NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, April 7 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The New Jersey State Bar Association issued the following news release: * * * 2026 Public Utility Law Conference is April 17 * Don't miss the premier full-day CLE and networking event of the year for New Jersey's public utility law practitioners. The daylong hybrid program will cover important topics facing the profession, including how data centers are impacting the electric industry, drinking water chemicals, artificial intelligen  more

OAKLAND, California, April 8 -- The National Center for Youth Law issued the following news release: * * * Assemblymember Patrick Ahrens Champions State Budget Request for Dedicated Funding to Support California Students Experiencing Homelessness Assemblymember Patrick Ahrens (D-Silicon Valley) submitted a 2026-27 state budget request in the California State Assembly to secure dedicated funding to support California students experiencing homelessness. The National Center for Youth Law (NCYL)   more

ST. LOUIS, Missouri, April 7 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner, a law firm, issued the following news: * * * BCLP leads strategic sale for aerospace client R&S Machining to Threadlock Precision * International law firm BCLP has advised St. Louis-based R&S Machining LLC in its sale to Threadlock Precision (a D.E. Shaw company). The transaction required careful coordination of government filings and compliance steps, as R&S Machining supplies government agencies and pri  more

BIRMINGHAM, Alabama, April 8 -- Bradley, a law firm, issued the following news release on April 7, 2026: * * * Bradley Represents Molpus Woodlands Group in Transaction Creating Large Global Timberland Investment Manager Bradley served as legal counsel to Mississippi-based Molpus Woodlands Group LLC (Molpus), a leading timberland investment management organization, in connection with its agreement to sell a majority interest to London-based Gresham House, a specialist alternative asset managem  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, April 7 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Constangy, Brooks, Smith and Prophete, a law firm, posted the following news release: * * * Constangy Recognized Among Atlanta Business Chronicle's 2026 Largest Law Firms * Constangy has been named to the Atlanta Business Chronicle's 2026 Law Firms List, which ranks the largest firms in the metro Atlanta area based on attorney headcount and local presence. Published annually, the list provides a snapshot of the region's dynamic legal lan  more

WASHINGTON, April 8 -- Dentons, a law firm, issued the following news on April 7, 2026: * * * Dentons Rodyk at 165, Built on Legal Heritage and Shaped for What's Next In 2026, Dentons Rodyk reaches a seminal milestone: 165 years of continuous legal practice in Singapore. * The first notice by newly minted law firm Woods & Davidson, dated 23 July 1861, published in The Straits Times on 3 August 1861 Founded in 1861, the firm has endured not by standing still, but by evolving alongside Singap  more

NEW YORK, April 7 [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: * * * Federal Court Pauses Case Seeking to Restrict Abortion and Miscarriage Medication * LAFAYETTE, La. -A federal court today paused a lawsuit, Louisiana v. U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), that seeks to make it harder for people nat  more

LOS ANGELES, California, April 8 -- The National Immigration Law Center issued the following news release: * * * Federal Court Rejects Trump Administration Bid to Strip Rights Protections for Immigrant Children Historic Ruling Preserves 40-Year Safeguards; Judge Finds Government's New Advisal Coercive and Unconstitutional * A federal district court has rejected the Trump administration's attempt to eliminate a 40-year-old court order protecting the due process rights of unaccompanied immi  more

NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, April 7 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The New Jersey State Bar Association issued the following news release: * * * Federal Judges Gather at Law Center for Annual Bench-Bar Symposium * Dozens of federal judges returned for the New Jersey State Bar Association's annual NJICLE symposium examining the interplay between federal and state court procedure. The March 31 program at the New Jersey Law Center in New Brunswick offered practical guidance on federal court practice -  more

