the organization's 120th Annual Convention held July 9-11 in Sandestin, Florida. Margaret Oertling Cupples was appointed chair of The Mississippi Bar's Diversity Committee and Stephen Fritz more PR

WASHINGTON, July 29 [Category: Sociological] -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations posted the following news release: * * * CAIR Welcomes Senate Reintroduction of John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act * * Urges Muslim Advocacy During August Recess The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation's largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today welcomed Senator Reverend Raphael Warnock (D-GA) and Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Dick Durbin (D-IL) rei more PR

WASHINGTON, July 30 -- The House Judiciary Subcommittee on Oversight released the following written testimony by Capital Research Center President Scott Walter from a July 15, 2025, hearing entitled "How Leftist Nonprofit Networks Exploit Federal Tax Dollars to Advance a Radical Agenda": * * * Chairman Van Drew, Ranking Member Crockett, distinguished members of the Subcommittee, thank you for the honor of testifying. I'm president of the Capital Research Center, where we study private and gove more PR

GOLDEN VALLEY, Minnesota, July 30 -- The Center of the American Experiment, a civic and educational organization that says it creates and advocates policies, issued the following commentary on July 28, 2025: * * * EPA won't regulate GHG for vehicles and engines anymore By Sarah Montalbano The EPA announced today that it would rescind a 2009 rule that the EPA uses to justify regulating greenhouse gas emissions. If finalized, all greenhouse gas emissions regulations for motor vehicles and engi more PR

WASHINGTON, July 30 -- Rep. Brett Guthrie, R-Kentucky, chair of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, issued the following news release on July 29, 2025: * * * Chairman Guthrie: "The EPA's Announcement is a Victory for Consumer Choice" Today, Congressman Brett Guthrie (KY-02), Chairman of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce, released a statement following the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) proposal to roll back Obama and Biden-era regulations that have limited motor vehicle more PR

WASHINGTON, July 30 -- The House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Administrative State, Regulatory Reform and Antitrust released the following testimony by Paul Black, chief U.S. Bankruptcy judge for the Western District of Virginia, from a July 15, 2025, hearing entitled "Bankruptcy Law: Overview and Legislative Reforms": * * * Chairman Fitzgerald, Ranking Member Nadler, and members of the Subcommittee, I am Paul Black, Chief United States Bankruptcy Judge for the Western District of Virginia. I more PR

WASHINGTON, July 29 [Category: Political] -- The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights issued the following news release: * * * Civil Rights Coalition Urges Senate to Pass The John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act * WASHINGTON -- Maya Wiley, president and CEO of The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, released the following statement on the reintroduction of the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act, S. 4, in the U.S. Senate: "Millions of voters are finding  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 29 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following Legal Sidebar white paper (No. LSB11332) on July 18, 2025, by legislative attorney Christopher T. Zirpoli: * * * Court Decisions Regarding Tariffs Imposed Under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) In 2025, President Donald Trump invoked the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) to impose tariffs on most U.S. imports. Several parties filed lawsuits asserting that IEEPA doe more PR

WASHINGTON, July 30 -- Rep. Byron Donalds, R-Florida, issued the following news release on July 28, 2025: * * * Donalds Urges American Space Dominance: Leads Bicameral Effort To Revive And Modernize Central Florida Launch Site This afternoon, Congressman Byron Donalds (R-FL) urged Secretary Troy Meink of the United States Air Force to increase the efficiency of modernization operations at Cape Canaveral Space Launch Complex 37 (SLC-37). SLC-37 is one of the few launch pads on the Eastern Ran more PR

WASHINGTON, July 28 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Durbin, Whitehouse Press For Public Commitments From Deputy Attorney General After Meeting With Ghislaine Maxwell * July 28, 2025 Senators push for Justice Department commitments to releasing recordings and all notes from the Blanche-Maxwell meeting, not pardoning or commuting the sentence of Maxwell, upholding full transparency with victims and survivors, sharing other documents WASHINGTO more PR

WASHINGTON, July 30 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, ranking member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on July 28, 2025: * * * Durbin, Whitehouse Press For Public Commitments From Deputy Attorney General After Meeting With Ghislaine Maxwell Senators push for Justice Department commitments to releasing recordings and all notes from the Blanche-Maxwell meeting, not pardoning or commuting the sentence of Maxwell, upholding full transparency with victims an more PR

