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Supreme Court Tipoffs from TNS Newsletter for 2026-03-26 ( 25 items )  
AFP-GA Celebrates Senate Passage of HB 1247, the Georgia Bureaucratic Deference Elimination Act (10)
ARLINGTON, Virginia, March 25 [Category: Sociological] -- Americans for Prosperity posted the following news release: * * * AFP-GA Celebrates Senate Passage of HB 1247, the Georgia Bureaucratic Deference Elimination Act * ATLANTA, GA - Americans for Prosperity-Georgia applauds the Georgia Senate for passing HB 1247, the Georgia Bureaucratic Deference Elimination bill, today. The 2024 U.S. Supreme Court decision Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo ended the Chevron doctrine at the federal le more PR

America First Legal Foundation Senior Counsel Rogers Testifies Before House Judiciary Subcommittee (10)
WASHINGTON, March 26 -- The House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution and Limited Government released the following testimony by James Rogers, senior counsel of the America First Legal Foundation, from a March 18, 2026, hearing entitled "Immigration Policy by Court Order: The Adverse Effects of Plyler v. Doe": * * * Chairman Roy, Ranking Member Scanlon, and Members of the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Limited Government: Thank you for the invitation to testify on this critical to more PR

America First Policy Institute General Counsel D'Andrea Testifies Before House Judiciary Subcommittee (10)
WASHINGTON, March 26 -- The House Judiciary Subcommittee on Oversight released the following testimony by Gina D'Andrea, general counsel of the America First Policy Institute, from a March 18, 2026, hearing entitled "The Legal Basis for Action Against Venezuelan Drug Traffickers": * * * Mr. Chairman, Madam Ranking Member, and distinguished Members of the Committee, thank you for the opportunity to testify. My name is Gina D'Andrea, and I serve as General Counsel of the America First Policy Ins more PR

Attorney General Tong Statement as PURA Approves New Aquarion Water Authority (10)
HARTFORD, Connecticut, March 25 -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Tong Statement as PURA Approves New Aquarion Water Authority * (Hartford, CT) - Attorney General William Tong released the following statement after the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority ignored widespread opposition and approved the sale of Eversource-owned Aquarion Company to a new nonprofit that is projected to double household bills and will gut publi more PR

Attorneys for Oklahoma Charter School Board Respond to Lawsuit Filed Over Decision Forced by State Supreme Court (10)
PLANO, Texas, March 24 [Category: Sociological] -- The First Liberty Institute, an organization that says it is dedicated to defending liberty for all Americans, issued the following news release: * * * Attorneys for Oklahoma Charter School Board Respond to Lawsuit Filed Over Decision Forced by State Supreme Court * Oklahoma City, OK -Today, a federal lawsuit was filed against the Oklahoma Statewide Charter School Board ("SCSB") by the National Ben Gamla Jewish Charter School Foundation afte more PR

Backgrounder: Launch of the Employment Insurance Board of Appeal (10)
OTTAWA, Ontario, March 25 -- Employment and Social Development Canada issued the following news release: * * * Backgrounder: Launch of the Employment Insurance Board of Appeal * On April 1, 2026, the new Employment Insurance (EI) Board of Appeal will begin to hear and decide on all first-level EI appeals, except constitutional challenges. The creation of the EI Board of Appeal for first-level EI appeals is a significant reform to the EI recourse process. Changes to the EI appeal process  more PR

CCIA Welcomes Supreme Court Decision Expected to Rein in Dubious Copyright Liability Claims (10)
WASHINGTON, March 25 [Category: Computer Technology] -- The Computer and Communications Industry Association issued the following news release: * * * CCIA Welcomes Supreme Court Decision Expected to Rein in Dubious Copyright Liability Claims * The Supreme Court has ruled in a copyright case that will give online businesses more clarity and certainty amid an environment of growing copyright lawsuits. Justices had the opportunity in the Cox v. Sony case to set clear boundaries on the scope of  more PR

CRC News: Recent Capital Research Center & InfluenceWatch Media Citations (10)
WASHINGTON, March 26 -- The Capital Research Center issued the following news on March 25, 2026: * * * CRC News: Recent Capital Research Center & InfluenceWatch media citations Reporters looking to "follow the money" in public policy & politics keep turning to CRC and InfluenceWatch. * The Daily Caller--Chinese Communist Party Using Nonprofit Networks To Attack American Energy, Report Suggests [Energy Foundation China] has a registered headquarters in San Francisco and one in Beijing regis more PR

