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Tipoffs: Law/Legal Newsletter for 2026-04-02 ( 64 items )  
AAJ, Public Justice Urge U.S. Supreme Court to Reject Monsanto's Effort to Seek Legal Immunity (10)
WASHINGTON, April 2 -- The American Association for Justice issued the following news release on April 1, 2026: * * * AAJ, Public Justice Urge U.S. Supreme Court to Reject Monsanto's Effort to Seek Legal Immunity Joint Amicus Brief Asks the Court to Uphold the Court of Appeals' Decision in Monsanto v. Durnell * The American Association for Justice (AAJ) and Public Justice filed an amici curiae brief today urging the U.S. Supreme Court to protect the right of Americans to seek legal accounta more PR

ACLU Comment on Trump Plan to Attend Supreme Court Arguments in Birthright Citizenship Case (10)
NEW YORK, April 1 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The American Civil Liberties Union, an organization that works to defend and preserve the individual rights and liberties guaranteed by the Constitution and laws of the U.S., posted the following news release: * * * ACLU Comment on Trump Plan to Attend Supreme Court Arguments in Birthright Citizenship Case * WASHINGTON -Yesterday, President Trump announced his plan to attend today's Supreme Court arguments in Trump v. Barbara, a nationwide class act more PR

Akin Attorneys Author Corporate Disputes Article on Proposed Reform of Investor-State Dispute Settlement (10)
WASHINGTON, April 2 -- Akin Gump, a law firm, issued the following news release: * * * Akin Attorneys Author Corporate Disputes Article on Proposed Reform of Investor-State Dispute Settlement Akin international arbitration partner Kabir Duggal and associate Radu Suciu have co-authored a Corporate Disputes article analyzing proposed reforms of the investor-state dispute settlement (ISDS) system in response to legitimacy concerns around the current ad hoc arbitration system. The article consid more PR

Alabama restores fairness in courtrooms, ends agency deference (10)
SACRAMENTO, California, April 1 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The Pacific Legal Foundation issued the following news release: * * * Alabama restores fairness in courtrooms, ends agency deference * Montgomery, Alabama; April 1, 2026: Alabama took a major step to ensure balance in the justice system today when Gov. Kay Ivey signed Senate Bill 167 into law, requiring courts to independently interpret laws and regulations without deferring to state government agencies. The bill was sponsored by Sen.  more PR

American Center for Law and Justice: Court Throws Out Johnson Amendment Case on a Technicality - But Fight for Pastors' Free Speech Is Far From Over (10)
WASHINGTON, April 2 -- The American Center for Law and Justice posted the following news: * * * Court Throws Out Johnson Amendment Case on a Technicality - But Fight for Pastors' Free Speech Is Far From Over By Jordan Sekulow A federal court just dismissed the most significant legal challenge in decades to the Johnson Amendment - the unconstitutional law that has been used by the IRS to silence pastors for 70 years. But the court didn't rule on the merits. It never ruled that the Johnson Ame more PR

American Center for Law and Justice: President Trump To Use Primetime Power To Address Nation (10)
WASHINGTON, April 2 -- The American Center for Law and Justice posted the following news: * * * President Trump To Use Primetime Power To Address Nation By Logan Sekulow President Donald Trump has announced he will address the nation with a primetime update on the situation in Iran tonight. No other details have been given so far, but everyone seems to be wondering: Could this mean a ceasefire - or will it be more boots on the ground? As reported by CBS News: President Trump is planning to more PR

Appeals Court Rejects Latest Trump-Vance Administration Attack on Funding for Solutions to Homelessness (10)
PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, April 1 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The American Civil Liberties Union of Rhode Island posted the following news: * * * Appeals Court Rejects Latest Trump-Vance Administration Attack on Funding for Solutions to Homelessness * In a decision that will protect funding for proven solutions to homelessness, the First Circuit Court of Appeals today rejected a Trump-Vance administration request to overturn a court order that is currently preventing the administration from imp more PR

As AG Yost Pushes for More Executions, ACLU of Ohio Urges Gov. DeWine to Use Clemency Powers (10)
CLEVELAND, Ohio, April 2 (TNSrep) -- The American Civil Liberties Union of Ohio issued the following news release on April 1, 2026: * * * As AG Yost Pushes for More Executions, ACLU of Ohio Urges Gov. DeWine to Use Clemency Powers COLUMBUS - Today, Attorney General Dave Yost released the 2025 Capital Crimes Report (https://acluohio.sharepoint.com/:w:/s/PDRT/IQDieuc5Hn_-QqKNJkdXaIGZAVVFWvmypuyXDw3v-gJ1p3E?e=Ki9vQx&nav=eyJjIjo2OTYyODQ2MjF9) and, This report, required by law, is an annual summar more PR

Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund: Report Finds Asian Immigrants in New York City are Underserved With Inadequate Access to Immigration Legal Services (10)
NEW YORK, April 2 (TNSrpt) -- The Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund issued the following news release on April 1, 2026: * * * New report finds Asian immigrants in New York City are underserved with inadequate access to immigration legal services Asian immigrants account for the largest share of noncitizens in removal proceedings in New York City, yet the city's immigration legal services infrastructure remains fundamentally out of reach. * A new report released today by the As more PR

Asian Americans Advancing Justice - AAJC Denounce Attack on Mail Voting, our Freedom to Vote (10)
WASHINGTON, April 1 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The Asian Americans Advancing Justice issued the following news release: * * * Asian Americans Advancing Justice - AAJC Denounce Attack on Mail Voting, our Freedom to Vote Asian Americans Advancing Justice - AAJC (Advancing Justice - AAJC) issues the following statement in response to President Trump's executive order restricting vote by mail: "In America, voters decide elections while the states and Congress administer how elections are run. The  more PR

Asmus to Speak at the American College of Investment Counsel's 2026 Spring Investment Forum (10)
MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, April 1 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Taft, a law firm, issued the following news: * * * Asmus to Speak at the American College of Investment Counsel's 2026 Spring Investment Forum * Taft Minneapolis partner Jason Asmus is speaking at the American College of Investment Counsel (ACIC) 2026 Spring Investment Forum on April 23, 2026, in Chicago. Moderated by MetLife's Katherine Lindsay, Asmus will be joined by CNA's Mary McDermott for the panel titled "Ethics Scenarios:  more PR

BCLP recognized in Global Arbitration Review 100 2026 (10)
ST. LOUIS, Missouri, April 1 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner, a law firm, issued the following news: * * * BCLP recognized in Global Arbitration Review 100 2026 * BCLP has once again been recognised in the 19 th edition of the Global Arbitration Review 100, singled out for its expertise in investor state and commercial arbitration mandates. The GAR 100, published annually, is widely recognised as the definitive ranking of the world's top international arbitration fi more PR

Berger Montague Highlights Landmark Results and Growth in 2025 Annual Report (10)
PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, April 1 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] (TNSrpt) -- Berger Montague, a law firm, posted the following news: * * * Berger Montague Highlights Landmark Results and Growth in 2025 Annual Report * PHILADELPHIA, PA - Berger Montague has released its inaugural 2025 Annual Report, detailing a year marked by record-setting recoveries, precedent-setting litigation, and continued recognition as a leading plaintiffs' law firm in the United States and Canada. The report underscore more PR

Bradley Launches Operations Center to Support Continued Strategic Growth (10)
BIRMINGHAM, Alabama, April 2 -- Bradley, a law firm, issued the following news release: * * * Bradley Launches Operations Center to Support Continued Strategic Growth Bradley has established the Bradley Operations Center in downtown Birmingham's historic Federal Reserve Building, creating a centralized hub for key administrative services that will support the firm's 13 offices, more than 750 lawyers, and continued growth. Bradley will occupy 16,860 square feet across the first and second flo more PR

Brandeis Center: Landmark Ruling Protects Georgetown University Student's Right to Speak Out Against Anti-Semitism, Dismisses All Claims (10)
WASHINGTON, April 2 -- The Louis D. Brandeis Center for Human Rights Under Law issued the following news release: * * * Landmark Ruling Protects Georgetown University Student's Right to Speak Out Against Anti-Semitism, Dismisses All Claims Brandeis Center, Gibson Dunn Win First Amendment Dismissal of All Claims Against Student Named in $10 Million Suit * The Louis D. Brandeis Center for Human Rights Under Law and Gibson Dunn teamed up to secure dismissal with prejudice of a slew of damages  more PR

Care facility goes to court to demand fair trial, rein in agency overreach (10)
SACRAMENTO, California, April 1 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The Pacific Legal Foundation issued the following news release: * * * Care facility goes to court to demand fair trial, rein in agency overreach * A nursing and rehabilitation facility filed a motion for reconsideration today, challenging the National Labor Relations Board's decision to investigate, prosecute, and adjudicate unfair labor practice claims -all in-house, without a neutral judge or jury. Rosewood Care, LLC, alleges that th more PR

