WASHINGTON, Feb. 18 [Category: Sociological] -- The American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee issued the following news release: * * * ADC Sounds the Alarm: Last-Minute "Safeguard" Confirms Wisconsin IHRA Bills are Unconstitutional * The American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC) is sounding the alarm on Wisconsin bills SB 445 and AB 446 as lawmakers rush to insert a last-minute amendment claiming the bills are not intended to create new crimes for students at public colleges. This  more PR

SAN DIEGO, California, Feb. 18 [Category: Health Care] -- The American Public Health Association posted the following news release: * * * APHA and several organizations sue EPA over illegal repeal of climate protections * Contact: mediarelations@apha.org The American Public Health Association and a broad coalition of health and environmental groups sued the Environmental Protection Agency today over its illegal determination that it is not responsible for protecting us from climate pollut more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 17 -- Rep. Ayanna Pressley, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news: * * * As Trump Abandons Workers, Pressley, Murray, Colleagues Reintroduce BE HEARD Act to Protect Workers from Harassment * BE HEARD Act Would Prevent Workplace Harassment, Strengthen and Expand Key Protections for Workers, Support Workers in Seeking Accountability and Justice Bill Text (PDF) | One-Pager (PDF) WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (MA-07) and Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), a more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 19 -- The House Education and Workforce Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary and Secondary Education released the following written testimony by Eric Baxter, vice president and senior counsel at the Becket Fund for Religious Liberty, from a Feb. 10, 2026, hearing entitled "Defending Faith and Families Against Government Overreach: Mahmoud v. Taylor": * * * Chairman Kiley, Ranking Member Bonamici, and distinguished Members of the Committee, I'm honored to be here today t more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 18 -- Sen. Michael F. Bennet, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * Bennet, Whitehouse, Colleagues Investigate EPA's Repeal of Foundational Scientific Determination on Climate * Denver -Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet, Ranking Member of the Senate Agriculture Committee's Subcommittee on Conservation, Climate, Forestry, and Natural Resources, joined Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.), Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, an more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 -- Rep. Nikki Budzinski, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Budzinski Leads Illinois House Democrats in Demanding HUD Strengthen Housing Protections SPRINGFIELD, IL - Today, Congresswoman Nikki Budzinski (IL-13) led 12 members of the Illinois Delegation in a letter to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) opposing their proposed rule to rescind the existing disparate impact regulation under the Fair Housing Act without replacing it.  more PR

SPRINGFIELD, Virginia, Feb. 18 -- The National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation posted the following news release: * * * Cornell Ph.D. Student's Appeal to NLRB's Top Prosecutor Urges Agency to End Union Control Over Graduate Students * Case attacks Obama-era federal ruling that exposed graduate students to union boss power and forced dues Ithaca, NY (February 18, 2026) - Russell Burgett, a Ph.D. candidate in chemistry and chemical biology at Cornell University, is asking newly-seated  more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 19 -- The House Education and Workforce Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary and Secondary Education released the following written testimony by Donald A. Daugherty Jr., senior litigation counsel for the Defense of Freedom Institute, from a Feb. 10, 2026, hearing entitled "Defending Faith and Families Against Government Overreach: Mahmoud v. Taylor": * * * Chairman Kiley and Ranking Member Bonamici, thank you for the opportunity to testify today on the implications of M more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 18 [Category: Political] -- Public Citizen issued the following news release: * * * EPA Sued Over Illegal Repeal of Climate Protections * A broad coalition of health and environmental groups sued the Environmental Protection Agency today over its illegal determination that it is not responsible for protecting us from climate pollution and its elimination of rules to cut the tailpipe pollution fueling the climate crisis.  The case, filed in the D.C. Circuit, challenges the  more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Feb. 18 -- Conservation Law Foundation issued the following news release: * * * EPA Sued Over Illegal Repeal of Climate Protections Conservation Law Foundation (CLF), as part of a broad coalition of health and environmental groups, has sued the Environmental Protection Agency over its illegal determination that it is not responsible for protecting us from climate pollution and its elimination of rules to cut the tailpipe pollution fueling the climate crisis and harming  more PR

