WASHINGTON, July 28 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following In Focus white paper (No. IF12700) by legislative attorney Kevin J. Hickey: * * * "Skinny Labels" for Generic Drugs Under Hatch-Waxman New "brand-name" drugs are often protected from generic competition by patents. In general, a drug manufacturer intending to market a generic version of a brand-name drug must either wait for those patents to expire or challenge the validity or applicability of the patents in court. While some drug patents cover the acti more PR

ATLANTA, Georgia, July 27 -- Emory University Rollins School of Public Health posted the following news release: * * * Abortion Ban Led to More Preterm Births in Atlanta * Restrictions on abortion access have led to worse birth outcomes in Metro Atlanta. Since the U.S. Supreme Court allowed state-level abortion bans in the Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization decision in June 2022, many states have banned abortions. Some ban abortion entirely, and others ban it after a certain number of weeks of pregnancy. Georgia's House Bill 481  more PR

ALBANY, New York, July 29 -- Albany Law School issued the following news: * * * Albany Law Faculty Share Expertise with New York Judiciary Through Statewide Judicial Institute Programs Four Albany Law School faculty members were invited to share their expertise with judges from across New York this summer through two of the state's premier judicial education programs hosted by the New York State Judicial Institute. Professors Patrick M. Connors, Vincent Martin Bonventre, Ray Brescia, and Michael Hutter participated as presenters and panelis more PR

WASHINGTON, July 28 [Category: Political] -- America First Legal, a civil rights organization, posted the following news release: * * * America First Legal Files Amicus Brief Backing Trump Administration's Fight to Detain and Remove Illegal Aliens * America First Legal (AFL) has filed an amicus brief with the U.S. Supreme Court in Raycraft v. Lopez-Campos, urging the Justices to take up a case that will decide whether the federal government can detain and remove illegal aliens who are caught living in the interior of the United States after more PR

WASHINGTON, July 27 [Category: Financial Services] -- America's Credit Unions posted the following news: * * * Appeals court extends timeline for briefs in Harper, Otsuka challenge * Litigation from former NCUA Board members Todd Harper and Tanya Otsuka challenging their removals remains ongoing. Last year, Harper and Otsuka were granted an expedited appeal to reinstate them to the board, but that was put on hold while the U.S. Supreme Court considered Trump v. Slaughter. With the Slaughter decision released June 29, the parties in the NCU more PR

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, July 28 -- Belmont University posted the following news: * * * Belmont's Alix Rogers Named Among ABA's Top 40 Young Lawyers * Law alumna is only Tennesseean represented among nationally distinguished group Alix Rogers (JD, '18), director of career and professional development at the Belmont University College of Law, was recently named as an On the Rise -Top 40 Young Lawyers Award honoree by the American Bar Association. The ABA's On the Rise program annually recognizes 40 young lawyers under age 40 who are making a more PR

WASHINGTON, July 28 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following In Focus white paper (No. IF12171) by income security specialists John J. Topoleski and Elizabeth A. Myers: * * * Benefit Reductions to Participants in Delphi Pension Plans Introduction Delphi Technologies is a parts and components supplier to automakers that was spun off from General Motors (GM) in 1999. In May 2009, Delphi's pension plans were terminated, and responsibility for the payment of plan participants' benefits was turned over to the Pension  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 28 -- Sen. Cory Booker, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: * * * Booker Reintroduces Supreme Court Term Limits Bill to Restore American's Trust in the Court * WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senators Cory Booker (D-NJ), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), and Alex Padilla (D-CA) are pushing to establish term limits for Supreme Court justices, reintroducing the Supreme Court Biennial Appointments and Term Limits, legislation that would effectively impose 18-year term limits and put Supreme Court appoi more PR

WASHINGTON, July 28 -- Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Washington, issued the following news release: * * * Cantwell Cosponsors Bill To Restore Temporary Protected Status For Haitian Nationals Through 2029 #Trump is using mistaken June SCOTUS ruling to end protected status for Haitian immigrants escaping a humanitarian and political crisis in Haiti; WA is home to about 3,300 Haitians, including a large TPS eligible population in Spokane making meaningful contributions to our community - Yesterday, U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-WA) cosponsored a bi more PR

