NEW YORK—(ENEWSPF)—December 16, 2014. The Brennan Center for Justice, The Constitution Project, the Electronic Frontier Foundation, and the American Civil Liberties Union jointly filed a brief in this digital privacy case. O’Melveny & Myers LLP served as pro bono counsel. The Fourth Amendment protects digital data the moment it is[Read More…]
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Physicians for Human Rights Releases Expert Analysis of CIA Torture Report, Calls for Federal Commission to Hold Health Professionals Accountable
Doctors and Psychologists Played Central Role in Torture, More Than Previously Known New York, NY –(ENEWSPF)—December 16, 2014. Health professionals played an essential role at every stage of the CIA’s torture program, committing at least eight violations of ethics and law, Physicians for Human Rights (PHR) said today in an[Read More…]
Final Year-End Federal Spending Bill Prohibits Justice Department from Undermining State Medical Marijuana and Hemp Laws
Spending Bill Allows Legalization of Marijuana Possession in Washington, D.C. to Move Forward, but Prevents Taxing and Regulating Marijuana like Alcohol; Momentum Builds Nationally to End the Failed War on Drugs WASHINGTON, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)—December 15, 2014. The final “cromnibus” federal spending bill that Congress passed over the weekend contains historic[Read More…]
NHTSA Report: Evidence Fails To Support Proposed DUI Impairment Levels For Cannabis
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–December 11, 2014. Available science fails to support the imposition of driving under the influence (DUI) impairment thresholds for cannabis in a manner that is analogous to the per se limits already in place for alcohol, according to the conclusions of a November 2014 publication published by the United[Read More…]
Poll: 60 Percent Of Americans Say States, Not Feds, Ought To Decide Marijuana Question
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–December 11, 2014. Six out of ten voters believe that states, not the federal government, should authorize and enforce marijuana policy, according to national polling data reported this week by the Washington, DC think-tank Third Way. When presented with the option, 60 percent of respondents said that state officials[Read More…]
New Center for American Progress Report Explores Framework for State-Level Promise Zones as Way to Tackle Poverty
As New State Governments Prepare to Convene in Early 2015, State Promise Zones Offer an Area of Potential Bipartisan Compromise Washington, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)–December 11, 2014. A new report from the Center for American Progress offers a framework for states to implement comprehensive, evidence-based strategies to revitalize high-poverty areas through state[Read More…]
New Demos Report Underscores Racial Bias in American Campaign Finance System
New York, NY –(ENEWSPF)–December 11, 2014. On the heels of the nation’s most expensive mid-term election cycle, where federal political spending hit a $3.7 billion high, the national public policy organization Demos released a new report that examines the inherent racial bias in our big money political system. A follow-up[Read More…]
Analysis Details How State Disinvestment in Higher Education Has Coincided With an Explosion of Loan Debt for America’s Public College Students
Since the Great Recession, annual borrowing has increased by a median of nearly $1,300 per public college student, new CAP state-by-state analysis reveals Washington, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)–December 5, 2014. State disinvestment in public institutions of higher education has coincided with an explosion of higher-education loan debt for America’s students, a new[Read More…]
New Census Bureau Statistics Show How Young Adults Today Compare With Previous Generations in Neighborhoods Nationwide
Interactive Map Uses New American Community Survey Five-Year Statistics Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–December 4, 2014. Young adults today, often called the millennial generation, are more likely to be foreign born and speak a language other than English at home, compared with young adults in 1980, according to the U.S. Census Bureau’s latest[Read More…]
‘Trouble in Toyland’ Report Finds Dangerous Toys on Store Shelves
Shopping Tips Can Help Parents Shop Safe Chicago –(ENEWSPF)—December 3, 2014. Dangerous or toxic toys can still be found on America’s store shelves, according to Illinois Public Interest Research Group’s 29th annual Trouble in Toyland report. The survey of hazardous toys found that, despite recent progress, consumers must still be[Read More…]