PHOENIX, Arizona, Feb. 18 [Category: ThinkTank] -- The Goldwater Institute posted the following commentary by Timothy Sandefur, vice president for legal affairs: * * * Goldwater Institute Defends Homes-Sharing in Arkansas Federal Court * The Goldwater Institute has filed a friend of the court brief in support of property owners who have gone to federal court to challenge a city ordinance in Fayetteville, Ark., that unconstitutionally discriminates against out-of-state residents who want to r more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 18 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R44770) on Feb. 17, 2026, entitled "History, Evolution and Practices of the President's State of the Union Address: Frequently Asked Questions" by senior research librarian Maria Kreiser and Congress and legislative process specialist Michael Greene: * * * Summary The State of the Union address is a communication from the President to Congress in which the chief executive reports on the curren more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 19 -- Rep. Robert C. Scott, D-Virginia, ranking member of the House Education and Workforce Committee, issued the following news release: * * * House Democrats Press ED on Negative Impact of Immigration Enforcement on Students House Committee on Education and Workforce Ranking Member Bobby Scott (D-VA-03) and Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education Subcommittee Ranking Member Suzanne Bonamici (OR-01), and 69 House Democrats are pressing Secretary of Education Lin more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 18 -- The Democratic National Committee posted the following news release on Feb. 17, 2026: * * * ICYMI: Newsweek: Inside DNC Chair Ken Martin's Plan To Turn Democratic Momentum Into Power Key Point: "Martin's job is ensuring the right combination of resources and strategy translates into November victories that actually shift power. And he ascended to his current position by promising to invest in the Democratic state parties to rebuild the Democratic Party's organizing infr more PR

NEW YORK, Feb. 18 [Category: Media] -- The Knight First Amendment Institute at Columbia University issued the following news release: * * * Immigration Judges Ask Supreme Court to Review Case Challenging Federal Policy Silencing Their Speech * WASHINGTON-The Knight First Amendment Institute at Columbia University today filed a cross-petition for certiorari with the U.S. Supreme Court, asking it to review a First Amendment challenge to a federal policy that forbids immigration judges from spe more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 18 -- The Institute for Energy Research issued the following commentary: * * * EPA Begins Rolling Back Biden's "Good Neighbor" Rule The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced "Phase 1" of its rollback of Biden's "Good Neighbor" rule, which would approve the plans of eight states to address the interstate transport rules for the 2015 eight-hour ozone standards that the Biden administration rejected as insufficient. The eight states whose plans would now be accepted ar more PR

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, Feb. 18 -- The Indiana University McKinney School of Law issued the following news release: * * * IU McKinney Alumni Named to State Bar Leadership Academy for 2026 * Of the 24 Indiana lawyers accepted to the 2026 class of the Indiana State Bar Association's Leadership Development Academy (LDA), half are graduates of the IU McKinney School of Law. Professor Frank Sullivan hosted the group at a reception at his home, where April Keaton, J.D. '18; Amy Osborne, 'J.D. '18;  more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 19 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on Feb. 18, 2026: * * * Justice Department Opens Investigations into Three Michigan School Districts for Required Instruction on Sexual Orientation and Gender Ideology in Pre-K-12 Schools Today, the Justice Department's Civil Rights Division launched investigations into three Michigan public school districts: the Detroit Public Schools Community District, Godfrey-Lee Public Schools, and the Lansing School  more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 18 [Category: Political] -- U.S. Term Limits issued the following news release: * * * LaFawn Pinkney-Mealing Pledges to Support Congressional Term Limits * Augusta, GA - U.S. Term Limits (USTL), the leader in the national, non-partisan movement to limit terms for elected officials, is gathering support from state lawmakers across the nation. Its mission is to get 34 states to apply for an amendment proposal convention specific to term limits on Congress. 2026 Georgia state h more PR

JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri, Feb. 19 -- Missouri Attorney General Catherine Hanaway issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Hanaway Supports Challenge To Biden-Era Abortion Drug Missouri Attorney General Catherine Hanaway joined a coalition of 21 state attorneys general in filing a brief in support of Louisiana's lawsuit challenging a Biden-era overreaching rule that expanded access to abortion drugs through mail and telehealth, despite contrary state laws. "I am proud to stan more PR

PLANO, Texas, Feb. 18 [Category: Sociological] -- The First Liberty Institute, an organization that says it is dedicated to defending liberty for all Americans, issued the following news release: * * * Nashville First Grade Teacher Banished from Classroom After Asking Accommodation from Pro Same-Sex Marriage Book * Nashville, TN -First Liberty Institute sent a letter to officials at the KIPP Antioch College Prep Elementary School in Nashville, TN on behalf of Eric Rivera, a former first grad more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 18 -- Sen. Alex Padilla, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Padilla, Sanders Lead Senate Democrats in Demanding Department of Education Reverse its Decision to End Federal Funding for Minority-Serving Institutions * Senators blast DOJ for baseless legal reasoning behind determination to deem MSIs unconstitutional and cut off federal funding WASHINGTON, D.C. -Today, U.S. Senators Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), Chair of the Senate Hispanic-Serving Institutions  more PR

MANILA, Philippines, Feb. 19 -- The Supreme Court of the Philippines issued the following news release: * * * SC Clarifies Rule on Voluntary Surrender as Mitigating Factor in Criminal Cases The Supreme Court (SC) En Banc clarified that the mitigating circumstance of voluntary surrender must be evaluated based on the person's true intent and the totality of the circumstances. In a Decision written by Associate Justice Samuel H. Gaerlan, the SC granted a man's petition and reduced his sentence more PR

