WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–Aug. 13, 2013 — The American Bar Association adopted policies relating to the “gay panic” defense, genocide and mental health when the association’s policymaking body met during the 2013 ABA Annual Meeting in San Francisco. The meeting of the House of Delegates — made up of 560 members representing[Read More…]

Brasilia, Brazil–(ENEWSPF)–August 13, 2013. FOREIGN MINISTER PATRIOTA: (Via interpreter) I was mentioning that he has a good knowledge of Portuguese in function of Mrs. Teresa Kerry. She’s also Portuguese. But I would like to say that we had a meeting, a working meeting, this morning in this, which is the[Read More…]

GOMA–(ENEWSPF)–August 13, 2013.  The M23 rebel group and the Congolese national army – currently the two most powerful armed actors in eastern Congo – pursue their interests through a set of relationships with other armed groups, reveals a new Enough Project infographic and accompanying table. A field dispatch further documents recent clashes between[Read More…]

KANSAS CITY–(ENEWSPF)–August 13, 2013.  The American Civil Liberties Union today put Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach on notice that it will take legal action if the state does not comply with federal voting law. ACLU national and the ACLU of Kansas and Western Missouri sent a letter to Kobach[Read More…]

Merger Would Result in U.S. Consumers Paying Higher Airfares and Receiving Less Service; Lawsuit Seeks to Maintain Competition in the Airline Industry Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 13, 2013.  The Department of Justice, six state attorneys general and the District of Columbia filed a civil antitrust lawsuit today challenging the proposed $11 billion[Read More…]

SAN FRANCISCO–(ENEWSPF)–Aug. 12, 2013 – The 2013 ABA Medal, the American Bar Association’s highest honor, was awarded today to former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton at the ABA Annual Meeting in San Francisco. Upon accepting the award, Clinton called on “citizen lawyers” to ensure that every American citizen has the[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 12, 2013. Index for Today’s Briefing ETHIOPIA 12th Annual African Growth Opportunity Act (AGOA) Forum Being held in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia DEPARTMENT Security of HST Building during Keystone XL Pipeline Protest / Release of Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (SEIS) after Public Comments are Incorporated ISRAEL/PALESTINIANS Ambassador Indyk and[Read More…]

GREENSBORO, N.C.–(ENEWSPF)–August 12, 2013.  The American Civil Liberties Union, the ACLU of North Carolina, and the Southern Coalition for Social Justice today filed a lawsuit challenging North Carolina’s voter suppression law signed hours ago by Gov. Pat McCrory. The suit specifically targets provisions of the law that eliminate a week[Read More…]

Orders Independent Monitor and Community Input on Remedies Rights Group, Activists Urge City to Forego Appeal, Make Real Change  New York–(ENEWSPF)–August 12, 2013.  In a landmark decision today, a federal court found the New York City Police Department’s highly controversial stop-and-frisk practices unconstitutional. In her thorough, 198-page ruling, Judge Shira[Read More…]

SAN FRANCISCO–(ENEWSPF)–August 12, 2013 – U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder announced a major shift in Department of Justice policy to address overcrowding in the federal prison system during remarks at the American Bar Association 2013 Annual Meeting. The ABA has previously urged adoption of many of the changes announced today.[Read More…]