BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, Feb. 19 -- Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill issued the following news: * * * 21 Attorneys General, 60 Members of Congress File Amicus Briefs Supporting Louisiana's Lawsuit to Protect Women and Children from Dangerous Mail-Order Abortion Drugs * Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill is thanking her fellow Republican attorneys general and 60 U.S. lawmakers for filing amicus briefs in support of her lawsuit against the FDA to vacate a Biden-era rule that removed a  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 19 -- Americans for Tax Reform issued the following commentary on Feb. 18, 2026: * * * Washington Democrats Can't Get Enough of Your Money Jack Sepulvado Democrats in the Washington have repeatedly raised taxes since they took control of both houses of the state legislature in 2018. Their policies have directly contributed to the beginning of an exodus from the state. Despite this, Washington Democrats have continued to pass legislation that will only make it more difficult   more

PHOENIX, Arizona, Feb. 20 -- The Arizona State Senate Republican Caucus issued the following news release on Feb. 19, 2026: * * * Arizona Legislature Files U.S. Supreme Court Appeal to Defend Proof-of-Citizenship Voting Law Arizona Senate President Warren Petersen is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to take up Arizona's proof-of-citizenship voting case today, formally requesting the nation's highest court review a Ninth Circuit ruling that blocked requirements ensuring only eligible citizens can  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 19 -- Sen. Michael F. Bennet, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * Bennet, Whitehouse, Colleagues Investigate EPA's Decision to Disregard Health Benefits in Air Pollution Regulations * Denver -Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet, Ranking Member of the Senate Agriculture Committee's Subcommittee on Conservation, Climate, Forestry, and Natural Resources, joined Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.), Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Commi  more

LEXINGTON, Kentucky, Feb. 20 -- The Bluegrass Institute issued the following news release on Feb. 19, 2026: * * * Bluegrass Institute: Kentucky Supreme Court Charter School Ruling Rests on Flawed Constitutional Reasoning Today's decision misreads the Kentucky Constitution and ignores the critical distinction between restricted school funds and General Fund appropriations * The Bluegrass Institute today expressed serious concern over the Kentucky Supreme Court's decision that House Bill 9, t  more

NEW YORK, Feb. 20 -- Davis Polk and Wardwell, a law firm, issued the following news: * * * Brian Burnovski discusses petition seeking Supreme Court review of the Goldman standard with Bloomberg Law Davis Polk partner Brian Burnovski was quoted in Bloomberg Law discussing Johnson & Johnson's recent cert petition urging the U.S. Supreme Court to review a Third Circuit decision addressing the Court's 2021 Goldman standard for certifying a stockholder class. In discussing the possibility that th  more

PLANO, Texas, Feb. 19 [Category: Sociological] -- The First Liberty Institute, an organization that says it is dedicated to defending liberty for all Americans, issued the following news release: * * * California Mom Who Lost Daughter to Suicide Over Gender Issues Urges Supreme Court to Protect Parental Rights * Washington, DC -First Liberty Institute filed a friend-of-the-court brief at the Supreme Court of the United States on behalf of Abigail Martinez, asking the Court to grant certiorar  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 19 -- Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Washington, issued the following news release: * * * Cantwell & Clark County Leaders Urge Washingtonians to Reject Burdens on Voting * House-passed SAVE America Act could disenfranchise millions of Washingtonians - Cantwell releases snapshot report demonstrating potential cost & time burdens on WA voters; Cantwell calls on FBI to speed investigation into 2024 Vancouver ballot box arsons  VANCOUVER, WA - Today, U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-WA)  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 20 -- Cato Institute issued the following news release: * * * Cato Statement on Trump's Greenland Tariff Threat President Donald Trump has stated that the United States would impose 10 percent tariffs on multiple European countries that oppose American control of Greenland. In a new statement, Cato scholar Scott Lincicome said: "Trump's tariff announcement confirms what trade policy experts have long warned: First, because Trump's trade deals are unilateral and non-binding,  more

WORCESTER, Massachusetts, Feb. 19 -- Clark University posted the following news: * * * Clarkives: Franz Uri Boas, the 'father of anthropology' * The following is excerpted from "Changing the World: Clark University's Pioneering People, 1887-2000" (Chandler House Press, 2005), by former president Richard P. Traina. Often called the "Father of Anthropology," Franz Boas might more accurately be thought of as the father of systematic or academic anthropology-rescuing the infant field from the   more

