GOLDEN VALLEY, Minnesota, Aug. 27 -- The Center of the American Experiment, a civic and educational organization that says it creates and advocates policies, issued the following commentary on Aug. 25, 2025: * * * Judge rules state law re: PSEO changes unconstitutional By Catrin Wigfall A law passed by the 2023 DFL-controlled Minnesota Legislature that bars certain religious colleges and universities from participating in the state's 40-year-old Postsecondary Enrollment Options (PSEO) program has been ruled unconstitutional. Prior to the r more PR

GOLDEN VALLEY, Minnesota, Aug. 27 -- The Center of the American Experiment, a civic and educational organization that says it creates and advocates policies, issued the following commentary on Aug. 25, 2025: * * * National teachers' unions spent over $40M since 2022 on politically left causes By Josiah Padley The national nonprofit group Defending Education recently released a report highlighting the funds spent since 2022 by the nation's two largest teachers' unions, the American Federation of Teachers (AFT) and the National Education Asso more PR

MADISON, Wisconsin, Aug. 26 [Category: Religion] -- The Freedom From Religion Foundation posted the following news release: * * * FFRF Supreme Court brief asks to dismiss Colo. suit alleging free speech harm * Photo by Brielle French on Unsplash The Freedom From Religion Foundation is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to rule against a Colorado therapist in her challenge to a state law banning conversion therapy for minors. Licensed therapist Kaley Chiles sued state officials in September 2022, alleging the conversion ban violates her First more PR

MADISON, Wisconsin, Aug. 26 [Category: Religion] -- The Freedom From Religion Foundation posted the following news release: * * * FFRF's piece published on S.C. news site criticizes state blasphemy law * FFRF State Policy Manager Ryan Dudley has had an op-ed published on a leading South Carolina news site asking for the repeal of a little-known state-level anti-blasphemy law. "It might surprise many South Carolinians to learn that blasphemy is still punishable by jail time in their state -- an absurdity that needs to be remedied," Dudley  more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 26 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Heinrich, Leger Fernandez Invite HHS Senior Official to Visit Gallup Indian Medical Center to Witness How a New Trump Administration Policy is Causing Delays and Reductions in Patient Care * WASHINGTON -- Following recent reporting that new, internal policies in the Trump Administration -- implemented via presidential executive orders and the President's so-called "Department of Government Efficiency" (DOGE) -- are delaying and reducing patie more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 26 -- Rep. John B. Larson, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Larson Blasts President Trump's Attempt to Fire Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook * East Hartford, CT - Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) released the following statement on President Trump's attempt to fire (link is external) Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook. No president has ever fired a Federal Reserve Governor before, something the Supreme Court has signaled would be illegal (link is external). "Donald Trump's failed economic polici more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 26 -- Rep. Teresa Leger Fernandez, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Leger Fernandez, Heinrich Invite HHS Senior Official to Visit Gallup Indian Medical Center to Witness How a New Trump Administration Policy is Causing Delays and Reductions in Patient Care * WASHINGTON, D.C. -Following recent reporting that new, internal policies in the Trump Administration -- implemented via presidential executive orders and the President's so-called "Department of Government Efficiency" (DOGE) -- are delaying and red more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 27 -- The Washington Legal Foundation issued the following news release on Aug. 26, 2025: * * * Ninth Circuit Rejects Privacy Suit by Plaintiff Who Suffered No Cognizable Injury "The word 'privacy' is not a magical talisman in whose presence Article III's inflexible standing requirements suddenly melt away." -- Cory Andrews, WLF General Counsel & Vice President of Litigation * Today the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit affirmed a trial court's dismissal of a suit in which the plaintiff lacked standing to pursue more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 26 -- Rep. Nancy Pelosi, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Pelosi Joins Congressional Democrats in Filing Brief to Support Conversion Therapy Bans * Washington, D.C. -- Today, Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi joined 186 Members of Congress in filing an amicus brief to urge the United States Supreme Court to uphold the constitutionality of Colorado's ban on mental health professionals engaging in conversion therapy for minors in the case of Chiles v. Salazar. A total of 167 Members of the House of Represen more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 27 -- President Trump issued the following executive order on Aug. 25, 2025: * * * Prosecuting Burning of the American Flag By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered: Section 1. Purpose. Our great American Flag is the most sacred and cherished symbol of the United States of America, and of American freedom, identity, and strength. Over nearly two-and-a-half centuries, many thousands of American patriots have fought, bled, and died to kee more PR

