PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Feb. 27 -- The American Civil Liberties Union of Rhode Island issued the following news: * * * ACLU Files Court Brief in Public Employee Free Speech Case Arguing that "Disparaging" Speech is Not Entitled to Less Protection The brief argues that the court applied an inappropriate standard by judging the speech based on its tone, rather than any disruptive effect it had in the workplace, potentially diminishing free speech protections for all public employees. * The   more

OLYMPIA, Washington, Feb. 26 -- Washington state Attorney General Nick Brown issued the following news release: * * * AG Brown co-leads amicus brief defending birthright citizenship at U.S. Supreme Court * Attorney General Nick Brown is co-leading a multistate amicus brief filed today defending birthright citizenship at the U.S. Supreme Court, standing up to President Trump's illegal effort to rewrite the Constitution and overturn federal law. On his first day in office in 2025, President   more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Feb. 26 -- Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell issued the following news release: * * * AG Campbell Defends Birthright Citizenship At U.S. Supreme Court * BOSTON -Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell today co-led a coalition of 24 attorneys general and the city of San Francisco in filing an amicus brief defending birthright citizenship at the U.S. Supreme Court, standing up to President Trump's illegal effort to rewrite the Constitution and  more

LANSING, Michigan, Feb. 26 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release: * * * AG Nessel Sues DHS, FEMA to Recover Grants to Combat Terrorism * LANSING - Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel yesterday joined a group of state attorneys general in filing a lawsuit (PDF) against the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and the Federal Emergency Management Agency for illegally and abruptly ending millions in grants to states to prevent targeted violence and terrori  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Feb. 26 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts posted the following news release: * * * Alleged Tren de Aragua Gang Members Charged in Connection with ATM "Jackpotting Scheme" * BOSTON - Two Venezuelan nationals, alleged to be members of the violent transitional criminal organization Tren De Aragua, have been charged in connection with an ATM jackpotting conspiracy that included robberies and attempted robberies in Massachusetts, Maine, Ne  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, Feb. 27 -- Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes issued the following news release on Feb. 26, 2026: * * * Attorney General Mayes Defends Birthright Citizenship Multistate Coalition Warns of Devastating Impacts to Children Nationwide * Attorney General Kris Mayes joined a multistate coalition today defending birthright citizenship at the U.S. Supreme Court, standing up to President Trump's illegal effort to rewrite the Constitution and overturn federal law. "The Fourteenth   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 26 -- The Naval Sea Systems Command issued the following news: * * * Artabazon Returns to NEDU, Takes Command * PANAMA CITY, Florida - Cmdr. Nick Artabazon returns to Navy Experimental Diving Unit (NEDU), but this time it's to take command while outgoing NEDU Commanding Officer Cmdr. Dustin Cunningham says farewell to active-duty service. Artabazon, a native of Richmond, Va., served at NEDU from 2019-2021 as the Test and Evaluation Department Head. He is an Engineering Dut  more

SACRAMENTO, California, Feb. 26 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Bonta Continues Fight to Defend Birthright Citizenship at U.S. Supreme Court * Alongside multistate coalition, warns of devastating impacts to children nationwide OAKLAND - California Attorney General Rob Bonta today continued his defense of birthright citizenship by co-leading a coalition of 24 attorneys general in filing an amicus brief in Trump v. Barbara at  more

ALBANY, New York, Feb. 26 -- New York Attorney General Letitia James issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General James Urges U.S. Supreme Court to Reject Unprecedented Attack on Birthright Citizenship * NEW YORK - New York Attorney General Letitia James today joined a coalition of 23 other attorneys general and the City and County of San Francisco in urging the United States Supreme Court to reaffirm that birthright citizenship is a constitutional guarantee that a president can  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Feb. 26 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release: * * * ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL CONTINUES TO DEFEND BIRTHRIGHT CITIZENSHIP AT U.S. SUPREME COURT * Chicago - Attorney General Kwame Raoul today filed an amicus brief at the U.S. Supreme Court in defense of birthright citizenship. Raoul and a multistate coalition filed the brief in support of a legal challenge to President Trump's unlawful effort to rewrite the Constitution and overturn federal  more