WASHINGTON, July 28 -- Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Washington, issued the following news release: * * * Cantwell Statement on Trump's Request For Supreme Court to Overturn Lower Court Rulings and Allow Him to Implement His Anti-Vote-by-Mail Executive Order * Today, U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-WA), ranking member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, and senior member of the Senate Finance Committee, released this statement regarding the Trump administration asking the Supreme Court to permit implementation of his e more PR

WASHINGTON, July 29 -- The Center for a Humane Economy posted the following news release: * * * Center for a Humane Economy Applauds Federal Crackdown on Sadistic "Monkey Torture" Network, Renews Call for Passage of ACE Act Animal Wellness Action and the Center for a Humane Economy today renewed their appreciation of Homeland Security Investigations for the dismantling of a network of dozens of criminals torturing monkeys and selling videos to people titillated by these obscene acts of cruelty. While also lauding prosecutors, the animal prot more PR

MINNETONKA, Minnesota, July 28 -- The Center of the American Experiment, a civic and educational organization that says it creates and advocates policies, issued the following commentary on July 27, 2026, by public safety policy fellow David Zimmer: * * * Moriarty is wrong -- the Good and Pretti federal investigations followed precedent It has been reported that in mid-July the federal government provided state law enforcement and local prosecutors with all the evidence it had collected during the investigations into the fatal shootings of R more PR

VICTORIA, Australia, July 28 -- The Australian Securities and Investments Commission issued the following news: * * * Court winds up Capital Guard and appoints liquidators following successful ASIC application * ASIC has successfully sought Court orders from to wind up Capital Guard AU Pty Ltd and appoint independent liquidators to take control of the company. Capital Guard promoted itself - on its website, in online advertisements, on social media and in online news articles - as a regulated financial services provider that specialised in more PR

BIRMINGHAM, Alabama, July 27 -- Samford University issued the following news release: * * * Cumberland School of Law Announces its 2025 Distinguished Alumni Award Recipients * Each year, Cumberland School of Law recognizes alumni and friends whose professional achievements, leadership and service exemplify the values of the Cumberland community. The honorees will be recgonized at the law school's alumni reception on October 2nd. The 2026 Distinguished Alumni Award recipients are: Distinguished Alumna of the Year: Sharon D. Stuart, JD '90  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 28 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following In Focus white paper (No. IF13273) on July 24, 2026, by legislative attorney Dave S. Sidhu and firearms policy analyst Jordan B. Cohen: * * * The Department of Justice Proposed Rule to Restore Firearms Rights to "Prohibited Persons" The Gun Control Act (GCA) categorically prohibits certain classes of individuals, including individuals convicted of felony offenses, from possessing, receiving, shipping, or transporting a firearm connected with interstate o more PR

FAIRFAX, Virginia, Aug. 3 [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 Coney B more PR

WASHINGTON, July 28 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following Legal Sidebar white paper (No. LSB11459) by legislative attorney Milan N. Ball: * * * Fifth and Sixth Circuits Divided on Whether the Necessary and Proper Clause Authorizes Federal Ban on At-Home Spirit Distilling For more than 150 years, federal law has banned individuals from distilling spirits at home. Internal Revenue Code (IRC) Sec.Sec. 5601(a)(6) and 5178(a)(1)(B) prohibit individuals from producing spirits at home for personal consumption by restr more PR

MADISON, Wisconsin, July 29 -- The Freedom From Religion Foundation issued the following news release: * * * Speaker Johnson worrisomely says Christian legal ministry guides House leadership The Freedom From Religion Foundation is expressing concern after House Speaker Mike Johnson declared at a highly influential Christian legal organization's annual summit that it shapes his governance. Johnson, speaking recently to hundreds of Alliance Defending Freedom supporters in San Diego, repeatedly described the group as "home," praised its missio more PR

