WASHINGTON, Oct. 2 [Category: Political] -- America First Legal, a civil rights organization, posted the following news release: * * * America First Legal Files Brief Defending Jeffrey Clark Against Weaponized Bar Disciplinary Process and Unconstitutional Sanctions * Today, America First Legal (AFL) filed an amicus brief in the District of Columbia Court of Appeals urging the Court to reject partisan attempts to suspend and punish former U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) official Jeffrey Clar  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 2 [Category: Government/Public Administration] -- Accountable.US, an organization that says it conduct investigations to expose conflicts of interest, issued the following news release: * * * As the New Term Kicks Off, the Conservative Supreme Court Majority is Poised to Keep Rubber Stamping Trump's Anti-Constitutional Agenda * To: Interested Parties From: Tony Carrk, Executive Director, Accountable.US Date: October 2, 2025 Re: On Monday, the Supreme Court will begin  more

COLUMBIA, South Carolina, Oct. 2 -- South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson issued the following news: * * * Attorney General Alan Wilson assigns senior attorney to Solicitor's Office to assist in State v. Alexander Devante Dickey case * (COLUMBIA, S.C.) - Attorney General Alan Wilson announced today that his office has assigned Melody Brown, a senior attorney in the Attorney General's Capital & Collateral Litigation Section, to the Fifth Circuit Solicitor's Office to conduct a comprehen  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 3 -- U.S. Term Limits issued the following news release: * * * Brandon King Pledges to Support Congressional Term Limits Cannon Falls, MN - U.S. Term Limits (USTL), the leader in the national, non-partisan movement to limit terms for elected officials, is gathering support from state lawmakers across the nation. Its mission is to get 34 states to apply for an amendment proposal convention specific to term limits on Congress. 2026 Minnesota state house candidate, Brandon King   more

NEW YORK, Oct. 2 [Category: International] -- Human Rights Watch posted the following news: * * * Brazil: Rio de Janeiro Bill Will Encourage Police Shootings * (Sao Paulo) - The governor of the Brazilian state of Rio de Janeiro should veto provisions in a new bill that would give civil police an economic incentive to kill suspects and would weaken forensic analysis, Human Rights Watch said today. On September 24, the state legislature approved bill 6027/2025, which makes structural changes  more

CEDARVILLE, Ohio, Oct. 3 -- Cedarville University issued the following news: * * * Impact Conference 2025 Empowers Marketplace Leaders by Jordan Foley, Student Public Relations Writer In a culture that is often at odds with Christian values, today's marketplace is in urgent need of professionals who boldly lead by faith. Cedarville University will host its annual Impact Conference on October 22-23, focusing on equipping professionals to boldly lead in today's world. The event will take pla  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 3 -- U.S. Term Limits issued the following news release: * * * Jonathan Gleason Pledges to Support Congressional Term Limits Bridgewater, VT - U.S. Term Limits (USTL), the leader in the national, non-partisan movement to limit terms for elected officials, is gathering support from state lawmakers across the nation. Its mission is to get 34 states to apply for an amendment proposal convention specific to term limits on Congress. 2026 Vermont state senate candidate, Jonathan Gl  more

NEW YORK, Oct. 2 [Category: International] -- Human Rights Watch posted the following news: * * * Mexico: Supreme Court Risks Weakening Disability Rights * (Mexico City) - A decision by Mexico 's Supreme Court on September 25, 2025, risks undermining meaningful participation by people with disabilities in shaping laws that govern their rights and shape their futures, Human Rights Watch said today. For nearly a decade, the Supreme Court upheld an important precedent that laws adopted withou  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 2 [Category: Financial Services] -- America's Credit Unions posted the following news: * * * SCOTUS to hear arguments over firing of Fed's Cook in January * The U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments in the lawsuit filed by Federal Reserve Board Governor Lisa Cook challenging her dismissal in January and will allow Cook to remain in her position in the meantime. President Donald Trump announced in August that he was removing Cook from her position due to allegations of mortg  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 2 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following opening statement on Oct. 1, 2025, at an executive business meeting on judicial nominees: * * * Grassley Opens Executive Business Meeting on Circuit, District and U.S. Attorney Nominees, Calls Out Democrats' Double Standard of Justice Before we begin, I'll note that the government is now shut down. This is unfortunate and unnecessary. Republicans in the House and Senate ha  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 2 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. RL31980) on Oct. 1, 2025, entitled "Senate Consideration of Presidential Nominations: Committee and Floor Procedure" by Elizabeth Rybicki and Michael Greene, Congress and legislative process specialists. Here are excerpts: * * * SUMMARY Article II, Section 2, of the Constitution provides that the President shall appoint officers of the United States "by and with the Advice and Consent of the S  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 2 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. RL31980) on Oct. 1, 2025, entitled "Senate Consideration of Presidential Nominations - Committee and Floor Procedure:" (Continued from Part 1 of 2) * * * Floor Procedures The Senate handles executive business, which includes both nominations and treaties, separately from its legislative business. All nominations reported from committee, regardless of whether they were reported favorably, unfav  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 3 -- TechNet, a network of technology CEOs and senior executives that promotes the growth of the innovation economy, issued the following news release: * * * TechNet Joins Amicus Brief in Washington v. Meta Brief Argues Washington State's Platform Disclosure Law Imposes Onerous Requirements that will Chill Political Speech * TechNet, the national, bipartisan network of tech CEOs and senior executives, filed an amicus curiae brief at the Supreme Court of Washington State in   more

PHOENIX, Arizona, Oct. 3 -- The Goldwater Institute issued the following news: * * * That's Garbage! Goldwater Takes on Illegal Government Monopoly at Arkansas Supreme Court Like many entrepreneurs, Steven Hedrick has poured his heart and soul into his small business, a dumpster-rental company that fills an important niche in Northwest Arkansas. He's invested his time and money in the business to provide for himself and his family. But the city of Holiday Island is stifling Steven's success   more

RICHMOND, Virginia, Oct. 3 -- Virginia Commonwealth University issued the following news on Oct. 2, 2025: * * * Virginia is about to take America's political pulse At VCU's Wilder Symposium, panelists offer multiple insights into how November's state election will reflect the nation's 'search of itself.' By Tiff Murray-Robertson, L. Douglas Wilder School of Government and Public Affairs With just weeks until Virginians elect their next governor, the 2025 Wilder Symposium focused on its cent  more

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, Oct. 3 -- The Veterans of Foreign Wars of the U.S., a veterans service organization, issued the following news release: * * * VFW Calls on VA to Honor Supreme Court Ruling on GI Bill Benefits VA guidance continues to deny or limit access to earned benefits * With the fall semester underway, the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the U.S. (VFW) is once again leading the charge to ensure all veterans receive the full educational benefits they have earned -- especially in the w  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 3 -- U.S. Term Limits issued the following news release: * * * Will Beck Pledges to Support Congressional Term Limits Hastings, MN - U.S. Term Limits (USTL), the leader in the national, non-partisan movement to limit terms for elected officials, is gathering support from state lawmakers across the nation. Its mission is to get 34 states to apply for an amendment proposal convention specific to term limits on Congress. 2026 Minnesota state house candidate, Will Beck (district   more

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Oct. 3 (TNSrep) -- Yale Law School issued the following news: * * * Professor Judith Resnik Explores How Prisons Became a Problem for Democracy Can prisons escape their ties to plantations and concentration camps? In her new book, (https://impermissiblepunishments.law.yale.edu/)"Impermissible Punishments: How Prison Became a Problem for Democracy" (University of Chicago Press), Arthur Liman Professor of Law Judith Resnik explores the history of punishment inside prison  more