Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Mississippi
ACLU-Ill.: Supreme Court Protects Mail Voting in Illinois and Other States From Attacks Ahead of the Midterm
CHICAGO, Illinois, June 30 -- The American Civil Liberties Union of Illinois issued the following news release on June 29, 2026:
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Supreme Court Protects Mail Voting in Illinois and Other States from Attacks Ahead of the Midterm
The Supreme Court of the United States today issued a decision permitting Mississippi voters' ballots cast and postmarked on time to be counted after Election Day according to state law. The decision reverses the Fifth Circuit's incorrect interpretation of federal
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AFPI Celebrates Wins, Laments Setbacks in Supreme Court Today
WASHINGTON, June 30 -- The America First Policy Institute issued the following statement on June 29, 2026:
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AFPI Celebrates Wins, Laments Setbacks in Supreme Court Today
The America First Policy Institute (AFPI) has released statements from experts Chad Mizelle, senior fellow for Law & Justice, and J. Kenneth Blackwell, chair for Election Integrity, in response to the Supreme Court decisions released today in the cases of Trump v. Slaughter, Trump v. Cook, and Watson v. RNC. AFPI filed a
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Alliance for Retired Americans: Supreme Court Affirms Protections for Older Americans and All Mail Voters
WASHINGTON, June 29 [Category: Sociological] -- The Alliance for Retired Americans posted the following news release:
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Supreme Court Affirms Protections for Older Americans and All Mail Voters
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The following statement was issued by Richard Fiesta, Executive Director of the Alliance for Retired Americans, regarding the 5-4 Supreme Court decision in Watson v. RNC. The Mississippi Alliance for Retired Americans was an intervenor in the case.
"We welcome today's decision, which protects
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American Oversight Welcomes Supreme Court Decision Protecting Ballot Access
WASHINGTON, June 29 [Category: Government/Public Administration] -- American Oversight posted the following news:
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American Oversight Welcomes Supreme Court Decision Protecting Ballot Access
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In response to Monday's Supreme Court decision in Watson v. RNC upholding states' ability to count ballots mailed on or before Election Day and received afterward, American Oversight released the following statement welcoming the ruling as a victory for voters and election administrators while war
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Budd Leads Bipartisan Letter to Protect U.S. Specialty Crop Producers & Restore Competitive Trade Balance with Mexico
WASHINGTON, June 29 -- Sen. Ted Budd, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release:
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Budd Leads Bipartisan Letter to Protect U.S. Specialty Crop Producers & Restore Competitive Trade Balance with Mexico
U.S. Senator Ted Budd (R-N.C.) led a coalition of bipartisan Senators in sending a letter to U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer, calling for measures to restore a more competitive trade balance for U.S. specialty crops with Mexico. In the letter, the Senators advocate allevia
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Campaign Legal Center's Danielle Lang on Supreme Court Ruling in Watson v. RNC, a Win for Voters
WASHINGTON, June 29 [Category: Political] -- The Campaign Legal Center posted the following news release on June 29, 2026:
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Campaign Legal Center's Danielle Lang on Supreme Court Ruling in Watson v. RNC, a Win for Voters
Today, in a 5-4 opinion in Watson v. Republican National Committee, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed what the Constitution already makes clear: States have the authority to enact and enforce laws governing ballot receipt deadlines, subject to changes by Congress, and Cong
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Cato Scholars React to Supreme Court's Election Day Ballot Decision
WASHINGTON, June 29 [Category: Sociological] -- Cato Institute issued the following news release:
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Cato Scholars React to Supreme Court's Election Day Ballot Decision
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Following today's Supreme Court decision in RNC v. Watson, Walter Olson, a senior fellow at the Cato Institute's Robert A. Levy Center for Constitutional Studies, released a statement:
"In my view, there are plausible policy reasons to specify that all ballots should be in hand, not simply in the mail, by Election Day.
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Center for American Progress: SAVE Act Is Stalled in Congress, But State Versions Are Being Advanced Across the Country
WASHINGTON, June 30 -- The Center for American Progress issued the following news release on June 29, 2026:
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The SAVE Act Is Stalled in Congress, But State Versions Are Being Advanced Across the Country
The Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) Act may be stalled in Congress, but a new report from the Center for American Progress warns that state versions of the legislation are being advanced around the country, making it harder for eligible American citizens to vote.
