NEW YORK, Dec. 20 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The American Civil Liberties Union, an organization that works to defend and preserve the individual rights and liberties guaranteed by the Constitution and laws of the U.S., issued the following news release: A federal lawsuit brought today by the American Civil Liberties Union, ACLU of D.C., and Jenner & Block LLP challenges the Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) for unlawfully incarcerating people longer than the law allows under the First Step Act. Th  more

NEW YORK, Dec. 21 -- The Anti-Defamation League issued the following news release: * * * School District of Philadelphia Agrees to Address Repeated Incidents of Antisemitism * * * The School District of Philadelphia (SDP) has entered into a resolution agreement to take a series of steps to address repeated incidents of antisemitic harassment, bullying and discrimination in response to a federal civil rights complaint filed by ADL (the Anti-Defamation League). Under the terms of the settleme  more

NEW YORK, Dec. 21 -- The Association of International Certified Professional Accountants issued the following news release: * * * Comment Letter Warns of Harmful Impact of Requirements on U.S. Capital Markets and the Investing Public * * * The American Institute of CPAs (AICPA) has submitted a comment letter urging the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to reject the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board's recently adopted rules on certain audit firm and audit engagement perfo  more

NEW YORK, Dec. 21 -- The Americas Society/Council of the Americas issued the following news release: * * * The exhibition inaugurates a series in which two artists who are friends and collaborators jointly explore how they influence each other's work. Beatriz Cortez x rafa esparza: Earth and Cosmos On view from January 29 through May 17, 2025 * * * Opening at Americas Society on January 29, 2025, the exhibition Beatriz Cortez x rafa esparza: Earth and Cosmos, highlights the conversations   more

NEW YORK, Dec. 21 -- The Audio Engineering Society issued the following news: * * * Signature Events Celebrating the Latest in Audio Innovation to Be Held in California, Poland, and Mexico * * * The Audio Engineering Society has announced the dates and locations for its premier 2025 AES Conventions and Conferences in the United States, Europe, and Latin America to showcase the newest in audio technologies, techniques, and research from around the world. For the first time since 2016, the U.  more

NEW YORK, Dec. 21 -- Breakthrough T1D (formerly JDRF) a non-profit dedicated to funding type 1 diabetes research, issued the following news release: Breakthrough T1D, formerly JDRF, is grateful that Congress approved a three-month, nearly $40 million extension of the Special Diabetes Program (SDP), a crucial program that contributes hundreds of millions of dollars to type 1 diabetes (T1D) research annually through the National Institutes of Health. "We deeply appreciate our Breakthrough T1D c  more

NEW YORK, Dec. 21 -- Educators for Excellence issued the following statement on Dec. 20, 2024: * * * Evan Stone, Co-Founder and CEO of Educators for Excellence issued the following statement regarding the last-minute Friday special session of the Chicago Board of Education, where the termination of CPS CEO Pedro Martinez is on the table: "The decision to vote on the termination of CEO Pedro Martinez on the eve of winter break-in a last-minute session with no advance notice-and just weeks befo  more

NEW YORK, Dec. 21 -- The Environmental Defense Fund issued the following news release: Environmental Defense Fund is calling on electric utilities in Illinois to draw on the Climate Resilience Maturity Model for several upcoming electric utility planning dockets around the state. The Climate Resilience Maturity Model was developed by national experts on climate resilience. It's an assessment tool designed to help essential service providers, like electric utilities, improve their climate and s  more

NEW YORK, Dec. 21 -- The Environmental Defense Fund issued the following news release on Dec. 19, 2024: Today, the Biden administration announced a new emissions target under the Paris Agreement, called a Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC), to cut U.S. greenhouse gas emissions by 61-66% below 2005 levels by 2035. "The United States has set a realistic and achievable target for reducing climate pollution over the next decade. While the U.S. faces significant new challenges, it must stay   more

NEW YORK, Dec. 21 -- The Association of International Certified Professional Accountants issued the following news release: * * * The Update Integrates Quality Management Standards into the Peer Review Process * * * A new American Institute of CPAs standards update that aligns the peer review process with quality management requirements is now live on the AICPA's website. The AICPA Peer Review Board voted in November to approve Peer Review Standards Update (PRSU) No. 2, which aligns peer re  more

NEW YORK, Dec. 21 -- The Immigrant Defense Project issued the following news release on Dec. 20, 2024: ALBANY, NY - Today, Governor Kathy Hochul granted 21 pardons and 1 commutation. We are thrilled for the New Yorkers who benefit today and for whom these clemencies mean stability, family unity, and, in many cases, critical protections in a moment of fear and urgency for so many immigrant New Yorkers. New Yorkers like Pablo Pulido, a long time New Yorker, a father, a grandfather, a 30-year publ  more

