WASHINGTON, May 8 -- The Louis D. Brandeis Center for Human Rights Under Law issued the following news release: * * * BRANDEIS CENTER CALLS ON DOJ TO INVESTIGATE GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY FOR VIOLATING FOREIGN AGENTS REGISTRATION ACT OVER SECRET QATAR-LINKED DEAL Letter to Acting Attorney General Blanche Demands FARA Inquiry After Contract Revealed Georgetown Was Required to Consult Qatar Government on Conference Speakers and Themes at Washington, D.C. Events * The Louis D. Brandeis Center for   more

BROOKLYN, New York, May 7 -- Brooklyn Law School posted the following news: * * * Brooklyn Law School Earns 'A' for Intellectual Property Law in preLaw Magazine's 2026 Rankings * Brooklyn Law School has once again been recognized among the nation's leading institutions for legal education. In the 2026 edition of National Jurist's preLaw magazine, the Law School earned an "A" for Intellectual Property Law, underscoring the strength of its curricular offerings in this rapidly evolving area of   more

SOUTH ORANGE, New Jersey, May 7 -- Seton Hall University posted the following news: * * * A Diplomacy Alumna's Lead in Human Rights Advocacy Malaak Jamal '15, is an alumna of the graduate program at the School of Diplomacy and International Relations. Jamal is currently serving at the Human Rights Foundation (HRF) as director of Policy and Research, where she oversees research programs and analyzes political regime developments in countries under authoritarian rule. She works alongside the Ch  more

SMITHFIELD, Rhode Island, May 7 -- Bryant University issued the following news: * * * From bias incident research to advocacy-focused internships, Bryant senior prepares for a career in forensic psychology Bryant University Psychology major Maya Niemeyer '26 has her sights set on a career at the intersection of the legal system and human behavior.  The graduating senior is taking the skills she's developed and refined over the past four years at Bryant University to Bucknell University this  more

MIAMI, Florida, May 7 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Greenberg Traurig, a law firm, issued the following news release: * * * Mathew Rosengart Named Among the 500 Most Influential People in Los Angeles by the Los Angeles Business Journal for Fifth Consecutive Year LOS ANGELES - Mathew S. Rosengart, co-chair of the Media & Entertainment Litigation Practice of global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP, was again named to the Los Angeles Business Journal 's "LA500" list. According to the publication, t  more

WASHINGTON, May 7 -- The House Education and Workforce Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary and Secondary Education released the following written testimony by Michaele N. Turnage Young, senior counsel and co-manager of the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund Inc. Equal Protection Initiative, from an April 28, 2026, hearing entitled "Leveling Down: How Equity Policies Undermine Excellence and Harm Students": * * * (Continued from Part 1 of 2) Congress must also ensure ED is adequa  more

ITHACA, New York, May 7 -- Cornell University posted the following news: * * * New laws cut cannabis arrests, but racial disparities persist While recreational cannabis laws have significantly reduced arrests for cannabis possession and sales, racial disparities in arrests still exist, according to a new study from Weill Cornell Medicine, Instituto Tecnologico Autonomo de Mexico and the University of Texas at Austin.  The authors suggest that recreational cannabis laws do not fully resolve   more

WASHINGTON, May 7 -- The House Education and Workforce Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Development released the following written testimony by Judson Horras, president and CEO of the North American Interfraternity Conference, from an April 29, 2026, hearing entitled "Speech or Silence? The Future of the First Amendment in Higher Education": * * * I am Jud Horras, President and CEO of the North American Interfraternity Conference (NIC). The NIC is a trade association of 61 natio  more

WASHINGTON, May 7 [Category: Media] -- The Association of American Publishers issued the following news release: * * * Pulitzer Prize Winning Biographer Jon Meacham and Copyright Scholar Paul Goldstein Headline AAP's Annual Meeting * Distinguished Authors Speak to America's 250th Birthday and the 50th Anniversary of the 1976 Copyright Act On May 7th, the Association of American Publishers hosted its 2026 annual meeting celebrating the 250 th birthday of the United States and the rich publi  more

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, May 7 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Taft, a law firm, issued the following news: * * * Sheehan Article on Ethics of AI Under United States v. Heppner Published in Res Gestae * Taft's Cari Sheehan authored the article "What United States v. Heppner Means For Lawyers and Clients," which was published in the May 2026 issue of Res Gestae, the Indiana State Bar Association's member journal. The article discusses ethical considerations, compliance, and best practices for atto  more

CHAPEL HILL, North Carolina, May 7 -- The University of North Carolina Gillings School of Global Public Health posted the following news: * * * Updated alcohol warning labels may prompt people to cut back * By W.B. Kagan, Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs Although the United States requires a warning label on alcoholic beverages, alcohol-related deaths have risen steadily over the past two decades. However, new labels warning of specific disease risks, including cancer and liver dise  more