CHICAGO, Illinois, April 21 -- The American Bar Association issued the following news on April 20, 2026: * * * ABA spring conference to explore legal foundations and protections of democracy The 2026 SLTG and JD Spring Conference: Defending Democracy and Strengthening Justice will be held April 30-May 2 at the State Bar of Georgia in Atlanta. The conference is an opportunity for judges, public officials, lawyers, scholars and students to assess the process of how the law defends democracy, p more PR

DETROIT, Michigan, April 21 -- The American Civil Liberties Union of Michigan issued the following news release: * * * The Trump Administration's Demand that Wayne County Turn Over its 2024 Ballots is an Attempt to Undermine Our Elections The American Civil Liberties Union of Michigan (ACLU) condemns the U.S. Department of Justice's (DOJ) demand that the Wayne County clerk turn over its 2024 ballots and other election materials within 14 days or face legal action. This demand is part of a pat more PR

WASHINGTON, April 21 -- The Louis D. Brandeis Center for Human Rights Under Law issued the following news release on April 20, 2026: * * * ADL, Brandeis Center, Mayer Brown, and StandWithUs Welcome Concord-Carlisle Regional School District's Settlement to Address Antisemitism Following civil rights complaint, federal resolution mandates reforms to how district addresses antisemitism. * New York, NY -- ADL (the Anti-Defamation League), the Louis D. Brandeis Center for Human Rights Under Law more PR

WASHINGTON, April 21 -- The American Center for Law and Justice posted the following news: * * * Mamdani's Most Taxing Threat on New York City By Logan Sekulow New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani just issued a somewhat alarming video announcing the approval of a "pied-a-terre tax" - a new tax on properties valued at $5 million or more. A move that will likely drive property owners out of Manhattan in droves. Mamdani is framing this issue in terms of what is fair. But this tax doesn't really  more PR

WASHINGTON, April 21 -- The American Center for Law and Justice posted the following news: * * * Uncovering the Truth: Discovery Begins in Our Lawsuit Against Chicago for Arresting Preachers By Garrett Taylor Last Friday marked another significant step forward in our federal lawsuit against the City of Chicago. The ACLJ sent written discovery to the city and the other defendants, formally requiring them to produce documents and answer questions under oath about their unconstitutional arrests more PR

WASHINGTON, April 20 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The Asian Americans Advancing Justice issued the following news release: * * * Asian Americans Advancing Justice - AAJC's Statement On the Failed House Efforts to Rush FISA Section 702 Reauthorization Without Reforms * Aleisha Flores (771) 233-8202 aflores@advancingjustice-aajc.org 1  WASHINGTON, D.C. - Late on April 16 and in the early hours of April 17, House Republican leadership attempted to rush through a late-night reauthorization of Sect more PR

NEW YORK, April 20 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- White and Case, a law firm, issued the following news release: * * * BNP Paribas case could upend global banking norms * White & Case's Co-Chair of Global Litigation Jonathan Polkes, counsel Tania Matsuoka and senior associate Veronica Gordon published an article in Law360 on the potential global impact of the recent Kashef v. BNP Paribas S.A. verdict on cross-border banking and risk management practices. The article analyzes how a New York ju more PR

WASHINGTON, April 21 -- The Constitutional Accountability Center issued the following statement on April 20, 2026: * * * CAC Release: Court Considers Whether to Expand or Restrict Authority of Federal Courts to Collaterally Review State Court Judgments Following oral argument at the Supreme Court this morning in T.M. v. University of Maryland Medical System, a case in which the Court is considering whether the Rooker-Feldman doctrine requires dismissal of a request for relief from a state-cou more PR

WASHINGTON, April 21 -- The Constitutional Accountability Center issued the following statement on April 20, 2026: * * * CAC Release: Supreme Court Considers Whether Investor Harm Is a Prerequisite to an Award of Disgorgement in a Civil Action Brought by the Securities and Exchange Commission Following today's oral argument at the Supreme Court in Sripetch v. Securities and Exchange Commission, a case in which the Court is considering whether investor harm is a prerequisite to an award of dis more PR

