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Supreme Court Tipoffs from TNS Newsletter for Saturday January 03, 2026 ( 5 items )  

Braden Boucek Sworn In to Serve as the United States Attorney for the Middle District of Tennessee
NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Dec. 29 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Tennessee posted the following news release: * * * Braden Boucek Sworn In to Serve as the United States Attorney for the Middle District of Tennessee Braden Boucek was sworn in on December 24, 2025, as the United States Attorney for the Middle District of Tennessee. In a brief ceremony, Judge Whitney Hermandorfer of the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit administered the oath of offic  more

CCRKBA AMICUS BRIEF: AMMO BACKGROUND CHECK UNCONSTITUTIONAL
BELLEVUE, Washington, Jan. 2 [Category: Political] -- The Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms issued the following joint statement with 52 organizations: * * * CCRKBA AMICUS BRIEF: AMMO BACKGROUND CHECK UNCONSTITUTIONAL * BELLEVUE, WA - California's mandatory background check requirement for ammunition purchases, which falsely rejects more than 10 percent of qualified buyers, is unconstitutional, the Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms says in an amicus   more

David C. Waterman's Remarks Upon His Formal Swearing-In as United States Attorney for the Southern District of Iowa
DES MOINES, Iowa, Dec. 30 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Iowa posted the following news release: * * * David C. Waterman's Remarks Upon his Formal Swearing-In as United States Attorney for the Southern District of Iowa On December 12, 2025, United States Attorney David C. Waterman delivered remarks at his formal swearing-in ceremony at the United States Courthouse in Des Moines. The December ceremony marked the ceremonial commencement of Waterman's tenure as t  more

Federal Court Denies University of California's Attempt to Dismiss America First Legal's Racial Discrimination Lawsuit
WASHINGTON, Jan. 2 [Category: Political] -- America First Legal, a civil rights organization, posted the following news release: * * * Federal Court Denies University of California's Attempt to Dismiss America First Legal's Racial Discrimination Lawsuit * A federal district court has denied the University of California's (UC) motion to dismiss a lawsuit brought by America First Legal (AFL) and co-counsel Jonathan F. Mitchell, allowing AFL's challenge to UC's race-based admissions policies to  more

Week in Review: The Year Freedom Fought Back
PHOENIX, Arizona, Jan. 2 [Category: ThinkTank] -- The Goldwater Institute posted the following news: * * * Week in Review: The Year Freedom Fought Back * They told parents to stay silent. They told patients to wait. They told taxpayers to pay up. In 2025, the Goldwater Institute said "No!"and won. From rooting out DEI at public universities to advocating for the Right to Try cutting-edge medical treatments, the Goldwater Institute achieved real victories for freedom over the last yea  more