Colorado ACLU: Denver City Council Approves New Axon Contract to Replace Flock, Despite Community Concerns and Calls for a No Vote (10)
DENVER, Colorado, April 2 -- The American Civil Liberties Union of Colorado issued the following news on April 1, 2026: * * * Denver City Council Approves New Axon Contract to Replace Flock, Despite Community Concerns and Calls for a No Vote Despite numerous calls from its constituents to vote no on this new contract, Denver City Council voted to allow Mayor Mike Johnston to abruptly switch from one dragnet surveillance corporation to another... * In a Denver City Council meeting on Tuesday more PR

Constitutional Accountability Center: Justices Skeptical of Administration's Domicile-Driven Approach to Birthright Citizenship (10)
WASHINGTON, April 2 -- The Constitutional Accountability Center issued the following statement on April 1, 2026: * * * CAC Release: Justices Skeptical of Administration's Domicile-Driven Approach to Birthright Citizenship Following oral argument at the Supreme Court this morning in Trump v. Barbara, a case in which the Court is considering the constitutionality of President Trump's executive order purporting to limit birthright citizenship to children who have at least one parent who is a cit more PR

Court Allows Ouster Suit Against Clerk to Proceed (10)
NASHVILLE, Tennessee, April 2 -- The Tennessee Bar Association posted the following commentary blog on April 1, 2026, by Azya Thornton: * * * Court Allows Ouster Suit Against Clerk to Proceed A lawsuit seeking to remove Shelby County Clerk Wanda Halbert from office will proceed even as her term is set to end in September. The Tennessee Supreme Court denied Halbert's appeal of a lower court decision allowing the ouster case to move forward and found that the county attorney has the authority more PR

Court Finds Trump-Vance Administration Violated Law in Rush to Politicize Housing Grants (10)
PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, April 1 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The American Civil Liberties Union of Rhode Island posted the following news: * * * Court Finds Trump-Vance Administration Violated Law in Rush to Politicize Housing Grants * A federal court in Rhode Island ruled the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and HUD Secretary Scott Turner violated the law through their "slapdash imposition of political whims" when approving new funding restrictions that would have unlawf more PR

Curtis Bowe Sworn in as Collegedale City Judge (10)
NASHVILLE, Tennessee, April 2 -- The Tennessee Bar Association posted the following commentary blog on April 1, 2026, by Azya Thornton: * * * Curtis Bowe Sworn in as Collegedale City Judge On March 24, Barry Steelman, senior judge of criminal court, swore in Curtis L. Bowe III as judge of the City of Collegedale. Chattanooga Bar Association (CBA) Board President Keith Grant presented Bowe with his robe. See photos from the CBA. Bowe will serve as city judge until the next election in 2030 more PR

Estate Planning & Probate Forum Sessions Now Available (10)
NASHVILLE, Tennessee, April 2 -- The Tennessee Bar Association posted the following commentary blog on April 1, 2025, by Azya Thornton: * * * Estate Planning & Probate Forum Sessions Now Available Sessions from the 2026 Estate Planning & Probate Forum are available now as a 1-Click package -- a comprehensive CLE bundle providing seven hours of programming, including six general hours and one dual hour. The sessions cover a range of timely topics, including probate litigation strategy, the g more PR

Eugenia A. Prezas Selected for Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce's 2026 Boston's Future Leaders Program (10)
MIAMI, Florida, April 1 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Greenberg Traurig, a law firm, issued the following news release: * * * Eugenia A. Prezas Selected for Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce's 2026 Boston's Future Leaders Program * BOSTON - April 1, 2026 - Eugenia A. Prezas, a Corporate Practice associate in global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP 's Boston office, was selected to participate in the Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce's 2026 Boston's Future Leaders (BFL) program. The BFL class  more PR

Family Files Suit Over Shelby County Jail Death (10)
NASHVILLE, Tennessee, April 2 -- The Tennessee Bar Association posted the following commentary blog on April 1, 2026, by Azya Thornton: * * * Family Files Suit Over Shelby County Jail Death The family of an inmate who died at the Shelby County Jail in 2025 has filed a federal lawsuit alleging negligence and inadequate medical care, the Daily Memphian reports. Courtney Berry died March 30, 2025, after he was found unresponsive in a jail bathroom, more than a month after being booked for an all more PR

