WASHINGTON, Aug. 17 [Category: Computer Technology] -- The Computer and Communications Industry Association issued the following news release: * * * CCIA Encourages Supreme Court to Hear Patent Case that Involves Key Tool to Disarm Patent Trolls * Washington - The Computer & Communications Industry Association has joined multiple other trade associations in the technology sector to file an amicus brief asking the Supreme Court to hear a patent case, Intel v. Squires. The outcome is important to preserve a patent review process that has been more PR

MADISON, Wisconsin, Aug. 18 -- The Freedom From Religion Foundation issued the following news release: * * * Texas families urge Supreme Court to hear 10 Commandments law challenge More than two dozen Texas families are asking the U.S. Supreme Court to hear their challenge to a state law that requires public schools to post a Protestant version of the Ten Commandments in every classroom. The nonreligious, Unitarian Universalist, Christian, Jewish, Hindu and Baha'i families challenging the Texas law attend 22 school districts across the stat more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 17 [Category: International] -- The Federation for American Immigration Reform issued the following news release: * * * Iowa Immigration Law Goes to Supreme Court * FAIR shows state immigration laws were contemplated by Congress WASHINGTON-The Federation for American Immigration Law (FAIR) has filed a brief in the U.S. Supreme Court defending Iowa's recent immigration law, which has been the target of a lawsuit brought by anti-borders activists. FAIR urges the Court to review and reverse an erroneous decision of the U.S.  more PR

BRISTOL, Rhode Island, Aug. 17 -- Roger Williams University posted the following news: * * * Mandell-Boisclair Justice Camp Empowers Middle School Students to Explore Law and Democracy * PROVIDENCE, R.I. - Middle school students spent two weeks this summer discovering how law and democracy shape their lives - and how they can help shape their communities. Now in its third year, Roger Williams University School of Law's Mandell-Boisclair Justice Camp welcomed 39 students entering grades six through nine for two weeklong sessions in July. Th more PR

MONTGOMERY, Alabama, Aug. 17 [Category: Sociological] -- The Equal Justice Initiative posted the following news: * * * Michigan Supreme Court Strikes Down Excessive Sentences for Youth * Sentencing a youthful offender convicted of second-degree murder to 50 to 75 years in prison is "cruel or unusual punishment" that violates Michigan's Constitution, the state's highest court ruled last month. The July 30 decision comes in the case of James Eads, who was sentenced as an adult to 50 to 75 years in prison for a second-degree murder committed  more PR

LOS ANGELES, California, Aug. 17 [Category: Consumer Services] -- Consumer Watchdog posted the following news release: * * * New Report Exposes Fossil Fuel-Backed Network Flooding Supreme Court with Briefs Seeking to Shield Oil & Gas Companies in Climate Deception Case * Investigation identifies coordinated fossil fuel funding behind most industry-supporting briefs and raises new questions about Justice Samuel Alito's participation in the case Los Angeles, CA -A new Consumer Watchdog investigation has uncovered an interconnected network of more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 17 (TNSletter) -- Rep. Gabriel Vasquez, D-New Mexico, issued the following letter to Treasuy Secretary Scott Bessent and U.S. Customs and Border Protection Commissioner Rodney Scott: * * * Here is the text of the letter: August 12, 2026 The Honorable Scott Bessent Secretary of Treasury Department of Treasury 1500 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, D.C. 20220 - The Honorable Rodney Scott Commissioner U.S. Customs and Border Protection 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, D.C. 20229 - Dear Secretary Bessent a more PR

CARLISLE, Pennsylvania, Aug. 17 -- Pennsylvania State University Dickinson School of Law posted the following news: * * * Three new faculty members join Penn State Dickinson Law for 2026-'27 * CARLISLE AND UNIVERSITY PARK, PA-Penn State Dickinson Law has added two new assistant professors of law and one law librarian to the resident faculty for the 2026-'27 academic year. Patrick J. Glen and Jenny Kim join the Law School in the Carlisle location as assistant professors of law, teaching courses in legal writing. Erin Seeton joins the facul more PR

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, Aug. 18 -- The University of Missouri Kansas City campus issued the following news: * * * UMKC Law Professor Recognized for Decades of Fighting Wrongful Convictions Sean O'Brien honored by Innocence Project for landmark Missouri exoneration - Throughout his career, O'Brien has defended clients on death row, helped free wrongfully convicted people through pro bono work and successfully argued two cases before the U.S. Supreme Court. O'Brien estimates he is directly responsible for litigation that has helped 43 people more PR