PIERRE, South Dakota, Aug. 27 -- South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Jackley Announces Canada Reconsents to Extradition For John Graham Convicted in 1975 Murder of Annie Mae Aquash South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley announces that the Canadian Ministry of Justice has reconsented to the extradition of John Graham who was convicted in the 1975 kidnapping and murder for Annie Mae Aquash in South Dakota, meaning the defendant will remain in state custody. "Having persona more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 26 -- Rep. Maxine Dexter, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Statement from Reps. Maxine Dexter, Robert Garcia, Maxwell Frost, Yassamin Ansari on Updates Regarding the Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia Case * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Congresswoman Maxine Dexter (OR-03), Congressman Robert Garcia (CA-42), Congressman Maxwell Frost (FL-10), and Congresswoman Yassamin Ansari (AZ-03) released a joint statement following the latest updates regarding the case of Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia, who was held illegally in  more PR

PLANO, Texas, Aug. 26 [Category: Sociological] -- The First Liberty Institute, an organization that says it is dedicated to defending liberty for all Americans, issued the following news release: * * * Ten Commandments Bear "Presumption of Constitutionality," says First Liberty Institute to Texas Superintendents * Plano, TX-- Attorneys at First Liberty Institute sent a letter to 1,200 Texas school superintendents encouraging continued compliance with Texas Bill S.B. 10., that requires public schools to post the Ten Commandments. A single fe more PR

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Aug. 26 -- Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti issued the following news: * * * Tennessee Board of Law Examiners and Lawyers Assistance Program Vindicated after Department of Justice Closes Misguided Biden-Era Investigation * Nashville --The Tennessee Attorney General's Office announced that the U.S. Department of Justice has officially closed a matter in which DOJ erroneously alleged violations of the Americans with Disabilities Act by the Tennessee Board of Law Examiners (TBLE) and the Tennessee Lawyers Assi more PR

COLUMBUS, Ohio, Aug. 26 [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 Files 3rd Brief in Pandemic Era Unemployment Bonus Case * Columbus, OH - On Tuesday, The Buckeye Institute filed its third amicus brief with the Ohio Supreme Court in Bowling v. DeWine, urging the court to hear the case (again) and affirm that Ohio's Cooperation Statute does not require the gov more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 25 [Category: Political] -- The Campaign Legal Center posted the following news release: * * * Victory: Utah's Proposition 4 Becomes Law Again and Illegal Congressional Map Is Struck Down - Campaign Legal Center * Salt Lake City, Utah -- Today, Campaign Legal Center (CLC), on behalf of the League of Women Voters of Utah (LWV Utah), Mormon Women for Ethical Government (MWEG) and individual Utah voters, successfully defended Utahns' right to a fair congressional map. The Utah state trial court issued a ruling today that resto more PR

OLYMPIA, Washington, Aug. 26 -- Washington state Attorney General Nick Brown issued the following news release: * * * WA leads states supporting Colorado law banning conversion 'therapy' for minors * SEATTLE - Attorney General Nick Brown today led a multistate coalition in an amicus brief at the U.S. Supreme Court defending a Colorado law that prohibits licensed health professionals from practicing conversion "therapy" on minors. Conversion "therapy," also called sexual orientation or gender identity change efforts, are harmful and ineffe more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 27 -- The White House issued the following fact sheet on Aug. 25, 2025: * * * Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Protects the American Flag from Desecration COMBATING FLAG DESECRATION: Today, President Donald J. Trump signed an Executive Order to restore respect, pride, and sanctity to the American flag and prosecute those who desecrate this symbol of our freedom, identity, and strength to the fullest extent permissible. * The Order directs the Attorney General to vigorously prosecute those who violate our laws in ways  more PR