NASHVILLE, Tennessee, July 10 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The Tennessee Bar Association posted the following commentary blog: * * * 3-Judge Panel to Hear Chattanooga Airport Suit, Judge Pauses Nashville Suit * A three-judge panel will hear the complaint filed by the city of Chattanooga and the Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport Authority over a new law that takes appointment of the airport board away from the mayor. Chattanoogan.com reports that Judge Alex McVeagh this week referred the matter to the Tennessee Supreme Court for designation of th more PR

WASHINGTON, July 11 -- The American Center for Law and Justice posted the following commentary by Director of Media Logan Sekulow: * * * Air Force One Mystery Deepens After New Report By Logan Sekulow A bombshell report claims that Iran has a new plot to take out President Donald Trump, raising questions about the decision to switch planes while heading back from the NATO summit. The Wall Street Journal reported that Israel informed the Trump Administration of Iran's plan: Israel shared new intelligence with the U.S. that it said indicate more PR

WASHINGTON, July 10 -- The House Education and Workforce Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary and Secondary Education released the following written testimony by Katherine Van Dyck, senior legal fellow at the American Economic Liberties Project, from a June 30, 2026, hearing entitled "Field of Fees: Private Equity's Role in the Commercialization of American Youth Sports": * * * Chairman Kiley, Ranking Member Bonamici, and Members of the Subcommittee: thank you for the opportunity to return to this Subcommittee. My name is Katherine Van more PR

WASHINGTON, July 11 -- The Center for European Policy Analysis issued the following commentary on July 9, 2026, by Kevin Allison, non-resident senior fellow with the Technology Policy Program, and Venesa Rugova, senior analyst at Minerva Technology Futures: * * * Fable Follies Sharpen Europe's Sovereignty Conundrum Although the US government lifted an export control order on Anthropic's artificial intelligence model, the damage to transatlantic ties remains. - The episode has sharpened Europe's dilemma over digital sovereignty. Instead of more PR

WASHINGTON, July 11 -- The Center for European Policy Analysis issued the following commentary on July 9, 2026, by journalist and political scientist Barbara von Ow-Freytag: * * * From Theater to Stage: Ukraine Reintegrates its Citizen Soldiers Ukraine is helping veterans build their new lives, including through the dramatic retelling of their stories. - Dmytro Ilin, a jewelry business manager, joined the army immediately after Russia's full-scale invasion in February 2022. Just months later, he suffered severe head injuries and PTSD in a  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 11 -- The Center for European Policy Analysis issued the following commentary on July 9, 2026, by senior resident fellow Elly Rostoum: * * * Who Watches the Watchers? America's Privacy Bargain Unravels The Supreme Court narrowed government surveillance of Americans' personal data while stripping away a check on the president's power. - The Supreme Court issued two seemingly unrelated decisions: one limiting the power of police to track phone records, and the other stripping away the legal protections that shielded regulat more PR

WASHINGTON, July 11 -- The Capital Research Center issued the following news on July 9, 2026: * * * CRC News: InfluenceWatch citations for June 2026 News journals from The Federalist (on the right) to CounterPunch (on the left) used IW as a source last month. - The Capital Research Center launched InfluenceWatch in 2017 "after identifying a need for more fact-based, accurate descriptions of the various influencers of public policy issues." InfluenceWatch has fulfilled that mission so well that it has become a trusted source for policy make more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, July 10 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Goodwin, a law firm, posted the following news release: * * * Mandee Gruen Honored in New York Law Journal's 2026 New York Legal Awards * Partner Mandee Gruen has been named a Distinguished Leader in New York Law Journal's 2026 New York Legal Awards. The annual honor recognizes attorneys who have demonstrated exceptional leadership and made meaningful contributions to the legal profession in New York state. Mandee currently serves as Co-Chair of Goodwin's Private Investment Funds  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 10 -- The House Education and Workforce Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor and Pensions released the following testimony by Mark Newman, CEO and co-founder of Nomi Health, from a July 1, 2026, hearing entitled "Direct Contracting: A Prescription for Lower Health Care Costs": * * * Chairman Allen, Ranking Member DeSaulnier, and Members of the Subcommittee, thank you for the opportunity to testify today about direct contracting in employer sponsored healthcare. American employers fund nearly half of all healthcare spend more PR

WASHINGTON, July 10 -- Protect Borrowers (formerly Student Borrower Protection Center) issued the following commentary on July 9, 2026, by senior fellow Adam Teitelbaum to In Debt: * * * Gambling With Your Trust Prediction markets have built billion-dollar businesses on integrity promises they cannot keep. State AGs have the tools to do something about it. - You've almost certainly heard of prediction markets by now. Maybe you placed a bet during the 2024 election. Maybe you watched someone clean up on a Super Bowl wager. Maybe you just sa more PR

EAST LANSING, Michigan, July 9 -- Michigan State University posted the following news: * * * Study: Fair Chance Hiring needs the right words * New Michigan State University-led research suggests the difference between a hiring policy that harms recruiting and one that doesn't may come down to just a few words. As some companies scale back diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives, the study found that how organizations explain certain hiring policies can significantly influence how job seekers respond. Published in the Journal of Manage more PR

WASHINGTON, July 9 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- WilmerHale, a law firm, posted the following news: * * * WilmerHale Named a Finalist in Two Categories in the 2026 New York Legal Awards * WilmerHale has been named a finalist in two categories in the 2026 New York Legal Awards: Litigation Department of the Year - Class Action and Litigation Department of the Year - Intellectual Property. Presented by the New York Law Journal, the New York Legal Awards recognize outstanding achievements by lawyers, law firms and legal departments across the N more PR

MORGANTOWN, West Virginia, July 9 -- West Virginia University posted the following news: * * * WVU Alumni Association welcomes new board members * Six West Virginia University alumni are the newest members of the WVU Alumni Association Board of Directors following elections during the Association's annual business meeting. Steve Britt, Kristin Emery, Undra Johnson, Dr. Ronald Pellegrino, Heather Richardson, and Angela Williams wi ll each serve six-year terms, which took effect in June. Steve Britt, a native of Charleston and a two-time  more PR