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WLF Asks Ninth Circuit to Keep California Law From Applying Nationwide

WASHINGTON, July 1 -- The Washington Legal Foundation issued the following news release on June 30, 2025:

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WLF Asks Ninth Circuit to Keep California Law from Applying Nationwide

"California law gets to govern California, not the entire country."

--Zac Morgan, WLF Senior Litigation Counsel

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(Washington, DC)--Washington Legal Foundation (WLF) and TechFreedom today urged the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit to reverse a federal district court's effort to give nationwide effect to a California statute: the Unfair Competition Law.

The case, Epic Games v. Apple, arises from a ... Show Full Article WASHINGTON, July 1 -- The Washington Legal Foundation issued the following news release on June 30, 2025: * * * WLF Asks Ninth Circuit to Keep California Law from Applying Nationwide "California law gets to govern California, not the entire country." --Zac Morgan, WLF Senior Litigation Counsel * (Washington, DC)--Washington Legal Foundation (WLF) and TechFreedom today urged the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit to reverse a federal district court's effort to give nationwide effect to a California statute: the Unfair Competition Law. The case, Epic Games v. Apple, arises from adispute between two market competitors. Epic Games contends that Apple has engaged in anticompetitive conduct that runs afoul of both federal and California law. The U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California agreed--but only as to Epic Games's California unfair competition claim. Yet in fashioning an injunction, the district court massively overreached, forcing Apple to comply with California law throughout the United States. As the WLF-TechFreedom brief explains, the Constitution simply does not allow such jurisdictional overreach. Under the country's system of government, California law cannot override the laws of the other States.

Even worse, California courts have interpreted the state law at issue far more narrowly--in the very context of Epic Games's dispute with Apple. That means, as a practical matter, that California's Unfair Competition Law means one (narrow) thing inside California, and an entirely different thing outside California.

As the amicus brief notes, leaving the injunction in place will have perverse and uncontrollable consequences. If the Ninth Circuit "determines that a state law may have implicit nationwide application, why should a state legislature not try to legislate with explicit nationwide aim? Leaving the injunction in place risks just such a race to extraterritoriality, on every issue from antitrust to arbitration." Rather than risk dismantling the Nation's carefully constructed system of federal and state jurisdiction, the court should dismantle the district court's colossal error.

Click here (https://www.wlf.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/WLF-TechFreedom-Amicus-30june2025.pdf) to read WLF's brief.

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Original text here: https://www.wlf.org/2025/06/30/communicating/wlf-asks-ninth-circuit-to-keep-california-law-from-applying-nationwide/

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FDA Removes Required REMS Program for Approval of Abecma and for Breyanzi

NORTH HOLLYWOOD, California, July 1 -- The International Myeloma Foundation issued the following news:

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U.S. FDA Removes Required REMS Program for Approval of Abecma (ide-cel) and for Breyanzi (liso-cel)

According to a June 26th press release from Bristol Myers Squibb (BMS), "the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved label updates for both of its CAR T cell therapies, Breyanzi(R) (lisocabtagene maraleucel; liso-cel) for the treatment of large B cell lymphoma (LBCL) and other lymphomas and Abecma(R) (idecabtagene vicleucel; ide-cel) for the treatment of multiple myeloma. These ... Show Full Article

29 Years Strong: The MPA Continues to Shape the Next Generation

IRVING, Texas, July 1 -- The National Football Foundation and College Hall of Fame issued the following news release:

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29 Years Strong: The MPA Continues to Shape the Next Generation

Since its inception in 1996, the Manning Passing Academy has enhanced the on and off the field skills of nearly 30,000 high school quarterbacks and receivers.

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Demond Williams Jr. (Washington) captured the "Riddell Air-It-Out" throwing exhibition. For his performance, he received a helmet autographed by the Mannings. He is flanked by Riddell President & CEO Allison Boersma, a member of the NFF Board, and ... Show Full Article IRVING, Texas, July 1 -- The National Football Foundation and College Hall of Fame issued the following news release: * * * 29 Years Strong: The MPA Continues to Shape the Next Generation Since its inception in 1996, the Manning Passing Academy has enhanced the on and off the field skills of nearly 30,000 high school quarterbacks and receivers. * Demond Williams Jr. (Washington) captured the "Riddell Air-It-Out" throwing exhibition. For his performance, he received a helmet autographed by the Mannings. He is flanked by Riddell President & CEO Allison Boersma, a member of the NFF Board, andNFF Chairman Archie Manning.

