PLANO, Texas, May 27 [Category: Sociological] -- The First Liberty Institute, an organization that says it is dedicated to defending liberty for all Americans, issued the following news release: * * * Briefs Urge U.S. Supreme Court to Take Washington Firefighters' Religious Liberty Rights Case * Washington, D.C. -Twenty-two states, several religious organizations, including the American Hindu Jewish Congress, and victims of religious discrimination are among twelve "friend-of-the-court" brie  more

WASHINGTON, May 28 -- Campaign for Accountability issued the following news release on May 27, 2026: * * * Watchdog Files New York Bar Complaint Against Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche Today, Campaign for Accountability (CfA) asked the Attorney Grievance Committee of the First Judicial Department of New York and the Committee on Grievances of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York to investigate Todd Blanche, a New York-licensed attorney and Acting Attorney General  more

MINNETONKA, Minnesota, May 28 -- The Center of the American Experiment, a civic and educational organization that says it creates and advocates policies, issued the following commentary on May 27, 2026, by policy fellow Catrin Wigfall: * * * For every dollar teachers pay, the union spends a dime on them A new report has found that the largest teachers' union spent roughly 10 cents on the dollar for activities directly representing its members over the last year, while larger portions went to   more

WASHINGTON, May 27 [Category: Political] -- EMILYs List issued the following news release: * * * EMILYs List Announces Additional Texas State Supreme Court Endorsements * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today EMILYs List, the nation's largest resource for women in politics, endorsed Justice Chari Kelly and Justice Gisela Triana for Texas state Supreme Court. EMILYs List President Jessica Mackler released the following statement: "EMILYs List is proud to endorse Justice Chari Kelly and Justice Gisela Tr  more

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, May 27 -- Florida State University issued the following news: * * * Faculty spotlight: How FSU's Rima Nathan turns legal education into action * At Florida State University, Clinical Professor Rima Nathan is leading a hands-on elder law clinic that trains future lawyers by tackling several crises for low-income senior citizens. The Claude Pepper Elder Law Clinic is a holistic, interdisciplinary program dedicated to strengthening the well-being and resilience of low-in  more

LANSING, Michigan, May 27 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release: * * * Federal Appeals Court Dismisses Right to Life Lawsuit * The United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit yesterday issued an opinion affirming the United States District Court for the Western District of Michigan's dismissal of a lawsuit filed by anti-abortion plaintiffs, including Right to Life of Michigan, which sought to strike down Michigan's fundamental constitutional righ  more

WASHINGTON, May 27 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following In Focus white paper (No. IF13235) by legislative attorney Jimmy Balser: * * * Federal Investigations and Seizures of Voting Records This In Focus provides background on the constitutional and statutory framework underlying federal investigations of elections, summarizes investigations by the Trump Administration and legal action surrounding demands for and seizures of state and county voting records, and   more

SANTA FE, New Mexico, May 28 -- WildEarth Guardians issued the following news release on May 27, 2026 with Western Watersheds Project and Wilderness Watch: * * * New Lawsuit Challenges Wildlife Killing by Federal Agents inside America's Designated Wilderness Areas USDA's Wildlife Services authorizes federally-subsidized "predator control" across millions of acres of public lands nationwide - WildEarth Guardians, Western Watersheds Project ("WWP"), and Wilderness Watch filed a lawsuit toda  more

HAILEY, Idaho, May 28 -- The Western Watersheds Project posted the following news release on May 27, 2026 with WildEarth Guardians and Wilderness Watch: * * * Lawsuit challenges wildlife killing inside designated Wilderness Areas USDA's Wildlife Services authorizes federally-subsidized "predator control" across millions of acres of public lands nationwide - SANTA FE, N.M.-- WildEarth Guardians, Western Watersheds Project ("WWP"), and Wilderness Watch filed a lawsuit today challenging the U  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, May 28 -- The North Carolina Republican Party issued the following news release: * * * NCGOP, RNC Win Never Resident Lawsuit to Secure Election Integrity The North Carolina Republican Party (NCGOP) and Republican National Committee (RNC) prevailed in a critical lawsuit after a Wake County Superior Court reaffirmed a state law allowing Never Residents to vote was unconstitutional. NCGOP Chairman Jason Simmons said of the decision: "This ruling confirms the state con  more

WASHINGTON, May 27 [Category: Business] -- Open Markets Institute posted the following news release: * * * Open Markets Institute Files Amicus Brief Defending Antitrust Verdict Against Biosense Webster for Exclusionary Conduct in Medical Device Market * WASHINGTON -Today, the Open Markets Institute filed an amicus brief in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit supporting Innovative Health, LLC in Innovative Health v. Biosense Webster. The brief urges the court to uphold a jury verd  more

WASHINGTON, May 28 -- The Peterson Institute for International Economics issued the following commentary on May 26, 2026, by senior research staffer Cullen S. Hendrix: * * * Tariffs slashed US musical instrument imports, but to what end? The Trump administration argued that steeply higher tariffs on imported goods would spur a wave of reshoring and reinvestment in US manufacturing. For musical instruments, that hasn't happened. Instead, higher tariffs have raised prices and suppressed imports  more

WASHINGTON, May 27 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following In Focus white paper (No. IF13234) by legislative attorney Milan N. Ball: * * * Retroactive Federal Tax Legislation and Due Process Federal tax statutes routinely have effective dates that precede their dates of enactment. The Supreme Court has stated that this "customary congressional practice" generally "has been confined to short and limited periods required by the practicalities of producing national l  more

PIERRE, South Dakota, May 28 -- South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley issued the following news release on May 27, 2026: * * * Attorney General Marty Jackley Appoints Chad Mosteller as New DCI Director South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley announces the appointment of Chad Mosteller to serve as the new director of the South Dakota Division of Criminal Investigation (DCI), replacing Dan Satterlee who has been appointed as U.S. Marshal for South Dakota. "Chad continues the outstand  more

MENLO PARK, California, May 28 -- The Securities and Exchange Commission issued the following remarks on May 26, 2026, by Chairman Paul S. Atkins at the Stanford Rock Center for Corporate Governance: * * * Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen. It is a pleasure to join you here today. And thank you, Bobby [Bartlett], for your generous introduction. Of course, I should also like to extend my thanks to the Stanford Rock Center for Corporate Governance for the opportunity to discuss our ongoing wo  more

SACRAMENTO, California, May 27 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: * * * Unlawful, Unconstitutional, and Undemocratic: Attorney General Bonta Stands with D.C. Residents Who Want National Guard Troops Off Their Streets * OAKLAND -California Attorney General Rob Bonta yesterday joined a multistate amicus brief (https://oag.ca.gov/system/files/attachments/press-docs/2026-05-26%20-%20Multistate%20Amicus%20Brief%20ISO%20DC%20National%20Guard%20Appeal%20%280  more