NASHVILLE, Tennessee, March 17 -- The Tennessee Bar Association posted the following commentary blog on March 16, 2026, by Azya Thornton: * * * Abortion Death Penalty Bill Fails in House Subcommittee A bill that sought to charge women who seek abortions with homicide, and potentially the death penalty, died in a Tennessee House subcommittee on March 10, The Tennessean reports. HB570, sponsored by Rep. Jody Barrett, R-Dickson, would have removed legal protections currently in state law for p  more

NEW YORK, March 16 [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: * * * ACLU and CDT Urge Court to Stop Government from Punishing Anthropic for Important Advocacy on AI Guardrails * WASHINGTON -Today, the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and the Center for Democracy & Technology (CDT) filed an amicus b  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, March 17 -- The American Civil Liberties Union of Virginia issued the following statement on March 16, 2026: * * * Virginia lawmakers limit the Trump administration's ability to commandeer Virginia resources for its anti-immigrant agenda After Virginia lawmakers passed measures to limit Virginia's collaboration with federal immigration enforcement in Virginia, ACLU of Virginia Policy Director Chris Kaiser released the following statement: "The Trump administration's viole  more

WASHINGTON, March 17 -- The American Center for Law and Justice posted the following news: * * * President Trump Hints New Supreme Leader Is "Not Alive" By Logan Sekulow In a phone call with NBC News, President Donald Trump said he believes Iran's newly installed Supreme Leader - the son of the late Ayatollah - might not even be alive. However, President Trump added that if the new leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, is actually alive, he should do something "very smart" for his country and consider   more

WASHINGTON, March 17 (TNSrep) -- The American Tort Reform Association issued the following news release: * * * New ATRA Report Reveals New York Trial Lawyers Spent $179 Million on Ads Pushing Lawsuits as "Fraudemic" Fuels Soaring Auto Insurance Costs A new report (https://atra.org/white-paper-and-repo/ny-local-lawyer-ads-24-25/) from the American Tort Reform Association exposes a staggering surge in lawsuit ads across New York, revealing how aggressive marketing campaigns fuel both fraud and   more

CHICAGO, Illinois, March 16 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Kirkland and Ellis, a law firm, issued the following news release: * * * Back To Form or Back to the Drawing Board? How To Navigate the Decision Vacating the New HSR Rules * In this episode of American Bar Association's Our Curious Amalgam podcast, Daniel Rosenthal discusses the impact of the recent EDTX court decision vacating the newly expanded HSR rules, the Fifth Circuit's administrative stay and what this ongoing legal battle means  more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, March 16 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Ballard Spahr, a law firm, posted the following news release: * * * Ballard Spahr Relocates Delaware Office, Still in the Heart of Downtown Wilmington * Ballard Spahr Chair Peter Michaud announced today that the national law firm has relocated its Delaware office to newly upgraded space in the PNC Bank Center at 222 Delaware Ave., 10 th Floor, Wilmington, DE 19801. "Our move within Wilmington to one of the premier office buil  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, March 17 (TNSrpt) -- The State Bar of California issued the following news on March 16, 2026: * * * California's Largest Legal Aid Funder Reports $628 Million in Investments, Over One Million Residents Assisted The State Bar of California's Legal Services Trust Fund Commission (LSTFC) today released its 2020-2024 impact report-Strengthening Legal Aid: Five Years of Strategic Investment-which details how the State Bar, as California's largest legal aid funder, invest  more

NEW YORK, March 16 [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: * * * Court Permanently Blocks Arkansas Law Requiring Ten Commandments in Every Public School Classroom and Library * FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. - In a victory for religious freedom and church-state separation, a federal district court issued a perma  more

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, March 16 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Taft, a law firm, issued the following news: * * * Emory to Present at NBI CLE Webinar on Legal Research Resources * Taft attorney Jena Emory will speak at the upcoming National Business Institute webinar titled "Online Investigation Secrets and Shortcuts for Litigators," being held on March 17, 2026. She will be presenting on two sections: "Best Places to Find Case Law, Memoranda, Briefs, Lawsuits, and Judgments" and "Researching   more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, March 16 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Goodwin, a law firm, issued the following news release: * * * Goodwin Guides humans& in Raising Over $500 Million at $4.5 Billion Valuation in Seed Round * The Technology team guided humans& in raising over $500 million in a seed financing round, which values the company at approximately $4.5 billion. The round was led by SV Angel and co-founder Georges Harik, while Nvidia, Jeff Bezos, and Alphabet's VC arm, GV, among other venture   more

