WASHINGTON, March 2 -- The Library of Congress issued the following news: * * * 2026 Supreme Court Fellows Program Annual Lecture to Feature U.S. Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett * The Law Library of Congress and the Supreme Court Fellows Program will present a conversation with U.S. Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett for the 2026 Supreme Court Fellows Program Annual Lecture on Thursday, March 12, at 3 p.m. EDT. Barrett was born in New Orleans, Louisiana, on Jan. 28, 1972. She   more

JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri, March 2 -- Missouri Attorney General Catherine Hanaway issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Hanaway, Nebraska, Iowa File Brief To Support Uniform Labeling Requirements For Herbicides Used In Farming * JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -Today, Missouri Attorney General Catherine Hanaway led a 15-state coalition that filed an amicus brief in the United States Supreme Court to support uniform labeling requirements for herbicides used in farming. This action supp  more

WASHINGTON, March 3 -- The Center for American Progress issued the following news release on Feb. 26, 2026: * * * CAP's Tom Moore Praises Georgia Bill To End Corporate Political Spending Today, Georgia became the latest front in a national fight to curb the influence of corporate money in politics. Georgia State Sen. Nabilah Parkes (D) introduced a bill that would end corporate spending in the state's politics. If passed, the legislation would undo the impact of the U.S. Supreme Court's 2010   more

WASHINGTON, March 3 -- The Capital Research Center issued the following commentary on March 2, 2026, by Ken Braun, managing editor and editor of content: * * * Al Gore's 30-plus years of climate errors The former VP has been reliably wrong on climate & energy for more than three decades. Just 537 votes prevented him from winning the presidency in 2000 and turning his bad plots into policy. Editorial note: This retrospective on the career of former U.S. Vice President and anti-energy advocate  more

HANOVER, New Hampshire, March 3 -- Dartmouth College issued the following news: * * * U.S. Rep. Ro Khanna Touts Merits of Bipartisanship The California Democrat also calls for a vote on the war with Iran. Written by Steve Hartsoe In a talk at Dartmouth, U.S. Rep. Ro Khanna, D-Calif., called President Donald Trump's weekend attack on Iran "an illegal, unconstitutional war" and vowed to push for a vote on a bipartisan war resolution this week in Congress. Khanna, a progressive Democrat from   more

WASHINGTON, March 3 -- The Democratic National Committee posted the following news release on March 2, 2026: * * * One Year Later, Trump-Vance Admin's "Affordability Czar" Is Nowhere to Be Found One year ago today, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent announced that the Trump administration would appoint an "affordability czar" who would focus on lowering costs. Two weeks later, Bessent said the administration would announce the czar in "about ten days." Now, a year later, Donald Trump's "afforda  more

NEW YORK, March 2 [Category: International] -- Human Rights Watch posted the following news: * * * Greek Court Finds Spyware Executives Guilty * An Athens court in a landmark ruling on February 26 delivered the first convictions in Greece's "Predatorgate" scandal. The court found three executives of the Greek spyware company Intellexa, and another prominent businessman, all guilty of unlawfully accessing information systems, violating communications privacy, and interfering with personal dat  more

HIGH POINT, North Carolina, March 2 -- High Point University issued the following news release: * * * HPU Poll: North Carolinians Share Outlooks for 2026, 2028 Elections * HIGH POINT, N.C., March 2, 2026 - The latest High Point University Poll finds Democratic advantages across a series of generic general-election ballots for federal and North Carolina offices. 2026 General Election Generic Ballots for Federal and State Offices On the generic general election ballot for U.S. House, 46% o  more

ST. LOUIS, Missouri, March 2 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner, a law firm, issued the following news: * * * Jerry Hunter honored in St. Louis Business Journal * Senior Counsel Jerry Hunter was highlighted in the S t. Louis Business Journal for his work as general counsel of the National Labor Relations Board from 1989 until 1993. Jerry is, to this day, the only African American to be nominated and confirmed to that post. While with the NLRB, Jerry supervised the Offi  more

NEW YORK, March 2 [Category: Media] -- The Knight First Amendment Institute at Columbia University issued the following news release: * * * Knight Institute, Reporters Committee, and FIRE Urge Supreme Court to Reject Dragnet Geofence Warrants * WASHINGTON-Today, the Knight First Amendment Institute at Columbia University, the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press (RCFP), and the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression (FIRE) filed an amicus brief in the U.S. Supreme Court in C  more

WASHINGTON, March 2 (Rep.) -- House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * LEADER JEFFRIES ON CNN: "THE AMERICAN PEOPLE ARE NOT INTERESTED IN THEIR TAXPAYER DOLLARS BEING SPENT FOR ANOTHER FAILED REGIME CHANGE WAR" * Today, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries appeared on CNN's News Central, where he highlighted the failure of the Trump administration to justify the ongoing strikes in Iran and Democrats' plans to force a War Powers vote thi  more

