ALBANY, New York, Oct. 15 -- New York Attorney General Letitia James issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General James Wins Lawsuit Against Sullivan County Mobile Home Park for Endangering Residents and Illegally Raising Rents * October 15, 2025 NEW YORK - New York Attorney General Letitia James today announced that she has won her lawsuit against River Valley Estates, LLC (River Valley) for years of mistreating residents and illegal rent increases. Judge Meagan Galligan of t more PR

BOISE, Idaho, Oct. 15 -- Idaho Attorney General Raul R. Labrador issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Labrador Wins District Court Ruling in Women's Sports Case, Awaits U.S. Supreme Court Review * BOISE -- Attorney General Raul Labrador announced today that U.S. District Judge David Nye rejected plaintiff Lindsay Hecox's attempt to dismiss the district court case in Hecox v. Little, the landmark challenge to Idaho's Fairness in Women's Sports Act. Judge Nye granted Idaho more PR

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Oct. 15 -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Tong: Department of Education's Data Collection Proposal is Thinly-Veiled Pretense to Attack Lawful DEI Efforts * Attorney General William Tong today joined a coalition of 18 attorneys general in opposing the Trump Administration's proposal to require colleges and universities to submit data linking race to admissions, financial aid, and student performance. T more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 16 -- Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-Louisiana, chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, issued the following news: * * * Chair Cassidy Slams Gavin Newsom's Unconstitutional Effort Hurting American Workers, Families U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, slammed California Governor Gavin Newsom's new policy that hurts American workers and undermines their rights in the workplac more PR

ADA, Oklahoma, Oct. 14 -- The Chickasaw Nation, a federally-recognized Native American tribe, issued the following news release: * * * Chickasaw Press announces fall 2025 titles * Chickasaw Press has released five new books in the fall of 2025. These include "Chickasaw Basic Language: Workbook III," "Where Birds Land," "Undrowned," "Chikasha, Nannikbi An o li: Chickasaw Creation Story" and "Totally Possum." " Chickasaw Basic Language: Workbook III " by Michelle Cooke, Brandon White Eagle,  more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 15 -- Rep. Cleo Fields, D-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * CONGRESSMAN FIELDS ON ORAL ARGUMENTS IN LOUISIANA V. CALLAIS * Washington, D.C. - "As I sat and listened to today's oral arguments in Louisiana v. Callais, I was reminded of just how much is at stake in our country's democracy. This case marks a pivotal moment in not only Louisiana's ongoing fight to protect fair representation, but states all across this nation as well. While I am cautiously optim more PR

DENVER, Colorado, Oct. 15 -- Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser issued the following news release: * * * Governor Polis, Attorney General Weiser urge Supreme Court to reject Nebraska case on South Platte River * Oct. 15, 2025 (DENVER) - Governor Jared Polis and Attorney General Phil Weiser today urged the U.S. Supreme Court to reject a case about the South Platte River Compact and Nebraska's efforts to build the Perkins County Canal. Colorado is complying with its obligations under the co more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 14 -- Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Whitehouse Spotlights Russ Vought's Role as Henchman in Dismantling Federal Government * Washington, DC - In case you missed it, U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), a senior member of the Senate Judiciary and Budget Committees, published an op-ed on Monday in The Contrarian shining a spotlight on Russell Vought's role as a henchman in dismantling the federal government to furth more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 16 -- Stand Up America, an organization was born in 2016 as a digital-first grassroots community working to resist what they say is Donald Trump's corruption, racism and his threats to democracy, issued the following news release on Oct. 15, 2025: * * * IN LOUISIANA VS. CALLAIS, THE FUTURE OF FAIR REPRESENTATION IS ON THE LINE Today, the Supreme Court is hearing oral arguments in Louisiana v. Callais, a case that could turn the protections of the 14th and 15th Amendments agai more PR

TOPEKA, Kansas, Oct. 16 -- The Kansas Supreme Court issued the following news release on Oct. 15, 2025: * * * Judge Keith Whitney to retire from 16th Judicial District District Magistrate Judge Keith Whitney will retire November 4 after serving 29 years in the 16th Judicial District. The 16th Judicial District is composed of Clark, Comanche, Ford, Gray, Kiowa, and Meade counties. Whitney was appointed in 1996 by Governor Bill Graves and then was elected the next year. Whitney said he felt a more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 15 [Category: Environment] -- The League of Conservation Voters posted the following news release: * * * LCV Statement on SCOTUS Oral Arguments in Louisiana v. Callais * Washington, D.C. -- In response to today's oral arguments at the Supreme Court on Louisiana v. Callais, the League of Conservation Voters (LCV) issued the following statement from Senior Director of Judiciary and Democracy Doug Lindner: "Far-right Supreme Court Justices have worked to gut the Voting Rights more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 15 (Rep.) -- House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * LEADER JEFFRIES ON MSNBC: "WE NEED TO ADDRESS THE REPUBLICAN HEALTHCARE CRISIS THAT IS DEVASTATING PEOPLE" * Yesterday, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries appeared on MSNBC's The Last Word, where he highlighted that Democrats will continue to fight to end the Trump-Republican government shutdown and the healthcare crisis that is causing pain for everyday Americans  more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 15 -- Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * LEADER JEFFRIES ON MSNBC: "WE NEED TO ADDRESS THE REPUBLICAN HEALTHCARE CRISIS THAT IS DEVASTATING PEOPLE" * Yesterday, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries appeared on MSNBC's The Last Word, where he highlighted that Democrats will continue to fight to end the Trump-Republican government shutdown and the healthcare crisis that is causing pain for everyday Americans all across the country.  more PR

