WASHINGTON, Aug. 19 (TNSLrpt) -- The America First Policy Institute issued the following research report on August 4, 2026, by Knox Williams entitled "Threat to American Freedom: How the National Firearms Act Taxed and Tracked Everyday Americans." Here are excerpts: * * * Introduction The National Firearms Act of 1934 (NFA) was one of the first federal gun control laws enacted in the United States. Knowing that Congress lacked the constitutional authority to categorically ban firearms, proponents of the NFA looked to the Harrison Narcotics  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

PHOENIX, Arizona, Aug. 19 -- The Arizona Supreme Court issued the following news release on Aug. 18, 2026: * * * Arizona Supreme Court Affirms Ruling Keeping Proposition 145 Off November 2026 Ballot The Arizona Supreme Court today unanimously affirmed a Maricopa County Superior Court ruling that House Concurrent Resolution 2048 -- referred to as Proposition 145 -- violates the Arizona Constitution's separate amendment rule and may not be placed on the November 2026 general election ballot. HCR 2048 proposed to add a new section to Article 1 more PR

PHOENIX, Arizona, Aug. 19 -- The Arizona Supreme Court issued the following news release: * * * Arizona Supreme Court Clarifies Rules for Initiative Petition Signatures The Arizona Supreme Court has ruled unanimously on several challenges involving signatures collected for an initiative petition, clarifying how election officials must determine whether enough valid signatures remain for a measure to qualify for the ballot. The proposed initiative petition I-09-2026, now Proposition 212, would regulate education savings accounts and needs at  more PR

PHOENIX, Arizona, Aug. 19 -- The Arizona Supreme Court issued the following news release on Aug. 18, 2026: * * * Court Holds that Judge Assigned Only to Sentencing Was Not Required to Read Transcripts of Completed Phases of Trial The Arizona Supreme Court today unanimously held that a judge who takes over a criminal case solely to impose sentence after a trial has ended is not required to review the entire trial transcript before sentencing. The Court affirmed the sentence imposed on Diondra Sharrelle Howard and vacated a contrary decision o more PR

PHOENIX, Arizona, Aug. 19 -- The Arizona Supreme Court issued the following news release: * * * Arizona Supreme Court Rules DES Has Standing to Defend Unemployment Insurance Appeals Board's Decisions The Arizona Supreme Court has ruled that the Arizona Department of Economic Security ("Department") has standing to appear in the court of appeals and defend a decision of the unemployment insurance appeals board ("Board"). The Court also ruled that Arizona law precludes an award of attorney fees against the Department in an appeal arising from  more PR

PHOENIX, Arizona, Aug. 19 -- The Arizona Supreme Court issued the following news release on Aug. 18, 2026: * * * Arizona Supreme Court Rules Proposition 144 May Remain on 2026 General-Election Ballot The Arizona Supreme Court today issued a decision order in Keating v. State, affirming a superior court ruling that House Concurrent Resolution 2001, now designated as Prop. 144, complies with the Arizona Constitution's Separate Amendment Rule. HCR 2001 will remain on the 2026 general-election ballot. The case arose after Randy Keating challeng more PR

JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri, Aug. 17 -- Missouri Attorney General Catherine Hanaway issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Hanaway Recognizes Two AGO Attorneys for Public Service Award * August 17, 2026 Today, Missouri Attorney General Catherine Hanaway recognized Public Protection Section's Chief Counsel Gregory Goodwin for receiving the Lon O. Hocker Award, and Assistant Attorney General Andrew Clarke for receiving the David J. Dixon Award. These awards, presented by The Missouri Bar Foundation, recognize lawyers who exe more PR

