Supreme Court Tipoffs from TNS
ACLU Urges New York Appeals Court to Reverse Termination of Parental Rights Based on Opioid Treatment Stereotypes
NEW YORK, July 2 [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:
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ACLU Urges New York Appeals Court to Reverse Termination of Parental Rights Based on Opioid Treatment Stereotypes
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NEW YORK -- The American Civil Liberties Union and the the New York Civil Liberties Union (NYCLU), alongside leading exper
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ACLU Urges New York Appeals Court to Reverse Termination of Parental Rights Based on Opioid Treatment Stereotypes
NEW YORK, July 2 [Category: Law/Legal] -- New York Civil Liberties Union issued the following news release:
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ACLU Urges New York Appeals Court to Reverse Termination of Parental Rights Based on Opioid Treatment Stereotypes
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NEW YORK -- The American Civil Liberties Union and the the New York Civil Liberties Union (NYCLU), alongside leading experts in addiction medicine, have filed an amicus brief in the New York Supreme Court Appellate Division, Second Department urging the court to rev
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AG Campbell Leads Multi-State Effort Urging Courts To Preserve Humanitarian Parole For Over Half A Million Immigrants From Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua, And Venezuela
BOSTON, Massachusetts, July 2 -- Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell issued the following news release:
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AG Campbell Leads Multi-State Effort Urging Courts To Preserve Humanitarian Parole For Over Half A Million Immigrants From Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua, And Venezuela
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BOSTON -- Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell today co-led a coalition of 17 other state attorneys general in filing an amicus brief in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit in Doe v.
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ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL LEADS COALITION URGING COURTS TO PRESERVE HUMANITARIAN PAROLE FOR OVER HALF A MILLION IMMIGRANTS FLEEING DANGER IN HOME COUNTRIES
CHICAGO, Illinois, July 2 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release:
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ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL LEADS COALITION URGING COURTS TO PRESERVE HUMANITARIAN PAROLE FOR OVER HALF A MILLION IMMIGRANTS FLEEING DANGER IN HOME COUNTRIES
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Chicago - Attorney General Kwame Raoul today co-led a coalition of 18 state attorneys general and the city and county of San Francisco in filing an amicus brief in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 1st Circuit in Doe v. Noem, urging
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Congresswoman Gwen Moore Applauds State Supreme Court Decision Striking Down Wisconsin Abortion Ban
WASHINGTON, July 2 -- Rep. Gwen Moore, D-Wisconsin, issued the following news release:
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Congresswoman Gwen Moore Applauds State Supreme Court Decision Striking Down Wisconsin Abortion Ban
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"I am thrilled by this ruling, which reaffirms that women should be able to control their own bodies. After the devastating Dobbs decision, women in Wisconsin were forced to abide by a 176-year-old law, made before women had the right to vote! It put their health and lives at risk and robbed them of
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EMILYs List Statement on Wisconsin Supreme Court Blocking State's 1849 Abortion Ban
WASHINGTON, July 2 [Category: Political] -- EMILYs List issued the following news release:
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EMILYs List Statement on Wisconsin Supreme Court Blocking State's 1849 Abortion Ban
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WASHINGTON, D.C. - This morning, the Wisconsin Supreme Court struck down the state's 1849 abortion ban in a 4-3 ruling. EMILYs List endorsed and helped elect Justice Susan Crawford in April of this year and Justice Janet Protasiewicz in 2023, flipping the court and then protecting the progressive majority. Today
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FFRF applauds decision ending threat of 19th century abortion ban in Wisconsin
MADISON, Wisconsin, July 2 [Category: Religion] -- The Freedom From Religion Foundation posted the following news release:
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FFRF applauds decision ending threat of 19th century abortion ban in Wisconsin
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The Freedom From Religion Foundation is commending the Wisconsin Supreme Court's decision today that a draconian 19th century statute can't be used to ban abortions.
In a 4-3 decision, the state high court ruled that the pre-Civil
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Klobuchar, Capito Bipartisan Rural Broadband Protection Act Passes the Senate
WASHINGTON, July 2 -- Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release:
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Klobuchar, Capito Bipartisan Rural Broadband Protection Act Passes the Senate
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WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) released the statement below following the Senate passage of the bipartisan Rural Broadband Protection Act. The bill, which Klobuchar leads with Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), would require the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to establish a more thorough vett
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National Right to Life Condemns Wisconsin Supreme Court's Action Striking Protective Pro-Life Law
WASHINGTON, July 3 -- National Right to Life, a pro-life organization, issued the following news release:
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National Right to Life Condemns Wisconsin Supreme Court's Action Striking Protective Pro-Life Law
National Right to Life condemned the Wisconsin Supreme Court's 4-3 decision to strike down enforcement of the state's 176 year old law preventing abortions (Wis. Stat. Sec. 940.04).
