BOSTON, Massachusetts, Aug. 5 -- Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell issued the following news release: * * * AG Campbell Issues Statement On The Termination Of Temporary Protected Status For Haitian Nationals * Boston -Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell today issued the following statement after the United States District Court for the District of Columbia issued an order in response to the Supreme Court's ruling, officially allowing the termination of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Haitian nationals to more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Arnold and Porter, a law firm, posted the following news: * * * American Bar Association Honors Sheila Boston with 2026 Margaret Brent Women Lawyers of Achievement Award * The American Bar Association (ABA) Commission on Women in the Profession presented Arnold & Porter partner Sheila S. Boston with its 2026 Margaret Brent Women Lawyers of Achievement Award on August 2, at the ABA Annual Meeting in Chicago. The Margaret Brent Women Lawyers of Achievement Award recognizes women lawyers "who hav more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 [Category: Political] -- The Campaign Legal Center posted the following news release: * * * Campaign Legal Center, UCLA Voting Rights Project File Lawsuit in Texas Supreme Court Challenging Galveston's New Unlawful County Government Maps * AUSTIN, Texas -On August 4, 2026, Campaign Legal Center (CLC) and the UCLA Voting Rights Project (VRP) filed a lawsuit at the Texas Supreme Court, asking the court to strike down Galveston County's newly adopted commissioner precinct map as unlawful. Earlier this year, the Galveston Co more PR

DANVILLE, Kentucky, Aug. 6 -- Centre College issued the following news: * * * Centre hosts Louisville Supreme Court education program By Jimmy Schlemmer Thirty-five high school students from Louisville recently spent a day on Centre's campus kicking off a semester-long study of one of the most consequential dissents in Supreme Court history, written by a Centre alumnus. The Supreme Court and My Hometown is an immersive, in-person civics education program for high school students designed to make the U.S. Supreme Court, its history and its  more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 -- The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee released the following written testimony by Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Chairman Laura V. Swett from a July 22, 2026, hearing on the oversight of the agency: * * * Chairman Lee, Ranking Member Heinrich, and Members of the Committee, thank you for the opportunity to testify today. Families and businesses across the nation are confronting significant pressures from rising energy costs, and I am well aware that many Americans have growing concerns about reliability  more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 -- The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee released the following written testimony by Federal Energy Regulatory Commissioner David LaCerte from a July 22, 2026, hearing on the oversight of the agency: * * * Chairman Lee, Ranking Member Heinrich, and distinguished members of the Committee. I'm grateful for the opportunity to again appear before you today. It is my honor to serve the American people by implementing the Commission's statutory mandate to ensure just and reasonable rates for reliable electricity, sit more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R47911) on July 24, 2026, entitled "Freight Rail Safety Issues in the 119th Congress:" (Continued from Part 1 of 2) * * * Prevention of Train Derailments Derailments account for roughly two-thirds of rail safety incidents (not including grade crossing incidents). In raw terms and on a per-train-mile basis, more derailments tend to occur on yard, siding, or industry tracks, as opposed to occurrences on main line tracks as in the East Palestin more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 [Category: Sociological] -- The American Economic Liberties Project posted the following news release: * * * Gemini's Rapid Rise Proves Google Antitrust Remedies Must Be Strengthened, Economic Liberties Tells D.C. Circuit * Washington, D.C. -The American Economic Liberties Project filed an amicus brief this week calling on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit to strengthen the remedies imposed in the government's landmark monopolization case against Google and direct the district court to ban Google from paying  more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 3 -- Hudson Institute, a research organization that says it promotes leadership for a secure, free and prosperous future, issued the following commentary by Zineb Riboua, research fellow at the Center for Peace and Security in the Middle East, to the Free Press: * * * What Really Happened in Ceuta To understand why tens of thousands of Moroccan migrants just stormed into the Spanish territory of Ceuta, it is not enough to understand European open-border policies--you must also understand the dynamics in their country of orig more PR

