WASHINGTON, Sept. 4 [Category: ThinkTank] -- The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities issued the following research: * * * 2026 Appropriations Must Protect Against Further Partisan Cuts and Illegal Withholding of Funds * Fiscal year 2026 begins in less than a month, on October 1. Congress routinely finalizes funding levels for the roughly one-quarter of the federal budget funded by annual appropriations only after the fiscal year begins, and 2026 will be no exception. What is exceptional a more PR

SCOTTSDALE, Arizona, Sept. 5 -- The Alliance Defending Freedom, an organization advancing every person's right to live and speak the truth, issued the following news release: * * * ADF urges Supreme Court to deny ACLU attempt to moot women's sports case The following quote may be attributed to Alliance Defending Freedom Senior Counsel and Vice President of Appellate Advocacy John Bursch regarding a motion filed by the ACLU Wednesday to dismiss the case Little v. Hecox at the U.S. Supreme Cour more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Sept. 4 -- Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell issued the following news release: * * * AG Campbell Opposes Trump Administration's Proposed Rollback Of Abortion Care For Veterans And Their Families * Boston -- Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell co-led a coalition of 22 attorneys general in submitting a comment letter opposing the Department of Veterans Affairs' (VA) proposed federal rule that would eliminate veterans' and their families'  more PR

SACRAMENTO, California, Sept. 4 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Bonta Co-Leads Multistate Coalition in Opposing Trump Administration's Proposed Rollback of Abortion Care for Veterans and Their Families * OAKLAND -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta and Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell today co-led a coalition of 22 attorneys general in submitting a comment letter opposing the Department of Veterans' Affa more PR

AUSTIN, Texas, Sept. 4 -- Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Ken Paxton Appeals Flawed Injunction and Continues to Order That the Ten Commandments Be Displayed in Texas Schools * Attorney General Ken Paxton is continuing to lead the effort to ensure that the Ten Commandments are displayed in Texas schools in accordance with state law. Following a flawed ruling by a federal judge, Attorney General Paxton has appealed and filed a motion  more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, Sept. 4 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release: * * * ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL OPPOSES TRUMP ADMINISTRATION'S PROPOSED ROLLBACK OF ABORTION CARE FOR VETERANS AND THEIR FAMILIES * Chicago -- Attorney General Kwame Raoul today joined a coalition of 22 attorneys general in submitting a comment letter opposing the Department of Veterans Affairs' (VA) proposed federal rule that would eliminate abortion care and counseling at VA facilities and f more PR

ATLANTA, Georgia, Sept. 4 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Constangy, Brooks, Smith and Prophete, a law firm, posted the following news release: * * * Cara Crotty Quoted in North and South Carolina Lawyers Weekly on Supreme Court's Ames Ruling * Cara Crotty, Constangy partner and co-chair of the firm's EEO/Contractor Compliance, Reporting, & Analytics and Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion practice groups, was recently quoted in North and South Carolina Lawyers Weekly. The article examines the U.S. S more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 5 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, ranking member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on Sept. 3, 2025: * * * Durbin Questions Judicial Nominees In Today's Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today questioned judicial nominees on two panels, beginning with Jennifer Mascott, nominated to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, during more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 4 -- Sen. James Lankford, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release: * * * Lankford Highlights PBM Transparency, Biden Administration's Mifepristone Deception in Finance Committee Hearing * Click HERE to Watch the Hearing on YouTube. Click HERE to Download the Hearing on Box. WASHINGTON, DC -- US Senator James Lankford (R-OK), a member of the Senate Finance Committee, today highlighted the need for greater transparency from Pharmacy Benefit Managers (PBMs) and raise more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 4 -- Sen. James Lankford, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release: * * * Lankford Renews Push to End Government Shutdowns, Hold Congress Accountable * WASHINGTON, DC -- US Senator James Lankford (R-OK) and House Budget Chairman Jodey Arrington (R-TX-19) reintroduced the Prevent Government Shutdowns Act of 2025, which would take government shutdowns off the table and force Congress to stay in town until their work is done. "We have to change the way Washington spends more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 4 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R48612) on July 31, 2025, entitled "Legislative Branch - FY2026 Appropriations:" (Continued from Part 1 of 2) * * * House of Representatives Overall Funding The House requested $2.086 billion for FY2026, an increase of $207.8 million (+11.1%). The House-reported bill would provide $1.984 billion, an increase of $106.5 million (+5.7%)./21 Additional information on headings in the House of  more PR