DelBene, Hobbs Host Live Conversation about Efforts to Restrict Voting Nationwide, Mail-in Ballots in WA (10)
WASHINGTON, March 25 -- Rep. Suzan DelBene, D-Washington, issued the following news release: * * * DelBene, Hobbs Host Live Conversation about Efforts to Restrict Voting Nationwide, Mail-in Ballots in WA * Today, Congresswoman Suzan DelBene (WA-01) and Washington Secretary of State Steve Hobbs hosted an Instagram Live conversation about Republican efforts to make it difficult to vote and how they will impact voters in Washington state. President Trump and Republicans in Congress are trying more PR

During A Senate Judiciary Committee Nominations Hearing, Durbin Denounces The MAGA Nominee Considered Today To A Lifetime Appointment On The Court Of International Trade (10)
WASHINGTON, March 25 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * During A Senate Judiciary Committee Nominations Hearing, Durbin Denounces The MAGA Nominee Considered Today To A Lifetime Appointment On The Court Of International Trade * March 25, 2026 Durbin: "After losing before the Supreme Court, he [Trump] wants to stack the courts, including the CIT, with MAGA loyalists who will rule in his favor." WASHINGTON - U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durb more PR

During A Senate Judiciary Committee Nominations Hearing, Durbin Denounces The MAGA Nominee Considered Today To A Lifetime Appointment On The Court Of International Trade (10)
WASHINGTON, March 26 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, ranking member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on March 25, 2026: * * * During A Senate Judiciary Committee Nominations Hearing, Durbin Denounces The MAGA Nominee Considered Today To A Lifetime Appointment On The Court Of International Trade U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today delivered an opening statement at a Senate Judiciary C more PR

Federation for Immigration Reform Deputy Executive Director O'Brien Testifies Before House Judiciary Subcommittee (10)
WASHINGTON, March 26 -- The House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution and Limited Government released the following testimony by Matthew J. O'Brien, deputy executive director of the Federation for Immigration Reform, and former assistant chief immigration judge, from a March 18, 2026, hearing entitled "Immigration Policy by Court Order: The Adverse Effects of Plyler v. Doe": * * * We are here today to discuss the Supreme Court's decision in Plyler v. Doe. That decision rewrote--rather t more PR

Gillibrand, Clyburn Reintroduce Legislation To Protect Voting Rights (10)
WASHINGTON, March 25 -- Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Gillibrand, Clyburn Reintroduce Legislation To Protect Voting Rights * Today, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) and U.S. Representative Jim Clyburn (D-SC-6) reintroduced bicameral legislation to modernize America's voter registration system and protect voting rights. The Voter Empowerment Act (VEA) would expand voter registration and voting access by requiring states to make online vote more PR

House Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Raskin Delivers Remarks Before European Parliament on Republicans' Overblown Claims of EU Censorship Distracting From Rampant First Amendment Violations in America (10)
WASHINGTON, March 25 -- Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, ranking member of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on March 24, 2026: * * * Ranking Member Raskin Delivers Remarks Before European Parliament on Republicans' Overblown Claims of EU Censorship Distracting from Rampant First Amendment Violations in America Today, Rep. Jamie Raskin, Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, delivered remarks before the European Parliament, at a hearing of the Committee  more PR

Ignoring His Own Hypocrisy, Trump Votes By Mail While Trying to Narrow Opportunity for Others (10)
WASHINGTON, March 24 -- Sen. Jack Reed, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: * * * Ignoring His Own Hypocrisy, Trump Votes By Mail While Trying to Narrow Opportunity for Others * WASHINGTON, DC - Despite the fact that voting by mail is safe, secure, and a convenient way for millions of Americans in both red states and blue states alike to exercise their right to vote, President Donald Trump has declared an all-out war on mail-in voting for others, but not himself. Over the we more PR

King, Colleagues Urge HHS Director Kennedy to Return to Data-Based, Cost-Effective Preventive Health (10)
WASHINGTON, March 25 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * King, Colleagues Urge HHS Director Kennedy to Return to Data-Based, Cost-Effective Preventive Health * U.S. Senator Angus King (I-ME) led several of his Senate colleagues in calling for a return to evidence-based, cost-effective preventative health services after a key federal oversight group has been dormant for over a year. In a letter to Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kenned more PR

Mexican American Legal Defense & Educational Fund President Saenz Testifies Before House Judiciary Subcommittee (10)
WASHINGTON, March 26 -- The House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution and Limited Government released the following testimony by Thomas A. Saenz, president and general counsel of the Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund, from a March 18, 2026, hearing entitled "Immigration Policy by Court Order: The Adverse Effects of Plyler v. Doe": * * * Good morning. My name is Thomas A. Saenz, and I am president and general counsel of MALDEF (Mexican American Legal Defense and Educati more PR

