WASHINGTON, Aug. 10 -- The House Judiciary Subcommittee on Oversight released the following written testimony by Amol Sinha, executive director of the American Civil Liberties Union of New Jersey, from a July 22, 2026, hearing entitled "False Narratives Surrounding Conditions at the Delaney Hall ICE Detention Center." ICE is the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. * * * Chairman Van Drew, Ranking Member Crockett, and Members of the Subcommittee: thank you for convening this hearing and for the opportunity to submit this statement for th more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 10 [Category: Political] -- America First Legal, a civil rights organization, posted the following news release: * * * America First Legal Files Second Lawsuit Against North Carolina School Officials Over Refusal to Notify Parents About Opposite-Sex Restroom and Locker Room Access * America First Legal (AFL), alongside co-counsel Philip Thomas, has filed a federal lawsuit in the Middle District of North Carolina on behalf of NC father Brandon Matthews against the Cabarrus County Board of Education, Superintendent Dr. John K more PR

ALBANY, New York, Aug. 10 -- New York Attorney General Letitia James issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General James Co-Leads Multistate Effort Opposing Trump Administration's Sweeping Rollback of Gun Safety Protections * August 10, 2026 NEW YORK - New York Attorney General Letitia James today co-led a coalition of 22 other attorneys general in opposing the Trump administration's unprecedented effort to dismantle decades of federal gun safety protections. Since May 2026, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosiv more PR

BUIES CREEK, North Carolina, Aug. 11 -- Campbell University issued the following news: * * * Campbell Law's Reed Ballus '28 named Outstanding Appellant in N.C. Courts competition RALEIGH - Campbell Law School rising second-year student Reed Ballus '28 has been named Outstanding Appellant in the North Carolina Appellate Courts Moot Court Competition. In addition to Ballus, Clinton Jones '28, Veronica Farkas '28, Emily Morales '27 and Katherine Bullard '28 represented Campbell Law in the competition in which the students argued in front of a  more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 10 -- The House Judiciary Subcommittee on Oversight released the following written testimony by Andrew R. Arthur, resident fellow in law and policy at the Center for Immigration Studies, from a July 22, 2026, hearing entitled "False Narratives Surrounding Conditions at the Delaney Hall ICE Detention Center." ICE is the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. * * * Chairman Van Drew, Ranking Member Crockett, and members of the subcommittee, thank you for inviting me here today to discuss alien detention. To address the issu more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 10 -- The House Judiciary Subcommittee on Oversight released the following written testimony by Andrew R. Arthur, resident fellow in law and policy at the Center for Immigration Studies, from a July 22, 2026, hearing entitled "False Narratives Surrounding Conditions at the Delaney Hall ICE Detention Center." ICE is the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. * * * (Continued from Part 1 of 3) Similarly, and directly relevant to the subject of today's hearing, section 103(a)(11) of the INA specifically authorizes the DHS se more PR

MADISON, Wisconsin, Aug. 11 -- FFRF Action Fund, an organization that says it develops and advocates for legislation, regulations and government programs to preserve the constitutional principle of separation between state and church, posted the following news: * * * FFRF Action Fund: Military chaplain bill would privilege clergy The FFRF Action Fund is sounding the alarm over legislation that would dramatically expand the power and legal protections of military chaplains. Sens. James Lankford, R-Okla., and Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, have intr more PR

ATLANTA, Georgia, Aug. 11 -- Fisher Phillips, a law firm, issued the following insight on Aug. 10, 2026: * * * Six Steps to Get Your Concussion Protocol Ready for the Upcoming Athletic Season As fall sports and tryouts approach, every school, athletic program, and youth sports organization should take a hard look at its concussion protocol. From a student safety and legal liability perspective, you need to make sure your written procedure clearly spells out how coaches and trainers identify, remove, and clear students to return to play after more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 11 -- Democracy Forward, an organization that says it advances democracy and social progress through litigation, policy and public education and regulatory engagement, issued the following news release: * * * FreeState Justice Fights to Restore Federal Enforcement of Workplace Protections for Transgender Workers FreeState Justice filed an appeal today with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit in FreeState Justice v. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, seeking to restore federal workplace discrimination protecti more PR