NEW YORK, July 29 [Category: Environment] -- The Environmental Defense Fund posted the following news release: * * * EPA Administrator Zeldin Delays Commonsense Methane Pollution Protections * (Washington, D.C. - July 29, 2025) - EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin today finalized a plan to delay the 2024 methane standards for the oil and gas industry - an action that would lead to more energy waste as well as climate-damaging methane emissions and smog-forming and other hazardous pollution in our  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 30 -- Environmental Protection Network issued the following news release: * * * EPA Chooses Polluters Over People in Repeal of Endangerment Finding The Environmental Protection Network unequivocally condemns the Trump administration's decision to move forward with a plan that revokes the scientific and legal foundation for regulating climate pollution in the United States. This action marks an extraordinary and dangerous abdication of EPA's statutory duty to protect human he more PR

WASHINGTON, July 29 [Category: ThinkTank] -- The Competitive Enterprise Institute posted the following news release: * * * EPA proposes rule to overturn regulatory finding justifying major restrictions on consumer choice: CEI analysis * Today, EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin announced the agency's proposed rule that would overturn the 2009 endangerment finding. For 16 years, this finding has been used by the EPA to finalize rules regulating greenhouse gas emissions in the U.S., including throug more PR

WASHINGTON, July 29 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: * * * EPA Releases Proposal to Rescind Obama-Era Endangerment Finding, Regulations that Paved the Way for Electric Vehicle Mandates * If finalized, this proposal would undo the underpinning of $1 trillion in costly regulations, save more than $54 billion annually INDIANAPOLIS - At an auto dealership in Indiana, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin released the agency more PR

WASHINGTON, July 29 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following Legal Sidebar white paper (No. LSB11301) on July 18, 2025, by legislative attorney Peter J. Benson: * * * FCC v. Consumers' Research: High Court Rejects Challenge to Universal Service Fund In the Communications Act of 1934, Congress directed the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to make available, "so far as possible, to all the people of the United States," wire and radio communications services "w more PR

MAITLAND, Florida, July 30 (TNSxrep) -- Funding Florida Legal Aid (formerly the Florida Bar Foundation) issued the following news release on July 29, 2025: * * * June 2025 Board Report The FFLA Board of Directors met in person on June 26, 2025, in connection with its annual breakfast and award ceremony during The Florida Bar Annual Convention in Boca Raton. The major actions of the board and reports received included: Adoption of FYE 6-30-2026 (FY 25-26) Operating Budget The Budget and Fina more PR

WASHINGTON, July 29 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following Legal Sidebar white paper (No. LSB10922) on July 18, 2025, by legislative attorney Christopher T. Zirpoli: * * * Generative Artificial Intelligence and Copyright Law Innovations in artificial intelligence (AI) have raised several new questions in the field of copyright law. Generative AI programs - such as Open AI's DALL-E and ChatGPT programs, Stability AI's Stable Diffusion program, and Midjourney's sel more PR

WASHINGTON, July 30 -- Greenpeace USA, an organization that says it uses protest and confrontation to expose environmental problems and promote solutions, issued the following news release: * * * Amid EPA rollbacks, polluters rejoice at the people's expense In response to the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) announcement that it would rescind the 2009 endangerment finding, John Noel, Greenpeace USA Climate Campaign Director, said: "After decades of scientific research firmly documentin more PR

WASHINGTON, July 30 -- The House Education and Workforce Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor and Pensions released the following testimony by Lars C. Golumbic, a principal at Groom Law Group, from a July 22, 2025, hearing entitled "Restoring Trust: Enhancing Transparency and Oversight at EBSA." EBSA is the Employee Benefits Security Administration. * * * Good morning, Chairman Allen, Ranking Member DeSaulnier, and members of the Sub-committee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions (" more PR

WASHINGTON, July 29 -- U.S. Term Limits issued the following news release: * * * John Louallen Pledges to Support Congressional Term Limits Ashland City, TN - U.S. Term Limits (USTL), the leader in the national, non-partisan movement to limit terms for elected officials, is gathering support from state lawmakers across the nation. Its mission is to get 34 states to apply for an amendment proposal convention specific to term limits on Congress. 2026 Tennessee state house candidate, John Louall more PR

WASHINGTON, July 29 -- Rep. Doug LaMalfa, R-California, issued the following news release: * * * LaMalfa Applauds EPA Move to Repeal Obama-Era CO2 Finding and Restore Consumer Choice * Washington, D.C.-- Congressman Doug LaMalfa (R-Richvale) released the following statement praising the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) proposal to repeal the so-called 2009 Endangerment Finding, a rule established in the first year of the Obama era. This ruling has served as the legal foundation for mo more PR