More than 1,400 high school football quarterbacks and receivers convened on the campus of Nicholls State University in Thibodaux, Louisiana, June 26-29, for the 29th edition of The Manning Passing Academy. The academy, which has attracted many of the top players in college football history during the past three decades, has one simple goal: to make the game more enjoyable for high school players.

"What keeps us going after all these years is the chance to give back to the game that's given so much to our family," said Archie Manning, who serves as the camp's executive director and as chairman of the National Football Foundation. "We're not trying to create superstars -- we're trying to help young players love the game more, lead better, and grow as teammates. That's the heart of the Manning Passing Academy."

Every year, the camp enlists the top college players in the nation who serve as counselors, helping mentor the young attendees, and this year was no exception with a list of stars who included Drew Allar (Penn State), Luke Altmyer (Illinois), Rocco Becht (Iowa State), Taylen Green (Arkansas), Mark Gronowski (Iowa), Walker Howard (Louisiana), Kevin Jennings (SMU), Avery Johnson (Kansas State), Cade Klubnik (Clemson), Sam Leavitt (Arizona State), Gio Lopez (North Carolina), Arch Manning (Texas), John Mateer (Oklahoma), Fernando Mendoza (Indiana), Darian Mensah (Duke), Behren Morton (Texas Tech), Miller Moss (Louisville), Chandler Morris (Virginia), Austin Novosad (Oregon), Garrett Nussmeier (LSU), Sawyer Robertson (Baylor), Lanorris Sellers (South Carolina), Blake Shapen (Mississippi State), Austin Simmons (Ole Miss), Ty Simpson (Alabama), Gunner Stockton (Georgia), Demond Williams Jr. (Washington).

Williams won the Quarterback Challenge, which included the "Riddell Air-It-Out" throwing exhibition. For his exploits he took home an autographed helmet with the Mannings' signatures. The stars also took home valuable insights and memories.

The camp started in 1996 at Tulane University in New Orleans with 185 participants, and this year marked the 21st edition at Nicholls State, having reached more than 30,000 players since its inception. At that time, Peyton, the 1997 NFF William V. Campbell Trophy(R) winner, was a junior at Tennessee. Eli, a 2003 NFF National Scholar-Athlete from Ole Miss, was a sophomore at Isidore Newman High School, and Manning's oldest son Cooper had just graduated from Ole Miss. Buddy Teevens, the late head coach at Dartmouth and the 2024 recipient of the NFF Distinguished American Award, was head coach at Tulane, and Jeff Hawkins, the current senior associate athletics director at Oregon, was a recruiting coordinator for Teevens. Manning, his sons, and Hawkins have continued to be the driving force behind the camp's success since its inception.

"The Mannings have created more than a camp -- they've built a legacy," said NFF President & CEO Steve Hatchell. "For nearly three decades, they've combined football fundamentals with life lessons, helping thousands of young men grow both on and off the field."

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Original text here: https://footballfoundation.org/news/2025/6/30/football-29-years-strong-the-mpa-continue-to-shape-the-next-generation.aspx

Wellcome announces suite of open research measures

LONDON, England, June 30 -- Wellcome, a charitable foundation, posted the following news release:

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Wellcome announces suite of open research measures

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The global health research foundation Wellcome has announced that it will become the latest organisation to sign the Barcelona Declaration on Open Research Information.

The collaboration between funders, research institutions, and infrastructure providers aims to make research-related metadata openly available and interoperable to improve transparency and efficiency of research.

By signing the declaration, Wellcome is committing to ... Show Full Article LONDON, England, June 30 -- Wellcome, a charitable foundation, posted the following news release: * * * Wellcome announces suite of open research measures * The global health research foundation Wellcome has announced that it will become the latest organisation to sign the Barcelona Declaration on Open Research Information. The collaboration between funders, research institutions, and infrastructure providers aims to make research-related metadata openly available and interoperable to improve transparency and efficiency of research. By signing the declaration, Wellcome is committing totaking a lead in transforming the way research information is used and produced - joining more than 40 other organisations. John-Arne Rottingen, Wellcome's chief executive, made the announcement at the Metascience 2025 conference at UCL, where he underlined the importance of equity, evidence, and engagement in the science community's self-evaluation.

