BOSTON, Massachusetts, June 28 -- The American Civil Liberties Union of Massachusetts issued the following news release on June 28, 2024: The Supreme Court ruled today that the cruel and unusual punishment clause of the Eighth Amendment does not prohibit cities from punishing unhoused people for sleeping in public, even if they have nowhere else to go. The Court held that punishing a person for sleeping in public, even if they have no other option, punishes conduct, not status, and so Robinson   more

PALO ALTO, California, June 29 -- The Carnegie Institution for Science issued the following news: Carnegie Science algal specialist Adrien Burlacot is one of five early career scientists selected to give spotlight presentations at the American Society of Plant Biologists' centennial annual meeting this week. The ASPB Scholars program honors future leaders in the field who are advancing novel science directions, including graduate students, postdoctoral fellows, early assistant professors, and   more

OAKLAND, California, June 28 -- As You Sow Foundation issued the following news release: Chevron, one of the most cited cases in American law, allowed Congress and the executive branch to work together to regulate nimbly and effectively to meet emerging challenges. Unsurprisingly, this made it a target for powerful corporate interests seeking to nullify the government's ability to protect Americans' health, safety, and economic well-being for the sake of short-term profits. "The consequences o  more

DIAMOND BAR, California, June 28 (TNSres) -- The Specialty Equipment Market Association issued the following news release: * * * - 2024 SEMA Market Report reveals new data on industry sales, growth opportunities for automotive aftermarket - Pickups, CUVs, and SUVs account for over 50% of accessory and performance parts sales * * * Automotive specialty-equipment market sales grew to $52.3 billion in 2023, an increase of about 1% over 2022, according to the newly released "2024 SEMA Market Re  more

WASHINGTON, June 29 -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations issued the following news release on June 28, 2024: The California Palestine Solidarity Coalition will be hosting a press conference to discuss the progress of its legislative priorities in the California State Legislature including SB 1287 and SB 1277. The event will take place on Monday, July 1st at 11am on the Capitol's West Lawn and include speakers from CAIR-CA, ACLU Action, Jewish Voice for Peace, as well as faculty and stu  more

DUARTE, California, June 29 (TNSres) -- City of Hope issued the following news release on June 28, 2024: Physician scientists from City of Hope, one of the largest cancer research and treatment organizations in the United States, found that people with metastatic kidney cancer who orally took a live biotherapeutic product called CBM588 while in treatment with immunotherapy and enzymatic tyrosine kinase inhibitors experienced improved health outcomes. The phase 1 trial was published today in Nat  more

SACRAMENTO, California, June 28 -- The California Medical Association issued the following statement on June 27, 2024: * * * Tanya W. Spirtos, M.D., president of the California Medical Association (CMA), issued the following statement in response to the passage of the 2024-25 budget and accompanying health budget trailer bill: "The state has long underfunded the Medi-Cal system, which currently provides coverage to 15 million Californians, including half of our state's children. Even in toug  more

SACRAMENTO, California, June 28 -- The California Medical Association issued the following statement on June 27, 2024: * * * Tanya W. Spirtos, M.D., president, California Medical Association (CMA), issued the following statement in response to the U.S. Supreme Court's decision that prevents states from denying abortion care if terminating a pregnancy is required to save the patient's health or life. "The U.S. Supreme Court's ruling today is at least a temporary victory for patient rights. Fo  more

SUNNYVALE, California, June 29 -- The California Public Interest Research Group issued the following news release: California's Right to Repair Act goes into effect Monday. This groundbreaking law will significantly expand consumers' and independent repair shops' access to materials needed to fix electronics and appliances. In advance, on Friday, consumer groups and repair enthusiasts joined Google staff and student repair interns from Oakland Unified School District to demonstrate repairs th  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, June 28 [Category: Environment] -- Earthjustice issued the following news release: D.C. -- Hoy, la Corte Suprema elimino un principio legal fundamental que durante decadas ha permitido a las agencias federales interpretar sensatamente leyes ambiguas al redactar reglas y regulaciones para su implementacion. El fallo de la Corte por 6 votos a 3 en los casos Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo y Relentless, Inc. v. Departamento de Comercio revocaron una decision que dat  more