HOUSTON, Texas, Aug. 19 -- Bracewell, a law firm, issued the following news release: * * * The American Lawyer Honors Judge Barbara S. Jones With 2026 Lifetime Achievement Award NEW YORK -- The Honorable Barbara S. Jones (Ret.) will receive a Lifetime Achievement Award from The American Lawyer in recognition of her decades of public service and contributions to the legal profession. Judge Jones will receive the award at the 2026 American Lawyer Industry Awards, which will be held November 12 at Cipriani Wall Street in New York City. Early C more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 19 -- The Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence issued the following news release: * * * Brady Reacts to Federal Court Undermining ATF Ghost Gun Rule Brady, the nation's oldest gun violence prevention group, released the following statement after the Northern District of Texas struck down, as to the plaintiffs, a 2022 federal rule that ensures that "ghost guns" are regulated as traditional firearms. Ghost guns are unserialized and untraceable firearms that are often used by prohibited persons, such as domestic abusers, gun  more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 19 -- Campaign for Accountability issued the following news release on Aug. 18, 2026: * * * CfA Files Ohio Bar Complaint Against Attorney Behind Teachers' Pension Scheme Today, Campaign for Accountability (CfA) filed a bar complaint asking the Office of Disciplinary Counsel of the Supreme Court of Ohio to investigate James Seth Metcalf, an Ohio-licensed attorney and former Deputy Treasurer and Executive Counsel to then-Ohio Treasurer Josh Mandel. In February, a Franklin County judge found that two board members of the State  more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 18 [Category: Political] -- The Campaign Legal Center posted the following news release: * * * Campaign Legal Center, Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington File U.S. Supreme Court Brief Opposing Trump Ballroom * WASHINGTON -On Aug. 18, 2026, Campaign Legal Center (CLC) and Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) filed a brief in the U.S. Supreme Court highlighting how President Donald Trump's East Wing ballroom project is a direct violation of our constitutional system of separation of pow 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

FRANKLIN LAKES, New Jersey, Aug. 18 -- Children's Health Defense, an organization that says it restores and protects the health of children by eliminating exposures to environmental toxins, issued the following news on Aug. 17, 2026: * * * Connecticut Amended Law to Avoid Religious Exemption Suit, Parents Allege In a response filed Aug. 11 in Stamford Superior Court, attorney Lindy R. Urso accused Gov. Ned Lamont's administration of using a new law to avoid having the courts decide whether the 2021 elimination of the religious exemption to v more PR

MANILA, Philippines, Aug. 18 -- The Philippines Department of Budget and Management issued the following news release: * * * DBM: P57-B PDIC provision a prudent fiscal safeguard, ensures gov't readiness without disrupting priority programs Government prepared to comply with final court directive while protecting essential services, fiscal stability - The P57-billion provision under Unprogrammed Appropriations (UA) for the possible restoration of the Philippine Deposit Insurance Corporation (PDIC) Deposit Insurance Fund provides the Natio more PR

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, Aug. 18 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Taft, a law firm, issued the following news: * * * Eklund Shares Insights on Colorado River Legal Landscape with Law Week Colorado * Law Week Colorado interviewed Taft water law attorney and architect of Colorado's Water Plan James Eklund on the complex legal issues surrounding the Colorado River Compact and the river's water supply. Eklund discussed the dispute between the Upper and Lower Basins, the role the Supreme Court of the United States could play in future negotiations, an more PR

FAIRFAX, Virginia, Aug. 24 [Category: Government/Public Administration] -- Americans for Limited Government posted the following news release: * * * Election Month Ruling By Supreme Court Regrettable * June 29, 2026, Fairfax, Va.-Americans for Limited Government Executive Director Robert Romano today issued the following statement on the Supreme Court's ruling in Watson v. Republican National Committee: "In an apparent bid to avert Democrats' threatened Supreme Court packing scheme, Republican-appointed justices John Roberts and Amy Coney  more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Aug. 18 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Foley Hoag, a law firm, posted the following news: * * * Federal Court Declares New Jersey's Cannabis Labor Peace Agreement Mandate Preempted by Federal Law: What Every Licensed Operator Needs to Know * On August 10, 2026, the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey entered final judgment in Curaleaf Holdings, Inc. v. New Jersey Cannabis Regulatory Commission, No. 25-cv-16397 (D.N.J.), declaring that the labor peace agreement ("LPA") requirement in the Cannabis R more PR

