CARSON CITY, Nevada, Feb. 20 -- Nevada Attorney General Aaron D. Ford issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Ford Applauds Supreme Court Ruling Reaffirming Limits on Presidential Tariff Authority * Nevada Attorney General Aaron D. Ford today issued the following statement after the Supreme Court of the United States ruled that former President Donald Trump's sweeping tariffs were unlawful, affirming lower court rulings and reinforcing constitutional limits on executive aut  more

ALBANY, New York, Feb. 20 -- New York Attorney General Letitia James issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General James Wins Challenge to Trump Administration's Tariffs * February 20, 2026 NEW YORK - New York Attorney General Letitia James today won a major victory after the United States Supreme Court ruled that sweeping tariffs imposed by the Trump administration under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) violate the law. The court ruled in favor of Attorn  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Feb. 20 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release: * * * ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL ISSUES STATEMENT AFTER SUPREME COURT AGREES WITH STATES THAT TRUMP'S TARIFFS ARE UNLAWFUL * Chicago - Attorney General Kwame Raoul today issued the following statement after the U.S. Supreme Court rejected the president's unprecedented and unlawful use of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act. Raoul and a coalition of attorneys general had previously s  more

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Feb. 20 -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Tong Statement as U.S. Supreme Court Strikes Down Trump Tariffs * Connecticut and Ten Other States Had Sued and Won in Court of International Trade and Court of Appeals (Hartford, CT) - Attorney General William Tong released a statement following the 6-3 decision from the U.S. Supreme Court invalidating President Donald Trump's use of the International Emerg  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 20 -- Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Washington, issued the following news release: * * * Cantwell Joins State & King County Leaders to Warn of Proposed Barriers to Voting * NEW DATA: Cantwell snapshot report shows House-passed SAVE America Act could disenfranchise millions of Washingtonians - especially residents in rural areas & women who took their spouses' names; Cantwell announces WA Sec of State Steve Hobbs will be her guest at Trump's State of the Union Address next Tuesday;   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 20 -- Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nevada, issued the following news release: * * * Cortez Masto Statement on Supreme Court Decision Striking Down Trump Tariffs * Las Vegas, Nev. - Today, U.S. Senator Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) released the following statement after the Supreme Court's decision in Learning Resources, Inc. v. Trump, which struck down President Donald Trump's blanket tariffs on America's trading partners. "I welcome today's Supreme Court decision to s  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 19 -- Sen. Jacky Rosen, D-Nevada, issued the following news release: * * * Following Rosen Push, Trump Administration Reverses Harmful Rule Limiting Veterans' Benefits * Yesterday, Senator Rosen Called On The Department Of Veterans Affairs To Immediately Overturn Harmful Policy WASHINGTON, DC - Today, U.S. Senator Jacky Rosen (D-NV) released a statement in response to news that, following her push, the Department of Veterans Affairs will not implement its harmful interim f  more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, Feb. 20 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Morgan Lewis, a law firm, issued the following Q&A on Feb. 19, 2026, with associate Michael Campbell: * * * From Associate to Alumnus: Carrying Lessons of Leadership Forward How do you build a legal department for a rapidly growing youth sports company? Just ask Michael Campbell, former corporate and business transactions (CBT) associate in Philadelphia and now general counsel of Unrivaled Sports. After six years as a transaction  more

CARSON CITY, Nevada, Feb. 20 -- Gov. Joe Lombardo, R-Nevada, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Lombardo Announces Two-Hour Delay for State Government Offices in Washoe, Carson, and Storey County, And Office Closure for Pershing County - Friday, February 20, 2026 * This morning, Governor Lombardo announced a two-hour delay for State government offices (except essential public safety and corrections personnel) for Carson City, Washoe, and Storey County, with an office closure f  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 21 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, ranking member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news release on Feb. 20, 2026: * * * Heinrich Grills BLM Official on Proposal for Gravel Mine in Placitas, Emphasizes Inadequate Pay for Firefighters, Underscores Impacts of Trump Administration's Cuts to Forest Service Workforce During a U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Public Lands, Forests, and Mining Subcommittee hearing to discuss pe  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 20 -- Rep. Steven Horsford, D-Nevada, issued the following news release: * * * Horsford and Bynum Introduce RELIEF Act Following Supreme Court Tariff Ruling * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congressman Steven Horsford (NV-04) and Congresswoman Janelle Bynum (OR-05) today responded to the Supreme Court's decision holding that the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) does not authorize the President to impose broad-based tariffs. While the Court addressed the legality of   more