NEW YORK, Aug. 5 [Category: International] -- Human Rights Watch issued the following commentary by Acting United Kingdom Director Tom Bell: * * * New UK Prime Minister Should End the Assault on Protest Rights Palestine Action Granted Permission to Appeal 'Terror' Designation - Palestine Action, the direct-action protest group, was granted permission on July 30 to appeal its terrorist designation at the United Kingdom Supreme Court. The government controversially issued this designation in 2025, and although the group successfully appealed more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 6 -- Sen. Jim Banks, R-Indiana, issued the following news release on Aug. 5, 2026: * * * ICYMI: Sen. Banks Joins Human Events Daily on Real America's Voice Yesterday, Senator Jim Banks (R-Ind.) joined Human Events Daily with Jack Posobiec on Real America's Voice to discuss the Democratic Party's embrace of Socialism, the debate over birthright citizenship, his introduction of the Citizenship Act of 2026, and holding Dr. Anthony Fauciaccountable. Key Excerpts on the Citizenship Act of 2026: Sen. Jim Banks (R-Ind.): "What wo more PR

MADISON, Wisconsin, Aug. 6 -- The Freedom From Religion Foundation issued the following news release: * * * Kansas City Star runs FFRF attorney's op-ed on recent constitutional win FFRF Staff Attorney Sammi Lawrence has written an op-ed for the Kansas City Star highlighting a recent notable Freedom From Religion Foundation victory regarding a Christian flag. "The fire department of the city of Diamond, Mo., was flying the Christian flag outside its station. The Christian flag represents Christianity and Christianity only, and the flag has  more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 -- Rep. Zoe Lofgren, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Lofgren, Amo Refer DOE Secretary Chris Wright to DOJ for Lying to Congress * (Washington, DC) - Yesterday, Ranking Member Zoe Lofgren (D-CA) and Environment Subcommittee Ranking Member Gabe Amo (D-RI) sent a letter to formally refer Department of Energy (DOE) Secretary Chris Wright to the Department of Justice (DOJ) for lying to the Committee during a hearing on June 10th, 2026. Secretary Wright repeatedly denied that $7.5 billion dollars of DOE  more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 6 -- Rep. Zoe Lofgren, D-California, ranking member of the House Science, Space and Technology Committee, issued the following news release on Aug. 5, 2026: * * * Lofgren, Amo Refer DOE Secretary Chris Wright to DOJ for Lying to Congress Yesterday, Ranking Member Zoe Lofgren (D-CA) and Environment Subcommittee Ranking Member Gabe Amo (D-RI) sent a letter to formally refer Department of Energy (DOE) Secretary Chris Wright to the Department of Justice (DOJ) for lying to the Committee during a hearing on June 10th, 2026. Secret more PR

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Aug. 6 -- The North Carolina Department of Natural and Cultural Resources issued the following news release: * * * George L. Mabson, Among the State's First African American Attorneys, to be Featured on N.C. Highway Historical Marker A man who was among the first African Americans to practice law in North Carolina soon will be recognized with a North Carolina Highway Historical Marker. The N.C. Historical Marker Program is part of the N.C. Department of Natural and Cultural Resources. The marker commemorating George more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 6 -- The National Republican Congressional Committee posted the following news on Aug. 5, 2026: * * * NRCC Launches First Coordinated Ad Campaign Following Landmark Supreme Court Ruling The National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC) today launched its first coordinated advertising campaigns since the Supreme Court's decisive ruling in National Republican Senatorial Committee et al. v. Federal Election Commission, which struck down unconstitutional limits on coordinated party spending. In June, the Supreme Court held more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 6 -- The Democratic National Committee posted the following news release: * * * Trump Doubles Down on His Price Spiking Policies: "Tariffs Have Been Incredible" The average household has already spent more than $3,500 extra on goods and services, largely because of Trump's reckless tariffs and his deadly and costly war with Iran Donald Trump's reckless tariffs and his deadly and costly war with Iran have hiked prices on everything from gas to groceries -- squeezing household budgets and fueling Americans' outrage about the more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 6 -- The Peterson Institute for International Economics issued the following commentary on Aug. 4, 2026, by senior research fellow Gary Clyde Hufbauer and Zachary Resneck: * * * Corporate mentions of Trump's tariffs spiked in spring 2025 US trade policy remains unpredictable in President Donald Trump's second term. He has surprised firms, financial markets, and governments by imposing successive waves of new tariffs on nearly all imports from almost all countries. The Supreme Court struck down his so-called reciprocal tarif more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 -- Rep. Ayanna Pressley, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news: * * * Pressley Denounces Termination of Temporary Protected Status for Haiti & Syria * In April, House Passed Pressley-Led Measure to Extend TPS for Haiti that Awaits Action in the Senate Over 350,000 Haitian Nationals at Risk of Job Loss and Deportation BOSTON - Today, Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (MA-07) issued a statement in vigorous support of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) holders and the families impacted by Trump's cruel termination of TPS fo more PR

