ARLINGTON, Virginia, July 13 [Category: Sociological] -- Americans for Prosperity posted the following news release: * * * AFP-KS Blasts Supreme Court Appointment Before Ballot Amendment * TOPEKA, KS - Americans for Prosperity-Kansas (AFP-KS) blasted Governor Laura Kelly for her appointment of District Judge Krishnan Jayaram to the Kansas Supreme Court on Monday, adding another progressive justice to the court just weeks before Kansans head to the polls to vote on directly electing justices. Elizabeth Patton, AFP Regional Director in Kans more PR

VICTORIA, Australia, July 14 -- The Australian Securities and Investments Commission issued the following news: * * * ASIC moves to wind up Capital Guard over concerns about investor funds * ASIC has applied to the Supreme Court of New South Wales to wind up Capital Guard AU Pty Ltd (Capital Guard) on just and equitable grounds. ASIC is seeking the appointment of an independent liquidator to take control of Capital Guard, investigate its affairs, and preserve and recover assets where possible. ASIC has taken this action because it has s more PR

COLUMBIA, South Carolina, July 14 -- South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson issued the following news: * * * Attorney General Alan Wilson defends state sovereignty at the U.S. Supreme Court * (COLUMBIA, S.C.) - Attorney General Alan Wilson has filed a friend-of-the-court brief at the United States Supreme Court supporting state sovereignty and opposing one state's efforts to control how business is done in other states. A state agency in Pennsylvania wants to control the terms of contracts entered in other States between Pennsylvania more PR

WASHINGTON, July 14 -- Sen. Jim Banks, R-Indiana, issued the following news release on July 13, 2026: * * * Banks Takes Action on Supreme Court's Birthright Citizenship Ruling: Introduces Citizenship Act of 2026 This afternoon, Sen. Jim Banks (R-Ind.) introduced the Citizenship Act of 2026 to end birthright citizenship for the children of illegal aliens and birth tourists. The legislation codifies President Trump's January 20, 2025 Executive Order declaring that the United States is under invasion by illegal aliens. The bill responds to Pres more PR

WASHINGTON, July 14 -- Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyoming, issued the following news release: * * * Barrasso Honors the Life and Legacy of Senator Lindsey Graham * "The United States Senate will never see anyone quite like Lindsey Graham again. He was a happy warrior. He always put service before himself. And he believed in the Senate as an institution. He continued to shape it throughout his successful and his significant career. He helped make America safer and stronger. And Mr. President, I just join the entire Senate, and his friends and his more PR

WASHINGTON, July 14 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Capitol Hill Report, 7-14-26 * Audio from this afternoon's call is available HERE. Topics include: Sen. Lindsey Graham's passing, Iran, U.S. Supreme Court security and the ROAD to Housing Act. *** Original text here: https://www.grassley.senate.gov/news/news-releases/capitol-hill-report-7-14-26 more PR

WASHINGTON, July 13 [Category: BizConsulting] -- Gallup, a research-based and performance-management consulting company, posted the following news: * * * Confidence in U.S. Institutions Remains Near All-Time Low * Story Highlights * Confidence in 14 core institutions averages 27%, one point above record low * Confidence in Big Tech drops to new low * Partisan gaps in confidence remain record high in Trump's second term WASHINGTON, D.C. -Americans' confidence in U.S. institutions remains historically low, as reflected in their ave more PR

WASHINGTON, July 14 [Category: Environment] -- The Defenders of Wildlife posted the following news release: * * * Defenders Sends Notice of Intent to Sue the Trump Administration over Rescission of 'Harm' * Defenders of Wildlife today sent a letter to the Department of Interior and the Department of Commerce signaling its intent to sue over the administration's rescission of the long-standing definition of "harm" under the Endangered Species Act. Under the now-rescinded regulatory definition, significant habitat destruction that led to deat more PR

WASHINGTON, July 13 -- Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Duckworth, Durbin Announce NDAA Amendments to Prevent President Trump from Unlawfully Deploying the Military into American Cities * July 13, 2026 [WASHINGTON, D.C.] - U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), a combat Veteran and member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, and U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), a member of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense and Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 13 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Durbin, Duckworth Announce NDAA Amendments To Prevent President Trump From Unlawfully Deploying The Military Into American Cities * July 13, 2026 Durbin and Duckworth introduced the amendments in reaction to President Trump's repeated attempts to deploy the National Guard in Illinois during the height of "Operation Midway Blitz" last fall WASHINGTON - U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), a member of the Senate Appropriations Su more PR

FAIRFAX, Virginia, July 20 [Category: Government/Public Administration] -- Americans for Limited Government posted the following news release: * * * Election Month Ruling By Supreme Court Regrettable * June 29, 2026, Fairfax, Va.-Americans for Limited Government Executive Director Robert Romano today issued the following statement on the Supreme Court's ruling in Watson v. Republican National Committee : "In an apparent bid to avert Democrats' threatened Supreme Court packing scheme, Republican-appointed justices John Roberts and Amy Cone more PR

