WASHINGTON, Sept. 19 [Category: Political] -- America First Legal, a civil rights organization, posted the following news release: * * * America First Legal Urges U.S. Supreme Court to Stop the Fourth Circuit's Radical Rewrite of Title IX * Yesterday, America First Legal, with co-counsel Christopher Mills, filed an amicus brief in West Virginia v. B.P.J., urging the U.S. Supreme Court to reverse a Fourth Circuit ruling that redefined "sex" under Title IX to mean "gender identity." At stake  more PR

PHOENIX, Arizona, Sept. 20 -- The Arizona House Republicans issued the following news release on Sept. 19, 2025: * * * Arizona House Republicans Urge U.S. Supreme Court to Uphold Women's Sports Laws Speaker Montenegro files amicus briefs supporting Idaho and West Virginia; cases could shape the future of women's athletics and Arizona's Save Women's Sports Act * Arizona House Speaker Steve Montenegro today announced that House Republicans, together with the Arizona Senate Republicans, have f more PR

PHOENIX, Arizona, Sept. 20 -- The Arizona State Senate Republican Caucus issued the following news release on Sept. 19, 2025: * * * Senate President Petersen Urges US Supreme Court to Protect Women's Sports Senate President Warren Petersen is leading Arizona's fight to protect women's sports at the U.S. Supreme Court, urging justices to uphold laws that keep girls' athletics safe and fair. President Petersen and House Speaker Steve Montenegro are filing amicus briefs in support of Idaho and  more PR

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, Sept. 19 -- Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Griffin Co-Leads Effort to Uphold Fairness in Women's Sports * > >LITTLE ROCK - Attorney General Tim Griffin issued the following statement after he and Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall co-led a coalition of attorneys general in submitting two separate amicus briefs in support of fairness in women's sports: > >"Our coalition filed briefs today urging t more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 20 -- Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Washington, ranking member of the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Cantwell Leads Commerce Committee Democrats in Demanding FCC Chairman Carr Testify "As the Committee with jurisdiction over the FCC, it is our constitutional duty to conduct oversight over this matter and demand Chairman Carr answer for this unprecedented attack on the First Amendment." * U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell  more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 18 -- Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, issued the following news: * * * Cornyn, Cruz File Amicus Brief in Support of Texas' New Congressional Map * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators John Cornyn (R-TX) and Ted Cruz (R-TX) filed an amicus brief in the case of the League of United Latin American Citizens v. Texas in support of the State of Texas, not federal courts, having the authority to draw congressional district maps as granted by the Constitution. A copy of the brief can be found her more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 19 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following Legal Sidebar white paper (No. LSB10336) on Sept. 18, 2025, by legislative attorney Hillel R. Smith: * * * The Department of Homeland Security's Authority to Expand Expedited Removal An alien apprehended by immigration authorities when attempting to unlawfully enter the United States is generally subject to an expedited removal process if an official of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) determine more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 19 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release: * * * Department of Justice Issues Sentencing Memo for 2022 Attempted Murder of Supreme Court Justice * Today, the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Maryland issued a sentencing memo following Nicholas John Roske's April 8 guilty plea for the attempted murder of Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh. "This attempt against the life of a Supreme Court Justice was an attack on the entire judicia more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 19 -- Rep. Sarah Elfreth, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Elfreth Votes No on Republicans' Continuing Resolution * WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Congresswoman Sarah Elfreth (MD-03) voted against House Republicans' seven-week government funding bill. Elfreth instead supports House and Senate Democrats' funding bill which would place checks on the President's powers and address our nation's health care crisis. "Our country is on the precipice of a health care more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 19 -- Rep. Scott Franklin, R-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * Franklin Acts To Prevent Shutdown And Ensure A Responsible, Orderly Budget Process * Congressman Scott Franklin (FL-18) today voted to keep the government open while Congress continues negotiations on fiscally responsible spending bills. The House passed a short-term spending bill that extends government funding at current levels through November 21, 2025. "House Republicans acted responsibly t more PR

PHOENIX, Arizona, Sept. 20 -- The Goldwater Institute issued the following news: * * * Week in Review: Dismantling DEI Podcast Launched! Listen Now! Think DEI is finished? Think again. One of the most toxic and divisive ideologies of recent times, so-called diversity, equity, and inclusion, or DEI, isn't disappearing -- it's adapting, morphing, and is still alive and well. That's the message of Dismantling DEI, a new podcast from the Goldwater Institute that shows how the racist dogma has re more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 19 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Hiltzik: The Trump administration's attack on Social Security is looking worse * Washington, D.C. - In a new piece, Los Angeles Times columnist Michael Hiltzik underscores the Trump administration's attacks on Social Security and the need for bipartisan Congressional action to protect Social Security. Read the full column here and below. The Trump administration's attack on Soc more PR

