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Southeastern Legal Foundation Files Amicus Brief Challenging CO Clauses That Criminalize Protected Speech
ROSWELL, Georgia, June 16 -- The Southeastern Legal Foundation issued the following news release:
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Southeastern Legal Foundation files amicus brief challenging CO clauses that criminalize protected speech
Today, Southeastern Legal Foundation (SLF), a national nonprofit legal organization dedicated to defending constitutional rights, filed an amicus brief supporting businesses and organizations challenging two provisions of Colorado law that violate the First Amendment by allowing the government to punish speech based solely on whether someone claims it made them feel "unwelcome."
The underlying
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ROSWELL, Georgia, June 16 -- The Southeastern Legal Foundation issued the following news release:
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Southeastern Legal Foundation files amicus brief challenging CO clauses that criminalize protected speech
Today, Southeastern Legal Foundation (SLF), a national nonprofit legal organization dedicated to defending constitutional rights, filed an amicus brief supporting businesses and organizations challenging two provisions of Colorado law that violate the First Amendment by allowing the government to punish speech based solely on whether someone claims it made them feel "unwelcome."
The underlyingcase challenges Colorado's "Unwelcome Clause" and "Unwelcome Advertisement Clause," provisions that prohibit speech if a listener subjectively believes it makes them feel unwelcome based on their sexual orientation, gender identity, or gender expression. SLF filed the brief because Colorado's continuous efforts to silence those who believe in biological sex and reject radical gender ideology has to stop. Colorado has repeatedly used its Anti-Discrimination Act (CADA) and similar laws to target constitutionally protected speech, particularly in cases involving religious liberty, free expression, and debates surrounding LGBTQ+ issues. Enough is enough.
SLF argues in their brief, "Colorado has a dubious history of trampling First Amendment rights in its pursuit to shield members of the LGBTQ+ community from dissent regarding their lifestyle choices...Colorado does not respect, and indeed tramples on, the free speech rights of those who disagree with its preferred message on LGBTQ+ matters."
SLF President Kim Hermann said, "Colorado has proven time and again that they are willing to enforce laws and acts that explicitly violate the First Amendment in the name of Woke. No one wants anyone to feel unwelcome, but the First Amendment does not disappear simply because someone takes offense. These provisions create an incredibly vague and subjective standard that allows government officials to punish speech based on feelings rather than facts. In America, the government does not get to decide which viewpoints are acceptable and which are not."
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Original text here: https://slfliberty.org/southeastern-legal-foundation-files-amicus-brief-challenging-co-clauses-that-criminalize-protected-speech/
WLF Asks Supreme Court to Preserve 'Forfeiture of Forfeiture' Rule and Appellate Discretion
WASHINGTON, June 15 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The Washington Legal Foundation issued the following news release:
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WLF Asks Supreme Court to Preserve 'Forfeiture of Forfeiture' Rule and Appellate Discretion
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"A litigant forfeits the right to argue forfeiture when it fails to raise that argument in a timely fashion."
-Cory Andrews, WLF General Counsel & Vice President of Litigation
Click HERE to read WLF's brief.
Washington Legal Foundation (WLF) today urged the U.S. Supreme Court to clarify that, when resolving the procedural question in a discrimination case, it is not disturbing
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WASHINGTON, June 15 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The Washington Legal Foundation issued the following news release:
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WLF Asks Supreme Court to Preserve 'Forfeiture of Forfeiture' Rule and Appellate Discretion
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"A litigant forfeits the right to argue forfeiture when it fails to raise that argument in a timely fashion."
-Cory Andrews, WLF General Counsel & Vice President of Litigation
Click HERE to read WLF's brief.
Washington Legal Foundation (WLF) today urged the U.S. Supreme Court to clarify that, when resolving the procedural question in a discrimination case, it is not disturbingthe well-established 'forfeiture of forfeiture' rule or reviewing courts' discretion to consider forfeited issues on the merits. WLF contends that procedural rules promote orderly litigation only when properly invoked by the parties, and that sua sponte judicial action on forfeiture violates the party-presentation principle. WLF's brief was drafted with the generous pro bono assistance of John Querio, Justin R. Sarno, and Jasjaap S. Sidhu of Horvitz & Levy LLP.
