WASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release)– In the aftermath of the shooting of Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords,  Judge John Rule and others in Tucson, the Congressional Research Service has compiled and published  a list of laws already on the books punishing violence against federal officials.  * Preceding based on material provided by Congressional Research Service

WASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release)–President Barack Obama delivered his State of the Union message on Tuesday evening, before a packed joint session of Congress in which Republicans and Democrats sat interspersed rather than across the aisle.  Here is the text of the President’s remarks: Mr. Speaker, Mr. Vice President, Members of Congress, distinguished guests, and fellow

WASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release) – The Human Rights Campaign Foundation announced Monday that it will begin an effort to investigate the existing workplace policies for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender employees at Jewish non-profit organizations. The work, an expansion of HRC’s workplace equality project, is supported by a generous lead grant from the Charles and Lynn

NEW YORK (Press Release)– To address the varied challenges posed by the planned September 2011 commemoration of the United Nations World Conference against Racism, Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia and Related Intolerance, known as “Durban III,” the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations has created a special national committee to be chaired by Robert Sugarman, chairman