BOSTON, Massachusetts, May 7 [Category: Energy]-- 350.org, an organization that works to end the age of fossil fuels and build a community-led renewable energy, posted the following news release: * * * 350.org and Partners Condemn the Unprecedented Redistricting of Memphis Voters by the Tennessee State Legislature Alongside Young, Gifted, and Green and Color Of Change, organizations collectively disavow this effort to dilute the voices of Black voters in Memphis and Shelby County NASHVILLE,  more

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Virginia, May 7 -- The University of Virginia School of Law posted the following news: * * * 6 Professors To Present Research at Top Law and Economics Conference * Six University of Virginia School of Law professors will have their research featured at the American Law and Economics Association annual meeting May 15-16. The conference committee chooses articles from around 400 submissions each year; this year, selected scholars will present at the University of Chicago.   more

WASHINGTON, May 7 -- The House Education and Workforce Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Development released the following testimony by Emerson J. Sykes, senior staff attorney of the Speech, Privacy and Technology Project at the American Civil Liberties Union, from an April 29, 2026, hearing entitled "Speech or Silence? The Future of the First Amendment in Higher Education": * * * Good morning, Chair Walberg, Ranking Member Scott, Subcommittee Chair Burgess, Subcommittee Ranking   more

WASHINGTON, May 7 [Category: Medical] -- The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists issued the following news release: * * * ACOG Leads 20 Medical Societies in Urging Supreme Court to Follow Science, Reinstate Telehealth Access to Mifepristone * The American College of Obstetricians & Gynecologists (ACOG) led 20 medical organizations in filing an amicus brief late yesterday urging the Supreme Court to stay or vacate the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit's decision rein  more

OLYMPIA, Washington, May 7 -- Washington state Attorney General Nick Brown issued the following news release: * * * AG Brown wins tariffs lawsuit against Trump administration * Attorney General Nick Brown today secured an order invalidating President Trump's latest efforts to impose illegal tariffs on products purchased by American consumers and businesses. A federal court - ruling on a challenge brought by a coalition of 24 states - struck down those tariffs and specifically enjoined thei  more

WASHINGTON, May 7 -- The House Education and Workforce Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Development released the following testimony by Tyson Langhofer, senior counsel of the Alliance Defending Freedom, from an April 29, 2026, hearing entitled "Speech or Silence? The Future of the First Amendment in Higher Education": * * * Dear Chairman Owens, Ranking Member Adams, and Members of the Subcommittee: "The college classroom with its surrounding environs is peculiarly the 'marketpla  more

WASHINGTON, May 7 [Category: Political] -- America First Legal, a civil rights organization, posted the following news release: * * * America First Legal to the Trump Administration: Arizona School District Broke the Law by Hiding "Transgender Agenda" From Parents * America First Legal (AFL) has filed a formal federal complaint with the U.S. Department of Justice and the U.S. Department of Education against Casa Grande Elementary School District No. 4 (CGESD) in Casa Grande, Arizona, allegin  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, May 8 -- Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes issued the following news release on May 7, 2026: * * * Attorney General Mayes Wins Lawsuit Against Trump Administration's Illegal Tariffs Attorney General Kris Mayes today secured an order invalidating President Trump's latest efforts to impose illegal tariffs on products purchased by American consumers and businesses. A federal court granted summary judgment to a coalition of 24 states, striking down those tariffs. "President T  more

MONTPELIER, Vermont, May 7 -- Vermont Attorney General Charity Clark posted the following news release: * * * Attorney General Clark Wins Lawsuit Against Trump Administration's New Illegal Tariffs Court of International Trade Rules in Favor of 24 States, Invalidating Tariffs that are Increasing Prices and Inflicting Chaos on the American Economy * Attorney General Charity Clark today secured a court order invalidating President Trump's latest efforts to impose illegal tariffs on products p  more

ALBANY, New York, May 7 -- New York Attorney General Letitia James issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General James Defeats Trump's Tariffs, Again * May 7, 2026 NEW YORK - New York Attorney General Letitia James today released the following statement after the U.S. Court of International Trade ruled that President Trump's second attempt to impose sweeping tariffs - enacted after Attorney General James and 11 other states defeated the first tariff scheme at the Supreme Court   more

SALEM, Oregon, May 7 -- Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Rayfield Wins Lawsuit Against Trump Administration's Illegal Tariffs Court of International Trade Rules in Favor of 24 States, Invalidating Tariffs that are Increasing Prices and Inflicting Chaos on the American Economy * Attorney General Dan Rayfield today secured an order invalidating President Trump's latest efforts to impose illegal tariffs on products purchased by Amer  more