WASHINGTON, July 28 [Category: BizConsulting] -- Gallup, a research-based and performance-management consulting company, posted the following news: * * * Supreme Court Job Approval Slumps to Record Low Americans' approval of the job the U.S. Supreme Court is doing has fallen to a record low of 33%, driven by a steep drop in Republicans' backing of the court since last year. The prior low approval rating was 39% measured a year ago. Corresponding with the drop in approval, disapproval of the court has climbed to a record high 61% in the July more PR

HEMPSTEAD, New York, July 29 -- Hofstra University issued the following news: * * * Professor Alexander Holtzman Provides Legal Insight on Evolving Immigration Policy Professor Alexander Holtzman, director of the Deportation Defense Clinic and assistant clinical professor of law, was featured in multiple national and regional media outlets this week, providing legal analysis on rapidly evolving immigration issues. A recent interview with The New Bedford Light examining changes to Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Haitian, Honduran, and S more PR

WASHINGTON, July 28 -- Sen. Jim Banks, R-Indiana, issued the following news release on July 27, 2026: * * * ICYMI: Sen. Banks Joins the Big Weekend Show on Fox News Channel Senator Jim Banks (R-Ind.) joined the Big Weekend Show on Fox News Channel to discuss Middle East diplomacy, the importance of passing the SAVE America Act, the debate over birthright citizenship, and his introduction of the Citizenship Act of 2026. Key Excerpts on Middle East Diplomacy: Sen. Jim Banks (R-Ind.): "If President Trump can expand on the Abraham Accords from more PR

WASHINGTON, July 29 -- The Association for Competitive Technology (formerly the ACT - The App Association) the following news release: * * * In Unanimous Decision UK Supreme Court Safeguards Innovation & Competition Ruling in Tesla v. InterDigital holds that SEPs licensed through platforms/pools remain subject to FRAND obligation - LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM - Comment from Stephen Tulip, UK Country Manager for the Association for Competitive Technology (ACT), on today's ruling that the licensing of standard-essential patents via agents, like p more PR

NEW YORK, July 27 [Category: Political] -- Physicians for Human Rights posted the following news release: * * * Kenya's Supreme Court to Hear Final Arguments in Landmark Case on Election-Related Sexual Violence * Nairobi, Kenya -Nearly two decades after Kenya's 2007-08 post-election violence, the Supreme Court will hear final arguments on July 29, 2026, in a case that will decide the government's constitutional duty to protect survivors of sexual violence committed by non-state actors. The case concerns eight survivor-petitioners of electi more PR

CLEVELAND, Ohio, July 29 -- Jones Day, a law firm, issued the following news: * * * Leading restructuring lawyer Nicholas Dunstone joins Jones Day in Sydney Nicholas Dunstone, a leading pan-APAC restructuring lawyer, has joined Jones Day as a partner in its Business Restructuring & Reorganization Practice. He is based in the Firm's Sydney Office. With more than 25 years of experience advising on complex cross-border restructuring and insolvency matters across the Asia-Pacific region and globally, Mr. Dunstone is a seasoned restructuring pra more PR

WASHINGTON, July 28 -- Sen. Christopher Murphy, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Murphy Reintroduces Bill Requiring Supreme Court to Follow Code of Ethics * U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) reintroduced the Supreme Court Ethics Act, legislation to require an ethical code of conduct for the Supreme Court of the United States. The bill would also require the appointment of an Ethics Investigations Counsel and require justices to publicly disclose why they decide to recuse themselves from a case. U.S. Senators Tammy B more PR

EVANSTON, Illinois, July 29 -- Northwestern University posted the following Q&A on July 28, 2026, involving Jesse Yeh, assistant professor of instruction in legal studies in the Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences: * * * 'Lawbreakers' or 'like us'? Study explores how partisans think about immigration New research shows surprising consensus in support of citizenship for some immigrants - Interviews with political activists in Southern California showed stark differences in how migrants are viewed: either "like us" and deserving of rights, more PR

CARLISLE, Pennsylvania, July 28 -- Pennsylvania State University Dickinson School of Law posted the following news: * * * OPINION: When the system gets it wrong: The hidden power--and danger--of 'probable cause' * Professor Michael Foreman directs the Civil Rights Appellate Clinic at Penn State Dickinson Law. His clinic represented the National Police Accountability Project, which filed an amicus brief supporting Jordan Brown. When police make an arrest in the United States, they're required to have a good reason-a legally defined one call more PR