WASHINGTON, April 21 -- Dentons, a law firm, issued the following news: * * * Dentons rising stars shine in NZ Lawyer Future Leaders list Dentons is proud to announce that Lucinda King and Sarah Wells have been recognised as Future Leaders by NZ Lawyer. Selected from a competitive field of young legal professionals across New Zealand, they have been celebrated for their outstanding achievements, leadership and commitment to the legal profession. Lucinda is a Senior Associate in our Public La more PR

CINCINNATI, Ohio, April 21 -- Dinsmore and Shohl, a law firm, issued the following news release: * * * Dinsmore Cybersecurity Team Recovers Nearly $300,000 for Nonprofit Client Following Email Fraud Teamwork between a Dinsmore client's Commercial Litigation attorney and the Firm's Cybersecurity & Data Privacy team recently led to the recovery of nearly $300,000 after the client was targeted by a sophisticated business email compromise scheme. The client developed a multi-million-dollar affor more PR

LOS ANGELES, California, April 21 -- Hooper, Lundy and Bookman, a law firm, issued the following news on April 20, 2026: * * * Emily Brinkman To Speak at CSHA Emily Brinkman will present "Inside Peer Review Hearings: A Playbook for Healthcare Attorneys," on May 3, 2026, for the California Society for Healthcare Attorneys (CSHA)'s 2026 Annual Meeting & Spring Seminar. Healthcare organizations with more than 25 physicians must provide formal evidentiary hearings for certain disciplinary action more PR

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, April 20 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The Tennessee Bar Association posted the following commentary blog: * * * Evaluating Current Technology Before Buying AI * Programming at TBA's 2026 Convention kicks off June 11 at 9 a.m. EDT with Catherine Sanders Reach, director of the North Carolina Bar Association's Center for Practice Management. Every legal tech vendor has an AI pitch, but is your firm actually ready to buy? This session will cut through the hype with a problem-fi more PR

ATLANTA, Georgia, April 21 -- Fisher Phillips, a law firm, issued the following insight on April 20, 2026: * * * ICE Changes I-9 Enforcement Standards, Raising Stakes for Employer Compliance Federal immigration officials just quietly but significantly shifted how they will evaluate Form I-9 violations, making it more likely that you could be tagged with "substantive" errors that could have big consequences. Historically, certain I-9 errors were treated as technical and correctable, but March  more PR

ATLANTA, Georgia, April 21 -- Fisher Phillips, a law firm, issued the following insight on April 20, 2026: * * * When is a Trucking Facility a "Mine"? Federal Appeals Court Upholds MSHA's Broad Interpretation and Employers Should Take Note The D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals just upheld MSHA's broad interpretation of what constitutes a "mine" - any facility "necessarily connected with the use and operation of extracting, milling, or processing coal and other minerals" - that offered lessons for more PR

ATLANTA, Georgia, April 21 -- Fisher Phillips, a law firm, issued the following insight on April 20, 2026: * * * Your International Student-Athletes Want NIL Deals: Here's What Schools and Sponsors Need to Know First The rules surrounding name, image, and likeness (NIL) payments are markedly different for international student-athletes than they are for their domestic counterparts. So higher ed institutions and companies eyeing athletes for sponsorship deals need to understand the important n more PR

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, April 20 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The Tennessee Bar Association posted the following commentary blog: * * * Governor Signs TennCare Ban on Gender Transition Services * Gov. Bill Lee last week signed into law a measure ( SB2118/HB2498 ) that bars TennCare from covering any gender transition treatments, surgeries or hormone therapies. Those already undergoing gender transitions may continue to receive care covered through TennCare through March 31, 2027, if a physician de more PR

MIAMI, Florida, April 20 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Greenberg Traurig, a law firm, issued the following news release: * * * Greenberg Traurig's Jane McLaughlin Selected for City & State's 2026 'Who's Who in Energy' List * Albany, N.Y. - April 20, 2026 - Jane E. McLaughlin, of counsel in global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP's Albany office, has been named to the 2026 City & State "Who's Who in Energy" list. This honor "highlights the key stakeholders who are in the middle of the high-sta more PR

