MIAMI, Florida, March 4 -- The American Civil Liberties Union of Florida issued the following news release on March 3, 2026: * * * ACLU of Florida Warns House Advancement of the Guilt by Designation Bill Threatens Constitutional Safeguards Proposal would grant executive officials sweeping authority to brand organizations they wish to censor as "domestic terrorists," impose criminal penalties, and restrict campus speech with limited transparency * The Florida House today advanced HB 1471, a   more

ATLANTA, Georgia, March 4 -- The American Civil Liberties Union of Georgia issued the following news release on March 3, 2026: * * * ACLU of Georgia Calls on Employers to Uphold Expanded Time Off for Voting We sent a letter to major companies and general counsel groups emphasizing their legal obligation to provide time off to vote. * On Tuesday, the ACLU of Georgia sent a letter to major companies and general counsel groups statewide, emphasizing their legal obligation to provide employees   more

ST. PAUL, Minnesota, March 4 -- The American Civil Liberties Union of Minnesota issued the following news release: * * * ACLU of Minnesota Pushes to End 287(g) Agreements with HF 3413, New Report, Community Organizing The ACLU of Minnesota is using multiple venues to push for the end of 287(g) agreements in Minnesota. For months, community members across the state have worked with the ACLU-MN to oppose 287(g) agreements in their communities. Today, the ACLU-MN calls for the Minnesota Legislat  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, March 4 -- The Tennessee Bar Association posted the following commentary blog on March 3, 2026, by Julia Wilburn: * * * AG's Office Announces 2025 Top 10 Consumer Complaint Categories In honor of National Consumer Protection Week, the Tennessee Attorney General's (AG) Office Division of Consumer Affairs (DCA) on Monday announced the top 10 complaint categories for 2025. In addition, DCA helped Tennessee consumers recover more than $3.6 million in cash, merchandise and se  more

CINCINNATI, Ohio, March 4 -- Dinsmore and Shohl, a law firm, issued the following news release: * * * Allison Goico Quoted in Law360 on EEOC's New Bathroom Access Decision Dinsmore attorney Allison Goico, chair of the Firm's Labor & Employment Department, was quoted in a recent Law360 article analyzing the EEOC's new position on restroom access in federal workplaces. The article discusses the EEOC's decision allowing federal agencies to restrict access to single sex restrooms and similar fa  more

WASHINGTON, March 4 -- The American Center for Law and Justice posted the following news: * * * Direct Hit Destroys Iran Council Vote By Logan Sekulow As the Iranian leadership had gathered in Qom for an Iranian Supreme Council meeting to discuss a succession plan to Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, the Israeli Air Force struck and leveled the building with a direct hit, reducing the building to rubble and taking out all 88 members of the Iranian body before they could select a new Supreme Leader. A  more

WASHINGTON, March 4 -- The American Center for Law and Justice posted the following news: * * * President Trump Is Enforcing His Red Lines With Iran: Now Comes the Hard Part By Mike Pompeo, Senior Counsel for Global Affairs Operation Epic Fury is just, righteous, and already delivering dividends to American security. Unlike past Administrations, President Trump drew clear lines with the Islamic Republic on nuclear proliferation, the mass execution of Iranian civilians, and continued support   more

WASHINGTON, March 4 -- The American Tort Reform Association issued the following news release on March 3, 2026: * * * ATRA, Scientific Experts Urge SCOTUS to Rein in Made-for-Litigation Science in Product Labeling Lawsuits Coalition files amicus brief in Monsanto v. Durnell, warning that state court ruling defies federal law, threatens national regulatory consistency * The American Tort Reform Association, joined by leading scientific organizations and a coalition of civil justice reform ad  more

WASHINGTON, March 3 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The National Consumer Law Center posted the following news release: * * * Civil Rights and Immigration Advocates to Court: Sham Settlement Betrays Victims of Housing Scam * Friend of the Court Brief in Texas Fair Housing Case Calls Out Troubling Terms of Settlement Agreement HOUSTON - A coalition, led by the National Fair Housing Alliance (NFHA) and composed of nonprofit organizations focused on fair housing, civil rights, and immigration advocac  more