John-Arne Rottingen said: "The power of open and transparent data has tremendous potential to advance science. We are looking forward to progressing our work with organisations to make openness the default along with a fantastic community of open science advocates. Between us we can create supportive systems, sustain crucial infrastructure, and ultimately contribute to a global shift towards open science that benefits everyone."

OpenAlex grant

John-Arne Rottingen also announced a new award of PS2.9 million over three years to support the indexing of grants from the world's research funders into the OpenAlex database -- a free and open database of scientific works provided by the non-profit organisation, OurResearch. The award will expand the type of data collected by the database, and help it provide links between grants and scientific works to support impact monitoring.

"We are delighted to support OpenAlex to broaden the scope of its unique and important resource. This funding will enrich the database by indexing grants from global research funders, and provide essential links between funding and scientific output," John-Arne Rottingen said.

Wellcome to streamline publication tracking and progress reporting

Additionally, Wellcome is updating the way it tracks publications relating to its own grants from autumn 2025, building on its open access policy that requires publications to be placed in the repository Europe PubMed Central. The new reporting process will point researchers to the publicly available lists of research publications associated with each grant in Europe PMC, where they can add missing publications to the open record rather than reporting them in closed system - simplifying the process for the researchers.

This revamp is part of a larger change to how to award recipients report their progress to Wellcome during and after their grant, streamlining the existing multiple approaches into one single progress reporting process to Wellcome. Wellcome will be contacting university research offices and grant holders over the coming months with full details of these upcoming changes.

John-Arne Rottingen also welcomed the launch of the Metascience Alliance at the conference. He said:

"I am thrilled to see the launch of the Metascience Alliance - I am confident this will be a real force for good, and I look forward to working with this dynamic coalition in the future. Now, more than ever, collaboration within the science community is vital - we must work together to leverage our collective resources and learn from each other to strengthen research systems globally."

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Original text here: https://wellcome.org/news/wellcome-announces-suite-open-research-measures

SDF Statement: Protecting the Rights & Dreams of Our Immigrant Neighbors

SAN DIEGO, California, June 30 -- The San Diego Foundation posted the following news release:

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SDF Statement: Protecting the Rights & Dreams of Our Immigrant Neighbors

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San Diego Foundation stands with our immigrant neighbors in this urgent moment.

As a community foundation with a long history of crisis response, we believe in a just, equitable and resilient San Diego--where every person has the opportunity to prosper, thrive and belong.

Immigrants are San Diegans. Our neighbors, co-workers and friends. Small business owners, caregivers and students. Immigrants serve our economy, enrich ... Show Full Article SAN DIEGO, California, June 30 -- The San Diego Foundation posted the following news release: * * * SDF Statement: Protecting the Rights & Dreams of Our Immigrant Neighbors * San Diego Foundation stands with our immigrant neighbors in this urgent moment. As a community foundation with a long history of crisis response, we believe in a just, equitable and resilient San Diego--where every person has the opportunity to prosper, thrive and belong. Immigrants are San Diegans. Our neighbors, co-workers and friends. Small business owners, caregivers and students. Immigrants serve our economy, enrichour culture and raise their families with the same hopes we all share - for safety, opportunity and freedom.

Recent ICE activity in places like restaurants, schools and courthouses threaten immigrant rights and erode public trust, setting dangerous precedents for how some members of our community are treated under the law. We believe in upholding the rule of law--fairly and consistently--and in ensuring peaceful voices are heard and due processes are available for all. These are not partisan principles; they are American ones.

We believe in our shared responsibility to defend the rights of those furthest from opportunity. That's why, in partnership with the Peacemakers Fund at San Diego Foundation, we've made a $125,000 grant to the Immigrant Legal Services Coalition of San Diego, led by Jewish Family Service of San Diego and Casa Cornelia Law Center. This support helps ensure families have access to legal counsel and their rights are protected.

Diversity is San Diego's strength. It drives creativity, fuels innovation and strengthens decision-making with varied perspectives and experiences. We invite those with the freedom to give to support community-based organizations working to uphold safety, dignity and fairness for all.

San Diegans demonstrate their generosity and empathy not by how we treat people at their best, but how we stand by them at their most vulnerable moments. Let's ensure our region is a place where values like generosity and empathy remain at the heart of our community; and where the American dream is more than a promise; it's a practice.