CARLISLE, Pennsylvania, Aug. 5 -- Pennsylvania State University Dickinson School of Law posted the following news: * * * Professor Jud Mathews updates free, online 'Administrative Law' casebook * UNIVERSITY PARK, PA-Since 2020, Professor Jud Mathews has published a free administrative law casebook online. This month, he released the sixth edition, which includes cases from the most recent Supreme Court term: Trump v. Slaughter, Trump v. Cook, and FCC v. AT&T. Students can download the book in PDF format or, if they prefer a hard copy, order more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following Legal Sidebar white paper (No. LSB11466) by legislative attorney Clay Wild: * * * The Fifth Amendment Privilege Against Self-Incrimination: Background and Selected Topics for Congress The Fifth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution provides that no person "shall be compelled in any criminal case to be a witness against himself." Witnesses sometimes invoke this right, commonly referred to as the privilege against self-incrimination (or compulsory self-incrimi more PR

ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, Aug. 4 -- The University of New Mexico posted the following news: * * * Three UNM pre-law students selected to participate in 2026 National Model Constitutional Convention * Three University of New Mexico pre-law students were invited to participate in the Model Constitutional Convention at Washington University in St. Louis in May. Tatiana James, Nathan Sweeten and Valeska Kubiak were invited to participate in the event, which explores the process of amending the United States Constitution. James graduated from U more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 -- The Senate Foreign Relations Committee released the following testimony by Sarah Rogers, President Trump's nominee to be CEO of the U.S. Agency for Global Media, from a July 30, 2026, confirmation hearing: * * * Chairman Risch, Ranking Member Shaheen, and distinguished Members of the Committee: One year ago, I appeared before you as President Trump's nominee for Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy -- the position I now hold. It is an honor to return today as nominee for Chief Executive Officer of the U.S. Agenc more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 -- Sen. Katie Britt, R-Alabama, issued the following news release: * * * U.S. Senator Katie Britt Introduces and Questions President Trump's Nominee to Serve as U.S. District Judge for the Northern District of Alabama, Justice Greg Cook, Presides Over Witness Panel * WASHINGTON, D.C. -U.S. Senator Katie Britt (R-Ala.) today introduced and questioned Alabama Supreme Court Justice Greg Cook, President Trump's nominee to serve as U.S. District Judge for the Northern District of Alabama. Justice Cook, a native of Vestavia Hil more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 -- Sen. Katie Britt, R-Alabama, issued the following news release: * * * U.S. Senators Katie Britt, Marsha Blackburn, Colleagues Seek to Permanently Restore Biological Sex Standard * WASHINGTON, D.C. -U.S. Senators Katie Britt (R-Ala.), Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.), and nine of their Senate colleagues introduced the Title IX Clarification Act, which would ensure Title IX anti-discrimination requirements tied to federal education funding are based on biological sex and not "sexual orientation or gender identity." "President more PR

UTICA, New York, Aug. 5 -- Utica University issued the following news: * * * Life, Death, and the Choices In-Between * The Canadian government consults with Distinguished Professor of Philosophy Dr. Christopher Riddle in challenge to Medical Aid in Dying Faced with a challenge to its Medical Aid in Dying (MAiD) policy, the Canadian government turned to a recognized expert for insight - Utica University Distinguished Professor of Philosophy Dr. Christopher Riddle. "The Mentler Challenge is a constitutional challenge," says Riddle. "It's wh more PR

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Virginia, Aug. 6 -- The University of Virginia issued the following news: * * * Accolades: Darden School earns 11 top-10 rankings in Princeton Review The University of Virginia's Darden School of Business earned top-10 placement in 11 categories in The Princeton Review's Best Business Schools 2027 rankings, the highest total in the school's history and its third consecutive year with 10 or more ranked categories. The results are led by the No. 1 ranking for Best Professors for the third consecutive year. The school also ran more PR

RICHMOND, Virginia, Aug. 6 -- Virginia Attorney General Jay Jones issued the following news release on Aug. 5, 2026: * * * Attorney General Jones Sues Trump Administration Again to Stop Latest Round of Illegal Tariffs Lawsuit challenges unlawful tariffs that are increasing costs for Virginians and exacerbating the existing cost crisis - Attorney General Jones joined a coalition of 25 states in filing another lawsuit against the Trump Administration's efforts to impose illegal tariffs on American consumers and businesses. The case challen more PR