Notre Dame scholar joins Supreme Court brief defending birthright citizenship (10)
NOTRE DAME, Indiana, March 25 -- The University of Notre Dame posted the following news: * * * Notre Dame scholar joins Supreme Court brief defending birthright citizenship * Amid the Trump administration's legal challenge to birthright citizenship, Amy Hsin is among a group of scholars who have submitted an amicus brief to the Supreme Court, providing social science evidence for the justices to consider as they hear a case this spring. The brief argues that birthright citizenship -the leg more PR

Padilla Defends Congress' Authority Over Asylum Law Amid SCOTUS Arguments in Noem v. Al Otro Lado (10)
WASHINGTON, March 24 -- Sen. Alex Padilla, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Padilla Defends Congress' Authority Over Asylum Law Amid SCOTUS Arguments in Noem v. Al Otro Lado * Padilla co-led an amicus brief rejecting the Trump Administration's unconstitutional attempt to rewrite asylum statutes by executive action WASHINGTON, D.C. -Today, U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Immigration Subcommittee, issued the following stateme more PR

Progressive Policy Institute VP Moss Testifies Before House Judiciary Subcommittee (10)
WASHINGTON, March 26 -- The House Judiciary Subcommittee on Administrative State, Regulatory Reform and Antitrust released the following testimony by Diana Moss, vice president and director of competition policy at the Progressive Policy Institute, from a March 17, 2026, hearing entitled "Pier Pressure: Regulation and Competition in Maritime Shipping": * * * I. Introduction Thank you Chair Fitzgerald, Ranking Member Nadler, and Members of the Subcommittee. It is an honor to be here today to l more PR

Public Knowledge Applauds Supreme Court Decision Protecting Consumers' Internet Access (10)
WASHINGTON, March 26 [Category: Media] -- Public Knowledge posted the following news release on March 25, 2026: * * * Public Knowledge Applauds Supreme Court Decision Protecting Consumers' Internet Access Court finds that providers are not generally liable for offering access to subscribers accused of copyright infringement. * Today, the U.S. Supreme Court unanimously ruled in Cox v. Sony, affirming that broadband providers like Cox Communications can generally not be held liable for contin more PR

Senators Blunt Rochester, King, Colleagues Urge HHS Secretary Kennedy to Return to Data-Based, Cost-Effective Preventive Health (10)
WASHINGTON, March 26 -- Sen. Lisa Blunt Rochester, D-Delaware, issued the following news release on March 25, 2026: * * * Senators Blunt Rochester, King, Colleagues Urge HHS Secretary Kennedy to Return to Data-Based, Cost-Effective Preventive Health U.S. Senator Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.) joined Senator Angus King (I-Maine) and 17 of their Senate colleagues in calling for a return to evidence-based, cost-effective preventative health services after a key federal oversight group has been do more PR

Texas Public Policy Foundation Government Reform & Oversight Coalition Senior Fellow Drogin Testifies Before House Judiciary Subcommittee (10)
WASHINGTON, March 26 -- The House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution and Limited Government released the following testimony by Mandy Drogin, senior fellow of the Texas Public Policy Foundation Government Reform and Oversight Coalition, from a March 18, 2026, hearing entitled "Immigration Policy by Court Order: The Adverse Effects of Plyler v. Doe": * * * Chairman, Ranking Member, and Members of the Committee, Thank you for the opportunity to testify today on the adverse effects of Pl more PR

U.S. Patent & Trademark Office Director Squires Testifies Before House Judiciary Subcommittee (10)
WASHINGTON, March 26 -- The House Judiciary Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, Artificial Intelligence and the Internet released the following testimony by John Squires, under secretary of commerce for intellectual property and director of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, from a March 25, 2026, hearing on the oversight of the agency: * * * I. Introduction Chairman Issa, Ranking Member Johnson, Chairman Jordan, Ranking Member Raskin, and Members of the Subcommittee: Thank you more PR

WashU Expert: Sports Betting is 'All Around Us, All the Time' (10)
ST. LOUIS, Missouri, March 25 -- Washington University in St. Louis issued the following Q&A on March 24, 2026, by Liam Otten with Noah Cohan, assistant director of the American Culture Studies program in the Arts & Sciences: * * * WashU Expert: Sports betting is 'all around us, all the time' The commercials are inescapable. Draft Kings, FanDuel, BetMGM and other sports betting companies are omnipresent during major athletic events. Podcasts and websites offer picks and predictions. Spreads,  more PR