WASHINGTON, July 29 [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: * * * Lawsuit Challenges EEOC's Unlawful Refusal to Protect Transgender Workers from Discrimination * Trump-Vance Administration's Executive Order Strips Away Long-Standing Protections Against Employment Discrimination Maryland - Democracy Forward and  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 29 [Category: Political] -- The League of Women Voters issued the following news release: * * * LWV Files SCOTUS Amicus Brief to Preserve Access to Justice for Voting Rights Groups * WASHINGTON, DC -- Today, League of Women Voters CEO Celina Stewart, Esq., issued the following statement about the League's amicus brief filed in the US Supreme Court case, Bost v. Illinois State Board of Elections : "The League of Women Voters is proud to file a brief today in support of acce more PR

WASHINGTON, July 29 [Category: Political] -- The League of Women Voters issued the following news release: * * * LWV Supports Senate Introduction of the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act * WASHINGTON -- Today, the US Senate introduced the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act (JLVRAA) to protect and strengthen our democracy. The League of Women Voters proudly supports this critical legislation. Celina Stewart, Esq., CEO of the League of Women Voters, issued the following statement: more PR

WASHINGTON, July 29 -- Rep. Doris O. Matsui, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * MATSUI, SEEC COLLEAGUES SLAM EPA EMBRACE OF EXTREME CLIMATE DENIALISM * WASHINGTON, D.C. - The leaders of the House Sustainable Energy and Environment Coalition (SEEC), including Co-Chairs Reps. Doris Matsui (CA-07), Mike Quigley (IL-05), and Paul Tonko (NY-20) and Vice Chairs Reps. Don Beyer (VA-08), Suzanne Bonamici (OR-01), Sean Casten (IL-06), Mike Levin (CA-49), and Chellie Pingree (ME-01 more PR

BALTIMORE, Maryland, July 30 -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following news release: * * * Court Decision Opens Doors for Maryland Families, Seniors, and People with Disabilities Using Housing Vouchers OAG's Civil Rights Division Filed Amicus Brief Supporting Protections for Voucher Holders Under the HOME Act * BALTIMORE, MD (July 29, 2025) - On Monday, July 28, 2025, the Supreme Court of Maryland issued a decision in Hare v. David S. Brown Enterprises, Ltd. The Cou more PR

PRINCETON, New Jersey, July 30 (TNSrep) -- Princeton University School of Public and International Affairs issued the following news: * * * New Report: How Congress Can Recapture the Constitutional Powers It Ceded to the Executive Branch Former Members of Congress, Scholars From 19 Universities Offer a Bipartisan Solution to the Power Imbalance in Washington * PRINCETON, NJ - A bipartisan group of former members of Congress and top scholars from 19 universities have outlined a systematic pl more PR

WASHINGTON, July 30 -- Rep. Maxine Waters, D-California, ranking member of the House Financial Services Committee, issued the following news release on July 29, 2025: * * * Ranking Member Maxine Waters Applauds Court Ruling Granting Citizenship for Descendants of Formerly Enslaved Creek Freedmen After Decades-Long Struggle for Justice Today, Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-CA), the top Democrat on the House Financial Services Committee, released this statement following the Muscogee Nation Sup more PR

WASHINGTON, July 29 -- Rep. Chellie Pingree, D-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * Ranking Member Pingree: Trump's EPA Just Made Climate Denial Official US Policy * MAINE-Congresswoman Chellie Pingree, Ranking Member of the House Appropriations Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Subcommittee, released the following statement in response to Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin's formal decision to revoke the scientific determination that underpin more PR

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, July 30 -- The Rhode Island Supreme Court issued the following opinion on July 28, 2025: * * * Rhode Island Truck Center LLC v. Daimler Trucks North America LLC. Present: Suttell, C.J., Goldberg, Robinson, Lynch Prata, and Long, JJ. OPINION Justice Long, for the Court. This case comes before the Court pursuant to an order of the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit that certified the following question in accordance with Article I, Rule 6(a) of the  more PR

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, July 30 -- The Rhode Island Supreme Court issued the following opinion on July 28, 2025: * * * Walter M. Potenza et al. v. Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, as Trustee for the Registered Holders of CBA Commercial Assets Small Balance Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2006-01. Present: Suttell, C.J., Goldberg, Robinson, Lynch Prata, and Long, JJ. OPINION Justice Long, for the Court. The plaintiffs, Walter M. Potenza and Carmela Natale (plaint more PR

WASHINGTON, July 30 -- Sen. Ashley Brooke Moody, R-Florida, issued the following news release on July 28, 2025: * * * Sen. Ashley Moody and Rep. Byron Donalds Urge American Space Dominance: Lead Bicameral Effort to Revive and Modernize Central Florida Launch Site This afternoon, Senator Ashley Moody and Congressman Byron Donalds (R-FL) urged Secretary Troy Meink of the United States Air Force to increase the efficiency of modernization operations at Cape Canaveral Space Launch Complex 37 (SLC more PR