WASHINGTON, April 8 -- Foreign Policy for America issued the following statement on April 7, 2026: * * * Statement on President Trump's Threat Against the Iranian Population President Trump's declaration this morning that "a whole civilization will die tonight" amounts to a threat of genocide. It is a stain on our country and a sharp reminder of why U.S. Allies have distanced themselves from Trump and Netanyahu's war. Trump's threat to carry out attacks on power plants and bridges, which woul  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, April 7 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Goodwin, a law firm, issued the following news release: * * * Goodwin Expands Financial Restructuring Practice With Addition of Partners Andy Goldman and Ben Loveland * Global law firm Goodwin today announced that Andrew ("Andy") Goldman and Benjamin ("Ben") Loveland have joined the firm's Financial Restructuring practice as partners in the New York and Boston offices, respectively. Andy will also serve as co-chair of Goodwin's Globa  more

WASHINGTON, April 7 [Category: Law/Legal] -- Judicial Watch issued the following news release: * * * Judicial Watch Sues Justice Department for Records on Biden FBI Search Warrants Used in Raid on Rudy Giuliani * (Washington, DC) - Judicial Watch announced today that it filed a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Justice for records on the Biden FBI's search warrants used in the April 2021 raid on former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani's residence and o  more

SACRAMENTO, California, April 7 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The Pacific Legal Foundation issued the following news release: * * * Kansas protects property owners from unwanted occupants * Topeka, Kansas; April 7, 2026: Kansas property owners gained a powerful new tool to protect their homes when Governor Laura Kelly signed HB 2378 into law yesterday. This law establishes an expedited process for removing squatters -who never had authorization to be in the home -allowing property owners to bypas  more

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, April 7 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Taft, a law firm, issued the following news: * * * Kennedy Named Litigation Counsel of America Fellow * Taft Chicago partner John Kennedy has been named a Fellow of the Litigation Counsel of America (LCA), the Trial Lawyer Honor Society. The LCA is a trial lawyer honorary society composed of less than one-half of one percent of American lawyers. Fellowship in the LCA is highly selective and by invitation only. Fellows are selected b  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, April 7 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Goodwin, a law firm, issued the following news release: * * * Latour Capital Holds the Final Close of Latour Small I at EUR400 Million, Significantly Exceeding Its Initial Target * The Paris Private Equity team advised Latour Capital on the fundraising of Latour Small I, which closed at EUR400 million, significantly exceeding its initial target of EUR250 million. Completed in less than a year despite a challenging market environmen  more

NEW YORK, April 7 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund posted the following news: * * * LDF Calls on DOJ to Reverse Course on Attempts to Sideline State Ethics Investigations, Ensure Its Lawyers Are Held Accountable for Unethical Conduct * The Legal Defense Fund submitted public comment to the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), calling on the agency to ensure its attorneys are held accountable when misconduct occurs. The comment comes after DOJ published a pro  more

NEW YORK, April 7 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund posted the following news: * * * LDF Joins Civil Rights Partners in Filing Amicus Brief Defending Rep. LaMonica McIver from Unconstitutionally Selective Prosecution * Yesterday, the Legal Defense Fund (LDF) joined the ACLU of New Jersey and the National Women's in filing an amicus brief in the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit in support of U.S. Representative LaMonica McIver, who is fa  more

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, April 6 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Taft, a law firm, issued the following news: * * * Meisner Mentioned in BIGcast Podcast on Financial Regulation * Nicole Meisner, chair of Taft's PayTech and Payment Systems practice group, was mentioned in a recent BIGcast episode, "The State(s) of Financial Regulation." In the episode, which aired March 24, 2026, Glen Sarvady speaks with Ncontracts' Stephanie Lyon about the evolving regulatory and compliance landscape, and provide  more

NEW YORK, April 8 -- Morrison and Foerster, a law firm, issued the following news release on April 6, 2026: * * * MoFo Secures Favorable Settlement for Silvergate Directors and Officers Morrison Foerster played a leading role in the Chapter 11 cases of Silvergate Capital Corporation and its affiliates, representing a former officer of the company and securing a favorable settlement that benefited its client and a broader group of directors and officers, for whom the firm served as a de facto   more

EUGENE, Oregon, April 8 -- The Western Environmental Law Center posted the following news release: * * * New Mexico Indigenous, community, conservation groups cry foul at 7-day Easter scoping comment period for Chaco oil, gas buffer analysis A coalition of New Mexico Indigenous, community, and conservation groups submitted scoping comments today opposing the Trump administration's process to re-evaluate a 10-mile buffer surrounding Chaco Culture National Historical Park where new oil and gas   more

