WASHINGTON, June 30 -- The America First Policy Institute issued the following statement on June 29, 2026: * * * AFPI Celebrates Wins, Laments Setbacks in Supreme Court Today The America First Policy Institute (AFPI) has released statements from experts Chad Mizelle, senior fellow for Law & Justice, and J. Kenneth Blackwell, chair for Election Integrity, in response to the Supreme Court decisions released today in the cases of Trump v. Slaughter, Trump v. Cook, and Watson v. RNC. AFPI filed amicus briefs with the Court in these cases in supp more PR

LANSING, Michigan, June 29 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release: * * * AG Nessel Secures More Than $3.4 Billion for Michiganders Against Unlawful Federal Actions * LANSING - Since the Trump administration took office in January 2025, Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel has taken action to protect the rights, services, and federal funding that Michigan residents depend on. Following numerous successful challenges to illegal policies by the Trump administration, she is highlighting the actions the Depar more PR

OLYMPIA, Washington, June 29 -- Washington state Attorney General Nick Brown issued the following news release: * * * AG Nick Brown statement on SCOTUS ruling preserving mail-in voting Attorney General Nick Brown released the following statement on today's 5-4 U.S. Supreme Court decision, Watson v. Republican National Committee : "Today's decision is a major win for voters and a firm rebuke of Donald Trump's strategy to take control of states' voting systems. What this means for us is that Washington's system of vote-by-mail doesn't change. more PR

WASHINGTON, June 29 [Category: Sociological] -- The Alliance for Retired Americans posted the following news release: * * * Supreme Court Affirms Protections for Older Americans and All Mail Voters * The following statement was issued by Richard Fiesta, Executive Director of the Alliance for Retired Americans, regarding the 5-4 Supreme Court decision in Watson v. RNC. The Mississippi Alliance for Retired Americans was an intervenor in the case. "We welcome today's decision, which protects the right of millions of Americans-especially olde more PR

WASHINGTON, June 29 [Category: Government/Public Administration] -- American Oversight posted the following news: * * * American Oversight Welcomes Supreme Court Decision Protecting Ballot Access * In response to Monday's Supreme Court decision in Watson v. RNC upholding states' ability to count ballots mailed on or before Election Day and received afterward, American Oversight released the following statement welcoming the ruling as a victory for voters and election administrators while warning that efforts to undermine free and fair elect more PR

FAIRFAX, Virginia, June 30 [Category: Government/Public Administration] -- Americans for Limited Government issued the following statement: * * * Election Month Ruling By Supreme Court Regrettable Americans for Limited Government Executive Director Robert Romano today issued the following statement on the Supreme Court's ruling in Watson v. Republican National Committee : "In an apparent bid to avert Democrats' threatened Supreme Court packing scheme, Republican-appointed justices John Roberts and Amy Coney Barrett have apparently opted to  more PR

PHOENIX, Arizona, June 29 [Category: ThinkTank] -- The Goldwater Institute posted the following news: * * * Arizona Supreme Court Allows Donor Privacy Challenge to Proceed The Arizona Supreme Court today issued a landmark decision recognizing that the Arizona Constitution provides an independent source of protection for free speech and allowing a constitutional challenge to Arizona's donor disclosure law to proceed. In doing so, the court recognized that the nonprofit and donor plaintiffs do not surrender their privacy rights simply because  more PR

PHOENIX, Arizona, June 29 [Category: ThinkTank] -- The Goldwater Institute posted the following news: * * * Arizona Supreme Court Allows Donor Privacy Challenge to Proceed, Strengthens Independent Free Speech Protections Under the Arizona Constitution * The Arizona Supreme Court today issued a landmark decision recognizing that the Arizona Constitution provides an independent source of protection for free speech and allowing a constitutional challenge to Arizona's donor disclosure law to proceed. In doing so, the court recognized that the n more PR

PHOENIX, Arizona, June 30 -- The Arizona Supreme Court issued the following news release on June 29, 2026: * * * Arizona Supreme Court Upholds Voters' Right to Know Act The Arizona Supreme Court today ruled that the Voters' Right to Know Act may remain in place. The Court dismissed most of the plaintiffs' claims challenging the Act but allowed one claim to move forward. Arizona voters passed the Act in 2022. The Act requires certain groups that spend money on electionrelated media to disclose "the original source of all major contributions  more PR

WASHINGTON, June 29 -- The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee issued the following testimony by Andrea Travnicek, assistant secretary of the Interior for water and science, from a June 10, 2026, hearing on the oversight of the Colorado River Basin and future operations decisions: * * * Chairman Lee, Ranking Member Heinrich, and Members of the Committee, I am Andrea Travnicek, Assistant Secretary for Water and Science at the U.S. Department of the Interior (Department). Thank you for the opportunity to provide an update on drought i more PR

COLUMBIA, South Carolina, June 29 -- South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson issued the following news: * * * Attorney General Alan Wilson applauds U.S. Supreme Court for agreeing that President Trump can replace executive branch appointees * (COLUMBIA, S.C.) - South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson made the following statement regarding the U.S. Supreme Court's decision to overturn Humphrey's Executor v. United States, a 1930's decision that prevented presidents from firing Commissioners on the Federal Trade Commission. "I appla more PR

COLUMBIA, South Carolina, June 29 -- South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson issued the following news: * * * Attorney General Alan Wilson responds to U.S. Supreme Court's ruling on mail-in ballots * (COLUMBIA, S.C.) - Attorney General Alan Wilson released the following statement regarding the U.S. Supreme Court's decision on mail-in ballots: " Today's decision in Watson v. RNC is deeply disappointing. By allowing states to count mail-in ballots received after Election Day, the Court has undermined confidence in our elections and vali more PR

SACRAMENTO, California, June 29 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Bonta: U.S. Supreme Court Decision Affirms State Authority Over Mail Ballot Deadlines * OAKLAND -California Attorney General Rob Bonta today issued the following statement in response to the U.S. Supreme Court's decision in Watson v. Republican National Committee, which affirmed states' authority to count ballots cast by Election Day and received by election officials shortly afterward. California law provides t more PR

