WASHINGTON, July 14 [Category: Sociological] -- The American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee issued the following news release: * * * ADC Warns Travelers of Increasing Demands to Search and Seize Electronic Devices at U.S. Borders * The American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC) is concerned by reports that U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers are demanding access to travelers' phones, computers, and other electronic devices, particularly from journalists and individuals returning from countries targeted by the United more PR

WASHINGTON, July 15 (TNSxrep) -- The American Action Forum issued the following commentary on July 14, 2026, by Fiscal Policy Director Jordan Haring: * * * Debt and Deficit (Lack of) Progress Report: June 2026 Executive Summary * The U.S. Department of the Treasury's June 2026 Monthly Treasury Statement shows the federal budget deficit totaled $1.4 trillion during the first nine months of fiscal year (FY) 2026 - $29 billion higher than in FY 2025; the FY 2026 cumulative deficit was the net effect of $4.2 trillion of revenue collections and  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 14 -- Sen. Patty Murray, D-Washington, issued the following news release: * * * At Hearing with Justices Kagan and Barrett, Murray Presses Need for an Enforceable Code of Conduct and Transparency from SCOTUS * WATCH : Senator Murray's full questioning Washington, D.C. - Today-at a Senate Appropriations Financial Services and General Government (FSGG) Subcommittee hearing on the FY27 budget request for the United States Supreme Court-U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Vice Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, quest more PR

WASHINGTON, July 16 -- Sen. Patty Murray, D-Washington, vice chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, issued the following news release on July 14, 2026: * * * At Hearing with Justices Kagan and Barrett, Murray Presses Need for an Enforceable Code of Conduct and Transparency from SCOTUS Today--at a Senate Appropriations Financial Services and General Government (FSGG) Subcommittee hearing on the FY27 budget request for the United States Supreme Court--U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Vice Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, q more PR

ALBANY, New York, July 14 -- New York Attorney General Letitia James issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General James Announces Arrest of Long Island Man for Fraudulently Obtaining Disability Benefits * July 14, 2026 NEW YORK - New York Attorney General Letitia James today announced the arrest and indictment of Raymond Phillips, 40, of Huntington, Suffolk County for fraudulently collecting more than $100,000 in disability benefits from the Social Security Administration (SSA). An investigation by the Office of the Attorney  more PR

RALEIGH, North Carolina, July 14 -- North Carolina Attorney General Jeff Jackson issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Jeff Jackson, North Carolina Law Enforcement Leaders Defend North Carolina's Public Safety Laws * RALEIGH - Attorney General Jeff Jackson and state law enforcement leaders are defending the constitutionality of North Carolina's Felony Firearms Act and the North Carolina General Assembly's right to prevent dangerous criminals from owning firearms and putting communities in danger. In State v. Ducker, At more PR

WASHINGTON, July 14 [Category: Computer Technology] -- The Computer and Communications Industry Association issued the following news release: * * * CCIA Testified at Senate Judiciary Hearing on Patent System Supporting Innovation, Emerging Technologies like AI * Washington - The Computer & Communications Industry Association testified before the Senate Judiciary Committee today in a hearing titled "From Genes to Machines: the Patent Eligibility Debate." In written testimony, CCIA's head of IP policy, John Lee, told senators that "the curre more PR

WASHINGTON, July 9 -- The Congressional Hispanic Caucus issued the following statement on July 8, 2026: * * * CHC Chair Espaillat Demands Renewal of El Salvador TPS Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC) Chair Rep. Adriano Espaillat (NY-13) issued the following statement demanding the renewal of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for El Salvador: "Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin has a choice to make: He can renew TPS for El Salvador, strengthening families, communities and our nation's economy, or he can wreak havoc on the liv more PR

ST. LOUIS, Missouri, July 14 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner, a law firm, issued the following news: * * * Christian Bromley discusses victory for innocent pro bono client on death row * Christian Bromley, a BCLP partner and co-lead of the firm's Environmental & Toxic Tort practice, recently spoke with ABA Journal about a precedent-making victory for pro bono client, Jimmie "Chris" Duncan, with the Louisiana Supreme Court upholding the 2025 trial court order vacating his wrongful capital conviction based on the evide more PR

