MILLEDGEVILLE, Georgia, Sept. 18 -- Georgia College posted the following news: * * * AJC chief political reporter to students: Be active, be informed * By Gil Pound W ith the 2026 election cycle driving towards its peak, Atlanta Journal-Constitution chief political reporter Greg Bluestein this week gave Georgia College & State University students ways to be active and informed leaders on the Georgia political landscape. Speaking at Georgia College's Usery Forum on Leadership Tuesday, Sept. 15, the veteran journalist reminded attendees t more PR

PHOENIX, Arizona, Sept. 19 -- The Arizona Supreme Court issued the following news release: * * * Sept. 18, 2026 Arizona Supreme Court Issues Opinion on Public Records Law and Attorney Fees PHOENIX - The Arizona Supreme Court has unanimously ruled that courts, not government agencies, must independently decide whether specific public records can legally be withheld from disclosure or redacted. The Court also ruled that destroying a public record after it has been requested is a denial of access to that record. Finally, the Court clarified wh more PR

PHOENIX, Arizona, Sept. 18 [Category: ThinkTank] -- The Goldwater Institute posted the following news: * * * Arizona Supreme Court Reaffirms Transparency Requirements in UA Records Case * The Arizona Supreme Court today unanimously reaffirmed that when citizens seek records from government agencies-as they have a right to do under state law-the government cannot wrongly withhold information and get away with it. On the contrary, while officials can legally refuse to turn documents over in certain circumstances, courts must take a fresh look more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 19 -- The National Parks Conservation Association issued the following news release: * * * Sep 17, 2026 Atrocious Reported Changes to the ESA Could Threaten Extinction to Park Wildlife, Wild Nature WASHINGTON - An internal memo reported in the New York Times reveals a plan that would drastically reinterpret the Endangered Species Act (ESA) in a way that would risk the survival of the very animals and plants the law is intended to protect. As reported, the Administration's clear misinterpretation of the term "take" would m more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 18 (TNSLrpt) -- The Bipartisan Policy Center issued the following report on September 15, 2026, entitled "Deficit Tracker." Here are excerpts: * * * Each year's deficit adds to the already enormous national debt, with interest costs driving further spending growth. The annual deficit is the product of numerous cash flows into and out of the Treasury that reflect past choices by lawmakers. Deviations in a single month might just be one-offs (like a payment for a large grant or settlement) or part of a predictable yearly patt more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 19 -- The Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence issued the following news release: * * * Brady Denounces DOJ Decision to End Enforcement of Prohibition on Handgun Sales to 18 to 20-Year-Olds The public safety provision has been in place since 1968 and was a key strategy to preventing juvenile crime and violence. WASHINGTON, September 18, 2026 -- The nation's oldest gun violence prevention organization is denouncing today's Department of Justice claim that the nearly 60-year-old federal prohibition on handgun sales to 18-t more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 19 -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations posted the following news release: * * * CAIR-CA Welcomes Federal Court Ruling Limiting Certain Warrantless Immigration Arrests in Southern California September 18, 2026 The California chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-CA) today welcomed a federal court's recent ruling granting a preliminary injunction that puts new limits on when immigration agents can make arrests without a warrant in Southern California. SEE: Federal judge halts certain warrantl more PR

