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Journals Legal Newsletter for 2026-07-23 ( 9 items )  
Alumni Spotlight: Q And A With James Pollock, J.D. '11 (10)
BALTIMORE, Maryland, July 21 -- The University of Baltimore posted the following news: * * * Alumni Spotlight: Q And A With James Pollock, J.D. '11 * Leading Investigations and Enforcement in the Music Industry UBalt Law alumni put their legal e ducation to work in meaningful ways. Class of 2011 graduate, James Pollock, shares how hands-on learning translates into practice-ready advocacy. As Vice President and Counsel for The Recording Industry Association of America, James works in the Investigations and Enforc e ment group, protecting r more PR

Brooklyn Law School Professors Lead Discussions at Legal Writing Institute Biennial Conference (10)
BROOKLYN, New York, July 22 -- Brooklyn Law School posted the following news: * * * Brooklyn Law School Professors Lead Discussions at Legal Writing Institute Biennial Conference * Professors Irene Ten Cate, Joy Kanwar, Alissa Bauer, Maria Termini, and Danielle Tully created a strong presence for Brooklyn Law School at the Legal Writing Institute Biennial Conference. Professors in Brooklyn Law School's nationally recognized legal writing program shared their scholarship, teaching, and legal writing expertise with law professors from across more PR

Center on Budget & Policy Priorities: Income Support Helps Families Meet Children's Needs and Reduces Child Welfare Involvement, Research From Multiple Programs Suggest (10)
WASHINGTON, July 23 -- The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities issued the following report on July 22, 2026, by Victoria Hunter Gibney, senior research analyst on the Income and Poverty Trends Team, and Urvi Patel, policy analyst on the Housing and Income Security Team: * * * Income Support Helps Families Meet Children's Needs and Reduces Child Welfare Involvement, Research From Multiple Programs Suggest Evidence of Protective Effects of Income Is Strongest for Cases Related to Neglect, Which May Be Driven Largely by Reductions in Materi more PR

Civil and Human Rights Groups Sue ICE for Access to Public Records About Immigrant Detention in Georgia (10)
ATLANTA, Georgia, July 23 -- The American Civil Liberties Union of Georgia issued the following news release on July 22, 2026: * * * Civil and Human Rights Groups Sue ICE for Access to Public Records About Immigrant Detention in Georgia The ACLU of Georgia and partners filed a lawsuit against ICE under the Freedom of Information Act. - On Friday, Asian Americans Advancing Justice - Atlanta, the ACLU of Georgia, and Project South filed a federal lawsuit against U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement under the Freedom of Information Act.  more PR

Ex-Justice Dept. Pardon Attorney Oyer Testifies Before Senate Judiciary Committee (10)
WASHINGTON, July 22 -- The Senate Judiciary Committee released the following written testimony by former U.S. Department of Justice Pardon Attorney Elizabeth G. Oyer from a July 16, 2026, confirmation hearing for Todd Blanche to be U.S. attorney general: * * * Chairman Grassley, Ranking Member Durbin, and Members of the Senate Judiciary Committee: Thank you for the opportunity to provide my testimony on the important matter of the nomination of Todd Blanche to serve as the next Attorney General of the United States. I am one of the many care more PR

Ken Kollman to succeed David Campbell as Democracy Initiative director in January (10)
NOTRE DAME, Indiana, July 22 -- The University of Notre Dame posted the following news: * * * Ken Kollman to succeed David Campbell as Democracy Initiative director in January * As the University of Notre Dame's Democracy Initiative approaches its fourth year, Inaugural Director David Campbell, the Packey J. Dee Professor of American Democracy, is preparing to transition leadership of the initiative to renowned political scientist Ken Kollman, the Dr. William M. Scholl Professor of Politics in the Department of Political Science and the Keo more PR

New 50 percent tariff on Canadian goods 'unprecedented, erratic, even desperate,' international trade law scholar says (10)
LAWRENCE, Kansas, July 21 - The University of Kansas School of Law issued the following news: * * * New 50 percent tariff on Canadian goods 'unprecedented, erratic, even desperate,' international trade law scholar says * LAWRENCE -President Donald Trump announced July 20 that the United States would impose 50% tariffs on a range of Canadian goods in response to what he called "discriminatory" action against the United States in trade practices. Raj Bhala, University Distinguished Professor of Law at the University of Kansas and an internati more PR

University of Manchester: Family Courts Must Do More to Hear Children's Voices, Study Says (10)
MANCHESTER, England, July 22 (TNSjou) -- The University of Manchester issued the following news release: * * * Family courts must do more to hear children's voices, study says Researchers say children's rights and wellbeing must be placed at the heart of family court proceedings Written by: Joe Stafford Children involved in private family law proceedings in England can experience serious harm to their mental and physical health because their voices are too often ignored or dismissed, according to new research led by the University of Manch more PR

WAYS AND MEANS REPUBLICANS BLOCK SCHNEIDER-LED AMENDMENT TO INCREASE PENALTIES FOR POLITICAL INTERFERENCE IN TAX AUDITS AND INVESTIGATIONS (10)
WASHINGTON, July 22 -- Rep. Bradley Schneider, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * WAYS AND MEANS REPUBLICANS BLOCK SCHNEIDER-LED AMENDMENT TO INCREASE PENALTIES FOR POLITICAL INTERFERENCE IN TAX AUDITS AND INVESTIGATIONS * WASHINGTON, DC - Today, during a House Ways and Means Committee markup, Congressman Brad Schneider (IL-10) introduced an amendment to protect taxpayer privacy by increasing penalties for violations of Section 7217 of the Internal Revenue Code. Following the Charles Littlejohn leak of Donald Trump's tax r more PR