PHOENIX, Arizona, Aug. 28 -- The Arizona Supreme Court issued the following news release: * * * Arizona Supreme Court Declines to Ban AI Use by Judges, Will Keep Testing It Instead In its annual conference to decide requests to amend court rules, the Arizona Supreme Court today refused a request to temporarily ban judges from using generative artificial intelligence, or AI, in their core judicial work. Instead, the Court will keep letting judges test AI tools in a careful, controlled way. The Court said this is the best way to learn how AI c more PR

ALBANY, New York, Aug. 27 -- New York Attorney General Letitia James issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General James Leads Lawsuit to Protect Title X Family Planning Services * NEW YORK - New York Attorney General Letitia James today led a coalition of 22 other states in suing to block a new federal policy that threatens to strip federal family planning funding from states and providers unless they align with the Trump administration's political views and priorities. The lawsuit, filed today in the U.S. District Court for th more PR

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Aug. 26 -- North Carolina Attorney General Jeff Jackson issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Jeff Jackson Sues Over New Mail-In Ballot Rule That Could Prevent Eligible North Carolinians from Voting * RALEIGH -Today, Attorney General Jeff Jackson sued over a new United States Postal Service (USPS) mail-in voting rule that goes into effect only days before North Carolina law requires county boards of elections to begin mailing ballots for the midterm elections. The rule could mean that eligible vo more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 28 -- The Capital Research Center issued the following commentary on Aug. 27, 2026, by Junior Content Editor Sebastian Tuininga: * * * Gun Owners of America has been accomplishing a lot with a little Gun Owners of America spent more on lobbying than the NRA in 2022 and secured numerous political and legal victories, all while the NRA declined in membership, revenue, and political significance. - Gun Owners of America (GOA) has recently won gun-rights victories that once seemed unimaginable for the National Rifle Associatio more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 27 -- The Capital Research Center issued the following commentary on Aug. 25, 2026, by senior fellow Kali Fontanilla: * * * A Soros-backed nonprofit aided Spain's Ceuta crisis George & Alexander Soros have been supporters of both Spain's illegal immigrant amnesty movement and the socialist prime minister who promoted it into policy. - "Sanchez allows the invasion of Spain through Ceuta in an attempt to hide all his trials. That's as far as he'll go." Isabel Diaz Ayuso, president of the Community of Madrid, wrote those wor more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 27 -- The Center for Strategic and International Studies issued the following commentary on Aug. 26, 2026, by Hunter Marston, director of the Southeast Asia Program at the Lowy Institute in Sydney, Australia: * * * Missed Opportunity: Critical Minerals and the U.S.-Vietnam Comprehensive Strategic Partnership Introduction In September 2023, President Joe Biden traveled to Hanoi and met the late General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong, marking the 10th anniversary of the U.S.-Vietnam comprehensive partnership. The two leaders surp more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 27 -- The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee posted the following statement on Aug. 25, 2026, by Executive Director Devan Barber and Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee Executive Director Julie Merz: * * * DSCC, DCCC Statement on Fourth Circuit Decision Holding Political Party Committees & Joint Fundraising Committees Not Entitled to Lowest Unit Charge Today, DSCC Executive Director Devan Barber and DCCC Executive Director Julie Merz released the following statement after the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourt more PR

NEW YORK, Aug. 28 -- The Environmental Defense Fund posted the following statement on Aug. 27, 2026: * * * Coming soon: Trump administration attacks on protections against climate pollution from power plants As we reach the end of a summer of intense heat waves, fires, and other climate-related disasters, the Trump administration is moving ahead with its latest attack on our protections against climate change. This time, the administration's actions could leave us with no national limits on the amount of climate change-causing pollution th more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 27 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following Legal Sidebar white paper (No. LSB11459) by legislative attorney Milan N. Ball: * * * For more than 150 years, federal law has banned individuals from distilling spirits at home. Internal Revenue Code (IRC) Sec.Sec. 5601(a)(6) and 5178(a)(1)(B) prohibit individuals from producing spirits at home for personal consumption by restricting a spirit distillery's location and attaching criminal penalties to noncompliance. In the past few years, persons seeking t more PR

