SANTA ANA, California, Sept. 12 -- The American Jewish Committee issued the following news release on Sept. 11, 2023: American Jewish Committee (AJC), ADL (the Anti-Defamation League), The Louis D. Brandeis Center for Human Rights Under Law, and Potomac Law Group announced today they filed suit on behalf of the Brandeis Center and its membership arm, So-CUE (Southern Californians for Unbiased Education), comprised of Orange County and Santa Ana residents, against the Santa Ana Unified School Di  more

SANTA ANA, California, Sept. 12 -- The Anti-Defamation League issued the following news release on Sept. 11, 2023: ADL (the Anti-Defamation League), The Louis D. Brandeis Center for Human Rights Under Law, the American Jewish Committee and Potomac Law Group announced today that they filed suit on behalf of the Brandeis Center and its membership arm, So-CUE (Southern Californians for Unbiased Education), comprised of Orange County and Santa Ana residents, against the Santa Ana Unified School Dis  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 12 -- The Autonomous Vehicle Industry Association issued the following statement on Sept. 11, 2023: * * * The Autonomous Vehicle Industry Association (AVIA) issued the following statement after the California Senate passed AB 316 - a bill that stands to bar autonomous trucks from operating in California: "We are disappointed to see AB 316 pass the California Senate. The Department of Motor Vehicles and Governor's Office of Business and Economic Development (GO-Biz) were corr  more

WILLIMANTIC, Connecticut, Sept. 12 -- The Center for Medicare Advocacy issued the following news release: On September 8, 2023, the Center for Medicare Advocacy and Community Legal Services at the McGeorge School of Law filed a class action lawsuit in federal court on behalf of Medicare beneficiaries who have lost coverage for medically necessary, very expensive drugs with no warning. The lead plaintiff, George Beitzel, 84, of California, requires Stelara, an injectable drug that - for years -  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Sept. 12 -- Ceres, a non-profit organization that is mobilizing many of the world's largest companies and investors to take stronger action on climate change, water scarcity and other global sustainability challenges, issued the following news release on Sept. 11, 2023: Ceres applauds the California State Assembly for voting to approve first-in-the-nation transparency into the climate impacts of the largest corporations for investors, consumers, employees, and communities  more

SACRAMENTO, California, Sept. 12 -- Consumer Reports issued the following news release: Consumer Reports is urging the California Legislature to approve the Delete Act, a pro-consumer bill that would empower consumers by allowing them to delete their information from all of the state's more than 500 registered data brokers with a single click. The bill is headed for a vote by the California State Assembly this week. If approved and signed into law, the Delete Act would be the first law in the n  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Sept. 12 -- Earthjustice issued the following news release on Sept. 11, 2023: * * * Failure to Fully Consider Climate and Land Impacts Violates Clean Air Act and Administrative Procedure Act Today, Earthjustice on behalf of the National Wildlife Federation (NWF) filed a petition for review in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, challenging the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) 2023-2025 "Set" Rule for the Renewable Fuel Standard, as a violation of   more

LOS ANGELES, California, Sept. 12 -- People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals issued the following news release: In recognition of the many times he's used his celebrity platform to promote compassion for all species, yesterday PETA Senior Vice President of Communications Lisa Lange presented Battlestar Galactica and Mayans M.C. star Edward James Olmos with a Humanitarian Award in the presence of PETA members and supporters gathered on the rooftop of the organization's Bob Barker Building fo  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Sept. 12 -- The First Liberty Institute issued the following news release: First Liberty Institute, Baker Botts LLP, and the Church State Council filed a petition for an en banc rehearing by the U.S. Court for Appeals for the Ninth Circuit to review a three-judge panel decision that allowed the Stockton (CA) Fire Department to dismiss a fire chief, Ron Hittle, for attending a leadership conference held at a church. You can read the petition here (https://firstliberty  more

LOS ANGELES, California, Sept. 12 -- The Museum of Contemporary Art issued the following news release: The Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA) is pleased to present MOCA Focus: Eddie Rodolfo Aparicio from November 12, 2023, through June 16, 2024, at The Geffen Contemporary at MOCA. The first solo museum exhibition for Los Angeles-based artist Eddie Rodolfo Aparicio (b. 1990, Los Angeles), the exhibition explores Aparicio's engagements with the Salvadoran communities in which he was raised, his fo  more

SANTA MONICA, California, Sept. 12 (TNSres) -- Rand issued the following commentary on Sept. 11, 2023: * * * How to Put RAND Findings on Veteran Support for Extremism in Context By Todd C. Helmus, Ryan Andrew Brown and Rajeev Ramchand Ever since the discovery of veterans playing a prominent role in the January 6 insurrection at the Capitol, questions have swirled about whether veterans have a comparably high risk for violent radicalization. RAND recently published the results of a nationall  more

LOS ANGELES, California, Sept. 12 -- The Simon Wiesenthal Center issued the following statement on Sept. 11, 2023: * * * Rabbi Marvin Hier, Founder and CEO of the Simon Wiesenthal Center and Rabbi Abraham Cooper, Associate Dean and Global Social Action Director issued the following statement in regards to the loss of life and destruction caused by the earthquake in Morocco: "Our hearts go out to the families of those who were struck down, injured and impacted by the devastating earthquake tha  more

LOS ANGELES, California, Sept. 12 -- The Simon Wiesenthal Center issued the following news: The Simon Wiesenthal Center (SWC) urges U.S. negotiators discussing a peace deal involving Saudi Arabia, Israel, and the U.S. to drop Mahmoud Abbas and his corrupt Palestinian Authority as a counterpart of these discussions. This comes on the heels of the SWC recently condemning Abbas' remarks in which he said Adolf Hitler killed European Jewish not because of anti-Semitism but because of their "social   more

NOVATO, California, Sept. 12 -- The Buck Institute for Research in Aging issued the following news release: The Buck Institute for Research on Aging has received a $3.5 million federal grant to lead the first-ever double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled clinical trial to understand the effects of ketone ester supplementation on frailty, a condition which develops following age-related decline in multiple physiological systems. TAKEOFF (Targeting Aging with Ketone Ester in Older Adults for   more

LOS ANGELES, California, Sept. 12 (TNSres) -- The Williams Institute issued the following news release: Since 1989, at least 108 people have been charged with an HIV-related crime in Arkansas, according to a new report by the Williams Institute at UCLA School of Law. HIV-related crimes in the state are disproportionately enforced based on gender and race with Black men particularly overrepresented in HIV-related crimes. Black men make up 7% of the state's population, 31% of people living with   more