PARIS, France, Dec. 15 [Category: Media] -- Reporters Without Borders issued the following news: * * * #FreeGleizes: Sylvie Godard, mother of imprisoned French journalist Christophe Gleizes, requests presidential pardon for her son from Algerian President Tebboune * In a letter sent to the President of the Republic of Algeria, Christophe Gleizes' mother, Sylvie Godard, has requested a presidential pardon for her son, a French journalist and regular contributor to the French media group So Pr more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 12 -- Rep. Tim Walberg, R-Michigan, chairman of the House Education and Workforce Committee, issued the following news release: * * * @EdWorkforceCmte Uncovers Antisemitism at APA -- Launches Full Investigation Education and Workforce Committee Chairman Tim Walberg (R-MI) has launched an investigation into the American Psychological Association (APA), sending a formal letter to APA President Dr. Debra Kawahara. The move comes after serious reports of antisemitism within the  more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 12 -- President Trump issued the following statement: * * * America 250: Presidential Message on the Birthday of John Jay Today, our Nation celebrates the 280th birthday of John Jay--the first Chief Justice of the United States, a titan of American sovereignty, and a key architect of our laws, our foreign policy, and our glorious American independence. Born in New York City and raised with the timeless values of faith and civic duty, John Jay answered the call to public ser more PR

SACRAMENTO, California, Dec. 15 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Bonta Blocks Trump Administration from Penalizing California for Its Own Erroneous Guidance on SNAP Eligibility * OAKLAND California Attorney General Rob Bonta today secured a decision by the U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon blocking the Trump Administration from penalizing California for any errors resulting from the U.S. Department of Agriculture' more PR

SACRAMENTO, California, Dec. 15 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Bonta Opposes U.S. Department of Education Proposal Imposing Burdensome Data Collection Requirements on Schools and Universities * OAKLAND California Attorney General Rob Bonta today led a coalition of 17 attorneys general in submitting a comment letter to the U.S. Department of Education (ED) reaffirming their opposition to the Trump Administration's proposal re more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 15 [Category: Sociological] -- The American Economic Liberties Project posted the following news release: * * * Economic Liberties Calls on CPUC to Reject $4.4 Billion in Excessive Utility Returns * San Francisco, California. Following an Administrative Law Judge's proposed decision on the Authorized Cost of Capital for Utility Operations for PG&E, SoCalGas, SCE, and SDG&E for 2026 ("the proposed decision")which offers the utilities a combined $4.4 billion in excessive retur more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 15 [Category: Political] -- The Human Rights Campaign posted the following news release: * * * HRC Mourns Loss of Entertainment Icon and LGBTQ+ Activist Rob Reiner and Michele Singer Reiner * WASHINGTON - The Human Rights Campaign is mourning the loss of legendary actor, director and LGBTQ+ activist Rob Reiner and his wife Michele. The Reiners have for years been dedicated supporters of the LGBTQ+ rights movement, co-founding the American Foundation for Equal Rights (AFER) t more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, Dec. 16 -- The Northwestern University's Pritzker School of Law issued the following school news: * * * Northwestern Perspective: Civil Procedure By Ed Finkel Civil procedure provides the backbone for how legal cases move forward, from when a case is first filed to the ultimate conclusion. It's also a keystone of the research undertaken at Northwestern Pritzker School of Law, where faculty collectively constitute a renowned, generationally and intellectually diverse set of more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 15 -- Sen. Alex Padilla, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Padilla, Blumenthal Introduce Bill to Provide Victims of Abuse by Federal Law Enforcement the Right to Sue * Amid troubling pattern of violence by ICE and CBP officers, federal law provides no statutory right to sue federal law enforcement for violating constitutional rights WASHINGTON, D.C. As the Trump Administration conducts widespread and indiscriminate immigration enforcement operations in more PR

LINCOLN, Nebraska, Dec. 15 -- The University of Nebraska posted the following news: * * * Trade expert describes business uncertainties from U.S. tariff surge * For decades, the United States and Japan have built one of the world's most successful and stable trade partnerships a relationship Wendy Cutler says remains vital as the global economy grows uncertain. Cutler, senior vice president at the Asia Society Policy Institute and a former U.S. trade negotiator who spent nearly 30 years wo more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 15 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Video: Kaine Statement Ahead of Unveiling of Barbara Rose Johns Statue in U.S. Capitol * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA) released the following statement ahead of tomorrow's unveiling ceremony of the Barbara Rose Johns statue at the U.S. Capitol: "There is a line in the Book of Isaiah, 'And a little child shall lead them,' that reminds me of Barbara Rose Johns and the incredi more PR

KEENE, California, Dec. 15 [Category: Union] -- The United Farm Workers issued the following news release: * * * Washington Supreme Court to Hear Sunnyside Mushroom Workers Case, Signifying Major Step in Windmill Mushroom Fight * Sunnyside, WA Last week, the Supreme Court of Washington State granted a motion by the United Farm Workers (UFW) and former workers at Windmill Farms in Sunnyside, WA to take up their case for discretionary review. After years of organizing, standing up to retaliati more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 15 (Rep.) -- House Republican Whip Tom Emmer, R-Minnesota, issued the following news release: * * * Whip Emmer announces more than 300 key stakeholders support the SPEED Act * WASHINGTON - House Majority Whip Tom Emmer (R-Minn.) today announced key stakeholder support for the Standardizing Permitting and Expediting Economic Development (SPEED) Ac t. More than 300 organizations have voiced their support for this legislation, which creates certainty in the permitting process a more PR