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Supreme Court Tipoffs from TNS Newsletter for 2026-10-01 ( 52 items )  
A National Championship and a Lifelong Friendship (10)
SEMINOLE, Oklahoma, Sept. 30 -- Seminole State College posted the following news: * * * A National Championship and a Lifelong Friendship * Bill Wantland, now 92, was still a high school senior when Tommy Kelton asked him to become his debate partner at Seminole Junior College. Together, they won a national championship in 1952. Their victory in Pueblo, Colorado, remains one of only two national titles in the history of the institution now known as Seminole State College. The Belles won the other in women's basketball in 1976. For Wantlan more PR

ADC Challenges Warrantless Seizure of Palestinian American Attorney's Phone at Newark International Airport (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 [Category: Sociological] -- The American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee issued the following news release: * * * ADC Challenges Warrantless Seizure of Palestinian American Attorney's Phone at Newark International Airport * September 30, 2026 media@adc.org WASHINGTON, D.C. | The American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC) filed a time-sensitive federal motion demanding the immediate return of Miami-based attorney, Jalal "Jay" Shehadeh's, phone after U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) seized the device a more PR

Alito Recusal Raises New Question: Should Supreme Court Be Hearing Suncor v. Boulder At All? (10)
LOS ANGELES, California, Sept. 30 [Category: Consumer Services] -- Consumer Watchdog posted the following news release: * * * Alito Recusal Raises New Question: Should Supreme Court Be Hearing Suncor v. Boulder At All? * WASHINGTON, D.C. -Justice Samuel Alito's last-minute and unexplained recusal from Suncor v. Boulder raises a question largely overlooked since his decision to step aside: What role did Alito play in the Supreme Court's decision to hear the case in the first place, and should the Court proceed if his participation was necess more PR

Attorney General Clark Urges Congress to Fully Fund Supreme Court Security (10)
MONTPELIER, Vermont, Sept. 29 -- Vermont Attorney General Charity Clark posted the following news release: * * * Attorney General Clark Urges Congress to Fully Fund Supreme Court Security * Attorney General Clark joined a letter urging Congress to fully fund the U.S. Supreme Court's Fiscal Year 2027 security request, warning that threats against the Justices and their families have become a serious and escalating danger. In the bipartisan letter to congressional leaders, the attorneys general called for the resources necessary to protect th more PR

Attorney General Griffin Joins Louisiana and Alabama in Suing 29 Defendants for Shipping Abortion Pills across State Lines (10)
LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, Sept. 30 -- Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Griffin Joins Louisiana and Alabama in Suing 29 Defendants for Shipping Abortion Pills across State Lines * #Griffin: 'I am proud to defend Arkansas's pro-life laws through this action today' BATON ROUGE - Attorney General Tim Griffin issued the following statement after he and the attorneys general of Louisiana and Alabama sued 29 defendants for shipping abortion pills into their respective states, in violatio more PR

Attorney General James Releases Statement on Supreme Court Shield Law Challenge (10)
ALBANY, New York, Sept. 30 -- New York Attorney General Letitia James issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General James Releases Statement on Supreme Court Shield Law Challenge * September 30, 2026 NEW YORK - New York Attorney General Letitia James today released the following statement after Louisiana, Alabama, and Arkansas filed a lawsuit in the U.S. Supreme Court seeking to strike down New York's abortion shield law: "Louisiana, Alabama, and Arkansas are asking the Supreme Court to let them impose their abortion bans on N more PR

Attorney General Ken Paxton Investigates the American Bar Association Over Potential Anticompetitive Conduct in Accreditation of Law Schools (10)
AUSTIN, Texas, Sept. 30 -- Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Ken Paxton Investigates the American Bar Association Over Potential Anticompetitive Conduct in Accreditation of Law Schools * Attorney General Ken Paxton launched an investigation into the American Bar Association ("ABA") over potential anticompetitive conduct relating to the accreditation of law schools. Since 1952, the ABA has served as the federally recognized accreditor of U.S. law schools. Through its accreditation st more PR