LAS VEGAS, Nevada, Feb. 20 -- The Nevada Democratic Party posted the following news release: * * * How Much is the Lombardo-Trump Economy Costing Nevadans This Week? (Tariff Edition) * After Lombardo said we needed to "feel a little pain" from Trump's tariffs, SCOTUS ruled that they are unconstitutional Welcome back your weekly rundown of the damage the Lombardo-Trump economy is doing to Nevada -from driving up costs to leaving working families behind. The Supreme Court just struck down  more

LAS VEGAS, Nevada, Feb. 19 -- The Nevada Democratic Party posted the following news release: * * * Lombardo Caught in Another Lie As Trump Admin Guts Solar Projects That Would Lower Utility Costs, Create Jobs * In another broken promise to Nevadans, Joe Lombardo is failing to restore critical solar projects in Nevada that the Trump administration terminated. After Lombardo claimed to have cut a deal with Donald Trump to protect Nevada's renewable energy supply, a spokesman for Advanced Energ  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 20 -- The National Parks Conservation Association issued the following news release on Feb. 18, 2026: * * * Interior Cancels Successful Reservation Systems at Arches and Yosemite, Makes Major Changes at Glacier Today, the Department of the Interior cancelled the successful seasonal reservation systems at Yosemite and Arches and announced major changes at Glacier for 2026. The National Parks Conservation Association condemns the Department's move at Yosemite and Arches, which  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 20 -- The National Parks Conservation Association issued the following news release: * * * Visitors Will Suffer After Yosemite Cancels Popular Reservation System Visitors to Yosemite often experienced severe traffic jams, full parking lots, damage to sensitive meadows and long waits at restrooms and visitor centers, until reservation systems were piloted beginning in 2020. * Mariposa, California-The widely popular seasonal reservation system at Yosemite National Park was el  more

ARLINGTON, Virginia, Feb. 20 -- The Nature Conservancy issued the following news: * * * New Research: How Wildfires Can Be Leveraged to Increase Forest Resilience New research from The Nature Conservancy (TNC), the University of California, Berkeley (UC Berkeley) and the USDA Forest Service (USFS), published in the journal Forest Ecology and Management, details how wildfires could be leveraged to increase forest resilience to future high-severity fires across the Western United States. Wildf  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 21 -- The National Republican Congressional Committee posted the following news: * * * Titus Confesses: Her vote is hurting Nevadans Democrat Socialist Dina Titus voted to help shut down DHS, and now she's openly admitting the fallout is hurting TSA, FEMA, the Coast Guard and Nevada's economy. While she plays political games, Nevadans lose confidence in air travel, emergency preparedness, and vital services. "Democrat Socialist Dina Titus helped pull the plug on DHS, then h  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 20 -- Rep. Chellie Pingree, D-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * Pingree Tees Up Farm Bill Fight Over Pesticides, Big Chemical Immunity * Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine), a longtime organic farmer and senior member of the House Agriculture Committee, announced today that she will be introducing an amendment to the Republican Farm Bill that fights back against chemical companies and protects the health of Americans. Republicans' Farm Bill includes provisi  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 20 -- Sen. Jacky Rosen, D-Nevada, issued the following news release: * * * Rosen Celebrates Supreme Court Decision to Strike Down Trump's Cost-Raising Tariffs * WASHINGTON, DC - Today, U.S. Senator Jacky Rosen (D-NV) released a statement following the Supreme Court's 6-3 decision declaring many of Donald Trump's broad cost-raising tariffs illegal. A report from the Joint Economic Committee last year found that Trump's tariffs, which he unlawfully implemented without Congress  more

LAS VEGAS, Nevada, Feb. 19 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Nevada posted the following news release on Feb. 18, 2026: * * * U.S. Attorney's Office Collects Nearly $12 Million In Civil And Criminal Actions In Fiscal Year 2025 The District of Nevada collected $11,808,878.69 in criminal and civil actions in Fiscal Year 2025, announced First Assistant United States Attorney Sigal Chattah. Of this amount, $11,184,107.37 was collected in criminal actions and $624,771.32 was c  more

RENO, Nevada, Feb. 21 -- The University of Nevada issued the following news: * * * Empowering faculty through open education Register for the symposium, apply for funding, and find OER with ease Teresa Schultz Faculty across the University of Nevada, Reno have several opportunities this spring to explore, adopt and help shape the growing ecosystem of open educational resources (OER). Whether they are interested in experimenting with new instructional materials, redesigning a course around o  more

RENO, Nevada, Feb. 21 -- The University of Nevada issued the following Q&A on Feb. 20, 2026, by Shelle Murach with Angela Heinemann, teaching associate professor of kinesiology in the School of Public Health: * * * Why making healthy changes is harder than it looks Angela Heinemann, Ph.D., shares why behavior change is hard and how small steps can lead to lasting health * Making a change sounds simple. Eat better. Move more. Sleep earlier. Stress less. But as many people quickly discover,   more