FRANKLIN LAKES, New Jersey, Sept. 19 -- 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 commentary by Brenda Baletti, senior reporter for The Defender: * * * AI Data Centers' Growing Air Pollution Threatens Children's Developing Brains and Lungs Pollutants associated with the exploding data center industry are linked to asthma and other respiratory illnesses and neurological and developmental damage in children. New inf more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 18 -- Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, issued the following news: * * * Cornyn Statement on Confirmation of Kasdin Mitchell for U.S. District Court in Dallas * AUSTIN - Today, U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) released the following statement after the Senate voted to confirm President Trump's nomination of Kasdin Mitchell to be a U.S. District Judge for the Northern District of Texas - Dallas Division. Video of Sen. Cornyn introducing Ms. Mitchell earlier this year in the Senate Judiciary Committee can be found here. "Kasdin Mit more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 19 -- The Center for Strategic and International Studies issued the following commentary: * * * Paraguay's Next Development Chapter Commentary by Juliana Rubio and Henry Ziemer September 18, 2026 Once relatively overlooked compared to its neighbors, Paraguay is experiencing a surge of interest from the United States and other international players. The South American country posted an impressive real GDP growth rate of 6.6 percent in 2025, the highest of any country in the region bar Guyana. President Santiago Pena has st more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 17 [Category: International] -- The Federation for American Immigration Reform issued the following news release: * * * First Circuit Reviews Parole Termination * WASHINGTON-The Federation for American Immigration Reform (FAIR) has filed a brief in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit supporting the President's authority to roll back Biden mass parole programs, which have let millions of aliens who are not immigrants pour into the United States. In one parole program alone, the Biden administration let 532,000  more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 18 [Category: Political] -- America First Legal, a civil rights organization, posted the following news release: * * * Florida and Texas File Brief at U.S. Supreme Court Supporting America First Legal's Landmark Census Case * Yesterday, the State of Florida, joined by the State of Texas, filed an amicus brief at the U.S. Supreme Court in University of South Florida College Republicans v. Lutnick, supporting America First Legal's (AFL) landmark challenge to the 2020 Census. This filing follows The Center for Election Confid more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 18 -- Rep. Rick Allen, R-Georgia, chairman of the House Education and Workforce Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor and Pensions released the following opening statement from a Sept. 15, 2026, hearing entitled "Out of Touch: When Union Politics Leave Workers Behind": * * * We are here today to examine whether union leaders are truly representing the workers who pay their dues or advancing political agendas that many rank-and-file members do not share. This is a simple question with serious consequences for America's wo more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 18 -- Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Chairman Jordan Subpoenas Prosecutors in Fairfax County and Boulder for Information on their Sanctuary Policies September 16, 2026 WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan (R-OH) subpoenaed Fairfax County Commonwealth's Attorney Steve Descano and Boulder District Attorney Michael Dougherty for information on their office's sanctuary policies, including their preferential treatmen more PR

NEW YORK, Sept. 19 [Category: International] -- Human Rights Watch issued the following news: * * * Venezuela: Reform Needed for Rights Progress * (Washington, DC) - Venezuela needs to take urgent measures and carry out institutional reforms to protect people's basic rights, Human Rights Watch said today, following its first official visit to the country since 2008. Human Rights Watch visited Caracas this week and met with interim President Delcy Rodriguez, other government officials, human rights groups, members of the opposition, journa more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 19 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release: * * * Justice Department Concludes Federal Ban on Handgun Sales to 18 to 20-Year-Olds is Unconstitutional and Cannot Be Criminally Enforced September 18, 2026 Today, the Department of Justice's Office of Legal Counsel released a legal opinion concluding that the federal prohibition may not be enforced against licensed dealers selling handguns to otherwise law-abiding adults ages 18 to 20 consistent with the Second Amendment. The Office of Legal Counse more PR

PHOENIX, Arizona, Sept. 18 [Category: ThinkTank] -- The Goldwater Institute posted the following news: * * * Liberty In Action Weekly: Honoring a Great Defender of Liberty * The Goldwater Institute and the nation are honoring a great public servant and defender of liberty after the passing of former Arizona Sen. Jon Kyl. In addition to serving in Congress for more than 26 years, Sen. Kyl helped found the Goldwater Institute in 1988 and remained a trusted friend and advisor through the years as Goldwater grew into a national champion for fre more PR

