SCOTTSDALE, Arizona, Jan. 10 -- The Alliance Defending Freedom issued the following news release: * * * ADF sends letter to Meta after pro-life accounts are suspended for 'exploitation' * * * MENLO PARK, Calif. - On behalf of pro-life news site LifeNews.com, LifeNews CEO and editor Steven Ertelt, and potential adoptive mom Abby Covington, Alliance Defending Freedom sent a letter Wednesday to Meta after it wrongly suspended Ertelt, LifeNews.com, and Covington's Facebook and Instagram accounts  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 10 -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations issued the following news release on Jan. 9, 2025: The Arizona chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-AZ), the nation's largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today welcomed the sentencing of a man to 36 years in prison for the bias-motivated arson of two churches in Douglas, Arizona. Eric D. Ridenour was convicted at trial of arson and hate crimes for a 2023 incident that resulted in the dest  more

SCOTTSDALE, Arizona, Jan. 11 -- The Alliance Defending Freedom issued the following news release: * * * ADF attorneys file suit on behalf of medical association, doctor after HHS attempts to override state pro-life laws * * * NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Alliance Defending Freedom attorneys filed a federal lawsuit Friday against the Biden administration for trying to force emergency room doctors to perform abortions under the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act. In the case, ADF attorneys repres  more

TUCSON, Arizona, Jan. 10 -- The University of Arizona issued the following news release: From mapping ore to predicting slope behavior and reclaiming land, mining is a rapidly evolving technological industry. Yet planning and operations have not necessarily kept up with the advancements. With $1.25 million from the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, or NIOSH, mining and geological engineering researchers in the University of Arizona College of Engineering are boosting thei  more

GOLDEN VALLEY, Minnesota, Jan. 11 -- The Center of the American Experiment, a civic and educational organization that says it creates and advocates policies, issued the following commentary on Jan. 10, 2025: * * * Solar Poses Risks to Critical Habitats of Vulnerable Species, Study Finds Written by Sarah Montalbano A new peer-reviewed study finds significant overlap between vulnerable species and solar energy potential in the Southwest. The paper may be read in full here (https://peerj.com/ar  more

PLANO, Texas, Jan. 11 -- The First Liberty Institute issued the following news release on Jan. 10, 2025: * * * School District seeks to bar Board President Heather Rooks from quoting scripture during open comment section of the meetings after threats from outside organizations. * * * Phoenix, AZ--Attorneys for First Liberty Institute and the law firm Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP today urged the U.S. District Court of Arizona to uphold Peoria Unified School District School Board President Heath  more

TUCSON, Arizona, Jan. 10 -- DarkSky International issued the following news release: Gower National Landscape was designated as an International Dark Sky Community by DarkSky International. This is an important achievement because the Gower Peninsula is one of the last areas with truly dark skies in South Wales, and this designation will protect the nighttime environment for future generations. Working in partnership, Swansea Council, Welsh Government, Natural Resources Wales, Gower Society, an  more

SCOTTSDALE, Arizona, Jan. 10 -- The Alliance Defending Freedom issued the following statement on Jan. 8, 2025: * * * The following quote may be attributed to Alliance Defending Freedom Senior Counsel Matt Sharp, director of the ADF Center for Public Policy, regarding Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine's signing Wednesday of HB 8, a bill that protects parental rights in education, recognizing parents' fundamental right to make decisions about the upbringing, education, and care of their children: "Parents   more

TUCSON, Arizona, Jan. 10 -- Research Corporation for Science Advancement issued the following news: Research Corporation for Science Advancement, the Frederick Gardner Cottrell Foundation, and the Walder Foundation have made awards to six multidisciplinary teams of early career scientists in the third and final year of the Scialog: Molecular Basis of Cognition initiative. The 16 individual awards of $50,000 in direct costs to each team member will go to 14 researchers from a variety of institu  more

FAIRFAX, Virginia, Jan. 10 -- The Vertical Flight Society issued the following news release: * * * Includes World's Longest-Running eVTOL Aircraft and Advanced Air Mobility Conference * * * The Vertical Flight Society (VFS), the world's leading non-profit organization working to advance vertical flight technology, announces that the world's longest running conference on electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft will provide comprehensive updates and insights into this exciting n  more

SCOTTSDALE, Arizona, Jan. 10 -- The Alliance Defending Freedom issued the following news release: * * * ADF attorneys represent high-school female athlete, Christian educators in successful legal challenge against Dept. of Ed. rule change * * * COVINGTON, Ky. - A federal district court in Kentucky issued a decision Thursday in State of Tennessee v. Cardona that blocks the Biden administration's unlawful attempt to change the meaning of "sex" in Title IX--a federal law designed to create equa  more