SILVER SPRING, Maryland, March 4 -- Catholic Legal Immigration Network issued the following news release on March 3, 2026: * * * CLINIC Decries TPS Termination for Yemen, Especially in Context of Expanding War The Catholic Legal Immigration Network, Inc. (CLINIC), strongly denounces the Trump administration's publication of a notice terminating the designation of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Yemen, especially given the expanding war in the Middle East. The termination, which was origi  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, March 4 -- The Tennessee Bar Association posted the following commentary blog on March 3, 2026, by Stacey Shrader Joslin: * * * Debt Relief Legal Advice Clinic Set for March 28 The Knoxville Bar Association and the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee, in partnership with Legal Aid of East Tennessee (LAET), will hold a Debt Relief Clinic on March 28 to provide pro bono legal services to income-eligible consumer debtors. The clinic will begin at 9  more

ST. LOUIS, Missouri, March 3 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner, a law firm, issued the following news: * * * Federal Court Grants Monsanto Full Win in East St. Louis PCB Case * A federal judge has given BCLP client Monsanto (now owned by agribusiness giant Bayer) a complete victory in a multi-billion-dollar lawsuit filed by the city of East St. Louis over alleged PCB contamination. The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Illinois dismissed the entire case a  more

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, March 3 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Taft, a law firm, issued the following news: * * * Gaming Partner Copp Elected to RGCS Advisory Committee * Taft Chicago partner Kim Copp has been elected to the Racing and Gaming Conference at Saratoga (RGCS) Advisory Committee. The committee brings together gaming professionals who will help support the organization's growth and strengthen the conference's impact. The Racing and Gaming Conference at Saratoga brings together prof  more

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, March 3 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Taft, a law firm, issued the following news: * * * Heck to Speak at GoCyber Collective Cyber Insurance Summit * Taft Dayton partner Zach Heck will speak at GoCyber Collective's Cyber Insurance Summit, Understanding HB 96 & Ohio's New Cyber Requirements, on March 17. Heck and fellow industry professionals will examine the newly adopted House Bill 96, which establishes new compliance requirements for cyber insurance in Ohio. Topics of  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, March 4 -- The Virginia State Bar issued the following news on March 3, 2026: * * * Highlights of the February 28 VSB Council Meeting At its meeting on February 28, 2026, in Richmond, the Virginia State Bar Council heard the following significant reports and took the following actions. Amendments to Rule of Professional Conduct 1.9(c) Council approved with 46 yes votes, 17 no votes, and 1 abstention, amendments to RPC 1.9 (c), Conflict of Interest-Former Client. The prop  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, March 4 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Ropes and Gray, a law firm, issued the following news: * * * In Bloomberg Law, Fran Faircloth Discusses Cyber Threats Amid US-Iran Conflict In a new article in Bloomberg Law, data, privacy & cybersecurity partner Fran Faircloth discusses the elevated cyber threat landscape facing US companies and critical infrastructure amid the conflict between the US and Iran. Fran notes that "attacks from Iran are generally more focused on sending  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, March 4 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Ropes and Gray, a law firm, issued the following news: * * * In IP Litigator, David McIntosh and Sam Ross Examine a Potential Cautionary Tale in Patent Assignments In an IP Litigator article, IP transactions partner David McIntosh and IP transactions associate Sam Ross examined a potential cautionary tale in patent assignments. In the case Causam Enterprises, Inc. v. International Trade Commission, the United States Court of Appeals   more

EUGENE, Oregon, March 4 -- The Western Environmental Law Center issued the following news release on March 3, 2026: * * * Lawsuit challenges Montana's Bull Mountains Coal Mine expansion, Trump's sham energy emergency Conservation groups sued the Trump administration today over its approval of a major expansion of the Bull Mountains Coal Mine in Montana. The U.S. Office of Surface Mining approved the expansion last June without releasing a draft environmental impact statement to the public,   more

