Supreme Court Tipoffs from TNS
Americans United Urges Supreme Court to Protect the Religious Freedom of Incarcerated People
WASHINGTON, Nov. 11 -- Americans United for Separation of Church and State issued the following news on Nov. 10, 2025:
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Americans United urges Supreme Court to protect the religious freedom of incarcerated people
Americans United for Separation of Church and State President and CEO Rachel Laser issued the following statement in response to the U.S. Supreme Court hearing oral argument today in Landor v. Louisiana Department of Corrections. The federal lawsuit was brought by Damon Landor,
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Americans United: Supreme Court Correctly Refuses to Entertain the Christian Nationalist Assault on Marriage Equality
WASHINGTON, Nov. 11 -- Americans United for Separation of Church and State issued the following news:
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Americans United: Supreme Court correctly refuses to entertain the Christian Nationalist assault on marriage equality
Americans United for Separation of Church and State President and CEO Rachel Laser issued the following statement in response to the U.S. Supreme Court refusing to hear Davis v. Ermold, an attack on the precedent recognizing marriage equality, Obergefell v. Hodges:
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Ariz. A.G. Mayes Wins Emergency Court Order Temporarily Blocking Trump Administration From Clawing Back SNAP Benefits
PHOENIX, Arizona, Nov. 11 -- Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes issued the following news release on Nov. 10, 2025:
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Attorney General Mayes Wins Emergency Court Order Temporarily Blocking Trump Administration from Clawing Back SNAP Benefits
Attorney General Mayes today won a court order temporarily blocking the Trump administration's attempts to claw back Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits and punish states that release them. Attorney General Mayes and 24 other at
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Attorney General Bonta to Supreme Court: Trump Administration's Deployment of National Guard Troops Not Supported by Statute
SACRAMENTO, California, Nov. 10 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release:
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Attorney General Bonta to Supreme Court: Trump Administration's Deployment of National Guard Troops Not Supported by Statute
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OAKLAND - California Attorney General Rob Bonta today filed an amicus brief in the U.S. Supreme Court in Trump v. Illinois in support of Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul's lawsuit challenging the federalization and deployment of the Illinois National
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Attorney General James Wins Emergency Court Order Temporarily Blocking Trump Administration from Clawing Back SNAP Benefits
ALBANY, New York, Nov. 10 -- New York Attorney General Letitia James issued the following news release:
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Attorney General James Wins Emergency Court Order Temporarily Blocking Trump Administration from Clawing Back SNAP Benefits
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November 10, 2025
NEW YORK - New York Attorney General Letitia James today won a court order temporarily blocking the Trump administration's attempts to claw back Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits and punish states that release them.
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Attorney General Tong Seeks Temporary Restraining Order to Block Trump from Demanding State "Undo" SNAP Benefits
HARTFORD, Connecticut, Nov. 9 -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following news release:
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Attorney General Tong Seeks Temporary Restraining Order to Block Trump from Demanding State "Undo" SNAP Benefits
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(Hartford, CT) - Attorney General William Tong shortly after midnight sought a temporary restraining order to block the Trump Administration from demanding that states "undo" Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits already paid out to millions of
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BCLP Elects 17 New Partners
ST. LOUIS, Missouri, Nov. 10 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner, a law firm, issued the following news:
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BCLP Elects 17 New Partners
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Following a vote of the partnership, 17 lawyers have been promoted to partner at BCLP, effective January 1, 2026.