LINCOLN, Nebraska, June 29 -- Nebraska Attorney General Mike Hilgers issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Hilgers Announces Supreme Court Will Hear Nebraska's South Platte River Compact and Perkins County Canal Claims * Lincoln-Attorney General Mike Hilgers announced today that the United States Supreme Court has agreed to hear Nebraska's claims that Colorado has violated the South Platte River Compact and has improperly interfered with Nebraska's right to develop the Perkins County Canal. "Nebraska will finally have  more PR

ALBANY, New York, June 29 -- New York Attorney General Letitia James issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General James Releases Statement on Supreme Court Mail-In Ballot Ruling * June 29, 2026 NEW YORK - New York Attorney General Letitia James today released the following statement after the U.S. Supreme Court rejected the Republican National Committee's attempt to overrule state laws that allow for the counting of ballots for federal elections that were mailed on time but received after Election Day: "The right to vote ha more PR

AUSTIN, Texas, June 29 -- Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Ken Paxton Continues to Deliver Major Wins for the People of Texas * Attorney General Ken Paxton has continued to keep Texas great by protecting Texans' values and way of life. The major victories secured in just the past year alone build upon a legacy of success during his tenure as Texas Attorney General, where he has always been on the frontlines of the battle to protect our values and strengthen our nation. In 2026, Atto more PR

DENVER, Colorado, June 29 -- Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Phil Weiser statement on SCOTUS advancing Nebraska's South Platte River lawsuit * June 29, 2026 (DENVER) - Attorney General Phil Weiser issued the following statement in reaction to the U.S. Supreme Court's decision to take up Nebraska's South Platte River Compact lawsuit: "Colorado is complying with the South Platte River Compact and not interfering with Nebraska's efforts to build the Perkins County Canal. Today's more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, June 29 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release: * * * ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL ISSUES STATEMENT IN RESPONSE TO SUPREME COURT DECISION ON MAIL-IN BALLOTS * Chicago - Attorney General Kwame Raoul today issued the following statement on the U.S. Supreme Court's decision in Watson v. RNC. "In Illinois, we are focused on maximizing voter participation - not voter suppression. That is why we permit all eligible Illinois voters to cast mail-in ballots, and to cast ballots through Election Day. more PR

SALEM, Oregon, June 29 -- Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Rayfield Statement on Supreme Court Ruling Protecting Mail Ballot Deadline * Statement from Attorney General Dan Rayfield on today's ruling by the United States Supreme Court upholding the right of states to count mail ballots postmarked by Election Day: "Today's Supreme Court opinion is a victory for every Oregonian. Our state laws ensure that every vote counts-including mailed ballots that are postmarked by Election D more PR

DENVER, Colorado, June 29 -- Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Weiser on SCOTUS ruling protecting Federal Reserve independence while expanding Trump's firing power * June 29, 2026 (DENVER) - Attorney General Phil Weiser today issued the following statement after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in Trump v. Cook that Congress may protect the independence of the Federal Reserve, while ruling in Trump v. Slaughter that members of other independent agencies may be removed by the presiden more PR

WASHINGTON, June 29 [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: * * * Supreme Court Eliminates Agency Independence, Tilting Government Even Further Towards Special Interests Dominick Freda, Legal Director of Better Markets, issued the following statement about the Supreme Court's decisions in Trump v. Slaughter and Trump v. Cook : "Today, the Court has fundamentally restruct more PR

WASHINGTON, June 29 -- Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Blumenthal Condemns Supreme Court Decision Undermining Independence of Consumer Protection Agencies * [WASHINGTON, D.C.] - U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) today released the below statement following the Supreme Court's decision allowing President Donald Trump to fire commissioners of the independent Federal Trade Commission (FTC): "President Trump fired Commissioners Slaughter and Bedoya because they had the tenacity to fight mo more PR

WASHINGTON, June 30 -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations posted the following news release on June 29, 2026: * * * CAIR Welcomes Supreme Court Decision Requiring Warrants to Access Google User Location Data Muslim civil rights group says ruling affirms Fourth Amendment protections in the digital age - The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation's largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today welcomed a landmark U.S. Supreme Court decision holding that law enforcement must obtain a valid warrant befor more PR

WASHINGTON, June 29 [Category: Political] -- The Campaign Legal Center posted the following news release on June 29, 2026: * * * Campaign Legal Center's Danielle Lang on Supreme Court Ruling in Watson v. RNC, a Win for Voters Today, in a 5-4 opinion in Watson v. Republican National Committee, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed what the Constitution already makes clear: States have the authority to enact and enforce laws governing ballot receipt deadlines, subject to changes by Congress, and Congress has not passed any federal laws that would in more PR

WASHINGTON, June 30 [Category: Political] -- The Campaign Legal Center posted the following news release on June 29, 2026: * * * Campaign Legal Center's Trevor Potter Responds to U.S. Supreme Court's Ruling on Independent Agencies Today, in a 6-3 opinion in Trump v. Slaughter, the U.S. Supreme Court dealt a huge blow to the rule of law and our democracy. By expanding the president's control over agencies that Congress created to be independent, and expanding the president's ability to manipulate them in service of a political agenda, the Rob more PR

WASHINGTON, June 30 [Category: Political] -- The Campaign Legal Center posted the following news release on June 29, 2026: * * * U.S. Supreme Court to Hear Arizona Voter Registration Case in Upcoming Term Today, the U.S. Supreme Court granted certiorari in RNC v. Mi Familia Vota, formally indicating that the justices will review the case in their upcoming term. The justices will determine a number of questions at stake on a federal law that ensures every American can register to vote and make their voices heard in our elections. Arizona is  more PR

WASHINGTON, June 29 -- Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Washington, issued the following news release: * * * Cantwell Statement on SCOTUS Ruling Affirming States Have Right to Count Mail-In Ballots Received After Election Day Cantwell joined amicus brief defending states' authority to establish deadlines to count ballots  SPOKANE, WA - This morning, the United States Supreme Court ruled against an effort to stop states from counting mail-in ballots that are received after Election Day, even if they've been postmarked in time. U.S. Senator Maria Can more PR

WASHINGTON, June 30 -- Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Washington, ranking member of the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, issued the following statement on June 29, 2026: * * * Cantwell Statement on Supreme Court Ruling in Trump v. Slaughter U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, released this statement regarding today's Supreme Court ruling in Trump v. Slaughter, which allows President Trump to fire Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Commissioner Rebecc more PR