WASHINGTON, July 28 -- The Peterson Institute for International Economics issued the following commentary on July 27, 2026, by senior research staffer Michael A. Clemens: * * * A new US rule to restrict student visas will hurt the US economy The Trump administration issued a final rule in July that gives it discretion to cut short the course of study of most international students at US universities. It will likely use this new power to block many of them from staying to work after they graduate and produce mounting delays for routine extens more PR

MANILA, Philippines, July 29 -- The Supreme Court of the Philippines issued the following news release: * * * Senior Associate Justice Leonen Highlights Role of Public Sector Unions at SWEAP Officers' Oath-Taking Senior Associate Justice (SAJ) Marvic M.V.F. Leonen emphasized the vital role of public sector unions in addressing poverty, promoting accountability, and advancing social justice during the oath-taking ceremony of the newly elected officers of the Social Workers Employees Association of the Philippines (SWEAP) for the 2026-2029 ter more PR

MERRIFIELD, Virginia, July 28 -- The Public Advocate of the U.S. issued the following statement on July 26, 2026, by President Eugene Delgaudio on National Review, calling President Obama a moderate: * * * "Public Advocate warns fellow conservatives about duplicitous neo-conservatives selling all of our values out on pro-life policies, traditional one man one woman marriage, two genders only, and discrimination against Christians. We remind fellow genuine conservatives that it was Public Advocate, alone, that took on Obama from the start oppo more PR

WASHINGTON, July 28 -- Sen. Eric Schmitt, R-Missouri, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Schmitt Introduces the BOASBERG Act to Block Judicial Shopping Schmitt's Bill Mandates Courts to Randomly Assign Cases, Promoting Impartiality - Today, U.S. Senator Eric Schmitt (R-MO) introduced the Blocking Overt Attempts at Shopping By Enforcing Randomization Guidelines (BOASBERG) Act to combat judicial bias by requiring courts to implement processes that randomly assign cases among judges at both the district and circuit level. Enforc more PR

WASHINGTON, July 28 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following Legal Sidebar white paper (No. LSB11462) by legislative attorney Kevin J. Hickey: * * * Supreme Court Limits Patent Infringement Liability for "Skinny Label" Generic Drugs On June 4, 2026, the Supreme Court issued its decision in Hikma Pharmaceuticals USA Inc. v. Amarin Pharma, Inc., a closely watched patent-infringement case with significant consequences for the generic-drug industry. Hikma v. Amarin concerned what are sometimes called the "skinny label more PR

WASHINGTON, July 28 -- The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining released the following testimony by John Crockett, deputy chief of the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service, from a July 15, 2026, legislative hearing. The legislation includes the Dalles Watershed Development Act (H.R. 655), Gunnison Outdoor Resources Protection Act (S. 1791), Critical Mineral Dominance Act (H.R. 4090), Douglas County Economic Development and Conservation Act (S. 4200), Caja del Rio Protection Act (S. 4458 more PR

OLYMPIA, Washington, July 29 -- Washington state Attorney General Nick Brown issued the following news release on July 27, 2026: * * * WA leads SCOTUS brief supporting responsible and informed hazardous waste disposal * Attorney General Nick Brown led a coalition of 11 attorneys general in an amicus brief filed today before the U.S. Supreme Court, arguing the federal government must make informed decisions about how to store, treat, and dispose of hazardous waste. The case, Department of the Air Force v. Prutehi Guahan, concerns whether th more PR

WASHINGTON, July 29 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The Washington Legal Foundation issued the following news release on July 28, 2026: * * * WLF Urges Supreme Court to Reverse Ninth Circuit's Lax Securities Class-Certification Standard Yesterday Washington Legal Foundation (WLF) joined a coalition of amici urging the U.S. Supreme Court to grant certiorari and reverse a controversial Ninth Circuit securities decision. The amicus brief contends that the decision below improperly allows class certification based on supposed "corrective" disclosures t more PR