NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, March 27 -- The American Civil Liberties Union of Texas issued the following news release: The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals today denied Texas' request to allow Senate Bill 4 (88-4) to go into effect while the court considers its legality. The ruling is a major win for immigrants' rights and will prevent the law from being enforced until the court rules whether the law is unconstitutional. The Fifth Circuit will hear arguments in New Orleans on April 3 on whether to up  more

WASHINGTON, April 6 -- Americans for Tax Reform issued the following commentary on April 5, 2024: * * * BlackRock Divestment Tracker By Bryan Bashur Below is the ATR "BlackRock Tracker." This map will track which states are actively withdrawing funds from BlackRock and will be continuously updated at ATR.org/ESGRadar State financial officers and pension fund boards have a strict fiduciary duty to retirees and constituents to make investment decisions based solely in the interest of plan par  more

WASHINGTON, April 3 -- The Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights issued the following news release: Last week, a group of human rights and immigrant rights organizations filed a federal civil rights complaint against Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) at the Winn Correctional Center in Louisiana and its contractors at the for-profit prison company, LaSalle Corrections. The complaint, which was submitted to the Department of Homeland Security's Office of Civil Rights and Civil Liberties, details  more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, April 6 -- The Sierra Club issued the following on April 5, 2024: Today, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals upheld the unsound approval of a massive deepwater oil export facility off the Gulf Coast near Brazoria County, Texas. If built, the Sea Port Oil Terminal (SPOT) will: * Emit massive quantities of air pollutants, exacerbating the region's already impaired air quality. It will also release carbon emissions equivalent to operating nearly 90 new coal-fired power plan  more