CHICAGO, Illinois, March 5 -- Thomas More Society, a national public interest law firm defending life, family and freedom, issued the following news: * * * "An Abdication of Our Judicial Duty": 5 Key Quotes from Justice Thomas' Dissent in Coalition Life v. Carbondale Justice Thomas' blistering dissent criticizes the Court's refusal to consider challenge to no-speech zones In February, the United States Supreme Court declined to hear Coalition Life v. Carbondale, our challenge to the constitu  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, March 3 [Category: Libraries] -- The American Library Association posted the following news release: * * * AASL Opens Call for AASL Standards Committee Members CHICAGO - The American Association of School Librarians (AASL) is seeking an inspired and dedicated group of school library professionals to contribute to the AASL Standards Committee. The AASL Standards Committee advances professional practice by guiding the continuous development of resources supporting professiona  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, March 3 [Category: Libraries] -- The American Library Association posted the following news release: * * * AASL Opens Call For Knowledge Quest Editorial Board Members and Bloggers CHICAGO - The American Association of School Librarians (AASL) is calling for passionate and engaged school library professionals to contribute to Knowledge Quest (KQ), the association's professional journal. AASL seeks members to serve on the KQ Editorial Board and bloggers to contribute to the K  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, March 3 [Category: Libraries] -- The American Library Association posted the following news release: * * * AASL Opens Call For School Library Research Editorial Board Members CHICAGO - The American Association of School Librarians (AASL) seeks a dynamic group of school library professionals to serve on the School Library Research (SLR) Editorial Board. School Library Research moves the profession forward by publishing high-quality original research concerning management, im  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, March 4 [Category: Libraries] -- The American Library Association posted the following news release: * * * An updated, top-to-bottom guide to collection development and management CHICAGO -- The latest edition of a text relied upon by LIS students and practitioners alike for more than twenty years, the newly updated " Fundamentals of Collection Development and Management," published by ALA Editions, serves as the perfect guide for beginners and a quick reference tool for se  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, March 4 [Category: Insurance] -- The American Property Casualty Insurance Association posted the following news release: * * * APCIA Statement on Florida 2025 Legislative Session Opening Day TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - The American Property Casualty Insurance Association (APCIA) today released the following statement attributed to Logan McFaddin, vice president of state government relations at APCIA. "APCIA looks forward to working with the Legislature during the 2025 Legislative  more

WASHINGTON, March 3 [Category: Sociological] -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations posted the following news release: * * * CAIR-Chicago Calls for State, Federal Hate Crime Probe of Racist Vandalism Targeting Ogle Co. Business The Chicago chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Chicago) today called on state and federal law enforcement authorities to investigate racist vandalism targeting a business in Ogle County as a hate crime. The owner of a motorcycle detail a  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, March 3 [Category: Business] -- The National Marine Manufacturers Association posted the following news release: * * * Conference Board: U.S. Consumer Confidence Dropped "Sharply" in February Last week, The Conference Board announced its Consumer Confidence Index (r) declined by 7.0 points in February to 98.3 (for reference, 1985=100), the sharpest one-month drop in confidence since August 2021. The Present Situation Index--based on consumers' assessment of current business  more

WASHINGTON, March 4 -- The Mexican American Legal Defense and Education Fund issued the following news release: * * * COURT ORDERS LANDLORD TO PAY $80,000 FOR THREATENING TO CALL ICE ON TENANT CHICAGO - An Illinois circuit court judge awarded more than $80,000 in a case brought by a Chicago couple who sued their landlords under the state's Immigrant Tenant Protection Act (ITPA). The case, filed by MALDEF (Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund) is the first to reach a judgment un  more

CHAMPAIGN, Illinois, March 5 -- The National Council of Teachers of English issued the following news release: * * * Elementary Teachers Share Expertise and Inspiration with New Monthly Digital Resource from NCTE Classroom Corridors features teacher-created content in a variety of formats and an online community to foster connection and support continuous learning A new online publication created by and for elementary classroom teachers is now available to inform and enhance teaching and lea  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, March 4 [Category: Business] -- The National Marine Manufacturers Association posted the following news release: * * * Manufacturing PMI Rises for Second Month with Expanded Economic Activity The Institute for Supply Management (r) (ISM (r) ) announced yesterday economic activity in the manufacturing sector expanded for the second month in a row in February, to 50.3%, after 26 consecutive months of contraction, according to the nation's supply executives in the latest Manuf  more

CHAMPAIGN, Illinois, March 4 -- The National Council of Teachers of English issued the following news release: * * * NCTE Asks Congress to Halt Federal Grant Cancellations The National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE) is urging members of Congress to take action in response to the US Education Department canceling important federal teacher preparation and development program grants. NCTE joined more than 100 teacher and education organizations in signing a letter asking lawmakers to dir  more