The case arises from Jasmine Younge's Title VII discrimination suit against the Fulton Judicial Circuit District Attorney's Office following her termination from a senior staff position. The office raised its statutory personal-staff exemption as a defense for the first time at summary judgment. The district court permitted the late assertion on a finding of no prejudice to Younge, and the Eleventh Circuit's affirmance led to the appeal now pending before the Supreme Court.
In its amicus brief supporting neither party, WLF argues that even assuming an unpleaded affirmative defense is forfeited under Rule 8, the plaintiff must still timely assert that forfeiture or lose the argument forever under the Court's precedents in Eberhart, Kontrick, and Hamer. WLF further explains that appellate courts retain longstanding discretion to reach forfeited issues when they present pure questions of law, advance the interests of justice or judicial economy, or when the policies underlying forfeiture do not apply.
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Original text here: https://www.wlf.org/2026/06/15/communicating/wlf-asks-supreme-court-to-preserve-forfeiture-of-forfeiture-rule-and-appellate-discretion/
UK Teen Social Media Ban Is an Ineffective Approach, Says ITIF
WASHINGTON, June 15 [Category: Computer Technology]-- The Information Technology and Innovation Foundation posted the following news release:
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UK Teen Social Media Ban Is an Ineffective Approach, Says ITIF
In response to the UK Department for Science, Innovation and Technology's announcement of a social media ban for users under 16, the Information Technology and Innovation Foundation (ITIF) released the following statement from Policy Analyst Alex Ambrose :
The UK ban would cut everyone under 16 off from all social media, including platforms that already provide robust safety tools, parental
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WASHINGTON, June 15 [Category: Computer Technology]-- The Information Technology and Innovation Foundation posted the following news release:
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UK Teen Social Media Ban Is an Ineffective Approach, Says ITIF
In response to the UK Department for Science, Innovation and Technology's announcement of a social media ban for users under 16, the Information Technology and Innovation Foundation (ITIF) released the following statement from Policy Analyst Alex Ambrose :
The UK ban would cut everyone under 16 off from all social media, including platforms that already provide robust safety tools, parentalcontrols, and age-appropriate design.
The ban goes further than other proposals by unnecessarily restricting features such as livestreaming and stranger communication with children. While the goal may be child safety, the result would be sweeping collateral damage to many legitimate features that form the foundation of most social media platforms.
In addition, bans require aggressive age-verification systems involving intrusive identity checks, threatening online anonymity and privacy for everyone, not just minors.
Instead of following Australia's flawed approach, which has already proved to be largely ineffective, the UK should prioritize smarter design, stronger safety tools, and greater parental controls, not widescale bans that remove technology from young people and choice from families.
For more on this issue, see:
* Alex Ambrose and Ash Johnson, " Comments to the UK Department for Science, Innovation and Technology Regarding Growing Up in the Online World," ITIF, May 22, 2026.
* Alex Ambrose, " Protecting Children Online in the UK Requires Smarter Tools, Not Blanket Bans," ITIF Innovation Files commentary, January 23, 2026.
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Original text here: https://itif.org/publications/publications/2026/06/15/uk-teen-social-media-ban-is-ineffective-approach-says-itif/
OMRF scientist awarded $1.2 million VA grant for arthritis studies
OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, June 15 -- The Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation posted the following news:
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OMRF scientist awarded $1.2 million VA grant for arthritis studies
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Backed by a new four-year, $1.2 million grant, an Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation physician-scientist will investigate why osteoarthritis develops and progresses differently from person to person.
Matlock Jeffries, M.D., received the grant from U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. The project builds on previous research that identified long-lasting inflammatory changes in blood cells linked to progression of
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OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, June 15 -- The Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation posted the following news:
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OMRF scientist awarded $1.2 million VA grant for arthritis studies
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Backed by a new four-year, $1.2 million grant, an Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation physician-scientist will investigate why osteoarthritis develops and progresses differently from person to person.
Matlock Jeffries, M.D., received the grant from U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. The project builds on previous research that identified long-lasting inflammatory changes in blood cells linked to progression ofOA, the most common form of arthritis.
For his new study, Jeffries will analyze blood sample data and medical information from 25,000 veterans. The VA's Million Veteran Program, one of the world's largest research databases for health and genetics, will supply the data.
"This gives us access to a much larger and more powerful dataset than we've ever had before," said Jeffries, a rheumatologist who directs OMRF's Arthritis Research Center. "We can now test whether the biological patterns we discovered in smaller studies hold up across thousands of OA patients."