IOWA CITY, Iowa, Sept. 19 -- The University of Iowa Tippie College of Business issued the following news: * * * More space on the way for Tippie students Groundbreaking kicks off renovation, connection of Pappajohn Business Building and Gilmore Hall September 18, 2026 Highlights * The new complex will join Pappajohn Business Building and historic Gilmore Hall to add more than 70,000 square feet of space to the Tippie College of Business * The new business campus will put student success services front and center * It will also provide e more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 18 [Category: Sociological] -- The American Economic Liberties Project posted the following news release: * * * Paramount's Purported Threat To Leave California Is a Desperate Attempt At Extortion, Says Economic Liberties * Los Angeles, CA -In response to a week of orchestrated leaks suggesting Paramount will leave California if its proposed acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery is blocked, Economic Liberties released the following statement calling the threat what it is -an attempt to extort a settlement rather than defen more PR

MANILA, Philippines, Sept. 18 -- The Supreme Court of the Philippines issued the following news release: * * * Justice Marquez Receives Honorary Doctor of Laws from University of Nueva Caceres, First in University's 78-Year History September 18, 2026 "Seek the discomfort of improvement, of progress, of growth. A legal profession composed of lawyers with integrity and a zeal for service will go far in the service of the Filipino people." -- Justice Jose Midas P. Marquez, Ll.D. (h.c.) - On September 15, 2026, Supreme Court (SC) Asso more PR

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Sept. 17 -- Belmont University posted the following news: * * * Samantha McCaleb Has Found Her Voice in Law * Alumna returns to Nashville after prestigious Supreme Court fellowship Before Samantha McCaleb (J.D. '24) was studying how federal judges approach artificial intelligence, she was singing opera. At first glance, the leap from opera to law might not seem feasible, but McCaleb saw it differently. "If I can sing in Russian and have people understand what I'm saying, I can definitely speak to you in English and more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 19 -- TechFreedom, a technology policy think tank, issued the following news release: * * * FCC Threatens Free Speech, Bipartisan Coalition of FCC Veterans Tells D.C. District Court September 17, 2026 Today, on behalf of a bipartisan coalition of eighteen former Chairs, Commissioners and other top Federal Communications Commission (FCC) officials, TechFreedom and Protect Democracy filed an amicus brief supporting ABC's request for emergency relief from the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. ABC's lawsuit cha more PR

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Sept. 17 -- The University of Baltimore posted the following news: * * * UBalt Law Hosts Inaugural Supreme Court Briefing * #Experts unpack a term that reshaped presidential power, election law, and citizenship The University of Baltimore School of Law hosted its first-ever Supreme Court Briefing in honor of Constitution Day. The program drew a standing-room-only crowd of students, faculty, and community members to hear constitutional law experts and scholars analyze one of the most consequential terms in recent Supre more PR

DAYTON, Ohio, Sept. 18 -- The University of Dayton issued the following UD in the News wrap up for Sept. 12-18: * * * UD in the News Sept. 12-18 * WDTN-TV highlighted the University's remembrance of 9/11. The Academic Minute, AFP in France, Our Sunday Visitor News, Vox, Statehouse News Services, Spectrum News 1 Ohio and Catholic World Report also tapped faculty expertise. Campus tradition honors lives lost on 9/11 WDTN-TV Gabrielle Davis, student government association Why deleting cookies doesn't end online tracking The Academic M more PR

SPRINGFIELD, Virginia, Sept. 18 -- The National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation posted the following news release: * * * Wisconsin Employee Files Class Action Lawsuit to Defend Wisconsin State Law That Guarantees Workplace Freedom * Suit: Outdated federal precedents wrongfully permit union officials to block workers from stopping union dues payments Milwaukee, WI (September 18, 2026) - Caryn Johnson, an employee of Olympic Companies, has filed a new class action lawsuit against both International Union of Painters and Allied Trades  more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 18 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The Washington Legal Foundation issued the following news release: * * * WLF Opposes Hospital's Attempt to Use State Law to Enforce Federal 340B Drug-Pricing Requirements * Click HERE to read WLF's brief. Washington, DC-Washington Legal Foundation (WLF) today filed an amicus brief in the U.S. District Court for the District of New Hampshire opposing a request by Mary Hitchcock Memorial Hospital for a preliminary injunction against Eli Lilly and Company. In its brief, WLF argues that the hospita more PR