MADISON, Wisconsin, Oct. 23 [Category: Religion] -- The Freedom From Religion Foundation posted the following news release: * * * 'We Dissent' teaches lesson about why Ten Commandments have not entered schools * The latest episode of the "We Dissent" podcast takes a look at the long history of how Ten Commandments displays have been kept out of public schools. On Episode 47, FFRF Deputy Legal Director Liz Cavell and Americans United Legal Director Rebecca Markert break down the strong hist more PR

MONTPELIER, Vermont, Oct. 23 -- Vermont Attorney General Charity Clark posted the following news release: * * * Attorney General Clark Joins Brief Supporting States' Rights to Protect Communities from Gun Violence * Attorney General Charity Clark joined a coalition of 17 attorneys general in filing an amicus brief supporting Hawai'i's and other states' authority to enact reasonable firearms regulations to protect their communities from gun violence, and ensure that only law-abiding, responsi more PR

BOISE, Idaho, Oct. 23 -- Idaho Attorney General Raul R. Labrador issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Labrador Moves to Dismiss Lawsuit Challenging Idaho's Pro-Life Law * Attorney General Raul Labrador filed a motion for summary judgment asking a federal court to dismiss a lawsuit challenging Idaho's Defense of Life Act. The motion reveals that Dr. Stacy Seyb, the physician bringing the challenge, never understood Idaho's law nor read the January 2023 Idaho Supreme Court more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Oct. 23 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Nessel Leads Brief Supporting States' Rights to Protect Communities from Gun Violence * LANSING Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel led a coalition of 17 attorneys general in filing an amicus brief (PDF) supporting Hawai'i's and other states' authority to enact reasonable firearms regulations to protect their communities from gun violence, and ensure that only law-a more PR

NEW YORK, Oct. 21 -- Columbia University issued the following Q&A with English and comparative literature professor Eleanor Johnson: * * * If 'Rosemary's Baby' Made You Scream, Read This In her new book, Eleanor Johnson makes frightening connections between horror films and feminism. * Scream With Me by Eleanor Johnson, a professor of English and comparative literature, sheds light on how classic horror films demonstrate larger cultural attitudes about women's rights, bodily autonomy, and m more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 24 (TNSrep) -- The Economic Policy Institute issued the following news release: * * * Economic Policy Institute and The Century Foundation release comprehensive resource on independent agencies amid Trump attacks A new report (https://www.epi.org/publication/trumps-assault-on-independent-agencies-endangers-us-all/) from the Economic Policy Institute and The Century Foundation details the Trump administration's unprecedented assault on independent agencies and the consequences more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 23 -- Rep. Tom Emmer, R-Minnesota, issued the following news release: * * * Emmer, Minnesota Republican Delegation Issue Statement on Nomination of James Stuart to serve as U.S. Marshal for the District of Minnesota * WASHINGTON \- Today, Congressman Tom Emmer, along with the rest of the Minnesota Republican Delegation, issued the following statement on the nomination of James Stuart to serve as U.S. Marshal for the District of Minnesota. "We thank President Trump for nomi more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 23 [Category: Government/Public Administration] -- The American Immigration Council issued the following news release: * * * Federal Appeals Court Upholds Block on Iowa's Unconstitutional Anti-Immigrant Law Ruling Protects Families and Upholds Constitutional Limits on State Power *  In a sweeping victory for immigrant communities and the rule of law, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit today upheld an injunction blocking Iowa's SF 2340. This law, Iowa's worst- more PR

MADISON, Wisconsin, Oct. 23 [Category: Religion] -- The Freedom From Religion Foundation posted the following news release: * * * FFRF demands Colorado district stop funding explicitly Christian 'public' school * The Freedom From Religion Foundation is asking a Colorado school district to immediately halt its unconstitutional funding of an explicitly Christian school that claims to be a public institution. In a letter sent to Superintendent Peter Hilts, FFRF attorneys Samantha Lawrence and more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 23 [Category: Political] -- Public Citizen issued the following news release: * * * Investigation Needed Into Whether CZ's Payments and Trump's Pardon Constitute a Quid Pro Quo * WASHINGTON, D.C. Today, President Trump pardoned Chengpeng Zhao, known as CZ. CZ and Binance, a firm he founded, already pled guilty to violations of anti-money laundering and sanctions laws, and CZ served a brief prison term. CZ has invested in the President's crypto empire. The criminal settlement more PR

PARIS, France, Oct. 23 [Category: Media] -- Reporters Without Borders issued the following news: * * * Israeli Supreme Court grants new delay in petition on access to Gaza for journalists * Reporters Without Borders (RSF) regrets the Israeli Supreme Court's decision to grant the Israeli government 30 days to respond to a petition to allow journalists access to the Gaza Strip following the ceasefire. RSF believes the blockade on access, in place for more than two years, remains illegal, unjus more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 23 -- Rep. Seth Magaziner, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: * * * Magaziner Joins Amicus Brief to Supreme Court Opposing Trump Tariffs * WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. Rep. Seth Magaziner (RI-02), along with other Democratic colleagues, filed an amicus brief with the United States Supreme Court challenging President Donald Trump's sweeping and chaotic tariffs. The brief reaffirms Congress's constitutional authority over trade policy and challenges President Trump's more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 22 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Markey Joins Colleagues in Pressing Trump Administration on Detention of 16-Year-Old U.S. Citizen By Israel * Washington (October 22, 2025) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) today joined Senators Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) and Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) and Representatives Kathy Castor (D-Fla.) and Maxwell Frost (D-Fla.), along with 12 Senators and 10 House members, in writing to Secretary of  more PR