OA usually results from cartilage deterioration in the knees, hands, hips or spine. It is significantly more prevalent in veterans due to traumatic injuries sustained in training or combat. Veterans also tend to develop OA at younger ages, meaning they often live with the disease for decades longer than the general population.
Although OA has traditionally been viewed as a "wear-and-tear" condition, scientists increasingly believe that inflammation related to the immune system influences how joints deteriorate.
Jeffries hopes to better understand why some patients experience slow disease progression over decades while others decline within just a few years. He theorizes that OA progression is linked to changes in blood cells that influence how genes are turned on or off.
Jeffries' lab has already found these characteristic patterns in a previous, smaller study of OA patients. The new study in a much larger set of patients will confirm whether these patterns can help predict who is likely to develop OA, whose disease will worsen quickly, and who may eventually require joint replacement surgery.
A second aspect of Jeffries' study will use advanced computational methods to estimate the types of immune cells present in patients' blood samples. By analyzing these patterns, Jeffries hopes to identify specific immune cell populations linked to OA progression.
Currently, no drugs exist that alter the course of OA. The only treatments available focus on managing pain and improving joint function.
Although a handful of OA disease-modifying therapies are now undergoing clinical trials, most target individual joints through injections.
However, most OA patients have several joints affected. A more comprehensive understanding of immune changes in the blood could eventually lead to therapies that treat OA systemically rather than joint by joint, said OMRF Executive Vice President and Chief Medical Officer Judith James, M.D., Ph.D.
"This study shows potential to explain the factors behind OA progression," James said. "If Dr. Jeffries finds one particular immune cell or pathway driving disease, that could become a new therapeutic target."
This research is funded by VA grant No. IO1BX007116. It will build on research funded by grant No. R01AR076440 from the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases, part of the National Institutes of Health.
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Original text here: https://omrf.org/omrf-scientist-awarded-1-2-million-va-grant-for-arthritis-studies/
Nemours Children's Health Receives $1 Million Gift from the Harvey & Carol Massey Foundation to Support Autism Programs
JACKSONVILLE, Florida, June 15 -- Nemours Foundation posted the following news release:
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Nemours Children's Health Receives $1 Million Gift from the Harvey & Carol Massey Foundation to Support Autism Programs
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ORLANDO, Fla. (June 15, 2026) - Nemours Children's Health received a generous $1 million gift from the Harvey & Carol Massey Foundation to support the Applied Behavior Analysis program at Nemours Children's Hospital, Florida. The gift was announced during a special celebration event at the hospital attended by leaders, clinicians, advocates and community members.
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JACKSONVILLE, Florida, June 15 -- Nemours Foundation posted the following news release:
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Nemours Children's Health Receives $1 Million Gift from the Harvey & Carol Massey Foundation to Support Autism Programs
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ORLANDO, Fla. (June 15, 2026) - Nemours Children's Health received a generous $1 million gift from the Harvey & Carol Massey Foundation to support the Applied Behavior Analysis program at Nemours Children's Hospital, Florida. The gift was announced during a special celebration event at the hospital attended by leaders, clinicians, advocates and community members.
"We are incrediblygrateful to the Harvey & Carol Massey Foundation for their unwavering support of our autism program over the past decade," said Martha McGill, BSN, MBA, MHA, Central Florida Region President of Nemours Children's Health. "This generous donation will profoundly impact the children and families we serve by providing essential resources and programs that promote growth, development, and inclusion. We are thankful for their continued partnership and commitment to improving children's health and well-being."
Nemours Children's Hospital, Florida is Central Florida's only licensed specialty children's hospital focused solely on improving the wellbeing of children. This investment will help ensure that Nemours Children's continues to lead care delivery and support for children living with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) by enhancing the existing program through a focus on four key areas - the Supportive Employment Program, the Nemours Swims Program, caregiver training and education, and the expansion of autism-related behavior analysis services - enabling greater access to research-backed interventions and ensuring that more children receive the support and services they need.
The Harvey & Carol Massey Foundation is dedicated to supporting initiatives that improve the quality of life for individuals and communities. Through philanthropic endeavors like this one, the foundation aims to create lasting, positive changes.
