COLUMBIA, South Carolina, Oct. 28 -- South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson issued the following news: * * * Attorney General Alan Wilson joins support for President Trump's Executive Order on birthright citizenship * South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson has joined a coalition of 24 states in support of President Trump's birthright citizenship policy.  On his first day in office, President Trump issued an executive order to stop birthright citizenship for illegal immigrants and more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 28 -- Sen. Jack Reed, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: * * * Bipartisan U.S. Senators File Supreme Court Brief Urging High Court to Strike Down Trump's 'Emergency' Tariffs * WASHINGTON, DC - In an effort to prevent the abuse and misuse of emergency powers by the president - regardless of party U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) joined over 200 members of Congress in filing a brief with the U.S. Supreme Court challenging President Donald Trump's authority to impo more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 28 -- Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Duckworth Joins Van Hollen, Merkley, Castor, Frost, Colleagues in Pressing Trump Administration on Israeli Detention of 16-year-old U.S. Citizen * October 28, 2025 [WASHINGTON, D.C.] - U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) joined U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) and Jeff Merkley (D-OR) and U.S. Representatives Kathy Castor (D-FL-14) and Maxwell Frost (D-FL-10) in pressing the Trump Administ more PR

PLANO, Texas, Oct. 28 [Category: Sociological] -- The First Liberty Institute, an organization that says it is dedicated to defending liberty for all Americans, issued the following news release: * * * Former First Liberty Institute Attorney Jordan Pratt Confirmed to Federal Bench * Washington, DC The United States Senate today confirmed former First Liberty Institute attorney Jordan Pratt to the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida. The following statement may be  more PR

PHOENIX, Arizona, Oct. 29 -- The Goldwater Institute issued the following news: * * * A New Battle for an Old Right: Defending Property in the Age of Regulation By Carl Paulus For most of American history, government "eminent domain," "takings" or "public use" referred to a narrow power--the right to seize private property, but only for genuine public uses like roads, schools, or courthouses, and only with just compensation. The Fifth Amendment's promise was unambiguous: no one can lose thei more PR

PLANO, Texas, Oct. 27 [Category: Sociological] -- The First Liberty Institute, an organization that says it is dedicated to defending liberty for all Americans, issued the following news release: * * * Homeschool Families Request Rehearing after Ninth Circuit Fails to Stop Religious Discrimination * Pasadena, CA First Liberty Institute filed a petition for rehearing en banc at the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, challenging its recent decision to allow California to discriminat more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 28 -- Milbank LLP, New York, in collaboration with the Legal Aid Society, achieved a major pro bono victory with the class certification granted in a civil rights lawsuit challenging the NY Police Department's (NYPD) unlawful access and disclosure of sealed juvenile arrest records. The case was filed on behalf of three young New Yorkers. It alleges that the NYPD routinely accesses and shares sealed records of youth ages seven to 17, despite state law requiring strict sealing of more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 27 -- Rep. Richard E. Neal, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Neal Statement on Latest Democratic Action in the Fight to Lower Prices * Neal spearheaded new amicus brief before the Supreme Court challenging the unlawful IEEPA tariffs that are ravaging American wallets and businesses SPRINGFIELD, MA Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following statement after the House Democrats' Litigation Task Force filed a  more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 27 -- Rep. Richard E. Neal, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Neal, House Democrats' Litigation Task Force Submits Bicameral Amicus Brief to Supreme Court, Challenging Trump's Unlawful IEEPA Tariffs * Washington, D.C. 171 House Democrats and 36 Senators took their fight against President Donald Trump's sweeping and chaotic on-again-off-again tariffs to the highest court in the land, filing an amicus brief before the United States Supreme Court. The la more PR

MANILA, Philippines, Oct. 29 -- The Supreme Court of the Philippines issued the following news release: * * * SC Highlights Digital Justice Initiatives at CALESA Digital Convention The Supreme Court (SC), through Senior Associate Justice Marvic M.V.F. Leonen and Associate Justice Amy C. Lazaro-Javier, attended the Convention for the Creation of a Digital Framework for the Social Progress of the Philippines held at the Facultad de Derecho de la Universidad de Granada, Spain, from October 15 to more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 28 [Category: Political] -- Public Citizen issued the following news release: * * * Public Citizen Applauds Passage of Bipartisan Senate Bill to Terminate Trump's Nonsensical Emergency Declaration on Brazil * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, the Senate voted to pass a bipartisan bill that exercises congressional authority to end Donald Trump's declaration of an emergency for tariffs against Brazil. Public Citizen endorsed this joint resolution that "terminates the national emerge more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 28 -- Rep. Andrea Salinas, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Salinas Signs Bipartisan Amicus Brief Challenging Trump's Unlawful and Inflationary Tariffs * Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Ron Wyden said today he is leading Senate and House colleagues in filing a bipartisan amicus brief before the U.S. Supreme Court in the consolidated case challenging Donald Trump's unlawful use of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) to impose tariffs more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 28 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following floor remarks on Oct. 27, 2025, on the nomination of Rebecca Taibleson to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit: * * * I want to thank Chaplain Black for his reminding all of us about the government shutdown and how irregular it is, and how we aren't helping people that government would normally be helping. Today, we'll vote on Ms. Rebecca Taibleson, the nomina more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, Oct. 29 -- The University of Chicago issued the following news: * * * Seven UChicago Law alumni clerking for Supreme Court justices The alumni serve seven justices at the nation's highest court * Securing a clerkship at the U.S. Supreme Court is one of the most prestigious opportunities available to a recent law school graduate. This year, University of Chicago Law School alumni have achieved a remarkable milestone: Our graduates are clerking for seven of the Court's ni more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 28 [Category: Government/Public Administration] -- The Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget posted the following news release: * * * Tariff Repeal Needs Replacement to Avoid More Borrowing * The Senate may soon vote on resolutions to repeal the national emergencies that the Trump Administration has utilized to put in place significant tariffs on most countries around the world. Ending these emergencies would effectively repeal these tariffs and thus reduce projected re more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 27 -- Sen. Katie Britt, R-Alabama, issued the following news release: * * * U.S. Senator Katie Britt Votes to Confirm Bill Lewis as District Judge for Middle District of Alabama * WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Katie Britt (R-Ala.) today released the following statement after the Senate confirmed Bill Lewis to be a district judge for the Middle District of Alabama by a vote of 58-40. Senator Britt, Bill Lewis, and Lewis's family during a Senate Judiciary Committee nominat more PR