OTTAWA, Ontario, Aug. 2 -- Fisheries and Oceans Canada issued the following news release: * * * British Columbia harvester fined over a million dollars and receives a six-year jail sentence for illegal fishing and sale of sea cucumber Nanaimo, BC - Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) is committed to the enforcement of the Fisheries Act and is working with partners to strengthen surveillance, monitoring, and prosecution of serious fis more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 2 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R47911) on Aug. 1, 2025, entitled "Freight Rail Safety Issues in the 119th Congress:" (Continued from Part 1 of 2) * * * Prevention of Train Derailments Derailments account for roughly two-thirds of rail safety incidents (not including grade crossing incidents). In raw terms and on a per-train-mile basis, most derailments tend to occur on yard, siding, or industry tracks, as opposed to occurre more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 2 -- The House Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime and Federal Government Surveillance released the following testimony by Andrew S. Bowne, a professorial lecturer in law at the George Washington University, from a July 16, 2025, hearing entitled "Artificial Intelligence and Criminal Exploitation: A New Era of Risk": * * * Mr. Chairman and distinguished members of the Committee: thank you very much for the opportunity to testify today on the critical intersection of artificial int more PR

WASHINGTON, July 30 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on July 30, 2025: * * * Grassley Opens Hearing on Judicial Nominations for the First and Ninth Circuit, Eastern Kentucky and Montana District Courts Opening Statement by Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa Chairman, Senate Judiciary Committee Nominations Hearing Wednesday, July 30, 2025 Last night, I was surprised to see President Trump on Truth Social go after more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 2 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following Legal Sidebar white paper (No. LSB11345) on Aug. 1, 2025, by legislative attorney Valerie C. Brannon: * * * Interim and Acting U.S. Attorneys Raise Open Legal Questions There are 93 U.S. Attorneys' Offices across the country, charged with enforcing federal law and representing the United States in federal courts. The U.S. Attorneys at the head of these offices are appointed to four-year terms through presi more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 2 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following In Focus white paper (No. IF13076) on Aug. 1, 2025, by legislative attorney April J. Anderson: * * * Overview of Language-Access Requirements for Federally Funded Programs and Federal Agencies Federal funding recipients and federal agencies may have certain legal obligations to provide their services to non-English speakers, though recent executive orders and regulatory activity have changed (and may conti more PR

WASHINGTON, July 30 -- President Trump issued the following executive order: * * * ADDRESSING THREATS TO THE UNITED STATES BY THE GOVERNMENT OF BRAZIL By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, including the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) (IEEPA), the National Emergencies Act (50 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.) (NEA), section 604 of the Trade Act of 1974, as amended (19 U.S.C. 2483), and section 301 o more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- Sen. Cynthia M. Lummis, R-Wyoming, issued the following news release: * * * Senate Western Caucus Senators Praise EPA's Endangerment Finding Review * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, 11 Senate Western Caucus Members praised the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) announcement that they will review the 2009 Endangerment Finding. The Endangerment Finding was a flawed Obama-era policy that unleashed excessive federal regulation on American energy sectors and imposed financial more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- Sen. Eric Schmitt, R-Missouri, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Schmitt Discusses the Brutal Attack in Cincinnati, Radical Judges on Fox News * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Eric Schmitt (R-MO) joined Fox News' Ingraham Angle to discuss the brutal attack in downtown Cincinnati and radical, activist judges that are openly defying the law in order to obstruct President Trump's agenda. Watch the full interview HERE Senator Schmitt on the Brutal Attack in Do more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 2 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following Legal Sidebar white paper (No. LSB10929) on Aug. 1, 2025, by legislative attorney Dave S. Sidhu: * * * Supreme Court: Retribution Tied to the Original Offense Cannot Factor into Supervised Release Revocation Decisions What are the legitimate reasons a government may subject an individual to criminal punishment? Western penological theory and American legal history generally identify four principled bases f more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Aug. 2 -- Boston University School of Public Health issued the following news: * * * Supreme Court Rulings Deliver Victories and Challenges for Public Health The Supreme Court's 2024-2025 term concluded with rulings that will have long-term consequences for civil rights, federal authority, gun regulations, the environment, and more. Below, SPH faculty members discuss the implications of several of these cases. By Megan Jones and Jillian McKoy Mahmoud v. Taylor In Ma more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Wyden, Merkley, Colleagues Call for Restoration of Voting Rights Act * Washington, D.C. -- U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley, both D-Ore., said today they have joined Senate colleagues in reintroducing legislation that would update and restore critical safeguards of the original Voting Rights Act of 1965 that federal court rulings have eroded in recent years. "Six decades after Congress passe more PR