WASHINGTON, Jan. 10 -- The American Action Forum issued the following commentary on Jan. 9, 2026: * * * 2025: The Year in Regulation By Dan Goldbeck EXECUTIVE SUMMARY * Federal agencies collectively finalized $129.7 billion in net regulatory cost savings and 50.9 million hours in paperwork reductions in 2025, making it the most deregulatory calendar year recorded in RegRodeo. * While only two actions accounted for most of those totals, the renewed regulatory budget program under Executive   more

PHOENIX, Arizona, Jan. 10 -- Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes issued the following news release: * * * Arizona Supreme Court Affirms Attorney General Mayes' Win in Dual-Language Lawsuit This week, the Arizona Supreme Court declined review of Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Horne's lawsuit against Attorney General Kris Mayes, Governor Katie Hobbs, and ten Arizona school districts over a dual-language learning model, thereby preserving the Attorney General's win from the lower court  more

SACRAMENTO, California, Jan. 9 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Bonta Challenges Further Transfer of Core Functions Away from U.S. Department of Education * OAKLAND California Attorney General Rob Bonta today led a multistate coalition in filing an amended complaint expanding its ongoing legal challenge to the Trump Administration's attempt to dismantle the U.S. Department of Education (ED). The amended complaint, filed in the  more

ALBANY, New York, Jan. 9 -- New York Attorney General Letitia James issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General James Wins More than $4.2 Million for Chinese Immigrant Families Defrauded by Brooklyn Property Owner * January 9, 2026 NEW YORK - New York Attorney General Letitia James today announced a major victory in her lawsuit against Brooklyn property owner Xi Hui "Steven" Wu, securing more than $4.2 million plus nearly a decade of interest for at least 20 Chinese immigrant  more

BROOKLYN, New York, Jan. 10 (TNSjou) -- Brooklyn Law School issued the following news: * * * Media Outlets Turn to Professor Jodi Balsam for End-of-Year Sports Law Analysis Professor Jodi Balsam, in addition to directing the new BLS Sports Law Clinic and the Sports Law Externship program, is a regular go-to for media professionals seeking insights on sports law, often discussing how the law affects the business matters that loom large behind the games. As 2025 ended and the new year began,   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 9 [Category: Political] -- The Campaign Legal Center posted the following news release: * * * Campaign Legal Center and Protect Democracy Urge the U.S. Supreme Court to Uphold Mail-In Ballot Laws * Washington, DC Today, Campaign Legal Center (CLC) and Protect Democracy filed an amicus brief urging the U.S. Supreme Court in the Watson v. Republican National Committee case to uphold each state's constitutional ability to set rules for receiving and counting mail-in ballots.   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 9 -- Cato Institute issued the following news release: * * * Cato Launches IEEPA Informational Site -- Experts Available The Supreme Court is expected to weigh in on the legality and scope of presidential tariff authority under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA). The ruling could come as early as Friday and will affect more than $130 billion in duties collected in 2025, trillions more in future global commerce, and how the US executive branch can impleme  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 9 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following In Focus white paper (No. IF13146) on Jan. 8, 2026, by macroeconomic policy specialist Marc Labonte: * * * Federal Reserve Independence The Federal Reserve (Fed) is more independent from Congress and the President than most agencies are. Theory and evidence support the view that independence facilitates a less political, longer-term perspective to monetary policymaking that generally leads to better long-r  more

CLEVELAND, Ohio, Jan. 9 -- Frantz Ward, a law firm, issued the following news: * * * Mia L. Garcia Shares Cannabis Legal Updates with Northeast Ohio Municipal Judges Association Partner Mia L. Garcia recently shared key cannabis industry legal updates in her presentation, "From Possession to Policy: Evolving Trends in Cannabis Law," for the Northeast Ohio Municipal Judges Association. In her presentation, Mia discussed: * Constitutional considerations for search and seizure related to an od  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 10 -- Rep. Robert C. Scott, D-Virginia, ranking member of the House Education and Workforce Committee, issued the following news release on Jan. 8, 2026: * * * Ranking Member Scott Delivers Opening Statement at Full Committee Markup on Pregnant Students' Rights and Human Trafficking Ranking Member Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (VA-03) delivered the following opening statement at today's full committee markup of H.R. 6359, and 4307. "Thank you, Mr. Chairman, and happy New Year, eve  more

NEW YORK, Jan. 9 [Category: Environment] -- The Environmental Defense Fund posted the following news release: * * * Trump EPA Takes Final Steps on Rule Expected to Overturn Endangerment Finding, Clean Vehicle Standards * "The Trump EPA appears to be on the verge of revoking vital safeguards that protect people from climate change, deliver enormous health benefits and save Americans money. EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin has submitted a rule for final White House review that is expected to overt  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 8 [Category: Education] -- The National Association of College and University Business Officers posted the following news: * * * U.S. Appeals Court Thwarts NIH Research Funding Cuts * A federal court of appeals has ruled that the National Institutes of Health's (NIH) policy to cap indirect cost reimbursement rates at 15 percent is unlawful. The court of appeals for the First Circuit in New England upheld an earlier ruling from a federal judge in the U.S. District Court for  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 9 -- The U.S. Department of Labor issued the following news release: * * * US Department of Labor statement on withdrawal of Supreme Court petition in Pizarro v. Home Depot * WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Labor welcomed yesterday's decision by the plaintiffs in Pizarro v. Home Depot to withdraw their petition for certiorari from the U.S. Supreme Court, ostensibly bringing the case to a close. The plaintiffs, participants in the Home Depot FutureBuilder 401(k) defined  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, Jan. 9 [Category: ThinkTank] -- The Goldwater Institute posted the following news: * * * Week in Review: Families, Not Bureaucrats * From Fox News to the Maine Wire, news outlets across the country are taking notice of the Goldwater Institute's petition to the U.S. Supreme Court on behalf of Amber Lavigne, a Maine mom who discovered that public school officials were aiding her child in a gender transition without her knowledge or consent. Amber only learned what was happe  more

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, Jan. 10 -- The West Virginia Attorney General John B. McCuskey issued the following news release: * * * West Virginia co-leads 23 States in Supreme Court brief defending farmer facing $2 million in federal fines West Virginia Attorney General JB McCuskey is co-leading with Nebraska an amicus brief defending Jeffrey Andrews, a Connecticut farmer who is facing $2 million in federal fines for allegedly violating the Clean Water Act (CWA). The amicus, or friend of the c  more