CHARLESTON, West Virginia, June 10 -- West Virginia Attorney General John B. McCuskey issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General McCuskey leads 20-state coalition defending religious students' right to state scholarship funds West Virginia Attorney General JB McCuskey is leading a 20-state coalition in support of students pursuing degrees that Virginia has deemed too religious to qualify for the state's scholarship programs. The coalition's amicus brief in Johnson v. Fleming argues that those exclusions violate the students' F more PR

WASHINGTON, June 9 -- Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Washington, issued the following news release: * * * Cantwell, Colleagues Sound Alarm on Trump Administration Opening the Door to Midterm Election Interference * 06.09.26 Senators call out DOJ's quiet removal of long-standing election prosecution manual ahead of 2026 midterms WASHINGTON, D.C. - Yesterday, U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-WA), ranking member of the Seante Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation and senior member of the Senate Finance Committee, joined Sens. Alex Padil more PR

WASHINGTON, June 9 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Budget Office issued the following Monthly Budget Review for May 2026. Here are excerpts: * * * The federal budget deficit totaled $1.2 trillion in the first eight months of fiscal year 2026, the Congressional Budget Office estimates. That amount is $116 billion less than the deficit recorded during the same period last fiscal year. Revenues rose by $174 billion (or 5 percent), and outlays increased by $57 billion (or 1 percent). That comparison is affected by shifts in the timing of certain more PR

WASHINGTON, June 9 -- Rep. Lizzie Fletcher, D-Texas, issued the following news release: * * * Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher Moves To Force Vote To Guarantee the Right to Contraception * Today, Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07) filed a discharge petition to force a House floor vote on her bill, the Right to Contraception Act, H.R. 999, to guarantee by law the right to contraception. A discharge petition is a legislative tool in the House of Representatives that allows a majority of members to force a bill to the floor for a vote by the f more PR

WASHINGTON, June 9 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R48295) entitled "The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Budget: Background, Trends and Policy Options" by financial economics specialists Karl E. Schneider and Baird Webel. Here are excerpts: * * * SUMMARY The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) was created in the 2010 Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (Dodd-Frank; P.L. 111-203). Dodd-Frank specified that the CFPB would be funded outside of congressional app more PR

WASHINGTON, June 9 -- Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nevada, issued the following news release: * * * Cortez Masto Leads Effort to Protect the Right of Women to Cross State Lines to Seek Abortion Care * June 24, 2026, Marks Four Years Since the Supreme Court Overturned Roe v. Wade, Fifty Years of Precedent Washington, D.C. - Ahead of the four-year anniversary of the Supreme Court's disastrous Dobbs decision, U.S. Senator Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) and Senators Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.), Patty Murray (D-Wash.), and Kirsten Gillibran more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, June 10 -- Ropes and Gray, a law firm, issued the following news: * * * Dan O'Connor Speaks to Ignites on SEC Enforcement Issues Litigation & enforcement partner Dan O'Connor was quoted in two recent articles in Ignites on SEC enforcement. Dan, co-lead of the firm's securities and futures enforcement practice and former senior trial counsel at the SEC, commented in a June 8 article on the Supreme Court's June 4 decision in Sripetch v. SEC, in which the justices unanimously ruled that the agency could pursue disgorgem more PR

DOVER, Delaware, June 10 -- Delaware Attorney General Kathy Jennings issued the following news release on June 9, 2026: * * * AG Jennings defeats Koch billionaire-backed effort to upend Delaware's election transparency laws Attorney General Kathy Jennings announced today that a Koch family-affiliated campaign group's attempt to nullify state law requiring basic transparency for third-party campaign advertisers has been defeated in court. "This victory affirms that it is the people of Delaware - not the Koch family or any other billionaires  more PR

WASHINGTON, June 8 -- Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Duckworth, Durbin Join Senate Democrats in Pressing Trump on Legal Basis for Justifying Claim that Hostilities in Iran Have Terminated * June 08, 2026 [WASHINGTON, D.C.] - U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) and U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) joined U.S. Senators Adam Schiff (D-CA) and Tim Kaine (D-VA), along with Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and 33 Senate Democrats, in refuting This link opens in new window or more PR

MONTREAL, Quebec, June 9 -- Canadian Heritage issued the following news release: * * * Exceptional artists and guests at the heart of the 2026 Canada Day National Noon Ceremony * GATINEAU, June 9, 2026 Today, the Honourable Marc Miller, Minister of Canadian Identity and Culture and Minister responsible for Official Languages, unveiled the official program for the Canada Day 2026 National Noon Ceremony. This national ceremony will kick off the Canada Day celebrations. The unifying, family-friendly event will highlight the major achieveme more PR

