Washington, D.C.-(ENEWSPF)- The American Civil Liberties Union today filed a Freedom of Information Act request with the Justice Department and FBI asking for all records related to President Trump’s dismissal of FBI Director James Comey. “White House interference with any FBI investigation is incompatible with democratic safeguards, and that’s especially[Read More…]
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Supreme Court Declines to Hear North Carolina Voting Case
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…]
Confidence in the American Economy: President Trump’s Weekly Address
Washington, D.C.-(ENEWSPF)- In his weekly address, President Donald Trump says, “Confidence in the American economy has reached levels not seen in many, many years.” The text of the address follows the video. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=naDtUOlPjus My fellow Americans, Confidence in the American economy has reached levels not seen in many, many years.[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…]
Congress Reauthorizes Protections For State Medical Marijuana Programs
Washington, D.C.-(ENEWSPF)- Spending legislation approved by Congress and signed into law by the President reauthorizes language protecting state-sanctioned medical marijuana and industrial hemp programs. However, the President expressed his personal opposition to the measure by issuing a signing statement suggesting that the provisions may interfere with his constitutional authority. Signing statements[Read More…]
2017 US Summer Forecast: Early Storms To Hold Back Heat In Northeast; Wildfires To Rage In California
AccuWeather-(ENEWSPF)- AccuWeather has issued its 2017 summer forecast for the US, reporting wet weather and severe storms will keep extreme temperatures at bay in the Northeast and mid-Atlantic this summer, while heat and humidity plague the South. Meanwhile, California will be at risk from wildfires due to abundant vegetation as[Read More…]
HRC Statement on Firing of FBI Director James Comey
Washington, D.C.-(ENEWSPF)- The Human Rights Campaign (HRC), the nation’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) civil rights organization, released the following statement on Donald Trump’s firing of FBI Director James Comey. “Donald Trump just fired the man leading the investigation into his ties to Russia. He did so[Read More…]
Military Strikes Continue Against ISIS Terrorists in Syria, Iraq, May 9, 2017
SOUTHWEST ASIA–(ENEWSPF)–May 9, 2017 — U.S. and coalition military forces continued to attack the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria yesterday, conducting 27 strikes consisting of 84 engagements, Combined Joint Task Force Operation Inherent Resolve officials reported today. Officials reported details of yesterday’s strikes, noting that assessments of results are[Read More…]
