NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Aug. 13 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The Tennessee Bar Association posted the following commentary blog: * * * 9th Circuit Overturns Jack Daniel's Trademark Win in Dog Toy Case * The U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals on Aug. 4 reversed a lower court ruling in favor of Jack Daniel's, finding that VIP Products' "Bad Spaniels" dog toy -a parody of the whiskey brand featuring scatological alterations -did not tarnish Jack Daniel's trademarks and was not likely to generate consumer disgust in the same way similar references on  more PR

ALBANY, New York, Aug. 15 -- Albany Law School issued the following news: * * * Albany Law School Welcomes Six Distinguished Alumni to Board of Trustees Albany Law School is pleased to announce the appointment of six accomplished alumni to its Board of Trustees, further strengthening the board's leadership with graduates whose careers span law, business, finance, technology, government, and public service. Joining the Board of Trustees are Joseph P. Breda, Esq. '94, Donald M. Cepiel, Jr., Esq. '95, Brian C. Cuneo, Esq. '96, Benjamin J. Wolf more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 14 [Category: Sociological] -- Americans for Democracy and Human Rights in Bahrain posted the following news: * * * Beyond legal reform: Advancing women's healthcare autonomy in Saudi Arabia through institutional accountability * Executive summary Over the past decades, Saudi Arabia has undertaken significant reforms to expand women's participation in public life under Vision 2030. Legal changes have reduced formal restrictions on guardianship and affirmed women's independent access to healthcare services. Female labor fo 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

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, Aug. 15 -- Butler University issued the following news: * * * Butler University Alumni Association Announces 2026 Alumni Awards Recipients By: Jennifer Gunnels The Butler University Alumni Association has announced the 2026 recipients of eight alumni awards, which honor individuals for their commitment to the University and to their communities. Award honorees will be recognized at a special Alumni Recognition Ceremony on September 18, 2026, during Butler's annual Homecoming festivities. This year's recipients are:  more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 14 -- The Center for European Policy Analysis issued the following commentary by Emil Avdaliani, research fellow at the Turan Research Center and a professor of international relations at the European University in Tbilisi, Georgia: * * * Ukraine War Bleeds Into the Caspian Ukraine's strike on merchant vessels in the Caspian Sea marks a major extension of the Russia-Ukraine war, but Iran has limited responses. - According to Iranian authorities, the Ukrainian attack on vessels sailing between Russian and Iranian ports on t more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 14 -- The Center for European Policy Analysis issued the following commentary by Isabella Nieminen, program assistant with the Democratic Resilience Program, and Anna Stakhanova, expert on accountability for international crimes with the EU Project Pravo-Justice in Ukraine: * * * Environmental Justice for Ukraine and Ecocide Deterrence The environmental damage from Russia's 12-year war on Ukraine is unquestionable, and work is needed to ensure those responsible are punished. - A panel of international experts drafted a def more PR

SANTA FE, New Mexico, Aug. 15 -- WildEarth Guardians posted the following news release on Aug. 14, 2026: * * * Coalition Demands Justice for Endangered Mexican Wolf Killed in Illegal Trap Trapping is an ongoing and recurring threat to New Mexico's endangered wolf population. - A coalition of wildlife conservation, environmental and animal protection organizations is demanding accountability after new reporting revealed that the New Mexico Department of Justice declined to bring criminal charges against a trapper who illegally set a trap on more PR

HAILEY, Idaho, Aug. 15 -- The Western Watersheds Project posted the following news release on Aug. 14, 2026: * * * Coalition Demands Justice for Endangered Mexican Wolf Killed in Illegal Trap Santa Fe, N.M. -- A coalition of wildlife conservation, environmental and animal protection organizations is demanding accountability after new reporting revealed that the New Mexico Department of Justice declined to bring criminal charges against a trapper who illegally set a trap on public land and then killed an endangered Mexican gray wolf. The inci more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 14 -- The Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Subcommittee on Employment and Workplace Safety released the following written testimony by Ken Clark, president and CEO of EmployIndy, Indianapolis, Indiana, from a July 29, 2026, hearing entitled "The Impact of AI on the Workforce": * * * Chairman Banks, Ranking Member Hickenlooper, members of the Subcommittee - thank you for the opportunity to testify today. My name is Ken Clark, and I serve as President & CEO of EmployIndy, the workforce board for Indianapolis and Ma 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

MIAMI, Florida, Aug. 14 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Greenberg Traurig, a law firm, issued the following news release: * * * Najah Jacobs Named Recipient of Philadelphia Business Journal's 2026 Amber Racine Award * PHILADELPHIA - Aug. 14, 2026 - Najah Jacobs, an associate in the Litigation Practice of global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP's Philadelphia office, has been named the recipient of the Philadelphia Business Journal's 2026 "Amber Racine Award" as part of its annual Women of Influence program. According to the Philadelphia Busines more PR

FAYETTEVILLE, Arkansas, Aug. 14 -- The University of Arkansas Walton College of Business posted the following news: * * * Rachel Sullivant Named to NWA Business Journal's Forty Under 40 * Rachel Sullivant, director of entrepreneurial resources in the Office of Entrepreneurship and Innovation in the Sam M. Walton College of Business, has been named to the Northwest Arkansas Business Journal's 2026 Forty Under 40 class. The annual recognition honors emerging leaders for their career achievements and contributions to the community. Sullivant  more PR

NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, Aug. 15 (TNSjou) -- Rutgers University issued the following news: * * * How a Brief Conversation About Firearm Safety Can Increase Openness to Storing Guns Outside of the Home Rutgers researcher finds that the Project Safe Guard intervention more than doubled the proportion of initially unwilling participants to consider temporary firearm storage out of their homes - A brief chat about firearm safety can sharply increase the willingness among gun owners to consider temporarily storing their firearms outside the h more PR

FAYETTEVILLE, Arkansas, Aug. 15 -- The University of Arkansas issued the following news: * * * Rachel Sullivant Named to NWA Business Journal's Forty Under 40 Rachel Sullivant, director of entrepreneurial resources in the Office of Entrepreneurship and Innovation in the Sam M. Walton College of Business, has been named to the Northwest Arkansas Business Journal's 2026 Forty Under 40 class. The annual recognition honors emerging leaders for their career achievements and contributions to the community. Sullivant also serves as managing direct more PR