WASHINGTON, July 14 [Category: ThinkTank] -- The Competitive Enterprise Institute posted the following news release: * * * Coalition of over 40 organizations supports the End EPA Abuse Act * Today, the Competitive Enterprise Institute sent a coalition letter to Congress in support of legislation that would put a stop to the most egregious overreach by the EPA under the Clean Air Act. For example, the bill prohibits rules that would help kill off gas-powered cars or shift the country from reliable sources of electricity, like coal and natura more PR

WASHINGTON, July 14 [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 15 (Rep.) -- The Congressional Western Caucus issued the following news release: * * * Congressional Western Caucus Applauds Rule Updating Endangered Species Act Guidance * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Yesterday, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) published their final rule to rescind the regulatory definition of "harm" in their regulations covering the Endangered Species Act (ESA). Following publication, Members of the Congressional Western Caucus released the follow more PR

WASHINGTON, July 15 -- Rep. Keith Self, R-Texas, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Keith Self Introduces the PRIVACY Act to Protect Americans' Fourth Amendment Rights * Congressman Keith Self (TX-03) introduced the Protecting Rights in Video and Equipment Acquired Discovery (PRIVACY) Act. The legislation would require federal law enforcement agencies to obtain a warrant before accessing or querying surveillance data collected by state and local systems, including automated license plate readers (ALPRs) and other technolog more PR

WASHINGTON, July 15 -- Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, issued the following news: * * * Cornyn, Tillis Urge Blanche to Protect Life, Counter Dangerous Mail-Order Abortion Drugs * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators John Cornyn (R-TX) and Thom Tillis (R-NC) sent a letter to Acting U.S. Attorney General Todd Blanche ahead of his nomination hearing today in the Senate Judiciary Committee urging him to resolve the mail-order abortion lawsuit, Louisiana v. FDA, by agreeing to a court-ordered consent decree, which would end the unlawful Biden-era policy that r more PR

WASHINGTON, July 14 -- Sen. John Curtis, R-Utah, issued the following news release: * * * Curtis Calls for Countering China's Influence in Western Hemisphere * WASHINGTON -U.S. Senator John Curtis, Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere, today led a hearing examining the Trump Administration's National Security Strategy and its renewed focus on the Western Hemisphere as a cornerstone of American national security. The hearing-which included Ambassador Michael Kozak, State Department Senior Bureau Off more PR

WASHINGTON, July 14 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Durbin Presses Justices Kagan, Barrett On Judicial Security In Rare Congressional Appearance * July 14, 2026 WASHINGTON - U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee and a senior member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, pressed Supreme Court Justices Elena Kagan and Amy Coney Barrett on judicial security in a rare Congressional appearance. This is the first time Supreme Court justic more PR

WASHINGTON, July 16 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, ranking member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on July 14, 2026: * * * Durbin Presses Justices Kagan, Barrett On Judicial Security In Rare Congressional Appearance U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee and a senior member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, pressed Supreme Court Justices Elena Kagan and Amy Coney Barrett on judicial security in a rare Congressional appearance. This is  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 15 [Category: Financial Services] -- America's Credit Unions posted the following news: * * * Examining latest policy impacts on credit union operations * New court decisions and policy changes impacting credit unions' operations can lead to uncertainty in how to proceed. America's Credit Unions' Operations Committee met Tuesday to share information and get input from members on specific issues. The U.S. Supreme Court ruled in June a president can fire federal agency officials at will, finding laws restricting the preside more PR

NEW YORK, July 14 [Category: Sociological] -- The Counter Extremism Project issued the following news release: * * * Extremist Content Online: Pro-ISIS Propaganda Groups Continue to Encourage Attacks on World Cup Events, Alleged Owner of Neo-Fascist Forum Advertises on Dark Web Imageboard That Glorifies Mass Shooters * (New York, N.Y.) -The Counter Extremism Project (CEP) reports on the methods used by extremists and terrorist groups on the Internet to spread propaganda and incite violence. In this week's issue: * Pro-ISIS Propaganda Gro more PR

