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Journals Legal Newsletter for 2026-09-04 ( 13 items )  
Academic Success Program collaborates for student success (10)
LOS ANGELES, California, Sept. 2 -- The University of Southern California Gould School of Law posted the following news: * * * Academic Success Program collaborates for student success * For the second consecutive year, more than 92% of first-time bar takers from the USC Gould School of Law's JD program cleared one of the nation's most challenging professional hurdles: the California bar exam. Gould graduates also excelled beyond the Golden State, with 97% passing bar exams in other jurisdictions, including New York and Washington, D.C. Beh more PR

Capital Research Center Issues Report: Enemies of Energy - Sierra Club (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 4 (TNSLrpt) -- The Capital Research Center issued the following excerpts of a report on Sept. 3, 2026, by Managing Editor and Director of Content Ken Braun: * * * Enemies of Energy: Sierra Club The oldest of the enemies of energy, the Sierra Club was once an advocate for emissions free, reliable nuclear power. The conservation movement might not have evolved into an anti-energy movement if the Sierra Club had stuck to the sense of purpose they had at their founding. Editor's note: The following is an excerpt from Enemies o more PR

Center for European Policy Analysis Issues Commentary: Fighting AI With AI - U.S.'s New Cyber Rules of Engagement (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 4 -- The Center for European Policy Analysis issued the following commentary on Sept. 2, 2026, by Roberto Baldoni, senior advisor for technology and cybersecurity policy to the Italian Ambassador to the U.S. and honorary professor of computer science at Sapienza University of Rome: * * * Fighting AI with AI: The U.S.'s New Cyber Rules of Engagement Governments need to work with the private sector to contain AI-powered cyber threats. The US is starting to define how. - It's an important step in cyber policy. A new White Ho more PR

CFTC Director of International Affairs and Senior Markets Advisor Gunewardena Issues Remarks at an Event at George Washington University (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 4 -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission issued the following remarks on Sept. 3, 2026, by Mel Gunewardena, director of International affairs and senior markets advisor at an event at the George Washington University: * * * Good Morning, Bom dia, Tudu bem. It is a great pleasure to join you for the fourth edition of Regulation Week, jointly organized by the Fundacao Getulio Vargas Center for Law and Regulation in Rio de Janeiro and the George Washington University Regulatory Studies Center here in Washington, D.C. For more PR

Doggett and Sewell Introduce PROOF Act to Stop the Weaponization of the IRS Against Nonprofits (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 3 -- Rep. Lloyd Doggett, D-Texas, issued the following news release: * * * Doggett and Sewell Introduce PROOF Act to Stop the Weaponization of the IRS Against Nonprofits * Legislation would guarantee that no charity or nonprofit can lose its tax-exempt status without evidence and without due process Today, Rep. Lloyd Doggett (D-TX) and Rep. Terri A. Sewell (D-AL), Ranking Member of the Ways and Means Subcommittee on Oversight, introduced the Protecting the Rights Of Organizations Fairly (PROOF) Act of 2026, legislation to more PR

Goodwin Advises Diffraqtion on Over $10 Million Pre-Seed Funding Round (10)
BOSTON, Massachusetts, Sept. 3 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Goodwin, a law firm, posted the following news release: * * * Goodwin Advises Diffraqtion on Over $10 Million Pre-Seed Funding Round * The Technology team advised Diffraqtion on an additional pre-seed funding round, bringing the company's total funding to over $10 million, with the additional funding led by Lockheed Martin Ventures and Presidio Ventures. Goodwin's Global Trade team advised on critical matters related to national security and government contracting. The new capital w more PR

GW to Honor Distinguished Alumni and Supporters at Annual Spirit of GW Awards Ceremony (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 2 -- George Washington University posted the following news: * * * GW to Honor Distinguished Alumni and Supporters at Annual Spirit of GW Awards Ceremony * WASHINGTON, D.C. (September 2, 2026) -The Spirit of GW Awards recognizes GW alumni who have demonstrated leadership, dedication and service to their communities, while upholding the values of the university. The honorees will be celebrated during a special ceremony on October 17, 2026 as part of GW's Alumni & Families Weekend, a signature event that brings together thou more PR

