BIRMINGHAM, Alabama, Jan. 27 -- Samford University issued the following news release: * * * American Constitutional Law, Eighth Edition, Authored by Cumberland School of Law's Brannon P. Denning, Released * The eighth edition of American Constitutional Law: Powers and Liberties, by Brannon P. Denning, Starnes Professor of Law at Samford University's Cumberland School of Law, has been released by Aspen Publishing. The newest edition builds on the strong foundation established in prior version more PR

DES MOINES, Iowa, Jan. 28 -- Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Brenna Bird Continues Support for President Trump's Birthright Citizenship Policy * DES MOINES-Attorney General Brenna Bird announced today she is co-leading with Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti a coalition of 26 states and territories in support of President Trump's birthright citizenship executive order. On his first day in office, President Trump issued a more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 28 -- Cato Institute issued the following news release on Jan. 27, 2026: * * * Cato Expert: Federal Agents Are Shielded From Accountability Following the shooting death of ICE protester Alex Pretti, Cato Institute legal fellow Mike Fox wrote a new blog post highlighting how your constitutional rights are unenforceable when violated by federal agents, going directly against the intention of our founders: "The Framers entrusted citizen juries to adjudicate disputes between cit more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 28 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: * * * EPA Advances Cooperative Federalism to Improve Air Quality by Taking an Important Step to Reconsider Biden-era "Good Neighbor Plan" * Agency Proposes to Approve State Implementation Plans for Eight States WASHINGTON - On January 27, 2026, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposed phase 1 of its reconsideration of the deeply flawed Biden-era "Good Neighbor Plan." Under phase 1,  more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 28 -- Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Ernst Stands Up for the Unborn * WASHINGTON - Following the March for Life, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) reaffirmed her commitment to protecting the sanctity of life and supporting mothers and families across the country. Ernst called on Congress to pass her Ensuring Accurate and Complete Abortion Data Reporting Act, which would require all 50 states to report complete and transparent abortion data more PR

NEW YORK, Jan. 28 [Category: Media] -- Fox News Media, a business unit of Fox, posted the following news release: * * * FOX NEWS BOOKS TO PUBLISH "NOTHING IS IMPOSSIBLE WITH GOD" BY FOX NEWS ANCHOR AND BESTSELLING FAITH AUTHOR SHANNON BREAM * NEW YORK - January 28, 2026 - FOX News Books, the publishing imprint of FOX News Media, will debut Nothing is Impossible with God: Eleven Heroes. One God. Endless Lessons in Overcoming on March 10th. The new release from FOX News Sunday anchor and New Y more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 29 -- Georgetown University Law Center issued the following news: * * * O'Neill Institute's Center for Health and Human Rights Hosts High Court Justices for Second Annual "Judicial Dialogues on Health and the Law" High court judges from across Latin America and the Caribbean were joined last month at Georgetown Law by scholars and legal advocates for the second annual "Judicial Dialogues on Health and the Law" hosted by the O'Neill Institute for National and Global Health Law more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 28 -- Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Gillibrand Slams Trump's Costly Canadian Tariff Threats * Today, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) held a virtual press conference to demand that President Trump stop illegally threatening tariffs against American allies. Over the weekend, President Trump threatened to impose 100% tariffs on Canadian goods. He also said that the U.S. would levy a 25% tariff on South Korean goods. Earli more PR

