WASHINGTON, June 16 -- The Alliance for Justice, an organization committed to fortifying the progressive movement through its focus on federal and state courts and building power by providing resources to maximize nonprofits' advocacy capacity, issued the following news release on June 15, 2026: * * * Senate Confirms Trump's Personal Lawyer to Lifetime Judgeship Today the Senate voted to confirm Justin Smith, Trump's personal lawyer and a MAGA extremist, to serve as a lifetime judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit. Smith  more PR

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, June 15 -- Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill issued the following news: * * * Attorney General Liz Murrill Announces Joint Motion to End Federal Court Supervision of Bossier Parish Schools After More Than 60 Years * Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill announced today that the State of Louisiana, the United States Department of Justice, and the Bossier Parish School Board have jointly asked the United States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana to enter final judgment ending federal court overs more PR

MINNETONKA, Minnesota, June 16 -- The Center of the American Experiment, a civic and educational organization that says it creates and advocates policies, issued the following commentary on June 14, 2026, by economist John Phelan: * * * Flag Day One of the stories in our new book "Star of the North: Essays in Minnesota History," is that of the 1st Minnesota Infantry Regiment in the Civil War. These men fought at First Bull Run, the war's first battle, where they lost 20% of their strength; at Antietam, the bloodiest day in American history, more PR

WASHINGTON, June 15 [Category: Environment] -- Earthworks issued the following news release: * * * Civil Society Calls on Panama to Permanently Close Canadian-Owned Mine as President Mulino Considers Next Steps * Background An international group of 60 civil society organizations released a letter today calling on the Panamanian government to: * Work with civil society and impacted communities to develop a safe and definitive plan to permanently close the Canadian-owned Cobre Panama mine. * Respect the 2023 Panamanian Supreme Court  more PR

WASHINGTON, June 15 -- Rep. Pat Ryan, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * CONGRESSMAN PAT RYAN, ATTORNEY GENERAL LETITIA JAMES, PLANNED PARENTHOOD, STATE & LOCAL OFFICIALS FIGHT TO PROTECT REPRODUCTIVE FREEDOM IN THE HUDSON VALLEY AMID ONGOING ATTACKS FROM TRUMP ADMINISTRATION * Congressman Pat Ryan, Attorney General Letitia James, Planned Parenthood, State & Local Officials Fight to Protect Reproductive Freedom in the Hudson Valley Amid Ongoing Attacks from Trump Administration Congressman Pat Ryan and Attorney General L more PR

PLANO, Texas, June 15 [Category: Sociological] -- The First Liberty Institute, an organization that says it is dedicated to defending liberty for all Americans, issued the following news release: * * * First Liberty Joins Team Representing Former NBA Referee in Religious Accommodation Case * New York, NY -First Liberty Institute announced it joined the legal team representing former NBA referee Ken Mauer, who the league fired after it denied his religious exemption request from the league's Covid-19 vaccine mandate. The league required the  more PR

ATLANTA, Georgia, June 16 -- Fisher Phillips, a law firm, issued the following insight on June 15, 2026: * * * New Florida Law Offers Clarity in Workplace Discrimination Filings: What Employers Need to Know Florida just cleared up a longstanding question for employers facing state-law workplace discrimination claims. Employers and employees alike now have a clearer, more predictable deadline for when such claims can go to court. Indeed, HB 1407 should reduce the procedural fights that have clouded these cases for years. Some questions remain more PR

LOS ANGELES, California, June 15 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Gibson, Dunn and Crutcher, a law firm, issued the following news: * * * Gibson Dunn Wins Complete Victory for Vale S.A. in $500 Million Iron Mining Dispute in Texas * On June 11, 2026, Gibson Dunn won a precedent-setting and case-ending victory in the Texas Court of Appeals, which reversed the denial of our client Vale S.A.'s special appearance and dismissed all claims brought by plaintiff Itabiricu Nacional de Pesquisa Mineral Ltda. against Vale for lack of personal jurisdiction. more PR

WASHINGTON, June 15 [Category: Political] -- Giffords, an organization dedicated to saving lives from gun violence, posted the following news release: * * * GIFFORDS celebrates SCOTUS rejection of gun industry attempt to escape accountability GIFFORDS Law Center, the legal arm of the national gun violence prevention group GIFFORDS, released the following statement after the US Supreme Court declined to consider a gun industry-backed challenge to a New York statute "that sets out a legal pathway to hold gunmakers accountable for harm caused b more PR