SILVER SPRING, Maryland, May 7 [Category: Union] -- The AFL-CIO Amalgamated Transit Union issued the following news release: * * * ATU Applauds Governor Sherrill and New Jersey Department of Labor for Adopting Strong Worker Classification Regulations New Jersey - New Jersey Governor Mikie Sherrill and the New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development delivered a big victory for New Jersey workers in adopting new regulations clarifying the ABC test for determining worker classificat  more

WASHINGTON, May 7 -- Rep. Earl L. Carter, R-Georgia, issued the following news release: * * * Carter introduces bill establishing life imprisonment for attempting political assassinations * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Earl L. "Buddy" Carter (R-GA) today introduced the Zero Tolerance for Political Assassins Act, a bill mandating 25 years to life imprisonment for individuals who attempt to assassinate federal politicians. Political violence erodes the very fabric of our democracy. In the United State  more

STORRS, Connecticut, May 7 -- The University of Connecticut posted the following news: * * * Celebrating a Centennial: UConn Law Library a Cherished Place * Even as water seeped through the walls of the UConn Law Library in the late 1990s and early 2000s, and even as scaffolding shrouded its granite exterior during a massive repair project that spanned a long 18 months, the heart of the campus never stopped beating - how could it? The Law Library is one of those special places where, for 1  more

WASHINGTON, May 8 -- Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-Louisiana, chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, issued the following news: * * * Chairman Cassidy, Rep. Smith, Leader Thune, Speaker Johnson Urge SCOTUS to Protect Women & Babies from Dangerous Abortion Drugs in Amicus Brief U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, U.S. Representative Chris Smith (R-NJ), U.S. Senate Majority Leader John Th  more

WASHINGTON, May 7 -- The Congressional Black Caucus issued the following news release: * * * Congressional Black Caucus Statement on Republicans' Rigged Tennessee Congressional Maps * Today, Congressional Black Caucus Chair Yvette D. Clarke (NY-09) and members of the Congressional Black Caucus issued the following statement: "Today, Tennessee joined Florida in passing new congressional districts after the Supreme Court's ruling in Louisiana v. Callais gutted Section 2 of the Voting Rights   more

WASHINGTON, May 8 -- The Center for Strategic and International Studies issued the following transcript of a press briefing entitled "Previewing the Trump-Xi Summit". Event participants included China Power Project Director Bonny Lin, Edgard D. Kagan, senior adviser and Freeman Chair in China Studies, Philip Luck, director of Economics Program and Scholl Chair in International Business, Scott Kennedy, senior adviser and Trustee Chair in Chinese Business and Economics, and Media Relations Manage  more

WASHINGTON, May 7 -- Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Duckworth, Durbin Join Senate Democrats in Filing Amicus Brief to Protect Mifepristone Access, Women's Health Care and FDA Authority * May 07, 2026 [CHICAGO, IL] - This week U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) and U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, joined more than 250 House and all Senate Democrats in filing This link opens in new w  more

WASHINGTON, May 7 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Durbin, Duckworth Join Senate Democrats In Filing Amicus Brief To Protect Mifepristone Access, Women's Health Care, And FDA Authority * May 07, 2026 CHICAGO - This week, U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, and U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) joined more than 250 House and all Senate Democrats in filing an amicus brief to the Sup  more

WASHINGTON, May 7 -- The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission issued the following news release: * * * EEOC Delivers on Administration Priorities and President Trump's Executive Orders * WASHINGTON - Over the past 15 months of the second Trump Administration, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) under the leadership of Chair Andrea Lucas has undertaken exhaustive efforts to restore evenhanded enforcement of employment civil rights laws on behalf of all Americans, includ  more

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, May 7 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Taft, a law firm, issued the following news: * * * Farach to Speak on Current Issues and Emerging Trends in Florida Real Estate Law at the 12th Judicial Circuit Bench Bar Conference * Taft West Palm Beach partner Manny Farach is speaking on the panel "Real Property in Motion: Current Issues and Emerging Trends in Florida Real Estate Law" at the 12 th Judicial Circuit Bench Bar Conference on May 8 in Longboat Key, Florida. During the   more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, May 7 -- The Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression posted the following news release: * * * FIRE POLL: Americans trust parents -- not government -- to oversee kids' social media * PHILADELPHIA, May 7, 2026 -A new poll finds that if Americans want anyone to watch over children's browsing habits, it's Mom and Dad, not Big Brother. The National Speech Index is a quarterly poll from the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression designed to track Amer  more