SPRINGFIELD, Illinois, Jan. 28 -- The Illinois Supreme Court issued the following news release on Jan. 27, 2026: * * * Illinois Judicial Conference Unveils New Three-Year Strategic Agenda The Illinois Judicial Conference has unveiled its 2026-2028 Strategic Agenda for the Illinois Judicial Branch. The new Strategic Agenda outlines how the Judicial Branch will evolve and adapt to make the courts work better for the people they serve. Chief Justice P. Scott Neville, Jr., emphasized that the S more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 28 [Category: Political] -- Reproductive Freedom for All (formerly the NARAL Pro-Choice America) posted the following news release: * * * In New Filing, Trump Administration Admits It's Rushing to Undermine Medication Abortion Access Nationwide * : Wednesday, January 28, 2026 Contact: media@reproductivefreedomforall.org Washington, DC - Yesterday, the Trump administration asked a federal court to pause Louisiana's lawsuit challenging access to mifepristone until after t more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 29 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on Jan. 28, 2026: * * * Justice Department Joins Lawsuit Against Racial Discrimination in Admissions at UCLA's Medical School Today, the Justice Department's Civil Rights Division sought intervention in a lawsuit against the David Geffen School of Medicine at the University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA) over the school's continued use of race in its admissions policies and practices. The underlying l more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 28 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following Legal Sidebar white paper (No. LSB11390) on Jan. 27, 2026, by legislative attorney Hannah-Alise Rogers: * * * Litigation over State Attempts to Lower Drug Costs: Prescription Drug Affordability Boards (PDABs) Prescription drug affordability continues to dominate headlines, with President Trump taking actions to implement Most Favored Nation Pricing by negotiating directly with pharmaceutical companies and more PR

MANILA, Philippines, Jan. 29 -- The Supreme Court of the Philippines issued the following news release: * * * SAJ Leonen: Solutions to Jail, Prison Congestion Should Center on Human Dignity Supreme Court (SC) Senior Associate Justice (SAJ) Marvic M.V.F. Leonen urged the justice sector to refocus discussions on addressing jail congestion to human dignity, emphasizing that decongesting overcrowded detention facilities should not just be a temporary relief, but a necessary step toward a more hum more PR

PLANO, Texas, Jan. 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: * * * Religious Liberty Scholars Defend the Display of Ten Commandments in the Public Square and Public Schools * Plano, TX -First Liberty Institute Senior Research Fellow, Director of Religious Liberty in the States, and Regent University Professor Mark David Hall, along with Andrea Picciotti-Bayer more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 29 -- The Federation for American Immigration Reform issued the following news release on Jan. 28, 2026: * * * Supreme Court Ponders Birthright Citizenship FAIR shows illegal aliens not "subject to the jurisdiction" of the United States * Yesterday, the Federation for American Immigration Reform (FAIR) filed a brief in the U.S. Supreme Court urging the Court to reverse a lower-court ruling striking down the President's executive order limiting birthright citizenship to chil more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 28 [Category: Health Care] -- The National Health Law Program issued the following news: * * * Texas and Eight Other States Renew Attack on Section 504 and the Right of Disabled People to Live in their Communities * On January 23, 2026, Texas and eight other states - Alaska, Florida, Indiana, Kansas, Louisiana, Missouri, Montana, and South Dakota - renewed their attack on Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act and the integration mandate. The integration mandate is a requirem more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 28 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following Legal Sidebar white paper (No. LSB11087) on Jan. 27, 2026, by legislative attorney Jared P. Cole: Here are excerpts: * * * Title VI and Peer-to-Peer Racial Harassment at School: Federal Appellate Decisions Section 601 of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 prohibits discrimination based on race, color, or national origin in federally funded programs. While that mandate applies broadly to programs of more PR

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Virginia, Jan. 29 -- The University of Virginia School of Law issued the following news: * * * Ariel Vasser '26 Awarded Skadden Fellowship Award Will Support Project at Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law By Melissa Castro Wyatt University of Virginia School of Law student Ariel Vasser '26 has been awarded a 2026 Skadden Public Interest Fellowship to fund her first two years of work at the Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law after graduation. As she starts her legal care more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 29 -- Rep. Tim Walberg, R-Michigan, chairman of the House Education and Workforce Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Walberg Releases Documents Alleging Evanston Mayor Endangered Jewish Students' Safety to "Shore Up...Progressive Credentials" Education and Workforce Committee Chairman Tim Walberg (R-MI) sent a letter to Mayor Daniel Biss requesting a briefing after Committee documents revealed that Biss refused to clear Northwestern University's violent and a more PR