WASHINGTON, June 16 -- Rep. Mark Takano, D-California, ranking member of the House Veterans' Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on June 15, 2026: * * * Ranking Member Takano Welcomes New Democratic Member to the Veterans Affairs Committee Today, House Committee on Veterans' Affairs Ranking Member Mark Takano welcomed Congresswoman Maggie Goodlander, representing New Hampshire's Second District, to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Congresswoman Goodlander began her career working as a foreign policy advisor to Senat more PR

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, June 15 -- The University of Pennsylvania Annenberg Public Policy Center posted the following news release: * * * Jury Service Boosts Public Trust in Courts, But Fewer Americans Are Serving * As public trust in the U.S. Supreme Court continues to fall, new research from the Annenberg Public Policy Center (APPC) of the University of Pennsylvania finds that jury service is associated with more positive attitudes toward courts and judges - but that Americans' opportunities to serve are shrinking as jury trials becom more PR

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, June 16 -- K&L Gates, a law firm, issued the following news release: * * * K&L Gates Successfully Represents Closed-End Funds in US Supreme Court Case on Investment Company Act Global law firm K&L Gates LLP represented two closed-end funds in a significant US Supreme Court case, FS Credit Opportunities Corp. et al. v. Saba Capital Master Fund, Ltd., et al., in which the Court held that Section 47(b) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (Act) does not provide an implied private right of action for parties seeking re more PR

BELLEVUE, Washington, June 15 [Category: Political] -- The Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms issued the following news release: * * * MARYLAND COURT SMACKDOWN OF ILLEGAL SEARCH APPLAUDED BY CCRKBA * BELLEVUE, WA - A ruling by the Appellate Court of Maryland in the case of a man who was stopped by police initially for carrying a gun in public because the gun was allegedly "printing," is being cited by the Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms as another step toward placing more limits on government's abi more PR

MIAMI, Florida, June 16 -- Holland and Knight, a law firm, issued the following news release: * * * Nationally Renowned Tax Litigator Lawrence Hill Joins Holland & Knight in New York NEW YORK - Holland & Knight continues to strengthen its Tax, Executive Compensation and Benefits Practice Group with the addition Lawrence "Larry" Hill as a partner in New York. He is one of the nation's preeminent tax litigators and first-chair trial lawyers, focusing his practice on the resolution of complex domestic and cross-border civil tax disputes through more PR

OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, June 15 (TNSletter) -- Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond issued the following letter to the Big 12 Conference: * * * Here is the text of the letter: June 12, 2026 Mr. Brett Yormark Commissioner, Big 12 Conference 5215 N. O'Connor Blvd., Suite 1650 Irving, Texas 75039 byormark@big12sports.com - Dr. Douglas A. Girod Chairman, Big 12 Conference Board of Directors Chancellor, The University of Kansas 230 Strong Hall 1450 Jayhawk Boulevard Lawrence, Kansas 66045 kuchancellor@ku.edu - Re: June 11, 2 more PR

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, June 16 -- The Pennsylvania Senate Republicans issued the following statement by Pennsylvania State Senate President Pro Tempore Kim Ward and Senate Majority Leader Joe Pittman: * * * PA Senate Leaders Issue Statement on Supreme Court Ruling Pennsylvania Senate President Pro Tempore Kim Ward (R-39) and Senate Majority Leader Joe Pittman (R-41) issued the following statement today on the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania's ruling on skill games: "We appreciate the clarity the Supreme Court has given with today's ruling. more PR

COLUMBUS, Ohio, June 15 [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 Urges SCOTUS to End Federal Surveillance of Small Business Owners Once and For All * Columbus, OH - On Monday, The Buckeye Institute filed its fifth amicus brief in Texas Top Cop Shop v. Blanche, urging the U.S. Supreme Court to grant review and combine this case with National Small Business Un more PR

PLANO, Texas, June 15 [Category: Sociological] -- The First Liberty Institute, an organization that says it is dedicated to defending liberty for all Americans, issued the following news release: * * * U.S. Supreme Court Asked to Hold Government Officials Accountable for First Amendment Violations * Washington, D.C. -First Liberty Institute and Clement & Murphy PLLC filed a petition at the Supreme Court of the United States asking the Justices to reverse a decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit that affirmed a lower cou more PR

WASHINGTON, June 15 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The Washington Legal Foundation issued the following news release: * * * WLF Asks Supreme Court to Preserve 'Forfeiture of Forfeiture' Rule and Appellate Discretion * "A litigant forfeits the right to argue forfeiture when it fails to raise that argument in a timely fashion." -Cory Andrews, WLF General Counsel & Vice President of Litigation Click HERE to read WLF's brief. Washington Legal Foundation (WLF) today urged the U.S. Supreme Court to clarify that, when resolving the procedural que more PR