WASHINGTON, May 7 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Following Emergency Stay, N.M. Delegation Join 250+ Democrats in Supreme Court Fight to Protect Mifepristone Access, Women's Health Care, And FDA Authority * New Mexico - U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.), and U.S. Representatives Teresa Leger Fernandez (D-N.M.), Melanie Stansbury (D-N.M.), and Gabe Vasquez (D-N.M.) joined more than 250 House and Senate Democrats in  more

WASHINGTON, May 7 -- Rep. Jodey Arrington, R-Texas, issued the following news release: * * * Full Texas Republican Delegation Backs Arrington Resolution Affirming States' Right to Defend Against Border Invasion * Washington, D.C. - Today, House Budget Chairman Jodey Arrington (TX-19) announced that every Texas Republican in the U.S. House of Representatives has endorsed H.Res.50, his resolution affirming states' constitutional authority to defend themselves when the federal government fails   more

WASHINGTON, May 7 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following Insight white paper (No. IN12690) on May 6, 2026, by economic policy analyst D. Andrew Austin. Here are excerpts: * * * The FY2027 President's Budget in Historical Context: Revenues On April 3, 2026, the Trump Administration submitted its budget for FY2027, which proposes to constrain nondefense spending, maintain spending on border security and immigration enforcement, and increase defense spending. In Fe  more

STANFORD, California, May 7 (TNSrpt) -- Stanford University Law School issued the following news: * * * How Will AI Reshape Politics? New Volume Co-Edited by Stanford Law's Nathaniel Persily Explores the Stakes Draft report of the AI Task Force of the American Political Science Association report now available By Monica Schreiber As artificial intelligence reshapes political campaigns, public administration, national security, public opinion, and democracy, a new volume co-edited by Stanfo  more

WASHINGTON, May 6 -- Rep. Rick Larsen, D-Washington, issued the following news release: * * * Larsen Defends Reproductive Health Care * Yesterday, U.S. Representative Rick Larsen (WA-02) joined more than 250 House and Senate Democrats in filing an amicus brief urging the Supreme Court to overturn a Fifth Circuit decision that would restrict access to mifepristone by reinstating a requirement that the drug be dispensed in person. Last week, the Fifth Circuit blocked access to mifepristone nat  more

WASHINGTON, May 6 [Category: Political] -- The NAACP posted the following news release: * * * Legendary San Francisco Pastor, Rev. Dr. Amos C. Brown, to Receive NAACP's Spingarn Medal at 117th National Convention in Chicago * BALTIMORE -The NAACP announces that Rev. Dr. Amos C. Brown, longtime civil rights leader, pastor, and tireless advocate for justice, will be honored with the 111th Spingarn Medal this July at the 117th NAACP National Convention in Chicago, recognizing his extraordinary   more

NEW YORK, May 7 -- The Manhattan Institute issued the following excerpts of a commentary on May 5, 2026, by senior fellow Jason L. Riley to the Wall Street Journal: * * * Good Riddance to Racial Gerrymandering If there was any doubt, Barack Obama proved that white voters are willing to support black candidates. * The fainting spells on the left after last week's Supreme Court ruling in Louisiana v. Callais were probably to be expected. Democrats these days reject colorblind public policies  more

TRENTON, New Jersey, May 8 -- New Jersey Attorney General Jennifer Davenport issued the following news release on May 7, 2026: * * * AG Davenport: Court Agrees That Trump Tariffs Are Illegal Court of International Trade Rules in Favor of 24 States, Invalidating Tariffs That Are Making Life More Unaffordable for New Jerseyans * Attorney General Jennifer Davenport today secured an order invalidating President Trump's latest efforts to impose illegal tariffs on products purchased by New Jersey  more

WASHINGTON, May 7 [Category: Political] -- The NAACP posted the following news release: * * * NAACP Sues Tennessee to Block Its Attempt to Eliminate Black Voting District Today, the NAACP Tennessee State Conference filed a lawsuit in Tennessee to block the State's attempt to remove the only majority Black Congressional district in the state. This lawsuit follows the U.S. Supreme Court's recent blow to the Voting Rights Act in its Louisiana v. Callais decision. The NAACP is seeking to prevent   more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, May 7 -- Nebraska Attorney General Mike Hilgers issued the following news release: * * * Nebraska Leads 23-State Coalition Asking Supreme Court to Uphold Mifepristone Stay Today, Nebraska Attorney General Michael Hilgers filed an amicus brief on behalf of 23 states asking the Supreme Court to leave in place a lower court's stay of a federal regulation that removed the longstanding in-person dispensing requirement for the chemical abortion drug mifepristone. The stayed rule,  more

