MONONA, Wisconsin, Jan. 9 -- A Better Wisconsin Together, a state-based research and communications hub for progressives, posted the following news release on Jan. 8, 2026: * * * Maria Lazar Continues Courting Right-Wing Extremists in Bid for Seat on Wisconsin Supreme Court Maria Lazar is doubling down on her alliance with election deniers and her extreme right-wing agenda * MADISON, Wis. - Mere days after the fifth anniversary of MAGA Republicans' deadly January 6 attack, right-wing judge   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 8 [Category: Political] -- The Human Rights Campaign posted the following news release: * * * BACKGROUNDER: Supreme Court to Hear Oral Arguments for West Virginia v. BPJ and Little v. Hecox, Key Cases on the Inclusion of Transgender Youth in Sports * On January 13th, 2026, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear oral arguments for West Virginia v. BPJ and Little v. Hecox, cases arguing that West Virginia and Idaho's bans preventing transgender students from playing on the school sp  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 8 [Category: Sociological] -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations posted the following news release: * * * CAIR-NJ Condemns Jersey City Mayor Steven Fulop's Attack on Protected Free Speech and BDS Advocacy, Calls to Repeal * The New Jersey chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-NJ) strongly condemns outgoing Jersey City Mayor Steven Fulop's recent statements opposing the Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions (BDS) movement against Israel and falsely fr  more

BIRMINGHAM, Michigan, Jan. 8 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Clark Hill, a law firm, issued the following news: * * * Clark Hill Expands Nevada Presence, Opening Reno Office With Three Litigators, Public Strategy Additions * Leif Reid, Kristen Martini, Nicole Scott Join as Litigation Members, Alfredo Alonso Joins Clark Hill Public Strategies as Firm Opens 30 th Office International law firm Clark Hill PLC announced today that three litigators -Leif Reid, Kristen Martini and Nicole Scott have j  more

NEW YORK, Jan. 9 -- The Columbia Law School issued the following news: * * * Academic Focus: Center for Constitutional Governance The center focuses on the spaces where democracy thrives, and where it doesn't. * Columbia Law School's Center for Constitutional Governance (CCG) has a deliberately broad mission: to provide a forum for thinking about constitutional and administrative law. In doing so, the center brings together the Law School's public law faculty, academics from other Columbia   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 9 -- The Center for Strategic and International Studies issued the following commentary on Jan. 8, 2026: * * * What the Bella-1 Teaches Us About Targeting Shadow Fleets By Jose M. Macias III After months-long journey marked by suspicious behavior, identity changes, and attempts to evade international scrutiny the United States seized sanctioned Russian oil tanker Marinera, formerly known as Bella-1. According to the U.S. attorney general, a U.S. federal court issued a warran  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, Jan. 8 -- Mercer University posted the following news: * * * Dr. Joseph M. Hendricks Center for Campus Initiatives to host commemorative program honoring life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. * MACON, Ga. Mercer University 's Dr. Joseph M. Hendricks Center for Campus Initiatives will host a commemorative program honoring the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., on the Macon campus on Wednesday, Jan. 14, from 6-8 p.m. in the Willet Science Center auditorium  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 8 -- Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-South Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Graham Statement on Venezuela War Powers Resolution Vote * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina) today made this statement after the Senate voted on the Venezuela War Powers Resolution introduced by U.S. Senator Tim Kaine (D-Virginia). Graham voted no. "I served for 33 years as a military lawyer judge advocate for the U.S. Air Force. I was a prosecutor, defense attorn  more

NEW YORK, Jan. 9 -- Hunter College, a constituent college of the City University of New York, issued the following news: * * * Hunter College High Student Wins National Science Competition Miles Wu is miles ahead of most students his age when it comes to science: He's already something of an inventor, having discovered that a kind of origami might one day be used to engineer strong, lightweight shelters that can be rapidly deployed to areas during natural disasters. The Hunter College High S  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 7 [Category: Political] -- Defending Rights and Dissent issued the following news: * * * ICE kills woman in Minneapolis * Defending Rights & Dissent staff has reviewed a video showing an ICE agent shooting and killing a U.S. citizen in Minneapolis. The video analyzed by our staff shows the individual, who was possibly a community observer, was attempting to drive away from ICE when she was shot and killed by a masked ICE agent. The Supreme Court is absolutely clear. Under   more

