ARLINGTON, Virginia, Feb. 4 -- The American Society of Pension Professionals and Actuaries issued the following news on Feb. 3, 2026: * * * 401(k) Excessive Fee Suit Doesn't Proceed By Ted Godbout In considering the impact of a Supreme Court decision on the burden of proof in a prohibited transaction suit, a federal judge found that the plaintiff had to first have standing to bring suit for that burden to shift. The case was, in most respects, a traditional excessive fee suit -- with the pl  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 4 -- Cato Institute issued the following news release: * * * Cato Brief Challenges Federal Gun Ban for Marijuana Users Recently, scholars at the Cato Institute and Reason Foundation filed an amicus brief in United States v. Hemani, a case before the Supreme Court considering the constitutionality of a federal law prohibiting the possession of firearms by controlled substance users, including marijuana users. A new blog post from Matthew Cavedon, the director of the Cato Inst  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 4 -- Cato Institute issued the following news release: * * * Cato Expert Warns Against Trump's Desire to Nationalize Elections In a recent interview with former FBI Deputy Director Dan Bongino, President Donald Trump said, "The Republicans should say, 'We want to take over.' We should take over the voting, the voting in at least many -- 15 places. The Republicans ought to nationalize the voting." Following this statement, Cato Institute senior fellow Walter Olson shared the   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 4 -- Cato Institute issued the following news release: * * * Cato Supreme Court Petition Challenges Warrantless Apartment Searches In 2019, Eric Johnson, a resident in a multi-unit apartment building, was arrested for drug and firearm offenses after a drug detection dog sniffed the lower seam of Johnson's front door without a warrant or Johnson's knowledge. This gave the officers probable cause to enter the apartment and conduct a comprehensive search. After Johnson was conv  more

HANOVER, New Hampshire, Feb. 4 -- Dartmouth College issued the following news: * * * Checks and Balances In the U.S. Body Politic David French and Sarah Isgur discuss the Supreme Court, law, and American democracy. * In the past 25 years, the power of the presidency has grown exponentially while the power of Congress to check the executive branch has correspondingly diminished. Of the three branches of government envisioned by the framers of the Constitution, the "judiciary is the last br  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 4 -- The Federal Communications Commission Media Bureau issued the following letter (Docket No. DA 26-108) on Feb. 3, 2026: * * * To: Sinclair, Inc., c/o Miles S. Mason, Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP, 1200 Seventeenth Street, NW, Washington, DC 20036 Cunningham Broadcasting Corporation and KMTR Television, LLC, c/o Scott R. Flick, Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP, 1200 Seventeenth Street, NW, Washington, DC 20036 DIRECTV, LLC, c/o Michael Nilsson, HWG LLP, 1919 M St  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 3 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI - General Counsel James Percival's Wall Street Journal Op-Ed on Administrative Warrants * WASHINGTON - On January 22, the Wall Street Journal published an op-ed by U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) General Counsel James Percival, titled (link is external) How the Deep State Thwarted ICE Administrative Warrants. The op-ed debunks the mainstream media's false narratives rega  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 3 -- Sen. James Lankford, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Lankford Joins Amicus Brief Upholding Fourteenth Amendment, Protecting American Citizenship * WASHINGTON, DC -US Senators James Lankford (R-OK) and Ted Cruz (R-TX) along with Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH-04), Chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, joined an amicus brief urging the Supreme Court to uphold the Fourteenth Amendment by not granting citizenship to the children of aliens unlawfully   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 3 [Category: Political] -- The Independent Women's Forum posted issued the following news release: * * * Independent Women Announces 2026 Ambassador Class * WASHINGTON D.C. -For too long, conservatives have lacked the connective tissue needed to translate lived experience into lasting policy wins. Independent Women is changing that-by building the national infrastructure that equips real people to carry their stories from their communities to statehouses, courtrooms, newsroo  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 4 -- Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, ranking member of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on Feb. 3, 2026: * * * Judiciary Democrats Demand DHS and ICE Rescind Memo Authorizing Warrantless Home Raids Memo Purports to Give Agents Authority to Violate the Constitution by Forcibly Entering Homes Without a Judicial Warrant * Rep. Jamie Raskin, Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee; Rep. Pramila Jayapal, Ranking Member of the Subcommittee o  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 3 [Category: Political] -- The NAACP posted the following news release: * * * NAACP Condemns Trump's Call to 'Nationalize' Elections * WASHINGTON, D.C. \-The NAACP condemns in the strongest possible terms President Donald Trump's outrageous and dangerous rhetoric suggesting the federal government should "nationalize" elections. This is a desperate attempt to continue to weaken and ultimately destroy the very foundations of our democracy. Such statements are not only reckles  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, Feb. 3 -- The University of Nebraska posted the following news: * * * Nebraska in the national news: January 2026 * University of Nebraska-Lincoln faculty offered expertise on California's drought recovery and U.S. trade policy for national news stories in January. The stories were among 30-plus featuring Husker faculty, staff, administrators, students, centers and programs during the month. * Brian Fuchs, a climatologist with the university's National Drought Mitigatio  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 3 [Category: Business] -- NetChoice, a coalition of trade associations that says it makes the internet safe for free enterprise and expression, posted the following news release: * * * NetChoice in Fifth Circuit to Block Mississippi's Censorious I.D.-for-Speech Law * NEW ORLEANS-Today, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit will hear Mississippi's appeal of NetChoice's preliminary injunction against its unlawful I.D.-for Speech. Mississippi's unconstitutional soci  more

