SCOTTSDALE, Arizona, Aug. 26 -- The Alliance Defending Freedom issued the following statement: * * * The following quote may be attributed to Alliance Defending Freedom Senior Counsel and Vice President of Appellate Advocacy John Bursch regarding a friend-of-the-court brief filed Friday by Holtzman Vogel PLLC on ADF's behalf that urges the U.S. Supreme Court to take O'Handley v. Weber, a case in which California instructed Twitter to punish an American citizen for sharing political speech on t  more

SANTA BARBARA, California, Aug. 26 (TNScapv) -- Direct Relief issued the following news: Direct Relief has donated and delivered more than $1 billion in medicine and medical supplies to the people of Ukraine since Russia launched its war against its neighbor 18 months ago, a conflict that has driven 12 million Ukrainians from their homes, killed or injured more than 26,000 Ukrainian civilians and disrupted the nation's health care systems. In response to the brutal fighting, continuing attacks  more

SACRAMENTO, California, Sept. 2 (TNSres) -- Environment California issued the following news release: California legislators on Friday passed a series of clean energy bills sponsored or supported by Environment California through their final appropriations committees, making these bills eligible for a floor vote and bringing California another step closer to implementing new strategies to reach 100% clean energy. Bills that cleared the appropriations committees would spur solar development alo  more

NORTH HOLLYWOOD, California, Sept. 2 -- The International Myeloma Foundation issued the following commentary on Aug. 31, 2023: * * * Empowering Patients and Care Partners By Danielle Doheny, IMF Director, Public Policy & Advocacy The journey of a patient with myeloma can be complicated. I know this from being a part of my dad's journey with this disease. Thankfully, many different treatment options are available both to the newly diagnosed and to long-term survivors. Now, there are even newe  more

NEW YORK, Sept. 2 -- The National Domestic Workers Alliance issued the following agency statement on Sept. 1, 2023: * * * "On this Labor Day, the National Domestic Workers Alliance (NDWA) carries forward a proud tradition of organizing for stronger protections, equitable wages, and safer workplaces. We - the nannies, house cleaners, and home care workers whose critical roles make all other work possible - are organizing in cities, states and across the nation for rights, respect and recognitio  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 26 -- The National Immigration Law Center issued the following news release: Today, The National Immigration Law Center launches their "Freedom to Thrive" portrait sessions starting in California, with Tennessee and Texas sessions planned later this year. The Freedom to Thrive initiative is a narrative and cultural campaign to shift the hearts and minds of the American public and create lasting change that enables all of us to thrive. At the event, community members in Long Be  more

LOS ANGELES, California, Aug. 31 -- The Family Equality Council issued the following news release on Aug. 30, 2023: Family Equality, the nation's leading organization for current and future LGBTQ+ families, is thrilled to announce that Bruce Cohen -- Oscar and Tony-winning, Emmy-nominated producer of film, television, theater, and live events -- and Niecy Nash-Betts -- Emmy(R), Critics Choice and NAACP Award-winning and Golden Globe(R)-nominated actress and producer -- will be honored at the or  more