NEW YORK, March 16 [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: * * * Government Seeks to Resume Immigration Proceedings Against Mohsen Mahdawi * NEW YORK -After an immigration judge tossed the case against Mohsen Mahdawi last month, citing the government's failure to authenticate evidence, the government  more

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, March 16 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Taft, a law firm, issued the following news: * * * Hardy Named 2026 Dayton Business Journal Rising Star of Law * Taft attorney Kristin Hardy was recently named in the Dayton Business Journal 2026 Rising Star of Law class. The honor spotlights emerging leaders in the legal industry who are not only excelling in their roles but also inspiring peers through their innovative approaches and unwavering commitment to excellence. Accordi  more

NEW YORK, March 17 -- The International Refugee Assistance Project issued the following news release on March 16, 2026: * * * SCOTUS Schedules Hearing on Termination of TPS for Syria and Haiti in April Today, the Supreme Court of the United States deferred the Trump administration's request to stay a lower court ruling postponing the termination of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Syria and granted the administration's request for certiorari before judgment, allowing the government to by  more

WASHINGTON, March 16 [Category: Law/Legal] -- Judicial Watch issued the following news release: * * * Judicial Watch Sues Justice Department for Records Linking Norm Eisen to FBI's 'Arctic Frost' Probe * (Washington, DC) - Judicial Watch announced today that it filed a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Justice for all records linking Norm Eisen to the FBI's Biden-era "Arctic Frost" probe, specifically involving the Criminal Division, the Office of Infor  more

WASHINGTON, March 17 (TNSrpt) -- Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights issued the following news release on March 16, 2026: * * * Kennedy Human Rights Asks UN to Address Racially Discriminatory Policing in the U.S. Last week, the Robert & Ethel Kennedy Human Rights Center submitted a report to the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights documenting ongoing racial discrimination against Black people in the United States. The submission outlines how disproportionate use of police force, lega  more

NEW YORK, March 16 [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: * * * Legal Experts Underscore Illegality of U.S. Boat Strikes at Inter-American Commission on Human Rights Hearing * GUATEMALA CITY -On Friday, the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights held the first hearing of its kind on the legality   more

NEW YORK, March 17 -- The Center for Constitutional Rights issued the following news release on March 16, 2026: * * * Legal Experts Underscore Illegality of U.S. Boat Strikes at Inter-American Commission on Human Rights Hearing ACLU, Center for Constitutional Rights, and UN Human Rights Experts Tell International Panel to Take Immediate Action Before More People Are Killed * On Friday, the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights held the first hearing of its kind on the legality of U.S.   more

CHICAGO, Illinois, March 16 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- McDermott Will and Emery, a law firm, issued the following news release: * * * McDermott doubles down on Private Client growth with latest Los Angeles addition * International law firm McDermott Will & Schulte continues to expand its market-leading Private Client platform with the addition of Peter Tucci as a partner in Los Angeles. Peter advises ultra-high-net-worth (UHNW) individuals, multigenerational families, and closely held busin  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, March 17 -- The Tennessee Bar Association posted the following commentary blog on March 16, 2026, by Azya Thornton: * * * Memphis Marker Honors Tennessee's 1st Woman Lawyer Marion Scudder Griffin, the first woman licensed to practice law in Tennessee, is now honored with a historical marker in Memphis recognizing her legal career. According to Local Memphis, Griffin made history in 1907 after the Tennessee legislature passed a law clarifying that women could obtain law l  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, March 17 -- The Tennessee Bar Association posted the following commentary blog on March 16, 2026, by Azya Thornton: * * * Nashville Reporter Faces Bond Hearing After ICE Arrest Estefany Rodriguez, a Nashville journalist detained earlier this month by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents, was scheduled to appear in a Louisiana immigration court for a bond hearing today. Separately, a federal judge in Nashville has set a hearing for Tuesday to consider c  more

