MONONA, Wisconsin, May 27 -- A Better Wisconsin Together, a state-based research and communications hub for progressives, posted the following news release: * * * Tom Tiffany Ally Applies for Over $3 Million in Trump Slush Fund Money Tiffany is letting his election denying MAGA allies try to take millions of our public tax dollars - Less than a week after GOP Congressman and gubernatorial candidate Tom Tiffany didn't lift a finger to stop Trump from using Wisconsinites' public tax dollars a  more

WASHINGTON, May 27 -- Americans for Tax Reform posted the following commentary on May 26, 2026, by John Kartch, Mike Palicz and Rachel Loren: * * * DeSantis is Right: Congress Can't Coerce States to Collect Federal Car Tax "Commandeering state DMVs into federal tax collectors is not constitutional. The proposed tax is bad on its own, but this aspect is an attempt at usurping state sovereignty." * Over the weekend, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis (R) weighed in against the attempted federal co  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, May 27 -- The Arizona State Senate Republican Caucus issued the following news release: * * * Senate Republicans Send Bill Cracking Down on Squatters to Governor Arizona Senate Republicans are advancing stronger protections for homeowners with legislation designed to speed up the removal of unlawful occupants from private property. SB 1426, sponsored by Senator Wendy Rogers, just cleared the legislature today and is headed to the governor's desk. SB 1426 creates a clearer a  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, May 26 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release: * * * ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL URGES COURT TO UPHOLD BLOCK ON UNLAWFUL NATIONAL GUARD DEPLOYMENT IN WASHINGTON, D.C. * Attorney General Kwame Raoul, as part of a coalition of 26 states, urged the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit to uphold a lower court's ruling blocking the unlawful deployment of National Guard troops to Washington, D.C.  In their amicus br  more

WASHINGTON, May 27 -- The House Judiciary Committee released the following testimony by Carol M. Swain, author of the 1993 book, "Black Faces, Black Interests", and former professor of political science and law at Vanderbilt University, from a May 20, 2026, hearing entitled "The Southern Poverty Law Center: Manufacturing Hate": * * * Chairman, Ranking Member, and distinguished Members of the Committee: Thank you for the opportunity to testify today. I am Dr. Carol M. Swain, a former tenured   more

COLUMBUS, Ohio, May 26 [Category: Think Tank] -- The Buckeye Institute, an independent research and educational institution that says its mission is to advance free-market public policy, posted the following news release: * * * The Buckeye Institute to SCOTUS: Unconstitutional Carbon Tax Would Devastate U.S. Economy * On Thursday, The Buckeye Institute filed its amicus brief in Suncor Energy v. County Commissioners of Boulder County, calling on the U.S. Supreme Court to stop climate activist  more

WASHINGTON, May 26 -- The Congressional Black Caucus issued the following news release: * * * Congressional Black Caucus Urges Corporate America to Defend Democratic Principles and Black Political Representation * On Tuesday, May 26, 2026, Chairwoman Yvette D. Clarke (NY-09) and members of the Congressional Black Caucus issued a letter urging Corporate America to defend our nation's democratic principles and publicly reaffirm its commitment to voting rights and equal representation amid grow  more

WASHINGTON, May 26 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: * * * Crapo, Lankford, Hassan Team Up to End Government Shutdowns and Hold Congress Accountable * Washington, D.C. -U.S. Senator Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) signed onto legislation aimed at keeping Congress in Washington during a government shutdown until a resolution is reached. Crapo is a co-sponsor of the bipartisan Prevent Government Shutdowns Act of 2026, introduced by Senators James Lankford (R-Oklahoma) and Ma  more

HANOVER, New Hampshire, May 27 -- Dartmouth College issued the following news: * * * Are Diverse Views Thriving on American College Campuses? Free speech advocate Greg Lukianoff argues for vigorous but respectful dissent. Written by Charlotte Albright What is the role of higher education in fostering the free exchange of ideas in a deeply polarized society? Are America's elite colleges living up to that responsibility? Those were among the thorny questions tackled May 21 by Greg Lukianoff  more

WASHINGTON, May 26 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee posted the following news release: * * * DCCC Launches Digital Ad Campaign Condemning Republican Attacks on Black Americans * SCOTUS' ruling to gut the VRA dilutes the power of Black voters Today, the DCCC launched a digital ad campaign reaching Black voters in battleground districts highlighting Republicans' efforts to carry out a full-scale attack on Black voters' representation and voting rights. Republicans are despe  more