Fisher Phillips Issues Commentary: 10 Practical Steps Employers Should Take to Mitigate AI Bias and Manage Workplace Risk (10)
ATLANTA, Georgia, April 1 -- Fisher Phillips, a law firm, issued the following commentary on March 31, 2026, by associate Brea Childs and partner David J. Walton: * * * 10 Practical Steps Employers Should Take to Mitigate AI Bias and Manage Workplace Risk Artificial intelligence has become increasingly embedded in hiring, promotion, and employee management, which means that employers face heightened legal risks. From automated resume screening to video interview tools and performance analytic more PR

Gibson Dunn Wins Dismissal of All Claims Against Student Named in $10 Million Suit for Challenging Antisemitism on Campus (10)
LOS ANGELES, California, April 1 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Gibson, Dunn and Crutcher, a law firm, issued the following news: * * * Gibson Dunn Wins Dismissal of All Claims Against Student Named in $10 Million Suit for Challenging Antisemitism on Campus * Gibson Dunn teamed up with the Louis D. Brandeis Center for Human Rights to secure dismissal with prejudice of a slew of damages claims filed against a former Georgetown University student for speaking out against antisemitism on campus.  more PR

Goodwin Expands Technology Group With Addition of Veteran M&A Partner Michael Russell in San Francisco (10)
BOSTON, Massachusetts, April 1 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Goodwin, a law firm, issued the following news release: * * * Goodwin Expands Technology Group With Addition of Veteran M&A Partner Michael Russell in San Francisco * Goodwin today announced that Michael Russell has rejoined the Technology group in the M&A practice as partner in the firm's San Francisco office. "Mike knows our platform, our clients, and the innovation economy inside and out," said Craig Schmitz, co-chair of the Tec more PR

Greenberg Traurig to Co-Host Nasdaq IPO Seminar in Kobe, Japan; 6 Firm Attorneys to Speak (10)
MIAMI, Florida, April 1 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Greenberg Traurig, a law firm, issued the following news release: * * * Greenberg Traurig to Co-Host Nasdaq IPO Seminar in Kobe, Japan; 6 Firm Attorneys to Speak * TOKYO - Global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP will host an exclusive Nasdaq IPO Seminar April 22 featuring several speakers from the firm discussing strategies for accessing U.S. capital markets, with a focus on listing on the Nasdaq Stock Market. The event, co-hosted by Kobe Ci more PR

Greenberg Traurig's Charles C. Calloway, Jr. Helps Lead Modernization of ACIC Model Form Note Purchase Agreements for Private Placement Market (10)
MIAMI, Florida, April 1 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Greenberg Traurig, a law firm, issued the following news release: * * * Greenberg Traurig's Charles C. Calloway, Jr. Helps Lead Modernization of ACIC Model Form Note Purchase Agreements for Private Placement Market * CHICAGO - April 1, 2026 - Charles C. Calloway, Jr., a Finance Practice shareholder of global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP, co-chaired the American College of Investment Counsel's (ACIC) effort to modernize its Model Form Not more PR

HAITIAN BRIDGE ALLIANCE HIGHLIGHTS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR GUERLINE JOZEF'S RECOGNITION AS A CARIPHIL 2026 WOMEN IMPACT-AFRO- CARIBBEAN DIASPORA AWARD RECIPIENT (10)
WASHINGTON, April 1 [Category: Law/Legal -- Haitian Bridge Alliance, a grassroots community organization that advocates for fair and humane immigration policies and provides migrants and immigrants with humanitarian, legal and social services, issued the following news release: * * * HAITIAN BRIDGE ALLIANCE HIGHLIGHTS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR GUERLINE JOZEF'S RECOGNITION AS A CARIPHIL 2026 WOMEN IMPACT-AFRO- CARIBBEAN DIASPORA AWARD RECIPIENT * San Diego, CA. -As we close Women's History Month, th more PR

In Historic Settlement, NCLA Strikes Fatal Blow to State Department's Censorship Industrial Complex (10)
WASHINGTON, April 1 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The New Civil Liberties Alliance issued the following news release: * * * In Historic Settlement, NCLA Strikes Fatal Blow to State Department's Censorship Industrial Complex The New Civil Liberties Alliance has reached a settlement in our The Daily Wire, The Federalist, Texas v. State Dep't lawsuit against State Department-funded censorship of American media. The Department acknowledges that our clients engaged in constitutionally protected speech  more PR

