LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, Aug. 10 -- Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin issued the following statement on Aug. 9, 2024: * * * Attorney General Tim Griffin today issued the following statement regarding the decision of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit to reverse a lower court ruling denying a preliminary injunction in Firearms Regulatory Accountability Coalition, Inc. v. Garland: "This is a victory for the rights of Americans and the rule of law as the Eighth Circuit concluded   more

JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri, Aug. 10 -- Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey issued the following news release on Aug. 9, 2024: Today, in an effort to defend Missourians and their constitutional rights, Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey announced that his office secured a win against the Biden-Harris Administration's illegal attempt to ban pistol braces. The Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that the unconstitutional rule is "arbitrary and capricious" and ordered the case remanded bac  more

RANDOLPH AFB, Texas, Aug. 6 -- The U.S. Air Force Air Education and Training Command issued the following news: In the early morning hours of Saturday, August 3, 45 trainees stood in formation, ready to enter Air Force Reserve Command headquarters here. They were about to experience an in-depth introduction to what will be expected of them as future Airmen, as well as prepare for Basic Military Training and their job-specific technical school in the coming months. Development and Training Fli  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 6 -- The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission issued the following news release: CHARLOTTE, N.C. -Suncakes NC, LLC, a North Carolina-based company, and Suncakes, LLC, a Texas-based company doing business as IHOP (collectively "Suncakes"), will pay $40,000 and provide other relief to settle a religious discrimination and retaliation lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced today. According to the EEOC's lawsuit, S  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 8 -- The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission issued the following news release: RALEIGH, N.C. North Carolina-based publishing company Champion Media, LLC violated federal employment laws when it refused to hire a deaf job applicant because of her disability and refused to provide her with a reasonable accommodation, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission charged in a lawsuit filed today. According to the lawsuit filed today, a deaf applicant met the qualification  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 9 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Community Living issued the following news: ACL's Grassroots Project was launched in 2023 to support the work of disability advocates to ensure the perspectives, priorities, and preferences of disabled people are reflected in disability policies and service systems. A key focus of the Grassroots Project is supporting partnership development and facilitating collaboration among national, state, and local di  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 10 -- The U.S. Department of the Treasury's Internal Revenue Service issued the following news release on Aug. 9, 2024: The Internal Revenue Service today announced tax relief for individuals and businesses in four states affected by Hurricane Debby. Affected taxpayers in South Carolina, North Carolina, Florida and Georgia now have until Feb. 3, 2025, to file various federal individual and business tax returns and make tax payments. The IRS is offering relief to any area desi  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 10 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on Aug. 8, 2024: A former Syrian government official was indicted today in Los Angeles on criminal charges for lying to U.S. immigration authorities about his time running a Syrian prison where prisoners, including political dissidents, were physically mistreated. According to court documents, Samir Ousman Alsheikh, 72, of Lexington, South Carolina, was a Syrian government official who held a variety of pos  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 10 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's National Park Service issued the following news release on Aug. 9, 2024: The National Park Service today announced $3 million in grants to 13 Tribes and 21 museums to assist in the consultation, documentation, and repatriation of ancestral remains and cultural items as part of the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA). Enacted in 1990, NAGPRA requires museums and federal agencies to inventory and identify Na  more