WASHINGTON, Aug. 14 -- The America First Policy Institute issued the following news release: * * * AFPI Asks SCOTUS to Consider Discipline of Three Hawaii Justices Over 'White Sight' Opinion The America First Policy Institute (AFPI) today filed a letter with the clerk of the U.S. Supreme Court asking the Court to consider disciplinary proceedings under Supreme Court Rule 8 against three justices of the Hawaii Supreme Court, each believed to be a member of the Supreme Court's Bar. The letter concerns Granillo v. State, a 91-page opinion issu more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 14 (TNSLrpt) -- Better Markets, an organization that says it promotes pro-market, pro-business and pro-growth policies to help build a better financial system, issued the following analysis: * * * "Prediction Markets," Gambling, the CFTC & Regulation: Facts, Fiction & The Law Introduction Since 2022, Better Markets has been deeply engaged in the debates over so-called "prediction markets," first at the Commodities Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) and then in the courts, media, at other agencies, and now virtually everywher more PR

NEW YORK, Aug. 15 -- The Catholic League for Religious and Civil Rights, an organization that defends the right of Catholics to participate in American public life without defamation or discrimination, issued the following commentary on Aug. 14, 2026, by President Bill Donohue: * * * MASSACHUSETTS PRIVILEGES MUSLIMS In 1833, Massachusetts was the last state in the union to end state churches. Fast forward to today where lawmakers are considering a bill that would make mince meat out of the principle of separation of church and state. Only th more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 15 (TNSLrpt) -- The Center for American Progress issued the following report on August 12, 2026, by Michael Sozan and Ben Olinsky entitled "The Trump Administration Is Interfering in the 2026 Midterm Elections To Entrench the Imperial Presidency." Here are excerpts: * * * Introduction and summary In the 18 months since Inauguration Day, President Donald Trump and his administration have seized unprecedented executive branch power to implement extremist and unpopular policies. Now, to lock in that power and escape accountabi more PR

MONTGOMERY, Alabama, Aug. 13 [Category: Sociological] -- The Equal Justice Initiative posted the following news: * * * State of Alabama Executes Jeremy Williams * The State of Alabama executed Jeremy Williams, 41, by lethal injection today. 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. Even though Mr. Williams entered a guilty plea and accepted respon more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 15 -- The Federal Election Commission issued the following weekly digest: * * * Commission meetings and hearings No open meetings or executive sessions were scheduled this week. * * * Advisory Opinions Request Received Advisory Opinion Request 2026-02 (https://www.fec.gov/data/legal/advisory-opinions/2026-02/) (Cascade Party of Washington) On August 11, the Commission made public an advisory opinion request from the Cascade Party of Washington. The requestor asks the Commission to confirm its status as a state committee  more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 13 [Category: International] -- The Federation for American Immigration Reform issued the following news release: * * * Supreme Court Considers Right to Release for Criminal Aliens * FAIR shows aliens stay in detention by their own choice WASHINGTON-The Federation for American Immigration Reform (FAIR) has filed a brief in the U.S. Supreme Court in a case about whether criminal aliens, subject by statute to mandatory detention pending their removal from the United States, nevertheless have a right, under the Due Process C more PR

MANILA, Philippines, Aug. 15 -- The Supreme Court of the Philippines issued the following news release: * * * Former Deputy Ombudsman Gerard Mosquera Appointed as SC's First Judicial Integrity Officer Chief Justice Alexander G. Gesmundo administered the oath of office to Atty. Gerard A. Mosquera as the new Judicial Integrity Officer of the Supreme Court (SC) Judicial Integrity Office (JIO) at the SC Dignitaries' Lounge in Manila on August 14, 2026. They were joined by SC Associate Justices Rodil V. Zalameda and Maria Filomena D. Singh, JIO  more PR

PHOENIX, Arizona, Aug. 14 [Category: ThinkTank] -- The Goldwater Institute posted the following news: * * * Liberty In Action Weekly: A Monumental Supreme Court Term * Was individual liberty strengthened or weakened during the Supreme Court's monumental term? That's the all-important question the Goldwater Institute's top legal minds grappled with this week in a webinar exploring some of the term's most interesting cases and their implications for Americans. During the webinar, Timothy Sandefur, Goldwater's Vice President for Legal Affairs more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 15 -- The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee posted the following news release on Aug. 13, 2026: * * * ICYMI: Senate Rankings: 8 GOP Seats That Could Flip in November [The Hill] In case you missed it, new reporting in The Hill is highlighting how Democrats are "increasingly eyeing the possibility of making significant gains in the Senate," with as many as eight Republican-held seats - including North Carolina, Maine, Alaska, Ohio, Iowa, Texas, and Kansas - looking increasingly likely to flip in the midterms, with Democ more PR