WASHINGTON, June 29 [Category: Sociological] -- Cato Institute issued the following news release: * * * Cato Scholars React to Supreme Court's Election Day Ballot Decision * Following today's Supreme Court decision in RNC v. Watson, Walter Olson, a senior fellow at the Cato Institute's Robert A. Levy Center for Constitutional Studies, released a statement: "In my view, there are plausible policy reasons to specify that all ballots should be in hand, not simply in the mail, by Election Day. But the Supreme Court was not presented today with more PR

WASHINGTON, June 29 [Category: Sociological] -- Cato Institute issued the following statement: * * * Cato Statement: Supreme Court Ruling Restores Executive Accountability in Trump v. Slaughter * Following today's Supreme Court Decision in Trump v. Slaughter, Thomas Berry, the director of the Cato Institute's Robert A. Levy Center for Constitutional Studies, released the following statement: "Today in Trump v. Slaughter, the Supreme Court held that the Federal Trade Commission's for-cause removal provision is contrary to the separation of  more PR

WASHINGTON, June 30 -- The Center for American Progress issued the following statement on June 29, 2026: * * * Supreme Court Rebukes Trump's Meddling in Fed's Independence Today, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that President Donald Trump could not fire Lisa Cook from the Federal Reserve's Board of Governors while the litigation process continues. In response, Michael Negron, senior fellow for economic opportunity at the Center for American Progress, issued the following statement: Fed independence is critical to a strong and growing economy, more PR

WASHINGTON, June 30 -- The Center for American Progress issued the following statement on June 29, 2026: * * * Supreme Court Ruling on Ballot Counting Is a Win for Voters Today, the U.S. Supreme Court upheld a Mississippi law that allowed mail-in ballots to be counted if they are postmarked by Election Day and received within five business days after the election. In response, Ben Olinsky, senior vice president for Structural Reform and Governance at the Center for American Progress, issued the following statement: This ruling is a major w more PR

WASHINGTON, June 30 -- The Center for American Progress issued the following statement on June 29, 2026: * * * Supreme Court Shatters Independence of Key Agencies, Putting Americans at Risk Today, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a ruling that would allow President Donald Trump to fire the leaders of independent federal agencies without cause. In response, Michael Sozan, senior fellow at the Center for American Progress, issued the following statement: Today's radical decision shatters the independence of critical federal agencies and weakens more PR

WASHINGTON, June 30 -- The Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution released the following testimony by George Fishman, senior legal fellow at the Center for Immigration Studies, from a June 3, 2026, hearing entitled "Protecting American Citizenship III: Denaturalization and its Constitutional Limits": * * * Chairman Schmitt and Ranking Member Welch, I am honored to have the opportunity to testify before you and the other Members of the Subcommittee today regarding denaturalization and its constitutional limits. Naturalization The more PR

WASHINGTON, June 30 -- The Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution released the following testimony by George Fishman, senior legal fellow at the Center for Immigration Studies, from a June 3, 2026, hearing entitled "Protecting American Citizenship III: Denaturalization and its Constitutional Limits": * * * (Continued from Part 1 of 2) They considered that, if loyalty was unable to stand the test of an armed conflict against the naturalized person's country of origin, it was absent from the beginning. In most World War II cases in  more PR

WASHINGTON, June 30 -- The Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution released the following testimony by Kenneth T. Cuccinelli II, senior fellow for immigration and homeland security at the Center for Renewing America, Spotsylvania, Virginia, from a June 3, 2026, hearing entitled "Protecting American Citizenship III: Denaturalization and its Constitutional Limits": * * * Thank you, Mr. Chairman. American citizenship is the most valuable immigration benefit this nation confers. It is what the Supreme Court has called a "priceless trea more PR

WASHINGTON, June 28 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * CHC Senators: Supreme Court's Decision is a Betrayal of TPS Recipients * Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senators Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.), Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.), Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), and Ruben Gallego (D-Ariz.) released the following statement after the Supreme Court's decision in Mullin v. Doe et al., which allows the Trump Administration to revoke Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Haitian and Syrian immigrants. This decision wi more PR

WASHINGTON, June 29 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * CHC Senators: Supreme Court's Decision is a Betrayal of TPS Recipients * Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senators Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.), Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.), Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), and Ruben Gallego (D-Ariz.) released the following statement after the Supreme Court's decision in Mullin v. Doe et al., which allows the Trump Administration to revoke Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Haitian and Syrian immigrants. This decision wi more PR

WASHINGTON, June 29 [Category: ThinkTank] -- Common Cause posted the following news release: * * * SCOTUS Preserves the Right to Vote by Mail Common Cause issued the following statement after today's Supreme Court decision in Watson v. Republican National Committee, which preserves longstanding election practices that allow states to count mail ballots postmarked by Election Day and received shortly after.  Statement from Common Cause President & CEO Virginia Kase Solomon: "This is a victory for voters and for an election system that meet more PR

WASHINGTON, June 29 [Category: Computer Technology] -- The Computer and Communications Industry Association issued the following news release: * * * Supreme Court Finds 4th Amendment Protections Extend to Digital and Location Data The Supreme Court has issued a ruling in a key case involving Fourth Amendment protections for the internet age. The Justices in Chatrie v. United States found that an individual's location history is protected by the Fourth Amendment and thus the government needs a warrant to obtain peoples' location data. The Co more PR

WASHINGTON, June 29 -- Rep. Shri Thanedar, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Shri Thanedar Supports Supreme Court's Decision to Uphold Voting Rights Congressman Shri Thanedar Supports Supreme Court's Decision to Uphold Voting Rights * Washington, D.C. -Congressman Shri Thanedar (MI-13) released the following statement after the Supreme Court upheld state laws allowing mail-in ballots postmarked by Election Day to be counted even if they are received afterward. "The Supreme Court just rejected Republicans' la more PR

WASHINGTON, June 29 [Category: Consumer Services] -- The National Consumers League issued the following news release: * * * Consumers Last: SCOTUS Erodes Independence of Consumer Protection Agencies Today, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled against Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Commissioner Rebecca Slaughter and other formerly independent agency heads across the government by allowing the president to fire them at will. This decision reverses nearly a century of Supreme Court precedent and granted President Trump significant and consolidated powe more PR

