WASHINGTON, July 24 [Category: Political] -- Public Citizen issued the following news release: * * * 330 + Communities Nationwide Gather for Vigils for Lorenzo, Johan and All Lives Taken by ICE * MULTIPLE CITIES, USA -On Saturday, July 25, over 330 communities across the United States will hold vigils, protests, and demonstrations to demand justice for Lorenzo Salgado Araujo, Johan Sebastian Guerrero, and many more who have been killed by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). Neighbors will gather to pay their respects, pray, mourn, an more PR

LANSING, Michigan, July 24 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release: * * * AG Nessel Files Lawsuit Challenging Unlawful Conditions on Federal Counterterrorism Funding * LANSING - Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel joined a coalition of 26 states to stop the Trump administration's continued efforts to use federal funds-specifically, billions of dollars in federal counterterrorism and other funds -to coerce states into complying with the administration's political and policy priorities. Attorney General Ne more PR

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, July 24 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The Tennessee Bar Association posted the following commentary blog: * * * Civil Rights Groups Renew Challenge to Tennessee Immigration Law * The American Civil Liberties Union and the National Immigration Law Center have renewed their challenge to a Tennessee law that makes illegal immigration a state crime after U.S. District Judge Eli Richardson dismissed a similar lawsuit last month. According to the Tennessee Lookout, the civil rights groups filed a second lawsuit July 17 seeking a more PR

WASHINGTON, July 20 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, ranking member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Durbin Denounces Recent Surge In Trump Administration's Cruel Campaign Against Immigrants Durbin highlights reporting by the New York Times that the FBI has informed its agents around the country that they will no longer investigate alleged assaults by immigration agents - In a speech on the Senate floor, U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary C more PR

WASHINGTON, July 24 [Category: International] -- The Federation for American Immigration Reform issued the following news release: * * * In Supreme Court, FAIR Contests Lower Court's Revival of Catch-and-Release * Shows lower court gutted the law WASHINGTON-The Federation for American Immigration Reform (FAIR) has filed a brief in the U.S. Supreme Court making the case for reviewing and overturning a ruling by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit making illegal aliens who have been detained eligible to be released while awaiti more PR

LONDON, England, July 25 -- The Institute for Fiscal Studies issued the following news release: * * * Challenging Inequalities receives universal praise The book has been recognized by leading reviewers as being rigorous, politically important and comprehensive. - Challenging Inequalities, written by seven of the world's foremost economists and social scientists including ex IFS Director Paul Johnson, has received universal praise. The book, available to order here, explains the enduring effects of early life experiences and education an more PR

HOUSTON, Texas, July 24 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Texas posted the following news release: * * * Local man charged in fentanyl overdose death * McALLEN, Texas - A 28-year-old Mercedes resident has been indicted on charges related to a death linked to the use of fentanyl. Bryan Alexis Cedillo made his initial appearance before U.S. Magistrate Judge Juan F. Alanis, who ordered Cedillo into custody pending further proceedings. At the hearing, the court heard that Cedillo allegedly sold narcotics to ano more PR

WASHINGTON, July 25 -- Democracy Forward, an organization that says it advances democracy and social progress through litigation, policy and public education and regulatory engagement, posted the following news release on July 24, 2026: * * * Privacy Rights Advocates Challenge Trump-Vance Administration's Secret Tracking of People Exercising their First Amendment Rights Lawsuit Challenges Secret Government Policy that Collects, Stores, and Uses Personal Information About People Observing Immigration Enforcement - San Diego -- Privacy right more PR

WASHINGTON, July 25 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee, issued the following news release on July 23, 2026: * * * Ranking Members Markey, Velazquez Push to Roll Back Trump Administration's Discriminatory SBA Lending Policy that Blocks Immigrant Entrepreneurs from Pursuing the American Dream Bicameral resolution would rescind Trump administration policy banning green card holders from accessing SBA loans - Ranking Member Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and House S more PR

WASHINGTON, July 25 -- Sen. John Thune, R-South Dakota, issued the following commentary on July 24, 2026: * * * Securing the Border for Good Under President Biden, the southern border was a mess. Thousands of illegal immigrants were crossing the border every single day, Border Patrol agents were overwhelmed, and the consequences of this chaos were affecting communities around the country, including in South Dakota. The worst part: It was avoidable. But President Biden chose not to enforce our laws and secure the border, and chaos reigned as  more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, July 24 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Sidley Austin, a law firm, posted the following news release: * * * Sidley Represents MERIT in Minority Investment by SEMCAP Beauty & Wellness * Sidley is representing beauty brand MERIT in connection with a minority investment by SEMCAP Beauty & Wellness. The investment was led by SEMCAP Beauty & Wellness managing partner Vasiliki Petrou, who previously founded and led Unilever Prestige. Petrou will join MERIT's board to support the brand's continued growth and global expansion. The  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 25 -- The U.S. State Department issued the following statement on July 23, 2026, by Secretary Marco Rubio: * * * Visa Restriction Policy to Deter and Dismantle Cyberscams and Sextortion As President Trump made clear in E.O. 14390 on Combatting Cybercrime, Fraud, and Predatory Schemes Against American Citizens, his administration is taking action to counter an unprecedented threat from online investment scams. Often orchestrated by Chinese transnational criminal organizations, scammers have defrauded U.S. citizens of at least more PR

LOS ANGELES, California, July 24 -- The University of California posted the following news release: * * * UCLA Alumni Association board welcomes new officers and members for 2026-27 * The UCLA Alumni Association board of directors has elected three new members and four officers whose terms began July 1. The volunteer-led board is made up of alumni who partner with alumni affairs staff to advance the association's mission of enriching the lives of alumni worldwide and engaging them in UCLA's future. The board's new president, Cinthia Flore more PR