WASHINGTON, March 16 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The New Civil Liberties Alliance issued the following news release: * * * NCLA Asks U.S. Supreme Court to Review and Reject SEC's Illegal Gag Rule that Censors Americans * - Today, the New Civil Liberties Alliance asked the Supreme Court to hear Powell, et al. v. Securities and Exchange Commission and put an end to SEC's unconstitutional "Gag Rule." In place for more than 50 years, the Gag Rule forbids every American who settles a regulatory enfo  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, March 17 -- The Tennessee Bar Association posted the following commentary blog on March 16, 2026, by Azya Thornton: * * * OpenAI Accused of Unauthorized Practice of Law ChatGPT maker OpenAI has been accused in a new lawsuit of practicing law without a U.S. license and helping a former disability claimant breach a settlement and flood a federal court docket with meritless filings. Reuters reports that Nippon Life Insurance Company of America alleges that OpenAI wrongfully  more

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, March 16 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Reed Smith, a law firm, posted the following news release: * * * Reed Smith strengthens Entertainment & Media Industry Group in Paris with IP and IT partner Agathe Malphettes * PARIS -Global law firm Reed Smith is pleased to announce the expansion of its Entertainment & Media Industry Group in Paris with the addition of partner Agathe Malphettes. This strategic move further strengthens Reed Smith's ability to support media, digit  more

NEW YORK, March 17 -- The Surveillance Technology Oversight Project issued the following news release on March 16, 2026: * * * S.T.O.P. Condemns False Arrest, Nearly 6-Month Imprisonment of Innocent TN Grandmother After Facial Recognition Mismatch Today, the Surveillance Technology Oversight Project (S.T.O.P.), a privacy and civil rights group, condemns the false arrest of Tennessee grandmother Angela Lipps by Fargo, ND police after a wrongful facial recognition match. Lipps had never been to  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, March 17 -- The Tennessee Bar Association posted the following commentary blog on March 16, 2026, by Azya Thornton: * * * Supreme Court Allows Limits for Clients Testifying at Trial The U.S. Supreme Court unanimously ruled Feb. 25 that trial judges may prohibit a defendant and their attorney from discussing the defendant's ongoing testimony during an overnight recess, while still allowing discussions on other matters such as trial strategy or plea negotiations, Bloomberg  more

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, March 16 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Taft, a law firm, issued the following news: * * * Taft Attorneys Macchia and Van Pelt Author Article in Indiana Lawyer * Taft attorneys Melissa Macchia and Megan Van Pelt authored the article "Despite challenges, pregnant workers law remains in effect," published in The Indiana Lawyer on March 6, 2026. The article discusses the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act and ongoing legal challenges surrounding the law, as well as what employer  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, March 16 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Troutman Pepper Locke, a law firm, posted the following news: * * * Troutman Pepper Locke Launches Industry-First Integration of Thomson Reuters Deep Research Into Firm's Proprietary AI Agent * Troutman Pepper Locke today announced the industry's first integration of Thomson Reuters's Deep Research solution into a proprietary AI environment. This new integration embeds the powerful, agentic research tool directly into Troutman's enterpr  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, March 17 -- Troutman Pepper, a law firm, issued the following news on March 16, 2026: * * * Troutman Pepper Locke Launches Industry-First Integration of Thomson Reuters Deep Research Into Firm's Proprietary AI Agent Troutman Pepper Locke today announced the industry's first integration of Thomson Reuters's Deep Research solution into a proprietary AI environment. This new integration embeds the powerful, agentic research tool directly into Troutman's enterprise AI agent, Ath  more

WASHINGTON, March 16 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The National Consumer Law Center posted the following news release: * * * Trump Seeks to Strip Mortgage Rules Created to Prevent Another Financial Crisis * E.O. Rolls Back the Mortgage Lending Clock to Subprime Lending's Heyday  President Trump issued an executive order that would re-ignite the market conditions that led to the foreclosure crisis and Great Recession. The order would return mortgage markets to an era when borrowers were routinel  more

MIAMI, Florida, March 16 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Greenberg Traurig, a law firm, issued the following news release: * * * Zagros Bassirian Named to San Diego Metro Magazine's 2026 'San Diego's Best Attorneys' List * SAN DIEGO - March 16, 2026 - Zagros "Zag" S. Bassirian, a shareholder in Greenberg Traurig, LLP's San Diego office, was named to San Diego Metro Magazine's 2026 "San Diego's Best Attorneys" list. Honorees are recognized not only for their legal prowess, but also for community   more