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, June 8 -- The Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression posted the following news release: * * * FIRE SURVEY: Law professors report widespread self-censorship and fear of speaking freely * PHILADELPHIA, June 9, 2026 -A new survey of law school faculty paints a bleak picture of free speech and inquiry in the legal academy, with respondents reporting self-censorship, political litmus tests, and attacks on speech from the left and right alike. Over the course of a month and a half, the Foundation for Individ more PR

OTTAWA, Ontario, June 9 -- Public Safety Canada issued the following news release: * * * Firearms compensation program for businesses closes -- Amnesty period extended due to the Supreme Court of Canada process * June 9, 2026 - Ottawa, Ontario The Government of Canada continues to move forward with a comprehensive approach to strengthen community safety and address firearms violence and crime. The Assault-Style Firearms Compensation Program (ASFCP) was developed to provide an option for eligible businesses and individuals who own firear more PR

ATLANTA, Georgia, June 10 -- Fisher Phillips, a law firm, issued the following insight on June 9, 2026: * * * Federal Judge Strikes Down Trump's $100K H-1B Fee, But Employers Should Proceed With Caution Employers that rely on the H-1B visa program got significant relief on Monday when a Massachusetts federal judge vacated the Trump administration's $100,000 H-1B application fee, ruling that the president lacked the authority to impose it. But with an appeal almost certainly on the way and a conflicting ruling already on the books from anothe more PR

ATLANTA, Georgia, June 10 -- Fisher Phillips, a law firm, issued the following insight on June 9, 2026: * * * SCOTUS to Decide Whether Employees Can Sue Schools for Sex Discrimination Under Title IX: What It Means for Your Institution Can an employee sue a federally funded school for sex discrimination in the workplace under Title IX? The Supreme Court has agreed to tackle this question next term, and its answer may have huge implications for higher education and K-12 institutions alike. While many federal appeals courts have allowed Title I more PR

ATLANTA, Georgia, June 10 -- Fisher Phillips, a law firm, issued the following insight on June 9, 2026: * * * Trump Administration's Travel Ban Adjudication Policies Deemed Unlawful by District Court: What Employers Need to Know Businesses that employ foreign national workers should be tracking litigation over the Trump administration's Travel Ban and other immigration policies that impact the workplace. Indeed, a district court in Rhode Island just vacated four USCIS policies as exceeding the agency's authority. The challenged policies "pl more PR

CLEVELAND, Ohio, June 10 -- Jones Day, a law firm, issued the following news: * * * Five Jones Day partners named to Forbes' inaugural Top Women Lawyers in America list Jones Day partners Alexis Gilroy, Traci Lovitt, Nina Yadava, Laura Laemmle-Weidenfeld, and Stephanie Parker have been named to Forbes' Top Women Lawyers in America list for 2026. This recognition honors outstanding practitioners who excel in their practice area, are highly regarded in the industry, and are elite in the field. No firm had more lawyers recognized in the Forbes  more PR

WASHINGTON, June 9 -- Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Gillibrand Leads Effort To Protect The Right Of Women To Cross State Lines To Seek Reproductive Care * June 24, 2026 Marks Four Years Since the Supreme Court Overturned Roe v. Wade, Restricting The Right To Choose Legislation Would Protect Women Who Cross State Lines for Reproductive Care and Providers Who Provide Care To Them Ahead of the four-year anniversary of the Supreme Court's disastrous Dobbs decision, U.S. Senators Kirsten Gillib more PR

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, June 9 -- The Pennsylvania House Democrats posted the following news release: * * * House approves O'Mara bill to protect rights to fertility treatments in PA * HARRISBURG, June 9 - The state House today approved on a bipartisan vote a bill sponsored by state Rep. Jennifer O'Mara, D-Delaware, to protect prospective parents' rights to fertility treatments in Pennsylvania. House Bill 836, dubbed the PARENT Act, would prohibit the commonwealth from creating policies that limit access to assistive reproductive techno more PR

WASHINGTON, June 9 -- Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Cramer Authors Policy Essay in Harvard Journal on Legislation * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Last year, U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) and the North Dakota congressional delegation embarked on a mission to overturn the Biden-era Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Resource Management Plan (RMP) for the state. This effort marked the first use of the Congressional Review Act (CRA) to overturn an RMP. Cramer's successful strategy fulfilled the intent o more PR