MANILA, Philippines, Aug. 18 -- The Philippines Department of Budget and Management issued the following news release: * * * FROM P11-T IN PROPOSALS TO P7.2-T: DBM says 2027 budget funds what is necessary, ready, and delivers greatest impact Rigorous review directs limited fiscal space to education, health, infrastructure, food security, social protection, and other investments that directly benefit Filipinos - The Department of Budget and Management (DBM) said the proposed P7.2-trillion Fiscal Year (FY) 2027 National Expenditure Program more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 18 -- The Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Federal Courts, Oversight, Agency Action and Federal Rights released the following written testimony by Lara L. Burns, senior research fellow of the Program on Extremism at the George Washington University, from an Aug. 5, 2026, hearing entitled "Hidden in Plain Sight: Confronting the Muslim Brotherhood Network in America": * * * Chairman Cruz, Ranking Member Whitehouse, esteemed members of the Committee: Thank you for the opportunity to testify on the topic of confronting the Musli more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 18 -- The Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Federal Courts, Oversight, Agency Action and Federal Rights released the following written testimony by Lara L. Burns, senior research fellow of the Program on Extremism at the George Washington University, from an Aug. 5, 2026, hearing entitled "Hidden in Plain Sight: Confronting the Muslim Brotherhood Network in America": * * * (Continued from Part 1 of 2) Abuirshaid discussed how Hamas still sought the annihilation of Israel, even if it had to lie about that publicly in furtheran more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 18 [Category: Political] -- Giffords, an organization dedicated to saving lives from gun violence, posted the following news release: * * * GIFFORDS reacts to federal court striking down ATF's ghost gun rule * WASHINGTON -GIFFORDS Law Center, the legal arm of the national gun violence prevention group GIFFORDS, released the following statement after U.S. District Court Judge Reed O'Connor struck down the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives' (ATF) rule that required ghost guns and ghost gun kits to be treated more PR

ATLANTA, Georgia, Aug. 18 -- Emory University Rollins School of Public Health posted the following news release: * * * Health Wanted: Autonomous Vehicles * #The Episode When the Beatles said "baby you can drive my car," I don't know that they realized they'd one day be talking to a robot. This week on Health Wanted, we're talking about autonomous vehicles' impact on health and safety and looking at the world of tomorrow! Today! We also talk to Yonah Freemark of the Urban Institute about what policy we should consider to make the technolo more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 19 -- The Democratic National Committee posted the following news release: * * * ICYMI: 2028 Democratic Nominating Calendar Praised as "Bold" and "Historic" Elected officials, advocates, strategists, and Democrats across the country continue to express support for the 2028 early presidential nominating window after the full DNC approved the calendar at its summer meeting this weekend. The calendar is being lauded for its historic racial and geographic diversity, commitment to maintaining an affordable, open field, and its ab more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 15 -- The Democratic National Committee posted the following news release: * * * ICYMI: DNC Chair, Elected Officials, and Advocates Highlight Proposed 2028 Nominating Calendar's Strengths and Ability to Produce Strongest Nominee Ahead of the full DNC's vote to officially approve the proposed slate of early states to lead the 2028 presidential nominating calendar, DNC Chair Ken Martin lauded the calendar's many strengths, including its historic diversity and commitment to battle-testing candidates in order to produce the stro more PR

CHAMPAIGN, Illinois, Aug. 18 -- The University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign campus issued the following news: * * * Illinois professor's book examines contradictions in history of U.S. naturalization processes Naturalization is a process that is typically celebrated as the end point on the path to U.S. citizenship. Immigrants choose to attach themselves to our nation, which extends to them its rights, freedoms and opportunities. A new book looks at naturalization from a different angle, considering how assumptions about race, sexuality and  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 1 of 3) He was killed in a CIA drone strike in Yemen in 2011./93 * * * 88 Esam Omeish, "MAS President Letter to the Washington Post," Muslim American more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 17 [Category: Business] -- NetChoice, a coalition of trade associations that says it makes the internet safe for free enterprise and expression, posted the following news release: * * * NetChoice Wins Victory for the Status Quo: Ohio's Parental Consent Law on Hold Pending SCOTUS Review * CINCINNATI, Ohio-The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit today granted NetChoice's motion to stay the mandate in NetChoice v. Yost, keeping the appellate court's June 18 decision from taking effect. "We are glad the Sixth Circuit r more PR

MANILA, Philippines, Aug. 18 -- The Supreme Court of the Philippines issued the following news release: * * * SC Acquits Woman of Bigamy, Clarifies That Void Marriage May Be Raised as Defense Without Prior Court Declaration The Supreme Court (SC) has acquitted a woman of bigamy, ruling that a prior marriage that was void from the beginning (void ab initio) may be raised as a defense even without a prior judicial declaration of nullity. In a Decision penned by Associate Justice Alfredo Benjamin S. Caguioa, the SC's Third Division reversed th more PR