PHOENIX, Arizona, July 15 -- The Arizona Supreme Court issued the following news release: * * * From Chief Justice Ann Scott Timmer: Arizona's Judicial Branch, Its Codes of Conduct and Prediction Markets Chief Justice Ann Scott Timmer has addressed prediction markets with Arizona's judicial branch following Governor Katie Hobbs executive order signed on July 8, 2026. Last week, Governor Katie Hobbs issued an executive order prohibiting executive branch employees from using nonpublic information to profit in prediction markets. She also urge more PR

WASHINGTON, July 16 -- Rep. Rosa DeLauro, D-Connecticut, ranking member of the House Appropriations Committee, issued the following remarks on July 14, 2026, during an appropriations subcommittee hearing with Supreme Court Justices Elena Kagan and Amy Coney Barrett: * * * Thank you very much, Mr. Chairman, and thank you and Ranking Member Hoyer. And maybe I'll start with, "may it please the court;" may it please the Congress. Justice Kagan and Justice Barrett, welcome. Thank you so much for appearing before this Committee today. The last t more PR

WASHINGTON, July 16 -- Rep. Frank Pallone Jr., D-New Jersey, ranking member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, issued the following opening remarks on July 14, 2026, at an Energy Subcommittee markup of six nuclear energy bills: * * * Nuclear energy plays a critical part in delivering carbon-free power on our nation's power grid. In an era of increasing power demand, new nuclear facilities can provide clean energy to the power grid around the clock. Unfortunately, when President Trump took office, he immediately launched an attack ag more PR

WASHINGTON, July 16 -- Rep. Maxine Waters, D-California, ranking member of the House Financial Services Committee, issued the following news release on July 14, 2026: * * * Ranking Member Maxine Waters: "Committee Democrats Will Continue Fighting to Protect the Independence of the Fed and Other Agencies, Strengthen Consumer Protections, and Build an Economy that Prioritizes Working Families--not the President, the Wealthy or Well-Connected." Today, Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-CA), the top Democrat on the House Financial Services Committee more PR

WASHINGTON, July 16 -- Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, ranking member of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on July 14, 2026: * * * Ranking Member Raskin, Rep. Ocasio-Cortez, 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 - Today, Rep. Jamie Raskin, Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee,  more PR

NEW YORK, July 16 [Category: International] -- Human Rights Watch issued the following joint statement on July 15, 2026, with four organizations: ** * Joint Statement: Drop the ICT Investigation into Journalists Farzana Rupa and Mozammel Babu * As Bangladesh's International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) deepens its investigation against detained journalists Farzana Rupa and Mozammel Babu in relation to allegations arising from their broadcast coverage of the May 2013 Shapla Chattar massacre, we -the undersigned international press freedom and human more PR

NEW YORK, July 14 [Category: International] -- Human Rights Watch issued the following news: * * * Peru: Veto Military Justice Bill * (Washington, DC) - Peruvian President Jose Maria Balcazar should veto a bill that would expand the military justice system, Human Rights Watch said today. The bill would effectively open the door to impunity for police officers and members of the armed forces responsible for human rights violations. On June 23, 2026, Congress passed a bill that would modify the Military Police Criminal Code, expanding the d more PR

WASHINGTON, July 15 -- Rep. Lateefah Simon, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Congresswoman Simon Fights Back Against Republican Attacks to Equity, Delivers Opening Statement at House Oversight Committee Task Force Hearing on "Combatting DEI in American Institutions" * WASHINGTON, D.C. -Today, the House Oversight Task Force on Defending Constitutional Rights and Exposing Institutional Abuses held a hearing on diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) policies in public institutions. As the top Democrat on the Task more PR