WASHINGTON, June 10 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on June 9, 2026: * * * Justice Department Opens Investigation of Philadelphia Police Department's Allegedly Unconstitutional Permit Revocation Practices Today, the Justice Department opened an investigation to determine whether Philadelphia Police use a vague "good cause" standard to cancel permits to carry legal firearms. The U.S. Constitution's Second Amendment protects the civil right keep and bear legal firearms -- including the right to legally carry more PR

STORRS, Connecticut, June 9 -- The University of Connecticut posted the following news: * * * Lane Discusses Civic Engagement, Voting Rights, Power of Community on National Podcast * As political polarization, voter fatigue, and public distrust in institutions continue to shape the national conversation, Shannon R. Lane believes one message is more important than ever: democracy only works when people participate. Lane, director of the Nancy A. Humphreys Institute for Political Social Work at the UConn School of Social Work, recently shar more PR

WASHINGTON, June 9 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan Joins Schiff, Kaine, Schumer, 34 Senate Democrats in Pressing Trump on Legal Basis for Justifying Claim that Hostilities in Iran Have Terminated * Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) joined U.S. Senators Adam Schiff (D-Calif.), Tim Kaine (D-Va.), Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), and 34 Senate Democrats in refuting the Trump administration's claim in a May 1 letter to Congress that the hostilities that beg more PR

WASHINGTON, June 9 [Category: Political] -- The NAACP posted the following news release: * * * NAACP Files Motion to Block Tennessee's Unconstitutional Congressional Map * The NAACP, NAACP Tennessee State Conference, Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law and LDF file motion for preliminary injunction before a three judge panel in federal court on behalf of impacted voters  NASHVILLE, Tenn. -The NAACP and the NAACP Tennessee State Conference and impacted voters, along with co-counsels the Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under L more PR

WASHINGTON, June 8 [Category: Political] -- The NAACP posted the following news release: * * * NAACP, Voting Rights Advocates File Amicus Brief in Challenge to Florida's New Congressional Map * TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - Today, Florida State Conference of the NAACP, Dream Defenders, The Black Collective, Advancement Project, and Community Justice Project filed an amicus brief to support a coalition of voting rights organizations and individuals seeking to overturn Florida's new congressional redistricting map. The brief urges Florida appellate cou more PR

WASHINGTON, June 9 -- Sen. Alex Padilla, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Padilla, Schiff, Kaine, Schumer, Senate Democrats Press Trump on Legal Basis for Claim that Hostilities in Iran Have Terminated * WASHINGTON, D.C. -U.S. Senators Alex Padilla and Adam Schiff (both D-Calif.), Tim Kaine (D-Va.), Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), and 35 Senate Democrats refuted the Trump Administration's claim in a May 1 letter to Congress that the hostilities that began on February 28, 2026 in Iran have "terminated"  more PR

WASHINGTON, June 10 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following floor remarks on June 9, 2026, entitled "Democrats' Threat to Judicial Independence": * * * I want to address recent threats to the Supreme Court made by Democratic members of Congress. Last week, a major newspaper published a piece with a simple title: "Democrats Promise to Wreck the Supreme Court." That title isn't hyperbole. It's a fact. Today, I want to tell the American people what's really going on. Because what  more PR

COLUMBUS, Ohio, June 9 [Category: Think Tank] -- The Buckeye Institute, an independent research and educational institution that says its mission is to advance free-market public policy, posted the following news release: * * * The Buckeye Institute Files Brief with Ohio Supreme Court in Union Wage Theft Case * Columbus, OH - On Monday, The Buckeye Institute filed its merit brief in Sheldon v. Ohio Association of Public School Employees (OAPSE), calling on the Ohio Supreme Court to open Ohio's courthouse doors to Ohioans fighting to end uni more PR

WASHINGTON, June 9 -- Rep. Suzan DelBene, D-Washington, issued the following news release: * * * Trump Tries to Withhold Tariff Refunds Despite Losing in Court * Today, Congresswoman Suzan DelBene (WA-01) released the following statement on new reports that the administration is attempting to avoid issuing refunds for Trump's illegal tariffs. "President Trump stole money from American families and small businesses with his illegal tariffs and is doing everything he can to avoid paying it back. At every turn since the Supreme Court's rulin more PR

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, June 9 -- Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill issued the following news: * * * Victory for Women and Girls: AG Murrill Celebrates Complete Victory Against Biden's Radical and Unlawful Title IX Rule * Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill filed a notice of voluntary dismissal in Louisiana's lawsuit challenging the Biden Administration's 2024 Title IX Rule after the remaining appeals seeking to revive the rule were dismissed. Louisiana was the first State in the nation to challenge former President Joe Biden's at more PR