Civil Rights Group Challenges Buffer Zone that Restricts Free Speech at New Trump International Hotel; PCJF sues D.C. and federal government to force release of documents related to turnover of historic quintessential public space Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 4, 2016. Defending the right to protest, the Partnership for Civil Justice Fund has gone[Read More…]
Day: August 4, 2016
Attorney General Madigan Announces Settlement with Drugmaker Cephalon
Anticompetitive Conduct Delayed Generic Competition Causing Illinois Consumers to Pay More for Provigil Chicago —(ENEWSPF)–August 4, 2016. Attorney General Lisa Madigan today joined with her counterparts in 47 other states and Washington, D.C. to announce a $125 million settlement with Cephalon Inc., a subsidiary of Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd.,[Read More…]
U.S. State Dept. Updates Honduras Travel Warning, August 4, 2016
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 4, 2016. The Department of State continues to warn U.S. citizens that the level of kidnapping, crime, and violence in Honduras remains critically high. This Travel Warning supersedes the October 2015 Travel Warning. Criminal activity is a serious problem throughout the country and the Government of Honduras lacks sufficient[Read More…]
Vice Lords Leader Sentenced to 20 Years in Prison for Gang-Related Shooting
MICHIGAN–(ENEWSPF)–August 4, 2016. A leader of the Vice Lords street gang was sentenced today to 20 years in prison for attempted murder in aid of racketeering in connection with the May 7, 2015, shooting of a family of four with an AK-47 in Detroit. Assistant Attorney General Leslie R. Caldwell[Read More…]
At Mojave Electric, Hillary Clinton Pledges to Support Apprenticeships and Job Training
Las Vegas, Nevada–(ENEWSPF)–August 4, 2016. At Mojave Electric in Las Vegas on Thursday, Hillary Clinton shared her plan to make our economy work for everyone, not just those at the top, by investing in job training. Citing the fact that more than half of job openings will not require a[Read More…]
Justice Department Files Suit Against Harris County, Texas, Over Polling Place Accessibility for Voters with Disabilities
TEXAS–(ENEWSPF)–August 4, 2016. The Justice Department filed a complaint today in the Southern District of Texas alleging that Harris County, Texas, violated the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) by failing to provide accessible polling places for voters with disabilities. Many polling places in Harris County have architectural barriers – such[Read More…]
President Obama Holds News Conference at the Pentagon, August 4, 2016 (Video)
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 4, 2016. President Obama held a press conference today to provide an update on our national security. https://youtu.be/8HdMYJtRWWI Source: http://www.whitehouse.gov
Broad Coalition of Senate Democrats Call on Top Consumer Agency to Limit Unfair Arbitration Agreements in Everyday Financial Contracts
WASHINGTON, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)–August 4, 2016. Today, U.S. Senator Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and a group of nearly 40 Democratic senators—including Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., and Senators Al Franken, D-Minn., Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., and Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio—called on one of the nation’s top consumer advocacy agencies to quickly finalize an[Read More…]
Study: Prevalence Of Medical Marijuana Dispensaries Not Influencing Current Youth Use Patterns
San Diego, CA–(ENEWSPF)–August 4, 2016. The availability of medical marijuana dispensaries is not positively associated with an increase in the number of adolescents currently using cannabis, according to data published online ahead of print in the journal Preventive Medicine. An investigator at the University of California, San Diego assessed the[Read More…]
Study: More Young People Perceive Marijuana To Be Harmful Following Passage Of Medical Cannabis Laws
New York, NY–(ENEWSPF)–August 4, 2016. The enactment of medical marijuana laws is associated with an increase in the percentage of 8th graders perceiving the substance to be harmful, according to survey data published online ahead of print in the journal Addiction. A team of investigators from Columbia University, the University[Read More…]