LANSING, Michigan, Jan. 20 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release: * * * AGs Nessel, Platkin Highlight State Efforts to Halt Public Corruption in Latest Pantsuits and Lawsuits Episode * LANSING - In the latest episode of Pantsuits and Lawsuits, Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel is joined by guest host former New Jersey Attorney General Matt Platkin (PNG) to discuss how public corruption actually works, why it inflates your bills and weakens your servic more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 20 [Category: Political] -- America First Legal, a civil rights organization, posted the following news release: * * * America First Legal Asks U.S. Supreme Court to Review Case Involving Washington State Law that Incentivizes Kids to Run Away from Parents * America First Legal (AFL), in partnership with Schaerr Jaffe LLP, has filed a petition for a writ of certiorari with the U.S. Supreme Court in its ongoing litigation against the state of Washington on behalf of concerned more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 20 [Category: Political] -- America First Legal, a civil rights organization, posted the following news release: * * * America First Legal, Representing a Coalition of U.S. Senators Led by Ted Cruz, Renews Fight to Protect Border Security After U.S. Supreme Court Agrees to Hear Challenge to Ninth Circuit's Ruling * America First Legal (AFL), in partnership with Boyden Gray PLLC, has filed a new amicus brief in the U.S. Supreme Court on behalf of U.S. Representative Darrell I more PR

SACRAMENTO, California, Jan. 20 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Bonta Marks One Year of Holding Trump Accountable * Through 54 lawsuits, Attorney General Bonta is standing up for California families and businesses, defending constitutional rights, and protecting approximately $188 billion in funding SAN FRANCISCO -California Attorney General Rob Bonta today marked the end of the first year of President Trump's term and one  more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, Jan. 20 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release: * * * ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL HIGHLIGHTS ACTIONS TAKEN OVER THE LAST YEAR TO PROTECT CRITICAL PROGRAMS, ILLINOIS RESIDENTS' CIVIL RIGHTS FROM TRUMP ADMINISTRATION'S ATTACKS * Raoul's Office Filed Over 50 Lawsuits Since Jan. 20, 2025 to Challenge Unlawful Federal Policies Chicago - Attorney General Kwame Raoul today announced that since President Donald J. Trump took office on January 20, 2 more PR

BROOKLYN, New York, Jan. 21 -- Brooklyn Law School issued the following news: * * * Professors Stacy Caplow and Maryellen Fullerton Combine Immigration Law and Literature in Unique Seminar Class What do books and movies such as Brooklyn, The Godfather II, or The Namesake have to do with becoming a lawyer? For students taking part in "Law and Literature: The Immigration Experience," the answer is much more than you might think. The 2-credit seminar class was created by two longtime professor more PR

ATLANTA, Georgia, Jan. 20 [Category: BizMedia] -- CNN posted the following news: * * * CNN Business Unveils Annual "Risk Takers" A Digital Series Spotlighting Today's Most Daring Visionaries * January 20th, 2026 NEW YORK, NY - January 20, 2026 - CNN Business today launched the eighth rendition of its fully digital series, Risk Takers. In a moment defined by rapid change and uncertainty across politics, culture, and the global economy, many are still navigating what this new era demands.  more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 20 -- Rep. Dave Taylor, R-Ohio, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Taylor's Pro-Family Abortion Notification Bill Becomes Bicameral Push * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congressman Dave Taylor (OH-02) today applauded the introduction of a Senate companion bill to his Child Interstate Abortion Notification Act by Senator Ashley Moody (R-FL). This bill will protect children and uphold parental rights by prohibiting the transportation of minors across state lines for the more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 21 -- The Center for Strategic and International Studies issued the following commentary on Jan. 20, 2026: * * * Bright Shiny Objects By William Alan Reinsch I had planned to devote this week's column to a commentary on the Supreme Court's decision on the tariff case, but the court foiled my plan by not issuing its decision. On the decision, or lack of one so far, I would just say the delay is probably due to the chief justice's desire to get as large a majority as possible  more PR