Better Markets Analysis: What the Anti-Regulation and Anti-Consumer Supreme Court Has in Store for Your Wallet (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 (TNSLrpt) -- Better Markets, an organization that says it promotes pro-market, pro-business and pro-growth policies to help build a better financial system, issued the following analysis: * * * September 30, 2026 What the Anti-Regulation and Anti-Consumer Supreme Court Has in Store for Your Wallet By Dominick Freda - Legal Director INTRODUCTION Anyone who has a checking or savings account, credit card, mortgage, student loan, car loan, 401(k), or any other financial product or service has a stake in what the Supreme Cou more PR

Blog post details industry IFPA win, next priority in advocacy efforts (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 [Category: Financial Services] -- America's Credit Unions posted the following news: * * * Blog post details industry IFPA win, next priority in advocacy efforts * A new post on the Compliance Blog tackles the current legal and regulatory landscape surrounding the Illinois Interchange Fee Prohibition Act (IFPA) following the permanent injunction granted by the District Court for the Northern District of Illinois preventing the legislation from applying to federal credit unions. The post details where regulations from t more PR

CAILI Announces Members of Advisory Committee (10)
BALTIMORE, Maryland, Sept. 30 -- The University of Baltimore posted the following news: * * * CAILI Announces Members of Advisory Committee * #The committee 'ensures that caili remains aligned with societal, workforce-facing, and equity-centered needs' The University of Baltimore's Center for AI Learning and Community-Engaged Innovation (CAILI) has named a seven-member volunteer Advisory Committee, which will play a crucial role in fulfilling the center's mission to "cultivate AI-literate and community-engaged leaders who apply artificia more PR

CAIR Calls for Courts to Take Notice and Congress to Prioritize No BAN Act After White House Boasts of 96% Reduction in Legal Immigration From Muslim Countries (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations posted the following news release: * * * CAIR Calls for Courts to Take Notice and Congress to Prioritize No BAN Act After White House Boasts of 96% Reduction in Legal Immigration from Muslim Countries September 30, 2026 The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation's largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today said that all members of Congress should sponsor the NO BAN Act and that courts should take notice after the official White House rapid re more PR

Chairman Grassley Opens Senate Judiciary Committee Nominations Hearing for Circuit, District Judge Nominees (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following opening statement on Sept. 30, 2026, at a nominations hearing for circuit and district judge nominees: * * * Good morning, I'd like to welcome everyone to today's hearing. Today, we'll have two panels. The first panel features Lee Rudofsky, who is nominated to serve on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit. Our second panel has three district court nominees: Robert Long for the Middle District of Florida, Peter more PR

CLARKE ISSUES STATEMENT ON 50 YEARS OF THE HYDE AMENDMENT (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 -- Rep. Yvette Clarke, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * CLARKE ISSUES STATEMENT ON 50 YEARS OF THE HYDE AMENDMENT * BROOKLYN, N.Y. -Congresswoman Yvette D. Clarke (NY-09) issued the following statement: "Today marks 50 years of harm, hardship, and uncertainty under the Hyde Amendment. Since its adoption in 1976, the Hyde Amendment has relentlessly and brutally restricted a woman's right to make her own healthcare decisions. Its vile legacy can be seen in the countless women it has affected over this more PR

Congressman Garcia Leads Members in Effort to Halt Relocation of National Archives Facility in Chicago (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 -- Rep. Jesus Garcia, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Garcia Leads Members in Effort to Halt Relocation of National Archives Facility in Chicago * CHICAGO -Congressman Jesus "Chuy" Garcia (IL-04) led a letter with 20 members of the U.S. House and Senate to the Archivist of the U.S. Bradford Wilson, expressing strong opposition to the announcement that the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) intends to close the regional archive facility and Federal Records Center (FRC) lo more PR

Congresswoman Robin Kelly joins 20 members of U.S. House and Senate in Effort to Halt Relocation of National Archives Facility in Chicago (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 -- Rep. Robin Kelly, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Congresswoman Robin Kelly joins 20 members of U.S. House and Senate in Effort to Halt Relocation of National Archives Facility in Chicago * CHICAGO -Congressman Jesus "Chuy" Garcia (IL-04) led a letter with 20 members of the U.S. House and Senate to the Archivist of the U.S. Bradford Wilson, expressing strong opposition to the announcement that the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) intends to close the regional archive facility a more PR