Reflecting the breadth and depth of BCLP's global platform, this year's class of partners is drawn from nine offices within key markets for BCLP in Europe and across the US, while representing an array of practices acro
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CBO Issues Cost Estimate for Senate Amendment to Continuing Appropriations, Agriculture, Legislative Branch, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs and Extensions Act, 2026
WASHINGTON, Nov. 11 -- The Congressional Budget Office issued the following cost estimate for Senate amendment (No. 3937) to the Continuing Appropriations, Agriculture, Legislative Branch, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs and Extensions Act, 2026 (H.R. 5371):
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Table 1. Estimated Discretionary Spending Under Division A
Table 1 compiles the Congressional Budget Office's estimates of discretionary spending for fiscal year 2026 under division A. For agencies covered by 9 of the 12
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Chair Cassidy, Colleagues Unveil Bills to Strengthen Workers' Rights, Deliver President Trump's Pro-Worker Agenda
WASHINGTON, Nov. 11 -- Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-Louisiana, chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, issued the following news on Nov. 10, 2025:
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Chair Cassidy, Colleagues Unveil Bills to Strengthen Workers' Rights, Deliver President Trump's Pro-Worker Agenda
U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, released a legislative package to reform labor laws to strengthen worker freedoms and pro
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Continuing to Fight for Full November SNAP Benefits: Attorney General Bonta Co-Leads Multistate Coalition in Filing Motion for Temporary Restraining Order
SACRAMENTO, California, Nov. 10 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release:
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Continuing to Fight for Full November SNAP Benefits: Attorney General Bonta Co-Leads Multistate Coalition in Filing Motion for Temporary Restraining Order
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Motion challenges Trump Administration for issuing conflicting guidance on November SNAP benefits and seeking to intimidate states for starting to disburse those benefits pursuant to court order
This morning, court granted
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CSIS Issues Commentary: Waiting for the Supremes Part II
WASHINGTON, Nov. 11 -- The Center for Strategic and International Studies issued the following commentary on Nov. 10, 2025:
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Waiting for the Supremes Part II
By William Alan Reinsch
My September 8 column commented on the decisions of the Court of International Trade (CIT) and the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC) that Trump had exceeded his authority in using the International Economic Emergency Powers Act (IEEPA) to impose tariffs on Canada, Mexico, and China and subseque
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DNC Chair Ken Martin on the Supreme Court Agreeing to Review Watson Vs. RNC
WASHINGTON, Nov. 11 -- The Democratic National Committee issued the following news release on Nov. 10, 2025:
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DNC Chair Ken Martin on the Supreme Court Agreeing to Review Watson v. RNC
Watson v. RNC infringes on the rights of Mississippians to cast their mail-in ballot and have it counted
If Republicans succeed, mail and early voting could be in jeopardy nationwide
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Today, the Supreme Court agreed to hear Watson v. Republican National Committee, the RNC's challenge to the Mississippi
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Foundation for Individual Rights & Expression Legal Director Creeley Testifies Before Senate Commerce, Science & Transportation Committee
WASHINGTON, Nov. 11 -- The Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee released the following testimony by Will Creeley, legal director of the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression, from an Oct. 29, 2025, hearing entitled "Shut Your App: How Uncle Sam Jawboned Big Tech Into Silencing Americans, Part II":
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Chairman Cruz, Ranking Member Cantwell, and honorable members of the Committee, good morning, and thank you for the opportunity to testify today. My name is Will Cree
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Goldwater Institute: Tucson Held Liable for Dereliction on Homelessness
PHOENIX, Arizona, Nov. 11 -- The Goldwater Institute issued the following news:
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Tucson Held Liable for Dereliction on Homelessness
Time for Tucsonans to File Compensation Claims
By Timothy Sandefur
The Arizona Supreme Court last week declined to review a lower court judgment that found the City of Tucson engaged in a "public nuisance" when it deliberately refused to enforce laws against homeless encampments. That case was brought by a group of property owners who suffered from damage
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Hispanic Federation Applauds Supreme Court for Declining to Revisit Marriage Equality Law
NEW YORK, Nov. 10 [Category: Political] -- The Hispanic Federation, an organization that supports and strengthens Latino institutions through education, health, immigration, civic engagement, economic empowerment and the environment, issued the following news release:
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Hispanic Federation Applauds Supreme Court for Declining to Revisit Marriage Equality Law
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New York, NY - Today, the Supreme Court declined a petition by a Kentucky county clerk asking the Justices to take up a case reex
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House, Senate Democrats File Amicus Brief to Supreme Court Supporting Illinois's Legal Challenge to Trump's Use of National Guard
WASHINGTON, Nov. 11 -- Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, ranking member of the of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release:
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HOUSE, SENATE DEMOCRATS FILE AMICUS BRIEF TO SUPREME COURT SUPPORTING ILLINOIS'S LEGAL CHALLENGE TO TRUMP'S USE OF NATIONAL GUARD
The House Democrats' Litigation Task Force, led by House Judiciary Ranking Member Jamie Raskin, Task Force Chair Joe Neguse, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, and House Armed Services Ranking Member Adam Smith
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Joshua Ohlemacher Pledges to Support Congressional Term Limits
WASHINGTON, Nov. 10 [Category: Political] -- U.S. Term Limits issued the following news release:
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Joshua Ohlemacher Pledges to Support Congressional Term Limits
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Abilene, TX - 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 Texas state house ca