NEW YORK, April 7 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The New York City Bar Association issued the following statement on President Trump's threat that "a whole civilization will die tonight": * This morning, following a series of escalating threats amidst the war against Iran, President Donald Trump wrote: "A whole civilization will die tonight, never to be brought back again." At this moment, we must state loudly and clearly that the killing of an entire "civilization" would clearly constitute a genoci  more

NEW YORK, April 7 [Category: Law/Legal] -- New York Civil Liberties Union issued the following news release: * * * NYCLU Sues Nassau County Over Unlawful No-Speech Buffer Zone Policy * NASSAU COUNTY, NY - Today, on behalf of two Long Islanders whose speech supporting immigrants' rights has been stifled, the New York Civil Liberties Union (NYCLU) filed a lawsuit against Nassau County, County Executive Bruce Blakeman, and the Nassau County Police Commissioner Patrick Ryder challenging Nassau's  more

ST. LOUIS, Missouri, April 7 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner, a law firm, issued the following news: * * * Partner Charlie Weiss featured in Law360 on his dedication to the legal industry * Partner Charlie Weiss was featured in a Law360 article about his passion to continue practicing past a traditional retirement age. Charlie's mention includes his commitment to pro bono work, his longstanding tenure at BCLP, and his dedication to coming into the office. The articl  more

NEW YORK, April 8 -- The Surveillance Technology Oversight Project issued the following news release on April 7, 2026: * * * S.T.O.P. Expresses Concern Mamdani Backtracks on Gang Database Ban Today, the Surveillance Technology Oversight Project (S.T.O.P.), a New York-based privacy and civil rights group, expresses concern that Mayor Mamdani has backtracked on his campaign pledge to end the use of the NYPD's so-called "gang database." The database normalizes undisclosed and unregulated mass su  more

NEW YORK, April 7 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Davis Polk and Wardwell, a law firm, issued the following news: * * * Seven Davis Polk partners named to Law360's 2026 Editorial Advisory Boards * Seven Davis Polk partners have been named to Law360 's Editorial Advisory Boards. The editorial advisory boards provide feedback on Law360 's coverage and "expert insight on how to best shape future coverage." The partners and their editorial board appointments are: * Adam Shpeen - Bankruptcy *  more

MONTGOMERY, Alabama, April 7 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The Southern Poverty Law Center posted the following news: * * * SPLC and Al Otro Lado File Motion to Prevent ICE From Forcing Orleans Parish Sheriff's Office to Provide Access to Clients and Records * NEW ORLEANS -On Friday, April 3, the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) and Al Otro Lado (AOL) filed a motion to intervene in a lawsuit between the United States and the sheriff of Orleans Parish to prevent the sheriff from being forced to   more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, April 8 -- The State Bar of California issued the following news: * * * State Bar Raises Concerns Over Federal Overreach in Law Firm Executive Orders and DOJ Discipline Rule State Bar Joins Amicus Brief Challenging Executive Orders Targeting Law Firms * The State Bar of California, together with the Oregon State Bar and the Washington State Bar Association, filed an amicus brief Friday, April 3, in support of four law firms targeted by the Trump Administration's e  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, April 8 -- The Tennessee Bar Association posted the following commentary blog on April 7, 2026, by Julia Wilburn: * * * Election Finance Complaint Against Blackburn Dismissed The Tennessee Registry of Election Finance on March 31 dismissed a complaint against Republican U.S. Sen. Marsha Blackburn, ruling that her use of federal campaign funds falls under Federal Election Commission (FEC) jurisdiction rather than state authority. The complaint, filed by Knoxville Republ  more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, April 7 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Ballard Spahr, a law firm, posted the following news release: * * * WNBA Negotiates Historic New Collective Bargaining Agreement With Assist From Ballard Spahr * The Women's National Basketball Association and the Women's National Basketball Players Association have agreed to terms on a historic new collective bargaining agreement (CBA), with Ballard Spahr Partner Shannon Farmer serving as counsel to the WNBA for the successful   more