Conn. A.G. Tong, Co-signers Issue Letter to Congressional Leadership (10)
HARTFORD, Connecticut, Oct. 1 (TNSletter) -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following letter with co-signers to the Congressional leadership: * * * Here is the text of the letter: September 28, 2026 The Honorable Mike Johnson Speaker U.S. House of Representatives Washington, DC 20515 - The Honorable John Thune Majority Leader U.S. Senate Washington, DC 20510 - The Honorable Hakeem Jeffries Minority Leader U.S. House of Representatives Washington, DC 20515 - The Honorable Chuck Schumer Minority Leader U more PR

Constitution Day Speaker Explores Rights of Immigrants (10)
GALLOWAY, New Jersey, Sept. 30 -- Stockton University posted the following news: * * * Constitution Day Speaker Explores Rights of Immigrants * Galloway, N.J. - Constitutional rights can provide critical protections for immigrants facing detention and deportation, but those protections depend on people willing to affirm and defend them, immigration law scholar Alina Das told a Stockton University audience Sept. 29. Das delivered Stockton's annual Constitution Day lecture, "Rights, Resistance, and the Deportation Machine. She is a Professor more PR

Dingell, Colleagues Introduce Resolution Honoring 27th Anniversary of Landmark Court Decision Supporting Americans with Disabilities (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 -- Rep. Debbie Dingell, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: * * * Dingell, Colleagues Introduce Resolution Honoring 27th Anniversary of Landmark Court Decision Supporting Americans with Disabilities * U.S. Representative Debbie Dingell (D-MI-06), alongside Representatives Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA-01), Mary Gay Scanlon (D-PA-05), Mike Lawler (R-NY-17), Lateefah Simon (D-CA-12), and Tom Kean (R-NJ-07), introduced a bipartisan resolution marking the 27th anniversary of the landmark Supreme Court decision, Olmstea more PR

Durbin Delivers Opening Statement During Senate Judiciary Committee Nominations Hearing (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Durbin Delivers Opening Statement During Senate Judiciary Committee Nominations Hearing * September 30, 2026 #During his opening remarks, Durbin also reflected on yesterday's Senate Judiciary Committee hearing featuring testimony from former Special Counsel Jack Smith WASHINGTON - During today's Senate Judiciary Committee nominations hearing, U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee,  more PR

Durbin Delivers Opening Statement During Senate Judiciary Committee Nominations Hearing (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, ranking member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release: * * * 09.30.2026 Durbin Delivers Opening Statement During Senate Judiciary Committee Nominations Hearing During his opening remarks, Durbin also reflected on yesterday's Senate Judiciary Committee hearing featuring testimony from former Special Counsel Jack Smith - WASHINGTON - During today's Senate Judiciary Committee nominations hearing, U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Mem more PR

Durbin Delivers Opening Statement In His Spotlight Forum On Termination Of TPS For Immigrants In Need (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 29 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Durbin Delivers Opening Statement In His Spotlight Forum On Termination Of TPS For Immigrants In Need * September 29, 2026 #Durbin: "It doesn't have to be this way. Americans are better people than that. We are not going to turn away innocent, hardworking people who are doing their best." WASHINGTON - U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today co-hosted a spotlight forum entitled more PR

Durbin Questions Judicial Nominees About Protecting Americans' Right To Vote During Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Durbin Questions Judicial Nominees About Protecting Americans' Right To Vote During Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing * September 30, 2026 #Durbin questioned Judge Lee Philip Rudofsky and Jesus Osete about their views on the Voting Rights Act WASHINGTON - U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today questioned judicial nominees during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing. Durbin  more PR

Durbin Questions Judicial Nominees About Protecting Americans' Right To Vote During Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, ranking member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release: * * * 09.30.2026 Durbin Questions Judicial Nominees About Protecting Americans' Right To Vote During Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing Durbin questioned Judge Lee Philip Rudofsky and Jesus Osete about their views on the Voting Rights Act - WASHINGTON - U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today questioned judicial nominees during a Senat more PR

FCC Modernizes Its Approach to NEPA Environmental Regulations (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 -- The Federal Communications Commission issued the following statement by Chairman Brendan Carr: * * * FCC Modernizes its Approach to NEPA Environmental Regulations Re: Modernizing the Commission's National Environmental Policy Act Rules, WT Docket No. 25-217, Report and Order and Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (September 30, 2026). Unleashing infrastructure builds through permitting reform is a central pillar of the FCC's Build America agenda. After all, cutting through red tape means faster builds, more choice f more PR

