Members of Congress alarmed by the U.S. Supreme Court’s recent reversal on abortion rights and threats to other basic freedoms on Monday introduced legislation intended to ensure protections for LGBTQ+ and interracial marriages.
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President Biden Nominates Ketanji Brown Jackson to the U.S. Supreme Court
Washington, D.C.-(ENEWSPF)- President Joe Biden Friday nominated Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to serve on the United States Supreme Court. She is the first African American woman to be nominated to the high court, fulfilling a campaign promise of candidate Biden. She also represents many overlooked or not considered at all[Read More…]
Senator Durbin: No One Is Entitled to a Seat on the Supreme Court
Senator calls on Senate Republicans to support a FBI investigation into the serious and credible sexual assault allegations against Judge Kavanaugh WASHINGTON –(ENEWSPF)—September 25, 2018 By: Rosemary Piser U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), and member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, yesterday called on Senate Republicans to support a nonpartisan,[Read More…]
Senator Durbin Statement On Sexual Assault Allegation Against Judge Kavanaugh, President Trump’s Supreme Court Nominee
WASHINGTON –(ENEWSPF)—September 17, 2018 By: Rosemary Piser Yesterday, Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, released the following statement regarding the allegation of sexual assault against Judge Brett Kavanaugh, President Donald Trump’s Supreme Court nominee: We cannot meet our constitutional responsibility of advice and[Read More…]
Drug Policy Alliance Files Amicus Brief in Supreme Court Case Arguing Excessive Fines Clause Should Rein In Asset Forfeiture Abuses
Broad Coalition from Across Political Spectrum Agrees that Government Abuse of Asset Forfeiture Must End; Across Country Police Seize and Forfeit Property from Mostly Low-Income People NEW YORK—(ENEWSPF)—September 11, 2018 Contacts: Tony Newman and Theshia Naidoo The Drug Policy Alliance (DPA) and a diverse group of national and state groups[Read More…]
Senator Durbin Statement On Meeting With Judge Kavanaugh, President Trump’s Supreme Court Nominee
WASHINGTON—(ENEWSPF)—August 23, 2018 By: Rosemary Piser U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL), the Democratic Whip and a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, met today with President Trump’s nominee for the Supreme Court, Judge Brett Kavanaugh. Following their meeting, Senator Durbin released the following statement: The Administration and Senate Republicans have[Read More…]
Poll: Two-thirds of Americans Don’t Want the Supreme Court to Overturn Roe v. Wade
Equal Pay and Fair Employment Practices are Voters’ Top Concerns among Women’s Issues CALIFORNIA—(ENEWSPF)—June 29, 2018 By: Craig Palosky Large Majority of the Public View Federal Funding of Family Planning Services for Low-Income Women as “Important” As President Trump prepares to make a new Supreme Court nomination, new polling from the Kaiser[Read More…]
Supreme Court Punts Gerrymandering to Next Term
NEW YORK—(ENEWSPF)—June 18, 2018 Contact: Rebecca Autrey, Communications Manager Today, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in two long-anticipated cases – Gill v. Whitford, dealing with a Republican gerrymander in Wisconsin, and Benisek v. Lamone, dealing with a Democratic gerrymander in Maryland. The Court issued no ruling on the merits in[Read More…]
Supreme Court Clears Ohio Voter Rights Purge
CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)—June 11, 2018 Contact: Jay Young Statements of Common Cause Illinois on the Husted Decision: “Every American deserves the chance to make their voice heard in our elections without fear of election officials targeting them because of their voting history,” said Common Cause president Karen Hobert Flynn. “But regardless of[Read More…]
U.S. Cannabis Industry Bolstered by Supreme Court’s Gambling Ruling
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—May 15, 2018 By: Anthony Johnson As a sports fan that likes to occasionally place a wager or two while I’m in Las Vegas, I was hoping that the United States Supreme Court would strike down the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act of 1992 that banned sports gambling,[Read More…]
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