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Supreme Court Must Uphold Birthright Citizenship, Says LatinoJustice
NEW YORK, May 16 -- LatinoJustice PRLDEF issued the following news release:

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The Supreme Court Must Uphold Birthright Citizenship, Says LatinoJustice

Government's oral arguments focus on narrow technical rule that aims to circumvent federal rulings on Executive Order

The national civil rights organization LatinoJustice PRLDEF responded to today's oral arguments before the US Supreme Court related to whether lower courts could halt the President's executive order seeking to end birthright citizenship.

The executive order would deny US citizenship to an estimated 255,000 newborns born ... Show Full Article

Supreme Court Must Fully Preserve Constitutional Protections of Birthright Citizenship and Not Allow Trump Administration to Pierce Its Sacred Protections
SAN FRANCISCO, California, May 16 -- The Immigrant Legal Resource Center issued the following news release:

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Supreme Court Must Fully Preserve the Constitutional Protections of Birthright Citizenship and Not Allow the Trump Administration to Pierce its Sacred Protections

(Washington)--While evading the constitutional questions underlying the Trump administration's efforts to pierce the sacred veil of constitutionally-protected birthright citizenship, lawyers for the government argued before the US Supreme Court today that lower courts' decisions to completely block efforts to undercut birthright ... Show Full Article

New Report: Complaints Against U.S. Airlines Soar to Another Record in 2024
WASHINGTON, May 16 (TNSrep) -- The U.S. Public Interest Research Group Education Fund issued the following news release:

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New report: Complaints against U.S. airlines soar to another record in 2024

Cancellations, delays edge up while mishandled baggage or wheelchair incidents decline

WASHINGTON - Complaints lodged against U.S. airlines hit another record in 2024, rising by nearly 9%, even though passenger volume rose by only 4% compared with 2023. That's according to The Plane Truth 2025 (https://pirg.org/edfund/resources/plane-truth-2025/), U.S PIRG Education Fund's newest analysis of ... Show Full Article

Louisiana Appellate Court Rules in Favor of Community Groups: Local Government's Approval of Koch Methanol Expansion Unlawful
NEW YORK, May 16 -- The Center for Constitutional Rights issued the following news release on May 15, 2025:

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Louisiana Appellate Court Rules in Favor of Community Groups: Local Government's Approval of Koch Methanol Expansion Unlawful

St. James Parish Council broke own rules to okay expansion into protected wetlands, court finds in Louisiana environmental justice case

Gretna, LA - Yesterday, a five-judge panel of the Louisiana Fifth Circuit Court of Appeal ruled 3-2 that St. James Parish violated its own rules when it approved a planned expansion of Koch Methanol in the majority-Black ... Show Full Article

Island of Anholt Becomes Fourth International Dark Sky Park in Denmark
TUCSON, Arizona, May 16 -- DarkSky International issued the following news release:

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Island of Anholt Becomes Fourth International Dark Sky Park in Denmark

Anholt, Denmark

The Danish island of Anholt, located in the Kattegat Strait between Denmark and Sweden, has been officially designated as an International Dark Sky Park by DarkSky International. This designation recognizes Anholt's exceptional commitment to preserving the island's naturally dark skies through education, community collaboration, and responsible lighting practices.

The certification follows years of grassroots advocacy ... Show Full Article

Genetic Factors May Influence Liver Fat Even in Healthy Weight People
PHOENIX, Arizona, May 16 -- The Translational Genomics Research Institute issued the following news release:

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Genetic Factors May Influence Liver Fat Even in Healthy Weight People

Study improves our understanding of steatotic liver disease in an understudied population

PHOENIX, Ariz. -- Researchers at the Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen), part of City of Hope, have identified several genetic variants related to the accumulation of liver fat in normal-weight individuals, a population often overlooked in studies of metabolic liver disease.

Their findings, published today ... Show Full Article

Brady Celebrates Supreme Court Decision in Barnes V. Felix to Hold Accountable Police Who Unjustly Use Deadly Force
WASHINGTON, May 16 -- The Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence issued the following news release on May 15, 2025:

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Brady Celebrates Supreme Court Decision in Barnes v. Felix to Hold Accountable Police Who Unjustly Use Deadly Force

This decision is a step toward ending police violence and restoring trust between law enforcement and communities.

Today, in a unanimous decision in Barnes v. Felix, the Supreme Court rejected the harmful, so-called "moment-of-threat" doctrine that had the potential to, and did, shield police officers from accountability for unreasonably using firearms as deadly ... Show Full Article