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Newswire - June, 2013

Monday June 17, 2013

3:20 PM
ACLU: Supreme Court to Hear Housing Discrimination Case
3:17 PM
Center for Biological Diversity: Fishing, Wildlife, Farming Community Advocates Sue to Halt Delta Plan, Water Export Tunnels
12:02 PM
Brennan Center for Justice: Supreme Court Protects Voter Registration
10:18 AM
Friends of the Earth: Governments Urged to Limit Weed Killer Found In Humans
10:16 AM
Reprieve: Obama Needs to ‘Show Some Spine’ on Guantanamo Closure

Friday June 14, 2013

4:52 PM
4:50 PM
Government Accountability Project: GAP Statement on Edward Snowden & NSA Domestic Surveillance
4:48 PM
ACLU: New Report a Step Forward, but U.S. Still Needs National Plan of Action to Address Racism
12:12 PM
ACLU: Bipartisan Over-Criminalization Task Force Begins Work on Criminal Justice Reform
12:10 PM
Senator Bernie Sanders: Sanders Proposes Limits on Surveillance
12:09 PM
Center for Constitutional Rights: Human Rights Groups Release Preliminary Death Penalty Findings

Thursday June 13, 2013

12:21 PM
Reprieve: UN: Drones Have Caused “Permanent Fear” & Affected Wellbeing of Children
12:19 PM
Organic Consumers Association: Consumer Alert: Secret Trade Agreements Threaten Food Safety, Subert Democracy
12:18 PM
ACLU: Supreme Court Invalidates Patents on Breast and Ovarian Cancer Genes

Wednesday June 12, 2013

2:45 PM
Shut It Downers Cited for Blocking Driveways and Roads Near Entergy Headquarters
2:42 PM
Tar Sands Blockade: TransCanada Caught Training Police to Treat Peaceful Anti-Keystone XL Activists as “Terrorists”
12:56 PM
Senator Bernie Sanders: VA ‘At a Tipping Point’ as Claims Backlog Begins to Shrink, Senate Panel is Told
12:13 PM
Institute for Policy Studies: Report: Pro-Austerity CEOs Seek to Widen Tax Haven Loophole
12:09 PM
Green Groups: CREDO, RAN & Other 98% Announce First Planned Act of Civil Disobedience to Stop Keystone XL

Tuesday June 11, 2013

5:37 PM
Grassroots Global Justice: Communities Unite Around A ‘Just Transition’ Away from Dirty Energy with Historic Training Camp
4:43 PM
ACLU Files Lawsuit Challenging Constitutionality of NSA Phone Spying Program
3:37 PM
RootsAction: Over 30,000 Sign Thank-You Note to Edward Snowden
3:25 PM
Public Citizen: Freshman House Democrats Disinclined to Delegate Congress’ Constitutional Trade Authority to Obama, Says Letter Released Today
2:37 PM
ACLU & Planned Parenthood Challenge Alabama Law That Would Force Most Clinics in the State to Stop Providing Abortions
12:33 PM
ACLU: Nebraska DREAMers Sue Gov. Dave Heineman for Access to State Driver's Licenses
12:24 PM
NOW Applauds Obama Administration's Movement toward Allowing Access to Over-the-Counter Emergency Contraceptive Without Age Restrictions
12:23 PM
Reprieve: Less Than 3% of All Guantanamo Prisoners Will be Tried, Prosecutor Announces
12:22 PM
CREDO Mobile Endorses Sen. Merkley's Bill on FISA Court Opinions
12:18 PM
NARAL Pro-Choice America: Top 5 Reasons Gomez is Out of Step with MA Voters on Choice
12:15 PM
US PIRG: Senate Farm Bill Continues Giant Giveaways to Big Agribusiness
12:00 PM
One Wisconsin Now: Twenty Years of Walker Failures

Monday June 10, 2013

6:46 PM
Food Democracy Now: Appeals Court Binds Monsanto To Promise Not To Sue Organic Farmers


6:42 PM
Food Justice Groups: Food Sovereignty Prize Garners 40 Nominees from 21 Countries
3:35 PM
Common Cause: Delaware State Legislature Calls on the First State’s Congressional Delegation to Overturn Citizens United
3:33 PM
Public Citizen: Delaware Becomes the 15th State to Reject Citizens United and Call for Campaign Finance Reform
3:28 PM
IPA: Edward Snowden a 'Profile in Courage' Says Church Committee Whistleblower
3:15 PM
ACLU Asks Spy Court to Release Secret Opinions on Patriot Act Surveillance Powers
2:40 PM
One Wisconsin Now: Student Loan Interest Rate Hike Looms
11:42 AM
NARAL Asks Boehner, Cantor: Will You Keep this Dangerous Restriction from the Floor?