NEW YORK, July 22 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Cahill Gordon and Reindel, a law firm, posted the following news: * * * Joel Kurtzberg and Landis Best Present the Supreme Court Roundup: Review of the 2025-2026 Term Webinar * Cahill partners and co-chairs of the First Amendment & Media Litigation practice, Joel Kurtzberg and Landis Best will present the webinar "Supreme Court Roundup: Review of the 2025-2026 Term," examining the Supreme Court's 2025-2026 Term. The program will examine key decisions and trends, including the rejection of Presid more PR

SAN FRANCISCO, California, July 15 -- Earthjustice posted the following news release on July 14, 2026: * * * Lawsuit Seeks to Protect America's Wildlife From Trump Administration Rulemaking claims habitat destruction does not "harm" endangered species - Seattle, WA -- 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 pl more PR

SANTA FE, New Mexico, July 15 -- WildEarth Guardians posted the following news release on July 14, 2026: * * * Lawsuit Seeks to Protect America's Wildlife From Trump Administration Rulemaking claims habitat destruction does not "harm" endangered species - 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 pla more PR

WASHINGTON, July 15 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan, Welch, Schiff, Raskin, Ocasio-Cortez Introduce Legislation Imposing Gift Ban on Supreme Court Justices * Legislation Cracks Down on Lavish Gifts to Supreme Court Justices With $50 Limit Aligning Ethics Rules With Congress, Other Judges, and Federal Officials Washington, D.C. -U.S. Senators Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.), Peter Welch (D-VT), and Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) introduced the High Court Gift Ban Act, legislation to close a glaring ethics more PR

MERRIFIELD, Virginia, July 15 [Category: Environment] -- The National Wildlife Federation posted the following news release: * * * National Wildlife Federation, Five Affiliates to Sue Over 'Disastrous' Wildlife Rollbacks * CHARLESTON, S.C. - The National Wildlife Federation, in partnership with the Southern Environmental Law Center (SELC), and five of its state affiliates gave 60-day notice to U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and National Marine Fisheries Service that they intend to sue over the agencies' reckless and illegal attempt to elimi more PR

CULLOWHEE, North Carolina, July 16 -- Western Carolina University issued the following news: * * * New members join WCU Foundation, Alumni Association, Catamount Club boards Several members of the Western Carolina University community recently accepted appointments on three of the institution's top volunteer boards that provide oversight and advice in support of university philanthropic, athletics and engagement activities. The WCU Foundation Board of Directors, Alumni Association Board of Directors and Catamount Club Board of Directors app more PR

SAN DIEGO, California, July 14 [Category: Health Care] -- The American Public Health Association posted the following news release: * * * OMB's Proposed Federal Financial Assistance Rule Threatens the Availability and Accessibility of Vital Health Care Services for Medically Underserved and Vulnerable Communities and Populations * Contact: gwmedia@gwu.edu, mediarelations@apha.org A proposed rule issued by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) would authorize federal agency leadership to terminate federal funding at their sole discret more PR

WASHINGTON, July 15 -- Rep. Ayanna Pressley, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news: * * * Pressley, Simon, and Kamlager-Dove Introduce Resolution to Advance Reproductive Justice and Support Families * WASHINGTON - In recognition of the 250th anniversary of American independence and the work still to be done to create a nation that lives up to the founding ideals of liberty and justice for all, Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (MA-07) and Representatives Lateefah Simon and Sydney Kamlager-Dove introduced the America 250 Reproductive Justi more PR

WASHINGTON, July 16 -- Rep. Tom Cole, R-Oklahoma, chairman of the House Appropriations Committee, posted the following news release: * * * The Purse and the Gavel: Appropriators Review the Supreme Court's FY27 Budget Priorities The Founders gave Congress the purse and the judiciary the rule of law gavel. Those constitutional responsibilities came together as the House Appropriations Committee reviewed the Supreme Court's Fiscal Year 2027 budget request with Justices Elena Kagan and Amy Coney Barrett, marking the first SCOTUS hearing appearan more PR

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, July 16 -- The Rhode Island Supreme Court issued the following opinion: * * * Galbin Fernandez, in his capacity as the Administrator of the Estate of Eva Pena v. Rhode Island Public Transit Authority et al. Present: Suttell, C.J., Robinson, Lynch Prata, Long, and Indeglia (ret.), JJ. OPINION Chief Justice Suttell, for the Court. The plaintiff, Galbin Fernandez, in his capacity as the Administrator of the Estate of Eva Pena, appeals from a Superior Court order denying his motion for a new trial, which he filed afte more PR

