SAN FRANCISCO, California, Dec. 21 -- The Hearst Journalism Awards Program issued the following news: Winners have been announced in the Television Features Competition of the 2023-2024 Hearst Journalism Awards Program. There were 97 entries from 54 schools submitted in the first of two television competitions. First Place has been awarded to John Perik, a senior from Syracuse University. John wins a $3,000 award and qualifies for the National Television Championship which will be held in Jun  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, Dec. 20 -- The American Civil Liberties Union of Arizona issued the following news release: The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) affiliates of Arizona, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Arkansas issued a travel advisory warning people traveling through Texas to know their rights and take significant precautions to protect themselves and their loved ones because of extremist laws Texas lawmakers have passed targeting immigrants and people of color. While the laws don't take effect  more

ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, Dec. 20 -- The American Civil Liberties Union of New Mexico issued the following news release: The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) affiliates of New Mexico, Arizona, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Louisiana, San Diego and Imperial Counties, and Texas issued an advisory warning people traveling through Texas to know their rights and take significant precautions to protect themselves and their loved ones because of extremist laws Texas lawmakers have passed targeting immigrant  more

OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, Dec. 20 -- The American Civil Liberties Union of Oklahoma issued the following news release: The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) affiliates of Oklahoma, New Mexico, Arkansas, Louisiana, Arizona, Texas and San Diego and Imperial Counties are issuing a travel advisory for their residents about the threat of civil and constitutional rights violations when traveling in the state of Texas. The laws don't take effect until February and March of 2024, but issuance of the  more

SCOTTSDALE, Arizona, Dec. 19 -- The Alliance Defending Freedom issued the following statement on Dec. 18, 2023: * * * 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 ADF attorneys filed Monday at the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit in Poe v. Drummond that asks the court to uphold an Oklahoma law that protects children from risky and unproven drug intervention  more

SCOTTSDALE, Arizona, Dec. 23 -- The Alport Syndrome Foundation issued the following newsletter on Dec. 22, 2023: * * * Top 5 ASF Accomplishments of 2023 To close out the year, we want to briefly reflect on some of the milestones that mark our progress in 2023. These advancements were made possible by the engagement and support of the ASF Community. 1. Launch of the ASF Alport Patient Registry In August, we launched our patient registry, which is now fully funded and administered by ASF. Bas  more

ARLINGTON, Virginia, Dec. 22 -- The National District Attorneys Association issued the following news release: he National District Attorneys Association (NDAA), the country's foremost organization representing prosecutors, has taken a stance in the landmark Supreme Court case, Jason Smith v. State of Arizona, with the submission of an influential amicus brief (https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/22/22-899/293936/20231220173755983_NDAA%20AmBrf%20Smith%20v%20AZ.pdf). This case will set a tran  more

NEW YORK, Dec. 22 -- The Volcker Alliance issued the following agency statement on Dec. 21, 2023: * * * This fall, student ambassadors across the Next Generation Service Corps network have hosted and facilitated events for their community on and off campus. University of Houston's student ambassador, Bryanna Nimmons, hosted an event with fellow NextGen Service member Gabriela Hamdieh. They facilitated a town hall and created a vision board to display at the Hobby School of Public Affairs show  more