NEW YORK, March 22 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The American Civil Liberties Union, an organization that works to defend and preserve the individual rights and liberties guaranteed by the Constitution and laws of the U.S., posted the following news release: * * * ACLU Reacts to President Trump's Latest Directive Threatening Lawyers and Law Firms WASHINGTON -- In response to President Trump issuing a presidential memorandum on " Preventing Abuses of the Legal System and the Federal Court " yesterd  more

NEW YORK, March 22 [Category: Media] -- PEN America, an organization that says it stands at the intersection of literature and human rights to protect free expression, posted the following news release: * * * Lawyers and Courts Must Not Back Down as President Trump Issues Executive Order Calling for Sanctions and Investigations of Attorneys and Law Firms (WASHINGTON)-- In one of the most draconian steps to date in his campaign seeking retribution against political foes, insulation from legal   more

LONDON, England, March 22 -- The University of London - London School of Economics and Political Science issued the following news release: * * * LSE and NYU announce new partnership and joint research fund The London School of Economics and Political Science and New York University (NYU) have announced a joint seed research fund, building on their student mobility partnership. The inaugural joint seed research fund, available to LSE and NYU researchers, will provide up to pound sterling10,  more

NEW YORK, March 22 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund posted the following news: * * * Nearly Two Dozen Leading Civil Rights Groups Condemn Trump... Yesterday, the White House sent a memo to U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi and U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem directing the Department of Justice to pursue sanctions against lawyers and law firms that pursue what the Trump administration deems "unreasonable" or "frivolous" litigation against the   more

NEW YORK, March 22 [Category: Sociological] -- Everytown for Gun Safety posted the following news release: * * * NEW MEXICANS DIE WHILE SENATORS FAIL TO PASS GUN SAFETY BILL: Everytown, Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action Urge Legislature to Stay in Santa Fe and Ban Assault Weapons After Mass Shooting in Las Cruces SANTA FE, N.M -- Today, Everytown for Gun Safety and its grassroots network, the New Mexico chapters of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, issued the followin  more