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Lawsuit Challenges Alaska Board of Game Plan to Gun Down Bears
WASHINGTON, Nov. 10 [Category: Biology] -- The Center for Biological Diversity posted the following news release:
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Lawsuit Challenges Alaska Board of Game Plan to Gun Down Bears
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ANCHORAGE, Alaska The Alaska Wildlife Alliance and the Center for Biological Diversity sued the Alaska Board of Game today for violating the Alaska Constitution when adopting a predator control program authorizing the killing of an unlimited number of brown and black bears across 40,000 square miles in southwe
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Love is (Still) Love: Supreme Court Declines to Hear Kim Davis' Challenge to Constitutional Protections for Marriage Equality
WASHINGTON, Nov. 10 [Category: Political] -- The Human Rights Campaign posted the following news release:
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Love is (Still) Love: Supreme Court Declines to Hear Kim Davis' Challenge to Constitutional Protections for Marriage Equality
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WASHINGTON, DC Today, the U.S. Supreme Court declined to grant certiorari in Davis v. Ermold, where former Kentucky county clerk Kim Davis hoped the Court would rehear a lower court's decision awarding damages to a same-sex couple to whom she refused to is
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N.J. A.G. Platkin Obtains Early Victory in Challenge to Trump Administration's Demand That States "Undo" Issuance of Full SNAP Benefits
TRENTON, New Jersey, Nov. 11 -- New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin issued the following news release on Nov. 10, 2025:
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Attorney General Platkin Obtains Early Victory in Challenge to Trump Administration's Demand That States "Undo" Issuance of Full SNAP Benefits
States File Amended Temporary Restraining Order Arguing They Should Not Be Held Accountable for Following Court Order, USDA's Own Guidance
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Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin today joined a coalition of 22 other a
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New Mexico Supreme Court Takes Up Landmark Oil, Gas Pollution Lawsuit
WASHINGTON, Nov. 10 [Category: Biology] -- The Center for Biological Diversity posted the following news release:
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New Mexico Supreme Court Takes Up Landmark Oil, Gas Pollution Lawsuit
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SANTA FE, N.M. The New Mexico Supreme Court agreed today to hear a landmark lawsuit over the state's failure to protect public health and the environment from the harms of oil and gas pollution, as required by the state constitution.
The lawsuit was brought by a coalition of Indigenous, frontline, you
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NEWS: Sen. Schiff To Vote No On Republican Funding Bill That Fails To Address The Health Care Crisis
WASHINGTON, Nov. 9 -- Sen. Adam Schiff, D-California, issued the following news release:
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NEWS: Sen. Schiff To Vote No On Republican Funding Bill That Fails To Address The Health Care Crisis
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Washington, D.C. - Today, Senator Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) released the following statement on the new Senate Republican funding bill that fails to address the massive increase in health care costs now facing Americans and his vehement opposition to the measure.
" Over the past 40 days, millions o
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Okla. A.G. Drummond Successfully Supports Trump's Requirement for Sex Designations on Passports
OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, Nov. 11 -- Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond issued the following news release on Nov. 10, 2025:
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Drummond successfully supports Trump's requirement for sex designations on passports
The Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) has sided with Attorney General Gentner Drummond's position in Trump v. Orr, requiring passports to display an individual's biological sex at birth. The ruling stayed a lower court's decision that blocked the administration's r
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Penn State Dickinson Law Clinic Files Petition With U.S. Supreme Court
CARLISLE, Pennsylvania, Nov. 11 -- Pennsylvania State University Dickinson School of Law issued the following news:
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Penn State Dickinson Law clinic files petition with U.S. Supreme Court
The Penn State Dickinson Law Civil Rights Appellate Clinic, along with Mississippi employment firm Watson and Norris PLLC, filed a petition for certiorari with the Supreme Court of the United States on behalf of Sandy Mays on Oct. 22.
Along with Clinical Professor of Law and Clinic Director Michael For
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Post-Gazette Strikers Win Three-Year Strike
WASHINGTON, Nov. 10 [Category: Union] -- The AFL-CIO Communications Workers of America posted the following news release:
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Post-Gazette Strikers Win Three-Year Strike
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U.S. 3rd Circuit Court of Appeals Orders Pittsburgh Post-Gazette to Restore Workers' Rights
PITTSBURGH, Penn. On Monday, the U.S. 3rd Circuit Court of Appeals ordered the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette to repeal more than five years of worker rights violations and to compensate the workers who were impacted by those violation
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Public Knowledge Senior VP Feld Testifies Before Senate Commerce, Science & Transportation Committee
WASHINGTON, Nov. 11 -- The Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee released the following testimony by Harold Feld, senior vice president at Public Knowledge, from an Oct. 29, 2025, hearing entitled "Shut Your App: How Uncle Sam Jawboned Big Tech Into Silencing Americans, Part II":
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Chairman Cruz and Ranking Member Cantwell, thank you for the opportunity to testify on such a critical topic. I have been an advocate for First Amendment freedoms - especially the right of the pu
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Ranking Member Angie Craig Slams Trump for Continuing Legal Challenges to Food Assistance Program
WASHINGTON, Nov. 11 -- Rep. Angie Craig, D-Minnesota, ranking member of the House Agriculture Committee, issued the following news release on Nov. 10, 2025:
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Ranking Member Angie Craig Slams Trump for Continuing Legal Challenges to Food Assistance Program
Today, House Agriculture Committee Ranking Member Angie Craig (MN-02) released the below statement following the Trump administration asking the Supreme Court for permission to cut SNAP benefits for 42 million Americans.