WASHINGTON, May 26 -- Rep. Shomari C. Figures, D-Alabama, issued the following news release: * * * Figures Issues Statement on District Court Blocking Alabama from Using 2023 Intentionally Discriminatory Congressional Map * WASHINGTON - Today, Congressman Shomari C. Figures (AL-02) issued the following statement after the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Alabama issued a preliminary injunction prohibiting Alabama from implementing a new congressional district map: "I am ple  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, May 27 -- Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr issued the following news release on May 26, 2026: * * * Carr to U.S. Supreme Court: One City Cannot Set Energy Policy for the Whole Country Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr is urging the U.S. Supreme Court to throw out a lawsuit brought by Boulder County and the City of Boulder, Colorado, against major oil and gas producers. The amicus or "friend of the court" brief, filed in Suncor Energy v. Boulder County, argues that allow  more

WASHINGTON, May 27 -- The House Judiciary Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, Artificial Intelligence and the Internet released the following testimony by Harvard Law Professor Nikolas Bowie from a May 21, 2026, hearing entitled "Court Packing: A Threat to the Supreme Court's Legitimacy": * * * Member Raskin, and Distinguished Members of the Subcommittee: Thank you for inviting me to testify. My name is Nikolas Bowie. I am the Louis D. Brandeis Professor of Law at Harvard Law Schoo  more

WASHINGTON, May 26 [Category: Political] -- The Independent Women's Forum posted issued the following news release: * * * Independent Women's Law Center and Broad Coalition File Brief Defending Parents' Right to Know * WASHINGTON D.C. - Independent Women's Law Center joined an amicus brief urging the U.S. Supreme Court to hear Rocklin Unified School District v. Public Employment Relations Board, a case challenging a California labor board decision that blocked a school district's parental no  more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, May 27 -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following news release on May 26, 2026: * * * Attorney General Brown Leads Multistate Coalition Urging Court to Uphold Block on Unlawful National Guard Deployment in Washington, D.C. Attorney General Anthony G. Brown today led a coalition of 23 attorneys general and 3 governors in filing an amicus brief in the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, urging the court to deny the Tr  more

WASHINGTON, May 26 -- The House Judiciary Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, Artificial Intelligence and the Internet released the following written testimony by Missouri Solicitor General Louis Capozzi from a May 21, 2026, hearing entitled "Court Packing: A Threat to the Supreme Court's Legitimacy": * * * I. Introduction Chairman Issa, Ranking Member Johnson, and distinguished members of the Subcommittee, thank you for the opportunity to appear before you this morning. In the F  more

WASHINGTON, May 26 (Rep.) -- Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton, D-D.C., issued the following news release: * * * Norton Introduces Bill to Prohibit Permanent Fencing at Supreme Court * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) today introduced a bill to prohibit permanent fencing from being installed on the grounds of the Supreme Court. Temporary anti-climb fencing was installed in May of 2022 when the Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health decision overturning Roe v. Wade was leaked a  more

WASHINGTON, May 27 (TNSletter) -- Rep. James Comer, R-Kentucky, chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, issued the following letter to Sixteen Thirty Fund: * * * Here is the text of the letter: May 14, 2026 Ms. Amy Kurtz President Sixteen Thirty Fund 1828 L St. NW Washington, DC 20036 Dear Ms. Kurtz: The Committee on Oversight and Government Reform is exploring whether legislative reforms are necessary to uphold fundamental American civil liberties and protect   more

WASHINGTON, May 27 (TNSletter) -- Rep. Claudia Tenney, R-New York, issued the following letter to the U.S. Department of Justice: * * * Here is the text of the letter: May 12, 2026 Todd Blanche Acting Attorney General U.S. Department of Justice 950 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20530 Re: Concerns Regarding New York State Senate Bill S88A, Automatic Voter Registration for Medicaid Enrollees Dear Acting Attorney General Blanche, I write to bring to your attention potential elec  more

WASHINGTON, May 27 (TNSletter) -- Reps. Robert C. Scott, D-Virginia, ranking member of the House Education and Workforce Committee, and Ilhan Omar, D-Minnesota, ranking member of the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections, issued the following letter to the U.S. Department of Labor: * * * Here is the text of the letter: April 28, 2026 The Honorable Keith Sonderling Acting Secretary of Labor U.S. Department of Labor 200 Constitution Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20210 RE: Comments on RIN 1235  more

