WASHINGTON, May 22 -- Americans for Tax Reform posted the following commentary by Doug Kellogg: * * * Blue State Tax Authorities Attack Weakened Barriers Against Interstate Taxation It should be more and more clear that blue states are not taking the exodus of taxpayers and businesses lying down. That does not mean these Democrat-controlled states are cutting back on spending and changing their high-tax ways. To the contrary, they are spending more money than ever. What they are doing is fi  more

WASHINGTON, May 22 -- Americans for Tax Reform posted the following commentary by Andrew Gins: * * * ATR Submits Comment Letter to OCC Supporting Federal Preemption of Illinois Interchange Regulation Law On May 15th, 2026, Americans for Tax Reform filed a comment letter in support of the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency's (OCC) decision to issue an order preempting the Illinois Interchange Fee Prohibition Act (IFPA). The OCC was correct to intervene and use federal preemption power  more

WASHINGTON, May 22 -- The Congressional Hispanic Caucus issued the following news release: * * * Congressional Hispanic Caucus Members and Latino Leaders Against Reconciliation: No Blank Check for ICE Members of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC) joined leaders of Latino legacy organizations on Wednesday to oppose the Republican reconciliation plan that would squander billions of taxpayer dollars down the bottomless pit of Trump-Miller immigration enforcement. Speaking outside the U.S.   more

WASHINGTON, May 26 -- The Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution released the following written testimony by Edward Dean Greim, partner at Graves Garrett Greim, Kansas City, Missouri, from a May 19, 2026, hearing entitled "Enforcing Callais: Implementing the Supreme Court's Command Against Racial Gerrymandering": * * * Chairman Schmitt, Ranking Member Welch, and Members of the Subcommittee, thank you for the opportunity to testify before you regarding the enforcement of the U.S. Sup  more

WASHINGTON, May 21 -- Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, ranking member of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following opening remarks at a hearing entitled "Court Packing: A Threat to the Supreme Court's Legitimacy": * * * Ranking Member Raskin's Opening Statement at Hearing on How Republican Corruption and Extremism Broke the Supreme Court Today, Rep. Jamie Raskin, Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, delivered opening remarks at a Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Proper  more

WASHINGTON, May 26 -- The House Judiciary Committee released the following testimony by Maya Wiley, president and CEO of the Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, from a May 20, 2026, hearing entitled "The Southern Poverty Law Center: Manufacturing Hate": * * * Thank you, Chairman Jordan and Ranking Member Raskin. My name is Maya Wiley. I am the daughter of civil rights leaders, and I am president and CEO of the Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, the nation's oldest an  more

WASHINGTON, May 22 -- No Labels, a political organization that advocates for centrism and bipartisanship, issued the following commentary on May 21, 2026, by Deputy Research Director Austin Milks: * * * The Supreme Court Just Changed the Rules on Redistricting What Louisiana v. Callais means for voting rights, the 2026 midterms, and the fight over who draws the map. The Supreme Court struck a major provision of the Voting Rights Act protection. * In a 6-3 decision on April 29, 2026, the Co  more

WASHINGTON, May 26 -- The House Judiciary Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, Artificial Intelligence and the Internet released the following testimony by William G. Ross, professor of law and ethics at the Samford University Cumberland School of Law, from a May 21, 2026, hearing entitled "Court Packing: A Threat to the Supreme Court's Legitimacy": * * * My name is William G. Ross. I am the Albert P. Brewer Professor of Law and Ethics at the Cumberland School of Law at Samford Unive  more

WASHINGTON, May 26 -- The House Judiciary Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, Artificial Intelligence and the Internet released the following testimony by Gene Schaerr, partner at Schaerr Jaffe LLP, from a May 21, 2026, hearing entitled "Court Packing: A Threat to the Supreme Court's Legitimacy": * * * Chairman Issa, Ranking Member Johnson, Chairman Jordan, Ranking Member Raskin, and distinguished members of the Subcommittee, thank you for this opportunity to address recent proposal  more

WASHINGTON, May 21 -- Rep. Hank Johnson, D-Georgia, ranking member of the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, Artificial Intelligence and the Internet, issued the following opening statement at a hearing entitled "Court Packing: A Threat to the Supreme Court's Legitimacy": * * * Subcommittee Ranking Member Johnson's Opening Statement at Hearing on How Republican Corruption and Extremism Broke the Supreme Court Today, Rep. Hank Johnson, Ranking Member of the Subcommi  more