NEW YORK, Aug. 10 -- The Columbia Law School posted the following news: * * * Gabriel Rauterberg: Rethinking Regulations for Investment Funds and Private Markets * Gabriel Rauterberg, who joined the Columbia Law School faculty on July 1, is drawn to the profound questions raised by corporate and securities law. "Once you get past some of the daunting nomenclature, it's an area with a genuinely exciting set of issues about how the financial system is evolving," he says. "It's a field with a lot of intellectual integrity. And it's really impo more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 11 -- The George Washington University Law School issued the following news: * * * GW Law Now Has Two Chief Judges Teaching in the National Security Law Program The George Washington University Law School's faculty now includes the chief judges of the two highest courts in the U.S. military justice system. Lisa Schenck, associate dean for the National Security, Cybersecurity, and Foreign Relations Law program and a distinguished professorial lecturer in law, serves as chief judge of the U.S. Court of Military Commission Rev more PR

DALLAS, Texas, Aug. 11 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Haynes and Boone, a law firm, posted the following commentary by partner Mini Kapoor and associate for northern Virginia Jonathan Keller: * * * Fifth Circuit Strikes Down OSHA's Mental Health Recordkeeping Rule The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit vacated1 OSHA's mental illness recordkeeping rule, which requires employers to record employees' work-related mental illness once a qualified health care provider connects the illness to the workplace.2 The court held in a ruling on July more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 10 -- The House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on East Asia and Pacific released the following testimony by Brent D. Sadler, senior research fellow of naval warfare and advanced technology at the Heritage Foundation Allison Center for National Security, from a July 22, 2026, hearing entitled "Charting a New Course: Countering China's Dominance in Global Shipbuilding": * * * There is a comprehensive contest playing out today with China. This societal, economic, and military contest has only in recent years been acknowledged in W more PR

NEW YORK, Aug. 11 -- Hughes Hubbard and Reed, a law firm, issued the following news: * * * Marc Weinstein Examines Potential Arguments in Tom Goldstein Appeal with Law360 Appeal arguments include challenges to evidence exclusions and jury instruction changes made during trial. Highlights * Goldstein's appeal follows his conviction on 12 tax-related charges and is expected to focus on evidentiary rulings and jury instructions from the trial. * Weinstein explains why excluded text messages may have been important to Goldstein's state-of-min more PR

NEW YORK, Aug. 11 [Category: International] -- Human Rights Watch issued the following commentary by Agathe Bounfour, senior researcher for environment and human rights, and Indonesia researcher Andreas Harsono: * * * Indigenous Farmer in Indonesia Acquitted in Coal Mining Case Dayak Protester in Kalimantan Spent 9 Months Detained on Dubious Murder Charges - Indonesia's Supreme Court on August 5 upheld the acquittal of Misran Toni, an Indigenous Dayak farmer known as Imis, who was participating in a coal mining protest and charged with sta more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 10 -- Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Krishnamoorthi Urges USPS Board to Remove Postmaster General Over Effort to Implement Trump's Election Mail Order Federal Courts Have Held Violates the Constitution * Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL), a senior member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, today urged the United States Postal Service Board of Governors to remove Postmaster General David Steiner for pursuing implementation of President Trump's mail-b more PR

TRENTON, New Jersey, Aug. 11 -- New Jersey Attorney General Jennifer Davenport issued the following news release on Aug. 10, 2026: * * * AG Davenport Condemns ATF's Proposed Rollback of Gun Regulations Multistate Coalition Warns Deregulating Firearms Rules Will Threaten Public Safety and Hinder Criminal Investigations - Attorney General Jennifer Davenport co-led a coalition of 23 attorneys general warning that the Trump Administration's rollback of common-sense firearms regulations will endanger their communities, many of which have seen l more PR