WASHINGTON, July 14 -- Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release: * * * Floor Speech Remembering Senator Lindsey Graham * Lindsey Graham was a self-made American original. Born in central South Carolina, Lindsey grew up in a room behind his parent's bar and pool hall where he worked to help the family make ends meet and earned the nickname "Stinkball" from his patrons because of his sense of humor and his irrepressible nature and his rascal streak as he called it. I saw that in my first experience with Lindsey Graham. more PR

WASHINGTON, July 14 -- The Federal Trade Commission issued the following news release: * * * FTC Endorses Ohio Supreme Court Proposal to Weaken ABA's Law School Accreditation Monopoly * The Federal Trade Commission lauded an Ohio Supreme Court proposal to lower the cost of legal representation by ending the American Bar Association's explicit control over whether an Ohio bar applicant's legal education is sufficient for practicing law in the state, undermining its monopoly. Responding to the court's invitation to comment, the directors of more PR

WASHINGTON, July 14 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Grassley Opens Judiciary Hearing on Patent Eligibility, Highlights Need for All Americans to Benefit from Innovation and Advancement * Prepared Opening Statement by Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa Chairman, Senate Judiciary Committee "From Genes to Machines: The Patent Eligibility Debate" Tuesday, July 14, 2026 We're here to discuss a cutting-edge legal question - what inventions should be eligible for U.S. patent protection. First, th more PR

DALLAS, Texas, July 14 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Haynes and Boone, a law firm, posted the following news: * * * Mendoza and Salazar for Law360: $100M Clean Air Act Ruling Transforms Parent Company Liability Haynes Boone Partner Mary Mendoza and Associate Victor K. Salazar authored an article for Law360 analyzing a recent Clean Air Act decision that imposed more than $100 million in penalties and relief while extending liability beyond a facility operator to parent corporate entities. Mendoza and Salazar examine the application of the U.S more PR

WASHINGTON, July 14 -- Rep. Steny H. Hoyer, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Hoyer: The Rule of Law Depends on a Judiciary that is Properly Funded * WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (MD-05), Ranking Member of the Financial Services and General Government (FSGG) Appropriations Subcommittee, delivered opening remarks during an FSGG budget hearing of the Supreme Court of the United States:Click here to watch a video of his remarks. "Thank you very much, Mr. Chairman. I want to welcome Justice Kagan and  more PR

SPRINGFIELD, Illinois, July 14 (TNSLrpt) -- The Illinois Auditor General issued the following report involving Supreme Court Historic Preservation Commission -- Compliance Examination. Here are excerpts: * * * REPORT DIGEST SUPREME COURT HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION COMPLIANCE EXAMINATION FOR THE TWO YEARS ENDED JUNE 30, 2025 Release Date: July 14, 2026 FINDINGS THIS AUDIT: 2 CATEGORY: NEW -- REPEAT - TOTAL Category 1: 0 -- 1 -- 1 Category 2: 0 -- 1 -- 1 Category 3: 0 -- 0 -- 0 TOTAL: 0 -- 2 -- 2 FINDINGS LAST AUDIT: 2 St more PR

SPRINGFIELD, Illinois, July 15 -- The Illinois Supreme Court issued the following news release on July 14, 2026: * * * ILLINOIS SUPREME COURT LAUNCHES STATEWIDE CIRCUIT COURT USER SURVEY The Illinois Supreme Court and the Illinois Judicial Conference (IJC) announced today the launch of a statewide circuit court user survey, the first statewide circuit court user survey in Illinois since 2015. Survey results will be used to inform future policy decisions and improve the court user experience. The anonymous survey will be conducted July 13-31 more PR

WASHINGTON, July 14 [Category: Biology] -- The Center for Biological Diversity posted the following news release: * * * Lawsuit Seeks to Protect America's Wildlife From Trump Administration * SEATTLE-Conservation groups today sued the Trump administration over its decision to strip endangered species of protections for the places where they live, a decision that contradicts all scientific and legal understanding of the importance of habitat to America's most vulnerable plants and animals. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and National Ma more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, July 14 -- Conservation Law Foundation issued the following news release: * * * Lawsuit Seeks to Protect America's Wildlife from Trump Administration * This unlawful rule guts long-standing protections and allows for the destruction of habitat to such an extent that vulnerable species like Atlantic salmon will be pushed closer to extinction. Photo: Shutterstock July 14, 2026 (Boston, MA) - Conservation groups on Tuesday sued the Trump administration over its decision to strip endangered species of protections for th more PR

