WASHINGTON, Aug. 12 (TNSletter) -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following findings letter to Latham and Watkins LLP about the Duke University School of Law: * * * Note: Read the Department's Findings Letter here. Here is the text of the letter: August 6, 2026 Marc P. Berger Latham & Watkins LLP 1271 Avenue of the Americas New York, NY 10020-1401 Re: United States' April 18, 2025 Title VI Inquiry Findings Dear Mr. Berger: We write to notify you of the findings of the U.S. Department of Justice (the Department) after its c more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 12 [Category: Political] -- America First Legal, a civil rights organization, posted the following news release: * * * America First Legal Sues Washington University in St. Louis for DEI Racial Discrimination and Retaliatory Firing of Black Employee * Today, America First Legal (AFL), together with the James Otis Law Group, intervened in a federal lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri on behalf of a Black woman who was deliberately segregated from her White colleagues during a mandatory "di more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 11 -- The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Task Force on Defending Constitutional Rights and Exposing Institutional Abuses released the following written testimony by American Bar Association President Michelle Behnke from a July 22, 2026, hearing entitled "The Future of DEI in Law School Accreditation and the Legal Profession." DEI stands for diversity, equity and inclusion. * * * Chairman Gill, Ranking Member Simon, and distinguished Members of the Task Force: Thank you for the opportunity to appear here toda more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 12 -- The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission issued the following news release: * * * EEOC Sues Washington University for Retaliation * Federal suit alleges university fired employee after she complained of race discrimination related to mandatory DEI training ST. LOUIS -Washington University, a private research university in St. Louis, violated federal law when it fired an employee in retaliation for her opposition to race discrimination and filing a discrimination charge with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Co more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 11 -- The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Task Force on Defending Constitutional Rights and Exposing Institutional Abuses released the following written testimony by David Blackman II, former member of the Texas State Guard, from a July 22, 2026, hearing entitled "The Future of DEI in Law School Accreditation and the Legal Profession." DEI stands for diversity, equity and inclusion. * * * My name is David Blackman II. I am a former member of the Texas State Guard, a former 911 call operator, and a former stude more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 11 -- The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Task Force on Defending Constitutional Rights and Exposing Institutional Abuses released the following written testimony by Zack Smith, senior legal fellow of courts and the constitution at the Heritage Foundation Legal Policy Center, from a July 22, 2026, hearing entitled "The Future of DEI in Law School Accreditation and the Legal Profession." DEI stands for diversity, equity and inclusion. * * * The American Bar Association has abandoned its mission to provide best  more PR

NEW YORK, Aug. 11 -- The Conference Board issued the following news release: * * * Proxy Season: Human Capital, Environmental, and Social Proposals Decline by 30% * Human capital, environmental, and social shareholder proposal filings declined sharply during the 2026 proxy season. This marks a continued two-year retreat: * Compared to 2025, proposal filings fell 37% for human capital, 33% for social, and 32% for environmental proposals. * Compared to 2024, proposal filings declined by nearly 60% for human capital, 50% for environmental, a more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 12 (TNSletter) -- Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, with three co-signers issued the following letter to Kim Jong-cheol, chairman of the Korea Media and Communications Commission: * * * Here is the text of the letter: August 6, 2026 Mr. Kim Jong-cheol Chairman Korea Media and Communications Commission Government Complex-Gwacheon, Building 2 47 Gwanmun-ro, Gwacheon-si Gyeonggi-do 13809 Republic of Korea Dear Chairman Kim: The Committee on the Judiciary of the U.S. House of Representa more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 10 (TNSletter) -- Rep. Robert C. Scott, D-Virginia, ranking member of the House Education and Workforce Committee, issued the following letter to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission: * * * Here is the text of the letter: July 30, 2026 The Honorable Andrea Lucas Chair U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission 131 M Street, NE Washington, DC 20507 RE: EEOC-2026-0001, FY 2026-2030 Strategic Plan Dear Chair Lucas: I write with regard to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission's (EEOC or Commission) draft S more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 10 (TNSletter) -- Rep. Mark Takano, D-California, ranking member of the House Veterans' Affairs Committee, with 10 co-signers issued the following letter to the Office of Management and Budget Director Russell Vought: * * * Here is the text of the letter: July 13, 2026 The Honorable Russell Vought Director Office of Management and Budget 725 17th Street NW Washington, DC 20503 RE: Proposed Rule - Regulation for Federal Financial Assistance [OPM-2026-10817] Dear Director Vought: We write today to comment on the propose more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 15 -- The U.S. State Department issued the following fact sheet on Aug. 13, 2026: * * * Ending DEI Ideology in the Foreign Service The U.S. Department of State has put an end to the ideologically extreme and discriminatory diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) agenda, restoring merit, rigor, and accountability to the Foreign Service and refocusing training on practical diplomatic skills that serve the common interests of the American people. Ending DEI Ideology in the U.S. Foreign Service The DEI agenda was embedded in th more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 10 [Category: BizMedia] -- Atlantic Media, a print and online media company, issued the following news release: * * * The Atlantic's September Cover: Tyler Austin Harper's "Confessions of a Token Black Professor" * For The Atlantic's September cover story, staff writer Tyler Austin Harper writes about how he came to lose faith in academia, chronicling his recent career as a professor and his decision to leave his tenure-track position after five years at Bates College in Maine. "I saw clearly now what should have been obvio more PR

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Aug. 11 -- PPG INDUSTRIES OHIO, INC., Cleveland, Ohio has been assigned a patent (No. US 12706311 B2, initially filed Feb. 26, 2021) developed by nineteen inventors Sijmen J. Visser, Marken, Netherlands; Brian E. Woodworth, Glenshaw, Pennsylvania; Holli A. Gonder-Jones, Akron, Ohio; John R. Schneider, Allison Park, Pennsylvania; Kelly L. Moore, Dunbar, Pennsylvania; Mark L. Follet, Allison Park, Pennsylvania; Liang Ma, Allison Park, Pennsylvania; Calum H. Munro, Gibsonia, Pennsylvania; Marvin M. Pollum, Jr., Pittsburgh, Pe more PT

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 12 -- The following federal patents were awarded to inventors in Ohio. *** Retainable Closure ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Aug. 11 -- BERRY GLOBAL, INC., Evansville, Indiana has been assigned a patent (No. US 12703543 B2, initially filed Dec. 18, 2023) developed by three inventors Daniel A. Bloom, Bowling Green, Ohio; Kenneth S. Bloom, Bloomdale, Ohio; and Andrew KreinBrink, Toledo, Ohio, for "Retainable closure." *** Gas Turbine Engine With Heat Exchanger ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Aug. 11 -- GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY, Evendal more ST

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 12 -- The following federal patents were awarded to inventors in Pennsylvania. *** Apparatus for Injecting Manure Into the Ground ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Aug. 11 -- An inventor from Oley, Pennsylvania, Eric Hoover has been awarded a patent (No. US 12702082 B2, initially filed Jan. 17, 2023) for "Apparatus for injecting manure into the ground." *** Power Tool With Multispeed Transmission ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Aug. 11 -- BLACK & DECKER INC., New Britain, Connecticut has been assigned a patent (No. US 12703074 B2, initi more ST