WASHINGTON, June 30 (TNSletter) -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations issued the following letter to the House Rules Committee: * * * Here is the text of the letter: June 24, 2026 The Honorable Virginia Foxx Chairwoman House Committee on Rules U.S. House of Representatives Washington, D.C. 20515 - The Honorable Jim McGovern Ranking Member House Committee on Rules U.S. House of Representatives Washington, D.C. 20515 - RE: Oppose Amendment 151 and Amendment 362, and Support Adoption of Amendment 2 to the FY2027 NDAA Dear C more PR

WASHINGTON, June 29 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee posted the following news release: * * * DCCC Chair Statement on U.S. Supreme Court's Decision Upholding Principal that Legal Mail-in Ballots Be Counted * Following the U.S. Supreme Court's decision in Watson v. RNC, which upheld Mississippi's long-standing practice of counting mail-in ballots that are postmarked by election day and received up to five days after, DCCC Chair Suzan DelBene released the following statement: "Today's decision is a victory for Americans. D more PR

WASHINGTON, June 29 [Category: Political] -- Demand Justice issued the following statement: * * * Statement from Demand Justice President Josh Orton on The Supreme Court Gutting FTC Independence to Further Empower Trump and Corporations "Today the Supreme Court gutted the independence of the FTC and handed Donald Trump political control over the agency responsible for protecting consumers and reining in corporate abuse. "Once again, the Roberts majority delivered on the whims of billionaires and giant corporations. "A Supreme Court that h more PR

SALEM, Oregon, June 28 -- The Democratic Party of Oregon issued the following news: * * * Four Years After Supreme Court Overturned Roe v. Wade, Christine Drazan Still Stands With Trump on Stripping Oregonians' Abortion Rights Portland, OR - Four years ago today, the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, ending the federal right to abortion and allowing states to ban abortion in all cases. Since then, Donald Trump has escalated his efforts to restrict reproductive rights and roll back abortion access for Oregonians - and GOP gubernatorial no more PR

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, June 30 -- Faegre Drinker Biddle and Reath, a law firm, issued the following commentary on June 29, 2026, by partner Oderah C. Nwaeze: * * * Director Independence - Keeping the Board and Board Actions Conflict-Free The Corporate Guide This article was originally published on February 25, 2022, and has been updated as of June 26, 2026. At a Glance This guide provides a high-level explanation of Delaware law regarding director independence, including the types of relationships and circumstances that might raise quest more PR

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, June 30 -- Faegre Drinker Biddle and Reath, a law firm, issued the following commentary on June 29, 2026, by partner Oderah C. Nwaeze: * * * How To Protect Emails to Directors and Officers from Production The Corporate Guide This article was originally published on January 26, 2022, and has been updated as of June 26, 2026. At a Glance This guide addresses circumstances where the emails of directors and officers may be requested, and whether such sensitive materials must be produced. - What Is a Books and Records more PR

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, June 30 -- Faegre Drinker Biddle and Reath, a law firm, issued the following commentary on June 29, 2026, by partner Oderah C. Nwaeze: * * * Is a Stockholder Vote Necessary? The Corporate Guide This guide was originally published on January 4, 2022, and has been updated as of June 26, 2026. At a Glance Delaware law states that a stockholder vote is only necessary when a corporation sells "all or substantially all of its [] assets." But the law stops short of defining "substantially all." Instead, judges have broadl more PR

ATLANTA, Georgia, June 30 -- Fisher Phillips, a law firm, issued the following insight on June 29, 2026: * * * SCOTUS Just Expanded President's Power to Fire Members of Independent Agencies: What the Landmark Ruling Means for Businesses and Employers The US Supreme Court just ruled in favor of President Trump by vastly expanding the presidential power to remove members of independent agencies. While today's Trump v. Slaughter decision centered on challenges to statutory removal protections for members of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), t more PR

WASHINGTON, June 29 [Category: Sociological] -- The Family Research Council issued the following news release: * * * FRC's Tony Perkins Critiques SCOTUS' Watson v. RNC Decision - Today, the U.S. Supreme Court issued its 5-4 decision in Watson v. RNC. The case examined the question: "Whether the federal election-day statutes preempt a state law that allows ballots that are cast by federal election day to be received by election officials after that day." The Court ruled that: "The federal election-day statutes do not prevent Mississippi from more PR

WASHINGTON, June 29 -- The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee released the following testimony by Guam Gov. Lourdes 'Lou' Leon Guerrero from a June 17, 2026, hearing on the state of the U.S. territories: * * * Hafa Adai, Chairman Lee, Ranking Member Heinrich, and Members of the Committee. Thank you for the opportunity to appear before you on behalf of the people of Guam. I have testified before committees like this many times over the past seven years. As I near the conclusion of my time as Governor, I do not know how many more o more PR

WASHINGTON, June 30 -- The Heritage Foundation issued the following news release on June 29, 2026: * * * Heritage Expert: Supreme Court's Weak Ruling Inconsistent with Modern Election-Law Principles The Supreme Court today ruled 5-4 in Watson v. Republican National Committee that federal election-day statutes do not preempt Mississippi law that allows mail-in ballots to be counted if they are postmarked or received within five days of Election Day. This means that states--including states that allow ballots to be received and counted weeks  more PR

WASHINGTON, June 29 -- Rep. Mary Miller, R-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * House Passes Rep. Miller's SCREEN Act as Part of Child Online Safety Package Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Kids Internet and Digital Safety (KIDS) Act, a comprehensive legislative package to strengthen online protections for children. The package includes Congresswoman Mary Miller's Shielding Children's Retinas from Egregious Exposure on the Net (SCREEN) Act. The SCREEN Act establishes a national age-verification requirement f more PR

ITHACA, New York, June 29 -- Cornell University posted the following news: * * * How Cornell is educating the next generation of citizens about democracy * Before Ava Murdock '29 took Introduction to Comparative Politics, she understood the benefits of the rights and freedoms that come from living in the U.S. But studying different political systems around the world taught her that those rights are easily lost and much harder to gain back. "We can't rely on what we have now and just let it sit. We have to continually criticize governmen more PR

WASHINGTON, June 29 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Des Moines Register: "Grassley is Right. Federal Courts Should Allow Cameras." * Grassley is right. Federal courts should allow cameras. June 28, 2026 By The Register's Editorial Board The Des Moines Register This should be the year that Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa gets his way on allowing cameras and other devices inside federal courtrooms... Today, the federal judiciary is one of precious few institutions, especially in gov more PR

