WASHINGTON, March 27 [Category: Political] -- America First Legal, a civil rights organization, posted the following news release: * * * America First Legal Urges the U.S. Supreme Court to Reject the New Jersey State Bar Association's Use of the First Amendment as a Shield for Discrimination * America First Legal (AFL) has filed an amicus brief in Saadeh v. New Jersey State Bar, urging the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn a ruling that allowed the New Jersey State Bar Association to argue that  more

WASHINGTON, March 28 -- The America First Policy Institute issued the following statement on March 27, 2026: * * * The Honorable J. Kenneth Blackwell: Election Integrity Requires Clear Ballot Deadlines Today, the America First Policy Institute (AFPI) issued the following statement from the Honorable J. Ken Blackwell, Chair of the Center for Election Integrity, as the Supreme Court weighs Watson v. RNC, a case examining whether states can count ballots received after Election Day: "Election i  more

VICTORIA, Australia, March 27 -- The Australian Securities and Investments Commission issued the following news: * * * ASIC applies to wind up 12 companies associated with NSW accountant and former solicitor Christopher Malcolm Edwards * ASIC has applied to the Supreme Court of New South Wales to wind up 12 companies associated with NSW accountant and former solicitor Christopher Malcolm Edwards on just and equitable grounds. ASIC has also applied for the appointment of provisional liquida  more

WASHINGTON, March 27 -- Rep. James E. Clyburn, D-South Carolina, issued the following news release on March 26, 2026: * * * Clyburn, Gillibrand Reintroduce Legislation To Protect Voting Rights Today, U.S. Representative James E. Clyburn (SC-06) and U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.) reintroduced bicameral legislation to modernize America's voter registration system and protect voting rights. The Voter Empowerment Act (VEA) would expand voter registration and voting access by requiring s  more

WASHINGTON, March 27 -- Rep. Blake Moore, R-Utah, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Blake Moore Introduces Bill to Protect the Tax-Exempt Status of Religious Organizations * WASHINGTON - Congressman Blake Moore introduced legislation to protect religious beliefs and practices and preserve the tax-exempt status of faith-based organizations. The Fair Treatment of Religious Organizations Act ensures faith-based organizations can continue applying religious standards to empl  more

WASHINGTON, March 27 -- The Copyright Alliance issued the following statement on March 25, 2026, by CEO Keith Kupferschmid on the U.S. Supreme Court's decision in the Cox v. Sony case: * * * "The U.S. Supreme Court's (SCOTUS) Cox v. Sony decision is deeply disappointing in that it upends decades of well-settled copyright law precedent and fails to provide meaningful protection for creators from the harms of mass copyright infringement. Despite the fact that it narrowly applies only to internet  more

WASHINGTON, March 27 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following Insight white paper (No. IN12673) on March 26, 2026, by American national government specialist Henry B. Hogue and legislative attorney Todd Garvey. Here are excerpts: * * * Fixed Term and "For Cause" Removal Provisions Unless otherwise specified in law, presidential appointees to executive branch positions serve for an indeterminate period of time and can usually be removed by the President at any time  more

NEW YORK, March 28 -- Davis Polk and Wardwell, a law firm, issued the following news: * * * Gabe Rosenberg discusses prediction market bills with American Banker Davis Polk partner Gabe Rosenberg was quoted in American Banker discussing a pair of bills introduced in Congress to regulate prediction markets. Gabe said, "The predictions market industry in the U.S. has largely operated off of the assumption that its state-level legal battles would inevitably make their way to the Supreme Court   more

LOS ANGELES, California, March 27 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Gibson, Dunn and Crutcher, a law firm, issued the following news: * * * Gibson Dunn Secures Multi-Billion Dollar Victory for Luminant Energy in Winter Storm Uri Litigation at Supreme Court of Texas * On March 27, 2026, Gibson Dunn secured a multi-billion dollar victory on behalf of client Luminant Energy Company, LLC in the Winter Storm Uri litigation at the Supreme Court of Texas -convincing the Court to leave intact an earlier a  more

NEW YORK, March 28 -- Hughes Hubbard and Reed, a law firm, issued the following news: * * * Hughes Hubbard Defends Judgment Upholding Court's Jurisdiction to Enforce $34M Arbitration Award for Ukrainian Gas Companies Highlights * Hughes Hubbard submitted a brief in the DC Circuit urging the Court to deny Russia's motion to stay the Court's mandate after its decision upholding the District Court's jurisdiction over a suit to enforce a $34 million arbitral award on behalf of 11 Ukrainian petro  more

