NASHVILLE, Tennessee, March 7 -- The Tennessee Bar Association posted the following commentary blog on March 6, 2026, by Laura Labenberg: * * * 6 Tennessee Law Students Selected to Serve on TBA YLD Board TBA YLD President-elect Jennifer Sneed-Perry has appointed six law students to serve as law student liaisons for the 2026-2027 bar year. The students will fill newly established roles on the YLD Membership Committee and be led by YLD Law Student Liaison Coordinator Lorne Hiller, who also serv  more

NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, March 6 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The New Jersey State Bar Association issued the following news release: * * * Access Lenovo Savings with Your NJSBA Membership * Refresh your setup and power more productivity with limited time deals on Lenovo tech. March brings exclusive savings for NJSBA members, with multiple opportunities to save throughout the month. Click here to shop and use the following codes: March 2-16: Use EXTRASAVEAFF for up to 5% off gaming products. M  more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, March 4 -- The American Civil Liberties Union of Pennsylvania issued the following news release: * * * ACLU-PA Reaches Settlement With Upper Pottsgrove Township Over Meritless "SLAPP" Lawsuit As part of the settlement, the township has agreed to cover Mr. Murray's legal fees and ensure that future township managers go through formal training to understand Pennsylvania's Right-to-Know law. * The American Civil Liberties Union of Pennsylvania and Kate Harper of the  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, March 7 -- The American Bar Association issued the following news: * * * American Bar Association cites members' needs in Law Firm Intimidation hearing In steadfast support of its members and the legal profession at large, the American Bar Association continues its efforts to combat industry-chilling attacks on the profession, asking a federal court to enjoin enforcement of the current administration's unlawful policy of intimidation against lawyers and law firms. A hearin  more

WASHINGTON, March 7 -- The American Center for Law and Justice posted the following news: * * * President Trump Paves New Path for Kristi Noem On Thursday afternoon, it was announced that DHS Secretary Kristi Noem had been removed from her position. However, she is still in President Trump's Administration, as she has been moved to a new role as Special Envoy for the Shield of the Americas. Meanwhile, Trump has nominated Sen. Markwayne Mullin (OK) to take over the Department of Homeland Secu  more

WASHINGTON, March 6 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The Asian Americans Advancing Justice issued the following news release: * * * Asian Americans Advancing Justice | AAJC and Asian Americans Advancing Justice | Chicago React to the Firing of Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem * Asian Americans Advancing Justice | AAJC and Asian Americans Advancing Justice | Chicago issue the following statement about the firing of Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem  more

NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, March 6 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The New Jersey State Bar Association issued the following news release: * * * Capitol Report: Kim Seeks Applicants for New Federal Nominating Commission * This week's Capitol Report highlights U.S. Sen. Andy Kim's call for volunteers to serve on a newly established Federal Nominating Commission that will advise him as he provides advice and consent to the President on potential nominees for judicial and executive vacancies. The repo  more

WASHINGTON, March 6 [Category: Law/Legal] -- Judicial Watch issued the following news release: * * * Court Sets Evidentiary Hearing in Judicial Watch Lawsuit on NIH Royalty Payments to Government Scientists, Including Records on Dr. Anthony Fauci * Judicial Watch litigation previously forced disclosure of more than $1 billion in NIH royalty payments marked for inventors; court will now examine whether NIH can keep secret how much individual government scientists received (Washington, DC) -  more

NEW YORK, March 2 -- Davis Polk and Wardwell, a law firm, issued the following news: * * * Davis Polk partners discuss private credit's expansion with Private Debt Investor Davis Polk partner and Finance practice co-head Jason Kyrwood and partners Zachary Frimet and Nick Palumbo were featured in Private Debt Investor speaking about the next phase of private credit's expansion, driven by diversification in capital deployment and fundraising. Speaking about the current state of the private cr  more

NEW YORK, March 6 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Debevoise and Plimpton, a law firm, issued the following news: * * * Debevoise Files Amicus Brief Asking Western District of Louisiana to Preserve Access to Mifepristone * Debevoise & Plimpton LLP has filed an amicus curiae brief in the Western District of Louisiana on behalf of many of the nation's leading medical societies to protect access to mifepristone, a drug commonly used in medication abortion, as well as miscarriage care and other treat  more