"The Trump adm
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Senate, House Democrats File Amicus Brief to Supreme Court Supporting Illinois's Legal Challenge to Trump Use of National Guard
WASHINGTON, Nov. 11 -- Rep. Adam Smith, D-Washington, ranking member of the House Armed Services Committee, issued the following news release:
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Senate, House Democrats File Amicus Brief to Supreme Court Supporting Illinois's Legal Challenge to Trump Use of National Guard
U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, along with House Democrats' Litigation Task Force, led by Task Force Chair Joe Neguse (D-CO-2), House Judiciary Ranking Me
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Senate, House Democrats File Amicus Brief to Supreme Court Supporting Illinois's Legal Challenge to Trump's Use of National Guard
WASHINGTON, Nov. 10 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release:
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Senate, House Democrats File Amicus Brief to Supreme Court Supporting Illinois's Legal Challenge to Trump's Use of National Guard
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November 10, 2025
WASHINGTON - U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, along with House Democrats' Litigation Task Force, led by Task Force Chair Joe Neguse (D-CO-2), House Judiciary Ranking Member Jamie
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She's Taught Tennis to Politicians and Movie Stars. Now, She's Helped Over 10,000 Kids Learn Coding
LOS ANGELES, California, Nov. 10 -- The University of Southern California Viterbi School of Engineering posted the following news:
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She's Taught Tennis to Politicians and Movie Stars. Now, She's Helped Over 10,000 Kids Learn Coding
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Kathy "Coach" Kemper remembers the conversation well.
Kemper - the former coach of Georgetown University's women's tennis team; founder of the Institute for Education, or IFE; and one of most connected people in Washington D.C. through her tireless nonpro
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SPJ urges full press access to court proceedings in Charlie Kirk's killing
INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, Nov. 10 [Category: Media] -- The Society of Professional Journalists posted the following news:
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SPJ urges full press access to court proceedings in Charlie Kirk's killing
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The Society of Professional Journalists supports full transparency in the prosecution of the suspect in the killing of commentator Charlie Kirk. Open judicial proceedings are a cornerstone of public trust, and access for journalists ensures accountability, accuracy and confidence in the justi
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Trump's Tariffs in Trouble
DETROIT, Michigan, Nov. 10 -- The Foundation for Economic Education posted the following news:
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Trump's Tariffs in Trouble
Supreme Court skeptical of presidential power.
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After a long and hostile oral argument, President Trump's tariffs, predicated on the 1977 International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA), are sinking under the weight of the administration's own arguments. Their eventual demise brightens America's constitutional and economic future.
The cases argued on Novemb
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University of Dayton Issues UD in the News Wrap Up for Nov. 1-7, 2025
DAYTON, Ohio, Nov. 11 -- The University of Dayton issued the following UD in the News wrap up for Nov. 1-7, 2025:
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UD in the News Nov. 1-7
WKRC-TV in Cincinnati featured UD engineering research to help develop AI to detect lung nodules in children's CT scans. The Conversation, BBC, Our Sunday Visitor, Mississippi Catholic and Alabama Catholic Radio also tapped faculty expertise.
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The beauty backfire effect: Being too attractive can hurt fitness influencers, new research shows
The
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US Supreme Court Allows Discriminatory Passport Rule
NEW YORK, Nov. 10 [Category: International] -- Human Rights Watch posted the following news:
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US Supreme Court Allows Discriminatory Passport Rule
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The United States Supreme Court last week allowed the implementation of a discriminatory Trump administration policy requiring new passports to reflect an individual's sex assigned at birth.
The policy follows President Trump's executive order instructing federal agencies to recognize only two sexes, male and female, and declaring these f
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WV Millville Quarry Workers File Petition to Oust International Brotherhood of Boilermakers Local DNCL Union Bosses
SPRINGFIELD, Virginia, Nov. 10 -- The National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation posted the following news release:
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WV Millville Quarry Workers File Petition to Oust International Brotherhood of Boilermakers Local DNCL Union Bosses
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Majority of Harpers Ferry quarry workers support petition seeking end of union monopoly "representation"
Harpers Ferry, WV (November 10, 2025) - With the support of a majority of his coworkers, Holcim Millville Quarry employee Curtis Mills has filed
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Wyden, Merkley, Colleagues Demand Answers from Trump On New "Review" of Mifepristone Despite Decades of Evidence Proving its Safety & Efficacy
WASHINGTON, Nov. 10 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release:
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Wyden, Merkley, Colleagues Demand Answers from Trump On New "Review" of Mifepristone Despite Decades of Evidence Proving its Safety & Efficacy
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Senators Raise Alarm Over Looming Efforts to Restrict Medication Abortion
Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley said today they have joined Senate colleagues to express alarm over the Trump administration's plans to conduct "its own revi
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