MANILA, Philippines, March 18 -- The Supreme Court of the Philippines issued the following news release: * * * 'SPJI: In Full Speed': SC to Hold First Nationwide Judiciary Fun Run The Supreme Court (SC), through its Sports Committee, will hold its first Nationwide Judiciary Fun Run on March 22, 2026, as part of the celebration of the SC's 125th Founding Anniversary. The SC has organized Fun Runs in 2023 and 2024, but these events were limited to the SC compound in Manila. The 2026 edition wi more PR

ARLINGTON, Virginia, March 17 [Category: Sociological] -- Americans for Prosperity posted the following news release: * * * AFP-Alabama Celebrates House Passage of SB167 * Mar 17, 2026 by AFP MONTGOMERY, AL - Americans for Prosperity-Alabama (AFP-AL) celebrated SB167 unanimously passing the Alabama House today, bringing the state one step closer to ending judicial deference. In 2024, the U.S. Supreme Court decision Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo overturned the 40-year old Chevron d more PR

WASHINGTON, March 17 [Category: Political] -- America First Legal, a civil rights organization, posted the following news release: * * * America First Legal Urges the U.S. Supreme Court to Overturn Judicial Overreach by Upholding Routine Election Integrity Rules * America First Legal (AFL), alongside Christopher Mills of Spero Law LLC, has filed an amicus brief in Pennsylvania v. Eakin, urging the U.S. Supreme Court to take up a case challenging Pennsylvania's requirement that mail-in voters more PR

MADISON, Wisconsin, March 18 -- 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: * * * FFRF Action Fund applauds Gov. Beshear veto of Kentucky voucher bill The FFRF Action Fund commends Gov. Andy Beshear for vetoing Kentucky House Bill 1 -- a legislative measure designed to force Kentucky into a federal private sc more PR

MADISON, Wisconsin, March 18 -- The Freedom From Religion Foundation issued the following news release on March 17, 2026: * * * Trump's Religious Liberty Commission elevates religion over rights The Freedom From Religion Foundation is expressing concern after another meeting of the Trump administration's "Religious Liberty Commission" yesterday that was deeply troubling. The hearing, once again inappropriately held at the private Museum of the Bible in Washington, D.C., focused on alleged t more PR

WASHINGTON, March 17 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Grassley Introduces Bipartisan Legislation Expanding Whistleblower Protections for Duty Bound and Government Corporation Employees * WASHINGTON - During Sunshine Week, Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), co-chair of the Senate Whistleblower Protection Caucus, introduced two bills to extend whistleblower protections for duty speech disclosures and executive agency employees of government corporations. more PR

WASHINGTON, March 16 -- Rep. Maggie Goodlander, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: * * * House Passes Goodlander-Backed Bill to Help Holocaust Survivors and Families Reclaim Stolen Art * Washington, D.C. -Today, Congresswoman Maggie Goodlander helped pass the Holocaust Expropriated Art Recovery (HEAR) Act Improvements of 2025, bipartisan legislation to help Holocaust survivors and their families reclaim artwork stolen by the Nazis. The bill removes the upcoming 2026 expirati more PR

WASHINGTON, March 18 -- The Jamestown Foundation issued the following commentary on March 17, 2026, by Paul Goble, specialist on ethnic and religious questions in Eurasia, in its Eurasia Daily Monitor: * * * Kazakhstan Adopts New Constitution, Further Distancing From Soviet Past Executive Summary: * More than 70 percent of Kazakhstan's voters reportedly took part in a March 15 referendum on a new constitution and voted to approve it. The new basic law will enter into force on June 1, with a  more PR

WASHINGTON, March 18 -- The Jamestown Foundation posted the following commentary on March 17, 2026, by CEO and Founder of Strategy Risks Isaac Stone Fish in its China Brief: * * * After Chagos Deal, PRC Seeks to Alter Indian Ocean Balance Executive Summary: * Mauritius supports the People's Republic of China (PRC) on virtually every geopolitical issue while receiving Chinese diplomatic and economic support for its own priorities, particularly over its claim to sovereignty over the Chagos Arc more PR

WASHINGTON, March 18 -- The Securities and Exchange Commission issued the following statement by director of the Division of Corporation Finance James Moloney: * * * The Last Chapter in the Book of Howey Once upon a time, William John Howey arrived in the not-too-distant picturesque central Florida region and established a verdant orange grove. Little did Howey know at the time that more legal ink would be spilled over his business model than orange juice flowing from his orange groves in the more PR

WASHINGTON, March 18 -- Sen. Gary Peters, D-Michigan, issued the following news release on March 17, 2026: * * * Senator Peters Reintroduces Resolution Recognizing Reproductive Health Care Providers U.S. Senator Gary Peters (MI) reintroduced a resolution honoring reproductive health care providers and staff by designating March 10, 2026, as "Abortion Provider Appreciation Day." The resolution recognizes the work of medical professionals and staff who provide essential reproductive care despit more PR

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, March 17 -- Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti issued the following news: * * * Tennessee Pushes for Election Integrity at the United States Supreme Court * Tennessee has joined Missouri and 19 other states in filing an amicus brief urging the Supreme Court of the United States to review and overturn a federal appellate decision that struck down a Pennsylvania law requiring voters to handwrite the date on mail-in ballots. The multistate brief supports a peti more PR

RICHMOND, Virginia, March 18 -- Virginia Commonwealth University issued the following news: * * * Billions in March Madness betting pool is fodder for Brendan Dwyer's research Professor's latest findings confirm growing concern over younger sports bettors, whose impulsiveness makes them more likely to make irrational betting decisions fueled by overconfidence. * Brendan Dwyer, Ph.D., has spent his career studying sport consumer behavior and with the recent legalization of sports betting, he more PR