NEW YORK, Jan. 20 [Category: International] -- Human Rights Watch posted the following news: * * * Dirty (Baker's) Dozen: 13 Harmful Trump 2.0 Administration Immigration, Citizenship, and Refugee Policies, as of January 20, 2026 * From the day it took office, January 20, 2025, the second Trump administration has spawned new immigration policies at a dizzying pace. Some obliterated with the stroke of a pen programs that had been built over decades to enable avenues to safety for people fleein more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 21 -- Cato Institute issued the following news release: * * * Expert Available: Supreme Court to Hear Major Digital Privacy Case on Geofence Warrants A few days ago, the Supreme Court agreed to hear Chatrie v. United States, one of the most significant Fourth Amendment cases in years. The case challenges the constitutionality of "geofence warrants," a growing practice in which police demand that technology companies turn over location data for everyone near a crime scene to g more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 21 -- Americans United for Separation of Church and State issued the following news: * * * Fifth Circuit hears challenges to Ten Commandments displays in Louisiana & Texas NEW ORLEANS - The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, sitting en banc, heard oral arguments in two cases challenging state laws in Louisiana and Texas that require public schools to display the Ten Commandments in every classroom. The cases, Rev. Roake v. Brumley and Rabbi Nathan v. Alamo Heights I more PR

LOS ANGELES, California, Jan. 20 -- The Reason Foundation issued the following news: * * * Funding Education Opportunity: How states fund K-12 open enrollment programs * States are increasingly allowing public school students to find the right school for them. Since 2020, eight states have adopted strong K-12 cross-district open-enrollment laws, allowing students to transfer to public schools other than their assigned schools when open seats are available. Twenty-three states now have robust more PR

MANILA, Philippines, Jan. 21 -- The Supreme Court of the Philippines issued the following news release: * * * JSCC to Hold Second National Decongestion Summit The Justice Sector Coordinating Council (JSCC) will open the three-day Second National Decongestion Summit today, January 21, 2026, as part of its ongoing efforts to decongest Philippine jails and prisons through sustained and long-term structural and legislative reforms. The JSCC, composed of the Supreme Court (SC), the Department of  more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 20 -- Rep. John B. Larson, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Larson, Neal Demand Full Criminal Investigation into 'DOGE' Leak of Private Records to Musk Associates and Immediate Congressional Action to Safeguard Americans' Privacy * Washington, D.C. - Today, House Social Security Subcommittee Ranking Member John B. Larson (CT-01) and Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard E. Neal (MA-01) released the following statement after the Social Securit more PR

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Jan. 21 -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Brown Preserves Billions in Federal Funding, Defends Civil Rights, and Safeguards Essential Public Service Over the past year, Marylanders have faced unprecedented threats to critical federal funding, civil rights protections, and essential public services as a result of sweeping changes in federal policy. When unlawful actions have placed Maryland's residents,  more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 21 [Category: Political] -- Reproductive Freedom for All (formerly the NARAL Pro-Choice America) posted the following memorandum on Jan. 20, 2026: * * * TO: Interested Parties FROM: Reproductive Freedom for All RE: The Erosion of Reproductive Freedom and Democracy One Year Under Trump The Erosion of Reproductive Freedom and Democracy One Year Under Trump One year ago, Donald Trump returned to the White House and launched an onslaught of attacks against reproductive  more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 21 -- Rep. Richard E. Neal, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the House Ways and Means Committee, issued the following news release on Jan. 20, 2026: * * * Neal, Larson Demand Full Criminal Investigation into 'DOGE' Leak of Private Records to Musk Associates and Immediate Congressional Action to Safeguard Americans' Privacy Today, House Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard E. Neal (MA-01) and Social Security Subcommittee Ranking Member John B. Larson (CT-01) relea more PR

