Advocates: “DOJ should drop all medical marijuana cases and vow to stop obstructing policy makers” Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 29, 2013. The U.S. Justice Department issued a press release earlier today, announcing a memorandum from Deputy Attorney General James M. Cole that detailed a similar policy on recently adopted laws in the[Read More…]
Opinion
Gitmo Lawyers Respond to Transfers
New York–(ENEWSPF)–August 29, 2013. In response to the announcement today that the United States has transferred two men from the prison at Guantánamo Bay to Algeria, the Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) issued the following statement: We welcome the resumption of voluntary transfers from Guantánamo. This is an important step[Read More…]
Preparing for Potential Responses and New Threats in the Wake of a Possible Strike in Syria
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–August 29, 2013. As the United States prepares for a possible military strike against President Bashar al-Assad’s regime in Syria in response to the Assad regime’s large-scale use of chemical weapons on its own people last week, the Center for American Progress released an analysis planning ahead for possible[Read More…]
Doctors Without Borders Response to Government References to Syria Statement
NEW YORK—(ENEWSPF)—August 29, 2013. Over the last two days, the American, British, and other governments have referred to reports from several groups, including Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), while stating that the use of chemical weapons in Syria was “undeniable” and designating the perpetrators. MSF today warned that its[Read More…]
Joint Statement of Muslim Advocates and Center for Constitutional Rights in Response to NYPD Designating Mosques as Terrorist Organizations
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–August 28, 2013 – Today, in response to revelations that the NYPD has secretly labeled entire mosques as terrorism organizations, Muslim Advocates and the Center for Constitutional Rights issued the following statement: Today, the Associated Press revealed that the New York Police Department (NYPD) has designated entire swaths of[Read More…]
The March on Washington: Looking Back on 50 Years
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., head of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, speaks to thousands of people during his “I Have a Dream” speech in front of the Lincoln Memorial for the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, in Washington, August 28, 1963. Actor-singer Sammy Davis Jr. is at[Read More…]
First Date: New Roosevelt University Study Shows Women Most Careful in Online Dating
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–August 27, 2013. Women who meet a first date online are more likely to take safety precautions than they are with someone they don’t know but who asked for the first date in person, a new study by Roosevelt University psychologists shows. Published in August by Cyberpsychology, Behavior and Social[Read More…]
Interior Secretary Jewell: The Need for Comprehensive Immigration Reform
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 27, 2013. Yesterday, on Women’s Equality Day, I had the privilege of addressing some of the newest members of our American family at a naturalization ceremony. Held at the Refugee Women’s Alliance in Seattle, Washington, the ceremony welcomed 20 women and men who have all earned the precious[Read More…]
ACLU Statement on 50th Anniversary of March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSWPF)–August 27, 2013. American Civil Liberties Union Executive Director Anthony D. Romero today released the following statement regarding tomorrow’s 50th anniversary of the March on Washington: “The ACLU is extremely proud to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, and to reflect on the tremendous[Read More…]
Equal Pay Today Statement Issued by Campaign Members
Equal Pay Today! Campaign Heats Up on National Women’s Equality Day Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 26, 2013. To mark National Women’s Equality Day today, the Equal Pay Today! Campaign is calling for strong state and federal measures to close the gender wage gap and recognizing strides made by states across the country. The[Read More…]
