WASHINGTON, Jan. 27 -- The Center for a Humane Economy posted the following news release on Jan. 26, 2026: * * * Animal Wellness Action Pans Justice Department Lawsuit Challenging Michigan Cage-Free Egg Law Group says DOJ disregards the views of American egg producers and the fact pattern showing it was avian influenza--not cage-free housing--that drove up prices * Animal Wellness Action and the Center for a Humane Economy today panned the U.S. Department of Justice's lawsuit seeking to ove  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 26 [Category: Business] -- The National Federation of Independent Business issued the following news release: * * * California Small Businesses Challenge Law Restricting Employer Free Speech SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Jan. 26, 2026) -NFIB, the nation's leading small business association, filed an amicus brief in the case California Chamber of Commerce v. Bonta at the United States Court of Appeals for the 9 th Circuit. The case challenges California SB 399, California's law restrict  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 27 -- The Center for Strategic and International Studies issued the following commentary on Jan. 26, 2026: * * * Rethinking Comparative Advantage By William Alan Reinsch Once again, the Supreme Court torpedoed my plan to write about its tariff decision by not making one, and it now appears that the column will have to wait until February. Meanwhile, tariff payments will continue to grow, increasing the amount that will have to be refunded if the president loses the case. In  more

BELLEVUE, Washington, Jan. 26 [Category: Political] -- The Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms issued the following news release: * * * EXTREME NY GUN LAWS STRIKE AGAIN AS NFL STAR ARRESTED AT LAGUARDIA * BELLEVUE, WA - New York's draconian gun control laws have struck again with the arrest of NFL athlete Rasheed Walker at LaGuardia Airport after he properly declared a firearm in his checked luggage, an incident which underscores the continued anti-gun extremism in the sta  more

MADISON, Wisconsin, Jan. 27 -- FFRF Action Fund, an organization that says it develops and advocates for legislation, regulations and government programs to preserve the constitutional principle of separation between state and church, posted the following news on Jan. 26, 2026: * * * Trump and Vance describe anti-abortion campaign as religious crusade during DC rally On what should have been the 53rd anniversary of Roe v. Wade, Jesus-touting anti-abortion radicals held a rally in Washington,   more

STANFORD, California, Jan. 27 -- Stanford University Law School issued the following news: * * * Stanford Law School Announces New Cohort of Sallyanne Payton Fellows The fellowship honors trailblazing alumna Sallyanne Payton while cultivating the next generation of legal scholars By Monica Schreiber Three Stanford Law School students recently were named Sallyanne Payton Fellows following a competitive application process. The annual fellowship is awarded to students interested in pursuing   more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Jan. 26 -- The University of Chicago posted the following news: * * * Tariffs, AI and Fed policy frame Economic Outlook event * As the economy heads into 2026, questions are mounting around AI's impact on work and investment, China's slowing growth, tariffs and the Federal Reserve's next moves. Those themes and more framed Economic Outlook 2026, hosted Dec. 9 in Chicago by the University of Chicago Booth School of Business, where more than 500 alumni, students and commun  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Jan. 26 -- The Texas Public Policy Foundation issued the following news release: * * * TPPF Unveils Bold Education Agenda to Empower Parents, Improve Student Outcomes, and Restore Excellence in Texas Schools * The Texas Public Policy Foundation (TPPF) today announced a comprehensive education policy agenda for K-12 and higher education designed to expand education freedom, improve student outcomes, strengthen transparency and accountability, and restore academic excellence acr  more

LOS ANGELES, California, Jan. 27 -- The University of California at Los Angeles School of Law issued the following news: * * * Beth Colgan is cited in a Supreme Court opinion on criminal punishment UCLA School of Law professor Beth Colgan's scholarship has been cited in a U.S. Supreme Court opinion in the case of Ellingworth v. United States, which the Court decided on January 20. The issue in Ellingworth was whether restitution that is imposed under the federal Mandatory Victims Restitution  more

LOS ANGELES, California, Jan. 27 -- The University of California at Los Angeles School of Law issued the following news: * * * James Salzman earns prestigious Bellagio Center scholarly residency in Italy UCLA School of Law professor James Salzman has been honored with an invitation to join the Rockefeller Foundation's Bellagio Center's 2027 Residency Program, one of the world's most esteemed and highly selective projects for confronting complex challenges in science, law, government, the arts  more

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Jan. 27 -- Yale Law School issued the following news: * * * The Philosopher in the Machine As AI moves from the periphery to the center of society and the legal profession, Yale Law School alumni are shaping the emerging industry of AI law * In February 2018, Danny Tobey '03 presented a paper at the inaugural Conference on Artificial Intelligence, Ethics, and Society that made a bold claim. Tobey argued that artificial intelligence (AI) could potentially supplement o  more