WASHINGTON, March 27 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following In Focus white paper (No. IF10660) on March 24, 2026, by Asian policy analyst Maria A. Blackwood. Here are excerpts: * * * The Kingdom of Bhutan Background The Kingdom of Bhutan is a small, landlocked Himalayan country situated between India and the People's Republic of China (PRC, or China). The kingdom is about half the size of Indiana, with an estimated population of approximately 792,000. Hydropowe  more

OTTAWA, Ontario, March 27 -- The Canadian Department of Justice, an arm of the Canadian government, posted the following news release: * * * Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada announces a judicial appointment in the province of Manitoba * March 27, 2026 - Ottawa, Ontario - Department of Justice Canada The Honourable Sean Fraser, Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada and Minister responsible for the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency, today announced the follo  more

OTTAWA, Ontario, March 27 -- The Canadian Department of Justice, an arm of the Canadian government, posted the following news release: * * * Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada announces judicial appointments in the province of British Columbia * March 27, 2026 - Ottawa, Ontario - Department of Justice Canada The Honourable Sean Fraser, Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada and Minister responsible for the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency, today announced th  more

OTTAWA, Ontario, March 27 -- The Canadian Department of Justice, an arm of the Canadian government, posted the following news release: * * * Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada announces judicial appointments in the province of Quebec * The Honourable Sean Fraser, Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada and Minister responsible for the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency, today announced the following appointments under the judicial application process established   more

WASHINGTON, March 27 [Category: Consumer Services] -- The National Consumers League issued the following news release: * * * NCL, Former FCC Chairs File SCOTUS Brief To Defend Agency From Wireless Carriers * Media Contact: Lisa McDonald, Vice President of Communications, 202-207-2829 Washington, DC - Today, the National Consumers League, two former chairs of the FCC, and five other public interest organizations filed an amicus brief at the U.S. Supreme Court in FCC v. AT&T. The case was br  more

COLUMBUS, Ohio, March 28 -- The Heating, Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Distributors International issued the following news release: * * * New York Appellate Court Prevents Enforcement of Key Refrigerant Ban Provision The Appellate Division of the New York State Supreme Court, Third Department, has issued a ruling that temporarily prevents the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC) from enforcing a ban on two refrigerants utilized in the maintenance of commercia  more

NEW YORK, March 27 [Category: Media] -- ProPublica, an independent nonprofit newsroom that produces investigative journalism, issued the following news release: * * * Nicole Lewis Joins ProPublica as Deputy Editor of Engagement Reporting Team * ProPublica announced that Nicole Lewis has been hired as deputy editor of the engagement reporting team. She starts on March 30. "We've long admired Nicole and her team's community-driven work at The Marshall Project," Ariana Tobin, senior editor of  more

MARYVILLE, Missouri, March 28 -- Northwest Missouri State University issued the following news release: * * * Author, legal scholar visiting Northwest for Lemon Lecture Northwest Missouri State University will host Jeffrey Rosen, a legal scholar and law professor, for the University's Distinguished Lecture Series and the annual Lemon Lecture next month. The lecture begins at 7 p.m. Thursday, April 9, in the J.W. Jones Student Union Boardroom. It is free and open to the public. Rosen will di  more

WASHINGTON, March 28 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee, issued the following news release on March 27, 2026: * * * Ranking Members Markey, Wyden, Shaheen, Senate Democrats Call for Automatic and Swift Tariff Tax Refunds, Real Relief for Small Businesses and Families Ranking Member Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), and Foreign Relations Committee Ranking Member Jea  more

WASHINGTON, March 23 -- Rep. Chris Smith, R-New Jersey, issued the following news release: * * * Smith leads bicameral letter to Sec. Rubio opposing the nomination of Dr. Michelle Bachelet to be the next UN Secretary General 23 Representatives and 5 Senators send letter * Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ), Senator James Lankford (R-OK), and 26 other Republican members of Congress today sent a new letter to Secretary of State Marco Rubio, urging the United States--in its capacity as a permanent member  more

WASHINGTON, March 26 -- Sen. Jacky Rosen, D-Nevada, issued the following news release: * * * Rosen Votes to Overturn Extreme Trump Abortion Ban for Women Veterans * WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. Senator Jacky Rosen voted in favor of a resolution to overturn the Trump Administration's extreme rule ending life-saving abortion counseling and reproductive care for veterans. Trump's rule has taken away life-saving medical care from over 400,000 women veterans, despite Republicans claiming that they would  more