EVANSTON, Illinois, Jan. 20 -- Northwestern University posted the following news release: * * * Northwestern law professors available on upcoming SCOTUS hearings on Trump v. Lisa Cook * CHICAGO -- The U.S. Supreme Court will hear oral arguments on Wednesday in another case regarding the president's power to remove the members of independent agencies in the federal government. In Trump v. Cook, the case focuses on President Trump's attempt to fire Lisa Cook -an economist and member of the F more PR

STILLWATER, Oklahoma, Jan. 20 -- Oklahoma State University posted the following news: * * * Oklahoma Supreme Court Justice Noma Gurich to speak Feb. 5 at OSU Puterbaugh Ethics Lecture Oklahoma Supreme Court Justice Noma Gurich will be the featured speaker for the annual Puterbaugh Ethics Lecture at 1:30 p.m., Feb. 5, in the Student Union Theater on Oklahoma State University's Stillwater campus. The presentation is free and open to the public. Sponsored by the Center for Legal Studies and Bu more PR

STILLWATER, Oklahoma, Jan. 21 -- Oklahoma State University Spears School of Business issued the following news: * * * Oklahoma Supreme Court Justice Noma Gurich to speak Feb. 5 at OSU Puterbaugh Ethics Lecture Oklahoma Supreme Court Justice Noma Gurich will be the featured speaker for the annual Puterbaugh Ethics Lecture at 1:30 p.m., Feb. 5, in the Student Union Theater on Oklahoma State University's Stillwater campus. The presentation is free and open to the public. Sponsored by the Center more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 20 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * One Year Into Trump's Trade War, Welch Hosts Event with Businesses, Trade Experts in Williston * WILLISTON, VT -Today, U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), a member of the Senate Finance Committee, joined small business owners, trade experts, and state and local leaders at Rigorous Technology in Williston for a timely discussion on how President Trump's chaotic tariff policies have ignited a trade war t more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 21 -- The Peterson Institute for International Economics issued the following commentary on Jan. 20, 2026: * * * The risk of higher US inflation in 2026 By Peter Orszag (Lazard) and Adam S. Posen (PIIE) The consensus view among forecasters is that inflation will continue its gradual descent toward the Federal Reserve's 2 percent target through 2026. Similarly, market pricing suggests investors believe the Fed has largely won its inflation battle. In our view, however, this  more PR

STANFORD, California, Jan. 21 -- Stanford University Law School issued the following news: * * * Professor-Student Team from Stanford Law School's Rhode Center Wins 2026 Civil Justice Scholarship Award By Monica Schreiber Until the #MeToo movement catalyzed change, many civil cases involving sexual harassment or abuse ended in settlements that required confidentiality. A recent award-winning paper by a professor-student research team from Stanford Law School's Deborah L. Rhode Center on th more PR

PLANO, Texas, Jan. 20 [Category: Sociological] -- The First Liberty Institute, an organization that says it is dedicated to defending liberty for all Americans, issued the following news release: * * * Statement Regarding Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals' Review of Louisiana and Texas Ten Commandments Laws * Baton Rouge, LA -Today, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit heard oral argument regarding the constitutionality of laws in Louisiana and Texas that require the posting of the T more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, Jan. 20 [Category: Energy] -- The American Gas Association issued the following news release: * * * Trade associations petition U.S. Supreme Court to take on fuel choice case, protect access to natural gas furnaces * WASHINGTON - The American Gas Association, American Public Gas Association and National Propane Gas Association filed a petition asking the U.S. Supreme Court to consider a 2-1 decision from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit which  more PR

NOTRE DAME, Indiana, Jan. 20 (TNSrpt) -- The University of Notre Dame Keough School of Global Affairs issued the following news release: * * * Limiting public education access would hurt U.S. workforce and harm child welfare, migration scholar warns For more than 40 years, a U.S. Supreme Court ruling has ensured that all children can access public education regardless of their immigration status. There are growing efforts to undo this protection, but University of Notre Dame migration scholar more PR