DEKALB, Illinois, Feb. 4 -- Northern Illinois University issued the following news: * * * Lisa M. Nyuli ('89) named amongst the Top 50 Women for Illinois Attorneys 2026 For the third consecutive year, Attorney Lisa M. Nyuli ('89) was named amongst the Top 50 Women for Illinois attorneys for 2026. Since first practicing in 1989, Lisa offers comprehensive representation in family law matters, including divorce, custody, guardianship, guardian ad litem services, and collaborative law. A partner   more

MANILA, Philippines, Feb. 4 -- The Supreme Court of the Philippines issued the following news release: * * * SC Upholds Life Sentence of Foreign National for Trafficking Children The Supreme Court (SC) has upheld the conviction of Australian national Martin Cook (Cook) for trafficking four minors, reaffirming that even without coercion, a minor's consent is not given out of their own free will. In a Decision penned by Associate Justice Antonio T. Kho, Jr., the SC's Second Division found Cook  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 3 -- Rep. Terri Sewell, D-Alabama, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Sewell Celebrates Black History Month on the House Floor, Condemns Recent Attacks on Black Americans * Washington D.C. -U.S. Rep. Terri Sewell (AL-07) spoke on the House Floor to celebrate Black History Month and condemn the Trump Administration's recent attacks on Black Americans. Watch on YouTube here. Rep. Sewell: Mr. Speaker, I rise with my Congressional Black Caucus colleagues in celebr  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 31 -- The U.S. State Department issued the following joint statement with Costa Rica, Ecuador, Guatemala, Honduras and Paraguay to support the decision by Panama's Supreme Court to declare the concession of the Balboa and Cristobal ports unconstitutional: * * * The undersigned nations take note of Panama's Supreme Court decision to declare CK Hutchison's concession of the Balboa and Cristobal ports unconstitutional. We respect the ruling as residing squarely within the purview  more

MACOMB, Illinois, Feb. 3 -- Western Illinois University issued the following news release: * * * WIU to Host Illinois Supreme Court Oral Arguments on March 11 * MACOMB, IL - - Western Illinois University hosts the 2026 installment of the Illinois Supreme Court's Riding the Circuit program as justices hear oral arguments in two cases beginning 10 a.m. Wednesday, March 11, in the University Union Grand Ballroom. "We are thrilled to welcome the Illinois Supreme Court to our campus for this in  more