SACRAMENTO, California, June 29 -- The California State Association of Counties issued the following statement on June 28, 2024: * * * The following statement may be attributed to Graham Knaus, CEO of the California State Association of Counties. "The Supreme Court today took decisive action that will ultimately make our communities safer. "Every day, counties are on the front lines working tirelessly to support those in need of shelter, and to provide behavioral health and social services t  more

DARIEN, Connecticut, June 29 -- Friends of Animals issued the following news release: Friends of Animals has filed a lawsuit against the Bureau of Land Management for its decision to rip more than 900 wild horses from their families and home on the range in California's Twin Peaks Herd Management Area in September. The lawsuit states that the agency broke the law when it issued its plan because it did not solicit public comments and consult with experts or consider new environmental conditions   more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, June 28 [Category: Environment] -- Earthjustice issued the following news release: St. James Parish, LA -- Formosa Plastics wants to build a massive petrochemical complex with 14 facilities that make single-use plastic products. Even though the facility is not yet built, the company must renew its operating permits under Title V of the Clean Air Act. Since Formosa Plastics last applied for these permits in 2020, there are updated federal rules for deadly and dangerous  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, June 28 -- The Electronic Frontier Foundation issued the following news release: * * * New Law Subject to Strictest Scrutiny Because It Imposes Prior Restraint, Directly Restricts Free Speech, and Singles Out One Platform for Prohibition, Brief Argues * * * The federal ban on TikTok must be put under the finest judicial microscope to determine its constitutionality, the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) and others argued in a friend-of-the-court brief filed Wedn  more

SACRAMENTO, California, June 28 (TNSres) -- The California New Car Dealers Association issued the following news release on June 27, 2024: * * * Agreement Between Business, Community and Labor Groups Will Create a Better, Fairer System for Workers and Employers * * * Today, the Fix PAGA coalition, representing non-profits, social justice advocates, family farmers, health care providers and businesses, applauded final legislative passage of SB 92 (Umberg) and AB 2288 (Kalra) to reform Califor  more

OAKLAND, California, June 25 -- The Institute for College Access and Success issued the following statement: * * * TICAS President Sameer Gadkaree issued the following statement in response to two court rulings halting the Biden Administration's full implementation of its SAVE repayment plan for federal student loan borrowers: "Yesterday's court actions against the SAVE Plan are a terrible blow to student loan borrowers throughout the country. As part of the longstanding income-driven repaym  more

LOS ANGELES, California, June 28 -- The Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce issued the following statement on June 27, 2024: * * * The Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce released the following statement regarding the Los Angeles City Council Budget and Finance Committee's action on the Los Angeles Convention Center Expansion Project. "The L.A. Area Chamber applauds the L.A. City Council Budget and Finance Committee for taking action on the modernization and expansion of the Los Angeles Con  more

LOS ANGELES, California, June 25 -- The Simon Wiesenthal Center issued the following news: In response to violent physical assaults on congregants, visitors, and others in front of the Adas Torah Synagogue in Los Angeles, California on Sunday, June 23rd, Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass, Los Angeles City Councilmember Katy Yaroslavsky Congresswoman Sydney Kamlager-Dove (CD-37), LAPD Police Chief Dominic Choi, and leaders of the Jewish community convened at the Museum of Tolerance to condemn the phy  more

LOS ANGELES, California, June 28 -- The Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce issued the following news release on June 27, 2024: * * * An Initiative Creating Procurement Opportunities & Equity for Los Angeles Region Small Businesses Ahead of 2026 World Cup and 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games * * * The Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce, LISC Los Angeles, and the Vermont Slauson Economic Development Corporation today announced the Get in the Game Initiative. The new initiative will help l  more

WASHINGTON, June 29 -- The National Safety Council issued the following agency statement on June 28, 2024: * * * In 2021, over 18% of workplace fatalities in California were due to an unintentional overdose. * * * The National Safety Council is elated that opioid overdose reversal medication will be stocked and training on how to administer it will soon be provided in California workplaces, thanks to the California Division of Occupational Safety and Health (Cal/OSHA) granting our petition p  more