WASHINGTON, June 30 [Category: Political] -- The Campaign Legal Center posted the following news release on June 29, 2026: * * * In a Victory for Voters, Arizona Supreme Court Upholds Proposition 211 * PHOENIX - Today, Arizona's Supreme Court affirmed the constitutionality of Proposition 211 (Prop 211), rejecting a broad challenge to the law under the Arizona Constitution and allowing the proposition to remain in place. However, the ruling also permits the plaintiffs to attempt to prove that they face actual, serious harm from Prop 211's di more PR

WASHINGTON, June 29 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The Washington Legal Foundation issued the following news release: * * * In WLF Victory, Supreme Court Overrules Humphrey's Executor and Restores Agency Accountability * "For far too long, Humphrey's Executor had allowed unaccountable agencies like the FTC to wield executive power without meaningful oversight. That ends today." -Cory Andrews, WLF General Counsel & Vice President of Litigation The U.S. Supreme Court today overruled its 1935 decision in Humphrey's Executor v. United States and more PR

WASHINGTON, June 29 (TNSletter) -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following letter to Arnall Golden Gregory LLP: * * * Here is the text of the letter: June 10, 2026 Brian Stimson Arnall Golden Gregory LLP 2100 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Suite 350S Washington, DC 20037 Re: United States' Title VI Inquiry Findings Dear Mr. Stimson: We write to notify you ofthe findings ofthe U.S. Department ofJustice (the "Department") after its investigation to determine whether the admissions practices of the University of California, Davis S more PR

WASHINGTON, June 29 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Kaine Statement on Supreme Court Destroying Agency Independence * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA), a former civil rights attorney, released the following statement on the U.S. Supreme Court's decision in Trump v. Slaughter, which will allow Trump to fire independent agency heads at will: "Today, the Supreme Court set a precedent that will have grave consequences for America's dedicated civil servants, as well as our economy, more PR

NEW YORK, June 29 [Category: Media] -- The Knight First Amendment Institute at Columbia University issued the following news release: * * * Supreme Court Recognizes Fourth Amendment Protection for Digital Location Data The U.S. Supreme Court today held that police conduct a Fourth Amendment search when they obtain digital location history through a geofence warrant, recognizing that people have a reasonable expectation of privacy in their location information. The Court remanded the case for the Fourth Circuit to determine whether the warran more PR

WASHINGTON, June 29 -- Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Krishnamoorthi Responds to Supreme Court Decision Upholding States' Ability to Count Timely Cast Mail Ballots * WASHINGTON -Days after warning during a congressional hearing that President Trump's effort to reject timely cast mail ballots would disenfranchise military servicemembers and other Americans who rely on voting by mail, Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL), a senior member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Refor more PR

WASHINGTON, June 29 -- The Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus issued the following news release: * * * Leaders of CPC, CAPAC, CBC, CHC Introduce Resolution Calling For Reforms To Protect Democracy Leaders of the Congressional Progressive Caucus (CPC), Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (CAPAC), Congressional Black Caucus (CBC), and Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC) announced a new House resolution calling for reforms to restore voting rights in the wake of the Supreme Court's decision in Louisiana v. Callais. The resolu more PR

WASHINGTON, June 29 [Category: Political] -- The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights issued the following statement: * * * The Leadership Conference Responds to the Supreme Court's Decision in Watson v. RNC "Today is a win in the fight for a multi-racial, just, fair, and equally representative democracy." - Maya Wiley, president and CEO of The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, issued the following statement:  "Today, the Supreme Court denied the Trump administration its demand to interfere with state election a more PR

WASHINGTON, June 28 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan Statement on Four Years Since SCOTUS Overturned Roe v. Wade * Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) issued the following statement on the fourth anniversary of the extremist conservative Supreme Court majority overturning Roe v. Wade in the disastrous Dobbs decision: "Today marks four years since the extremist conservative Supreme Court majority overturned Roe v. Wade, undermining 50 years of legal precedent, allowing R more PR

WASHINGTON, June 29 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan Statement on Four Years Since SCOTUS Overturned Roe v. Wade * Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) issued the following statement on the fourth anniversary of the extremist conservative Supreme Court majority overturning Roe v. Wade in the disastrous Dobbs decision: "Today marks four years since the extremist conservative Supreme Court majority overturned Roe v. Wade, undermining 50 years of legal precedent, allowing R more PR

WASHINGTON, June 29 [Category: Political] -- America First Legal, a civil rights organization, posted the following news release: * * * MAJOR VICTORY -- Supreme Court Reaffirms Presidential Authority Over Executive Branch Officials * In a landmark decision issued today, the U.S. Supreme Court (SCOTUS) ruled in Trump v. Slaughter that officials who exercise the President's executive power must be removable by him at will, and that statutory restrictions on the President's removal of such officers violate the separation of powers. America Fi more PR

WASHINGTON, June 29 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Markey Applauds Supreme Court Ruling Protecting Voting by Mail * Boston (June 29, 2026) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) today released the following statement after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in Watson v. Republican National Committee to uphold a state law mandating that mail-in-ballots postmarked by Election Day but received within a grace period can be counted. "Today's ruling is a victory for democracy," said Senator Markey. " more PR

WASHINGTON, June 29 -- Rep. Jennifer McClellan, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * McClellan Statement on Supreme Court Watson v. Republican National Committee Decision Affirming Legitimacy of Mail-In Voting * Washington, D.C. - Today, Congresswoman Jennifer McClellan (VA-04) issued the following statement on the Supreme Court's 5-4 decision ruling that federal election-day statutes do not preempt a Mississippi law allowing mail-in ballots to be counted as long as they are postmarked by, and received within, five days of e more PR

WASHINGTON, June 29 -- George Washington University posted the following news: * * * Media Tip Sheet: America at 250: Experts Available to Discuss the Nation's Milestone Anniversary * WASHINGTON (June 29, 2026 ) - Communities across the country are preparing to commemorate America's 250th anniversary, marking 250 years since the signing of the Declaration of Independence. The celebration will feature national events, educational initiatives, historical exhibitions, civic engagement programs, and festivities leading up to July 4. The anniv more PR

WASHINGTON, June 29 -- The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee issued the following written testimony by William Hasencamp, manager of Colorado River resources for the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California, from a June 10, 2026, hearing on the oversight of the Colorado River Basin and future operations: * * * Chair Lee, Ranking Member Heinrich, Senator Padilla, and other members of the Committee, I appreciate the opportunity to testify today. Metropolitan has a long history of developing partnerships on the Colorado Riv more PR

