BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, Aug. 17 -- Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill issued the following news: * * * BREAKING: Attorney General Liz Murrill Secures Another Major Victory Ending Decades-Old Federal Oversight of Bienville Parish Schools * Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill secured another major victory today as another case of federal oversight involving the Bienville Parish School Board officially came to an end. The case, United States v. Bienville Parish School Board, et al., was filed in 1966 and has been pending in federal cou more PR

MINNETONKA, Minnesota, Aug. 19 -- The Center of the American Experiment, a civic and educational organization that says it creates and advocates policies, issued the following commentary by policy fellow Catrin Wigfall: * * * Ellison loses most of Title IX challenge. Here's what's next for Minnesota schools. A federal judge has dismissed most of the claims Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison brought against the Trump administration over its interpretation of Title IX. According to Politico, Minnesota is currently the only state challeng more PR

SPRINGFIELD, Illinois, Aug. 17 -- The University of Illinois Springfield campus posted the following news: * * * UIS announces six new faculty appointments for fall 2026 * The University of Illinois Springfield has announced six new full-time faculty appointments for fall 2026. These educators bring a diverse array of expertise and research interests to their respective fields, enhancing the university's commitment to academic excellence and innovation. Nikki Baker joins UIS as a visiting instructor in the School of Communication and Media more PR

ATHENS, Georgia, Aug. 19 -- The University of Georgia issued the following news: * * * Greene County announced as new Archway Partnership community This partnership will connect UGA expertise, resources to address community-identified needs By Taylor A. West Greene County has been selected as the University of Georgia's newest Archway Partnership community. Over the coming months, local leaders, organizations and residents will work together to identify opportunities and challenges that will shape future projects and partnerships. The Arch more PR

ARLINGTON, Virginia, Aug. 18 [Category: Sociological] -- Americans for Prosperity posted the following news release: * * * AFP-MI Endorses Five State Senate Candidates * Lansing, MI - Americans for Prosperity-Michigan (AFP-MI) today announced its endorsement of five Michigan State Senate candidates ahead of the 2026 elections: State Sen. Michael Webber (SD-9), John Goldwater (SD-12), Ryan Berman (SD-13), State Sen. Mark Huizenga (SD-30), and Kim Cole (SD-32). Michigan families are navigating rising costs, an energy agenda that drives up ut more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 19 -- Americans United for Separation of Church and State issued the following news on Aug. 17, 2026: * * * Texas families urge U.S. Supreme Court to block Ten Commandments law 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 request, filed today, urges the court to protect students' and parents' religious freedom by blocking Texas Senate Bill 10, ensuring that f more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 13 -- Americans United for Separation of Church and State issued the following news: * * * In new videos, Texas families speak out against Ten Commandments law As students return to Texas public schools, two Texas families are sharing the personal impact of a state law mandating that the Ten Commandments be posted conspicuously in every classroom. Rebekah & Ted Lowe, an interfaith couple with two children in public school near Austin; Rabbi Joshua Fixler and his wife, who live in Houston with their three public school child more PR

MINNETONKA, Minnesota, Aug. 19 -- The Center of the American Experiment, a civic and educational organization that says it creates and advocates policies, issued the following commentary by Vice President of Communications Bill Walsh in its Summer 2026 Issue of Thinking Minnesota: * * * The most important MN conservative you've never heard of Walter Judd is the most important conservative you've never heard of * * * Walter Judd is arguably Minnesota's most important conservative -- and you've probably never heard of him. Judd represented M more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 19 -- Democracy Forward, an organization that says it advances democracy and social progress through litigation, policy and public education and regulatory engagement, posted the following news release on Aug. 17, 2026: * * * Minnesota School Districts And Educators Press Ahead In Legal Fight To Keep Immigration Officers Away From Schools Summary Judgment Motion Seeks Court Order Restoring Longstanding Protections For Students, Educators and Communities - St. Paul, Minn. -- Minnesota school districts and educators have ret more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 18 -- The Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Federal Courts, Oversight, Agency Action and Federal Rights released the following written testimony by Arielle F. Klepach, senior litigation counsel of the National Jewish Advocacy Center, from an Aug. 5, 2026, hearing entitled "Hidden in Plain Sight: Confronting the Muslim Brotherhood Network in America": * * * (Continued from Part 2 of 3) B. Applicability of the IRC to MB-Affiliated Nonprofit Organizations Section 501(c)(3) of the IRC requires that an organization be organized a more PR