WASHINGTON, Jan. 10 -- Americans United for Separation of Church and State issued the following news on Jan. 9, 2026: * * * AU urges federal appeals court to protect religious freedom, LGBTQ+ workers Americans United for Separation of Church and State, joined by nine other religious and civil rights organizations, today urged the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to affirm that religious freedom does not give employers a blanket license to discriminate against their workers. In an amicus brie more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 10 -- The Democratic National Committee posted the following news release on Jan. 9, 2026: * * * BREAKING: DNC Counters Republican Attack on Mail and Early Voting at Supreme Court DNC files Supreme Court amicus brief opposing Republicans' challenge to safeguards around mail voting RNC hopes that dozens of states will throw out lawful ballots cast by election day that arrive soon after, including those of uniformed military voters * Today, the DNC filed an amicus curiae b more PR

MADISON, Wisconsin, Jan. 10 -- FFRF Action Fund, an organization that says it develops and advocates for legislation, regulations and government programs to preserve the constitutional principle of separation between state and church, posted the following news on Jan. 9, 2026: * * * Indiana gov. gets 'theocrat' slam for suing to put Ten Commandments at state Capitol The FFRF Action Fund's opening "Theocrat of the Week" for 2026 is Indiana Gov. Mike Braun for recently filing a federal lawsuit more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 10 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following Legal Sidebar white paper (No. LSB11025) on Jan. 9, 2026. The white paper is written by legislative attorneys Peter G. Berris, Cassandra J. Barnum and Michael A. Foster: * * * Public Corruption and the Limits of Federal Fraud Statutes Over time, Congress has shown interest in policing public-sector corruption, enacting a number of criminal provisions aimed at holding corrupt officials and those who entic more PR