LINCOLN, Nebraska, July 4 -- Nebraska Attorney General Mike Hilgers issued the following news release: Nebraska Attorney General Mike Hilgers announced victories against two recent unlawful and undemocratic mandates by the Biden Administration that inflict harm on Americans, economy, and economic security. The United States District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi temporarily stopped the Biden Administration's Department of Health and Human Services from re-defining discriminati  more

ST. LOUIS, Missouri, July 4 -- Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner, a law firm, issued the following news: BCLP has been selected to receive the American Bar Association (ABA) 2024 Exceptional Service Award for its pro bono representation of death penalty cases in the past year. The award from the ABA Death Penalty Representation Project is in recognition of BCLP's "extraordinary impact on capital cases in Missouri and elsewhere, in addition to [its] longstanding partnership with the Project." BCLP th  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, July 4 -- Constangy, Brooks, Smith and Prophete, a law firm, issued the following news release on July 3, 2024: Constangy is pleased to announce the appointment of Kim Seten as office managing partner in Kansas City, MO. Seten's appointment began July 1. "We are thrilled to have Kim step into this role," said Neil Wasser, chair of Constangy's executive committee. "Her leadership and commitment to excellence will undoubtedly drive our continued success in the region." "I am h  more

LAS CRUCES, New Mexico, July 4 (TNSres) -- New Mexico State University issued the following news release: Taylor Andrews counts herself among the lucky ones who gets to conduct unique research at New Mexico State University's Corona Range and Livestock Research Center. Andrews is a doctoral student majoring in animal science at NMSU, and has worked as a graduate assistant in Corona for three years. She has completed three dissertation projects at the center, located eight miles east of Corona,  more

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, July 4 -- Husch Blackwell, a law firm, issued the following news release: National law firm Husch Blackwell is pleased to announce that attorney Shaunessy Carr has been selected by The National Black Lawyers (NBL) for inclusion in its Top 40 Under 40 Black Lawyers, an honor given to a select group of lawyers with reputations for providing excellent representation in their respective practice areas. Based in St. Louis, Carr is a member of the firm's Corporate Real Estate   more

TOPEKA, Kansas, July 3 -- The Kansas Department of Transportation issued the following news release: It's a sign of the season - political campaigning and the posting of campaign signs. The Kansas Department of Transportation reminds the public that all political campaign signs or billboards are prohibited from being placed on state highway right of way. By law, all right of way on state highways is exclusively for public highway purposes. Only regulatory, guide signs and warning signs placed   more

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, July 3 -- Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill issued the following news on July 1, 2024: On Monday, July 1, U.S. Federal Judge James Cain Jr. of the Western District of Louisiana, issued a preliminary injunction in Louisiana's favor for the State's lawsuit against President Joe Biden and the United States Department of Energy over the unlawful decisions to ban new liquefied natural gas exports to non-free trade agreement countries. Judge Cain's order lifts the LNG ex  more

HUNTINGTON, West Virginia, July 4 -- Marshall University issued the following news release: Marshall Health, a member of Marshall Health Network, welcomes ophthalmologist Raymond V. Mecca, M.D., and optometrist Scott J. Henry, O.D., to its team of eye care specialists. Mecca has more than 49 years of experience as an ophthalmologist in Ashland, Kentucky. He offers comprehensive eye care services, including evaluations for diabetic retinopathy, dry eye disease, Sjogren's Syndrome, macular dege  more

OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, July 4 -- Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond issued the following news release: Attorney General Gentner Drummond and 25 other state attorneys general have filed a challenge to the Biden Administration's latest attempt to drive gas-powered cars off the road. The filing aims to block the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's (NHTSA) strict fuel efficiency standards that contain a new rule requiring car manufacturers to dramatically increase the avera  more

PARKVILLE, Missouri, July 4 -- Park University issued the following news: Daniel Gerber has been appointed as the director of academic retention initiatives within the Office of Academic Affairs at Park University. Gerber began his duties on July 1. In the role, Gerber will drive implementation and measurement of initiatives on strategic goals related to student retention, graduation rates, career preparedness and overall student academic success. Gerber is also responsible for the development  more

ROCHESTER, New York, July 4 (TNSres) -- Rochester Institute of Technology issued the following news release: Researchers at RIT are developing non-invasive technology that will better assess cardiac tissue response to thermal energy, a common therapy approach for both cancer and cardiac arrhythmia treatments. Cristian Linte, a professor of biomedical engineering, is leading a cross-disciplinary team that was recently awarded National Science Foundation Collaborative Research funding to further  more

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, July 4 -- Utah Attorney General Sean D. Reyes issued the following news: In a win for the state of Utah, the U.S. District Court for the District of Kansas granted a request for a Preliminary Injunction in Kansas v. U.S. Department of Education. The challenge from several state attorneys general opposed President Biden's radical changes to Title IX, the law designed to create opportunities for students in education and athletics. This preliminary injunction was correctly   more