In The Wall Street Journal, Josh Lichtenstein Discussed Labor Department Proposed Rule to Include Alternative Assets in 401 Plans (10)
BOSTON, Massachusetts, April 2 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Ropes and Gray, a law firm, issued the following news: * * * In The Wall Street Journal, Josh Lichtenstein Discussed Labor Department Proposed Rule to Include Alternative Assets in 401(k) Plans In a Wall Street Journal article, ERISA and benefits partner Josh Lichtenstein, who leads the firm's ERISA fiduciary practice and co-leads the firm's collective investment trust (CIT) practice, discussed the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) propo more PR

Institute for Justice Applauds Idaho Governor Signing Bill Protecting Private Property From Law Enforcement Searches Without a Warrant (10)
ARLINGTON, Virginia, April 2 -- The Institute for Justice posted the following news release on April 1, 2026: * * * Institute for Justice Applauds Idaho Governor Signing Bill Protecting Private Property from Law Enforcement Searches Without a Warrant Yesterday, Idaho took a major step toward restoring protections for the state's landowners with Governor Brad Little's signing of S.1326. The historic, first-of-its kind new law prohibits most government agents from entering private land that is  more PR

Institute for Justice: Public Interest Law Firm Applauds West Virginia for Easing Restrictions on Selling Homemade Foods (10)
ARLINGTON, Virginia, April 2 -- The Institute for Justice posted the following news release on April 1, 2026: * * * Public Interest Law Firm Applauds West Virginia for Easing Restrictions on Selling Homemade Foods Today, the Institute for Justice (IJ) applauded West Virginia Gov. Patrick Morrisey for signing into law a bill that would allow home cooks to sell more of their products. IJ worked closely with State Sen. Patricia Rucker and Del. Kathie Hess Crouse, the bill's sponsors, on the refo more PR

Jones Day International Legal Fellowship Commences for 2026 (10)
CLEVELAND, Ohio, April 2 -- Jones Day, a law firm, issued the following news: * * * Jones Day International Legal Fellowship commences for 2026 Jones Day announces the Jones Day International Legal Fellowship for the 2026 academic year. This marks the 25th consecutive year that Jones Day will award scholarships to students to encourage the study of law in China. The 2026 fellowship awards will be given to law students from universities in China, and each winner will receive RMB 35,000. The  more PR

Journalist Alleges ICE Arrest Was Retaliation for Reporting (10)
NASHVILLE, Tennessee, April 2 -- The Tennessee Bar Association posted the following commentary blog on April 1, 2026, by Azya Thornton: * * * Journalist Alleges ICE Arrest Was Retaliation for Reporting Nashville journalist Estefany Rodriguez has alleged in federal court that her recent arrest by federal immigration authorities was retaliation for her reporting on local enforcement activities, the Tennessee Lookout reports. Rodriguez was arrested March 4 by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enfor more PR

Judge Dismisses Most Claims in Gatlinburg Wildfire Suit (10)
NASHVILLE, Tennessee, April 2 -- The Tennessee Bar Association posted the following commentary blog on April 1, 2026, by Azya Thornton: * * * Judge Dismisses Most Claims in Gatlinburg Wildfire Suit A federal judge has dismissed most claims in a class action lawsuit involving families who lost loved ones in the 2016 Gatlinburg wildfires, narrowing the case against the National Park Service, Knox News reports. U.S. District Judge Ronnie Greer tossed claims that park officials failed to follow more PR

Judge Orders Individuals Associated with Patriot Front to Pay Punitive Damages in Civil Rights Case for Destroying Mural of Arthur Ashe in Richmond (10)
WASHINGTON, April 1 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law issued the following news release: * * * Judge Orders Individuals Associated with Patriot Front to Pay Punitive Damages in Civil Rights Case for Destroying Mural of Arthur Ashe in Richmond * RICHMOND - A federal court ordered Patriot Front, its leader-Thomas Rousseau-and Patriot Front members William Ring and Jacob Brown to pay more than $470,000 in a high-profile case filed after members of Patrio more PR

Judicial Watch Uncovers FBI Records Showing FBI Objections to Planned Mar-a-Lago Raid (10)
WASHINGTON, April 1 [Category: Law/Legal] -- Judicial Watch issued the following news release: * * * Judicial Watch Uncovers FBI Records Showing FBI Objections to Planned Mar-a-Lago Raid * Judicial Watch announced it has obtained 207 pages of Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) records that reveal the FBI's concerns about the legal basis for the raid of then-former President Donald J. Trump's Mar-a-Lago home. The records expose deep concerns within the FBI itself, including explicit object more PR

