WASHINGTON, Oct. 6 -- The American Action Forum issued the following insight: * * * October 6, 2026 SCOTUS Begins Major Climate Case: Potential Outcomes and Policy Implications Shuting Pomerleau, Misha Mazalevskyi Executive Summary * On October 5, 2026, the Supreme Court heard oral arguments in a major climate change case--Suncor Energy (U.S.A.) Inc. v. County Commissioners of Boulder County, in which the city and county of Boulder seek to hold energy producers Suncor and ExxonMobil financially liable for localized climate adaptation cost more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, Oct. 5 [Category: Sociological] -- The National Partnership for New Americans posted the following news: * * * As Early Voting Begins, Naturalized Citizens, Children of Immigrants, and Eligible Voters Commit to Early Voting * WASHINGTON, D.C. -- One month out from midterm elections, while this administration tries to prevent eligible people from voting and touts cruelty-first policies that harm our communities, naturalized citizens, children of immigrants, and all voters committed to change are making their voices heard b more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, Oct. 5 -- The University of Chicago posted the following news: * * * As election looms, Supreme Court reconvenes to new wave of Trump cases * Climate change, guns and religion in schools are among cases headed to SCOTUS. The U.S. Supreme Court reconvenes Monday on the eve of the midterm elections to begin a new term that will confront a fresh wave of appeals from President Donald Trump and the prospect of explosive legal challenges to 2026 election results. The first case for oral argument involves climate change and a  more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 5 [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: * * * As Oral Arguments Begin, Supreme Court Should Preserve Workers' Right To Hold 401(k) Fiduciaries Accountable * WASHINGTON, D.C.-- Tomorrow, the Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in Anderson v. Intel Corp. Investment Policy Committee, a closely watched Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) cas more PR

DES MOINES, Iowa, Oct. 5 -- Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Brenna Bird Leads Coalition Demanding 9/11 Victims and Families Get Frozen Taliban Funds * DES MOINES--Attorney General Brenna Bird today announced she, joined by a bipartisan group of 29 other state attorneys general, has filed a friend of the court brief at the United States Supreme Court on behalf of the victims and families of victims of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks demanding they be awarded financial judg more PR

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, Oct. 5 -- Pennsylvania Attorney General David W. Sunday issued the following news: * * * Attorney General Sunday Joins Coalition Demanding 9/11 Victims and Families Get Frozen Taliban Funds * HARRISBURG - Attorney General Dave Sunday has joined a bipartisan group of 31 state attorneys general in filing a brief with the United States Supreme Court on behalf of the victims and families of victims of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. The brief demands that those victims be awarded financial judgments from fro more PR

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Oct. 5 [Category: Environment] -- The Union of Concerned Scientists posted the following news release: * * * Big Oil Attempts to Divert Attention from Climate Deception, Central in Supreme Court Suncor v. Boulder Case * WASHINGTON (October 5, 2026)-- The U.S. Supreme Court (SCOTUS) heard oral arguments today in Suncor v. Boulder, a case in which Suncor Energy and ExxonMobil are challenging the authority of Colorado courts to hear claims about the companies' climate deception. Justices probed the petitioners' argum more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 6 -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations posted the following news release: * * * CAIR Texas Defends MSAs Against SBOE Member's Baseless Claims October 5, 2026 The Texas chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR Texas) today condemned the State Board of Education member Brandon Hall's call to bar Muslim Student Associations from public universities. In a Sept. 28 interview with The Dallas Express, Hall repeated various anti-Muslim conspiracy theories, falsely labeling the MSA a "front organization fo more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 6 -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations posted the following news release: * * * CAIR-SFBA Calls for Franklin-McKinley Trustee to Resign Over Anti-Muslim Remarks October 5, 2026 Muslim civil rights group sends letter to district seeking corrective action to protect students and families - The San Francisco Bay Area office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-SFBA), the nation's largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today called on Franklin-McKinley School District Trustee Marc Cooper  more PR

FRANKLIN LAKES, New Jersey, Oct. 6 -- 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. * * * New York Teen Forced Out of School Again After 3 More Doctors Argue Vaccines Would Harm Her Seventeen-year-old Sarah Doe is back in court seeking emergency federal court intervention so she can stay in school after three more doctors said the teen shouldn't get the l more PR

