WASHINGTON, Oct. 29 [Category: Political] -- America First Legal, a civil rights organization, posted the following news release: * * * America First Legal Stands with the Trump Administration, Urges U.S. Supreme Court to Uphold President Trump's Authority to Remove Federal Reserve Board Members * Today, America First Legal (AFL), in partnership with Boyden Gray PLLC, filed an amicus brief in Trump v. Cook, urging the U.S. Supreme Court to uphold the President's authority to remove Federal R more PR

SACRAMENTO, California, Oct. 28 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Bonta Issues Statement Ahead of Oregon District Court Trial on Federalization and Deployment of National Guard * OAKLAND California Attorney General Rob Bonta today issued a statement on the eve of trial in the U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon in Oregon v. Trump. Attorney General Bonta joined Oregon's lawsuit following the Trump Administration's att more PR

SACRAMENTO, California, Oct. 29 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Bonta Urges U.S. Supreme Court to Keep Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook in Her Position * OAKLAND California Attorney General Rob Bonta today joined a coalition 23 attorneys general in filing an amicus brief in the U.S. Supreme Court in Donald J. Trump v. Lisa D. Cook, a case concerning President Trump's attempt to remove Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook from more PR

MONTPELIER, Vermont, Oct. 29 -- Vermont Attorney General Charity Clark posted the following news release: * * * Attorney General Clark Joins Coalition Defending Federal Reserve's Independence in Supreme Court Case * Attorney General Charity Clark today joined a coalition of 23 attorneys general on a brief filed with the U.S. Supreme Court defending the independence of the Federal Reserve Board of Governors. The filing urges the court to reject President Trump's request to immediately remove  more PR

DENVER, Colorado, Oct. 29 -- Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Phil Weiser defends Federal Reserve's independence in Supreme Court case * Attorney General Phil Weiser today led a coalition of attorneys general on a brief filed with the U.S. Supreme Court defending the independence of the Federal Reserve Board of Governors. The filing urges the court to reject President Trump's request to immediately remove Federal Reserve Governor more PR

DENVER, Colorado, Oct. 29 -- Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Phil Weiser sues Trump administration for unconstitutional and unlawful decision to move U.S. Space Command HQ from Colorado Springs * Oct. 29, 2025 (DENVER) - President Trump's announcement last month to move U.S. Space Command from Colorado Springs to punish Colorado for its vote by mail system is unconstitutional and violates federal law requiring public notices and more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Oct. 29 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Goodwin, a law firm, issued the following news release: * * * Benchmark Litigation US 2026 Recognize Partners and Practices Nationwide * Twenty-nine Goodwin lawyers and seven practice areas were recognized for excellence in the 2026 edition of Benchmark Litigation United States. This year's guide highlighted Goodwin's market-leading work and key victories across numerous practices, including Appellate and Supreme Court Litigation,  more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 29 (TNSLrpt) -- A report issued by the Center for American Progress (CAP), titled 'The Corporate Power Reset That Makes Citizens United Irrelevant,' and authored by Tom Moore, presents a legal strategy for states to reclaim authority over their chartered corporations to effectively eliminate corporate and "dark" money spending from U.S. politics. The information was issued on September 15, 2025. The report argues that the current approach of amending the U.S. Constitution or wai more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 29 (TNSLrpt) -- A report issued by the Center for American Progress (CAP), titled 'The Corporate Power Reset That Makes Citizens United Irrelevant,' and authored by Tom Moore, presents a legal strategy for states to reclaim authority over their chartered corporations to effectively eliminate corporate and "dark" money spending from U.S. politics. The information was issued on September 15, 2025. The report argues that the current approach of amending the U.S. Constitution or wai more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 29 (TNSLrpt) -- A report issued by the Center for American Progress (CAP), titled 'The Corporate Power Reset That Makes Citizens United Irrelevant,' and authored by Tom Moore, presents a legal strategy for states to reclaim authority over their chartered corporations to effectively eliminate corporate and "dark" money spending from U.S. politics. The information was issued on September 15, 2025. The report argues that the current approach of amending the U.S. Constitution or wai more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 29 (TNSLrpt) -- The Center for American Progress (CAP) issued a report titled 'Undoing Citizens United and Reining In Super PACs' (no report number listed), authored by Tom Moore, a Senior Fellow with the Democracy team. The information was issued on September 15, 2025. Americans are dissatisfied with a political system they feel is dominated by money, a reality largely driven by the Supreme Court's 2010 decision in Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission. This ruling op more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 29 (TNSLrpt) -- A report issued by the Center for American Progress (CAP), titled 'How the Supreme Court Is Dismantling the Separation of Church and State,' and authored by Hayley Durudogan and Sydney Bryant, contends that Chief Justice John Roberts' court is actively eroding the separation of church and state, in opposition to centuries of First Amendment principles. The information was issued on October 6, 2025. The report argues that the court has weakened this principle over more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 -- The Capital Research Center issued the following commentary on Oct. 29, 2025: * * * How homeless advocacy became the plaything of reckless radicals The NGOs in the homeless industrial complex are spending money--and often a lot of tax dollars--on everything but obvious solutions. By Ken Braun In 2018, Grants Pass, Oregon, was providing homeless shelters in tandem with a city ordinance that prohibited camping on public property. This generous policy mix for a town of j more PR