SPRINGFIELD, Illinois, Jan. 9 -- The Illinois Supreme Court issued the following news release on Jan. 8, 2026: * * * Illinois Supreme Court Appoints Associate Judge Randy Yedinak as Eleventh Circuit Court Judge Justice Lisa Holder White and the Illinois Supreme Court have announced the appointment of Associate Judge Randy Yedinak as a Circuit Judge for Livingston County in the Eleventh Judicial Circuit. Judge Yedinak is being appointed to fill the vacancy created by the impending retirement   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 9 -- The Institute for Energy Research issued the following commentary: * * * The Long Road Back to the Rule of Law on Waters of the United States By Kenny Stein For almost 50 years, the definition of "Waters of the United States" (WOTUS) has been one of the most contentious and legally unstable elements of federal environmental policy. Successive administrations have attempted to expand or contract federal authority under the Clean Water Act, often pushing well beyond what   more

PHOENIX, Arizona, Jan. 8 [Category: ThinkTank] -- The Goldwater Institute posted the following news: * * * Montana Entrepreneur Wins Right to Challenge Anti-Competitive Licensing Law * It may seem obvious, but budding entrepreneurs shouldn't need permission from their prospective competitors to start a businessbut that's exactly what happened in Montana. Now, in a major victory for the fundamental right to earn a living, the Montana Supreme Court has agreed that a local businessman can chall  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 8 [Category: Business] -- The National Federation of Independent Business issued the following news release: * * * NFIB Urges California Supreme Court to Define and Limit PAGA Actions * NFIB, the nation's leading small business association, yesterday joined with five other business groups in asking the Supreme Court of California for permission to file an amici curiae (friends of the court) brief supporting the defendant in the case of Leeper v. Shipt. "The ramifications o  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 7 -- Sen. Eric Schmitt, R-Missouri, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Schmitt Calls for the Impeachment, Senate Trial of Judge Boasberg During Judiciary Hearing * 'Once the House Impeaches, We Should Hold the Trial and Hold Judge Boasberg Accountable' WASHINGTON Today, during a Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Federal Courts oversight hearing, U.S. Senator Eric Schmitt (R-MO) once again called for the House of Representatives to impeach Judge Boasberg and la  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 8 [Category: Political] -- Democracy Forward, an organization that says it advances democracy and social progress through litigation, policy and public education and regulatory engagement, issued the following news release: * * * South Carolinians Act to Stop State from Unlawfully Deploying National Guard Members as Police in Washington D.C. Governor McMaster's Partisan Political Move to Militarize U.S. Cities Violates Long-Standing South Carolina Law *  Columbia, S.C. - A  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 8 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following Legal Sidebar white paper (No. LSB11387) on Jan. 7, 2026, by Linda R. Rowan, natural resources and earth sciences analyst: Here are excerpts: * * * Stand With Us v. MIT: MIT Not Liable for Anti-Israel Activity on Campus Since October 7, 2023, the federal government has devoted significant attention to protest activity at colleges and universities related to the Israel-Hamas war. The Trump Administration,   more

COLUMBUS, Ohio, Jan. 9 -- Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease, a law firm, issued the following news: * * * Vorys Elevates Six Attorneys to Partner Vorys is pleased to announce that six attorneys -- Brian Baxter, Daniel Bross, Brian Dressel, Robert Grise, Thomas Whaling and Ryan Wheeler -- became partners on January 1, 2026. COLUMBUS Brian Dressel is a member of the firm's labor and employment group. His practice focuses on a wide range of employment law matters. Brian has significant experie  more

ST. LOUIS, Missouri, Jan. 9 -- Washington University in St. Louis issued the following news: * * * WashU Expert: How polarization limits power of public opposition By Sara Savat President Donald Trump's use of unilateral action in Venezuela is unpopular with Americans, even his base, according to early polling. Will that be enough to rein in the administration when other branches of the government cannot or will not? The Founding Fathers created formal checks and balances to ensure no branc  more

CHAMPAIGN, Illinois, Jan. 8 -- The University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign campus issued the following news: * * * What's behind the surge in redrawing legislative maps? * What accounts for the number of partisan gerrymandering efforts midway through the 10-year census cycle? Brian J. Gaines is a professor of political science at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and the Honorable W. Russell Arrington Professor in State Politics at the U of I System's Institute of Government and Pu  more