Senator will introduce legislation requiring disclosure following Supreme Court decision on Burwell v. Hobby Lobby WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–June 30, 2014. U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) today released the following statement after the U.S. Supreme Court upheld the Tenth Circuit’s expansion of the Religious Freedom Restoration Act to allow for-profit, secular corporations[Read More…]
Month: June 2014
Kirk, Dart Continue to Lead Charge to Crack Down on Child Prostitution
Backpage.com Continues to Sell Children Online for Sex; The SAVE Act Criminalizes Advertisements That Involve Minors; Legislation Protects Good Faith Advertisers CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–June 30, 2014. U.S. Senator Mark Kirk (R-Ill.) and Cook County Sheriff Tom Dart today announced their recent efforts to combat online advertisers like Backpage.com in their fight to end the exploitation[Read More…]
Statement by Rep. Jan Schakowsky on Tragic Deaths of Kidnapped Israeli Teenagers
Washington, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)—June 30, 2014. Rep. Jan Schakowsky released the following statement in response to reports that the bodies of the three kidnapped Jewish teens missing since June 12 had been found: “I wish to express my deepest condolences to the families of Eyal Yifrach, Gilad Shaar, and Naftali Fraenkel. Like[Read More…]
Statement by Rep. Jan Schakowsky on Supreme Court Decision on Burwell v. Hobby Lobby Stores, Inc.
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—June 30, 2014. The U.S. Supreme Court ruled in the Burwell v. Hobby Lobby Stores, Inc. case today. The Court decided that closely-held, for-profit corporations can deny their employees access to contraceptives based on the corporations’ religious objections. Rep. Jan Schakowsky released the following statement on the decision: I[Read More…]
Statement by Rep. Jan Schakowsky on Supreme Court Decision on Harris v. Quinn
Washington, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)—June 30, 2014. Today, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a narrow 5-4 decision in Harris v. Quinn that eliminates “fair share” fee arrangements for Illinois home healthcare workers. The decision does not affect those arrangements for other public employees such as teachers, hospital nurses or clerical workers. Under “fair[Read More…]
Interior Department Releases Report on Bison Management, Reaffirming Commitment to Work With States, Tribes and Other Partners
Comprehensive report charts course to promote restoration of healthy, ranging bison to appropriate levels on public and tribal lands WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–June 30, 2014. The Department of the Interior today released a comprehensive report on bison conservation and management that reaffirms the commitment to work with states, tribes and other partners to[Read More…]
Jobs With Justice Statement on Harris v. Quinn
An Attack on Working People Is an Attack on Everyone Washington, D.C.—(ENEWSPF)—June 30, 2014. Following today’s Supreme Court ruling in Harris v. Quinn, Jobs With Justice Executive Director Sarita Gupta issued the following statement: “Today, in an overreaching decision, the Supreme Court limited collective bargaining rights of Illinois care workers[Read More…]
Americans United Dismayed By High Court Ruling Restricting Birth Control Access
Decision Elevates Employers’ Religious Views Over Employees’ Rights, Church-State Watchdog Says Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—June 30, 2014. The Supreme Court’s ruling allowing the owners of some secular, for-profit companies to deny their employees access to birth control is a blow to individual conscience and medical privacy rights, says Americans United for Separation of[Read More…]
Center for American Progress on President Obama’s Plan to Use Executive Authority on Immigration Reform
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–June 30, 2014. Today, President Barack Obama announced that he is directing the Secretary of Homeland Security and Attorney General to make recommendations for taking administrative action to fix the country’s broken immigration system. In reaction to the president’s announcement, Marshall Fitz, Director of Immigration Policy at the Center for[Read More…]
Constitution Applies on Foreign Soil Says Federal Appeals Court
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–June 30, 2014. In a momentous decision, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled today that the Constitution applies outside of the territorial limits of the United States, in this case Mexico, squarely rejecting the government’s argument that constitutional rights end at the border. The court accordingly reinstated a[Read More…]
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