WASHINGTON, Sept. 6 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following Legal Sidebar white paper (No. LSB11360) on Sept. 5, 2025, by legislative attorney Whitney K. Novak: * * * Free Exercise of Religion at School: The Supreme Court's Mahmoud v. Taylor Ruling On June 27, 2025, the Supreme Court issued its opinion in Mahmoud v. Taylor, a case addressing the application of the First Amendment's Free Exercise Clause in public schools. In Mahmoud, parents challenged school curri  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 5 -- Sen. Jack Reed, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: * * * Trump Signs Reed's Bill to Crack Down on Abusive Mortgage "Trigger Leads" & Stop Unwanted Spam * WASHINGTON, DC - Today, President Trump signed into law U.S. Senator Jack Reed's (D-RI) legislation to ban abusive "trigger leads," a practice where credit bureaus sell mortgage applicants' data without consent, leading to a flood of unwanted calls, texts, and messages. The bipartisan Homebuyers Priv  more