NEW YORK, Sept. 19 [Category: International] -- Human Rights Watch posted the following news: * * * Kyrgyzstan: Media Workers Sentenced to Prison in Flawed Trial * (Bishkek) - A Kyrgyz court on September 17, 2025, convicted two former media workers on charges of "public calls for mass unrest", Human Rights Watch said today. Joomart Duulatov and Aleksandr Aleksandrov, from the independent investigative outlet Kloop, were each sentenced to five years in prison. Two of Kloop's accountants who w more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 19 -- Rep. John B. Larson, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Larson, Crockett, and Jeffries Speak Out Against Trump Administration "Report" Targeting Them for Exercising First Amendment Rights * Washington, D.C. - After the U.S. Department of Homeland Security released a "report" (link is external) targeting Reps. John B. Larson (CT-01) and Jasmine Crockett (TX-30), and House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries (NY-08), for exercising their First Amendme more PR

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Sept. 19 [Category: Environment] -- Earthjustice posted the following news release: * * * Michigan Supreme Court Takes Up Challenge to Line 5 Oil Tunnel * Lansing, MI --The Michigan Supreme Court said it will hear a challenge brought by Tribal Nations located in Michigan and environmental advocates who argue that the Michigan Public Service Commission broke state laws in approving Enbridge's proposal to construct a massive oil tunnel beneath the Straits of Mackinac more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 20 -- The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Task Force on the Declassification of Federal Secrets released the following testimony by Joe Spielberger, senior policy counsel of the Project on Government Oversight, from a Sept. 9, 2025, hearing entitled "Restoring Public Trust Through UAP Transparency and Whistleblower Protection." UAP stands for unidentified aerial phenomena. * * * Chairwoman Luna, Ranking Member Crockett, and task force members, thank you for th more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 20 -- Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi, D-Illinois, ranking member of the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the U.S. and the Chinese Communist Party, issued the following news release: * * * Ranking Member Krishnamoorthi: President Trump Must Uphold TikTok Divestiture Law to Protect National Security Ranking Member Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) of the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party  more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 18 -- Sen. Pete Ricketts, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release: * * * Ricketts on the Senate Floor: All of Us Should Affirm that Political Violence is Anti-American * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, during a tribute to Charlie Kirk on the Senate floor, U.S. Senator Pete Ricketts (R-NE) called on every American to condemn political violence. He also offered a prayer for Charlie Kirk and our country. " No matter our political beliefs, all of us should be able to affirm a more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 19 -- Sen. James Risch, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: * * * Risch, Moore Lead Bicameral Amicus Supporting Idaho, West Virginia Title IX SCOTUS Case * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho) and Representative Riley Moore (R-W.Va.) today filed an amicus brief with the U.S. Supreme Court in the cases Little v. Hecox and State of West Virginia v. B.P.J. The brief supports the States of Idaho and West Virginia in defending their laws preserving Title IX prot more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 19 -- Rep. Mary Gay Scanlon, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: * * * Scanlon Joins Colleagues on Resolution Condemning All Forms of Political Violence * Washington, D.C. -- Congresswoman Mary Gay Scanlon (PA-05) today joined more than 100 of her colleagues in introducing a resolution calling on Congress to condemn all forms of political violence and to reject forms of rhetoric that demonize political opponents regardless of political ideology. The call to a more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 20 -- Rep. Hank Johnson, D-Georgia, ranking member of the of the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, Artificial Intelligence and the Internet, issued the following news release on Sept. 18, 2025: * * * Subcommittee Ranking Member Johnson's Opening Statement at Hearing on Federal Preemption of State AI Laws Today, Rep. Hank Johnson, Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, Artificial Intelligence, and the Internet, delive more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, Sept. 19 [Category: Insurance] -- The American Property Casualty Insurance Association posted the following news release: * * * Texas insured losses continue to rise, highlighting need for building more resilient properties and reforming lawsuit abuse * Insurance direct losses continue to go up in Texas, highlighting the need for more robust efforts to strengthen properties against extreme weather and to restrain the abuse of the legal system by trial lawyers, according to more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 19 -- The U.S. Department of Education issued the following news release: * * * U.S. Department of Education Issues Denial of Access Letter to Harvard University for Its Continued Failure to Provide Admissions Data * Today, the U.S. Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights (OCR) issued a Denial of Access letter to Harvard University (Harvard), following Harvard's continued refusal to provide documents and information as part of an OCR compliance review to determine more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 20 -- The Washington Legal Foundation issued the following news release on Sept. 19, 2025: * * * WLF Urges Third Circuit to Rehear Case Undermining Securities Fraud Defenses "The Third Circuit's ruling weakens critical protections for defendants, risking a flood of meritless securities class actions." --Cory L. Andrews, WLF General Counsel & Vice President of Litigation * Washington Legal Foundation (WLF) today urged the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit to gran more PR