NEW YORK, March 3 -- Davis Polk and Wardwell, a law firm, issued the following news: * * * Elena Millerman discusses due diligence in data center financings with 9fin Davis Polk partner and Infrastructure Finance co-head Elena Millerman was quoted in 9fin discussing lenders' increased focus on power supply due diligence in data center financings. The article noted that lenders are doing significant due diligence to ensure that the power needed for the data center will be there. Once the p  more

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, March 6 -- Faegre Drinker Biddle and Reath, a law firm, issued the following commentary on March 5, 2026, by partners Libby Baney Burstein and Jonathan A. Keller: * * * Access through Innovation with Amazon Pharmacy Digital Health "From the Inside Out" Leadership Series * Faegre Drinker's digital health team's "From the Inside Out" Leadership Series hosts candid conversations with clients, colleagues, and friends of the firm discussing hot topics in health and life s  more

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, March 6 -- Faegre Drinker Biddle and Reath, a law firm, issued the following commentary on March 5, 2026, by partners Libby Baney Burstein and Barrett J. Tenbarge: * * * FDA Finalizes Rule Requiring 12-Digit National Drug Code (NDC) Two Little Digits, One Very Big Operational Headache At a Glance * Effective March 7, 2033, all FDA-assigned NDCs will follow a single 6-4-2 format -- a 6-digit labeler code, 4-digit product code, and 2-digit package code -- totaling 12 d  more

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, March 6 -- Faegre Drinker Biddle and Reath, a law firm, issued the following commentary on March 5, 2026, by partners Leila E. Vaughan and Jeffrey R. Blumberg: * * * Fifth Circuit Decision Undermines IRS Position on Self-Employment Tax Sirius Solutions L.L.L.P. v. Commissioner At a Glance * On January 16, 2026, the Fifth Circuit's Sirius Solutions case found that state law limited partners are not subject to self-employment tax./1 * The Fifth Circuit rejected the In  more

WASHINGTON, March 2 -- FarmSTAND issued the following news release: * * * FarmSTAND Moves for Public Access to Sealed Documents in Agri Stats Anticompetition Suit Group requesting further consideration of a district court's orders sealing important documents on how Big Ag firms operate * Fair food system advocacy organization FarmSTAND has filed a motion requesting further consideration of court orders that would keep important information about large meat corporations from public view. The  more

WASHINGTON, March 6 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The National Women's Law Center posted the following news release: * * * February Jobs Report: Black Women in Economic Turmoil * WASHINGTON, D.C. -The unemployment rate for Black women continues its climb, according to the most recent National Women's Law Center (NWLC) jobs analysis of monthly data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Black women's unemployment increased from 6.4% in January 2026 to 7.1% in February. This is 2.6 percentage point  more

NEW YORK, March 7 (TNSxrep) -- The National Employment Law Project issued the following statement on March 6, 2026: * * * February Jobs Report: Sharp Job Cuts Imperil Increasing Numbers of Long-Term Unemployed Statement of Rebecca Dixon, President and Chief Executive Officer of the National Employment Law Project (NELP) on the February Jobs Report "Over the past year, workers have endured a sharp reversal in the job market as hiring has shut down in nearly all sectors of the economy. It's le  more

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, March 3 -- Husch Blackwell, a law firm, issued the following news release: * * * Husch Blackwell Continues Tech Expansion and Firmwide Use of AI with Rollout of Legora National law firm Husch Blackwell is pleased to announce a firmwide rollout of Legora, a collaborative AI platform for legal professionals. The rollout expands access to AI-enabled tools for the firm's more than 1,000 attorneys. Legora, which is designed to support modern legal teams wherever they work,   more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, March 7 -- The Tennessee Bar Association posted the following commentary blog on March 6, 2026, by Azya Thornton: * * * Investigators Probe In-Custody Death at Marion County Jail State investigators are investigating an in-custody death at the Marion County Jail in Jasper, the Chattanooga Times Free Press reports. The deceased arrestee was identified as Clifford Ray Rector Jr.. Rector had been arrested Monday for public intoxication. "He was put in the drunk tank and a  more

CLEVELAND, Ohio, March 3 -- Frantz Ward, a law firm, issued the following news: * * * Jordan D. Weeks Discusses the Risks of Unintentional Design Work Completed by Contractors in Properties Magazine Frantz Ward Associate Jordan D. Weeks discusses the additional risks contractors assume when they unintentionally perform design work for construction projects in his recent Properties Magazine "Legal Perspectives" article, "When Contractors Inadvertently Accept Design Risks." In the February art  more