Justice Action Center: Today's Birthright Citizenship Hearing Before SCOTUS is a Canary in the Coalmine for Our Democracy (10)
LOS ANGELES, California, April 2 -- Justice Action Center issued the following statement on April 1, 2026: * * * Today's Birthright Citizenship Hearing Before SCOTUS is a Canary in the Coalmine for Our Democracy The Supreme Court heard oral arguments today in Trump v. Barbara, a case challenging the legality of the Trump Administration's January 2025 executive order attempting to end birthright citizenship. More information about the lawsuit can be found here. Karen Tumlin, Founder and Dire more PR

LDF Denounces Mail Ballot Executive Order (10)
NEW YORK, April 1 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund posted the following news: * * * LDF Denounces Mail Ballot Executive Order * Yesterday, President Donald Trump issued an executive order that would dramatically curtail mail-in voting and create a government-controlled list of Americans eligible to vote. In response, Legal Defense Fund (LDF) President and Director-Counsel Janai Nelson issued the following statement. "This executive order is blatantly il more PR

Madison County Lawyer Disbarred (10)
NASHVILLE, Tennessee, April 2 -- The Tennessee Bar Association posted the following commentary blog on April 1, 2026, by Stacey Shrader Joslin: * * * Madison County Lawyer Disbarred The Tennessee Supreme Court on April 1 permanently disbarred Madison County lawyer Marcus Allen Lipham from the practice of law and ordered him to pay restitution to seven former clients in the total amount of $26,500. The court took the action based on nine separate misconduct complaints. The court determined t more PR

Michael Burshteyn and Mathew Rosengart Named to Daily Journal's Leading Commercial Litigators List (10)
MIAMI, Florida, April 1 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Greenberg Traurig, a law firm, issued the following news release: * * * Michael Burshteyn and Mathew Rosengart Named to Daily Journal's Leading Commercial Litigators List * LOS ANGELES - April 1, 2026 - Michael Burshteyn and Mathew S. Rosengart, shareholders in global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP, were each named a "Leading Commercial Litigator" by the Daily Journal. The annual award honors the 100 best commercial and bet-the-company lit more PR

NETWORK Statement on Birthright Citizenship Case (10)
WASHINGTON, April 2 -- Network Lobby for Catholic Social Justice issued the following statement on April 1, 2026: * * * NETWORK Statement on Birthright Citizenship Case WASHINGTON, D.C.-- In response to the U.S. Supreme Court hearing arguments in Trump v. Barbara regarding birthright citizenship, NETWORK Lobby for Catholic Social Justice Senior Director of Public Policy and Government Relations Laura Peralta-Schulte issued the following statement: "If you are born in the U.S., you are a U.S more PR

NYC Bar Association Supports Pennsylvania Legislation Banning Live Pigeon Shoots (10)
NEW YORK, April 1 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The New York City Bar Association issued the following news release: * * * NYC Bar Association Supports Pennsylvania Legislation Banning Live Pigeon Shoots * Cites Harm to New York City Birds and Residents The New York City Bar Association's Animal Law Committee has written to Pennsylvania's House Speaker urging passage of H.B. 1097, legislation that would prohibit the use of live pigeons as targets at trap shoots and block shoots. The committee more PR

Oklahoma families, teachers, and clergy seek to block unconstitutional religious public school (10)
NEW YORK, April 1 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The American Civil Liberties Union, an organization that works to defend and preserve the individual rights and liberties guaranteed by the Constitution and laws of the U.S., posted the following news release: * * * Oklahoma families, teachers, and clergy seek to block unconstitutional religious public school * OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. -In support of church-state separation and public education, a predominantly Jewish group of seven Oklahoma taxpayers - more PR

Paul Hastings Secures Rare Complete Dismissal With Prejudice of Securities Class Action Claims Against Former iLearningEngines Independent Directors (10)
LOS ANGELES, California, April 1 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Paul Hastings, a law firm, issued the following news: * * * Paul Hastings Secures Rare Complete Dismissal With Prejudice of Securities Class Action Claims Against Former iLearningEngines Independent Directors * Paul Hastings LLP secured a rare complete dismissal with prejudice of securities class action claims asserted against former independent directors of iLearningEngines. The Honorable Judge Deborah K. Chasanow of the District  more PR

Paul Hastings Secures Victory in False Claims Act Case in Central District of California (10)
LOS ANGELES, California, April 1 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Paul Hastings, a law firm, issued the following news: * * * Paul Hastings Secures Victory in False Claims Act Case in Central District of California * Paul Hastings LLP secured a victory for former affiliates of the Los Angeles Film School in the Central District of California on March 9, 2026, when the court dismissed the action for failure to allege violations of the False Claims Act. On June 20, 2024, the Relators, former empl more PR