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Original text here: https://www.sdfoundation.org/news-events/sdf-news/sdf-statement-protecting-the-rights-dreams-of-our-immigrant-neighbors/

Foundation Announces Scholarship Awards to 10 Students for 2025-2026 Academic Year

WASHINGTON, June 30 -- The Equipment Leasing and Finance Foundation posted the following news release:

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Foundation Announces Scholarship Awards to 10 Students for 2025-2026 Academic Year

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The Equipment Leasing & Finance Foundation (Foundation) announces that 10 outstanding students are recipients of The Equipment Leasing & Finance Foundation Scholarship, a program for students interested in potentially pursuing a career in the $1.34 trillion equipment finance industry.

Each student will receive a scholarship of $5,000 for the 2025-2026 academic year. The Equipment Leasing & Finance Foundation ... Show Full Article

Evansville Electrician Files Federal Charges Against IBEW Local 16 for Union Bosses' $1.29 Million Retaliatory 'Fine'

SPRINGFIELD, Virginia, June 30 -- The National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation posted the following news release:

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Evansville Electrician Files Federal Charges Against IBEW Local 16 for Union Bosses' $1.29 Million Retaliatory 'Fine'

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Electrician validly resigned union membership and left union to purchase a non-union electrical firm, but union used sham proceeding to levy massive fine

Evansville, IN (June 30, 2025) - Brian Head, an Evansville-based electrician, has just filed federal charges against the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) Local 16 union for ... Show Full Article SPRINGFIELD, Virginia, June 30 -- The National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation posted the following news release: * * * Evansville Electrician Files Federal Charges Against IBEW Local 16 for Union Bosses' $1.29 Million Retaliatory 'Fine' * Electrician validly resigned union membership and left union to purchase a non-union electrical firm, but union used sham proceeding to levy massive fine Evansville, IN (June 30, 2025) - Brian Head, an Evansville-based electrician, has just filed federal charges against the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) Local 16 union forthreatening him with a $1.29 million fine after he exercised his right to resign from the union. Head filed his charges at the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) with free legal aid from National Right to Work Foundation staff attorneys.

IBEW Union Bosses Threaten Fake Limits on Membership Resignation, Bogus Discipline

Head's charges to the NLRB, which is the agency responsible for enforcing federal labor law, report that he resigned his IBEW union membership on March 27, 2025, in a notarized letter that IBEW officials acknowledged in an April 3 reply letter. However, the reply letter claimed that "[i]t is a six-month process before the resignation is finally effective."

Putting such restrictions on workers' right to resign their union memberships has no basis in law. Section 7 of the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA) and U.S. Supreme Court decisions like Pattern Makers v. NLRB spell out that workers have a right to end union membership and union officials cannot require such membership as a condition of getting or keeping a job (though states that lack Right to Work laws like Indiana's let union officials force workers to pay dues or be fired). Union officials also may not impose union discipline, like fines, on workers who aren't members.

In the interim between the two letters, IBEW Local 16 pursued union discipline against Head for "purchas[ing] a non-union electrical contractor and...decid[ing] not to sign a Letter of Assent" that would have likely handed the business over to union control without any kind of worker vote. Notably, the union's discipline took place after Head's March 27 union resignation - meaning Head was legally beyond the union's powers to impose any sort of internal punishment.

Union Letter Imposes Million-Dollar-Plus 'Punishment' on Electrician

Nevertheless, IBEW Local 16 officials sent Head correspondence on May 1 demanding he appear before a union tribunal. Head later received a letter from IBEW Local 16 bosses on June 9 finding him "guilty" of violating the union's constitution and imposing a "$1.29 Million dollar fine" as a penalty.

"IBEW Local 16 union bosses' imposition of this cruel million-dollar-plus 'punishment' on a rank-and-file worker shows that their real priority is maintaining cartel-like control over Indiana electricians - not standing up for workers' rights or freedom," commented National Right to Work Foundation President Mark Mix. "IBEW bosses have no legal grounds for this obscene exploitation. But as ridiculous as this situation is, it's important to remember that union monopoly bargaining is still the law of the land in all 50 states - a power that allows overtly self-interested union bosses like IBEW officials to extend their so-called 'representation' over every worker in a unionized facility, no matter how strenuously any worker opposes the union."

The National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation is a nonprofit, charitable organization providing free legal aid to employees whose human or civil rights have been violated by compulsory unionism abuses. The Foundation, which can be contacted toll-free at 1-800-336-3600, assists thousands of employees in about 200 cases nationwide per year.

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Original text here: https://www.nrtw.org/news/head-ibew-06302025/

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