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Feb. 26 -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Tong Files Brief Defending Birthright Citizenship at U.S. Supreme Court * Multistate Coalition Warns of Devastating Impacts to Children Nationwide (Hartford, CT) - Attorney General William Tong joined a multistate coalition today defending birthright citizenship at the U.S. Supreme Court, standing up to President Trump's illegal effort to rewrite the Constit  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 27 -- The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities issued the following research by Wesley Tharpe, senior advisor for state tax policy, policy analysts Clara Wilson and Joanna LeFebvre, all of the State Fiscal Policy team: * * * Sound State Revenue Choices Essential to Counteract Harmful Policies and Build Forward State and local policymakers nationwide are facing a one-two punch entering 2026. For one, last summer's harmful Republican megabill paired enormous tax breaks for we  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 26 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia posted the following news release: * * * D.C. Scam Center Strike Force Seizures of Cryptocurrency from Chinese Transnational Criminals Tops $580 Million * WASHINGTON - U.S. Attorney Jeanine Ferris Pirro, together with major federal law enforcement and interagency partners, announced that freezes and seizures of cryptocurrency by the Scam Center Strike Force have topped $580 million, a critical step in the Str  more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Feb. 27 -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following news release on Feb. 26, 2026: * * * Attorney General Brown Defends Birthright Citizenship at Supreme Court of the United States Multistate Coalition Warns of Devastating Impacts to Children Nationwide * Attorney General Anthony G. Brown joined a multistate coalition today defending birthright citizenship at the Supreme Court of the United States, standing up to President Trump's illegal effort t  more

LOS ANGELES, California, Feb. 27 (TNSrpt) -- The Reason Foundation issued the following commentary on Feb. 26, 2026, by Director of Criminal Justice Policy Vittorio Nastasi and criminal justice policy intern Maegan Smarkusky: * * * New 50-state report reveals gaps in identification and reentry document assistance for people leaving prison A new Reason Foundation report finds only 28 states mandate ID provision despite strong evidence linking employment access to reduced recidivism. * Among   more

RICHMOND, Virginia, Feb. 27 -- Virginia Attorney General Jay Jones issued the following news release on Feb. 26, 2026: * * * Attorney General Jay Jones Defends Birthright Citizenship at U.S. Supreme Court Multistate Coalition Warns of Devastating Impacts to Children and Families Nationwide * Delivering on another day one priority, Attorney General Jay Jones today joined a multistate coalition defending birthright citizenship at the U.S. Supreme Court, standing up to President Trump's illega  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 26 (TNSrep) -- The Violence Policy Center issued the following news release: * * * States with Weaker Gun Laws and Higher Gun Ownership Have Highest Gun Death Rates, New 2024 Data Confirm Mississippi, New Mexico, Alaska, Alabama, and Wyoming Have Highest Gun Death Rates in the Nation Hawaii, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, and Rhode Island Have Lowest Gun Death Rates in the Nation * Just-released data from the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) s  more

DENVER, Colorado, Feb. 26 -- Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser issued the following news release: * * * Weiser defends birthright citizenship in Supreme Court brief * Feb. 26, 2026 (DENVER) - Attorney General Phil Weiser joined a multistate coalition today on a brief defending birthright citizenship at the U.S. Supreme Court, standing up to President Trump's illegal effort to rewrite the Constitution and overturn federal law. On his first day in office in 2025, President Trump issued a  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 26 -- Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: * * * Whitehouse Demands DHS Produce Information on Disturbing Recruitment Tactics and Diluted Hiring Standards for ICE Agents * The letter comes amid broad criticism of agents' tactics after two American citizens were killed New ICE whistleblower testimony warns of a "broken" training program for new recruits Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), Ranking Member of the   more