Federal Circuit Denies En Banc Rehearing in Teva v. Eli Lilly, Preserving Precedent for Method-of-Treatment Patent Claims (10)
BOSTON, Massachusetts, Sept. 30 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Foley Hoag, a law firm, posted the following news: * * * Federal Circuit Denies En Banc Rehearing in Teva v. Eli Lilly, Preserving Precedent for Method-of-Treatment Patent Claims * The United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has denied Eli Lilly and Company's petition for rehearing en banc in Teva Pharmaceuticals International GmbH v. Eli Lilly and Company, No. 2024-1094, leaving intact a precedential panel decision that reversed the district court's invalidation of  more PR

Foundation Notice Offers Free Legal Aid to New York In-Home Medicaid Caregivers Targeted for Forced Unionization by SEIU (10)
SPRINGFIELD, Virginia, Sept. 30 -- The National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation posted the following news release: * * * Foundation Notice Offers Free Legal Aid to New York In-Home Medicaid Caregivers Targeted for Forced Unionization by SEIU * Notice: If SEIU gains monopoly control, CDPAP caregivers would be required to pay union dues and comply with other union mandates, just to care for family members Albany, NY (September 30, 2026) - The National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation has released a special legal notice to rough more PR

Freedom From Religion Foundation: Mo. District Sets Positive Example in Resolving Football Prayer Complaint (10)
MADISON, Wisconsin, Oct. 1 -- The Freedom From Religion Foundation issued the following news release: * * * September 30, 2026 Mo. district sets positive example in resolving football prayer complaint The Freedom From Religion Foundation is commending a Missouri school district for its exemplary response to an FFRF letter about a school-sponsored prayer broadcast at a recent football game. FFRF contacted the Nevada R-V School District in Missouri after learning that the school allowed the student body president to deliver a Christian praye more PR

ICYMI: Rep. Lee in the Washington Examiner: America doesn't have an energy shortage. We have a lawsuit problem. (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 -- Rep. Laurel Lee, R-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Rep. Lee in the Washington Examiner: America doesn't have an energy shortage. We have a lawsuit problem. * Washington, D.C. - In case you missed it, the Washington Examiner published an op-ed by Representative Laurel Lee outlining the case for her new bill, the Unleash American Pipelines Act. Read the op-ed here and below: America doesn't have an energy shortage. We have a lawsuit problem. By Representative Laurel Lee America does not h more PR

Law Student gains Hands-on Federal Criminal Defense Experience (10)
DURHAM, North Carolina, Sept. 30 -- North Carolina Central University issued the following news: * * * Law Student gains Hands-on Federal Criminal Defense Experience * For Sean Fahey, a summer internship with the Office of the Federal Public Defender of the Eastern District of North Carolina offered more than a chance to observe attorneys at work. Fahey, a third-year student at NCCU School of Law, spent the summer working alongside attorneys handling federal criminal cases in the Federal Public Defender's Office. His responsibilities inclu more PR

Louisiana, Alabama, and Arkansas Sue New York, California, and Massachusetts in the U.S. Supreme Court Over Abortion Shield Laws (10)
BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, Sept. 30 -- Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill issued the following news: * * * Louisiana, Alabama, and Arkansas Sue New York, California, and Massachusetts in the U.S. Supreme Court Over Abortion Shield Laws * BATON ROUGE, La. -Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill announced a multistate lawsuit in the United States Supreme Court challenging the abortion "shield laws" of New York, California, and Massachusetts. Joined by Alabama and Arkansas, Louisiana claims that the "shield laws" violate the Constitution and  more PR

Malliotakis, Tannousis, Carr Demand Raise the Age Reform, NYCHA Security Improvements Following Berry Houses Assault (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 -- Rep. Nicole Malliotakis, R-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Malliotakis, Tannousis, Carr Demand Raise the Age Reform, NYCHA Security Improvements Following Berry Houses Assault * (STATEN ISLAND, NY) -Following the horrific rape of a delivery woman at the Berry Houses on Staten Island, Congresswoman Nicole Malliotakis (NY-11) joined Assemblyman Michael Tannousis and New York City Councilman David Carr in calling on Governor Kathy Hochul and the New York State legislature to fix the Raise the Age law. more PR