WASHINGTON, June 30 -- Rep. Seth Moulton, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release on June 29, 2026: * * * Moulton Introduces TPS Relief Act to Restore Judicial Review and Protect 1.3 Million TPS Holders from Mass Deportation Today, Congressman Seth Moulton (MA-06) introduced the TPS Relief Act, legislation that would reaffirm the ability of federal courts to review Temporary Protected Status (TPS) termination decisions, directly overturning the Supreme Court's 6-3 ruling in Mullin v. Doe, handed down last week, which stripped the  more PR

WASHINGTON, June 29 -- Sen. Christopher Murphy, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Murphy Statement on Supreme Court Decision in Trump v. Slaughter * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) issued the following statement in response to the Supreme Court's ruling in Trump v. Slaughter: "The Supreme Court has become a willing partner in President Trump's authoritarian power grab. First, they granted Trump blanket immunity from any crimes he commits in office, and now they've given him complete control over our  more PR

PARIS, France, June 29 [Category: Media] -- Reporters Without Borders issued the following news: * * * One year behind bars: journalist Christophe Gleizes still hopes for presidential pardon * One year after his imprisonment in Algeria, French sports journalist Christophe Gleizes remains detained despite an exceptional mobilisation of civil society, the football community, media outlets, and local authorities. Having withdrawn his appeal to the Court of Cassation, the contributor to So Foot and Society magazines now hopes for a potential pr more PR

WASHINGTON, June 29 [Category: Business] -- Open Markets Institute posted the following news release: * * * Open Markets Institute Condemns 'Pro-autocratic' Trump v. Slaughter Decision * In response to the US Supreme Court's precedent-shattering decision in Trump v. Slaughter, holding that President Trump may arbitrarily fire leaders of independent agencies or commissions, Open Markets Institute issued the following statements: Executive Director Barry Lynn: "In Trump v. Slaughter, the Supreme Court today grossly usurped Congress' constit more PR

WASHINGTON, June 29 -- Sen. Alex Padilla, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Padilla Statement on SCOTUS Protecting Vote By Mail and Absentee Voters * SAN FRANCISCO, CA -Today, U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), Ranking Member of the Senate Rules and Administration Committee with jurisdiction over federal elections, issued a statement after the Supreme Court ruled that states are allowed to count ballots received after Election Day. In a 5-4 decision in Watson v. Republican National Committee the Supreme Court held th more PR

WASHINGTON, June 29 [Category: Political] -- People for the American Way posted the following news release: * * * People For the American Way Responds to Supreme Court Ruling on Independent Agencies, Which Upends a Century of Governance and Makes Massive Power Shift to Trump In response to the Supreme Court ruling in Trump v. Slaughter, in which the Court's right-wing majority, overturning a nearly century-old precedent, held that presidents have absolute power to fire heads and commissioners of agencies that were designed by Congress to be  more PR

WASHINGTON, June 29 [Category: Political] -- People for the American Way posted the following statement: * * * People For the American Way Responds to the Supreme Court's Decision on Mail-In Ballots In response to the Supreme Court's 5-4 decision narrowly overturning the Fifth Circuit and upholding states' right to count timely ballots received after Election Day, People For the American Way President Svante Myrick released the following statement: "The Supreme Court was right to overturn the decision of the Fifth Circuit, but it should hav more PR

WASHINGTON, June 29 -- Rep. Chellie Pingree, D-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * Pingree, Massie Introduce 'People Over Poison Act' to Protect Americans' Right to Hold Big Chemical Companies Accountable * Today, Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) and Congressman Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) introduced the People Over Poison Act, legislation to protect Americans' right to hold pesticide manufacturers accountable under state law when they fail to warn consumers about the risks of their products. The bipartisan bill comes days afte more PR

CLAREMONT, California, June 29 -- Pomona College posted the following news: * * * Faculty in Politics, Chemistry, Biology and English Appointed to Endowed Professorships * Four faculty members have been awarded endowed professorship positions. "These donor-funded professorships are a vital resource for supporting faculty research and teaching excellence, and appointments are made to recognize exemplary scholarship and service to the College," says Brent Carbajal, interim vice president for academic affairs and dean of the College. The P more PR

NEW YORK, June 29 -- The Columbia Law School posted the following news: * * * Preparing for a Transformative Experience: Columbia Law School's Weil, Gotshal & Manges Judicial Clerkship Training Institute * Among the 18 speakers at Columbia Law School's Weil, Gotshal & Manges Judicial Clerkship Training Institute, the verdict was unanimous: A judicial clerkship is a privilege and an unparalleled opportunity for lawyers in the early years of their careers to play an indispensable role in ensuring the administration of justice within federal a more PR

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, June 29 -- Yale Law School posted the following news: * * * Professor Abbe R. Gluck's Scholarship Cited in Three Supreme Court Cases this Term Scholarship authored by Alfred M. Rankin Professor of Law Abbe R. Gluck '00 was cited in three Supreme Court opinions this term, including in one opinion by both the majority and the dissent. In the recent U.S. Supreme Court case FS Credit Opportunities Corp. v. Saba Capital Master Fund, which considered whether private parties have a right to sue for recission of contracts t more PR

WASHINGTON, June 29 [Category: Political] -- Public Citizen issued the following news release: * * * Independent Agencies Lose Their Independence in SCOTUS Decision The U.S. Supreme Court today issued its opinion in Trump v. Slaughter. The Slaughter decision overrules Humphrey's Executor v. United States (1935), in which the Court held that the Constitution allows Congress to create independent agencies whose commissioners can be removed only "for cause" - that is, for inefficiency, neglect of duty, or malfeasance while in office. The Suprem more PR

WASHINGTON, June 29 -- Rep. Steny H. Hoyer, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Ranking Member Hoyer Statement on SCOTUS Rulings on Independent Agencies * WASHINGTON, DC - Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (MD-05), Ranking Member of the Financial Services and General Government (FSGG) Appropriations Subcommittee, released the following statement after the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) ruled to expand President Donald Trump's power over independent federal agencies: "Today's decisions, taken together, reveal a Supr more PR

