WASHINGTON, Aug. 12 -- The Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission issued the following news: * * * ALJ EAJA Decision in Pettengill Family Restoration, LLC, OSHRC Docket Nos. 23-1249, 23-1380, 23-1656 & 24-0353 (EAJA), Becomes a Final Order of the Commission Respondent was a construction company that specialized in framing panelized or "kit" houses. It was hired as a subcontractor for Framing Specialists, Inc., to assemble these houses. Framing Specialists would deliver the plans and  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 12 -- The American Sustainable Business Network issued the following news release: * * * ASBN Calls EPA Endangerment Finding Repeal 'Economic Sabotage' That Threatens Businesses' Long-term Planning and Investments The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposal to repeal the 2009 Endangerment Finding represents a significant threat to American economic stability and our nation's future competitiveness. The American Sustainable Business Network objects to this attempt to un  more

COLUMBIA, South Carolina, Aug. 11 -- South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson issued the following news: * * * Attorney General Alan Wilson leads fight to protect 2nd Amendment in lawsuit over federal gun registry * (COLUMBIA, S.C.) - South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson joined Texas and 13 other states today in a Texas lawsuit that seeks to throw out a federal registry for certain guns and accessories. A Texas gun owner, gun rights groups, and manufacturers are suing the federal g  more

ALBANY, New York, Aug. 11 -- New York Attorney General Letitia James issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General James Announces Arrest of Florida Man for Investment Fraud Scheme Targeting the Haitian Community * August 11, 2025 NEW YORK - New York Attorney General Letitia James today announced the arrest and indictment of Florida resident Marc Henry Menard, formerly of Mineola, New York, for allegedly operating a three-year securities fraud scheme that targeted the Haitian c  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 11 [Category: Computer Technology] -- The Computer and Communications Industry Association issued the following news release: * * * CCIA Files Amended Complaint to Strike Texas HB20 as an Unconstitutional Restraint of Free Speech * Washington - The Computer & Communications Industry Association and its co-plaintiff NetChoice filed a Second Amended Complaint today that lays out why Texas HB20, the social media law sharply criticized by the Supreme Court in 2024, violates the   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 11 [Category: Environment] -- The Sierra Club posted the following news release: * * * Colorado Sierra Club Celebrates Bill Co-Sponsored by Rep. Neguse to Stop Damaging Staffing Cuts to USFS, DOI, & DOE * Denver, Colo. - Today, the Sierra Club Colorado Chapter is urging Colorado U.S. Representatives Jeff Hurd,Lauren Boebert, and Jeff Crank, all members of the House Committee on Natural Resources, to support legislation that places a moratorium on devastating Reductions in Fo  more

HANOVER, New Hampshire, Aug. 12 -- Dartmouth College issued the following news on Aug. 11, 2025: * * * Tribal Leaders Gather for a Week of Learning and Networking Native government officials share wisdom and build lasting connections at Dartmouth's Tribal Leadership Academy. * Dartmouth hosted the second Tribal Leadership Academy during the final week of July, preparing 26 Indigenous officials to confront many of the most complex issues before their communities, such as economic development  more

MADISON, Wisconsin, Aug. 11 [Category: Religion] -- The Freedom From Religion Foundation posted the following news release: * * * FFRF anti-blasphemy op-ed published in Wyoming's second-largest newspaper * The Wyoming Tribune-Eagle is the latest newspaper to publish an op-ed from FFRF Regional Government Affairs Manager Mickey Dollens calling for an end to state-level blasphemy laws. "Wyoming Statute SS 1-29-106 says that the state's libel laws do not authorize the publication of 'blasphem  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 11 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee posted the following news release: * * * House Republicans Are Desperate To Bring Back Their Top Billionaire Benefactor * Why? Because Republicans are losing. In yet another sign that the razor-thin GOP majority is slipping away ahead of the 2026 midterm elections, JD Vance is openly begging Elon Musk to come back into the fold. "So my hope is that by the time of the midterms, he's kind of come back into the fold,"  more

LONDON, England, Aug. 12 -- PEN International issued the following news: * * * India: Academic Hany Babu's bail hearing to take place after five years in jail without trial By Ross Holder "Hany Babu's ongoing arbitrary detention, now at over five years before a trial has even begun, is a travesty and a dark illustration of the Indian government's hostility towards those who speak up for the rights of marginalised communities. We urge the High Court to grant his bail request, and for all char  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 11 [Category: Biology] -- The Center for Biological Diversity posted the following news release: * * * Legal Intervention Sought to Protect Chuckwalla National Monument * PALM DESERT, Calif. -- A coalition of Coachella Valley-based, state-wide and national groups followed the Ft. Yuma Quechan Indian Tribe, Torres Martinez Desert Cahuilla Indians and three other Tribal Nations in filing motions today to intervene in a lawsuit to defend the Chuckwalla National Monument. The   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 12 -- The National Parks Conservation Association issued the following news release on Aug. 11, 2025: * * * Parks Group Seeks to Intervene in Lawsuit to Protect Chuckwalla National Monument PALM DESERT, CA -- Today, nine organizations--ranging from Coachella Valley-based, to state-wide and national groups--followed the Ft. Yuma Quechan Indian Tribe, Torres Martinez Desert Cahuilla Indians, and three other Tribal Nations in filing motions to intervene in a lawsuit to defend th  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Aug. 11 [Category: Environment] -- Earthjustice posted the following news release: * * * Organizations Seek to Intervene in Lawsuit to Protect Chuckwalla National Monument * Palm Desert, CA -- Today, nine organizations -- ranging from Coachella Valley-based, to state-wide and national groups -- followed the Ft. Yuma Quechan Indian Tribe, Torres Martinez Desert Cahuilla Indians, and three other Tribal Nations in filing motions to intervene in a lawsuit to defend t  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 11 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Marshall: We're Going to Make America Healthy Again * Senator Marshall Joins Newsmax to Discuss the MAHA Commission Report, The Texas Redistricting Fight, and Securing the Border Wichita - On Monday, U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. (R-Kansas), joined Newsmax's Wake Up America to discuss the Make America Health Again Commission report, the fight over Texas's redistricting efforts, and wh  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 12 -- The Washington Legal Foundation issued the following news release on Aug. 11, 2025: * * * WLF Asks Supreme Court to Finally Overrule Harmful Antitrust Precedent "Nobody believes that tying is so anticompetitive it must be illegal--yet badly wounded Supreme Court precedent holds otherwise. It's time to bayonet that caselaw." --Zac Morgan, WLF Senior Litigation Counsel * Washington Legal Foundation (WLF) today urged the U.S. Supreme Court to grant certiorari and revers  more