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, Aug. 11 -- The Pennsylvania Senate Republicans issued the following news release on Aug. 10, 2026: * * * Felony Murder Sentencing Highlighted at Senate, House Hearing Law enforcement officers and other public officials shared the on-the-ground reality of their efforts to fight crime and how the General Assembly could support their mission during a joint public hearing of the Senate Majority Policy Committee and the House Republican Policy Committee hosted by Rep. Dane Watro (R-116) and chaired by Sen. Dave Argall (R more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 11 -- The Peterson Institute for International Economics issued the following commentary on Aug. 10, 2026, by senior research staffer Chad P. Brown: * * * How Trump's next tariffs could drive companies back to China Lessons from his 2025 tariffs on smartphones and clothing - President Donald J. Trump's unpredictable approach to trade policy makes it difficult for businesses and consumers to know what happens next. But his upcoming round of tariffs on 16 trading partners, as well as the agreement with China to lower tariffs more PR

MANILA, Philippines, Aug. 11 -- The Supreme Court of the Philippines issued the following news release: * * * Senior Associate Justice Leonen Urges UP Law Students to Master the Law, Serve the Filipino People Supreme Court (SC) Senior Associate Justice (SAJ) Marvic M.V.F. Leonen encouraged incoming first-year students of the University of the Philippines College of Law (UP Law) to master the law without losing sight of its ultimate purpose--to serve the people, especially the marginalized. SAJ Leonen delivered this message during his keynote more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 10 (TNSletter) -- Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, ranking member of the House Judiciary Committee, with 19 co-signers issued the following letter to the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives Director Robert Cekada: * * * Here is the text of the letter: July 29, 2026 The Honorable Robert Cekada Director Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives 99 New York Avenue, NE Washington, DC 20226 Dear Director Cekada: As Democratic Members of the House Committee on the Judiciary, we write to express our o more PR

MONTGOMERY, Alabama, Aug. 10 [Category: Sociological] -- The Equal Justice Initiative posted the following news: * * * State of Alabama Seeks to Execute Jeremy Williams * The State of Alabama plans to execute Jeremy Williams, 41, by lethal injection this Thursday, August 13. In 2022, Jeremy Williams was charged with four counts of capital murder after he confessed to killing five-year-old Kamarie Holland. On March 13, 2024, Mr. Williams pled guilty to all four capital counts and asked for the death penalty to bring closure to the family of more PR

LAS VEGAS, Nevada, Aug. 10 -- The University of Nevada Las Vegas campus posted the following news: * * * UNLV Oral History Project to Capture the Story of Nevada's Bookmakers * As legal sports betting continues to expand across the United States, the UNLV Oral History Research Center is launching a new project to preserve the firsthand stories of the Nevada bookmakers who helped build the industry. The initiative brings together Richard Schuetz, CEO of American Bettors' Voice, and David G. Schwartz, gaming historian, author, and ombuds at more PR

ST. LOUIS, Missouri, Aug. 10 -- Washington University in St. Louis posted the following news: * * * WashU Law clerkship program opens doors to careers in the judiciary and beyond * For many WashU Law graduates, a judicial clerkship is more than a first job after graduation. It's an opportunity to sharpen legal research and writing skills, build relationships with judges and gain experience that can shape an entire career. That opportunity has become increasingly available as WashU Law's judicial clerkship program has expanded its reach and more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 10 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: * * * With Less than 100 Days Until the Midterm Elections, Shaheen Presses Trump Administration on Legal Deployment of Election Monitors, Prohibition of Mass Voter Purges * (Washington, DC) - With less than 100 days until November's midterm elections, U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) is continuing her efforts to defend our nation's election integrity in two recent letters she sent to Trump Administration officials, one to Attorney General Todd  more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 10 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The Washington Legal Foundation issued the following news release: * * * WLF Asks Fifth Circuit to Keep Texas from Forcing Deceptive Warning Labels on Perfectly Safe Food * Washington Legal Foundation (WLF) today urged the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit to uphold a district court decision striking down a Texas food-labeling law on First Amendment grounds. The case centers on Texas's new food labeling regime, which says that packaged food containing one of 44 disfavored ingredients m more PR