NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–May 7, 2015. Today, a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit ruled unanimously in ACLU v. Clapper that the NSA’s bulk collection of Americans’ telephone records violates Section 215 of the Patriot Act. “A regular federal court has spoken, and has rejected the[Read More…]

New York –(ENEWSPF)—May 5, 2015. The following statement was issued today by the Center for Constitutional Rights: The crisis in Yemen is only deepening. Innocent Yemenis are caught between the brutal war games of ousted President Ali Abdullah Saleh on the one hand and a U.S-backed coalition of Arab countries,[Read More…]

WASHINGTON, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)–May 4, 2015.  Today, the Supreme Court granted a petition to hear a case on demand response resource compensation in Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC)-regulated wholesale energy markets. In response, Sierra Club Staff Attorney Casey Roberts released the following statement: “Demand response is an essential part of an[Read More…]

Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—May 1, 2015. Today, in response to the coroner in Baltimore’s determination that Freddie Gray’s death was a homicide, and the state’s attorney determination that it followed an illegal arrest and her decision to bring charges of murder, SEIU International President Mary Kay Henry Issued the following statement: Our[Read More…]

WASHINGTON—(ENEWSPF)–May 1, 2015 – Prompted by a Natural Resources Defense Council lawsuit, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration yesterday moved to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of medical antibacterial products, including hand washes and sanitizers, proposing a rule calling on manufacturers to submit additional safety- and efficacy-related data about  such products. Those products not proven[Read More…]

WASHINGTON, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)—May 1, 2015. The House of Representatives passed H.R. 2028, “The Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act of 2016,” by a vote of 240-177. The bill sets funding levels for important programs within the U.S. Departments of Energy, Interior, and the Army Corps of Engineers.[Read More…]

WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–April 30, 2015. In response to the introduction of legislation that would raise the minimum wage to $12/hour by 2020, index it to the rising cost of living thereafter, and phase out the subminimum wage for tipped workers, SEIU International President Mary Kay Henry issued the following statement: “The[Read More…]

WASHINGTON, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)—April 30, 2015. This morning, ExxonMobil (NYSE: XOM) reported $4.9 billion in first quarter earnings for 2015. The largest oil and gas company’s profits are increased by its share of billions in taxpayer subsidies for the oil and gas industry. Last week, Rep. Keith Ellison (D-Minn.) and Sen. Bernie[Read More…]

DETROIT –(ENEWSPF)–April 28, 2015.  Kary Moss, Executive Director of the American Civil Liberties Union of Michigan, gave the following statement in reaction to the shooting death of 20-year-old Terrance Kellom by a federal immigration agent in Detroit yesterday: “The death of Terrance Kellom is tragic and should be immediately investigated[Read More…]

Court expected to bring national resolution on marriage by June  New York –(ENEWSPF)–April 28, 2015.  Today the U.S. Supreme Court heard historic oral argument in marriage cases out of Ohio, Michigan, Kentucky, and Tennessee. Evan Wolfson, founder and president of Freedom to Marry, was in the courtroom and issued this statement:[Read More…]