MADISON, Wisconsin, Oct. 6 -- FFRF Action Fund, an organization that says it develops and advocates for legislation, regulations and government programs to preserve the constitutional principle of separation between state and church, posted the following news: * * * FFRF Action Fund: Abortion criminalization raises stakes for Oklahoma voters October 5, 2026 The FFRF Action Fund is castigating Oklahoma GOP gubernatorial nominee Mike Mazzei for indicating that he supports criminally prosecuting abortion patients. Mazzei, a former Oklahoma s more PR

SACRAMENTO, California, Oct. 5 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: * * * Following Critical U.S. Supreme Court Victory, Attorney General Bonta Reaffirms Mail-In Voting Remains Safe and Secure for November General Election * SACRAMENTO -- After recently leading a multistate coalition to victory at the U.S. Supreme Court in defense of vote-by-mail, and with county elections officials across the state beginning to mail ballots to all registered voters this week, California Attorney General Rob Bonta toda more PR

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, Oct. 6 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Fredrikson and Byron, a law firm, posted the following news: * * * Fredrikson Expands Litigation Practice with Two Attorneys * Fredrikson announces the addition of two attorneys in its Litigation Group, associates Erica J. Hagerott and Arielle L. Hugel. The firm's continued expansion of its Litigation Group underscores its commitment to meeting clients' evolving needs across the Midwest and beyond. Hagerott is an associate in the firm's Fargo office. Hagerott is a business litigato more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 6 -- Rep. S. Brett Guthrie, R-Kentucky, issued the following news: * * * Guthrie Leads Members of Congress in Submitting Amicus Brief in Support of Kentucky Lawsuit Against the EPA * WASHINGTON, D.C. - On Friday, Congressman Brett Guthrie (KY-02), Chairman of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce, led in filing an amicus brief on behalf of 12 Members of Congress in support of the Commonwealth of Kentucky and other states' request that the Supreme Court of the United States hear an appeal in a significant Clean Air Act  more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 5 -- Sen. John Hickenlooper, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * Hickenlooper, Colleagues Demand DHS Stop Election Interference Efforts * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators John Hickenlooper joined 33 of his Senate colleagues to demand the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Markwayne Mullin immediately halt the Department's efforts to take control of and weaken public trust in the 2026 midterm elections. The senators demanded evidence for Mullin's public claims about noncitizens who registered to vote more PR

NEW YORK, Oct. 5 -- The United Nations posted the following news release: * * * Ibrahim Folorunsho Jimoh (Nigeria) Chair of Fifth Committee * The Fifth Committee (Administrative and Budgetary) elected Ibrahim Folorunsho Jimoh (Nigeria) Chair on 2 June. (See Press Release GA/12761.) (As provided by the Permanent Mission of Nigeria) Dr. Ibrahim F. Jimoh takes great pride in being the first to earn a Business Doctorate Degree from the University of Cambridge since 1209 -- a truly historic achievement! This wonderful milestone complements his more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 5 [Category: Political] -- Reproductive Freedom for All (formerly the NARAL Pro-Choice America) posted the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Mini Timmaraju Warns Republicans are Poised to Escalate Anti-Abortion Extremism After the Midterms * Over the weekend, Reproductive Freedom for All President and CEO Mini Timmaraju appeared twice on MS NOW and joined Jessica Valenti for a livestream to unpack new reporting that Republicans are delaying aggressive action on abortion until after the midterms, and discuss how reproduct more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 6 -- The Independent Women's Voice, an organization that fights for policy solutions for women, posted the following news release: * * * October 5, 2026 New 'Yaeli Martinez Child Protection Act' Would Stop Federally Funded Child-Welfare Systems From Punishing Parents for Raising Children According to Their Sex WASHINGTON, D.C. -- A parent should never have to choose between surrendering their convictions and surrendering their child to the government. Independent Women today applauded the introduction of the Yaeli Martine more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 5 [Category: Environment] -- The League of Conservation Voters posted the following news release: * * * LCV Statement on SCOTUS Oral Arguments in Suncor vs. Boulder * Washington, D.C. -- In response to today's oral arguments at the Supreme Court in Suncor v. Boulder, the League of Conservation Voters (LCV) issued the following statement from Senior Director of Judiciary and Democracy Doug Lindner: "Big Polluters have padded their profits by fueling the climate crisis and lying to the public for decades while our families g more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 5 [Category: Consumer Services] -- The Consumer Federation of America posted the following news release: * * * Letter Urging the California Supreme Court to Decide a Case Against USAA's Unfair Discrimination Against Enlisted Servicemembers * The Consumer Federation of America respectfully urges the California Supreme Court to grant the Ninth Circuit Court's request and decide both certified questions in Coleman v. United Serves Automobile Ass'n, No. 25-793 (9th Cir). As advocates for consumers, including Service Members, Ve more PR