Mayer Brown's Nicole Saharsky Recognized Among Washingtonian's "Most Powerful Women" for Fourth Consecutive Year (10)
CHICAGO, Illinois, Oct. 1 -- Mayer Brown, a law firm, issued the following news: * * * 30 September 2026 Mayer Brown's Nicole Saharsky recognized among Washingtonian's "Most Powerful Women" for fourth consecutive year WASHINGTON DC - Washingtonian has once again recognized Mayer Brown partner Nicole Saharsky among its annual list of the region's "Most Powerful Women," marking her fourth consecutive appearance on the prestigious list. The honor celebrates influential leaders across the Washington DC area who are making a significant impact l more PR

Mich. Democratic Party: Doug Lloyd Campaigns With Leaders of Michigan's Anti-Choice Crusade [Detroit Metro Times] (10)
LANSING, Michigan, Sept. 30 -- The Michigan Democratic Party issued the following news release: * * * September 29, 2026 Doug Lloyd Campaigns with Leaders of Michigan's Anti-Choice Crusade [Detroit Metro Times] LANSING -- Today, the Detroit Metro Times reported that Doug Lloyd is fundraising with David Kallman, a leader of Michigan's anti-choice crusade against women. After the fall of Roe vs. Wade, Kallman "fought to allow Michigan's 1931 abortion ban to take effect" despite the issuance of an injunction to block the abortion ban. Kallman  more PR

NAACP Condemns Senate Passage of the So-Called "Protect College Sports Act" (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 29 [Category: Political] -- The NAACP issued the following news release: * * * NAACP Condemns Senate Passage of the So-Called "Protect College Sports Act" * September 29, 2026 Contact: communications@naacpnet.org WASHINGTON -The NAACP today strongly condemned Senate passage of the Protect College Sports Act (PCSA) warning that the legislation prioritizes the interests of wealthy athletic conferences, universities, and industry stakeholders over the student-athletes whose labor powers the multibillion-dollar college spo more PR

New Catawba College-YouGov Survey Finds Trump Approval Slips Further as Cooper Maintains Double-Digit Senate Lead in North Carolina (10)
SALISBURY, North Carolina, Sept. 30 -- Catawba College posted the following news: * * * New Catawba College-YouGov Survey Finds Trump Approval Slips Further as Cooper Maintains Double-Digit Senate Lead in North Carolina * Presidential approval & disapproval drive NC vote intentions, leading to Democrats holding an advantage, while Governor Josh Stein maintains majority approval in the state An Update from the Center for North Carolina Politics & Public Service As North Carolina and the nation enter the final stretch of the 2026 midterm ca more PR

New Civil Rights Monitor Poll Finds 82% of Voters Fear Rights and Freedoms Are Being Taken Away and 77% Fear Political Leaders Will Pressure Election Officials to Change Outcomes (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 [Category: Political] -- The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights issued the following news release: * * * New Civil Rights Monitor Poll Finds 82% of Voters Fear Rights and Freedoms Are Being Taken Away and 77% Fear Political Leaders Will Pressure Election Officials to Change Outcomes * National poll also finds 71% oppose cutting Medicare and SNAP to fund ICE, 92% say America's diversity makes it stronger, and a majority supports a Third Reconstruction WASHINGTON -Voters are heading into the 2026 midterm ele more PR

OBL Files Amicus Brief to Defend Voluntary Payment Doctrine (10)
COLUMBUS, Ohio, Sept. 30 [Category: Financial Services] -- The Ohio Bankers League posted the following news: * * * OBL Files Amicus Brief to Defend Voluntary Payment Doctrine * OBL filed an amicus brief with the Supreme Court of Ohio on September 29 in Klopfenstein v. Fifth Third Bank, urging the Court to preserve Ohio's longstanding voluntary payment doctrine. The Community Bankers Association of Ohio (CBAO) and the American Bankers Association (ABA) joined OBL in supporting the industry. The doctrine generally prevents someone who volun more PR