NEW YORK, Feb. 20 -- The Columbia Law School issued the following news: * * * Rolando Acosta '82 Delivers Keynote at 11th Annual Alumni of Color Reception In his remarks, Dean Daniel Abebe called the retired New York State Supreme Court justice "a vocal advocate for judicial independence and democracy." * When Rolando T. Acosta CC '79, LAW '82 spoke at this year's Alumni of Color Reception, he began by explaining why he retired early from "the best job in the world" as the presiding justic  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 18 -- Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nevada, issued the following news release: * * * Cortez Masto, Senate Democrats Investigate EPA's Attempts to Roll Back Climate Protections * Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) joined U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.) and 40 of their Democratic Senate colleagues in launching an investigation into Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin's decision to repeal the 2009 endangerment fi  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 20 [Category: Science] -- The Food and Water Watch posted the following news release: * * * For 2nd Year In A Row, 150 Iowans Rally Against Cancer Gag Act "Our Water, Our Health" rally called for solutions to water and cancer crises, including restoring funding for statewide water quality monitoring * On Thursday, at least 150 Iowans impacted by the state's growing cancer and water crisis rallied at the State Capitol Rotunda for the second year in a row against Bayer's Canc  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 19 [Category: ThinkTank] -- The Competitive Enterprise Institute posted the following news release: * * * FTC should return to bipartisan consensus deemphasizing Robinson-Patman enforcement in competition policy * The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) under two consecutive administrations is reviving enforcement of a 1930s law that was dormant for decades after a bipartisan consensus found enforcement of the law, the Robinson-Patman Act, harmed consumers and proved inconsistent  more

LOS ANGELES, California, Feb. 19 -- The Reason Foundation issued the following news: * * * Funding Education Opportunity: About one in four students is chronically absent School districts may need to implement new policies to encourage students to attend school more regularly. By Jude Schwalbach When public schools remained closed for months during the COVID-19 pandemic, they sent students and families a harmful message: missing a lot of school is ok. Before the pandemic, only 15% of stud  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 19 -- The House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution and Limited Government released the following testimony by Ilya Somin, a professor at George Mason University Antonin Scalia Law School, from a Feb. 10, 2026, hearing entitled "Sharia-Free America: Why Political Islam & Sharia Law Are Incompatible with the U.S. Constitution": * * * I am grateful for the opportunity to address some of the important issues raised by the proposed "Preserving a Sharia-Free America Act." My  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 19 -- Sen. Mazie K. Hirono, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release: * * * Hirono, Colleagues Demand Department of Education Reverse Decision to End Funding for Minority-Serving Institutions * U.S. Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI) joined HELP Ranking Member Bernie Sanders (I-VT), Senators Alex Padilla (D-CA), Dick Durbin (D-IL), Cory Booker (D-NJ), Ben Ray Lujan (D-NM), and Raphael Warnock (D-GA), and 23 of their Senate colleagues in urging the U.S. Department of Education  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 20 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on Feb. 19, 2026: * * * ICYMI: Nonpartisan Whistleblower Advocacy Group Defends Grassley's Arctic Frost Whistleblowers BUTLER COUNTY, IOWA - The Government Accountability Project (GAP), a nonpartisan whistleblower protection and advocacy organization, issued a statement defending whistleblowers' legal right to release Arctic Frost records to U.S. Senate Judici  more

JERUSALEM, Israel, Feb. 20 -- The government of Israel issued the following statement on Feb. 19, 2026, by Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar at a high-level ministerial session of the United Nations Security Council on the Middle East: * * * "I come here today, as the Foreign Minister of the Jewish State - in our ancestral homeland - the Land of Israel. First let me say, it was amusing to hear the representative of Russian Federation speak about law and international law, about occupation, land e  more

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Feb. 20 -- The National Taxpayers Union issued the following news release on Feb. 19, 2026: * * * Despite Huge Tariff Increases, Report Shows 2025 Goods Trade Deficit Increased to Record High Trade statistics released today by the U.S. Census Bureau and the Bureau of Economic Analysis show the real U.S. trade deficit in goods increased by $64.4 billion in 2025, a 5.7% increase from 2024. The real goods deficit increased by 14.8% from November to December alone. The nom  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 19 -- No Labels, a political organization that advocates for centrism and bipartisanship, issued the following commentary on Feb. 18, 2026, by Deputy Research Director Austin Milks: * * * A Tariff Showdown: Congress, the President, and the Supreme Court The House votes to roll back emergency tariffs as the Senate and the Supreme Court weigh executive trade powers * Tariffs are once again at the center of debate in Washington. The House recently voted to roll back emergency  more

