WASHINGTON, May 24 [Category: Sociological] -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations posted the following news release: * * * CAIR Calls Israel Burning 9 Children of Gaza Doctor to Death 'Pure Evil' Muslim civil rights and advocacy group also condemns reports of Israel's systematic use of Palestinians as human shields (WASHINGTON, D.C., 5/24/2025) - The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation's largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today condemned the I more PR

WASHINGTON, May 23 [Category: Political] -- Democracy Forward, an organization that says it advances democracy and social progress through litigation, policy and public education and regulatory engagement, issued the following news release: * * * Department of Homeland Security Reverses Decision to Abolish Three Key Civil Rights Offices Statement Comes in Response to Recent Hearings in a Lawsuit Challenging the Shuttering of Civil Rights Offices Across the Department Washington, DC -- The D more PR

WASHINGTON, May 23 [Category: Political] -- Public Citizen issued the following news release: * * * DHS Reverses Decision to Abolish Three Key Civil Rights Offices WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The Department of Homeland Security today announced that it will not abolish the Department's Offices for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties (CRCL), the Citizenship and Immigration Services Ombudsman, or the Immigration Detention Ombudsman, reversing a previous move to shutter the offices. In short notes at the  more PR

WASHINGTON, May 23 -- The Federation of Associations in Behavioral and Brain Sciences issued the following news on May 22, 2025: * * * FABBS Supports Researchers with NSF Grant Terminations For the past five Fridays, researchers, universities, and other entities with grants from the National Science Foundation (NSF) have received termination notices. As of May 21, the count was up to at least 1,600 grants for a growing list of reasons, including diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI), misinfo more PR

NEW YORK, May 25 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund posted the following news: * * * LDF Honors George Floyd on the Fifth Anniversary of His Murder Today marks 5 years since former police officer Derek Chauvin murdered George Floyd, a 46-year-old Black man in broad daylight in Minneapolis. Chauvin is currently serving a sentence of 22.5 years following criminal convictions under 18 U.S.C. SS 242 for willfully depriving George Floyd of his federal rights, and more PR

WASHINGTON, May 23 [Category: Business] -- The National Association of Manufacturers issued the following news release: * * * Manufacturers: Nuclear Energy Orders Power Up Manufacturing in America The National Association of Manufacturers today welcomed President Trump's latest executive orders to expand the development of nuclear energy, streamline federal permitting and strengthen domestic fuel production. NAM President and CEO Jay Timmons issued the following statement: "These actions ma more PR

NORFOLK, Virginia, May 24 [Category: Animals] -- People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals issued the following news release: * * * Massive Victory! Harvard Loses Infant Monkey Torture Funds After 31-Month PETA Campaign Boston - Following two and a half years of sustained pressure from PETA, including advertisements, complaints to federal authorities, critiques from primatologists, scientists, and legal scholars, and 700,000 emails from PETA supporters, funding for Margaret Livingstone's ba more PR