ATLANTA, Georgia, Aug. 28 -- Fisher Phillips, a law firm, issued the following Insight on Aug. 27, 2026: * * * New H-2A Adverse Effect Wage Rates Up in Air as Court Orders DOL to Try Again: What Agricultural Employers Need to Know A federal court in California just ordered the US Department of Labor (DOL) to quickly come up with a new methodology for calculating the Adverse Effect Wage Rate (AEWR) for H-2A job orders, just weeks after the agency released long-awaited new H-2A farmworker rates. Those rates had been calculated under a framewor more PR

ATLANTA, Georgia, Aug. 28 -- Fisher Phillips, a law firm, issued the following Insight on Aug. 27, 2026: * * * NLRB's General Counsel Identifies the Biden-Era Cases She Wants Overturned: Roadmap for Employers The National Labor Relations Board's top lawyer just identified the specific cases from the prior administration that she wants the Board to overturn, giving employers a sneak peek into what they can expect to unfold in the coming months. General Counsel Crystal Carey's August 26 memorandum provides a roadmap showing exactly which rules more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 27 (TNSrpt) -- Rep. Bradley Schneider, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * FOLLOWING 50% TARIFF LEVIED ON CANADA, REP. SCHNEIDER, SENATORS GILLIBRAND AND WELCH INTRODUCE BILL TO REPEAL SECTION 338 AND REFUND TARIFFS * LINCOLNSHIRE, IL - Today, Congressman Brad Schneider, a member of the House Ways and Means Trade Subcommittee, together with Senators Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) and Peter Welch (D-VT), introduced the Banning Antiquated Duties and Delivering Equitable American Levies (BAD DEAL) Act to repeal Sec more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 27 -- Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Following 50% Tariff On Canada, Sens. Gillibrand And Welch, Rep. Schneider Announce Bill To Repeal And Refund President Trump's Tariffs * New York Families Have Spent Over $5,000 More Due To President Trump's Tariff Chaos And Other Reckless Policies Today, U.S. Senators Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) and Peter Welch (D-VT) announced the Banning Antiquated Duties and Delivering Equitable American Levies (BAD DEAL) Act to repeal all tariffs levied more PR

PHOENIX, Arizona, Aug. 27 [Category: ThinkTank] -- The Goldwater Institute posted the following news: * * * Goldwater Asks Supreme Court to Close Costly Civil Forfeiture Loophole * Civil forfeiture, the legal process the government uses to seize property from people who haven't been convicted of a crime, is such a grave threat to liberty that Congress passed a law to strengthen protections for property owners. Yet, despite those protections, innocent people targeted by police still face enormous costs. That's why the Goldwater Institute joi more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 27 [Category: Engineering] -- The International Federation of Professional and Technical Engineers posted the following news: * * * IFPTE Letter to Congress Requests Defunding of Tariffs on Canda * In a letter to House and Senate Appropriations Committee leadership, IFPTE requested that lawmakers deny funding for the Trump Administration's 50% tariffs on certain Canadian imports. The letter calls on Senate Appropriations Chair Susan Collins (R-ME), House Appropriations Chair Tom Cole (R-OK), House Appropriations Ranking M more PR

PARIS, France, Aug. 27 [Category: Media] -- Reporters Without Borders issued the following news: * * * India: Suppression of the July student protest coverage remains in effect * Journalists covering the student protests in the capital, New Delhi, in late July, faced a series of obstacles: real-time facial recognition surveillance, internet blackouts, jamming of communications, and the removal of journalistic content that has still not been restored online. Reporters Without Borders (RSF) condemns this combination of measures which restrict more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 28 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on Aug. 27, 2026: * * * Justice Department Finds George Washington University Medical School Discriminates Based on Race in Admissions The Justice Department's Civil Rights Division announced today its finding that the George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Services (GW Med) intentionally discriminated based on race in granting and denying admission to its 2024 and 2025 incoming classes. GW Med's discriminatory conduct violated Title V more PR