SAN FRANCISCO, California, April 21 -- Hanson Bridgett, a law firm, issued the following news release: * * * Hanson Bridgett Files Amicus Brief in Ninth Circuit Appeal Addressing Inclusive Academic Support Programs Hanson Bridgett LLP has filed an amicus curiae brief in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit in Californians for Equal Rights Foundation v. Her, et al., a high-profile appeal involving a challenge to Fresno Unified School District's inclusive academic support programming more PR

WASHINGTON, April 21 -- Hausfeld, a law firm, issued the following news: * * * Hausfeld files First Circuit amicus brief challenging unlawful third-country deportation policy Hausfeld has filed an amicus curiae brief in the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit on behalf of leading human rights organizations, including Human Rights Watch, the Center for Gender & Refugee Studies, Asian Americans Advancing Justice-Atlanta, Al Otro Lado, and the Amica Center for Immigrant Rights,  more PR

ARLINGTON, Virginia, April 21 -- The Institute for Justice posted the following news release on April 20, 2026: * * * Supreme Court Denies Hearing in First Amendment Cases Related to Occupational Speech Today, the Supreme Court denied review in two First Amendment cases brought by the Institute for Justice, a non-profit, public interest law firm. The cases involved similar occupational speech questions and were filed on behalf of a drone mapping service in North Carolina and a property mappin more PR

ARLINGTON, Virginia, April 21 -- The Institute for Justice posted the following news release on April 20, 2026: * * * Victory! Texas Veterinarian's First Amendment Rights Prevail After Supreme Court Denies Cert Petition From State Today, the Supreme Court denied review in a First Amendment case brought by the state of Texas against Brownsville veterinarian Dr. Ron Hines. The denial means that the previous ruling by the United States Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit stands. This decision, more PR

WASHINGTON, April 21 -- Dentons, a law firm, issued the following news on April 20, 2026: * * * Ki-Jeung Park of Dentons Lee Speaks at KOTRA Seminar on Middle East Conflict Response and Alternative Market Strategies Ki-Jeung Park, a Senior Foreign Attorney at Dentons Lee and Chair of the Legal Committee of the Overseas Construction Project Council at KOTRA, participated as a speaker at the "Project Seminar on Responding to Middle East Conflicts and Exploring Alternative Markets," hosted by KO more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, April 20 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The Liberty Justice Center issued the following news release: * * * Leading Fight Against Unlawful Tariffs, Liberty Justice Center Guides Businesses Through Refund Process * (Chicago, Ill.)-As U.S. Customs and Border Protection's refund system goes live today, the Liberty Justice Center is directing small businesses nationwide to its Tariff Equity Refund Resource for America (TERRA) -a free, centralized platform designed to help businesses more PR

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, April 20 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The Tennessee Bar Association posted the following commentary blog: * * * Legislature Votes to Keep Judicial Candidate Addresses Confidential * The Tennessee General Assembly passed a bill last week to make confidential the addresses of candidates on nominating petitions for the offices of judge, chancellor, district attorney and public defender. The legislation, HB1659/SB1720, was sponsored by Sen. Ferrell Haile, R-Gallatin, and Rep. J more PR

SAN FRANCISCO, California, April 21 -- Littler, a law firm, issued the following news: * * * Littler Lightbulb - March 2026 Employment Appellate Roundup At a Glance This Littler Lightbulb highlights some of the more significant employment and labor law developments in the federal courts of appeal in the last month. By Linde Blocher Fourth Circuit Affirms Dismissal of Plaintiffs Claims Based on Joint Employer Doctrine The plaintiffs in Hoffman v. Inova Health Care Services, 169 F.4th 207 ( more PR

NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, April 20 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The New Jersey State Bar Association issued the following news release: * * * NJSBA PracticeHQ Presents - 60 Legal Tech Tips, Tricks, Gadgets and Websites in 60 Minutes * Join the NJSBA on May 6 for a free lunchtime webinar on the latest legal-specific tech, gadgets and utilities to help help attorneys improve their practice. Register here. *** Original text here: https://njsba.com/njsba-practicehq-presents-60-legal-tech-tips-tr more PR