WASHINGTON, June 29 -- Rep. Kevin Mullin, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Mullin Condemns Supreme Court Decision Allowing President to Fire FTC Commissioner * Washington, D.C.- Today, the Supreme Court once again overturned longstanding precedent, this time allowing President Trump to fire leaders of independent federal agencies. Congress deliberately created agencies, such as the Federal Trade Commission, at issue in today's ruling, to be bipartisan and insulated from political interference. For 91 years, this s more PR

WASHINGTON, June 29 -- Rep. Robert C. Scott, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Scott's Statement on Trump v. Slaughter * As originally released by the Committee on Education and Workforce, Democrats WASHINGTON - House Education and Workforce Committee Ranking Member Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (VA-03) issued the following statement after the Supreme Court upheld President Trump's firing of Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Commissioner Rebecca Slaughter. "Once again, the Roberts-led majority in the Supreme Court has abandon more PR

BELLEVUE, Washington, June 29 [Category: Political] -- The Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms issued the following news release: * * * SCOTUS 2A RULINGS CONSISTENTLY SMACK DOWN ANTI-GUNNERS: CCRKBA The U.S. Supreme Court's newest Second Amendment ruling once again shows that proponents of restrictive gun control policies are on the wrong side of history as well as the Constitution, the Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms said.  "For the fifth time since the landmark Heller decision in 2008, the Court  more PR

WASHINGTON, June 30 -- Sen. Christopher Coons, D-Delaware, issued the following statement on June 29, 2026: * * * Senator Coons statement on Supreme Court decisions in Trump v. Slaughter and Trump v. Cook cases WILMINGTON - U.S. Senator Chris Coons (D-Del.) released the following statement after the Supreme Court ruled in Trump v. Slaughter, a case regarding President Trump's attempted removal of Federal Trade Commissioner Rebecca Slaughter, and in Trump v. Cook, a case regarding the president's attempted firing of Federal Reserve Board Memb more PR

WASHINGTON, June 29 (TNSletter) -- Sens. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee, and Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following letter to U.S. Customs and Border Protection: * * * Here is the text of the letter: June 10, 2026 The Honorable Rodney S. Scott Commissioner U.S. Customs and Border Protection 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue NW Washington, DC 20229 Dear Commissioner Scott, The Trump Administration collected $166 bill more PR

WASHINGTON, June 29 -- The Consumer Product Safety Commission issued the following news release: * * * Statement of Acting Chairman Peter A. Feldman Regarding the Supreme Court's Decision in Trump v. Slaughter * Today the U.S. Supreme Court issued its decision in Trump v. Slaughter, restoring the constitutional separation of powers among the branches of the federal government and overruling Humphrey's Executor v. United States. U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission Acting Chairman Peter A. Feldman released the following statement: "To more PR

BETHESDA, Maryland, June 30 -- The Consumer Product Safety Commission issued the following statement on June 29, 2026, by Acting Chairman Peter A. Feldman: * * * Statement of Acting Chairman Peter A. Feldman Regarding the Supreme Court's Decision in Trump v. Slaughter Today the U.S. Supreme Court issued its decision in Trump v. Slaughter, restoring the constitutional separation of powers among the branches of the federal government and overruling Humphrey's Executor v. United States. U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission Acting Chairman P more PR

MERRIFIELD, Virginia, June 29 [Category: Environment] -- The National Wildlife Federation posted the following news release: * * * Streams Critical to Des Moines' Drinking Water No Longer Protected by the Clean Water Act - New Research * DES MOINES, Ia. - More than a third - 36% - of the water in the Raccoon River comes from smaller streams that are no longer protected by the Clean Water Act. In the Des Moines River, these newly-unprotected streams provide 26% of the total flow, according to new research from Yale and the University of Mass more PR

WASHINGTON, June 29 [Category: ThinkTank] -- The Competitive Enterprise Institute posted the following news release: * * * Supreme Court overrules Humphrey's Executor in a major win for constitutional accountability: CEI analysis * Today, in a 6-3 decision, the Supreme Court held that statutory restrictions on the President's authority to remove Federal Trade Commission commissioners violate separation-of-powers principles, overruling Humphrey's Executor v. United States, 295 U.S. 602 (1935), and restoring executive accountability over offi more PR

WASHINGTON, June 29 [Category: Sociological] -- Cato Institute issued the following news release: * * * Supreme Court Rules Geofence Warrants Trigger Fourth Amendment Protections * Today, the Supreme Court held in Chatrie v. United States that the government conducted a Fourth Amendment search when it used a geofence warrant to obtain user Location History from Google. The majority extended Carpenter v. United States, holding that people have a reasonable expectation of privacy in their cell phones' location records. The Court did not decid more PR

WASHINGTON, June 29 -- Rep. Val Hoyle, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Supreme Court Upholds Key Vote-By-Mail Provisions * Rep. Hoyle Renews Call to Expand Access to Eligible Voters Washington, D.C. -Today in a 5-4 ruling, the Supreme Court ruled against the Republican National Committee's challenge seeking to disqualify mail-in ballots that arrive after Election Day but are postmarked on or before Election Day. The decision, in Watson v National Republican Committee, marks a significant victory for voters in states, li more PR

WASHINGTON, June 30 -- TechFreedom, a technology policy think tank, issued the following news release on June 29, 2026: * * * Post-Slaughter, Congress Must Rethink Oversight of Regulatory Agencies Today, as widely expected, the Supreme Court struck down limits on the President's ability to remove appointees to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), overruling the decision that had allowed such limits across many independent agencies: Humphrey's Executor v. U.S. (1935). Last year, TechFreedom filed an amicus brief highlighting the benefits of ag more PR

WASHINGTON, June 30 -- The Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution released the following testimony by Peter J. Spiro, law professor at Temple University, from a June 3, 2026, hearing entitled "Protecting American Citizenship III: Denaturalization and its Constitutional Limits": * * * Chairman Schmitt, Ranking Member Welch, and distinguished members of the Subcommittee: Thank you for the invitation to testify before the Subcommittee today about constitutional constraints on denaturalization. Any consideration of denaturalization m more PR

PLANO, Texas, June 29 [Category: Sociological] -- The First Liberty Institute, an organization that says it is dedicated to defending liberty for all Americans, issued the following news release: * * * Texas Native American Tribe Asks U.S. Supreme Court to Protect Sacred Religious Land Washington, D.C. - First Liberty Institute and the University of Texas School of Law's Law and Religion Clinic filed a petition at the Supreme Court of the United States asking the Justices to reverse a decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circu more PR

