NEW YORK, April 4 [Category: Law/Legal] -- 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., posted the following news release: * * * ACLU Reacts to Updated OMB Guidance for AI Use by Federal Agencies WASHINGTON -- Today, the Trump administration released updated guidance from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) on federal agencies' uses of artificial intelligence  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, April 5 -- Boston University issued the following news: * * * Are the Yankees' "Torpedo Bats" Good for Baseball--or Bad? CGS lecturer Andy Andres, who teaches math and statistics, and has taught baseball-centric courses, on the sport's latest controversy Andy Andres was in the press box at Fenway Park on Wednesday, prepping for the Red Sox home opener. But we wanted to ask him about the team's archrival New York Yankees and the new type of bat they're using to hit reco  more

BROOKLYN, New York, April 5 -- Brooklyn Law School issued the following news: * * * Brooklyn Journal of Corporate, Financial and Commercial Law Symposium Explores Debt, Social Mobility, and Income Inequality The Brooklyn Journal of Corporate, Financial, and Commercial Law hosted its annual symposium on March 27 and 28. Entitled "Debt in the Real World," the symposium celebrated the recent completion of five books focused on the concrete effects of debt on the lives of people. The five books  more

NEW YORK, April 5 -- Columbia University's Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory issued the following news: * * * Melting Glaciers Reveal Clues to Climate Adaptation in Norway's Mountains Glacial archaeologists are uncovering hundreds of artifacts in Norway, including the best preserved pair of prehistoric skis found to date. By Emily Cohen Glacial archaeologists have recently discovered the second prehistoric ski of a pair of skis at Digervarden, a mountain in central Norway. Found just five me  more

NEW YORK, April 5 -- Columbia University issued the following news: * * * This Grad Student Is Drawn to Numbers and Risk Analysis For Samia Breir, coming to Columbia University was about "being in the right place at the right time with the right people." As a student at the School of Professional Studies (SPS), Samia Breir is always on the go, thinking constantly about her career and life in New York. If she isn't on campus for a class, she is most likely attending an event in her role as a   more

NEW YORK, April 4 [Category: Law/Legal] -- 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., posted the following news release: * * * Court Rules Rumeysa Ozturk's Lawsuit Should Move Forward in Vermont BOSTON - The U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts today ruled that the challenge to ICE's unlawful detention of Rumeysa Ozturk, a PhD student at Tufts Un  more

BRONX, New York, April 5 -- Fordham University School of Law issued the following news: * * * Eastern District of New York Headlines 2025 Judicial Day in Residence By Erin DeGregorio On March 5, Fordham Law community members had the unique opportunity to interact with 21 judges from the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York (EDNY), including two Second Circuit judges who sit in the EDNY by designation. The Judicial Day in Residence program is a novel initiative of the Ce  more

NEW YORK, April 4 -- We Act for Environmental Justice issued the following news release on April 3, 2025: * * * Mass Staff Firing of Heating & Cooling Relief Program Leaves Vulnerable Communities Without Essential Assistance WASHINGTON - This week, the Trump administration's head of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., illegally fired thousands of vital federal employees, including the entire staff overseeing the Low Income Home Energy Assis  more

NEW YORK, April 4 [Category: Media] -- PEN America, an organization that says it stands at the intersection of literature and human rights to protect free expression, posted the following news release: * * * New Directive Tries to Coerce K-12 Public Schools to Adhere to Trump Administration Ideology on DEI with Threat to Withhold Funding (WASHINGTON) -- In a significant escalation of the attacks on free expression and inclusivity in schools, the Department of Education has issued a new direct  more

NEW YORK, April 5 [Category: Law/Legal] -- New York Civil Liberties Union issued the following news release: * * * NYCLU Statement on Hands Off! Rallies Across New York NEW YORK - In response to Hands Off! rallies taking place today across New York in which the New York Civil Liberties Union is participating, NYCLU Executive Director Donna Lieberman released the following statement: "We won't let anyone rob us of our rights or pillage our country without putting up a fight. That's why the N  more

NEW YORK, April 5 [Category: Law/Legal] -- New York Civil Liberties Union issued the following news release: * * * NYCLU Statement on Sackets Harbor Rally for Detained Immigrant Family SACKETS HARBOR - Today the community in Sackets Harbor, New York will rally in support of a local family with young children taken by Immigration and Customs Enforcement and held thousands of miles away. The rally will take place near the Sackets Harbor home of U.S. 'Border Czar' Tom Homan, who has deflected co  more

NEW YORK, April 6 [Category: Media] -- PEN America, an organization that says it stands at the intersection of literature and human rights to protect free expression, posted the following news release: * * * PEN America on 381 Banned Books at the U.S. Naval Academy: "Books are not the enemy; ignorance is the enemy." (NEW YORK)-- In response to the removal of nearly 400 book titles from the U.S. Naval Academy's library this week after Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's office ordered the school   more

NEW YORK, April 4 [Category: Environment] -- The Environmental Defense Fund posted the following news release: * * * Senate Parliamentarian Confirms California Clean Vehicle Waivers Not Subject to Congressional Review Act (WASHINGTON, D.C.) - The Senate parliamentarian today reaffirmed that Clean Air Act waivers allowing California to implement protective clean vehicle standards are not subject to the Congressional Review Act. California's clean vehicle standards will help protect millions of  more

NEW YORK, April 5 -- The National Multiple Sclerosis Society issued the following news: * * * Study Funded by the National MS Society Demonstrates Unique Patterns of Sick Leave in People with MS Years Before Disease Onset Research exploring the multiple sclerosis (MS) prodrome showed that annual sick leave rates are significantly higher up to six years prior to MS onset. The study was funded by the National MS Society and MS Canada. Background: The MS prodrome is an early phase of unspecific  more