WASHINGTON, July 29 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Markey Slams Trump Administration Proposal to Repeal Key Climate Rule that Protects Public Health and Welfare * EPA Administrator Zeldin announced that the EPA released a proposal to repeal the "endangerment finding" Washington (July 29, 2025) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), a member of the Environment and Public Works Committee, today released the following statement after more PR

WASHINGTON, July 28 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Senators Marshall & Ernst Introduce Legislation to Prevent Overregulation of Farmers & Ranchers * Washington - Last week, U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. (R-Kansas), joined Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) in introducing the Clarifying Legal Exclusions Around Regulated (CLEAR) Waters Act, which excludes groundwater, farm ponds, irrigation ditches, and puddles from federal regulation under the Clean Water Act. more PR

WASHINGTON, July 29 [Category: Environment] -- The Sierra Club posted the following news release: * * * Sierra Club Statement on Proposed EPA Rule to Rescind Greenhouse Gas Endangerment Finding * Washington, DC - Today, in its most direct assault thus far on the movement to mitigate the climate crisis, the Trump administration will formally propose a plan to rescind the Environmental Protection Agency's longstanding greenhouse gas endangerment finding. If finalized, this action will devastat more PR

BOONE, North Carolina, July 29 [Category: Sociological] -- Appalachian Voices posted the following news release: * * * Statement on Trump administration's intent to rollback greenhouse gas endangerment finding * July 29, 2025 CONTACT Dan Radmacher, Media Specialist, (276) 289-1018, dan@appvoices.org WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin announced that the EPA will propose a rule to repeal the 2009 endangerment finding that has been cr more PR

WASHINGTON, July 29 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following Legal Sidebar white paper (No. LSB11219) on July 18, 2025, by legislative attorney Dave S. Sidhu: * * * Supreme Court Declines Review of Decision Upholding Constitutionality of Maryland's "Assault Weapons" Ban In 2017, the en banc U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit held that a Maryland ban on certain firearms defined as "assault weapons" was consistent with the Second Amendment. In 2022, the Sup more PR

WASHINGTON, July 30 -- TechFreedom, a technology policy think tank, issued the following news release: * * * Omnicom: FTC Crosses the Rubicon of Policing Political Speech Yesterday, TechFreedom filed in response to the Federal Trade Commission's request for public comments regarding the FTC's approval of the $13.5 billion merger of Omnicom and Interpublic on the condition that the combined family of advertising agencies refrain from certain practices related to political or ideological bias i more PR

SAN DIEGO, California, July 29 [Category: Health Care] -- The American Public Health Association posted the following news release: * * * Today's announcement by EPA puts your health in danger * Contact: Media Relations The American Public Health Association strongly condemns today's action by U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin to eliminate the agency's endangerment finding that greenhouse gases threaten the health of all communities. This action undermines deca more PR

WASHINGTON, July 29 [Category: Environment] -- The Sierra Club posted the following news release: * * * Trump Administration Delays EPA Methane Rule * Washington, DC \- Today, the Environmental Protection Agency issued an interim final rule that will delay implementation of the agency's critical Clean Air Act protection against methane and other harmful pollution from the oil and gas industry. When finalized by the EPA in December 2023, following a robust comment period, the methane pollut more PR

NEW YORK, July 29 [Category: Environment] -- The Environmental Defense Fund posted the following news release: * * * Trump Administration Tries to Eliminate Endangerment Finding, Clean Car and Clean Truck Standards * "The Trump administration today will propose to eliminate some of our most vital tools to protect people from the pollution that causes climate change. Americans are already suffering from stronger hurricanes, more severe heat waves and floods, and more frequent fires. They are  more PR

SAN FRANCISCO, California, July 29 [Category: Environment] -- Earthjustice posted the following news release: * * * Trump EPA Attacks Endangerment Finding Making Climate Denialism Official Policy * Washington, D.C. -- Today the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposed new rulemaking to dismantle the Endangerment Finding, the foundational scientific determination that greenhouse gas (GHG) pollution from gas-powered vehicles, power plants, and oil and gas operations, endanger publ more PR

WASHINGTON, July 30 -- The House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Administrative State, Regulatory Reform and Antitrust released the following testimony by Douglas Baird, a law professor of at the University of Chicago, on behalf of the National Bankruptcy Conference, from a July 15, 2025, hearing entitled "Bankruptcy Law: Overview and Legislative Reforms": * * * I am grateful to be able to speak to you today on behalf of The National Bankruptcy Conference. The Conference was established in the 1 more PR