NEW YORK, Oct. 29 -- We Act for Environmental Justice issued the following news release: * * * Court Rules in Favor of WE ACT and Fellow Plaintiffs Requiring New York State to Implement Its Landmark Climate Law New York State's Department of Environmental Conservation Must Issue Regulations by February 6, 2026 * As one of the plaintiffs in the litigation against the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) for failing to issue the regulations required by law, under the  more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 -- TechFreedom, a technology policy think tank, issued the following news release: * * * Don't Let Massachusetts Play Online Censor, TechFreedom Tells State High Court Yesterday, TechFreedom filed an amicus brief urging the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court to block a Massachusetts lawsuit that attacks Meta's social-media design features. The state contends that Meta's platforms are "addictive." This emotionally charged claim amounts, at bottom, to an attack on the spee more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 (TNSrpt) -- The Institute for Higher Education Policy issued the following news release on Oct. 29, 2025: * * * IHEP Research Offers Roadmap for Expanding College Access: Lessons from California's Race-Neutral Admissions Practices As states and colleges shape admissions practices after the Supreme Court's Students for Fair Admissions v. Harvard decision, a new research brief from the Institute for Higher Education Policy (IHEP) showcases how California has worked to expand more PR

MANILA, Philippines, Oct. 30 -- The Supreme Court of the Philippines issued the following news release: * * * Justice Singh and Deputy Head of Mission Dr. Moya Collett Co-Chair the Third Meeting of the FAIR Justice Program Management Committee The Partnerships Management Team (PMT) of the FAIR Justice Program called its third Program Management Committee (PMC) Meeting on October 27, 2025. Presiding over the meeting were the two Co-Chairpersons, Associate Justice Maria Filomena D. Singh (Justi more PR

MILWAUKEE, Wisconsin, Oct. 30 (TNSrep) -- Marquette University issued the following news release: * * * Marquette Law School Poll finds large majority of Wisconsin voters not yet tuned in to who is running in major 2026 elections No candidate has established strong position in public favorability in governor, state Supreme Court races; large majorities of voters undecided Also: * Inflation and cost of living draw the most concern among voters overall, with big partisan divisions in concern  more PR

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Oct. 30 -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following news release on Oct. 29, 2025: * * * Attorney General Brown Defends Federal Reserve's Independence in Supreme Court Case Attorney General Anthony G. Brown today joined a coalition of 23 attorneys general on a brief filed with the U.S. Supreme Court defending the independence of the Federal Reserve Board of Governors. The filing urges the court to reject President Trump's request to immediately remo more PR