Friday June 7, 2013

12:36 PM
Center for Economic and Policy Research: Economists Call on Media to Report “Overwhelming Evidence” Regarding Venezuelan Election Results
12:33 PM
Center for Biological Diversity: Obama Administration Strips Wolf Protections Across Most of Lower 48 States
12:24 PM
OUR Walmart: At Walmart's Annual Shareholder Meeting, Workers, Activists, Shareholders Call for a Change of Course
10:38 AM
Friends of The Earth: Victory: Edison Closes San Onofre for Good
9:09 AM
ACLU: NSA Can Access Much of Americans’ Digital Lives

Thursday June 6, 2013

4:37 PM
Center for Biological Diversity: Landmark Lawsuit Re-filed Against EPA to Protect Dozens of Endangered Species From Pesticides
2:37 PM
US PIRG: Senate Farm Bill Would Continue Giant Giveaways to Big Agribusiness
2:35 PM
One Wisconsin Now: Time Running Out to Defuse Ticking Time Bomb of Trillion-Dollar Student Loan Debt Crisis
2:31 PM
Physicians for a National Health Program: 30 Million to Remain Uninsured Under Obamacare: New State-by-State Estimates at Health Affairs Blog
2:27 PM
Senator Bernie Sanders: Slams Secret Surveillance
11:10 AM
Reprieve: Stop Drone Strikes or Face Contempt of Court, Victims Tell Pakistan’s PM
11:07 AM
Organic Consumers Association Calls for Immediate Moratorium on Open-Air Field Testing of GE Crops
10:20 AM
CODEPINK: CODEPINK Peace Delegation to Yemen to Meet with Drone Strike Victims, Families of Guantanamo Prisoners
9:19 AM
Reprieve: US Deny Force-Feeding in Guantanamo as Detainees Describe Force-Feeding in Guantanamo
9:06 AM
Center for Constitutional Rights: Breaking News: FISA Court Ordering Verizon to Turn Over Records of All Calls
9:05 AM
ACLU: Massive NSA Phone Data-Mining Operation Revealed

Wednesday June 5, 2013

5:02 PM
Center for Biological Diversity: Oakland, Calif., Joins National Call for Action Against Climate Chaos
3:29 PM
Brennan Center for Justice: Schneiderman Unveils Disclosure Rule, Business Leaders Call on Senate to Pass Public Financing
3:27 PM
IPA: ENDA: Why Is Employment Discrimination Against Gays Legal?
3:19 PM
Dēmos Vice President Heather McGhee in Support of Walmart's Striking Workers
3:14 PM
Center for Biological Diversity: Lawsuit Challenges First-ever Drill Site Inside Alaska Reserve
2:04 PM
Reprieve: Drone Victims Give Press Conference
2:01 PM
Public Citizen: Google Shareholders and Users to Call on Google to Disclose Political Spending
12:49 PM
Consumers Union Hails Historic Connecticut Legislature Vote on Labeling Genetically Engineered Food
12:34 PM
ACLU Responds to Scott Veto of Drivers’ Licenses for DREAMers
12:34 PM
Nobel Women's Initiative: Nobel Laureates: Respect Guatemalan Genocide Survivors!
12:20 PM
OUR Walmart and UFCW: Bangladeshi Garment Worker Leads Strident Critique of Walmart and its Empty Public Pronouncements

Tuesday June 4, 2013

3:57 PM
IPA: Bradley Manning in Court: “Show Trial” or Last Chance for Justice?
3:48 PM
Earthjustice: New Legislation Subverts Protections from Toxic Coal Ash
3:45 PM
Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington: CREW Congratulates May’s Scoundrel of the Month: Sen. Mitch McConnell
3:43 PM
Common Cause: D.C. Court Nominations Highlight Need to Fix the Filibuster
3:39 PM
Planned Parenthood: House Committee Continues Their Unconstitutional Attack on Women’s Health
3:38 PM
Senator Bernie Sanders: Immigration Bill Needs Improvement
2:07 PM
Food Democracy Now: Connecticut Passes Groundbreaking GMO Labeling Bill with Bi-Partisan Support
10:20 AM
ACLU: New Report Finds Overwhelming Racial Bias in Marijuana Arrests
9:22 AM
One Wisconsin Now: Records Reveal Work on GOP Assault on Voting in Wisconsin Began Mere Days After 2012 Elections

Monday June 3, 2013

4:46 PM
Oxfam International: Governments Sign Historic Global Treaty to Regulate the $85bn Arms Trade
4:40 PM
Planned Parenthood: Sen. Lautenberg Leaves Incredible Legacy for Women in U.S. and Around the World
3:33 PM
Center for Biological Diversity: Republicans to Renew Attacks on Endangered Species Act and Citizen Lawsuits That Protect Imperiled Plants, Animals
12:35 PM
International Organizations: End Intimidation Around Sierra Leone Oil Palm Project
12:06 PM
EQCA: Release of New Polling Data Showing Majority of Likely Voters in California Support Marriage for Same-Sex Couples
12:01 PM
IPA: Turkish Uprising?
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