"The court's decision is judicial activism at its worst," said Carol Tobias, president of National Right
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NEWS: Baldwin Statement on Wisconsin Supreme Court Striking Down 1849 Abortion Ban
WASHINGTON, July 2 -- Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wisconsin, issued the following news release:
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NEWS: Baldwin Statement on Wisconsin Supreme Court Striking Down 1849 Abortion Ban
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WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) released the following statement on the Wisconsin Supreme Court ruling that strikes down the 1849 state law that had banned abortions in nearly every situation that went into effect after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade :
"Three years ago, the a
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Okla. A.G. Drummond Disappointed Supreme Court Won't Hear Case That Could Have Lowered Prescription Costs, Vows to Keep Fighting
OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, July 3 -- Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond issued the following news release:
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Drummond disappointed Supreme Court won't hear case that could have lowered prescription costs, vows to keep fighting
OKLAHOMA CITY (July 2, 2025) - Attorney General Gentner Drummond expressed disappointment today after the U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear Oklahoma's appeal of a federal court decision involving Oklahoma's Patients Right to Pharmacy Choice Act, which protec
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President Trump Issues Memo on Reissuance of, Amendments to Memo on Strengthening Policy of U.S. Toward Cuba
WASHINGTON, July 2 -- President Trump issued the following memorandum on June 30, 2025:
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MEMORANDUM FOR THE VICE PRESIDENT; THE SECRETARY OF STATE; THE SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY; THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE; THE ATTORNEY GENERAL; THE SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR; THE SECRETARY OF AGRICULTURE; THE SECRETARY OF COMMERCE; THE SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES; THE SECRETARY OF TRANSPORTATION; THE SECRETARY OF HOMELAND SECURITY; THE DIRECTOR OF NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE; THE DIRECTOR OF THE CENTRA
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Readout of Congressional Black Caucus Meeting With Target Corporation
WASHINGTON, June 27 -- The Congressional Black Caucus issued the following readout of a meeting with Target Corp:
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On Thursday, June 26, 2025, Chairwoman Yvette D. Clarke and members of the Congressional Black Caucus Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Taskforce met with Target Corporation Chair and CEO Brian Cornell to address the company's reversal on its diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives. The meeting comes amid growing public scrutiny and mounting consumer boycotts of Tar
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Reproductive Freedom for All Applauds Wisconsin Supreme Court Decision to Strike Down 1800s Total Abortion Ban
WASHINGTON, July 2 [Category: Political] -- Reproductive Freedom for All (formerly the NARAL Pro-Choice America) posted the following news release:
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Reproductive Freedom for All Applauds Wisconsin Supreme Court Decision to Strike Down 1800s Total Abortion Ban
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For Immediate Release: Wednesday, July 2, 2025
Contact: media@reproductivefreedomforall.org
Washington, DC -- Today, the Wisconsin Supreme Court struck down the state's 176-year-old total abortion ban. The 4-3 decision today
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Second Amendment & Federal Prohibition on Unlawful Drug Users From Possessing Firearms Topic of White Paper From CRS
WASHINGTON, July 2 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following Legal Sidebar white paper (No. LSB11104) on July 1, 2025, by legislative attorney Dave S. Sidhu:
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The Second Amendment and the Federal Prohibition on Unlawful Drug Users from Possessing Firearms
The Gun Control Act of 1968 bars nine categories of individuals from possessing firearms or ammunition. Following the Supreme Court's 2022 decision in New York State Rifle & Pistol Association, Inc. v. Bruen,
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Sharpest Dissents From The Supreme Court Term (Law360)
BOSTON, Massachusetts, July 2 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Goodwin, a law firm, issued the following news release:
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The Sharpest Dissents From The Supreme Court Term (Law360)
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This term's sharpest dissents often looked beyond perceived flaws in majority reasoning to raise existential concerns about the role of the justices and lament the future of the U.S. Supreme Court and the nation. And at times, the tone of dissents could be "a bit more sharp than in years past," according to Andrew
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Supreme Court Decision in Trump V. CASA Does Not Affect Ryan Court's Universal Injunction of the FTC Noncompete Rule
MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, July 3 -- Faegre Drinker Biddle and Reath, a law firm, issued the following commentary on July 2, 2025:
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Supreme Court Decision in Trump v. CASA Does Not Affect Ryan Court's Universal Injunction of the FTC Noncompete Rule
Opponents of the Noncompete Rule Must Wait to See Whether the FTC Will Withdraw Its Appeal of Ryan
Authors: Charles F. Knapp , Mark E. Terman , David J. Woolf
At a Glance
* The CASA decision let stand the Ryan decision and similar federal dist
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Texas Families Sue to Block Law Requiring Ten Commandments in Every Public-School Classroom