The report f
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Center for American Progress: Supreme Court Ruling on Ballot Counting Is a Win for Voters
WASHINGTON, June 30 -- The Center for American Progress issued the following statement on June 29, 2026:
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Supreme Court Ruling on Ballot Counting Is a Win for Voters
Today, the U.S. Supreme Court upheld a Mississippi law that allowed mail-in ballots to be counted if they are postmarked by Election Day and received within five business days after the election.
In response, Ben Olinsky, senior vice president for Structural Reform and Governance at the Center for American Progress, issued
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Commerce Keeps Countervailing Duty Order on Kazakhstan Silicon Metal After Sunset Review
WASHINGTON, June 30 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Commerce International Trade Administration has determined that revoking the countervailing duty order on silicon metal from Kazakhstan would likely result in the continuation or recurrence of countervailable subsidies, maintaining duty rates of 160.00% for the reviewed exporters and all other producers.
The notice concludes the expedited first five-year sunset review of the order issued in April 2021. The review was conducted after ITA foun
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Constitutional Accountability Center: Supreme Court Rebukes Fifth Circuit, Affirms State Authority to Permit Post-Election Receipt of Mail Ballots
WASHINGTON, June 30 -- The Constitutional Accountability Center issued the following statement on June 29, 2026:
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CAC Release: Supreme Court Rebukes Fifth Circuit, Affirms State Authority to Permit Post-Election Receipt of Mail Ballots
Following today's decision at the Supreme Court in Watson v. Republican National Committee, a case in which the Court considered whether Mississippi may count absentee ballots that are postmarked by Election Day but received up to 5 business days later, Co
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DCCC Chair Statement on U.S. Supreme Court's Decision Upholding Principal that Legal Mail-in Ballots Be Counted
WASHINGTON, June 29 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee posted the following news release:
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DCCC Chair Statement on U.S. Supreme Court's Decision Upholding Principal that Legal Mail-in Ballots Be Counted
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Following the U.S. Supreme Court's decision in Watson v. RNC, which upheld Mississippi's long-standing practice of counting mail-in ballots that are postmarked by election day and received up to five days after, DCCC Chair Suzan DelBene released the following statement:
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ERDC Lightweight Airfield Matting Gives U.S. Military Speed, Flexibility in Contested Environments
VICKSBURG, Mississippi, June 30 -- The U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center issued the following news story:
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ERDC lightweight airfield matting gives U.S. military speed, flexibility in contested environments
By Shelley Tingle, Office of Research and Technology Transfer
Every mission depends on access. In contested environments, access often begins with the runway.
For decades, U.S. forces have relied on the AM2 expeditionary airfield matting system to rapidly build and r
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FRC's Tony Perkins Critiques SCOTUS' Watson v. RNC Decision
WASHINGTON, June 29 [Category: Sociological] -- The Family Research Council issued the following news release:
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FRC's Tony Perkins Critiques SCOTUS' Watson v. RNC Decision
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Today, the U.S. Supreme Court issued its 5-4 decision in Watson v. RNC. The case examined the question: "Whether the federal election-day statutes preempt a state law that allows ballots that are cast by federal election day to be received by election officials after that day." The Court ruled that: "The federal ele
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Heritage Expert: Supreme Court's Weak Ruling Inconsistent With Modern Election-Law Principles
WASHINGTON, June 30 -- The Heritage Foundation issued the following news release on June 29, 2026:
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Heritage Expert: Supreme Court's Weak Ruling Inconsistent with Modern Election-Law Principles
The Supreme Court today ruled 5-4 in Watson v. Republican National Committee that federal election-day statutes do not preempt Mississippi law that allows mail-in ballots to be counted if they are postmarked or received within five days of Election Day.
This means that states--including states th
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Inaugural Global Human Performance Forum Highlights TCU's Leadership in Athlete Engineering Research
FORT WORTH, Texas, June 30 -- Texas Christian University issued the following news:
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Inaugural Global Human Performance Forum Highlights TCU's Leadership in Athlete Engineering Research
How did a former SEC fullback and a former New York Yankees pitcher end up at the epicenter of the conversation on human performance? It turns out it's a very TCU story; one that came into focus at the inaugural Global Human Performance Forum, held recently on the TCU campus.
