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For Immediate Release: 10/3/08
Pennsylvania Court’s Decision to Protect Majority of Anonymous Online Posters a Win for Free Speech, Public Citizen Says
WASHINGTON, D.C. – A ruling that protects the identity of the majority of anonymous posters on a Scranton, Pa., political Web site is a win for free speech, Public Citizen said today of an order by Judge Peter J. O’Brien filed in the Lackawanna Country Court of Common Pleas.

For Immediate Release: 10/2/08
‘Cyber’ Lawyer’s Threats, Intimidation Shut Down Web Site
WASHINGTON, D.C. – A Virginia lawyer used intimidation and bullying tactics, including spurious trademark infringement and defamation claims, to shut down a Web site that criticized him, Public Citizen argued today in lawsuit filed against the lawyer and his firm.

For Immediate Release: 10/2/08
Congress Should Reject Bailout Bill; Package Is Loaded With Corporate Pork, Not Enough Protections for Consumers, Homeowners
Statement of Joan Claybrook, President of Public Citizen

For Immediate Release: 10/2/08
FDA Should Ban Over-the-Counter Cough and Cold Medicines For All Children Under 12, Public Citizen Testifies
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The FDA should immediately ban all over-the-counter (OTC) cough and cold medicines for children under 12, Public Citizen told an FDA committee today.

For Immediate Release: 9/29/08
Supreme Court to Decide Whether Citizens Can Effectively Challenge Illegal Government Rules
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Supreme Court is set to decide whether the public can effectively challenge illegal government regulations and, in the process, will decide whether citizens have a voice in the management of national forests.

For Immediate Release: 9/24/08
As Congress Readies to Approve Most Costly Bailout in U.S. History, Lawmakers Must Ensure Taxpayers Are Protected
Over the past few days, we have witnessed Congress readying to approve possibly the most reckless and certainly the most costly bailout in this country’s history. The speed at which the government is leaping to aid Wall Street titans and their accomplices in the financial services sector is breathtaking.

For Immediate Release: 9/24/08
Government Bailout Must Put Americans First
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Two nationally recognized citizen groups called on Congress Wednesday to slow down, proceed carefully and incorporate consumer safeguards in any financial bailout plan, including a cap on credit card and mortgage interest rates, public equity in firms receiving bailout funds, and rules that would prevent lobbyists and firms from cashing in on the massive taxpayer handout.

For Immediate Release: 9/24/08
Statement of Harvey Rosenfield: The Great Bailout of 08: Protecting Americans
A few hours from now and a few miles away, lobbyists and members of Congress will crowd into a hearing room to listen to Treasury Secretary Paulson and Fed Chairman Bernanke tell us that unless the American people come up with $700 billion right now, our financial system will collapse and we will enter another Great Depression (even though no one is using the “D-word,” that’s the unstated threat.)

For Immediate Release: 9/23/08
Court-Imposed Deadline for National Auto Fraud Database Will Save Lives, Keep Defective Vehicles Off the Road
Statement of Deepak Gupta, Attorney, Public Citizen*

For Immediate Release: 9/23/08
Louisiana’s Lawyer Advertising Rules Violate Free Speech, Prevent Consumers From Receiving Information on Their Legal Rights
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Louisiana Supreme Court’s new rules governing lawyer advertising violate free speech and impose vague and unfair restrictions on how lawyers can communicate with consumers, according to a suit filed today in federal court by Public Citizen and two Louisiana attorneys.

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