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By Nusrat Choudhury, Staff Attorney, ACLU National Security Project at 10:21am Over the last three years, the FBI has dramatically expanded its No-Fly List of suspected terrorists, including blacklisting innocent Americans who present no threat to security. The Americans we represent in Latif v. Holder, the ACLU’s challenge to the government’s No-Fly List procedures, provide…

It is now only a matter of weeks, or days perhaps, before Herman Wallace dies of the liver cancer that is ravaging his body. He will likely die in prison, at age 72, without proper medical treatment, after spending nearly four decades in a 6′ by 9′ cell. He was placed in solitary confinement after…

I grew up in the shadow of Sing Sing prison in Ossining, New York. As a boy, I would walk by Sing Sing and hear the inmates talking, a stark and sobering reminder of the dashed dreams of the many men I knew growing up who ended up impoverished, incarcerated or killed. Young men like…

New Survey Outlines Funding Deficiency in Brain and Eye Disease Research BrightFocus Foundation, a nonprofit organization that funds research worldwide to save sight and mind, today released the results of a survey of more than 170 leading biomedical scientists that explores the most significant barriers to progress in ending brain and eye diseases.  The survey…

Risk of advanced disease, death greater than for middle-aged patients. Younger adults with colorectal cancer that has spread (metastasized) to other areas of the body have a higher risk of disease progression and death than middle-aged patients, a new study finds. Colorectal cancer in elderly patients is also more aggressive than it is in the…

Meals on Wheels programs have been struggling to meet increasing demand for their services after years of funding cuts at the federal, state and local levels. Now a government shutdown promises to make their jobs even harder. The programs submit reimbursement requests to cover their expenses for providing meals to vulnerable seniors who either can’t…

See how ServiceSource‘s life-changing services are enriching the lives of disabled individuals, helping them to thrive and be active members of the community. Tweet In this week’s Featured Charity Blog, the team at ServiceSource, a leading nonprofit disability resource organization with regional offices and programs located in eight states and the District of Columbia, tells…

Two years ago, Alison Portt was asked to join the Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals’ Cause Innovation Team. One of the only dedicated innovation groups of its kind, this team was built based on a new strategic plan at CMN Hospitals that held innovation at its core. The team consisted of senior staff from within the…