WASHINGTON, July 14 -- The Congressional Hispanic Caucus posted the following news release on July 13, 2026: * * * Leaders of CHC, CPC, CBC, CAPAC Introduce Resolution Calling For Reforms To Protect Democracy On Wednesday, leaders of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC), Congressional Progressive Caucus (CPC), Congressional Black Caucus (CBC), and the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (CAPAC) announced a new House resolution calling for reforms to restore voting rights in the wake of the Supreme Court's decision in Louisiana v.  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 14 -- The House Science, Space and Technology Subcommittee on Investigations and Oversight released the following testimony by Jennifer A. Springmann, special agent in charge, performing the duties of the assistant inspector general for investigations at the National Science Foundation, from a June 24, 2026, hearing entitled "Safeguarding Federal Research Funds: The False Claims Act's Role in Combating Grant Fraud": * * * Chairman McCormick, Ranking Member Sykes, and members of the Subcommittee: I appreciate this opportunity more PR

WASHINGTON, July 14 (Rep.) -- Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton, D-D.C., issued the following news release: * * * Norton Introduces Bill to Prohibit New Fencing at the White House After Trump Administration Proposes Plan to Fence Pennsylvania Avenue NW * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Following the Trump Administration's proposal to erect new fences at the ends of Pennsylvania Avenue NW outside the White House, Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) introduced a bill to prohibit new fencing from being installed at the White House, Lafayette Square, the E more PR

WASHINGTON, July 14 -- Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Ocasio-Cortez, Ranking Member Raskin, Senator Lujan Introduce Bill to Impose $50 Gift Ban on Supreme Court Justices * Legislation Cracks Down on Lavish Gifts to Supreme Court Justices With $50 Limit Aligning Ethics Rules With Gift Ban on Members of Congress, Other Judges, and Executive Branch Officials WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (NY-14), Representative Jamie Raskin (MD-08), Ranking Member of the more PR

CARLISLE, Pennsylvania, July 14 -- Pennsylvania State University Dickinson School of Law posted the following news: * * * Professors Shoba Sivaprasad Wadhia and Jud Mathews publishing Regulatory Review essays * UNIVERSITY PARK, PA-Over the next two weeks, The Regulatory Review will publish essays by Professors Shoba Sivaprasad Wadhia and Jud Mathews, as well as other scholars, examining the Supreme Court's 2025-2026 regulatory term. The Review, a publication of the Penn Program on Regulation, publishes this annual series of essays from pr more PR

WASHINGTON, July 15 -- Sen. Jim Banks, R-Indiana, issued the following news release on July 14, 2026: * * * Sen. Banks Supports OMB Rule to Prevent Funding of Illegal and Unconstitutional Programs Yesterday, Sen. Jim Banks (R-Ind.) led a bicameral comment letter to Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Director Russell Vought supporting the administration's proposed rule updating federal funds disbursement to better ensure taxpayer dollars are spent in accordance with the Constitution and federal law. The proposed rule would work to prevent more PR

WASHINGTON, July 10 -- Rep. Joseph Morelle, D-New York, ranking member of the House Administration Committee, issued the following statement with Sen. Alex Padilla, D-California, ranking member of the Senate Rules Committee: * * * Padilla, Morelle Statement on Firing of Democratic Commissioners of the U.S. Election Assistance Commission U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), Ranking Member of the Senate Rules Committee with jurisdiction over federal elections, and Representative Joe Morelle (D-N.Y.-25), Ranking Member of the Committee on Hous more PR

WASHINGTON, July 14 -- Rep. Mike Johnson, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * Speaker Johnson on the Rise of Radical Communists in the Democrat Party: "The Barbarians are Inside the Gate" * WASHINGTON -This morning, at the House Republican Leadership press conference, Speaker Johnson joined Leader Scalise, Chairwoman McClain, and Rep. Carlos Gimenez - whose family fled communism in Cuba - in highlighting the horrors of socialism and communism. Speaker Johnson also addressed the rise of anti-American, communist candidates c more PR

WASHINGTON, July 14 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following Legal Sidebar white paper (No. LSB11455) by legislative attorney Daniel T. Shedd: * * * Veterans Law: Unaccredited Representatives Federal law prohibits an individual from charging any fee for assisting in the filing of an initial claim for VA benefits with the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). In recent years, some Members of Congress, veteran service organizations (VSOs), and veterans have expressed concerns with certain for-profit entities charging more PR

LAS VEGAS, Nevada, July 13 -- The Nevada Democratic Party posted the following news release: * * * While His Boss Embraces Overturning Birthright Citizenship, Joe Lombardo Refuses to Defend Nevadans * Nevada Current: When Trump signed an executive order on the first day of his second term restricting the right, Lombardo would not comment. As Donald Trump and the NV GOP have been fighting to defy the Constitution and end birthright citizenship, new reporting shows that Joe Lombardo is silently cozying up with these extremists. After the Su more PR