Reed Smith partner David Halbreich selected by The Daily Journal as one of 2026's Leading Commercial Litigators (10)
PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, April 1 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Reed Smith, a law firm, posted the following news release: * * * Reed Smith partner David Halbreich selected by The Daily Journal as one of 2026's Leading Commercial Litigators * LOS ANGELES - Global law firm Reed Smith today announced that David Halbreich, partner in the firm's Insurance Recovery Group, has been honored by The Daily Journal as one of this year's Leading Commercial Litigators for his successful representation of p more PR

Robert & Ethel Kennedy Human Rights Center Welcomes Five New Members to Board of Directors (10)
WASHINGTON, April 2 -- Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights issued the following news release: * * * The Robert & Ethel Kennedy Human Rights Center Welcomes Five New Members to Board of Directors New York, NY, - Robert & Ethel Kennedy Human Rights Center ("Kennedy Human Rights") is pleased to announce the appointment of five new members to its board of directors: Martin Cabrera Jr., founder and CEO of Cabrera Capital; Michael Granoff, CEO of Pomona Capital; John W. McCarthy, principal at Causeway S more PR

Sen. Haile Announces Bid for Senate Speaker (10)
NASHVILLE, Tennessee, April 2 -- The Tennessee Bar Association posted the following commentary blog on April 1, 2026, by Azya Thornton: * * * Sen. Haile Announces Bid for Senate Speaker Sen. Ferrell Haile, R-Sumner, confirmed he will run to become Tennessee's next speaker of the Senate and lieutenant governor, Gallatin News reports. Haile, a Gallatin native who has represented District 18 -- which includes Sumner and Trousdale counties -- since 2013, will seek the Republican nomination for sp more PR

Southern Environmental Law Center: Federal Court Rules Forest Service Unlawfully Relied on Flawed Analysis to Create Nantahala-Pisgah Forest Plan (10)
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Virginia, April 2 -- The Southern Environmental Law Center posted the following news release: * * * Federal court rules Forest Service unlawfully relied on flawed analysis to create Nantahala-Pisgah Forest Plan ASHEVILLE, N.C. -- In a major victory for the communities and wildlife that depend on North Carolina's Nantahala and Pisgah National Forests, the U.S. District Court for the Western District of North Carolina ruled that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and Forest Ser more PR

SPLC Denounces Trump's Executive Order to Limit Americans' Voting Access (10)
MONTGOMERY, Alabama, April 1 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The Southern Poverty Law Center posted the following news: * * * SPLC Denounces Trump's Executive Order to Limit Americans' Voting Access * Latest efforts to restrict voting access would bar millions of Americans from voting by mail The Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) condemns President Donald Trump's recent executive order that intentionally attempts to block millions of Americans from voting by mail.  This latest threat to voting  more PR

SPLC Files Lawsuit Against Orange County School Board to Protect Historic Black Municipality in Florida (10)
MONTGOMERY, Alabama, April 1 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The Southern Poverty Law Center posted the following news: * * * SPLC Files Lawsuit Against Orange County School Board to Protect Historic Black Municipality in Florida * ORLANDO, Fla. -The Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) has filed a new lawsuit against the School Board of Orange County, Florida, on behalf of the Association to Preserve the Eatonville Community, Inc. (PEC) to protect the Robert Hungerford Preparatory High School proper more PR

SPLC Supports Efforts to Uphold Birthright Citizenship (10)
MONTGOMERY, Alabama, April 1 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The Southern Poverty Law Center posted the following news: * * * SPLC Supports Efforts to Uphold Birthright Citizenship Today, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in Trump v. Barbara, a legal challenge to President Donald Trump's executive order that seeks to end birthright citizenship for U.S.-born children of parents who are not citizens or lawful permanent residents. Despite numerous attempts to challenge this right since  more PR

Statement from Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law on Decision Ruling Trump Can be Held Accountable for January 6 Insurrection (10)
WASHINGTON, April 1 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law issued the following statement on March 31, 2026: * * * Statement from Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law on Decision Ruling Trump Can be Held Accountable for January 6 Insurrection Today, President and Executive Director of the Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law Damon Hewitt issued the following statement in response to the pSmith v. Trumpp ruling. The court found that Preside more PR