Philippine Supreme Court Dismisses Petitions Challenging Senate Impeachment Voting Rules (10)
MANILA, Philippines, Sept. 30 -- The Supreme Court of the Philippines issued the following news release: * * * PRESS BRIEFER September 30, 2026 The Supreme Court (SC) En Banc, during its session on September 30, 2026, acted on: G.R. No. E-08529, Victor D. Rodriguez v. the Senate of the Philippines, sitting as the Senate Impeachment Tribunal, and Francis G. Escudero, in his capacity as Presiding Officer G.R. No. E-00729, Berteni Cataluna Causing v. Office of the Ombudsman; Senate of the Philippines; Sandiganbayan; Senators Rodante Dizon M more PR

Philippine Supreme Court: Waiving Rights to Inherited Property in Favor of Another Can Amount to Donation (10)
MANILA, Philippines, Sept. 30 -- The Supreme Court of the Philippines issued the following news release: * * * SC: Waiving Rights to Inherited Property in Favor of Another Can Amount to Donation September 30, 2026 - The Supreme Court (SC) ruled that waiving rights to inherited property may be considered a valid donation when it shows intent to donate and meets the legal requirements for a donation. In a Decision written by Associate Justice Jhosep Y. Lopez, the SC's Second Division denied the consolidated petitions filed by Felix G. more PR

Remembrance: Professor Byron Sher (10)
STANFORD, California, Sept. 30 -- Stanford University Law School posted the following news: * * * Remembrance: Professor Byron Sher * Byron Sher, a long-time Stanford Law School professor and California state legislator who helped usher in landmark environmental laws-including the first state law to mention "global warming"-died on Sept. 12 at his home on a pear orchard in Placerville where he once oversaw a yield of 500 tons of the fruit in a single harvest. Sher was 98. In 2002, Sher authored California's Renewables Portfolio Standard ( more PR

Reproductive Freedom for All Slams First-Ever Direct Attack on State Shield Laws (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 [Category: Political] -- Reproductive Freedom for All (formerly the NARAL Pro-Choice America) posted the following news release: * * * Reproductive Freedom for All Slams First-Ever Direct Attack on State Shield Laws Washington, DC -Today, a trio of Republican-led states launched the first-ever direct challenge to shield laws, which protect abortion providers and patients from out-of-state prosecution. This alarming lawsuit, Louisiana v. New York, was filed directly to the Supreme Court seeking to strike down shield laws  more PR

Republicans Block Merkley's Bill to Eliminate Pocket Rescissions After Trump Administration Again Illegally Claws Back Funds Without Consent From Congress (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, ranking member of the Senate Budget Committee, issued the following news release: * * * 09.30.26 Republicans Block Merkley's Bill to Eliminate Pocket Rescissions After the Trump Administration Again Illegally Claws Back Funds Without Consent from Congress WASHINGTON, D.C. - After the Trump Administration issued another illegal pocket rescission late Friday night, U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Ranking Member of the Senate Budget Committee, took to the Senate floor to pass his bill, which more PR

Sen. Peters, Co-signers Issue Letter to Homeland Security Secretary Mullin (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 (TNSletter) -- Sen. Gary Peters, D-Michigan, issued the following news letter with co-signers to Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin: * * * Here is the text of the letter: September 25, 2026 The Honorable Markwayne Mullin Secretary Department of Homeland Security 245 Murray Lane SW Washington D.C. 20528 Dear Secretary Mullin: We write to warn you against continued activities at the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) that seek to undermine the Constitutional authority of both Congress and states to admini more PR

The art of 'genius': UCLA's Rodney McMillian wins a MacArthur Fellowship (10)
LOS ANGELES, California, Sept. 30 -- The University of California posted the following news release: * * * The art of 'genius': UCLA's Rodney McMillian wins a MacArthur Fellowship * More than two decades ago, artist Rodney McMillian spotted a battered armchair by a trash heap, brought it to his art studio and began thinking about what happens when everyday objects are removed from one setting and placed in another. His resulting found-object sculpture, "Chair," was an early example of the type of artistic inquiry that has defined his care more PR