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Oct. 6 -- Littler, a law firm, issued the following news: * * * Littler Lightbulb - September 2026 Employment Appellate Roundup By Christine Sargent October 5, 2026 At a Glance This Littler Lightbulb highlights some of the more significant employment and labor law developments in the federal courts of appeal in the last month. - Second Circuit Rejects NLRB's Unfair Labor Practice Decision in Employer Dress Code Case In Siren Retail Corp. v. National Labor Relations Board, No. 24-3168, __ F.4th __ (2d Cir. Se more PR

FARMVILLE, Virginia, Oct. 6 -- Longwood University issued the following news release: * * * Longwood senior gets front-row seat to state government as Governor's Fellow October 5, 2026 Naiya Casimiro '27 spent her summer asking big questions: How can government make energy more affordable? How can policy better serve rural communities? And, perhaps most importantly, how can she play a role in making those things happen? As a Governor's Fellow in the administration of Gov. Abigail Spanberger, Casimiro got a behind-the-scenes look at how th more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 6 -- Rep. Jennifer McClellan, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * McClellan, Morelle and Virginia Democrats Fight Trump Administration's Attacks on Voting, Pledge to Protect Every Vote * Fairfax, VA - Congresswoman Jennifer McClellan (VA-04), House Administration Committee Ranking Member Joe Morelle (NY-25) and members of Virginia's Democratic Congressional delegation held a public shadow hearing on Thursday in Fairfax to confront the Trump Administration's attacks on voting and detail efforts to defend eve more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 5 -- George Washington University posted the following news: * * * Media Tip Sheet: SCOTUS Opens New Term With Major Climate Case * WASHINGTON (October 5, 2026) - The Supreme Court started its new term today with a high-profile case involving Boulder, Colorado suing two major energy companies. Boulder alleges the companies misled the public about the harms of fossil fuels and contributed to climate-related disasters that have cost the city money for damages. In 2022, the Marshall Fire destroyed more homes than any wildfire more PR

NEW YORK, Oct. 6 -- The Natural Resources Defense Council issued the following news release: * * * SCOTUS to Grapple with Climate's Costs In the Suncor v. Boulder argument today, the Supreme Court will consider how state and local governments can get fossil fuel companies to pay for the damage they have caused. October 5, 2026 WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The Supreme Court returns from recess today to take up Suncor v. Boulder, a case that could shape the ability of local governments to seek compensation from fossil fuel companies for the widening  more PR

NEW YORK, Oct. 5 -- The Columbia Law School posted the following news: * * * Orientation 2026: Welcoming a New Cohort to Columbia Law * Members of the J.D. Class of 2029 and LL.M. Class of 2027 began their time at the Law School with workshops, information sessions, and community-building events. Over two weeks in August, this year's J.D. and LL.M. candidates arrived on the Morningside campus to begin their Columbia Law School journeys at an orientation packed with programming designed to help them connect with their classmates, prepare fo more PR

CHAMPAIGN, Illinois, Oct. 5 -- The University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign campus issued the following news: * * * Paper explores systemic racism as the default explanation for disparities * CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- Much of the field of sociology treats systemic racism as its default explanation for racial disparities rather than as the subject of an open question that requires further investigation and evidence, according to a recent position paper. The assumptions and moralization surrounding the origins of race-based disparities have undermine more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 5 [Category: Union] -- The AFL-CIO Communications Workers of America posted the following news release: * * * Post-Gazette Union-Busters Hit Dead End at Supreme Court, Must Pay Back Millions to Journalists * PITTSBURGH - Today, the U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette's appeal of a ruling requiring the company to pay back its workers--members of the Newspaper Guild of Pittsburgh (TNG-CWA Local 38061)--for the cuts to pay, illegally implemented increases in health care costs, and other unilateral c more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 2 -- Rep. Ayanna Pressley, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news: * * * Pressley Speaks Out on Cornell Case, Reaffirms Support for Survivors of Sexual Violence * "If I said I'm signing my daughter up for a self-defense class, no one would blink at that. When the larger question is, why do you have to do that? Why have we decided that that is a normalized part of what it is to be a girl, to be a woman?" Pressley Recently Unveiled First-Of-Its-Kind Legislation to Establish Financial Relief for Epstein Survivors and Surv more PR