Supreme Court Arguments Wrap in Landmark Challenge to Trump Birthright Citizenship Executive Order (10)
NEW YORK, April 1 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The American Civil Liberties Union, an organization that works to defend and preserve the individual rights and liberties guaranteed by the Constitution and laws of the U.S., posted the following news release: * * * Supreme Court Arguments Wrap in Landmark Challenge to Trump Birthright Citizenship Executive Order * The Supreme Court heard oral argument in Trump v. Barbara, a nationwide class action brought by the American Civil Liberties Union, ACLU more PR

Taft Acts as Legal Counsel to Fleury Michon Division in Acquisition and Development of First U.S. Production Site (10)
MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, April 1 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Taft, a law firm, issued the following news: * * * Taft Acts as Legal Counsel to Fleury Michon Division in Acquisition and Development of First U.S. Production Site * Taft is pleased to have acted as legal counsel to MarfoFMA Corp., a division of Fleury Michon, in the acquisition and development of its first U.S. production facility in Covington, Kentucky. Read the release here. MarfoFMA is the business unit of the French group Fl more PR

Taft Expands Lease at Block 162 in Downtown Denver, Supporting Rapid Colorado Growth (10)
MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, April 1 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Taft, a law firm, issued the following news: * * * Taft Expands Lease at Block 162 in Downtown Denver, Supporting Rapid Colorado Growth * Taft, one of the nation's fastest-growing law firms, has signed its third lease at Block 162, a 30-story, 596,295-square-foot Class A speculative office building developed by Patrinely in the heart of Denver's central business district. The firm is expanding its footprint from approximately 72,000 more PR

Troutman Pepper Locke Earns Top 10 Spot in Modern Healthcare's 2026 Largest Health Care Law Firms List (10)
CHICAGO, Illinois, April 1 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Troutman Pepper Locke, a law firm, posted the following news: * * * Troutman Pepper Locke Earns Top 10 Spot in Modern Healthcare's 2026 Largest Health Care Law Firms List * NEW YORK - Troutman Pepper Locke's Health Care and Life Sciences Practice ranked No. 10 out of 53 firms on Modern Healthcare 's 2026 Largest Health Care Law Firms list, jumping nine spots from last year. The rankings are based on the number of attorneys dedicating at  more PR

Troutman Pepper Locke Earns Top 10 Spot in Modern Healthcare's 2026 Largest Health Care Law Firms List (10)
ATLANTA, Georgia, April 2 -- Troutman Pepper, a law firm, issued the following news: * * * Troutman Pepper Locke Earns Top 10 Spot in Modern Healthcare's 2026 Largest Health Care Law Firms List NEW YORK - Troutman Pepper Locke's Health Care and Life Sciences Practice ranked No. 10 out of 53 firms on Modern Healthcare's 2026 Largest Health Care Law Firms list, jumping nine spots from last year. The rankings are based on the number of attorneys dedicating at least 50 percent of their time to he more PR

Trump Administration Concocts New Plan to Disable CFPB (10)
WASHINGTON, April 1 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The National Consumer Law Center posted the following news release: * * * Trump Administration Concocts New Plan to Disable CFPB * Proposal to Dramatically Reduce CFPB Staff Would Cripple Supervision of Banks and Fintech Lending Apps; Cut Enforcement Staff by 80%  In its latest attempt to shutter the nation's top consumer watchdog, the Trump Administration has proposed another round of significant staff reductions at the Consumer Financial Prote more PR

Voting Rights Advocates Sue to Block Florida's Restrictive "Show Your Papers" Law (10)
NEW YORK, April 1 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The American Civil Liberties Union, an organization that works to defend and preserve the individual rights and liberties guaranteed by the Constitution and laws of the U.S., posted the following news release: * * * Voting Rights Advocates Sue to Block Florida's Restrictive "Show Your Papers" Law * MIAMI -Voting rights advocates filed a federal lawsuit today challenging Florida House Bill 991, a new law requiring documentary proof of citizenship, wa more PR

Voting Rights Advocates Sue to Block Florida's Restrictive "Show Your Papers" Law (10)
MIAMI, Florida, April 1 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The American Civil Liberties Union of Florida issued the following news release: * * * Voting Rights Advocates Sue to Block Florida's Restrictive "Show Your Papers" Law * Voting rights advocates filed a federal lawsuit challenging Florida House Bill 991, a new law requiring documentary proof of citizenship, warning that the measure will disenfranchise eligible voters and create unnecessary barriers to the freedom to vote. The law requires pros more PR