WASHINGTON, Aug. 30 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following Legal Sidebar white paper (No. LSB11356) on Aug. 29, 2025, by legislative attorney Jason O. Heflin: * * * Constitutional Considerations in Member Involvement in Executive Agency Actions Members of Congress and their staffs interact with executive branch agencies for a number of purposes, including carrying out Congress's functions of overseeing, investigating, and influencing the implementation of public   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 30 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Heinrich, Lujan Announce Introduction of Legislation to Restore Abortion Access Nationwide * Introduction of the Women's Health Protection Act comes as Trump and Congressional Republicans move to restrict a woman's right to choose and toward a national abortion ban WASHINGTON -- U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) joined the entire Senate Democratic caucus in int  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 29 -- Rep. John B. Larson, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Larson Applauds Court Decision Overturning Trump Tariff Regime * East Hartford, CT - Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01), a member of the House Trade Subcommittee, released the following statement after a U.S. Appeals Court (link is external) found that most of President Trump's tariffs were illegally imposed on American consumers. The case may be appealed to the U.S. Supreme Court. "As Repub  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 29 [Category: Business] -- The National Retail Federation posted the following news release: * * * NRF Responds to Court Decision Rejecting Tariffs * WASHINGTON - The National Retail Federation today issued the following statement from Vice President of Supply Chain and Customs Policy Jonathan Gold following the ruling by a federal appeals court striking down the Trump administration's use of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act to impose increased tariffs. "The  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 30 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following Legal Sidebar white paper (No. LSB11355) on Aug. 29, 2025, by legislative attorney April J. Anderson: * * * Stanley v. City of Sanford: Supreme Court Rejects Retiree's Americans with Disabilities Act Claim On June 20, 2025, the Supreme Court issued its opinion in Stanley v. City of Sanford. The Court held that a retired firefighter could not pursue a claim, under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA),  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 30 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following Legal Sidebar white paper (No. LSB11354) on Aug. 28, 2025, by legislative attorney Victoria L. Killion: * * * Supreme Court Upholds State AgeVerification Requirement for Certain Websites In 2004, the Supreme Court held that a federal law enacted to protect minors from sexually explicit online content was likely unconstitutional because it unduly burdened adults' ability to share protected speech. On June   more