WASHINGTON, Aug. 2 (TNSFR) -- California Department of Parks and Recreation, Sacramento, will repatriate Native American human remains and associated funerary objects under the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA). The action follows completion of an inventory that determined a cultural affiliation between Native American human remains and associated funerary objects in its collections and the Federated Indians of Graton Rancheria, California, according to a notice pu  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of the Treasury issued the following action in the Federal Register. * * * By this rule, the Department of the Treasury amends its regulations implementing Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to eliminate disparate-impact liability. These amendments align the Department's regulations with Title VI's original public meaning, avoid constitutional concerns, reduce compliance costs, and serve the public interest. In addition, these revisions i  more

LONDON, England, Aug. 1 -- Global Justice Now issued the following news: * * * UK companies sue Mexico over mining regulations through secretive 'corporate courts' Campaigners state corporate court system allows companies to hold countries to ransom - Two UK-based companies have initiated a legal challenge against Mexico through a corporate courts system campaigners describe as "holding countries to ransom". Cadence Minerals and REM Mexico are suing the country using Investor-State Dispute  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following In Focus white paper (No. IF11175) by international trade and finance analyst Danielle M. Trachtenberg. Here are excerpts: * * * U.S.-Mexico Trade Relations The 119th Congress is engaged in a range of legislative and oversight activities related to trade policy toward Mexico, which in 2025 was the largest U.S. trading partner in total trade (exports plus imports) of goods and services. Mexico's proximity   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R49040) on July 21, 2026, entitled "Visa Issuances, Refusals and Revocations: Selected Current Legal Considerations" by legislative attorney Alejandra Aramayo. Here are excerpts: * * * SUMMARY The Supreme Court has repeatedly recognized that Congress's plenary power over immigration applies with most force in the admission and exclusion of aliens - persons who are not U.S. citizens or national  more