"At the Harvey & Carol Massey Foundation, we believe deeply in standing alongside families and supporting children in reaching their fullest potential. This investment reflects our commitment to expanding access to thoughtful, expert care for children across our community," said Andrea Massey-Farrell, President and CEO of the Harvey & Carol Massey Foundation. "Nemours Children's is doing meaningful, life-changing work, and we are proud to help ensure more families feel supported and hopeful for what is ahead."
A steadfast supporter of Nemours Children's Health for more than a dozen years, the Harvey & Carol Massey Foundation has generously provided millions of dollars to fund a variety of programs that support and assist patients living with ASD. Additionally, its commitment to Nemours Children's mission is exemplified through a history of board service, helping to guide and shape the future of pediatric health care for Florida's children.
About Nemours Children's Health
Nemours Children's Health is one of the nation's largest multistate pediatric health systems, which includes two free-standing children's hospitals and a network of more than 70 primary and specialty care practices. Nemours Children's seeks to transform the health of children by adopting a holistic health model that utilizes innovative, safe, and high-quality care, while also addressing children's needs well beyond medicine. In producing the highly acclaimed, award-winning pediatric medicine podcast Well Beyond Medicine, Nemours underscores that commitment by featuring the people, programs and partnerships addressing Whole Child Health. Nemours Children's also powers the world's most-visited website for information on the health of children and teens, Nemours KidsHealth.org.
The Nemours Foundation, established through the legacy and philanthropy of Alfred I. duPont, provides pediatric clinical care, research, education, advocacy, and prevention programs to the children, families and communities it serves. For more information, visit Nemours.org.
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Original text here: https://nemours.mediaroom.com/HarveyCarolMasseyFoundationDonationforAutism
Final Rejection of Trump Administration's Offshore Wind Permitting Pause
BOSTON, Massachusetts, June 15 -- Conservation Law Foundation issued the following news release:
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Final Rejection of Trump Administration's Offshore Wind Permitting Pause
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The court is clear: The administration's orders are groundless, illegal, and need to stop. Photo: Shutterstock
June 15, 2026 (Boston, MA) - The US First Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed a preliminary decision issued by a lower federal court in December 2025 rejecting the Trump administration's unlawful moratorium on offshore wind permitting.
"Once again, thanks to Attorney General Campbell and attorneys general
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BOSTON, Massachusetts, June 15 -- Conservation Law Foundation issued the following news release:
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Final Rejection of Trump Administration's Offshore Wind Permitting Pause
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The court is clear: The administration's orders are groundless, illegal, and need to stop. Photo: Shutterstock
June 15, 2026 (Boston, MA) - The US First Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed a preliminary decision issued by a lower federal court in December 2025 rejecting the Trump administration's unlawful moratorium on offshore wind permitting.
"Once again, thanks to Attorney General Campbell and attorneys generalin 18 states, the rule of law has triumphed over the Trump administration's arbitrary attempts to stop clean energy," said Kate Sinding Daly, Conservation Law Foundation Senior Vice President of Law and Policy.
"This ruling ends another important front in the administration's relentless war on offshore wind - one waged without merit and aimed to benefit the petroleum industry. It helps preserve clean, affordable energy projects that have already created thousands of jobs in New England alone and lowered energy bills. CLF and our partners originally filed a 'friend of the court' legal brief in support of the lawsuit. We know that the future of clean, homegrown energy is in our waters and in our hands, as proven by the extraordinary performance of New England offshore wind this past winter."
The decision is the result of the 19 attorneys general suing the administration for its destructive decision to pause all permitting. The court's move is yet another major loss for the Trump administration's efforts to bring back polluting, expensive, climate-killing energy from coal, oil and gas. The court is clear: The administration's orders are groundless, illegal, and need to stop.
