SCOTTSDALE, Arizona, Jan. 16 -- The Alliance Defending Freedom issued the following statement: * * * The following quote may be attributed to Alliance Defending Freedom Senior Counsel Matt Bowman, director of regulatory practice, regarding a decision Wednesday from the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia in Secular Student Alliance v. U.S. Department of Education protecting the First Amendment freedoms of religious student groups on college campuses: "Universities are meant to be  more

SCOTTSDALE, Arizona, Jan. 16 -- The Alliance Defending Freedom issued the following news release: * * * After successfully challenging 2021 rule changes, ADF attorneys represent CEA against Biden admin rules violating free speech, religious freedom * * * Alliance Defending Freedom attorneys representing the Christian Employers Alliance filed a federal lawsuit Wednesday against the Biden administration to challenge mandates that force religious employers to violate their beliefs concerning ge  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, Jan. 16 (TNSres) -- The Goldwater Institute issued the following commentary on Jan. 15, 2025: State taxpayers and undergraduate students are being forced to subsidize "Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion" (DEI) course mandates at public universities to the tune of nearly $2 billion and 40 million hours, a new Goldwater Institute report reveals (https://www.goldwaterinstitute.org/policy-report/billions-for-dei-in-higher-ed-the-cost-of-indoctrination/). By teaching that modern Ame  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 16 -- The Center for Biological Diversity issued the following news release: * * * Legal Victory Secures Endangered Species Act Decisions for 76 Species Across U.S. PORTLAND, Ore. -- In response to 2020 litigation, the Center for Biological Diversity today secured deadlines for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to decide whether 76 species warrant protection under the Endangered Species Act. The decisions, to be made over the next five years, will include whether to protect   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 15 -- The Center for Biological Diversity issued the following news release: * * * New Border Wall in Arizona Catastrophic for Imperiled Desert Fish TUCSON, Ariz. -- A newly built segment of border wall and paved road across Arizona's California Gulch is blocking streamflow critical to the survival of one of only two U.S. populations of Sonora chub. The rare desert fish is protected as threatened under the Endangered Species Act. "The new wall and road will push these imperi  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 15 -- The National Organization for Women issued the following statement on Jan. 14, 2025, by President Christian Nunes: * * * When Arizona Senator Mark Kelly asked Pete Hegseth about the sexual assault allegation against him and the numerous reports of public intoxication and sexual harassment of young women, he didn't apologize or explain--instead he called them "anonymous smears." When Senator Mazie Hirono of Hawaii asked if Hegseth had ever committed any verbal or physic  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 16 [Category: Medical] -- The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network issued the following news release: * * * Study: Cancer Rates Rising in Women; Advocates Urge Arizona State Lawmakers to Support Cancer Fight in 2025 A new report released by the American Cancer Society on Thursday revealed a shift in the burden of the disease from men to women. Cases of cancer are declining in men while diagnoses are rising in women, specifically younger women. A continued drop in can  more