GLASSBORO, New Jersey, March 28 -- Rowan University issued the following news: * * * CNN's Elie Honig blends humor and hard truths during RIPPAC speaker series What is happening now in the U.S. Department of Justice is different - and worse - than anything seen in recent history, according to CNN senior legal analyst Elie Honig. Honig unpacked prosecution, politics and presidential accountability during "An Evening with Elie Honig," a free public event on March 26 hosted by the Rowan Instit  more

WASHINGTON, March 27 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following Legal Sidebar white paper (No. LSB11412) on March 26, 2026. The white paper is written by Legislative Attorneys Jimmy Balser, Jon O. Shimabukuro and Mainon A. Schwartz: * * * Schedule Policy/Career: 2026 Final Rule, Legal Challenges, and Issues for Lawmakers On February 6, 2026, the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) published a final rule and memorandum for the implementation of Schedule Policy/Caree  more

WASHINGTON, March 26 -- Sen. Christopher Murphy, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Murphy on Fairly Compensating College Athletes: I See It As Our Mission to Save College Sports * WASHINGTON- U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) on Thursday served as Ranking Member of the Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee hearing, Don't Fumble Their Future: Positioning Student-Athletes for Success in School and Beyond. During the hearing, Murphy blasted a mu  more

WASHINGTON, March 27 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following Legal Sidebar white paper (No. LSB11411) on March 26, 2026, by legislative attorney Andreas Kuersten: * * * United States v. Hasbajrami and the Warrant Requirement for Certain FISA 702 Queries Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) (50 U.S.C. Sec. 1881a) governs domestic electronic surveillance targeting non-U.S. persons outside the United States. Under the statute, the Attorney   more

WASHINGTON, March 27 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following In Focus white paper (No. IF10199) on March 26, 2026. The white paper is written by Asian affairs specialist Mark E. Manyin, foreign affairs analyst Daniel J. Longo and international trade and finance specialists Cathleen D. Cimino-Isaacs and Kyla H. Kitamura. Here are excerpts: * * * U.S.-Japan Relations Overview Japan, a U.S. treaty ally since 1952, is an important U.S. security and trade partner. S  more

WASHINGTON, March 27 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following In Focus white paper (No. IF10256) on March 26, 2026, by Asian trade and finance specialist Karen M. Sutter. Here are excerpts: * * * U.S.-Taiwan Trade and Economic Relations Taiwan is a top U.S. trade partner and a key link in global technology supply chains. Taiwan's economy is highly dependent on global trade; exports account for about 70% of its gross domestic product (GDP). Taiwan's policies are se  more

OLYMPIA, Washington, March 27 -- Washington state Attorney General Nick Brown issued the following news release: * * * Washington sues online betting platform Kalshi for illegal gambling * Attorney General Nick Brown filed a lawsuit today against Kalshi, a company that violates state law by operating and advertising an online platform where users can bet on sports, elections, and other events. Kalshi even allows consumers to bet on the total number of "measles cases this year," "what will wi  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, March 28 -- Virginia Attorney General Jay Jones issued the following news release on March 27, 2026: * * * WHAT VIRGINIANS ARE SEEING: ATTORNEY GENERAL JAY JONES SHARES ROUNDUP OF ACTIONS TAKEN Celebrates Passage of Vape Enforcement Act, Fights Federal Overreach and Takes Legal Action to Hold Bad Actors Accountable * Today, Attorney General Jay Jones released a comprehensive update on the action he has taken for Virginians, over the past two weeks. Putting money back in   more

WASHINGTON, March 27 -- Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: * * * Whitehouse Calls for Leadership Change at EPA * In 'Time to Wake Up' speech on Senate Floor, Senator Whitehouse detailed EPA Administrator Zeldin's lies to Congress and the American people as he serves fossil fuel polluters Whitehouse was joined on the Senate floor by Senator Markey Washington, DC - Last night, U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) delivered his 305 th speech urging  more

WASHINGTON, March 27 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Wyden, Merkley Call for Automatic and Swift Tariff Tax Refunds, Real Relief for Small Businesses and Families * Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.) led several Senate Democrats today, including U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), in calling on the Trump administration to put in place an automatic tariff refund process that does not  more