LINCOLN, Nebraska, Oct. 29 -- Nebraska Attorney General Mike Hilgers issued the following news release: * * * Nebraska Continues Legal Fight Against Colorado Over Water Rights * LINCOLNAttorney General Hilgers announced today that Nebraska has continued its legal actions to enforce the South Platte River Compact and clear the way for construction of the Perkins County Canal. Nebraska is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to reject Colorado's request to table the states' dispute over the South Pla more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 29 -- Sen. Alex Padilla, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Padilla, Colleagues Warn Trump May Declare Election-Related National Emergency After White House Hires Prominent Election Denier to Reexamine 2020 Election Results * Senators: Kurt Olsen's appointment seems "to be part of a scheme to convince the President to attempt a national emergency declaration to illegally claim unconstitutional federal powers over state and local election administration."  more PR

PHOENIX, Arizona, Oct. 30 -- The Arizona State Senate Republican Caucus issued the following news release on Oct. 29, 2025: * * * Senate President Petersen Advances Arizona's Priorities in Washington Despite Federal Government Shutdown State Senate President Warren Petersen is returning from the nation's capital after high-level meetings this week with members of President Trump's Administration to advance Arizona's top priorities - border security, water, land management, and election integr more PR

NEW YORK, Oct. 29 [Category: International] -- Human Rights Watch posted the following news: * * * South Korea: Census to Count Same-Sex Couples * (Seoul) - South Korea 's Ministry of Data and Statistics updated the 2025 Population and Housing Census on October 22, 2025, to allow same-sex couples to be counted, Human Rights Watch said today. The census, which will be conducted from October 22 to November 18, will recognize the same-sex relationships of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 -- The Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee released the following testimony by Jonathan S. Hartley, an economics doctoral candidate at Stanford University, from an Oct. 22, 2025, hearing entitled "Labor Law Reform Part 2: New Solutions for Finding a Pro-Worker Way Forward": * * * Thank you, Chairman Cassidy, Ranking Member Sanders, and Members of the Committee. My name is Jon Hartley. I'm an economist and currently an economics PhD candidate at Stanford  more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 29 -- Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Washington, issued the following news release: * * * U.S. Chamber of Commerce - World's Largest Business Org - Endorses Cantwell's Bipartisan Trade Review Act * WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Chamber of Commerce, the world's largest business organization, called on Congress to pass the Trade Review Act of 2025 in an open letter to members of the U.S. Senate. "The U.S. Chamber of Commerce ('the Chamber') urges Congress to pass legislation to reclaim more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 29 -- Sen. Katie Britt, R-Alabama, issued the following news release: * * * U.S. Senator Katie Britt Votes to Confirm Eddie LaCour as District Judge for Northern District of Alabama * WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Katie Britt (R-Ala.) today released the following statement after the Senate confirmed Edmund "Eddie" LaCour to be a district judge for the Northern District of Alabama by a vote of 51-47. Senators Britt and Tommy Tuberville (R-Ala.), Eddie LaCour, and LaCour's more PR

LOS ANGELES, California, Oct. 29 -- The University of California at Los Angeles School of Law issued the following Q&A on Oct. 28, 2025, by professor Rick Hasen: * * * How big a deal is California's Proposition 50? UCLA Law professor and voting rights expert Rick Hasen weighs in on the congressional redistricting measure * In recent weeks, and as the Nov. 4 election day approaches, California residents have been bombarded with advertisements and voters have received ballots in the mail with more PR

RIVERSIDE, California, Oct. 29 -- The University of California Riverside campus issued the following news: * * * With Prop 50, is Cali voting on Trump, Texas, or both? * In August, Texas state legislators voted for a mid-decade redistricting plan that is likely to turn five U.S. House of Representatives seats from Democrat to Republican. Soon after, California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced a retaliatory effort, a special election in which California voters are asked to approve new congressiona more PR