In response to a battle for over a decade to eliminate all restrictions on access to the Morning-After Pill, the Obama administration announced Monday that it will comply with a federal court ruling that orders the administration to make emergency contraception available without restrictions, and plans to drop its appeal of that ruling. more >>

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The U.S. State Department has illegally refused to release documents from 1998 to 2002 related to the covert propaganda operation run by the U.S. government that secretly paid Miami-based journalists who conducted a media campaign against the Cuban Five. more >>

Today, U.S. District Court Judge Edward R. Korman heard arguments regarding the Obama administration’s Motion to Stay his Order from April 5, 2013, requiring that emergency contraception be made available without age and point-of-sale restrictions. Over a two-hour period, Judge Korman made it clear that the government’s position was unjustifiable. Calling the government’s conduct a “charade” the Judge condemned the “political influence” that has caused a “total and complete corruption of the administrative process.” more >>

The NYPD is seeking to overturn Judge Rakoff’s ruling in favor of the protestors — attend the hearing at the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. more >>