AScribe Law News Service articles from August 2003

AScribe Law News Service archives from August 2003

University of San Francisco Moot Court Rules on Scott Peterson Case; There Was Intent to Kill But Act Was Not Premeditated.
August 1, 2003... Byline: University of San Francisco SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 1 (AScribe Newswire) -- A jury could reasonably find that Scott Peterson intended to kill his wife at the time of her murder, but prosecutors didn't provide enough evidence to prove...

Research Shows Growing Support for Gays Among Young Americans; Hamilton College Expert Comments on Shift to Greater Tolerance.
August 5, 2003... Byline: Hamilton College CLINTON, N.Y., Aug. 5 (AScribe Newswire) -- "High school seniors are more liberal on gay issues than adults - much more," says Hamilton College sociology professor Dennis Gilbert. "National surveys show adults...

Race, Athletics Factor in Kobe Bryant Case; Vanderbilt University Researcher Says Many Star Athletes Able to Transcend Race Until They Make Public Mistake.
August 6, 2003... Byline: Vanderbilt University NASHVILLE, Tenn., Aug. 6 (AScribe Newswire) -- The public's view of top athletes such as Kobe Bryant, Michael Jordan and Tiger Woods is that these men are athletes first and black men second, according to Tony...

Object Technology Conference Takes on Open Source Software.
August 6, 2003... Byline: Association for Computing Machinery ANAHEIM, Calif., Aug. 6 (AScribe Newswire) -- Renowned cyberspace attorney Lawrence Lessig and Open Source software activist Tim O'Reilly are the keynote speakers at OOPSLA 2003, on October 28 and...

Entertainment Industries Council Launches EDGE Awards to Recognize Movies, TV Shows That Promote Firearm Safety, Discourage Gun Violence; ER, The West Wing, The District, Judging Amy, Family Law Among First Recipients.
August 7, 2003... Byline: Entertainment Industries Council LOS ANGELES, Aug. 7 (AScribe Newswire) -- The Entertainment Industries Council, Inc. (EIC) has created the EDGE (Entertainment Depiction of Gun Education) Awards to recognize feature films, TV...

Chicago Risks 'Enormous Increases' in Homeless as Public Housing is Demolished; 388 Squatters and Hundreds of Official Residents in Jeopardy.
August 7, 2003... Byline: The Urban Institute WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 (AScribe Newswire) -- Close to a thousand legal and illegal residents of Chicago's Ida B. Wells public housing community may end up without a home or lose the right to replacement housing, a...

Schism has a Long and Powerful Role in Christianity, Duke Professor Says.
August 7, 2003... Byline: Duke University DURHAM, N.C., Aug. 7 (AScribe News) -- While it's unclear if disagreements among Episcopalians over ordaining an openly gay priest and blessing same-sex unions will end in schism, it would hardly be the first time a...

San Francisco Chronicle Reporter Wins Pulliam First Amendment Award.
August 7, 2003... Byline: Society of Professional Journalists INDIANAPOLIS, Aug. 7 (AScribe Newswire) -- Seth Rosenfeld of the San Francisco Chronicle is the 2003 recipient of the Eugene S. Pulliam First Amendment Award presented annually by the Sigma Delta...

UCSB Appoints New Dean of Social Sciences Division; Urban Affairs Scholar and Ford Foundation Official to Take Up Duties in April.(Melvin L. Oliver)
August 7, 2003... Byline: University of California, Santa Barbara SANTA BARBARA, Calif., Aug. 7 (AScribe News) -- The University of California, Santa Barbara has named a prominent sociologist and innovative foundation leader to be its next dean of social...

New York Immigrant Youth Services See Increase in Residency Status Denials; Negative Pattern Follows Events of 9/11.
August 11, 2003... Byline: Equal Justice Works NEW YORK, Aug. 11 (AScribe Newswire) -- Ten years ago a little girl and her father left the Central African Republic to emigrate to the U.S. This year, that little girl - now a 20-year old woman whose parents are...

Child Support and Incarceration; New Chart Includes State and Federal Guidelines for when Nonpayment can Lead to Time in Jail.
August 12, 2003... Byline: Center on Fathers, Families and Public Policy MADISON, Wis., Aug. 12 (AScribe News) -- The Center on Fathers, Families, and Public Policy has released an easy-to-use chart that includes federal and state statutory guidelines on when...

Lawsuit Alleges Civil Rights Violations in Cook County Jail; Complaint Says Inmates with Mental Illnesses Face.
August 12, 2003... Byline: Bazelon Center Discrimination, Lack Services CHICAGO, Aug. 12 (AScribe Newswire) -- Disability rights advocates today filed a class action lawsuit in U.S. District Court on behalf of individuals with mental illness who are...

L.A. Press Conference: Study Bolsters Legislation to Provide Flexible Funding Options for California Transportation, Housing, Open Space; Sen. Richard Alarcon Announces New Support for Legislation to Improve Local Infrastructure.
August 13, 2003... Byline: PolicyLink LOS ANGELES, Aug. 13 (AScribe Newswire) -- PolicyLink, a nonprofit policy research organization, will be joined by State Sen. Richard Alarcon (D-Los Angeles), and the Surface Transportation Policy Project to release a...

