SCOTTSDALE, Arizona, Sept. 29 -- The Alliance Defending Freedom issued the following news release: The following quote may be attributed to Alliance Defending Freedom Senior Counsel and Vice President of Appellate Advocacy John Bursch regarding the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit's decision (https://drupal-files-delivery.s3.amazonaws.com/2023-09/LW-v-Skrmetti-2023-09-28-6th-Circuit-Decision.pdf) Thursday in L.W. v. Skrmetti to uphold Tennessee and Kentucky state laws that protect chil  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 27 -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations issued the following news release on Sept. 26, 2023: The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation's largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today condemned racist and antisemitic incidents in South Carolina, Tennessee, Kentucky, and Idaho. In Idaho, a group of students at Salmon High School reportedly took a picture of themselves wearing shirts that spelled out a racial slur and posted it to an In  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 28 -- The Center for Biological Diversity issued the following news release on Sept. 27, 2023: The Center for Biological Diversity sued the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today for denying Endangered Species Act protection to the bridled darter. Despite clear scientific evidence that the imperiled fish in Georgia and Tennessee faces multiple threats to its survival, including habitat destruction and climate change, the Trump administration denied protection in 2017. "Saving   more

MEMPHIS, Tennessee, Sept. 28 -- Ducks Unlimited issued the following news release: Gene Grazzini, a former Ducks Unlimited (DU) state chairman and regional vice president, and his wife Rosalie, were recently honored for their commitment to conserving wetlands in western Minnesota's Prairie Pothole Region. The dedication took place at the 750-acre Mosquito Ranch Waterfowl Production Area, part of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's (USFWS) Morris Wetland Management District. "When I started hu  more

CINCINNATI, Ohio, Sept. 29 -- The American Civil Liberties Union, an organization that works to defend and preserve the individual rights and liberties guaranteed by the Constitution and laws of the U.S., issued the following joint statement on Sept. 28, 2023, with three organizations: * * * The Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals today rejected a request from families and medical providers to block a Tennessee law banning gender-affirming medical care for transgender youth. Today's ruling follows   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 28 -- The Human Rights Campaign issued the following statement on Sept. 27, 2023: * * * Today, the Human Rights Campaign Foundation issued the following statement regarding the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee's ruling on the motion to dismiss in D.H. v. Williamson County Board of Education et al. Though granting the State's motion to dismiss the Title IX claim, a district court judge denied the State's motion to dismiss D.H.'s Equal Protection Clause  more

MEMPHIS, Tennessee, Sept. 26 -- Ducks Unlimited issued the following news release: Ducks Unlimited recently received a $1.3 million North American Wetlands Conservation Act (NAWCA) grant that will fund the latest phase of a long-running project in Oregon's Lake County that's improving waterfowl habitat and helping local ranchers. When completed, the seventh phase of the Lake County Closed Basin Project, near Lakeview, will restore and enhance nearly 3,000 acres of seasonally flooded wetlands a  more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Sept. 29 -- The Mid Atlantic Arts Foundation issued the following news release: Mid Atlantic Arts' Central Appalachian Living Traditions program is thrilled to announce the 2023-2024 recipients of the Black Appalachian Storytellers Fellowship in partnership with the National Association of Black Storytellers (NABS) and South Arts. The National Association of Black Storytellers awards the Black Appalachian Storytellers Fellowships to honor, celebrate, and support Black stor  more

LEXINGTON, Kentucky, Sept. 27 -- The National Association of State Chief Information Officers issued the following news release on Sept. 26, 2023: Today, the National Association of State Chief Information Officers (NASCIO) released Creating a Citizen-Centric Digital Experience - How Far Have We Come? This report is a current snapshot of where states are in their journey toward improving the citizen digital experience and a 2023 Presidential Initiative from NASCIO President and Tennessee Chief   more