ACLU And SCSJ Challenged Discriminatory Voting Law, SCOTUS Order Is Victory For Voting Rights Washington, D.C.-(ENEWSPF)- The Supreme Court has declined to review a federal appeals court decision holding that North Carolina’s 2013 election law — which imposed a voter ID requirement, cut a week of early voting, and eliminated[Read More…]
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Former Owner of Chicago Rush Football Team Sentenced
Sentenced to More Than Three Years in Federal Prison for Concealing Debts in Bankruptcy Petition Chicago, IL-(ENEWSPF)- The former owner of the Chicago Rush football franchise was sentenced to more than three years in federal prison for concealing debts in his personal bankruptcy case and overstating his net worth when acquiring[Read More…]
Chicago Dermatologist Convicted on Federal Fraud Charges
Billed Health Insurance Programs for Medically Unnecessary Treatments Chicago, IL-(ENEWSPF)- A federal jury has convicted a Chicago dermatologist on fraud charges for billing health-insurance programs for purported pre-cancerous treatments that were not medically necessary. From 2007 to 2013, Dr. OMEED MEMAR, 48, of Chicago, submitted claims to multiple health-insurance programs, falsely[Read More…]
High Blood Pressure Linked to Racial Segregation in Neighborhoods
Washington, D.C.-(ENEWSPF)- Living in racially segregated neighborhoods is associated with a rise in the blood pressure of black adults, while moving away from segregated areas is associated with a decrease — and significant enough to lead to reductions in heart attacks and strokes, a National Institutes of Health-funded study has[Read More…]
New NIAAA Strategic Plan Aims To Advance Alcohol Research Across A Broad Spectrum Of Areas
Washington, D.C.-(ENEWSPF)- As scientific advances continue to expand our understanding of how alcohol affects human health and point to new ways to address alcohol-related harm, the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) has released its 2017-2021 strategic plan for research. The new plan serves as a roadmap for[Read More…]
Medical Examiner’s Office Hosts First-Ever Missing Persons Day in Cook County
Chicago, IL-(ENEWSPF)- The Cook County Medical Examiner’s Office is hosting the inaugural Cook County Missing Persons Day to connect those with long-term missing loved ones with resources and experts. Those with missing friends and family missing more than one month will be able to submit DNA samples, medical records, pictures[Read More…]
ACLU Calls For Acting FBI Director To Lead Russia Investigation Permanently
Washington, D.C.-(ENEWSPF)- The American Civil Liberties Union sent a letter today to Attorney General Jeff Sessions and his deputy Rod Rosenstein urging them to publicly commit that Acting FBI Director Andrew McCabe will either continue to direct the bureau or will permanently lead the Russia investigation. Faiz Shakir, ACLU national political[Read More…]
ACLU To Jeff Sessions: Repeating The Failed War On Drugs Experiment Is Taking The Nation Back By Decades
New York, NY-(ENEWSPF)- Attorney General Jeff Sessions reversed the criminal justice policy by former attorney general Eric H. Holder Jr. that instructed prosecutors to avoid charging certain defendants with drug offenses that would prompt long mandatory minimum sentences. Sessions’ memo directs his federal prosecutors to charge defendants with the most serious,[Read More…]
ACLU Comment On Cyberattacks Using NSA Tools
New York, NY-(ENEWSPF)- Cyberattacks in Europe and Asia have been reported May 12 that apparently used leaked National Security Agency hacking tools. Patrick Toomey, a staff attorney with the American Civil Liberties Union’s National Security Project, had this reaction: “It would be deeply troubling if the NSA knew about this vulnerability[Read More…]
Connecticut Gov. Signs Bill Protecting LGBTQ Youth From Dangerous Conversion Therapy
Washington, D.C.-(ENEWSPF)- The Human Rights Campaign (HRC), the nation’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) civil rights organization, praised Connecticut Governor Dannel Malloy for signing into law House Bill (HB) 6695 — legislation protecting LGBTQ youth in the state from the dangerous and discredited practice of so-called “conversion[Read More…]