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Oct. 5 -- Yale Law School posted the following news: * * * Professor Justin Driver Delivers Annual Currie Memorial Lecture at Duke Law * Robert R. Slaughter Professor of Law Justin Driver4 delivered the annual Brainerd Currie Memorial Lecture at the Duke University School of Law in April. The lecture, "Judging Requires Judgment," examined the current moment in constitutional law and identified areas of interpretive common ground that are often overlooked. Despite widespread agreement, Driver argued that the dominant more PR

ARLINGTON, Virginia, Oct. 5 [Category: Business] -- The Retail Industry Leaders Association issued the following news release: * * * Retail Litigation Center Urges Supreme Court to Hear Class Certification Case with Significant Implications for Retailers * RLC argues uninjured individuals cannot be included in a certified damages class. The Retail Litigation Center (RLC) has filed an amicus brief in The Kroger Co. v. Solano, urging the U.S. Supreme Court to review whether federal courts may certify damages class actions that include member more PR

SEATTLE, Washington, Oct. 6 -- The Seattle University School of Law issued the following news: * * * Ninth Circuit senior judge warns of AI running rampant without regulation at TILE Symposium October 5, 2026 . By Nicole Jennings Senior Judge Margaret McKeown of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit began her keynote speech at the Seattle University School of Law Technology, Innovation Law, and Ethics (TILE) Institute's 2026 Annual Symposium with a quote comparing rapidly evolving technology with magic. "Any sufficiently advanced more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 5 [Category: Political] -- Public Citizen issued the following news release: * * * Supreme Court Considers States' Ability to Hold Fossil Fuel Companies Accountable for Climate Deception and Harms * American democracy is in jeopardy, from the disastrous Citizens United ruling that flooded our politics with corporate cash to the immoral assault on voting rights. We work every day to defend against these threats and advance bold reforms. The U.S. government should work for the public, not corporations or industry. It should  more PR

PLANO, Texas, Oct. 5 [Category: Sociological] -- The First Liberty Institute, an organization that says it is dedicated to defending liberty for all Americans, issued the following news release: * * * U.S. Supreme Court Declines Case Involving Firefighters Denied Religious Accommodation * The Ninth Circuit decision allowing fire department to refuse religious accommodation will not be reviewed by the court. Washington, D.C.--The Supreme Court of the United States declined to review a decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circ more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 5 [Category: Political] -- The Campaign Legal Center posted the following news release: * * * U.S. Supreme Court Sends Washington State Legislative Map Case Back to Court of Appeals * WASHINGTON -- Today, the U.S. Supreme Court, in a procedural move, sent Trevino v. Hobbs back to the lower court for further review based on the April 2026 decision in Louisiana v. Callais. On behalf of Latino voters in Washington state's Yakima Valley, Campaign Legal Center, the UCLA Voting Rights Project, the Mexican American Legal Defense a more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 6 -- Rep. James Walkinshaw, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Walkinshaw, Morelle and Virginia Democrats Fight Trump Administration's Attacks on Voting, Pledge to Protect Every Vote * With voting underway, lawmakers and voting rights experts gathered in Fairfax to defend mail-in voting, combat intimidation and protect election integrity Washington, D.C., October 5, 2026 FAIRFAX, VA -- Congressman James R. Walkinshaw (VA-11), House Administration Committee Ranking Member Joe Morelle (NY-25) and members o more PR

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, Oct. 5 -- West Virginia Attorney General John B. McCuskey posted the following news release: * * * West Virginia and Alabama Lead States Defending Energy Workers as Supreme Court Hears Climate Lawsuit * Today, the U.S. Supreme Court heard argument in Suncor Energy v. Boulder County, an important case that will affect energy production nationwide. That is why Attorney General JB McCuskey, alongside Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall, led a 26-state coalition in filing an amicus brief in the case to stand up fo more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 5 [Category: Consumer Services] -- The Consumer Choice Center, an independent, non-partisan consumer advocacy group that promotes policies fit for growth, lifestyle choice and technological innovation through research and educational outreach, issued the following news release: * * * Why A Federal Judge Sided With Kalshi In A Prediction Market Case * A federal judge in Illinois ruled on October 2nd that the state cannot apply its sports-wagering licensing requirements, or the criminal penalties attached to them, to event co more PR