NOTRE DAME, Indiana, Aug. 27 -- The University of Notre Dame posted the following news: * * * Law professor Randy Kozel to succeed Tricia Bellia as Chair of Faculty Board on Athletics and NCAA Faculty Athletics Representative * University President Rev. Robert A. Dowd, C.S.C., has appointed Randy Kozel, the Fritz Duda Family Law Professor, to succeed Tricia Bellia, the William J. and Dorothy K. O'Neill Professor of Law, as chair of the University of Notre Dame's Faculty Board on Athletics and its NCAA faculty athletics representative. Kozel more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 27 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Markey, Blunt Rochester, Warren, Coons Call on Senate Leaders to Schedule Vote Extending Haiti TPS Protections * Senators Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.), Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), and Chris Coons (D-Del.) today wrote to Senate Majority Leader John Thune and Minority Leader Chuck Schumer urging them to schedule a vote on H.R. 1689, a bill to designate Haiti for Temporary Protected Status (TPS), which allows nat more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 27 [Category: Sociological] -- The National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws posted the following news release: * * * Massachusetts: Most Voters Oppose Ballot Initiative Effort To Repeal State's Adult Use Marijuana Market * Boston, MA: Most voters say that they oppose a November ballot measure (Question 8) that seeks to repeal key elements of Massachusetts' voter-approved marijuana legalization law, according to statewide polling compiled by the University of Massachusetts at Amherst. Fifty-five percent of res more PR

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Aug. 27 -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following news release on Aug. 26, 2026: * * * Attorney General Brown Sues United States Postal Service Over Unlawful Attempt to Interfere with States' Vote-by-Mail Procedures Lawsuit Seeks to Block Unconstitutional USPS Rule that Directs States to Overhaul Vote-by-Mail Procedures on an Impossible Timeline and Risks Disenfranchising Eligible Voters - Attorney General Anthony G. Brown today joined a coalition of 25 states in filing a lawsuit against the Un more PR

TRENTON, New Jersey, Aug. 27 -- New Jersey Attorney General Jennifer Davenport issued the following news release on Aug. 26, 2026: * * * AG Davenport Sues Trump Administration to Block Unlawful USPS Rule Attempting to Restrict Voting by Mail Unconstitutional USPS Rule Risks Disenfranchising Eligible Voters by Disrupting States' Mail-In Ballot Procedures - Today, Attorney General Jennifer Davenport joined a coalition of 25 states in filing a lawsuit challenging an unlawful United States Postal Service (USPS) rule claiming to grant USPS the  more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 26 [Category: Political] -- The NAACP posted the following news release: * * * NAACP Florida State Conference Files Amicus Brief Opposing Florida's Non-Unanimous Capital Sentencing Law * August 26, 2026 Contact:communications@naacpnet.org Leesburg, FL. -The NAACP Florida State Conference has filed an amicus brief before the U.S. Supreme Court in Jackson v. Florida, challenging the state's Non-Unanimous Amendment in capital sentencing cases. The brief argues that the law intentionally dilutes and silences the voices of Bla more PR

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, Aug. 27 -- The University of Pennsylvania posted the following news: * * * New book examines SCOTUS's history, evolving role, and reform ideas * Kermit Roosevelt, David Berger Professor for the Administration of Justice at the University of Pennsylvania Penn Carey Law School, has released a new book, "Advanced Introduction to the US Supreme Court." "It's really a book for everyone," says Roosevelt. "And what I hope people will gain from it is a more realistic understanding of the way the Court works." The book  more PR