To understand, you have to g
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Institute for Justice: Ranchers' Fight for a Fair Price From Pipeline Company That Took Their Land Heads to the US Supreme Court
ARLINGTON, Virginia, June 30 -- The Institute for Justice posted the following news release:
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Ranchers' Fight for a Fair Price from Pipeline Company that Took Their Land Heads to the US Supreme Court
WASHINGTON--The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to hear a case from a group of North Dakota ranchers who fought for years to obtain a fair price for land a pipeline company wanted to take through eminent domain. They won--but then a federal appeals court told them that they would have to pay
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LatinoJustice PRLDEF: Supreme Court Upholds Law that Allows Mail-in Ballots to be Counted If Mailed by Election Day
NEW YORK, June 29 [Category: Law/Legal] -- LatinoJustice PRLDEF posted the following news release:
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Supreme Court Upholds Law that Allows Mail-in Ballots to be Counted If Mailed by Election Day
The Supreme Court ruled today in a 6-3 decision that a Mississippi law that allows mail-in ballots to be counted as long as they are postmarked by, and received within, five days of Election Day does not violate federal election-day statutes.
This decision supports continued use of mail-in ball
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Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law: Supreme Court Rules States Can Count Ballots Mailed by Election Day
WASHINGTON, June 29 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law issued the following news release:
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Supreme Court Rules States Can Count Ballots Mailed by Election Day
The U.S. Supreme Court upheld the right for states to decide whether to count ballots postmarked before or on Election Day but received after Election Day.
Robert Weiner, the Voting Rights Project director of the Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, which filed an amicus brief with
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Leadership Conference Responds to the Supreme Court's Decision in Watson v. RNC
WASHINGTON, June 29 [Category: Political] -- The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights issued the following statement:
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The Leadership Conference Responds to the Supreme Court's Decision in Watson v. RNC
"Today is a win in the fight for a multi-racial, just, fair, and equally representative democracy."
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Maya Wiley, president and CEO of The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, issued the following statement:
"Today, the Supreme Court denied the Trump administra
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Lujan, Kelly, Colleagues Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Remove Wildfire Fuel from New Mexico's Forests
WASHINGTON, June 28 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release:
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Lujan, Kelly, Colleagues Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Remove Wildfire Fuel from New Mexico's Forests
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Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Ben Ray Lujan (D-NM), Mark Kelly (D-AZ), Adam Schiff (D-CA), John Curtis (R-UT), and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-MS) introduced the bipartisan Hazardous Fuels Transportation Assistance Act to help communities and forest managers remove woody biomass-material left
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Lujan, Kelly, Colleagues Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Remove Wildfire Fuel from New Mexico's Forests
WASHINGTON, June 29 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release:
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Lujan, Kelly, Colleagues Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Remove Wildfire Fuel from New Mexico's Forests
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Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Ben Ray Lujan (D-NM), Mark Kelly (D-AZ), Adam Schiff (D-CA), John Curtis (R-UT), and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-MS) introduced the bipartisan Hazardous Fuels Transportation Assistance Act to help communities and forest managers remove woody biomass-material left
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McClellan Statement on Supreme Court Watson v. Republican National Committee Decision Affirming Legitimacy of Mail-In Voting
WASHINGTON, June 29 -- Rep. Jennifer McClellan, D-Virginia, issued the following news release:
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McClellan Statement on Supreme Court Watson v. Republican National Committee Decision Affirming Legitimacy of Mail-In Voting
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Washington, D.C. - Today, Congresswoman Jennifer McClellan (VA-04) issued the following statement on the Supreme Court's 5-4 decision ruling that federal election-day statutes do not preempt a Mississippi law allowing mail-in ballots to be counted as long as they are
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Ochsner names Dr. Brian Moore chief physician executive and president, Ochsner Clinic, and honors Dr. Robert Hart's 32-year legacy
JEFFERSON, Louisiana, June 29 [Category: BizHospital] -- Ochsner Health System issued the following news release:
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Ochsner names Dr. Brian Moore chief physician executive and president, Ochsner Clinic, and honors Dr. Robert Hart's 32-year legacy
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NEW ORLEANS - Ochsner Health has named Brian Moore, MD, as its next chief physician executive and president, Ochsner Clinic, effective Jan. 1, 2027. Dr. Moore will lead clinical strategy for the health system, advancing Ochsner's commitment to
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Padilla Statement on SCOTUS Protecting Vote By Mail and Absentee Voters
WASHINGTON, June 29 -- Sen. Alex Padilla, D-California, issued the following news release:
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Padilla Statement on SCOTUS Protecting Vote By Mail and Absentee Voters
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SAN FRANCISCO, CA -Today, U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), Ranking Member of the Senate Rules and Administration Committee with jurisdiction over federal elections, issued a statement after the Supreme Court ruled that states are allowed to count ballots received after Election Day. In a 5-4 decision in Watson v. Repub
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Schiff Joins Kelly, Colleagues in Introducing Bipartisan Legislation to Remove Wildfire Fuel from Forests
WASHINGTON, June 29 -- Sen. Adam Schiff, D-California, issued the following news release:
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Schiff Joins Kelly, Colleagues in Introducing Bipartisan Legislation to Remove Wildfire Fuel from Forests
U.S. Senator Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) joined Senators Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.), Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.), John Curtis (R-Utah), and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) in introducing bipartisan legislation, the Hazardous Fuels Transportation Assistance Act to help communities and forest managers remove woody bi
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SEC Network Takeover hands over the reins to SEC squads, July 3-18
BRISTOL, Connecticut, June 29 [Category: BizMedia] -- ESPN, a sports media company, posted the following news release:
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SEC Network Takeover hands over the reins to SEC squads, July 3-18
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For the 12th consecutive summer, the SEC Network Takeover returns to SEC Network, presenting all 16 Southeastern Conference schools a dedicated day of network programming.