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Aug. 14 -- Littler, a law firm, issued the following commentary on Aug. 14, 2026, by senior counsel Bruce Buchanan: * * * DHS Adds "Invalidated" EADs, Through Expired TPS, to E-Verify Status Change Reports As employers have experienced staffing shortages over the last year, the Trump administration has been ending many forms of work authorization by terminating Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for the foreign nationals of numerous countries, including Haiti,/1 Venezuela,/2 Afghanistan, Honduras, and Syria,/3 ending more PR

CLINTON, Mississippi, Aug. 14 -- Mississippi Christian University posted the following news: * * * MC confers emeritus status upon five distinguished former faculty during Convocation * Five of Mississippi Christian University's (MC's) most accomplished former faculty members received emeritus status from the institution during the 2026 Faculty and Staff Convocation on Monday, Aug. 10. Stephanie Busbea, MC interim provost, introduced the recipients while MC President Blake Thompson presented each with a plaque to mark their accomplishment. more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Aug. 15 -- The Michigan Democratic Party issued the following news release on Aug. 14, 2026: * * * REPORT: Mike Rogers Consistently Voted To Keep Michigan Gas Prices High, Benefiting His Big Oil Donors According to new reporting from American Journal News, corrupt multimillionaire Mike Rogers' congressional record shows he has "consistently voted to advance oil and gas interests [...] at the expense of his constituents" while accepting "large donations from the oil and gas industry." While Rogers was in Congress, he acce more PR

ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, Aug. 13 -- The University of New Mexico posted the following news: * * * NMiF reviews wastewater and water rights in N.M. * This week, New Mexico in Focus revisits several previously aired stories about water in New Mexico. Earlier this year, the Water Quality Control Commission decided to revisit how and where fracking wastewater can be used in New Mexico. NMIF hears from advocates for and against the proposal. In June, Capital and Main journalist and NMIF correspondent Jerry Redfern sat down with Matthias Saye more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 14 [Category: Business] -- Open Markets Institute posted the following news release: * * * OMI Urges Appeals Court to Allow Antitrust Challenge to Amgen's Extension of Enbrel Monopoly * Read The Brief #Amicus brief argues monopolists cannot use acquisitions of pending patents to shut out rivals and keep drug prices high The Open Markets Institute filed an amicus brief in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit urging the court to allow an antitrust lawsuit, CareFirst v. Amgen, that challenges Amgen's use of acqu more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 10 -- Howard University issued the following news release: * * * Project 68 Launches HBCU Impact Hub with Howard University Project 68 (P68) today announced the launch of its Impact Hubs, a fellowship program designed to develop the next generation of Black storytellers, trusted messengers, and civic leaders in our community. The program's pilot Hub kicks off in partnership with Howard University: P68 Impact Hub x Howard University. P68's Impact Hubs are campus-embedded media ecosystems that incubate and develop media to in more PR

SEATTLE, Washington, Aug. 14 -- The Seattle University School of Law issued the following news: * * * CCRCJ asks Washington Supreme Court to reconsider relief for accommodated bar examinees The Seattle University School of Law Center for Civil Rights and Critical Justice (CCRCJ) has submitted a letter to the Washington State Supreme Court urging it to reconsider the part of the Aug. 6 order that denies those who completed the bar exam the ability to elect admission by order. The letter is published in full below: August 13, 2026 The Honora more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 14 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following In Focus white paper (No. IF11175) by international trade and finance analyst Danielle M. Trachtenberg. Here are excerpts: * * * U.S.-Mexico Trade Relations The 119th Congress is engaged in a range of legislative and oversight activities related to trade policy toward Mexico, which in 2025 was the largest U.S. trading partner in total trade (exports plus imports) of goods and services. Mexico's proximity to the United States and the extensive bilateral more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 13 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee posted the following news release: * * * Washington Post Spotlights How Bob Harvie, Bob Brooks, Paige Cognetti, and Janelle Stelson Are Leaning On Their Strong Community Ties to Flip Key PA House Seats * WaPo: Inside four Pennsylvania races that could flip the House Democrats are on offense and in a strong position to flip all 4 key battleground House seats in Pennsylvania. A major reason why? The strength of our candidates. The Washington Post spotlights how Bob Har more PR