STORRS, Connecticut, Aug. 27 -- The University of Connecticut posted the following news: * * * New Faculty Expand UConn Law's Strengths in Scholarship, Teaching, and Advocacy * Four new faculty members are joining the UConn Law community this year, bringing a wide range of experience from academia, legal practice, advocacy, and the courts. As scholars, teachers, and practitioners, they will contribute to the law school's vibrant, intellectually rigorous, and engaged culture of teaching, research, and service. The new appointments include G more PR

MANILA, Philippines, Aug. 27 -- The Supreme Court of the Philippines issued the following news release: * * * SC Clarifies Rules on Service of Notice of Dishonor in Bouncing Check Cases, Allows Electronic Service The Supreme Court (SC) has clarified the rules on serving notices of dishonor in cases involving Batas Pambansa Blg. 22 (BP 22) or the Anti-Bouncing Check Law. The SC formally recognized electronic service as a valid mode of serving notice of dishonor, while requiring safeguards to ensure that service can be reliably proven in court more PR

MANILA, Philippines, Aug. 27 -- The Supreme Court of the Philippines issued the following news release: * * * PRESS BRIEFER The Supreme Court (SC) En Banc, during its session on August 26, 2026, acted on: G.R. Nos. 260219 & 260231, Datu Pax Ali S. Mangudadatu v. The Commission on Elections, Sharifa Akeel Mangudadatu, Azel V. Mangudadatu, and Bai Ali A. Untong The SC denied with finality the motion for reconsideration filed by Datu Pax Ali S. Mangudadatu, affirming its earlier ruling that upheld the cancellation of his certificate of candid more PR

MANILA, Philippines, Aug. 27 -- The Supreme Court of the Philippines issued the following news release: * * * Senior Associate Justice Leonen: Human Intelligence Cannot Be Replicated by AI Artificial Intelligence (AI) can assist the legal profession and the Judiciary, but its use must remain critical, human-centered, and subject to human judgment. This was the key message of then Acting Chief Justice (ACJ) Marvic M.V.F. Leonen during a special lecture on "The Critical Use of AI: Challenges for the Philippine Legal Profession and the Judici more PR

OAKLAND, California, Aug. 28 -- Positive Women's Network-USA issued the following news: * * * #HIVResists: August 2026 Monthly Policy Update Content Warning: many of these updates include information about harmful attacks on Black, Indigenous and people of color (BIPOC) and LGBTQ+ folks. A Fond Farewell: The Final MPU by Helina Haile It is with deep gratitude and thanks that I write my final MPU as PWN's Lessow Reproductive Health Law Fellow. Throughout the last year we navigated various domestic policy and legal updates including: the more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 27 [Category: Political] (TNSrpt) -- Public Citizen issued the following news release: * * * New Report Exposes Unprecedented Corporate Spending in 2026 Midterm Elections * Federal corporate political spending in the midterm elections has reached an all time high of $646 million, a new report from Public Citizen finds. This surge in spending is mainly led by cryptocurrency, online betting, and other Big Tech corporations. This figure represents a 40% increase over corporations' record-breaking spending in the 2024 president more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 27 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following In Focus white paper (No. IF12640) by Asian trade and finance specialist Karen M. Sutter and international trade and finance analyst Michael D. Sutherland. Here are excerpts: * * * Congress and U.S. policymakers at the federal and state levels have taken steps to address their national security-related concerns about the extent to which the People's Republic of China's (PRC, or China) influences digital platforms that are directly or indirectly tied to t more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 27 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following In Focus white paper (No. IF13297) by government organization and management analyst Michelle D. Christensen. Here are excerpts: * * * USPS Ballot Mail Rule: Overview and Potential Impact On March 31, 2026, President Donald Trump issued Executive Order (EO) 14399, "Ensuring Citizenship Verification and Integrity in Federal Elections." The order states "unique ballot envelope identifiers, such as bar codes, enable confirmation that only citizens receive  more PR