WASHINGTON, April 21 (TNSrpt) -- The Phoenix Center issued the following news release on April 20, 2026: * * * NEW PHOENIX CENTER STUDY FINDS HEALTH INSURER PROFITS NOT DRIVING RISING HEALTHCARE COSTS Insurer profitability is modest, stable, and consistent with competitive markets, suggesting that rising premiums are largely a function of underlying medical costs rather than insurer market power * In a new study released today entitled Health Insurance Profits, Cost Pass-Throughs, and the M more PR

ORLANDO, Florida, April 21 -- Dean Mead, a law firm, issued the following news release: * * * President Marc Chapman Shares Insights on Central Florida's Economy Via Published Interview Dean Mead is pleased to announce the publication of a featured interview with firm President and Shareholder Marc Chapman. In the interview, published by Capital Analytics Associates, Marc offers perspective on Central Florida's industry trends and economic growth. He shares the firm's views on its expansion,  more PR

WASHINGTON, April 21 -- The Republican Attorneys General Association issued the following news on April 20, 2026: * * * Eli Savit's Record: Criminals First, Law Enforcement Last The Republican Attorneys General Association today called out newly minted Michigan Democrat Attorney General nominee Eli Savit for centering his career around putting criminals first and law enforcement last, the polar opposite of what it means to be an Attorney General. As Washtenaw County Prosecutor, Savit constan more PR

MONTGOMERY, Alabama, April 20 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The Southern Poverty Law Center posted the following news: * * * SAVE Act Fails, Millions of Voters Retain Their Right to Vote for Now * MONTGOMERY, Ala. - The Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) applauds the U.S. Senate's rejection of the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) America Act, a sweeping anti-voter legislation pushed by the Trump administration that would have erected significant barriers to ballot access for millions o more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, April 20 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Troutman Pepper Locke, a law firm, posted the following news: * * * Troutman Pepper Locke Expands Health Care and Life Sciences Platform With Addition of Boston Partner Julie-Anne Lutfi * BOSTON - Julie-Anne Lutfi has joined Troutman Pepper Locke's Health Care and Life Sciences Transactional Practice Group as a partner in the firm's Boston office. Lutfi joins Troutman Pepper Locke from Foley & Lardner LLP, where she counseled a wide r more PR

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, April 20 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The Tennessee Bar Association posted the following commentary blog: * * * U.S. Buys Land for New Chattanooga Federal Courthouse * The federal government has purchased a 22,000-square-foot property on Georgia Avenue in downtown Chattanooga for $4.1 million. It was the last parcel needed to build a new federal courthouse on Vine Street, Local 3 News reports. Planners say that location offers the best schedule, cost, security, constructabi more PR

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, April 20 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The Tennessee Bar Association posted the following commentary blog: * * * U.S. Judicial Panel Drops Part of Amicus Disclosure Rule * The U.S. Judicial Conference's Advisory Committee on Appellate Rules voted last Thursday to abandon a key part of a proposed rule governing the disclosure of who finances friend-of-the-court briefs. Reuters reports that committee members took the action after key judges expressed concern the measure could  more PR

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, April 20 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The Tennessee Bar Association posted the following commentary blog: * * * Voters Now Must 'Declare Allegiance' on Ballot Applications * Tennessee voters will see new language on primary election ballot applications, which will require them to declare they are a bona fide member of the party whose primary they are voting in, Knox News reports. The language comes from an existing 1972 law, though it is now being highlighted on the ballot  more PR

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, April 20 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The Tennessee Bar Association posted the following commentary blog: * * * Winston Law Dedicates Reeves Institute for Professional Leadership * The University of Tennessee Winston College of Law on Friday dedicated the Pamela Reeves Institute for Professional Leadership. Seventeen past TBA presidents -including Reeves' husband Charles Swanson -were on hand to celebrate the renaming of the institute. According to the school, the renaming  more PR

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, April 20 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Taft, a law firm, issued the following news: * * * Zeller Selected to Participate in 2026 C-Change Program * Taft partner Sam Zeller was selected to participate in the 2026 C-Change class, a 10-month leadership development program produced by the Leadership Center at the Cincinnati USA Regional Chamber and designed for advancing careers in Greater Cincinnati. Sponsored by the Chamber, C-Change fosters leadership development and com more PR