BOSTON, Massachusetts, Jan. 30 -- Freedom for Immigrants issued the following news release on Jan. 29: Freedom for Immigrants co-founders Christina Mansfield and Christina Fialho will be honored with the John F. Kennedy New Frontier Award for their tireless efforts advocating for immigrants rights and protections. Washington State Lieutenant Governor Cyrus Habib also will receive the New Frontier Award for his work on progressive issues for his constituents, including sponsoring bills that woul  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Jan. 31 -- Greenberg Traurig, a law firm, issued the following news release: Victoria Reggie "Vicki" Kennedy, senior counsel in Greenberg Traurig's Corporate Practice in Boston, will join Cindy McCain in an intimate presentation at the Institute of Politics at Harvard Kennedy School (IOP) on Friday, Jan. 31. Kennedy, who serves as board president and co-founder of the Edward M. Kennedy Institute for the U.S. Senate, and McCain, who chairs the board of trustees of the McC  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 28 -- The National Black Justice Coalition issued the following joint statement: A teen who was reported missing to the Washington Parish Sheriff's Office in Louisiana was found dead with a gunshot wound to the head, officials said. Detectives are investigating this case as an apparent homicide. In response to the ongoing investigation into the death of 17-year-old Ja'Quarius Taylor from New Orleans, as a possible hate crime, National Black Justice Coalition Executive Director  more

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Virginia, Jan. 28 -- The University of Virginia's School of Law issued the following news: * * * - War Expert Served as Associate Director of Center for National Security Law * * * University of Virginia School of Law professor Robert F. Turner, the cofounder and associate director of the Center for National Security Law at UVA, will retire at the end of this month after more than 32 years at the Law School. He previously served as the first president of the congressionally   more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Jan. 28 -- The John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum issued the following news release: Washington State Lieutenant Governor Cyrus Habib will receive the John F. Kennedy New Frontier Award for his work on important issues for his constituents, including sponsoring bills that would guarantee paid sick leave for almost all workers and the Washington Voting Rights Act, which would prevent racially polarized voting systems. As Lieutenant Governor, he has made expand  more