LOS ANGELES, California, March 7 -- Hooper, Lundy and Bookman, a law firm, issued the following news on March 6, 2026: * * * Katrina Pagonis to Present at AHLA Katrina Pagonis will present "Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment System Update," on March 18 & 19, 2026, for American Health Law Association (AHLA)'s Institute on Medicare and Medicaid Payment Issues. The session will primarily focus on: * Inpatient hospital payment update * Wage index issues * Uncompensated care payments * Ot  more

NEW YORK, March 7 -- The Lawfare Project, an organization that provides legal counsel and services, issued the following news release: * * * Haaretz corrects false claims about Brooke Goldstein's trip to Gaza During the war in Gaza, media coverage was highly polarized, and in many cases deeply misleading. False narratives--including claims of famine and other blood-libel style allegations--spread rapidly and were amplified across international outlets, shaping public perception in ways unteth  more

ARLINGTON, Virginia, March 7 -- The Institute for Justice posted the following news release: * * * Nonprofit Working to Help New Yorkers Fight Debt Collection Lawsuits Will Continue Fight to Provide Free Advice For years, New York-based nonprofit Upsolve, Inc., trained volunteers to give basic legal advice to New Yorkers facing debt-collection lawsuits under the protection of an injunction holding that this kind of advice was protected free speech. Upsolve's program was successful, and in rec  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, March 7 (TNSrep) -- Littler, a law firm, issued the following news: * * * Policy Week in Review - March 6, 2026 Congressional and Administrative News At a Glance The Policy Week in Review, prepared by Littler's Workplace Policy Institute (WPI), sets forth WPI's updates on federal legislation, regulations, and congressional activity affecting the workplace. By Shannon Meade, Jim Paretti, Alex MacDonald, and Maury Baskin Littler WPI Releases Survey Report on 2025'  more

MONTGOMERY, Alabama, March 6 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The Southern Poverty Law Center posted the following news: * * * SPLC Mourns the Loss of Civil Rights Titan Bernard LaFayette * MONTGOMERY, Ala. - Today, the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) and the nation mourn the loss of civil rights and voting rights activist Bernard LaFayette. He was 85. "As the nation remembers the civil rights martyrs of 'Bloody Sunday,' we have sadly lost one of this country's strongest advocates in the ongoin  more

ARLINGTON, Virginia, March 7 -- The Student Press Law Center issued the following news: * * * Students: We must 'draw the line' on censorship Amid escalating student press censorship, funding cuts and other challenges, participants in the 2026 State of Student Press Freedom webinar made it clear that students aren't cowering under these growing threats. Instead, they are actively fighting them. The webinar, organized by the Student Press Law Center as the capstone event of Student Press Fre  more

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, March 6 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Taft, a law firm, issued the following news: * * * Taft Continues Rapid Expansion in Phoenix, Attracting Top Talent Across the Region * Since combining with Taft on January 1, 2025, what was formerly Sherman & Howard's Phoenix office has grown by 130%. "We want Taft to be a household name for every business in the state. We are the best client service law firm, and we want all the lawyers out there who want to go someplace where t  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, March 7 -- The Tennessee Bar Association posted the following commentary blog on March 6, 2026, by Azya Thornton: * * * TBA Legislative Update Podcast Covers Adoption, Real Estate, Family Law Bills TBA's Legislative Updates podcast is new this week with attorneys and TBA lobbyists Berkley Schwarz of Pier Strategies LLC and Ashley Harbin of Adams & Reese. This week they discuss the extrajudicial adoptions bill HB1263/SB1238; real estate bills HB569/SB394, HB1970/SB1985   more

WASHINGTON, March 7 -- The American Center for Law and Justice posted the following news: * * * Victory for President Trump's DOGE - ACLJ Amicus Brief Affirmed By Jordan Sekulow A federal district court in Washington, D.C., has handed down a decisive ruling in Alliance for Retired Americans v. Bessent - and the result is a major win for President Trump's government efficiency agenda and common sense. The ACLJ filed an amicus brief in this case, and we're proud to have been part of this fight  more

WASHINGTON, March 6 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The Asian Americans Advancing Justice issued the following news release: * * * Voting Rights Groups Honor Bloody Sunday, Call for Renewed Voting Protections * Contact Rabiah Ahmed rahmed@mrss.com On Saturday, March 7, the civil rights community will mark the 61st anniversary of Bloody Sunday, the brutal attack on close to 600 civil rights activists marching from Selma to Montgomery in support of voting rights. The devastating events of Blood  more