Sacramento Press Conference: Study Bolsters Legislation to Provide Flexible Funding Options for Transportation, Housing, Open Space; Assemblymember Steinberg Announces New Support for Legislation to Improve Local Infrastructure.
August 13, 2003... Byline: PolicyLink SACRAMENTO, California, Aug. 13 (AScribe Newswire) -- PolicyLink, a nonprofit policy research organization, will be joined by Assemblymember Darrell Steinberg (D-Sacramento) and the Surface Transportation Policy Project...

Report Warns That Underinvestment Threatens Quality of Life for Californians; Broad-Based Coalition Calls for Passage of ACA 14 and SCA 11.
August 14, 2003... Byline: PolicyLink SACRAMENTO, Aug. 14 (AScribe Newswire) -- The "California dream" is at risk, according to a report released today by PolicyLink, a nonprofit research organization, with the Surface Transportation Policy Project (STPP)...

L.A. Press Conference: New Report Warns That Underinvestment Threatens Quality of Life for Californians; Broad-Based Coalition Calls for Passage of ACA 14 and SCA 11.
August 14, 2003... Byline: PolicyLink LOS ANGELES, Aug. 14 (AScribe Newswire) -- The "California dream" is at risk, according to a report released today by PolicyLink, a nonprofit research organization, with the Surface Transportation Policy Project (STPP)...

Americans Still Breathing Dirty Air: Report Ranks Metro Areas With Worst Air Pollution; Study Links Air Pollution to Asthma, Cancer, Heart Disease, Yet Congress Poised to Gut Clean Air Laws, Slash Funding for Transportation Options.(Brief Article)
August 19, 2003... Byline: Environmental Media Services WASHINGTON, Aug. 19 (AScribe Newswire) -- Nearly half of all Americans are breathing unhealthy air, and air quality in dozens of metropolitan areas has actually gotten worse over the last decade...

Senior Admiral Says Lifting Gay Ban Would Strengthen Military; Former Navy JAG Calls 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' 'Odious'.
August 21, 2003... Byline: Center for the Study of Sexual Minorities in the Military SANTA BARBARA, Calif., Aug. 21 (AScribe Newswire) -- The retired Judge Advocate General (JAG) for the Navy, Rear Admiral John D. Hutson, has called for the end of the...

National Technology Transfer Center Announces New NASA Project Team Leader.
August 25, 2003... Byline: The National Technology Transfer Center WHEELING, W.Va., Aug. 25 (AScribe Newswire) -- The Robert C. Byrd National Technology Transfer Center announced today that Paula Webster has been promoted to NASA Project Team Leader. The NASA...

U. T. Dallas Economist to Join Harvard Debate on Intellectual Property Rights in Cyberspace; Are Music Downloaders Criminals or Targets of Persecution?
August 25, 2003... Byline: University of Texas at Dallas RICHARDSON, Texas, Aug. 25 (AScribe Newswire) -- A debate is raging in the worlds of entertainment, law and technology: when "Little Johnny" downloads his favorite rap tune from the Internet for free,...

Indiana Venture Center Launched to Support Entrepreneurship Statewide; Business Leader, Hoosier Steve Beck to Lead Center; Central Indiana Corporate Partnership to Provide Major Funding.
August 25, 2003... Byline: Indiana University INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., Aug. 25 (AScribe Newswire) -- When Mike Hatfield wanted to start a new telecommunications business, he left Indiana to ensure it would happen. Now, he is lending his vision and providing $3...

National Technology Transfer Center Names Darwin Molnar Vice President.
August 25, 2003... Byline: The National Technology Transfer Center WHEELING, W.Va., Aug. 25 (AScribe Newswire) -- The Robert C. Byrd National Technology Transfer Center announced today it promoted Darwin Molnar to vice president for market and technology...

University of Florida Professor Says Classics Had Influence on Martin Luther King.
August 26, 2003... Byline: University of Florida GAINESVILLE, Fla., Aug. 26 (AScribe Newswire) -- Thursday marks the 40th anniversary of Martin Luther King's "I Have a Dream" speech, and a University of Florida professor who has studied his discourses says...

A New Version of 'SLAPP': Lawsuit Could Chill Reporter-Source Relations.
August 28, 2003... Byline: Society of Professional Journalists INDIANAPOLIS, Aug. 28 (AScribe Newswire) -- Imagine this situation: You are a journalist with a significant investigative story with potentially great public interest. Your sources are solid and...

Low-Income American Workers Need Congressional Investment; Goodwill Calls For Stronger Workforce Legislation.
August 29, 2003... Byline: Goodwill Industries International BETHESDA, Md., Aug. 29 (AScribe Newswire) -- As the United States celebrates the American worker this Labor Day, Goodwill Industries is calling on Congress to strengthen the 1998 Workforce...

Internet Ethics: College Students Say Downloading Copyrighted Material Is Not Unethical.
August 29, 2003... Byline: University of Arkansas FAYETTEVILLE, Ark., Aug. 29 (AScribe Newswire) -- Lawsuits, privacy issues and anti-piracy software have made downloading music, videos and other intellectual property daily news. University of Arkansas...