SCOTTSDALE, Arizona, Sept. 5 -- The Alliance Defending Freedom, an organization advancing every person's right to live and speak the truth, issued the following news release: * * * Louisiana, ADF file brief to protect taxpayers from funding Planned Parenthood The following quote may be attributed to Louisiana Attorney General Elizabeth Murrill regarding a friend-of-the-court brief filed Wednesday by the state of Louisiana, along with Alliance Defending Freedom attorneys, with the U.S. Court o more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 4 [Category: Political] -- The League of Women Voters issued the following news release: * * * LWV Files Amicus Brief in Support of Fair Maps in Louisiana v. Callais * WASHINGTON -- Late Wednesday, the League of Women Voters and partner organizations filed an amicus brief in the US Supreme Court case Louisiana v. Callais in support of fair representation for Black voters in Louisiana. The League is represented by the Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, which is a more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 4 -- George Washington University posted the following news: * * * Media Tip Sheet: Federal Appeals Court Rejects Executive Use of Alien Enemies Act * WASHINGTON (September 4, 2025) - A federal court ruled this week that President Donald Trump unlawfully invoked a centuries-old wartime law to swiftly deport migrants from the United States. The divided three-judge panel of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit rejected Trump's use of the 1789 Alien Enemies Act, likely te more PR

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Sept. 5 -- New Hampshire Attorney General John Formella issued the following news release on Sept. 4, 2025: * * * New Hampshire Leads 25-State Coalition Defending Second Amendment Rights of Law-Abiding Travelers Attorney General John M. Formella announced today that New Hampshire is leading a coalition of 25 states in filing an amicus brief with the United States Supreme Court, urging it to review the constitutionality of Massachusetts' firearm licensing requirements f more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 3 -- Rep. Mary Miller, R-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Miller, Senator Banks, Cotton Introduces Bill to Protect Children in the United States * WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, Congresswoman Mary Miller (IL-15) introduced the Empower Parents to Protect Their Kids Act. This bill prohibits K-12 schools from concealing or supporting a student's adoption of an identity that does not align with their biological sex. The bill also grants parents the right to s more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 3 -- Sen. Katie Britt, R-Alabama, issued the following news release: * * * U.S. Senator Katie Britt Chairs Senate Judiciary Hearing, Questions Alabama's U.S. District Judge Nominees * WASHINGTON, DC -- U.S. Senator Katie Britt (R-Ala.) today chaired a Senate Judiciary Committee nominations hearing to consider several of President Donald Trump's nominees for federal judgeships. The witnesses included three Alabama U.S. district judge nominees: Edmund "Eddie" LaCour to be a d more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 4 -- Sen. Adam Schiff, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * WATCH: Schiff Presses Trump's Pick for the U.S. Court of Appeals on Presidential Immunity Views * Washington, D.C. - During a Senate Judiciary Committee nomination hearing, U.S. Senator Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) pressed Jennifer Mascott, President Trump's nominee to the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, for refusing to answer whether she believes the president would be immune from more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, Sept. 4 [Category: Business] -- The National Marine Manufacturers Association posted the following news release: * * * While Court Rules Against the Use of IEEPA Tariffs, Appeals Process Continues as Tariffs Remain * Last week, a U.S. appeals court ruled that the Trump Administration's tariffs under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) are illegal and delayed the injunction's effect until October 14 to allow for a U.S. Supreme Court Appeal. This means th more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 3 -- Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith, R-Mississippi, issued the following news release: * * * WICKER, HYDE-SMITH STATEMENT ON JUSTICES CHAMBERLIN AND MAXWELL * Click here to watch their full remarks. WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today released a joint statement on Mississippi Supreme Court Justices Robert Chamberlin and James Maxwell, whose nominations to the Northern District of Mississippi were considered by the Senate Jud more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 3 -- Sen. Roger Wicker, R-Mississippi, issued the following news release: * * * Wicker, Hyde-Smith Statement on Justices Chamberlin and Maxwell * Click here to watch their full remarks. WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Roger Wicker, R-Miss., and Cindy Hyde-Smith, R-Miss., today released a joint statement on Mississippi Supreme Court Justices Robert Chamberlin and James Maxwell, whose nominations to the Northern District of Mississippi were considered by the Senate Judiciary Com more PR