SCOTTSDALE, Arizona, Sept. 23 -- The Alliance Defending Freedom, an organization advancing every person's right to live and speak the truth, issued the following news release: * * * Trump admin, female athletes, scientists, philosophers tell Supreme Court to protect women's sports Broad support filed for female athletes in two cases defended by West Virginia, Idaho, ADF attorneys * WASHINGTON - Women's rights groups, female athletes, the United States government, scientists, 27 states, and   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 22 -- Rep. Andy Barr, R-Kentucky, issued the following news release: * * * Barr Joins Bipartisan, Bicameral Amicus Brief Supporting State Bans on Biological Men Participating in Girls' Sports * U.S. Congressman Andy Barr (R-KY) is again leading the charge to ban biological men from invading girls' sports. Barr joined a slew of members of Congress and U.S. Senators who wrote an Amicus Brief urging the Supreme Court to uphold state bans on biological men participating in girl  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 19 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Capito Joins Bicameral Amicus Brief Supporting West Virginia, Idaho Title IX SCOTUS Cases * U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) joined a bicameral group of Republicans in filing an amicus brief with the Supreme Court of the United States in the cases Little v. Hecox and State of West Virginia v. B.P.J. The brief--which was filed by Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho) and Representativ  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 22 -- Rep. Riley M. Moore, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Moore, Senator Risch Lead Bicameral Amicus Brief Supporting West Virginia, Idaho Title IX SCOTUS Cases * Last Friday, Congressman Riley M. Moore (WV-02) and U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-ID) filed an Amicus brief with the U.S. Supreme Court in support of the cases State of West Virginia v. B.P.J and Little v. Hecox. The brief supports both West Virginia and Idaho in their defense of  more

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, Sept. 23 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of West Virginia posted the following news release on Sept. 22, 2025: * * * Huntington Woman Sentenced to Prison for Federal Drug Crime HUNTINGTON, W.Va. - Mikayla Lanay Johnson, 27, of Huntington, was sentenced today to one year and one day in prison, to be followed by four years of supervised release, for distribution of fentanyl and cocaine base, also known as "crack." According to court docum  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 22 [Category: Political] -- The Independent Women's Forum posted issued the following news release: * * * Independent Women's Law Center Files U.S. Supreme Court Amicus Briefs in Two Landmark Cases to Keep Men Out of Women's Sports * Independent Women's Law Center announced today that it has filed two amicus curiae briefs with the United States Supreme Court in support of state laws in West Virginia and Idaho that protect the integrity of women's and girls' sports.  The h  more

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, Sept. 23 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of West Virginia posted the following news release on Sept. 22, 2025: * * * Michigan Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Drug Crime HUNTINGTON, W.Va. - Aaron Dequawn Hardy, also known as "Detroit J" and "John," 29, of Pontiac, Michigan, pleaded guilty today to attempted possession with intent to distribute 500 grams or more of a mixture containing a detectable amount of methamphetamine. According to cou  more

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, Sept. 23 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of West Virginia posted the following news release on Sept. 22, 2025: * * * Parkersburg Man Sentenced to Prison for Federal Drug Crime Aaron Lee Mitter, 39, of Parkersburg, was sentenced today to five years in prison, to be followed by five years of supervised release, for distribution of a quantity of methamphetamine. According to court documents and statements made in court, on July 11, 2024, M  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 22 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, released the following opening statement from a Sept. 10, 2025, hearing on the discussion draft of the Wildfire Emissions Prevention Act and the Renewable Fuel for Ocean-Going Vessels Act (S. 881): * * * "I want to thank everybody for being here as we will discuss two pieces of legislation, a discussion draft titled the 'Wildfire Emissions Prevention Act' or WEPA;   more