Beginning Friday, July 3, each school takes center stage as they team up with SECN to feature an entire day filled with the grea
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Southern Miss Graduate Student Helps Advance NASA Research on Space Agriculture
HATTIESBURG, Mississippi, June 30 -- The University of Southern Mississippi issued the following news:
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Southern Miss Graduate Student Helps Advance NASA Research on Space Agriculture
By: Morgan Smith
The University of Southern Mississippi graduate student Sebastien (Seb) Malbrough is spending his summer at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, where he is helping researchers explore how food can be grown during future missions to the moon, Mars and beyond.
A second-year master's stu
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Statement of the Mississippi Center for Justice, Co-Counsel in the United States Supreme Court for Intervenors Vet Voice Foundation and Mississippi Alliance for Retired Persons
INDIANOLA, Mississippi, June 30 -- Mississippi Center for Justice issued the following news release on June 29, 2026:
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Statement of the Mississippi Center for Justice, Co-Counsel in the United States Supreme Court for Intervenors Vet Voice Foundation and Mississippi Alliance for Retired Persons
Today, the United States Supreme Court issued a decision upholding Mississippi's law that accepts mail-in absentee ballots as long as they are postmarked by election day and received within five b
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Supreme Court Upholds Legality of Mail-In Ballots Postmarked by Election Day
NEW YORK, June 29 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund posted the following news:
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Supreme Court Upholds Legality of Mail-In Ballots Postmarked by Election Day
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Today, the U.S. Supreme Court rejected a challenge in Watson v. Republican National Committee that would have risked disenfranchising voters in Mississippi and other states who vote by mail. Specifically, the Court ruled that election officials may count mail-in ballots that are postmarked by El
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Two Months Out: Continuing Developments After Challenges to Rescheduling Order are Ongoing
CLEVELAND, Ohio, June 29 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Frantz Ward, a law firm, posted the following news:
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Two Months Out: Continuing Developments After Challenges to Rescheduling Order are Ongoing
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Since the Monday, May 4, 2026, filing of the Smart Approaches to Marijuana, Inc. v. Department of Justice petition challenging the legality of the Department of Justice's ("DOJ") order rescheduling medical marijuana to Schedule III (the "Rescheduling Order"), two more petitions have similarl
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U.S. Virgin Islands Gov. Bryan Testifies Before Senate Energy & Natural Resources Committee
WASHINGTON, June 29 -- The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee released the following written testimony by U.S. Virgin Islands Gov. Albert Bryan Jr. from a June 17, 2026, hearing on the state of the U.S. territories:
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Good morning Chairman Lee, Ranking Member Heinrich, and members of the Committee:
On behalf of the people of the U.S. Virgin Islands, thank you all for the opportunity to appear before you today. The more than 87,000 American citizens I represent are full citizens
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University of Mississippi: Researchers Study Method to Detect, Treat Endometriosis
OXFORD, Mississippi, June 30 (TNSjou) -- The University of Mississippi issued the following news:
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Researchers Study New Method to Detect, Treat Endometriosis
Ole Miss biochemists test gold-bearing nanoparticles as potential new therapy
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Endometriosis is a painful, common condition affecting women worldwide, but treatment and diagnosis options are scarce. A new University of Mississippi-led study may have found an answer to both problems.
Early results from a study published in Commu
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