| News Tipoffs - Texas Editors Newsletter for Sunday March 22, 2026 ( 9 items ) |
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Coalescing Cases With Code: Innovation Lab Leads Cross-Disciplinary Legal Education at Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law
CHICAGO, Illinois, March 21 -- The Northwestern University's Pritzker School of Law issued the following school news on March 20, 2026:
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Coalescing Cases with Code: Innovation Lab Leads Cross-Disciplinary Legal Education at Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law
At Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law, the future of legal education is unfolding not only in appellate opinions and seminar discussions, but also in code repositories, sprint meetings, and prototype demonstra
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GW Board of Trustees Elects New Officers
WASHINGTON, March 21 -- George Washington University posted the following news:
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GW Board of Trustees Elects New Officers
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The George Washington University Board of Trustees has elected its officers. Mark Chichester, B.B.A. '90, J.D. '93, has been elected chair; Todd Klein has been named vice chair; and Jeffrey Flaks, M.H.S.A. '96, will continue to serve as secretary.
The new officers will begin their three-year terms on June 1. Current Chair Grace E. Speights, J.D. '82, will conclud
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ICYMI: Vox: Nancy Pelosi Tells Us How She Really Feels
WASHINGTON, March 21 -- Rep. Nancy Pelosi, D-California, issued the following news release:
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ICYMI: Vox: Nancy Pelosi Tells Us How She Really Feels
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Austin, Texas - In a wide-ranging conversation at SXSW with Vox's Astead Herndon, Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi reflected on her decades of legislative leadership, her enduring faith in the American people and her outlook on the 2026 midterm elections. As she prepares to leave Congress at the end of this term, Pelosi emphasized her confide
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ITC Finds Injury From Chinese Polypropylene Box Imports
WASHINGTON, March 21 (TNSFR) -- The International Trade Commission announced that the domestic industry is materially injured by imports of polypropylene corrugated boxes from China. The decision follows a probe finding that these products are sold in the U.S. at less than fair value and receive subsidies from China.
The investigations began on March 18, 2025, after petitions were filed by CoolSeal USA Inc., Perrysburg, Ohio; Inteplast Group Corp., Livingston, New Jersey; SeaCa Plastic Packagin
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ITC Issues Orders Barring Infringing Nasal Devices
WASHINGTON, March 21 (TNSFR) -- The International Trade Commission has issued orders barring the importation of infringing nasal devices following the conclusion of a patent investigation. ITC determined to issue a limited exclusion order and cease and desist orders against five companies found in default for violating the Tariff Act of 1930.
The investigation began on March 26, 2025, based on a complaint filed by Aardvark Medical Inc., Denton, Texas. The complaint alleged that several foreign
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PASSED: Senate Approves Legislation Led by Sen. Moran & Colleagues to Honor Women in Agriculture
WASHINGTON, March 20 -- Sen. Jerry Moran, R-Kansas, issued the following news release:
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PASSED: Senate Approves Legislation Led by Sen. Moran & Colleagues to Honor Women in Agriculture
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WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) - a member of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry - today applauded the Senate's unanimous passage of a bipartisan resolution he introduced with Sens. Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) and Tina Smith (D-Minn.) to designate March 21st, 2026, as "Na
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Prediction Markets - Policy Issues for Congress Topic of White Paper From CRS
WASHINGTON, March 21 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following In Focus white paper (No. IF13187) on March 20, 2026, by financial economics specialists Karl E. Schneider and Rena S. Miller:
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Prediction Markets: Policy Issues for Congress
Prediction markets are exchange platforms that specialize in offering event contracts. Event contracts refer to contracts with a binary payoff structure tied to the occurrence or non-occurrence of a specific event. Users purcha
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TAB Calls on Congress to End Shutdown, Fund U.S. Department of Homeland Security
AUSTIN, Texas, March 21 -- The Texas Association of Business issued the following news release on March 19, 2026:
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TAB Calls on Congress to End Shutdown, Fund U.S. Department of Homeland Security
Today, the Texas Association of Business (TAB) issued the following statement urging Congress to end the current federal shutdown and fund the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS):
"Congress must act immediately to fund the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and bring an end to the curr
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Texas Southern University Center for Justice Research Postdoc Awarded Grant to Study Firearm Deaths After Incarceration
HOUSTON, Texas, March 20 -- Texas Southern University posted the following news:
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Texas Southern University Center for Justice Research Postdoc Awarded Grant to Study Firearm Deaths After Incarceration
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Dr. Jennifer Wyatt Bourgeois, Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the Center for Justice Research at Texas Southern University, has been awarded $100,000 from the Fund for a Safer Future to study firearm deaths among people recently released from incarceration.
The three-year study will e
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