WASHINGTON, Jan. 16 -- The U.S. International Trade Commission issued the following news release: * * * Commissioner Rhonda K. Schmidtlein to Leave the U.S. International Trade Commission Contact: Claire Huber, 202-205-1819  Commissioner Rhonda K. Schmidtlein to Leave the U.S. International Trade Commission The United States International Trade Commission (Commission) today announced that Commissioner Rhonda K. Schmidtlein will step down from the Commission on February 1, 2025. She will en  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 14 (TNSrep) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following Legal Sidebar white paper (No. LSB11259) on Jan. 13, 2025, by legislative attorney Adam Vann: * * * Biden Administration Withdraws Offshore Areas from Oil and Gas Leasing: Can a Withdrawal Be Withdrawn? On January 6, 2025, President Joe Biden issued two presidential memoranda directing the withdrawal of areas in the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans and the Gulf of Mexico, as well as the northern Bering Sea, fro  more

NEW YORK, Jan. 14 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund issued the following news: Today, the Legal Defense Fund (LDF) named two of the nation's foremost civil rights attorneys to serve as the organization's next Associate Directors-Counsel. For the first time since 2012, two people will serve in the role, the second-highest position at the nation's premier legal institution for racial justice. Samuel Spital and Todd A. Cox will begin their joint tenure as Asso  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Jan. 16 -- The University of Chicago issued the following news: * * * Civil rights icon to discuss her experience integrating New Orleans schools at age six * * * Ruby Bridges was just six years old when she became the first Black student to integrate an all-white New Orleans' public school alone in 1960. Flanked by U.S. marshals, the world watched as she walked into William Frantz Elementary School past an angry mob--and into history. The civil rights icon will discuss h  more

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, Jan. 14 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Minnesota issued the following news release: U.S. Attorney Andrew M. Luger officially announced his resignation as the chief federal law enforcement officer in the district, effective 11:59 p.m. on January 15, 2025. His resignation marks the close of U.S. Attorney Luger's second stint as the top prosecutor and federal law enforcement executive in the state of Minnesota. He was appointed by President Joseph R.  more