NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Aug. 20 -- Yale Law School posted the following news: * * * 43 Students and Graduates Receive Public Interest Fellowships * Back to News Yale Law School announced that 43 public interest postgraduate fellowships4 were awarded for 2026-2027 and 2027-2028. Of this number, 34 fellowships were awarded directly by the Law School, while nine were awarded by external fellowship programs. The postgraduate fellowships offered by the Law School and outside organizations support one to two years of work in public interest l more PR

ATLANTA, Georgia, Aug. 18 -- Alston and Bird, a law firm, issued the following news release: * * * Alston & Bird Named a 2026 'Top Workplace' by Axios Alston & Bird has again been recognized by Axios as one of Atlanta's top five employers. The firm earned the No. 2 spot among 79 large companies with 500 or more employees in Atlanta. This is the fifteenth year the firm has been recognized and the thirteenth year it has appeared among the survey's top five. The survey was conducted by Axios in partnership with Energage, an employment researc more PR

FRANKLIN LAKES, New Jersey, Aug. 20 -- 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. 19, 2026: * * * Former Top Fauci Aide Pleads Guilty to Federal Charges. Will He Flip on Fauci? By Michael Nevradakis, Ph.D. A former key adviser to Dr. Anthony Fauci pled guilty to concealing public records related to the origins of COVID-19 in a plea deal reached with federal prosecutors -- a development some political  more PR

DURHAM, North Carolina, Aug. 19 -- North Carolina Central University issued the following news: * * * Gipson Rankin Appointed Interim Associate Dean * North Carolina Central University School of Law has named Sonia M. Gipson Rankin interim associate dean for technology and innovation. Gipson Rankin, who joined the NCCU School of Law faculty in August, teaches Torts I and leads the law school's Technology Law and Policy Center. She brings extensive experience at the intersection of law, technology and higher education, as well as nine years more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 20 -- Hudson Institute, a research organization that says it promotes leadership for a secure, free and prosperous future, issued the following commentary by senior fellow Michael Sobolik to Civitas Outlook: * * * America's NIMBY Problem with China: Open Models, Closed Minds Less than a month ago, White House officials sounded the alarm: China was catching up to America in the AI race. According to Michael Kratsios, Director of the Office of Science and Technology, a Chinese AI company set up a "large-scale, covert" operatio more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 19 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- WilmerHale, a law firm, posted the following news: * * * Taylor Gooch Named to the Daily Journal's 2026 Top 40 Under 40 Lawyers List * The Daily Journal has named Partner Taylor Gooch to its 2026 Top 40 Under 40 Lawyers list, which recognizes California attorneys under the age of 40 for their achievements, leadership and contributions to the legal profession. Gooch is a partner in WilmerHale's Intellectual Property Litigation Practice, where he represents leading technology companies in compl more PR