PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, Sept. 5 -- ACA Connects (America's Communications Association) issued the following news release: * * * ACA Connects Urges Supreme Court to Reverse Copyright Infringement Overreach America's Communications Association (ACA Connects) joined an amicus brief, led by the Common Sense Copyright Coalition, urging the Supreme Court to reverse the Fourth Circuit Court's decision in Cox Communications, Inc. v. Sony Music Entertainment. In the brief, ACA Connects and other I  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 5 -- Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wisconsin, issued the following news release: * * * Baldwin, Colleagues Demand Trump's VA Drop Near Total Abortion Ban * WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) joined a group of her colleagues in demanding the Trump Administration's Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) rescind their dangerous new proposed rule to reinstate a near-total ban on abortions and abortion counseling, including for veterans who have been raped or whose pregna  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 6 -- The Federal Election Commission issued the following weekly digest: * * * Commission meetings and hearings The Commission voted to cancel the executive session scheduled for September 3 and the open meeting scheduled for September 4. * * * Litigation National Republican Senatorial Committee, et al. v. FEC, et al. (Case No. 24-621) Last week, Briefs of Amicus Curiae were filed in the U.S. Supreme Court by the following: Georgia Republican Party, Inc., Alabama Republic  more

DETROIT, Michigan, Sept. 6 -- The Foundation for Economic Education posted the following commentary on Sept. 5, 2025: * * * Comedian Arrested at Heathrow for Edgy Tweets Graham Linehan's free speech falls foul of the law. By Jake Scott On September 1st, as he landed at Heathrow Airport, Graham Linehan was arrested by not one, not two, but five armed police officers, under suspicion of "inciting violence." What was the crime that the famed comedy writer, creator of Father Ted and The IT Crow  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, Sept. 5 -- The Goldwater Institute issued the following news: * * * Week in Review: Free Speech Showdown No one should be subject to violent retaliation just for supporting causes they believe in. But across the country, Americans face that threat under state laws that are designed to scare them into silence. The Goldwater Institute is on the front lines of the fight against those laws--and in support of the freedom of speech and association. Next week, Goldwater attorneys   more

MANILA, Philippines, Sept. 5 -- The office of the President of the Philippines issued the following news release: * * * PBBM signs laws creating 6 new regional and 2 new metropolitan trial courts President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. has signed into law measures establishing six new regional and two new metropolitan trial courts in Cebu, Cagayan Valley, and Davao Region. These are: Republic Act 12241 - Regional Trial Court (RTC) in Moalboal town, Cebu province; RA 12242 - RTC in Alicia town, Is  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 5 -- Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Blumenthal: Week in Review 8/29/2025-9/5/2025 * Demanding Action to Prevent Gun Violence Tragedies U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) joined gun violence prevention advocates to call on Congress to pass his commonsense gun violence prevention legislation to avert further tragedies like the one at Annunciation Catholic School in Minneapolis last week.  The Assault Weapons Ban  more

LA JOLLA, California, Sept. 6 -- The University of California San Diego campus issued the following news: * * * 'We're Not a Line Item'--A Patient's Plea to Protect Research Funding Now on her third course of chemotherapy, Kimberly Peters understands firsthand the impact of medical research cuts. This time, she's speaking up. By Miles Martin For Kimberly Peters, cancer has become an all-too-familiar adversary. In 2015, she was diagnosed with breast cancer and treated with chemotherapy. Six  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 6 -- The Washington Legal Foundation issued the following news release on Sept. 5, 2025: * * * WLF Urges Supreme Court to Reinstate Federal Jurisdiction over Michigan's Treaty-Defying Lawsuit "When a case implicates the very reasons the Founders created the federal judiciary, that case should be heard by a federal judge." -- Zac Morgan, WLF Senior Litigation Counsel * Washington Legal Foundation (WLF) today urged the U.S. Supreme Court to reverse an appellate court decisi  more