COLUMBUS, Ohio, May 8 -- The Heating, Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Distributors International issued the following news release: * * * New York Appellate Court Halts Refrigerant Ban Amid Public Concern Over Food Supply Impacts Albany, NY -- The Appellate Division of the New York State Supreme Court, Third Department, has granted an injunction that prevents the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC) from enforcing a ban on two refrigerants utilized in the commer  more

WASHINGTON, May 7 [Category: Medical] -- The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network posted the following news release: * * * Oregon Supreme Court Flavored Tobacco Ruling a Big Win for Public Health * SALEM, Oregon -In a significant public health victory, the Oregon Supreme Court today issued a unanimous decision affirming Washington County's 2021 law that ended the sale of menthol cigarettes and all other flavored tobacco products. The high court confirmed the Washington County Ordi  more

WASHINGTON, May 8 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee, issued the following news release on May 7, 2026: * * * Ranking Member Markey: Trump's Pump Bump is Hitting American Families and Small Businesses Hard New data shows Trump's illegal war on Iran will cost American families $1,753 more at the pump this year * Ranking Member Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) today released new data emphasizing how Trump's illegal   more

JUNEAU, Alaska, May 8 -- Alaska Attorney General Stephen Cox issued the following news release on May 7, 2026: * * * State of Alaska Moves to Dismiss Litigation Challenging Federal Decision Authorizing 1.4 Million Acre Transfer along Dalton Utility Corridor (Anchorage, AK) - The State of Alaska has filed a motion to dismiss a challenge brought by 10 environmental organizations against the Department of Interior (DOI)'s decision to revoke two outdated land withdrawals, and the conveyance of ap  more

BUFFALO, New York, May 12 -- Buffalo State University issued the following news release: * * * Three to receive President's Distinguished Service Award; one to receive University Council Medal at 154th Commencement celebration * Buffalo State University will bestow the President's Distinguished Service Award on three notable individuals during the university's 154th Commencement ceremonies on Saturday, May 16, in the campus Sports Arena. The President's Distinguished Service Award recogniz  more

LOS ANGELES, California, May 7 -- The University of California at Los Angeles School of Law posted the following news: * * * UCLA Law experts shed light on the abortion pill case that is making news * The latest major development in abortion law has brought global headlines - and swift action by members of UCLA School of Law's Center on Reproductive Health, Law, and Policy (CRHLP). On May 1, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit issued a decision in Louisiana v. FDA that effectivel  more

WASHINGTON, May 7 [Category: Political] -- Reproductive Freedom for All (formerly the NARAL Pro-Choice America) posted the following news release: * * * What They're Saying: MAGA Court Forces Abortion Access Back Into Spotlight Ahead of Midterms * Late last week, the Fifth Circuit sided with anti-abortion extremists and reinstated a medically unnecessary, nationwide in-person dispensing requirement for mifepristone. The ruling took effect immediately across the country (DC and the territorie  more

WASHINGTON, May 7 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The Washington Legal Foundation issued the following news release: * * * WLF Asks Supreme Court to Fix Chaotic Personal Jurisdiction Rules * Washington Legal Foundation (WLF) today urged the U.S. Supreme Court to take a case that asks whether a Minnesota state court can exercise jurisdiction over a foreign national company for an injury caused by the intentional breaking-and-misuse of its product by a third party. Samsung SDI makes sealed battery   more

WASHINGTON, May 7 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Wyden leads Oregon Democrats to Fight To Protect Mifepristone Access, Women's Health Care, And FDA Authority * Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Ron Wyden said today he is leading Senate and House colleagues, including U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley and U.S. Representatives Suzanne Bonamici, Andrea Salinas, Val Hoyle, Janelle Bynum and Maxine Dexter, in filing an amicus brief to the Supreme Court urging them   more

WASHINGTON, May 7 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Wyden leads Oregon Democrats to Fight To Protect Mifepristone Access, Women's Health Care, And FDA Authority * Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Ron Wyden said today he is leading Senate and House colleagues, including U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley and U.S. Representatives Suzanne Bonamici, Andrea Salinas, Val Hoyle, Janelle Bynum and Maxine Dexter, in filing an amicus brief to the Supreme Court urging them to   more

WASHINGTON, May 8 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news release on May 7, 2026: * * * Wyden Presses Wall Street Investors Who Scooped Up the Rights to Small Businesses' Tariff Refunds Desperate Small Businesses Sold Rights to Tariff Refunds for a Fraction of their Value; Letter Released as Donald Trump Stalls on Refunding Small Businesses That Paid His Illegal Tariffs * Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore.  more