SACRAMENTO, California, June 29 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: * * * Trump Is No King: Attorney General Bonta Celebrates Lisa Cook SCOTUS Decision * OAKLAND -California Attorney General Rob Bonta today issued the following statement in response to the U.S. Supreme Court holding that Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook could keep her position on the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve. The decision allows Governor Cook to remain in her position on the Board while litigation in the underlying  more PR

CLEVELAND, Ohio, June 29 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Frantz Ward, a law firm, posted the following news: * * * Two Months Out: Continuing Developments After Challenges to Rescheduling Order are Ongoing * Since the Monday, May 4, 2026, filing of the Smart Approaches to Marijuana, Inc. v. Department of Justice petition challenging the legality of the Department of Justice's ("DOJ") order rescheduling medical marijuana to Schedule III (the "Rescheduling Order"), two more petitions have similarly challenged the validity of the order. First, o more PR

WASHINGTON, June 29 -- The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee released the following written testimony by U.S. Virgin Islands Gov. Albert Bryan Jr. from a June 17, 2026, hearing on the state of the U.S. territories: * * * Good morning Chairman Lee, Ranking Member Heinrich, and members of the Committee: On behalf of the people of the U.S. Virgin Islands, thank you all for the opportunity to appear before you today. The more than 87,000 American citizens I represent are full citizens of the United States--we serve in the military, p more PR

LOS ANGELES, California, June 29 -- The University of California at Los Angeles School of Law posted the following news: * * * Why Second Amendment expert Adam Winkler thinks the Supreme Court has 'made a mess' of gun laws * The U.S. Supreme Court added two opinions to its growing Second Amendment jurisprudence in June, when it ruled in the cases U.S. v. Hemani, holding that people cannot be denied guns because they unlawfully use controlled substances, and Wolford v. Lopez, expanding the right to bear arms on property that is privately own more PR

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, June 29 -- The Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression posted the following news release: * * * VICTORY! Court dismisses Trump appointee's speech-chilling lawsuit against Idaho conservation officer * BOISE, Idaho, Jun. 29, 2026 -An Idaho conservation officer represented by the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression has been liberated from a years-long, speech-stifling defamation lawsuit from a now-top U.S. Department of Agriculture official. In a Friday ruling, an Idaho district court dismissed more PR

WASHINGTON, June 29 -- Sen. Raphael G. Warnock, D-Georgia, issued the following news release: * * * Warnock, Colleagues Demand USPS Abandon Proposed Rule to Restrict Mail-in Ballots Senator Reverend Warnock joined his Senate colleagues in condemning unlawful restrictions to mail-in voting access  President Trump has co-opted the United States Postal service to further incite skepticism over the nation's voting process using baseless claims of election fraud Senator Warnock continues to fight for comprehensive voting protections to ensure  more PR

WASHINGTON, June 30 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following statement on June 29, 2026: * * * Warren Statement on Lisa Cook Supreme Court Decision United States Senator Elizabeth Warren, Ranking Member of the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee, released the following statement: "Even a Supreme Court stacked by Donald Trump agrees that his attempt to fire Lisa Cook was illegal. Donald Trump and his lackey Bill Pulte have now f more PR

WASHINGTON, June 30 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following statement on June 29, 2026: * * * Warren Statement on Supreme Court Commissioners Decision United States Senator Elizabeth Warren, Ranking Member of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee released the following statement: "Donald Trump has fired Democratic appointees and seized control of formerly independent agencies so they serve him and his billionaire friends inst more PR

WASHINGTON, June 29 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * Welch Statement on SCOTUS' Ruling to Expand Trump's Power to Fire Heads of Independent Agencies * BURLINGTON, VT - U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee and Senate Finance Committee, today released the following statement on the Supreme Court's rulings in Trump v. Slaughter and Trump v. Cook. In the former, the Court gave the President power to fire the heads of independent agency without cause: "The Supreme  more PR

WASHINGTON, June 26 -- The White House issued the following news on June 26, 2026: * * * President Trump's America First Agenda Scores Major Supreme Court Win on TPS Termination The Supreme Court has delivered a major victory for American sovereignty, ruling that the Trump Administration has full authority to terminate Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Haitian migrants. The Biden Administration weaponized TPS as a backdoor amnesty to flood the country with millions of unvetted migrants -- and that loophole is finally closed. This is the  more PR

WASHINGTON, June 29 -- Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: * * * Whitehouse & Reed Call for Haitian TPS Extension * Senators label SCOTUS decision epically bad Washington, D. C. -After the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the Trump Administration can move forward with ending Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Haiti, U.S. Senators Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) and Jack Reed (D-RI) denounced the ruling as 'epically bad' and urged Congress to take corrective action. Earlier this month, Whitehouse and Reed more PR

WASHINGTON, June 29 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The Washington Legal Foundation issued the following news release: * * * WLF Asks Supreme Court to Overrule PruneYard v. Robins " PruneYard is the property-taker's preferred precedent and the speech-compeller's best friend. It's time for it to go." -Zac Morgan, WLF Senior Litigation Counsel - Washington Legal Foundation (WLF) today urged the U.S. Supreme Court to grant review in Majestic Realty v. Salazar, a case that asks the Court to overrule one of its worst First and Fifth Amendment precede more PR

WASHINGTON, June 29 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Wyden Cosponsors Resolution to Protect Disability Rights and Condemn Trump Administration's Latest Attack * Senator: "This is yet another attempt by Trump and Republicans to roll back long-standing protections for people with disabilities, and my colleagues and I won't stand for it." Washington, D.C. - In the wake of the Trump administration's latest attack against people with disabilities, U.S. Senator Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) said today he is cosponsorin more PR

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, June 29 -- Yale Law School posted the following news: * * * Students Travel to South American Law Schools for Linkage Program In May 2026, Yale Law School sent nine students to Argentina and Chile to take part in the Owen M. Fiss Latin American Linkage exchange program. Four more students will travel to Brazil in August for similar program organized by our partner schools in Rio de Janeiro and Sao Paulo. Meena Venkataramanan, Sarah Kwon, Siri Danielson, and Natasha Markov-Riss (all first-year students) spent three w more PR