KU law professor traces legal history of the kiss (10)
LAWRENCE, Kansas, Sept. 2 - The University of Kansas School of Law posted the following news: * * * KU law professor traces legal history of the kiss * LAWRENCE -Is a kiss just a kiss? Or is it a sign of love, affection, a biological urge, contract or even an assault? Law, history, evolution and anthropology show that it can be all those things. A University of Kansas law professor has published an analysis examining the legal history of the kiss, tracing how views of one of the seemingly most basic of human behaviors are not universal, es more PR

MATSUI LEADS BIPARTISAN PUSH TO BUILD THE CRISIS CARE SYSTEM BEHIND 988 (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 3 -- Rep. Doris O. Matsui, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * MATSUI LEADS BIPARTISAN PUSH TO BUILD THE CRISIS CARE SYSTEM BEHIND 988 * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Ahead of 988 Day, Congresswoman Doris Matsui (CA-07) and Congressman Brian Fitzpatrick (PA-01) reintroduced the 988 Implementation Act today with Congressmembers Nanette Barragan (CA-44), Troy Carter (LA-02), Lori Trahan (MA-03), Seth Moulton (MA-06), Jamie Raskin (MD-08), Dan Goldman (NY-10), Don Beyer (VA-08), Jennifer McClellan (VA-04), Becca Balin more PR

McClellan Joins Bipartisan Push to Build the Crisis Care System Behind 988 (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 3 -- Rep. Jennifer McClellan, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * McClellan Joins Bipartisan Push to Build the Crisis Care System Behind 988 * Washington, D.C. - Ahead of 988 Day, Congressman Jennifer McClellan (VA-04) joined Congresswoman Doris Matsui (CA-07) and Congressman Brian Fitzpatrick (PA-01) to reintroduce the 988 Implementation Act today with Congressmembers Nanette Barragan (CA-44), Troy Carter (LA-02), Lori Trahan (MA-03), Seth Moulton (MA-06), Jamie Raskin (MD-08), Dan Goldman (NY-10), Don Be more PR

The ASAM Weekly for September 1, 2026 (10)
ROCKVILLE, Maryland, Sept. 2 [Category: Health Care] -- The American Society of Addiction Medicine posted the following news release: * * * The ASAM Weekly for September 1, 2026 * ASAM Weekly -September 2 We open with a topic that is near and dear to my heart: I often get asked about e-cigarettes as tobacco cessation aids, and now we have a JAMA Special Communication summarizing expert recommendations. Next, we move to opioids and increasing access/adherence, for example via hospital discharge treatment initiation for alcohol/opioid withd more PR

University of California Davis School of Law: King Hall Alumni Board Welcomes New Members (10)
DAVIS, California, Sept. 4 -- The University of California Davis School of Law issued the following news: * * * King Hall Alumni Board Welcomes New Members Eric Toscano '09 continues as president of the Alumni Association Board of Directors for the coming year. Joining him in a new leadership role is Alexandria Goff '12, who was named president-elect. The board also welcomes eight new members from the classes of 1985 to 2012. Their backgrounds include employment law, immigration, intellectual property, commercial litigation and the judicia more PR

University of Central Florida honors Grant Thornton's Rich Lanza with Excalibur award for accounting innovation (10)
CHICAGO, Illinois, Sept. 3 [Category: BizConsulting] -- Grant Thornton, a provider of audit, tax and advisory services, posted the following news release: * * * University of Central Florida honors Grant Thornton's Rich Lanza with Excalibur award for accounting innovation * ORLANDO -The University of Central Florida (UCF) today announced that Rich Lanza, managing director within Audit & Assurance Services at Grant Thornton LLP, has been named the inaugural recipient of its Excalibur Innovator in Accounting Award -citing his efforts to expon more PR