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, May 27 -- The Rhode Island Supreme Court issued the following opinion: * * * Cynthia A. Roberge v. Travelers Property Casualty Company of America. Present: Suttell, C.J., Goldberg, Robinson, Lynch Prata, and Long, JJ. OPINION Justice Lynch Prata, for the Court. This case comes before the Court pursuant to an order of the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit that certified the following questions pursuant to Article I, Rule 6 of the Supreme Court Rul  more

LOS ANGELES, California, May 26 -- The University of California at Los Angeles School of Law posted the following news: * * * Rick Hasen leads publication of a major new restatement on the law of torts remedies * UCLA School of Law professor Rick Hasen has been uncommonly busy lately. At a time when his agenda has been full of successful projects and honors, Hasen traveled to Philadelphia for the annual meeting of the American Law Institute. There, on May 18, members voted to approve the Res  more

WASHINGTON, May 26 (TNSletter) -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, and Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following letter to the Securities and Exchange Commission: * * * Here is the text of the letter: April 24, 2026 The Honorable Paul Atkins Chairman Securities and Exchange Commission 100 F St NE Washington, D.C. 20549 Dear Chairman Atkins, We are writing to express our concern about the Sec  more

WASHINGTON, May 27 (TNSletter) -- Sens. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, and Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following letter to the U.S. Small Business Administration: * * * Here is the text of the letter: May 14, 2026 The Honorable Kelly Loeffler Administrator U.S. Small Business Administration 409 3rd St, SW Washington, DC 20416 Dear Administrator Loeffler: We write to request information from the Small Business Administration (SBA)   more

STANFORD, California, May 27 -- Stanford University Law School issued the following news: * * * Stanford Law School Launches Private Capital Initiative Scott James joins the law school to serve as executive director of the new program focused on private capital's growing role in innovation, markets, and corporate governance. By Monica Schreiber As companies stay private longer and private capital plays an ever-larger role in financing our innovation economy, some of the most consequential   more

WASHINGTON, May 27 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation's Surface Transportation Board issued the following news release on May 26, 2026: * * * STB Institutes Proceeding, Streamlines Permitting for New Rail Line in Nevada The Surface Transportation Board today instituted a proceeding to consider a proposal by Nevada Gold Rail LLC (NG Rail), an affiliate of Nevada Gold Mines LLC (NGM), to construct approximately 55.7 miles of rail line in Eureka and Lander Counties, Nevada. In today's deci  more

NEW YORK, May 26 [Category: Media] -- The Knight First Amendment Institute at Columbia University issued the following news release: * * * Supreme Court Declines to Hear Challenge to Federal Policy Silencing Immigration Judges, Reverses Appeals Court * WASHINGTON-The U.S. Supreme Court today granted the government's request to reverse an appeals court decision that had allowed a legal challenge to the Department of Justice policy silencing immigration judges to proceed in federal court. It a  more

WASHINGTON, May 27 -- TechFreedom, a technology policy think tank, issued the following news release on May 26, 2026: * * * Virginia Screen Time Law Is a Substantial Burden on Speech, TechFreedom Tells Fourth Circuit Last week, TechFreedom filed an amicus brief urging the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit to affirm a district court order blocking Virginia's Senate Bill 854, which requires social media platforms to verify every user's age and to cap minors under 16 at one hour of us  more

WASHINGTON, May 26 [Category: Political] -- The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights issued the following news release: * * * The Leadership Conference Applauds the Congressional Black Caucus' Commitment to Civil Rights * Maya Wiley, president and CEO of The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, issued the following statement:  "The Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) has called on corporate America to affirm its commitment to equal opportunity that supports civil rights  more

WASHINGTON, May 27 [Category: Political] -- The League of Women Voters issued the following news release on May 26, 2026: * * * Voting Rights Groups Will Appeal Ruling on DeSantis' Partisan Map TALLAHASSEE -- Voting rights groups will challenge Florida Governor Ron DeSantis' overtly partisan congressional map all the way to the Florida Supreme Court, if necessary, after a circuit court judge declined to stop implementation of new districts in advance of the 2026 midterms. The League of Wome  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, May 26 [Category: ThinkTank] -- The Goldwater Institute posted the following news: * * * Winery Sues Santa Barbara Over Unconstitutional Mandate * It's a bedrock constitutional principle: the government can't compel a private business to fund speech it disagrees with-but that's exactly what's happened to Flying Goat Cellars, a small Santa Barbara, Calif., winery. Now, with the help of the Goldwater Institute, Flying Goat is fighting back and suing the Santa Barbara County B  more