WESTLAKE VILLAGE, California, June 28 -- The Conrad N. Hilton Foundation issued the following news release on June 26, 2024: * * * Leaders from philanthropy, business, government, and non-profit sectors, including several with lived expertise in homelessness, join forces to improve implementation and oversight of solutions. * * * A cross section of Los Angeles County leaders are forming a Leadership Table focused on building one unified plan of action for addressing and preventing homelessne  more

SAN DIEGO, California, June 29 -- SANDAG, an association of local San Diego County governments, issued the following news: SANDAG and San Diego County Board of Supervisors Chairwoman Nora Vargas was joined by local leaders and bike advocates on Thursday morning to celebrate the groundbreaking of Imperial Avenue Bikeway. "The groundbreaking of the Imperial Avenue Bikeway is a commitment to creating safer streets and increasing equitable mobility for our community. Many people use Imperial Aven  more

SAN DIEGO, California, June 29 (TNScapp) -- The American Public Health Association issued the following joint statement on June 28, 2024, with 13 organizations: * * * Today, the Supreme Court of the United States announced its decision on the Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo case and its companion case, Relentless v. Dept. of Commerce. The majority's opinion abolishes the rule of Chevron deference. In response to the court's decision, the following statement was issued by: American Acade  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, June 28 [Category: Environment] -- Earthjustice issued the following news release: Today, the Supreme Court eliminated a foundational legal principle that has for decades allowed federal agencies to sensibly interpret ambiguous laws when writing rules and regulations to implement those laws. The Court's 6-3 decisions in Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo and Relentless, Inc. v. Department of Commerce reversed its 1984 decision in Chevron v. NRDC, in which the Court   more

SAN DIEGO, California, June 29 -- The American Public Health Association issued the following statement on June 28, 2024, by Executive Director Georges C. Benjamin: * * * "In a profoundly disappointing ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court today overturned a Ninth Circuit ruling and decided that it is Constitutional to arrest or fine homeless individuals when they have no choice other than to sleep in public using things like blankets or pillows. The Court's decision will only worsen homelessness. A  more

LOS ANGELES, California, June 29 -- The Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce issued the following statement on June 28, 2024: * * * The Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce and Central City Association (CCA) issued the following statement on the Supreme Court's decision on City of Grants Pass v. Johnson. "Building more housing will always be the most impactful tool as we look to address homelessness, but today's ruling provides another tool that local jurisdictions can avail themselves of. Th  more

DIAMOND BAR, California, June 29 -- The Specialty Equipment Market Association issued the following news release on June 28, 2024: The U.S. Supreme Court delivered a huge win for industries impacted by federal overreach today. In its decisions in Loper Bright v. Raimondo and Relentless v. Commerce, the high court has provided increased regulatory certainty to small businesses around the country, including specialty automotive aftermarket companies, that have been adversely impacted by federal r  more

WILMINGTON, North Carolina, June 28 -- The Animal Welfare Institute issued the following news release on June 27, 2024: After a two-year delay, the Council of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) voted unanimously yesterday to investigate Mexico's failure to protect the critically endangered vaquita porpoise. Mexico has not enforced its own fishing and wildlife trade laws, and that failure is causing the near-extinction of the vaquita. In 1997, the vaquita population in the Upper   more

LOS ALAMITOS, California, June 28 -- The IEEE Computer Society issued the following news: * * * IEEE Computer Society honors Hwu's seminal contributions to the design and adoption of multiple generations of processor architectures * * * The IEEE Computer Society (CS) is pleased to announce the recipient of the 2024 ACM-IEEE CS Eckert-Mauchly Award: Wen-mei W. Hwu, a Senior Distinguished Research Scientist at NVIDIA and Professor Emeritus at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. The aw  more

IRVINE, California, June 28 -- The Western Growers Association issued the following news release on June 27, 2024: * * * A new working group spearheaded by the organizations will create guidelines to unify North American supply chain protocols. * * * IRVINE, CALIF. and OTTAWA - Western Growers (WG) and the Canadian Produce Marketing Association (CPMA) today launched a working group to address the evolving landscape of packaging requirements imposed by both governments and retailers throughou  more