WASHINGTON, March 2 -- Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * LEADER JEFFRIES ON CNN: "THE AMERICAN PEOPLE ARE NOT INTERESTED IN THEIR TAXPAYER DOLLARS BEING SPENT FOR ANOTHER FAILED REGIME CHANGE WAR" * Today, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries appeared on CNN's News Central, where he highlighted the failure of the Trump administration to justify the ongoing strikes in Iran and Democrats' plans to force a War Powers vote this week. KATE BOLDUAN: Jo  more

SPRINGFIELD, Virginia, March 2 -- The National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation posted the following news release: * * * National Labor Relations Board Schedules Vote for St. HOPE Charter School Teachers Seeking to Remove SCTA Union * Despite union's legal attempt to block vote, NLRB schedules election for March 11 in response to majority-backed petition from teachers to decertify union Sacramento, CA (March 2, 2026) - In response to a petition from the majority of St. HOPE Public S  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, March 2 -- Nebraska Attorney General Mike Hilgers issued the following news release: * * * Nebraska, Iowa, and Missouri File Brief in Support of Effort to Stop California from Imposing Labeling Requirements on Critical Farming Inputs * LINCOLN -Nebraska Attorney General Mike Hilgers today led a 15-State coalition that filed an amicus brief in the United States Supreme Court to support uniform labeling requirements for critical farming inputs, ensuring farmers have access t  more

COLUMBUS, Ohio, March 2 -- Ohio State University posted the following news: * * * Ohio State faculty excellence initiative launches with appointment of chief judge * The Ohio State University announced today that it is appointing a chief judge for the U.S. Court of Appeals and one of the nation's leading constitutional scholars to the Moritz College of Law, kicking off a key faculty excellence initiative that will bring exceptional talent to Ohio and elevate the university's academic stature  more

MANILA, Philippines, March 3 -- The Supreme Court of the Philippines issued the following news release: * * * SC: Corporate Officers Liable with Manning Agency for Seafarer's Disability Benefits The Supreme Court (SC) has reiterated that corporate directors and officers are liable, together with the manning agency, for the payment of disability benefits to seafarers. In a Decision written by Associate Justice Jhosep Y. Lopez, the SC's Special First Division granted the motion for partial rec  more

WASHINGTON, March 2 -- Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: * * * Reed & Whitehouse Seek Tariff Refunds for RIers & Small Businesses * U.S. Senators send letter demanding U.S. Treasury give Americans their money back WASHINGTON, DC - "You need to give the people their money back." That is the simple message U.S. Senators Jack Reed, Sheldon Whitehouse, and 22 of their Democratic colleagues are sending to the Trump Administration after the U.S. Supreme   more

NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, March 3 (TNSrpt) -- Rutgers University issued the following news: * * * New Jersey Becomes a Rising Regional Hub for Abortion Care By Michelle Edelstein New Jersey has become an increasingly important access point for abortion care in the years following the U.S. Supreme Court's overturning of Roe v. Wade, though disparities in availability remain throughout the state, according to Rutgers Health researchers. Their report, Abortion Needs and Availability in New J  more

WASHINGTON, March 3 -- Sen. Christopher Coons, D-Delaware, issued the following news release on March 2, 2026: * * * Senators Coons, Rosen Introduce Bill to Lower Housing Prices by Excluding Homebuilding Materials from President Trump's Tariffs WILMINGTON, Del. - U.S. Senators Chris Coons (D-Del.) and Jacky Rosen (D-Nev.) introduced a bill to exclude homebuilding materials from President Trump's tariffs in order to lower the cost of homes. The Housing Tariff Exclusion Act would automatically   more

WASHINGTON, March 2 [Category: Political] -- U.S. Term Limits issued the following news release: * * * Sherry Holliman Pledges to Support Congressional Term Limits * Marion, AR - 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. 2026 Arkansas state house ca  more

WASHINGTON, March 2 [Category: Media] -- The Association of American Publishers issued the following news release: * * * The Association of American Publishers Announces 2026 PROSE Award Winners for Excellence and the R.R. Hawkins Award * Cambridge University Press, Simon and Schuster, and Stanford University Press honored with PROSE Awards for Excellence Top PROSE Awards Honor, the R.R. Hawkins Award, goes to Cambridge University Press' Atlantic Cataclysm: Rethinking the Atlantic Slave Tr  more

WASHINGTON, March 2 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The Washington Legal Foundation issued the following news release: * * * WLF Asks Supreme Court to Stop SEC Abuse of Equitable Disgorgement * "Disgorgement is a limited remedy to take from the thief and give back to the fleeced. When nobody's fleeced, the SEC can't use disgorgement." -Zac Morgan, WLF Senior Litigation Counsel Click here to read WLF's brief. (Washington, DC)-Washington Legal Foundation (WLF) today asked the United States Sup  more