MANILA, Philippines, Aug. 18 -- The Supreme Court of the Philippines issued the following news release: * * * Retired SC Justice Edgardo L. Delos Santos is New PHILJA Chancellor, Dean Sedfrey M. Candelaria New PHILJA Vice Chancellor Chief Justice Alexander G. Gesmundo administered the oath of office to retired Supreme Court (SC) Associate Justice Edgardo L. Delos Santos as the new Philippine Judicial Academy (PHILJA) Chancellor and Dean Sedfrey M. Candelaria as PHILJA Vice Chancellor at the SC Dignitaries' Lounge in Manila on August 14, 202 more PR

MANILA, Philippines, Aug. 19 -- The Supreme Court of the Philippines issued the following news release: * * * SC: Sales Agent's Promise Is Not an 'Advertisement,' but Developer Must Refund Buyer's Payments The Supreme Court (SC) has ruled that a sales agent's promise to issue a Contract to Sell after a buyer pays a reservation fee is not an "advertisement" under Presidential Decree No. (PD) 957, or the Subdivision and Condominium Buyers' Protective Decree. However, the developer may still be required to refund a buyer if it fails to honor t more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 18 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following Legal Sidebar white paper (No. LSB11471) by legislative attorney Dorothy C. Kafka: * * * The Reporter's Privilege and Government Employee Confidential Sources In the course of gathering news, journalists frequently rely on confidential sources. Prosecutors or parties in civil litigation may seek to compel reporters to reveal these confidential sources through subpoenas for testimony or documents. Reporters have at times argued that such requests violate  more PR

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Aug. 19 -- The American Bankruptcy Institute issued the following news release on Aug. 18, 2026: * * * Supreme Court Developments, Subchapter V, AI and the Bench and More to Be Discussed at ABI's Views from the Bench Program on Sept. 25 ABI's popular Bankruptcy 2026: Views from the Bench program will take place on Sept. 25 in Washington, D.C., at the Georgetown University Law Center. The program features the views more than 20 sitting and retired bankruptcy judges. This year's program will examine key issues surrounding more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 19 -- TechFreedom, a technology policy think tank, issued the following news release on Aug. 18, 2026: * * * The FCC's Jawboning Campaign Against ABC Violates the First Amendment Today, ABC sued the Federal Communications Commission, asking a federal court to halt retaliation against ABC's speech in general and, in particular, to enjoin as unlawful the process by which the FCC has forced ABC to apply years early for renewal of the licenses for the eight TV stations it owns in major media markets. "ABC's First Amendment cas more PR

COLUMBUS, Ohio, Aug. 17 [Category: Think Tank] -- The Buckeye Institute, an independent research and educational institution that says its mission is to advance free-market public policy, posted the following news release: * * * The Buckeye Institute Calls on Ohio Supreme Court to Foreclose Cuyahoga Co.'s Home Equity Theft Scheme * Columbus, OH - On Monday, The Buckeye Institute filed its second amicus brief in Craig v. Cromes, calling on the Ohio Supreme Court to foreclose Cuyahoga County's home equity theft scheme. "When Moses Cleaveland more PR

WILLIAMSBURG, Virginia, Aug. 18 -- William and Mary issued the following news: * * * Two Beales Scholars from Southside Virginia Join Class of '30 * Among the impressive, bright-eyed students welcomed to the William & Mary Class of 2030 are two students who have been awarded the selective Harriett Pittard Beales Scholarship and Walter R. Beales III Scholarship for the 2026-2027 academic year. These merit-based scholarships provide tuition assistance to first-year students from Southside Virginia and honor Harriett Pittard Beales '34 and he more PR

PHOENIX, Arizona, Aug. 18 [Category: ThinkTank] -- The Goldwater Institute posted the following news: * * * Union Attack on School Choice Fails Miserably * In a major victory for school choice, the Arizona Supreme Court has ruled that Proposition 212, the anti-school choice measure funded by out-of-state special interests, failed to turn in enough valid signatures to appear on this November's ballot. "Despite spending an unprecedented amount of money in an effort to deceive voters into restricting school choice, the unions could not convin more PR

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Aug. 18 -- Yale University issued the following news: * * * A summer of service, from Mississippi to New York The Dwight Hall Summer Fellowship program provides financial support to Yale students who devote their summer break to serving their communities. By Lisa Prevost One student helped investigate criminal cases for the New Hampshire Public Defender office. Another visited greater New Haven residents struggling with chronic psychosis, part of a mental health program that assists with their well-being. A thi more PR