CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–September 12, 2014.  The Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals heard oral arguments today involving Wisconsin’s voter ID law. The American Civil Liberties Union presented arguments asking the court to uphold an April 29 federal court ruling striking down the law as unconstitutional and in violation of Section 2 of the[Read More…]

Ankara, Turkey–(ENEWSPF)–September 12, 2014. SECRETARY KERRY: Well, thank you for being patient. I appreciate it very, very much. And good evening to all. I’m very pleased to be back here in Turkey, where I have had a series of productive meetings through the course of the day with President Erdogan[Read More…]

Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—September 12, 2014. Buenas tardes.   Muchas gracias por sus emotivas palabras y su calurosa bienvenida. It’s a privilege to help welcome the Hispanic National Bar Association to our nation’s capital for your 39 th Annual Convention.   And it’s a great pleasure, as always, to be in such distinguished company.[Read More…]

Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—September 12, 2014 – 11:48 A.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT:  Thank you so much.  (Applause.)  Thank you.  Everybody, have a seat.  Have a seat.  Welcome to the White House.  Give Ivan a big round of applause for the introduction.  (Applause.)  Dayna, thank you for sharing your story.  And I want[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–September 11, 2014 – 1:10 P.M. EDT MR. EARNEST:  Good afternoon, everybody.  It’s nice to see you all.  I don’t have any announcements to get us started, so we’ll just go straight to questions. Julie, would you like to begin? Q    Great.  Thanks, Josh.  I had a couple of[Read More…]

16 Senators Tell League that Current Policy Sends Terrible Message that a Player Can Commit a Violent Act Against a Woman and Return After a Short Suspension Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–September 11, 2014.  Today, a bipartisan group of 16 Senate women wrote to National Football League Commissioner Roger Goodell urging the league[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–September 11, 2014. Index for Today’s Briefing DEPARTMENT / SECRETARY TRAVEL / SAUDI ARABIA / TURKEY / EGYPT / FRANCE / ANNIVERSARY OF SEPTEMBER 11 ATTACKS / SECRETARY VIDEO MESSAGE ANNIVERSARY OF SEPTEMBER 11 ATTACKS / COUNTERTERRORISM / REGION / IRAQ / SYRIA PAKISTAN INDIA / PAKISTAN UKRAINE /[Read More…]

Philadelphia, PA–(ENEWSPF)–September 11, 2014.  City mayor Michael Nutter on Monday announced that he will sign municipal legislation into law decriminalizing marijuana possession penalties. Under the measure, penalties pertaining to the possession of up to one ounce of cannabis would be reduced from a criminal misdemeanor to a non-summary civil offense,[Read More…]

WASHINGTON, DC–(ENEWSPF)–September 11, 2014.  In a letter to the CEO of Burger King, Daniel S. Schwartz, U.S. Senators Dick Durbin (D-IL), Carl Levin (D-MI), Jack Reed (D-RI), Bernie Sanders (I-VT), and Sherrod Brown (D-OH) today urged the company to reconsider its decision to turn its back on American taxpayers and[Read More…]

Williams joins ACLU’s fight against the nation’s crippling dependence on prisons NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–September 11, 2014.  Actor Michael Kenneth Williams, star of HBO’s critically acclaimed dramas Boardwalk Empire (as Chalky White) and The Wire (as Omar Little), has signed on as the American Civil Liberties Union’s Ambassador for ending mass incarceration.[Read More…]