WASHINGTON, March 3 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The National Consumer Law Center posted the following news release: * * * Legal Aid Groups Urge the Department of Education to Protect Struggling Borrowers as "Big Bill" Brings Sweeping Changes * WASHINGTON - With new rules for student loans scheduled to go into effect this summer that could radically increase borrowers' monthly payments, legal assistance groups submitted comments today urging the Department of Education to take steps to protect b  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, March 4 -- The Liberty Justice Center issued the following news release: * * * Liberty Justice Center Challenges Unconstitutional "Geofence" Warrants at the U.S. Supreme Court Unconstitutional "geofence" warrants allow law enforcement to seize the private geolocation data of every individual within a specific geographic area, turning innocent bystanders into targets of government surveillance. This blatant violation of the Fourth Amendment must be halted, and the Liberty Ju  more

NEW YORK, March 2 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The American Civil Liberties Union, an organization that works to defend and preserve the individual rights and liberties guaranteed by the Constitution and laws of the U.S., posted the following news release: * * * Mahmoud Khalil Appeals Retaliatory Ruling in Immigration Case * NEW YORK - Following the Trump administration's unprecedented decision to sustain the baseless, after-the-fact charge related to Mahmoud Khalil's green card application, Mr.  more

NEW YORK, March 2 [Category: Law/Legal] -- New York Civil Liberties Union issued the following news release: * * * Mahmoud Khalil Appeals Retaliatory Ruling in Immigration Case * The brief, filed before the Board of Immigration Appeals, argues the immigration judge's removal order was baseless, retaliatory, and must be reversed before Mr. Khalil's rights are violated again NEW YORK - Following the Trump administration's unprecedented decision to sustain the baseless, after-the-fact charge   more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, March 4 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Ropes and Gray, a law firm, issued the following news: * * * Marc Biamonte and Debra Lussier Comment on Middle Market Fundraising in Mergers & Acquisitions In Mergers & Acquisitions, asset management partners Marc Biamonte and Debra Lussier discussed the current state of private equity fundraising in the middle market, where smaller firms face an increasingly difficult landscape shaped by liquidity constraints, longer fundraising cycl  more

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, March 3 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Taft, a law firm, issued the following news: * * * Meister to Speak at the National College of Probate Judges 2026 Spring Conference * Julia B. Meister, head of Taft's Wealth Transfer Litigation practice, is a featured presenter at the upcoming National College of Probate Judges 2026 Spring Conference. Meister will present "Mediation from the Standpoint of a Probate Practitioner" on May 7. The National College of Probate Judges (NCP  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, March 4 -- The Tennessee Bar Association posted the following commentary blog on March 3, 2026, by Julia Wilburn: * * * Memphis Family Files $35M Wrongful Death Suit Against Youth Villages The family of Matthew De'Marcus Williams, a 22-year-old shot and killed during a Memphis Allies SWITCH program meeting on April 9, 2025, has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against Youth Villages seeking $35 million in damages. SWITCH enlists people whom it identifies as being at the hi  more

OAKLAND, California, March 4 -- The National Center for Youth Law issued the following statement on March 3, 2026: * * * Supreme Court order will make schools less safe for students who are trans or questioning The court's order in Mirabelli v. Olson undermines students' confidentiality and privacy and will sow distrust within schools and communities * Young people deserve safe school environments where they can learn about the world and themselves. On Monday, the Supreme Court issued a cur  more