Experts are available for further comment
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Original text here: https://www.clf.org/newsroom/final-rejection-of-trump-wind-permitting-pause/
Breakthrough T1D Presents New Jersey Resident Gina Gehan with the 2025 Huntsman Family Community Engagement Award
NEW YORK, June 15 -- Breakthrough T1D (formerly JDRF) a non-profit dedicated to funding type 1 diabetes research, posted the following news release:
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Breakthrough T1D Presents New Jersey Resident Gina Gehan with the 2025 Huntsman Family Community Engagement Award
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Annual award recognizes outstanding Breakthrough T1D volunteer leadership
Randolph, N.J. and New York, June 15, 2026 -Breakthrough T1D, the leading global type 1 diabetes (T1D) research and advocacy organization, proudly announces Gina Gehan as the recipient of the 2025 Huntsman Family Community Engagement Award for her exceptional
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NEW YORK, June 15 -- Breakthrough T1D (formerly JDRF) a non-profit dedicated to funding type 1 diabetes research, posted the following news release:
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Breakthrough T1D Presents New Jersey Resident Gina Gehan with the 2025 Huntsman Family Community Engagement Award
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Annual award recognizes outstanding Breakthrough T1D volunteer leadership
Randolph, N.J. and New York, June 15, 2026 -Breakthrough T1D, the leading global type 1 diabetes (T1D) research and advocacy organization, proudly announces Gina Gehan as the recipient of the 2025 Huntsman Family Community Engagement Award for her exceptionalleadership in community engagement and outreach.
The national award is named for the Jon Huntsman Jr. family, including Mary Kaye and Liddy Huntsman, who played a significant role in the development of the Breakthrough T1D Bag of Hope program. It recognizes a volunteer who has made an impactful contribution to the T1D community by fostering a sense of community and engagement with the larger Breakthrough T1D family and empowering individuals to make a difference in their own lives.
Gina became involved with Breakthrough T1D when her daughter, Arianna, was diagnosed with T1D at age 11. Since that time, she has served as a dedicated volunteer whose service has helped deepen engagement across the New Jersey Chapter. Over 12 years of involvement, she has served in several leadership roles, including Chapter Board Member, Outreach Ambassador Chair, Community Summit Chair, and Community Engagement Chair. As an Outreach Ambassador Chair, Gina mobilized a team of volunteers to deliver personal outreach to newly diagnosed families and adults as a way to welcome them to the Breakthrough T1D community.
Gina has championed outreach and advocacy efforts that extend well beyond her formal roles, including working with local officials in an effort that led the New Jersey Department of Health Office of Emergency Medical Services to authorize blood glucose testing by New Jersey Emergency Medical Technicians (EMTs). She also took the initiative to educate local first responders about T1D, helping ensure greater safety and awareness in her community. She has been a steady presence at Breakthrough T1D's Government Day over the years and participated in meetings with policymakers as part of the Promise to Remember Me campaigns. Gina's volunteer leadership and commitment to Breakthrough T1D's mission have served as an inspiration for her family, with Arianna also serving as a Children's Congress delegate in 2019 and current leader on Breakthrough T1D's Young Adult Advocacy Council.
"Breakthrough T1D is proud to honor Gina Gehan with this award and celebrate her outstanding volunteer leadership and dedication to community engagement," said Aaron Kowalski, Ph.D., Breakthrough T1D Chief Executive Officer. "Gina's commitment to the type 1 diabetes community and to our mission shows in her passion for T1D advocacy and education. By focusing on outreach and inspiring others to get involved, she has connected more people to our work and expanded its impact. We are deeply grateful for her partnership and support."
Breakthrough T1D recognizes and appreciates all of the dedicated volunteers and supporters who commit their lives to the worldwide effort to end T1D.
About Breakthrough T1D, Formerly JDRF
As the leading global type 1 diabetes research and advocacy organization, Breakthrough T1D helps make everyday life with type 1 diabetes better while driving toward cures. We do this by investing in the most promising research, advocating for progress by working with government to address issues that impact the T1D community, and helping educate and empower individuals facing this condition.
About Type 1 Diabetes (T1D)
T1D is an autoimmune condition that causes the pancreas to make very little insulin or none at all. This leads to dependence on insulin therapy and the risk of short and long-term complications, which can include highs and lows in blood sugar; damage to the kidneys, eyes, nerves, and heart; and even death. Globally, it impacts 9.5 million people. Many believe T1D is only diagnosed in childhood and adolescence, but diagnosis in adulthood is common and accounts for nearly 50% of all T1D diagnoses. The onset of T1D has nothing to do with diet or lifestyle. While its causes are not yet entirely understood, scientists believe that both genetic factors and environmental triggers are involved. There is currently no cure for T1D.
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Original text here: https://www.breakthrought1d.org/for-the-media/press-releases/breakthrough-t1d-presents-new-jersey-resident-gina-gehan-with-the-2025-huntsman-family-community-engagement-award/