NEW YORK, Oct. 15 [Category: Media] -- PEN America, an organization that says it stands at the intersection of literature and human rights to protect free expression, posted the following news release: * * * Legal Brief Urges U.S. Supreme Court to Hear Texas Book Ban Appeal * (WASHINGTON)--PEN America has filed an amicus brief supporting an appeal to the Supreme Court in the Little v. Llano County case challenging book removals from the Llano County, TX public library. If the high court gran more PR

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Oct. 16 -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Brown: Department of Education's Data Collection Proposal is Thinly-Veiled Pretense to Attack Lawful DEI Efforts Attorney General Anthony G. Brown has joined a coalition of 18 attorneys general in opposing the Trump administration's proposal to require colleges and universities to submit data linking race to admissions, financial aid, and student performance. Th more PR

NEW YORK, Oct. 15 [Category: International] -- Human Rights Watch posted the following news: * * * Mexico's Supreme Court Steps Forward but Falls Short * When Martha Garcia, a young disability activist and student at the National Autonomous University of Mexico, heard the Supreme Court planned to change a legal precedent that could weaken the right of people with disabilities to engage in the democratic process, she decided to act. On October 13, the Court was expected to issue its decision, more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 16 -- Rep. Joseph Morelle, D-New York, ranking member of the House Administration Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Morelle Statement on Future of VRA as SCOTUS Hears Arguments in Louisiana v. Callais and Robinson vs. Callais Rep. Joe Morelle (NY-25), the top Democrat on the Committee on House Administration, issued the following statement as the Supreme Court of the United States heard arguments in Louisiana v. Callais and Robinson v. Callais, cases that ha more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 15 [Category: Political] -- The National Organization for Women posted the following statement by President Kim Villanueva: * * * The Voting Rights Act Must Be Protected, Not Shredded The Louisiana redistricting case being heard by the U.S. Supreme Court will determine not only if two majority-Black districts in the state will stand, but the future of the landmark Voting Rights Act itself. The words "Equal Justice Under Law" are literally carved in stone over the entrance to  more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 15 -- Rep. Ayanna Pressley, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news: * * * Pressley, Warren, 70 Members of Congress Urge Trump Administration to Address Student Loan "Default Cliff" to Prevent Economic Disaster Republican policies have pushed record numbers of borrowers into default and delinquency "[T]his devastating increase in past due payments threatens not only individual borrowers but the broader economy." * Today, Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (MA-07), a membe more PR

TOPEKA, Kansas, Oct. 16 -- The Kansas Supreme Court issued the following news release on Oct. 15, 2025: * * * Retired district court administrator to serve as honorary bailiff for Supreme Court special session in Maize A year before she retired in 2021, district court administrator Ellen House faced an operational challenge unlike anything the courts had seen before. House said she's proud of how the 18th Judicial District overcame the many obstacles created by the COVID-19 pandemic. The 18t more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 15 [Category: Political] -- Demand Justice issued the following news release: * * * Statement by Demand Justice President Josh Orton on Today's Oral Argument in Louisiana v. Callais * October 15, 2025 CONTACT: press@demandjustice.org Washington, DC - Today in oral arguments, the Supreme Court's extreme, hyper-partisan majority made clear that they intend to decimate what is left of the Voting Rights Act in order to help Republicans win more elections. As Justice Kagan sa more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 15 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia posted the following news release: * * * U.S. Attorney's Office and U.S. Marshals Service Announce Crackdown on Non-Compliant Sex Offenders * WASHINGTON - The U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Columbia, in partnership with the United States Marshals Service, has launched a city-wide operation to ensure that sex offenders who live in the District remain compliant with the law, announced U.S. Attorney  more PR

NEW YORK, Oct. 15 [Category: International] -- Human Rights Watch posted the following news: * * * Voting Rights on the Line in US Supreme Court Case * On October 15, the Supreme Court will rehear Louisiana v. Callais, which could determine whether Black voters have a meaningful chance at equal representation in Congress. The question before the court is a crucial one: does creating majority-Black districts to comply with the Voting Rights Act amount to unconstitutional racial discrimination more PR