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Oct. 24 -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Brown Joins Brief Supporting States' Rights to Protect Communities from Gun Violence Attorney General Anthony G. Brown joined a coalition of 17 attorneys general in filing an amicus brief supporting the authority of Hawaii and other states to enact reasonable firearms regulations to protect their communities from gun violence, and ensure that only law-abiding, r more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 22 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Merkley Holds Senate Floor for 22 hours 37 minutes to Ring the Alarm Bells of Trump's Authoritarianism * Washington, D.C. - Today, Oregon's U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley issued the following statement after holding the Senate floor for 22 hours 37 minutes - the third longest in Senate history - to ring the alarm bells about the Trump Administration's authoritarian takeover of the country: "Trump's plan more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 23 [Category: Political] -- Democracy Forward, an organization that says it advances democracy and social progress through litigation, policy and public education and regulatory engagement, issued the following news release: * * * More Litigators Join Democracy Forward As Attacks on the American People and Democracy Escalate * New Attorneys Include Top Litigators, Senior Government Officials, Former Big Law Leaders Washington, D.C. - Four attorneys have joined the Democrac more PR

ALBANY, New York, Oct. 24 -- The New York State Department of Health issued the following news release on Oct. 23, 2025: * * * New York State Department of Health Announces Court Affirms CDPAP Fiscal Intermediary Contract Award Appeals Court Confirms Department Followed All Legal Procedures in Awarding Contract to Public Partnerships LLC (PPL) to Oversee the Consumer Directed Personal Assistance Program (CDPAP) * The New York State Department of Health today announced that the Appellate Div more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 23 -- Rep. Kevin Mullin, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Pelosi, Mullin Statement on Reports of Planned Federal Immigration Operation in Bay Area * San Francisco - Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi (CA-11) and Congressman Kevin Mullin (CA-15) issued this statement on reports of a planned major immigration operation in the San Francisco Bay Area: "Reports of a planned mass immigration raid in the Bay Area are an appalling abuse of law enforcement power. Br more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 23 [Category: Political] -- Reproductive Freedom for All (formerly the NARAL Pro-Choice America) posted the following news release: * * * Reproductive Freedom for All Launches $5 Million Electoral Program to Mobilize Voters and Protect Reproductive Freedom in 2025 Elections, Including Activations Across New Jersey * : October 23, 2025 Contact: media@reproductivefreedomforall.org Washington, DC Reproductive Freedom for All announced the launch of the "Your Vote, Your Free more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 23 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following opening statement on Oct. 22, 2025, at a nominations hearing for assistant attorney general for the Criminal Division and Louisiana district courts: * * * I'd like to welcome everyone to today's hearing. Our panel features A. Tysen Duva, nominated to be Assistant Attorney General for the Criminal Division, and two district court nominees: Justice William J. Crain to the Ea more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 23 -- Sen. John Thune, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release: * * * Thune Joins The Ben Shapiro Show * Click here to watch the video. WASHINGTON U.S. Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) today joined The Ben Shapiro Show. On Democrats' shutdown hypocrisy: "[T]his is a real losing hand for [Democrats] to play. It's certainly costing people all over the country, big time, particularly federal employees. And the longer this thing drags on, the worse it g more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 23 [Category: Political] -- America First Legal, a civil rights organization, posted the following news release: * * * University of Virginia to Dismantle Illegal DEI Infrastructure Following U.S. Department of Justice Investigation and America First Legal Complaint * The University of Virginia (UVA) will dismantle its unlawful diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) infrastructure under a new agreement with the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), which requires sweeping reform more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 23 (Rep.) -- House Republican Whip Tom Emmer, R-Minnesota, issued the following news release: * * * Whip Emmer, Minnesota Republican Delegation Issue Statement on Nomination of James Stuart to serve as U.S. Marshal for the District of Minnesota * WASHINGTON - Today, House Majority Whip Tom Emmer (R-Minn.), along with the rest of the Minnesota Republican Delegation, issued the following statement on the nomination of James Stuart to serve as U.S. Marshal for the District of M more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 23 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The Washington Legal Foundation issued the following news release: * * * WLF Urges Supreme Court to End Confusing "Stream of Commerce" Rule for Personal Jurisdiction Washington Legal Foundation (WLF) today urged the U.S. Supreme Court to review (and ultimately reverse) a California state court's decision to exercise personal jurisdiction over Audi AG, a German company with no relevant ties to California. The case arises from a products liability  more PR