MANILA, Philippines, Feb. 20 -- The Supreme Court of the Philippines issued the following news release: * * * Second Tri-City Justice Zone Against Online Sexual Abuse of Children Launched in Tacloban, Ormoc, and Calbayog The Justice Sector Coordinating Council (JSCC) launched on February 19, 2026, the Tri-City Justice Zone composed of the cities of Tacloban, Ormoc, and Calbayog. This new Justice Zone focuses on combatting Online Sexual Abuse and Exploitation of Children (OSAEC) and Child Sexu  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 19 -- Rep. John Garamendi, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Garamendi Joins 70 Democrats in Demanding Answers from Education Secretary on ICE's Impact on Students * This week, Congressman John Garamendi (CA-08) joins Democratic House Committee on Education and the Workforce Ranking Member Bobby Scott (D-VA-03), Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education Subcommittee Ranking Member Suzanne Bonamici (OR-01) and 68 House Democrats in demandi  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 18 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: * * * Shaheen and Colleagues Question EPA's "Irrational" Decision Not to Value Health Effects When Calculating Impact of Pollutants, Demand Answers on Decision-Making Process * U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) joined Senate colleagues in a letter to Environmental Protection Administration (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin following the agency's irrational decision to no longer count health benefits  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 19 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R44236) on Feb. 17, 2026, entitled "Supreme Court Appointment Process: Consideration by the Senate Judiciary Committee" by American national government analyst Barry J. McMillion. Here are excerpts: * * * SUMMARY The appointment of a Supreme Court Justice is an event of major significance in American politics. Each appointment is of consequence because of the enormous judicial power the Supre  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 19 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R44236) on Feb. 17, 2026, entitled "Supreme Court Appointment Process - Consideration by the Senate Judiciary Committee:" (Continued from Part 1 of 2) * * * Hearings Supreme Court nominations since 1949 have routinely received public confirmation hearings before either the Senate Judiciary Committee or a Judiciary subcommittee./38 In 1955, hearings on the Supreme Court nomination of John M.   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 19 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following Insight white paper (No. IN12659) on Feb. 18, 2026, by American national government analyst Barry J. McMillion. Here are excerpts: * * * U.S. District Court Nominees Confirmed During the First Year of the Second Trump Presidency: Comparative Overview and Statistics This Insight provides information related to the number of U.S. district court nominees confirmed during the first calendar year of the secon  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Feb. 19 -- Clean Air Task Force, an organization that says it works to safeguard against the impacts of climate change by catalyzing the development and deployment of low-carbon energy and other climate-protecting technologies, issued the following news on Feb. 18, 2026: * * * U.S. EPA sued over illegal repeal of climate protections Health, environmental groups challenge the Trump EPA's harmful, unscientific, and illegal repeal of the endangerment finding and eliminatio  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 19 [Category: Political] -- U.S. Term Limits issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Rob Harb Pledges to Support Congressional Term Limits * Newton, NH - U.S. Term Limits (USTL), the leader in the national, non-partisan movement to limit terms for elected officials, is gathering support from state lawmakers across the nation. Its mission is to get 34 states to apply for an amendment proposal convention specific to term limits on Congress. New Hampshire state house Rep.  more

SPRINGFIELD, Virginia, Feb. 19 -- The National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation posted the following news release: * * * UAW Faces Prosecution For Illegal Firing of Worker Who Objected to Funding Union Boss Political Activities * Without Right to Work to ensure dues payments are voluntary, Michigan employees are having to take legal action to defend their legal rights against Big Labor Grand Rapids, MI (February 19, 2026) - A recent legal action by National Right to Work Foundation   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 19 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Wyden, Merkley, Colleagues Investigate Trump's Repeal of Bedrock Climate Safeguard * Senators sound alarm over political motivations to undermine climate science and harm public health Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley said today they have joined Senate colleagues in launching an investigation into Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin's decision to r  more