WASHINGTON, July 15 -- Rep. Benjamin Cline, R-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Cline Introduces Legislation to Ensure the DAR's Membership is Limited to Women * WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Congressman Ben Cline (VA-06) introduced the Daughters of the American Revolution Membership Integrity Act, which would amend the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR)'s federal charter to add a membership eligibility requirement that limits membership to an individual who is a woman and otherwise satisfies the genealogical and mem more PR

WASHINGTON, July 15 -- Rep. Wesley Bell, D-Missouri, issued the following news release: * * * Representatives Bell & Morelle Host Voting Rights Roundtable with Stakeholders and Community Organizers * On Friday, Representatives Wesley Bell and Joe Morelle hosted a voting rights roundtable discussion to address the current state of voting rights in Missouri and across the country In addition to Representatives Bell and Morelle, stakeholders from across the state joined the discussion Bell believes that voting rights are preservative of al more PR

WASHINGTON, July 16 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, chairwoman of the Senate Appropriations Committee, issued the following news release on July 14, 2026: * * * Sen. Collins Questions Justices Kagan and Barrett on Supreme Court Budget At a hearing to review the 2027 budget request for the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS), U.S. Senator Susan Collins, Chair of the Appropriations Committee, questioned Justices Elena Kagan and Amy Coney Barrett on the Court's response to a heightened threat environment, residential security funding more PR

WASHINGTON, July 15 -- Senate Minority Leader John Thune, R-South Dakota, issued the following floor remarks on July 13, 2026, on the life and legacy of Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-South Carolina: * * * "Mr. President, I come to the floor today with a heavy heart. "I look to my right and I see a desk which we in the Senate refer to and know as the John Calhoun desk. "It's covered with a black shroud. "And on ... top of that shroud is a bowl of white roses. "That, Mr. President, is Lindsey Graham's desk. "It's difficult to believe that Lindsey more PR

WASHINGTON, July 14 -- Sen. Eric Schmitt, R-Missouri, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Schmitt Introduces Bill to Restore Integrity of American Citizenship * Bill Follows SCOTUS' Disastrous Decision Upholding Unlimited Birthright Citizenship U.S. SENATE -Today, U.S. Senator Eric Schmitt (R-MO), chairman of the Judiciary Subcommittee of the Constitution, introduced the American Citizenship Act to protect American citizenship and rein in birthright citizenship abuse. This announcement follows the Supreme Court's decision dec more PR

WASHINGTON, July 14 (Rep.) -- House Speaker 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, commun more PR

WASHINGTON, July 16 -- Rep. Steny Hoyer, D-Maryland, ranking member of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government, issued the following remarks on July 14, 2026, at a hearing with Supreme Court Justices Elena Kagan and Amy Coney Barrett: * * * Thank you very much, Mr. Chairman. I want to welcome Justice Kagan and Justice Coney Barrett to the court room, I suppose, in one sense, but to the hearing room in a very significant other sense. I also want to welcome Judge Dow, who has been so good to work with  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 16 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on July 14, 2026: * * * Todd Blanche Receives Outpouring of Support From Law Enforcement, Angel Families, Bipartisan DOJ Officials and Legal Organizations Ahead of Judiciary Committee Hearings More than 670,000 law enforcement officers, 300 angel families and 100 bipartisan DOJ officials are urging Congress to confirm Todd Blanche as Attorney General. - Major law enforcement organizations representing over  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 15 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following Legal Sidebar white paper (No. LSB11456) by legislative attorney Jimmy Balser: * * * U.S. v. Benson: Sixth Circuit Denies Federal Demand for State Voter Registration List The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has requested election records - including statewide voter registration lists (SVRL) with detailed voter data - from the majority of states and, in some cases, has sued to enforce compliance with its demands. Among the suits, federal district courts  more PR