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Newswire | All Press Releases for 2009-08-06

Thursday, August 06, 2009
ACLU
ACLU Lawsuit Charges Georgia Kosher Laws Are Unconstitutional
Service Employees International Union (SEIU)
SEIU Statement Following Senate Vote Confirming Sonia Sotomayor to the U.S. Supreme Court
Center for Economic and Policy Research (CEPR)
Though Home Prices Appear to Bottom Out, Possibility of Long-Term Slump in Housing Remains
People For the American Way (PFAW)
In Historic Senate Vote, Judge Sonia Sotomayor Confirmed to the Supreme Court
National Organization for Women (NOW)
NOW Celebrates Landmark Confirmation of Sonia Sotomayor to Supreme Court
Violence Policy Center
Pittsburgh Fitness Center Attack Only Most Recent Mass Shooting Committed by Concealed Handgun Permit Holder
ACLU
DHS Plan To Improve Immigration Detention And Close Hutto Facility A Good First Step
Green America
ResponsibleShopper.org: Are Any Airlines Flying RIght for Responsible Consumers?
Worldwatch Institute
Water Scarcity Looms as Population, Temperature Rise
National Parks Conservation Association (NPCA)
Wildlife Need Help Surviving Climate Change Impacts

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