Suit Claims Neighboring States Have Increased Law Enforcement Costs Due to CO Law and that Federal Law Trumps State Law Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—December 18, 2014. Today, Nebraska and Oklahoma sued the state of Colorado over its marijuana legalization law, saying the law has created an increased law enforcement burden in neighboring[Read More…]
Opinion
Human Rights Watch: Obama’s New Approach to Cuba
Old Policy Counterproductive for Human Rights New York–(ENEWSPF)–December 18, 2014. President Barack Obama’s historic decision to overhaul US policy toward Cuba is a crucial step toward removing a major obstacle to progress on human rights on the island, Human Rights Watch said today. Obama announced that the US would normalize[Read More…]
New Center for American Progress Brief Outlines How Single-Family Rental Companies Can Be Responsible Landlords, Win Public’s Trust
Washington, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)–December 18, 2014. As large companies purchase and make available for rent hundreds of thousands of homes that were vacated during the foreclosure crisis, a new issue brief from the Center for American Progress highlights how these single-family rental companies can build trust with communities and the public.[Read More…]
Drug Policy Alliance: President Obama Commutes Sentences for 8 in Drug Cases; Many Others Deserve Similar Relief
Congress Should Reform Mandatory Minimum Laws Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—December 17, 2014. Today President Obama commuted the sentences of eight federal inmates convicted of non-violent drug offenses. Deputy Attorney General James Cole released a statement saying that the eight individuals “were sentenced under outdated and unfair laws,” and “their punishments did not[Read More…]
President Obama Charts a New Course on Cuba: 5 Things to Know
President Barack Obama delivers a statement on Cuba and the release of American Alan Gross, in the Cabinet Room of the White House, Dec. 17, 2014. (Official White House Photo by Chuck Kennedy) “Change is hard — in our own lives, and in the lives of nations. And change is[Read More…]
13 Years for Two Joints? Louisiana Gov. Jindal Needs to Correct Injustice With Clemency
NEW YORK—(ENEWSPF)—December 17, 2014. By: Anthony Papa: Drug Policy Alliance As a former prisoner who served 12 years of a 15-to-life sentence for a nonviolent drug crime in New York, I know all too well the draconian nature of the war on drugs. I was lucky enough to be granted[Read More…]
White House Fact Sheet: The President’s Immigration Accountability Executive Actions & Their Impact on Asian American Immigrant Communities
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–December 16, 2014. From DREAMers to high-skilled workers to those seeking to reunite with their family members, Asian Americans are one of the most rapidly growing populations in the United States. According to the U.S. Census, the Asian American population in the United States grew 46% from 2000 to[Read More…]
Teen Marijuana Use Declines As Country Moves Toward Marijuana Legalization
National Institute on Drug Abuse’s 2014 ‘Monitoring the Future’ Survey Also Finds E-Cigarette Use Now Greater than Cigarette Use Among Teens Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—December 16, 2014. The federal government’s National Institute on Drug Abuse released its annual Monitoring the Future survey today. Monitoring the Future is now in its 40th year[Read More…]
BRIEF: Fourth Amendment Protections Should Apply When Data is Seized
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…]
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…]