NEW YORK, March 4 -- The National Urban League issued the following statement on March 3, 2026: * * * Urban League Condemns Unauthorized Military Strike on Iran National Urban League President and CEO Marc H. Morial today condemned the Trump administration's unilateral U.S. military attack on Iran, carried out without congressional authorization and in violation of the Constitution. "Launching acts of war without congressional authorization violates the Constitution and undermines the democr  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, March 3 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Kirkland and Ellis, a law firm, issued the following news release: * * * Private Equity Lawyer Sebastian Heim Joins Kirkland & Ellis in Munich/London * Kirkland & Ellis is pleased to announce that Dr. Sebastian Heim will join the Firm as a corporate partner in the Munich/London office. "Sebastian is one of the go-to private equity lawyers in Germany," said Jon A. Ballis, Chairman of Kirkland's Executive Committee. "We're very excited t  more

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, March 3 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Reed Smith, a law firm, posted the following news release: * * * Reed Smith partners Jennifer DePriest and Monique Bhargava named as Crain's Chicago Business Notable Women in Law * CHICAGO -Global law firm Reed Smith announced today that Jennifer DePriest and Monique "Nikki" Bhargava have been named as Crain's Chicago Business Notable Women in Law 2026, honoring their exemplary leadership, professional success, community and pro b  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, March 4 -- The Tennessee Bar Association posted the following commentary blog on March 3, 2026, by Stacey Shrader Joslin: * * * Save the Date for TBA's 2026 Convention Make plans now to join colleagues from across the state at the TBA's 2026 Annual Convention, set for June 10-13, in downtown Knoxville. Annual favorites such as the Lawyers Luncheon, compelling CLE and the swearing in of TBA's new president will return, as will the Wednesday night welcome reception and a  more

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, March 3 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Taft, a law firm, issued the following news: * * * Scorpio to Speak on Hiring Process Panel Hosted by Beacon Hill and IPMA * Taft Chicago director of operations Roseann Scorpio will speak on the panel "Navigating the Hiring Process in an Evolving Talent Landscape," hosted by Beacon Hill Legal and the International Practice Management Association (IPMA) on March 18. Scorpio will join fellow industry professionals to discuss hiring tr  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, March 4 -- The Tennessee Bar Association posted the following commentary blog on March 3, 2026, by Julia Wilburn: * * * Shelby County Lawyer Censured Shelby County attorney Handel R. Durham Jr. received a public censure from the Tennessee Supreme Court on March 3. The court found that Durham mistakenly believed that an existing client had retained both him and another attorney for a separate matter and that the representation would be under the same arrangement as the   more

CHICAGO, Illinois, March 3 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Troutman Pepper Locke, a law firm, posted the following news: * * * Troutman Pepper Locke Partner Mary Zinsner Named to Virginia Lawyers Weekly's 2026 Class of Influential Women of Law * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Troutman Pepper Locke partner Mary Zinsner has been named to Virginia Lawyers Weekly 's Influential Women of Law Class of 2026. The award honors women attorneys and judges for their work on behalf of the justice system and their client  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, March 4 -- The Tennessee Bar Association posted the following commentary blog on March 3, 2026, by Julia Wilburn: * * * Union County Lawyer Censured The Tennessee Supreme Court on March 2 publicly censured Union County lawyer Anthony Marvin Avery for actions during representation of a client in a partition action. During the representation, the court found that Avery failed to provide his client with copies of relevant pleadings and following termination, failed to pro  more

NEW YORK, March 2 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- White and Case, a law firm, issued the following news release: * * * The limitations of European law must be eased * White & Case partner Erasmus Hoffmann and Counsel Marco Buschmann discuss in Borsen-Zeitung how the EU's implementation of international environmental participation rights has created additional complexity for infrastructure planning and approval processes. They emphasize that, while transparency and public participation are esse  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, March 4 -- The Tennessee Bar Association posted the following commentary blog on March 3, 2026, by Julia Wilburn: * * * Winston Law's Blackshear Gala Set for March 21 Join the University of Tennessee Winston College of Law for the 26th Annual Julian Blackshear Jr. Scholarship Gala, a tradition honoring one of Winston Law's first Black graduates and celebrating the school's commitment to expanding access to legal education. This event supports the Julian Blackshear Scho  more