NEW YORK, July 2 [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:
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Texas Families Sue to Block Law Requiring Ten Commandments in Every Public-School Classroom
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SAN ANTONIO, Texas -- A group of sixteen multi-faith and nonreligious Texas families filed suit in federal court today to block a new state law
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Texas families sue to block law requiring Ten Commandments in every public-school classroom
MADISON, Wisconsin, July 2 [Category: Religion] -- The Freedom From Religion Foundation posted the following news release:
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Texas families sue to block law requiring Ten Commandments in every public-school classroom
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A group of 16 multifaith and nonreligious Texas families filed suit in federal court today to block a new state law requiring all public elementary and secondary schools to display a Protestant version of the Ten Commandment
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TPPF Supports Texas Supreme Court Determination of Law School Accreditation
AUSTIN, Texas, July 3 -- The Texas Public Policy Foundation issued the following news release on July 2, 2025:
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TPPF Supports Texas Supreme Court Determination of Law School Accreditation
The Texas Public Policy Foundation (TPPF) submitted its comment to the Texas Supreme Court regarding its authority to delegate law school accreditation to a private entity, specifically the American Bar Association. The comment argues that the current practice is a violation of the private non-delegatio
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Transportation secretary delivers Christian sermon and insults nonbelievers
MADISON, Wisconsin, July 2 [Category: Religion] -- The Freedom From Religion Foundation posted the following news release:
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Transportation secretary delivers Christian sermon and insults nonbelievers
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Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy
The Freedom From Religion Foundation is castigating Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy for hijacking the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy commencement to deliver a Christian sermon and denigrate the nonreligious.
Speaking in his offici
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Trump V. CASA, Inc. - Supreme Court Limits Nationwide Injunctions Topic of White Paper From CRS
WASHINGTON, July 2 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following Legal Sidebar white paper (No. LSB11331) on July 1, 2025, by legislative attorney Joanna R. Lampe:
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On June 27, 2025, the Supreme Court issued a decision in Trump v. CASA, Inc., a trio of consolidated cases in which the Court limited the ability of federal courts to block federal laws and policies. The Court held that the Judiciary Act of 1789 does not authorize nationwide injunctions that reach more b
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U.S.-South Korea Special Measures Agreements - Legal & Policy Issues for Congress Topic of White Paper From CRS
WASHINGTON, July 2 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following In Focus white paper (No. IF13050) on July 1, 2025, by foreign affairs analyst Daniel J. Longo and legislative attorney Karen Sokol.
Here are excerpts:
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U.S.-South Korea Special Measures Agreements (SMAs): Legal and Policy Issues for Congress
Overview
The United States and South Korea (officially the Republic of Korea, or ROK) forged a military alliance in the wake of the Korean War (1950-1953). Und
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University of Notre Dame Law School: Experts From Across the World Convene at Fifth Annual Notre Dame Religious Liberty Summit
SOUTH BEND, Indiana, July 3 -- The University of Notre Dame Law School issued the following news:
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Experts from across the world convene at fifth annual Notre Dame Religious Liberty Summit
Author: Elyse Paul
Each year, Notre Dame Law School hosts the Notre Dame Religious Liberty Summit, bringing together expert global scholars, advocates, government officials, and faith leaders for robust discussions on complex global religious liberty issues and the future of religious freedom on the w
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Venetian Resort Las Vegas Settles Religious Discrimination and Retaliation Lawsuit
WASHINGTON, July 2 -- The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission issued the following news release:
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The Venetian Resort Las Vegas Settles Religious Discrimination and Retaliation Lawsuit
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Hotel to pay $850,000 to Employees Claiming Denial of Religious Accommodations
LAS VEGAS - Venetian Las Vegas Gaming, LLC and Venetian Las Vegas Marketing, Inc. (collectively doing business as "The Venetian Resort Las Vegas"), a hotel and casino resort on the Las Vegas Strip, will pay $850,000 and
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Wisconsin Supreme Court Protects Abortion Rights, Affirms Wisconsinites' Freedom to Make Own Medical Decisions
MONONA, Wisconsin, July 2 [Category: Economics] -- A Better Wisconsin Together, a state-based research and communications hub for progressives, posted the following news release:
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Wisconsin Supreme Court Protects Abortion Rights, Affirms Wisconsinites' Freedom to Make Own Medical Decisions
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MADISON, Wis. -- In an opinion released this morning, the Wisconsin State Supreme Court struck down efforts to use an 1849 law as a near-total abortion ban. The court's decision affirms a prior Dane
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