The Supreme Court's Impact on the Economy and Main Street Americans' Financial Lives (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 [Category: Financial Services] -- Better Markets, an organization that says it promotes pro-market, pro-business and pro-growth policies to help build a better financial system, posted the following news release: * * * The Supreme Court's Impact on the Economy and Main Street Americans' Financial Lives * WASHINGTON, D.C.-Dominick Freda, Legal Director of Better Markets, released the following statement in connection with the release of a Special Report on the Supreme Court's upcoming 2026-2027 term: "While the headline more PR

These remarkable women changed USC for the better (10)
COLUMBIA, South Carolina, Sept. 29 -- The University of South Carolina posted the following news: * * * These remarkable women changed USC for the better * As the University of South Carolina marks 225 years since its charter, in 1801, the historic milestone is being recognized with stories, conversations and other tributes across campus. Naturally, Carolinian wanted in on the action. We also wanted to make sure we're sharing stories you might not have heard. To that end, we decided to shine a light on a few remarkable women whose efforts  more PR

U.N. Deputy High Commissioner Dabo: Systemic Racism Shapes Criminal Justice for People of African Descent Around World (10)
GENEVA, Switzerland, Sept. 30 -- United Nations Deputy High Commissioner for Human Rights Awa Dabo issued the following statement: * * * Deputy High Commissioner Awa Dabo: Systemic racism shapes criminal justice for people of African descent around the world 30 September 2026 Delivered by Deputy High Commissioner for Human Rights Awa Dabo At 63rd session of the Human Rights Council - Mr. President, Five years ago, the killing of George Floyd sparked a global movement for change. Today, we are in a completely different moment. Powerfu more PR

U.S. Supreme Court Begins Term With Historically Low Ratings (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 [Category: BizConsulting] -- Gallup, a research-based and performance-management consulting company, posted the following news: * * * U.S. Supreme Court Begins Term With Historically Low Ratings * WASHINGTON, D.C. -The U.S. Supreme Court is set to begin its 2026-2027 term next week, with Americans' views of the institution the least positive since Gallup began polling on the court in 1972. Forty-six percent of U.S. adults say they have a great deal or fair amount of trust in the judicial branch of the federal governmen more PR

University of Michigan: Inside Brazil's Volatile Presidential Race (10)
ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Oct. 1 -- The University of Michigan issued the following news: * * * Inside Brazil's volatile presidential race September 30, 2026 Brazil's presidential election on Oct. 4 is quickly approaching as a closely watched contest between incumbent President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and Senator Flavio Bolsonaro. The campaign has been marked by fallout from the Banco Master financial scandal, intensifying tensions within the Federal Supreme Court over judicial impartiality and election security. Other key issues for voters i more PR

Victory for the Republic of Ghana in ICC Tax Arbitration Against Tullow Ghana Limited (10)
BOSTON, Massachusetts, Sept. 30 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Foley Hoag, a law firm, posted the following news: * * * Victory for the Republic of Ghana in ICC Tax Arbitration Against Tullow Ghana Limited * Foley Hoag helped the Republic of Ghana secure victory when an arbitral tribunal constituted under the Rules of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) ruled in favor of the country in a tax dispute brought by Tullow Ghana Limited (TGL), Ghana's largest petroleum producer. In its decision, the tribunal dismissed all of TGL's claims a more PR

Victory! Supreme Court Allows Removal of Dangerous Alien Criminals (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 [Category: International] -- The Federation for American Immigration Reform issued the following news release: * * * Victory! Supreme Court Allows Removal of Dangerous Alien Criminals * FAIR had shown third-country removals comply with binding regulations WASHINGTON-Yesterday, the U.S. Supreme Court suspended a lower-court injunction stopping the ongoing removal of a class of dangerous alien criminals to nations other than their home countries. The injunction's suspension allows the aliens to go on being removed while more PR

Waynesburg University: Stover Center Hosts Journalist and Biographer Peter Canellos (10)
WAYNESBURG, Pennsylvania, Oct. 1 -- Waynesburg University issued the following news: * * * Stover Center hosts journalist and biographer Peter Canellos Maura Fenske Sep 29, 2026 Waynesburg University's Stover Center for Constitutional Studies and Moral Leadership hosted journalist and biographer Peter S. Canellos on Sept. 15 for a lecture examining the history and development of the modern U.S. Supreme Court. Canellos presented "The Supreme Court: How We Got Here!" as part of the Stover Center's programming. During his presentation, he tra more PR