NEW YORK, Dec. 21 (TNSres) -- The International Trademark Association issued the following news release: The International Trademark Association (INTA) filed a motion for leave to file an amicus brief (https://www.inta.org/amicus-brief/cesari-s-r-l-v-peju-province-winery-l-p-et-al-second-circuit-appeal-no-24-1903-cross-appeal-no-24-2014/) in the United States Second Circuit Court of Appeals in Cesari S.R.L. v. Peju Province Winery L.P. et al., Appeal No. 24-1903. In the proposed brief, attached  more

EAST GREENBUSH, New York, Dec. 21 -- The Center for Internet Security issued the following news release: Annapolis, MD, December 19, 2024 -- IT Productivity has received CIS Controls Accreditation under a joint program announced in June 2023 with CREST, an international not-for-profit accreditation and certification body. CIS Controls Accreditation is an exclusive opportunity for vendor and consulting companies that are CIS SecureSuite Members to achieve recognition that their services are cer  more

NEW YORK, Dec. 21 -- The Natural Resources Defense Council issued the following news release on Dec. 20, 2024: Newburgh Clean Water Project, Sierra Club, and NRDC (Natural Resources Defense Council) today moved to intervene to defend the Biden administration's lead in drinking water rule. Last week, the American Water Works Association (AWWA), a water utility trade association, challenged the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) lead rule mandating the removal of lead water pipes that h  more

NEW YORK, Dec. 21 -- The National Basketball Association issued the following news release on Dec. 20, 2024: The NBA today announced its celebrations of the 2nd annual World Basketball Day to honor the game and bring people together from around the world. The day was established in 2023 by the United Nations and is observed annually on December 21, the date Dr. James Naismith first introduced the game of basketball at the Springfield YMCA in 1891. World Basketball Day celebrates cross-cultural  more

NEW YORK, Dec. 21 -- New York Civil Liberties Union issued the following statement on Dec. 20, 2024: * * * On December 9, Robert L. Brooks, an incarcerated man at Marcy Correctional Facility, was reportedly physically assaulted by correction officers while in handcuffs. He died the following day. In response, the New York Civil Liberties Union released the following statement attributable to Executive Director Donna Lieberman: "The NYCLU is extremely disturbed by the death of Robert L. Brook  more

SYRACUSE, New York, Dec. 21 -- The State University of New York Upstate Medical University campus issued the following news: Paige's Butterfly Run made its traditional holiday gift donation to the Upstate Foundation, presenting a $215,000 check to benefit cancer care and research at Upstate Golisano Children's Hospital. Paige officials present the check to Foundation and hospital officials in a brief ceremony today in the Kinney Performance Center of Upstate Golisano Children's Hospital. "We   more

NEW YORK, Dec. 21 -- Parliamentarians for Global Action issued the following news: On 22 November 2024, the Sixth Committee of the United Nations unanimously approved the "United Nations Conference of Plenipotentiaries on Prevention and Punishment of Crimes against Humanity". This paves the way towards the adoption of the legally binding instrument which provides a clear, universal legal framework for defining, preventing, and punishing crimes against humanity, reinforcing the commitment to ens  more

NEW YORK, Dec. 21 -- ProPublica, an independent nonprofit newsroom that produces investigative journalism, issued the following news release: ProPublica announced the selection of three reporters from its Local Reporting Network partner newsrooms to focus solely on investigative reporting. Reporters Rafael Carranza of Arizona Luminaria, Ashad Hajela of the New York Amsterdam News and Maria Ines Zamudio of Invisible Institute will collaborate with ProPublica's editors and specialized teams on in  more

NEW YORK, Dec. 21 (TNSres) -- The Surveillance Technology Oversight Project issued the following news release on Dec. 20, 2024: Today, the Surveillance Technology Oversight Project (S.T.O.P.), a New York-based privacy and civil rights group, released Unintended Traps: Recordkeeping Requirements that Endanger Abortion Access, a report detailing how medical and financial recordkeeping laws endanger abortion providers and funders, even in states with strong abortion shield laws. S.T.O.P. anonymous  more

ALBANY, New York, Dec. 21 -- Schuyler Center for Analysis and Advocacy issued the following statement on Dec. 20, 2024: * * * This week, the NYS Child Poverty Reduction Advisory Council (CPRAC) voted on and passed its recommendations to help New York State achieve the historic goal of cutting child poverty by 50% by 2031. Schuyler Center President and CEO Kate Breslin is an appointed member of the Council. Schuyler Center was a driving force behind the landmark Child Poverty Reduction Adviso  more