MANILA, Philippines, Feb. 19 -- The Supreme Court of the Philippines issued the following news release: * * * SC Kicks Off 2026 One Billion Rising Campaign; Affirms Judiciary's Commitment to Equal, Inclusive Justice The Supreme Court (SC) affirmed its commitment to fair and inclusive justice, and to fostering spaces that uphold respect, empowerment, and compassion for all, as it joined the 2026 One Billion Rising global campaign kickoff on February 16, 2026, at the SC Courtyard in Manila. Du more PR

OXFORD, Ohio, Feb. 18 -- Miami University posted the following news: * * * Prolific author, journalist launches newest book at Miami * When asked if his latest book, "The War Within a War: The Black Struggle in Vietnam and at Home," was his best yet, renowned journalist, author, and educator Wil Haygood responded that it was definitely his "most timely book" before a long and thoughtful pause. "I think I'll simply let the New York Times speak for me," Haygood answered. "Why not?" Why no more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 18 -- Sen. Alex Padilla, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Ranking Members Padilla, Raskin, Thompson Defend Congress' Authority Over Asylum Law in New Bicameral Supreme Court Amicus Brief * Amicus brief rejects Trump Administration's unconstitutional attempt to rewrite asylum statutes by executive action WASHINGTON, D.C. -U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Immigration Subcommittee, Representative Jamie Raskin ( more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 19 -- Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, ranking member of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Ranking Members Raskin, Thompson, and Padilla Defend Congress's Authority Over Asylum Law in New Bicameral Supreme Court Amicus Brief Amicus Brief Rejects Trump Administration's Unconstitutional Attempt to Rewrite Asylum Statutes by Executive Action Rep. Jamie Raskin, Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, Rep. Bennie G. Thompson, Ranking M more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 18 [Category: Political] -- Reproductive Freedom for All (formerly the NARAL Pro-Choice America) posted the following news release: * * * Reproductive Freedom for All Endorses Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes for Reelection * Today, Reproductive Freedom for All endorsed Attorney General Kris Mayes for reelection. Mayes has consistently used her position to expand access to reproductive freedom for all Arizonans, including her leadership on efforts to block the Arizona Sup more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 18 -- The Securities and Exchange Commission issued the following remarks on Feb. 17, 2026, by Chairman Paul S. Atkins at the Texas A&M School of Law Corporate Law Symposium hosted by the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas: * * * Thank you, David [Woodcock], for your generous introduction. And good morning, ladies and gentlemen. I am delighted to be here, and grateful for this opportunity to share a few reflections. Let me begin by thanking our hosts at the Texas A&M University S more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 18 [Category: Environment] -- The Sierra Club posted the following news release: * * * Sierra Club, Partners Sue EPA Over Illegal Repeal of Climate Protections * Washington, DC - A broad coalition of health and environmental groups sued the Environmental Protection Agency today over its illegal determination that it is not responsible for protecting us from climate pollution and its elimination of rules to cut the tailpipe pollution fueling the climate crisis and harming peo more PR

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Feb. 18 [Category: Environment] -- The Union of Concerned Scientists posted the following news release: * * * UCS Joins Lawsuit Challenging Trump Administration's Unlawful Endangerment Finding Repeal * WASHINGTON-Today, the Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS) joined a group of environmental, public health and science nonprofits in filing suit against the Trump administration for unlawfully repealing the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) endangerment findi more PR

NEW YORK, Feb. 18 [Category: International] -- Human Rights Watch posted the following news: * * * Venezuela: Dismantle Repressive Apparatus * (Washington, DC) - Venezuelan authorities should take prompt measures to reform key judicial and electoral institutions and repeal abusive laws, Human Rights Watch said today. Following US military strikes in Venezuela and the arrest of Nicolas Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, on January 3, 2026, Venezuelan authorities have released hundreds of po more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 19 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on Feb. 18, 2026: * * * Warren Calls Jamie Dimon's Bluff on Credit Card Affordability, Asks Him to Publicly Support Bill Allowing States to Impose Interest Rate Caps Following a 1978 Supreme Court case, states like Vermont and Massachusetts cannot enact credit card caps like Dimon suggested unless Congress passes new legisl more PR

WILLIAMSBURG, Virginia, Feb. 18 -- William and Mary issued the following news: * * * The First Alphas * In 2025, William & Mary marked the 50th anniversary of historically Black fraternities and sororities at the university. When the Kappa Pi Chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Inc. was chartered in May 1975, it paved the way for what is today a vibrant presence of six National Pan-Hellenic Council, or "Divine Nine," fraternities and sororities on William & Mary's campus. "William & Mary more PR