AScribe Law News Service articles from August 2007

AScribe Law News Service archives from August 2007

'The Tesco Invasion': Report Analyzes Global Food Retail Giant's Promises, Past Performance As It Lands in U.S.
August 2, 2007... Byline: Occidental College LOS ANGELES, Aug. 2 (AScribe Newswire) -- Consumers and policymakers should question promises made by British food giant Tesco as it prepares to enter the U.S. market, according to a new analysis by the...

Goodwill Industries Says Second Chance Act Will Help Stop Criminal Recidivism; Applauds Senate Judiciary Committee for Taking Action.
August 3, 2007... Byline: Goodwill Industries International ROCKVILLE, Md., Aug. 3 (AScribe Newswire) -- Goodwill Industries applauds the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee for unanimously passing the Second Chance Act, which would allow hundreds of thousands...

Has in loco parentis Returned?
August 6, 2007... Byline: Bowling Green State University BOWLING GREEN, Ohio, Aug. 6 (AScribe Newswire) -- A 1961 court case dealt a death blow to in loco parentis as a legal doctrine, but the concept of universities serving "in the place of a parent" is...

Landmark Victory for California Kids; Durham to Provide Clean School Buses.
August 7, 2007... Byline: Environmental Law Foundation SAN FRANCISCO, CAlif., Aug. 7 (AScribe Newswire) -- Today, Durham School Services, the second largest private school bus operator in the state, agreed to start phasing in clean school buses to districts...

RAND Study Says U.S. Army Following Defense Department Policy Barring Women From Ground Combat Units.(Report)
August 7, 2007... Byline: RAND Corporation SANTA MONICA, Calif., Aug. 7 (AScribe Newswire) -- The U.S. Army is following the Department of Defense policy barring the assignment of women to units whose primary mission is ground combat, according to a RAND...

The New Wal-Mart Effect: How American Companies and Consumers Can Encourage Foreign Suppliers to Reduce Negative Environmental Impacts.
August 9, 2007... Byline: Vanderbilt University NASHVILLE, Tenn., Aug. 9 (AScribe Newswire) -- Most of America's low-cost stores have much of their merchandise made in foreign countries, like China. What's become better known, because of recent news...

Subprime Mortgage Crisis Targeted by Rochester Institute of Technology Consumer Finance Expert Robert Manning; 'Double Financial Bubble' Looming Large for Middle-Income Communities, Explains Author.
August 14, 2007... Byline: Rochester Institute of Technology ROCHESTER, N.Y., Aug. 14 (AScribe Newswire) -- "America is facing the financial consequences of a 'double bubble' where falling housing prices and bloated mortgage payments are squeezing consumers...

California State Board of Equalization Makes Historic Decision; Alcopops to Be Taxed as Distilled Spirits.
August 14, 2007... Byline: Marin Institute SAN RAFAEL, Calif., Aug. 14 (AScribe Newswire) -- The California State Board of Equalization (BOE), under the strong leadership of State Controller John Chiang, made history today when they set in motion a...

Minnesota Council on Foundations Renews Commitment to Philanthropy & Public Trust.
August 15, 2007... Byline: Minnesota Council on Foundations MINNEAPOLIS, Aug. 15 (AScribe Newswire) -- The Minnesota Council on Foundations has released two Philanthropy & Public Trust publications for distribution to all 1,400 Minnesota foundations to guide...

Open Society Institute Calls on Iran to Release Prisoners on 100th Day of Their Detention.
August 16, 2007... Byline: Open Society Institute NEW YORK, Aug. 16 (AScribe Newswire) -- On the 100th day of their imprisonment, two American scholars remain unjustly targeted by the Iranian government. Drs. Kian Tajbakhsh and Haleh Esfandiari, taken into...

Open Society Institute Statement on Release of Haleh Esfandiari.
August 21, 2007... Byline: Open Society Institute NEW YORK, Aug. 21 (AScribe Newswire) -- We welcome the long-overdue release of Dr. Haleh Esfandiari from Iran's Evin prison and eagerly expect news that Dr. Kian Tajbakhsh will also be set free. Dr....

University of Florida Survey: Floridians Not Entirely Sold on New Property Tax Measure.
August 21, 2007... Byline: University of Florida GAINESVILLE, Fla., Aug. 21 (AScribe Newswire) -- The fate of a proposed property tax amendment that would affect the existing Save Our Homes amendment in a January statewide referendum is too close to call, a...

Letter of Intent to Sue Missouri Department of Social Services Issued by Voting Rights Groups; New Study Shows State Non-Compliance With National Voter Registration Act; Aug. 23 Press Teleconference to Announce Report Findings, Lawsuit.
August 23, 2007... Byline: Demos ST. LOUIS, Aug. 23 (AScribe Newswire) -- Today, Demos and Project Vote, representing the community group ACORN, sent a letter of intent to sue the Missouri Department of Social Services if the state doesn't comply with the...

Bush Should Take Lesson From Ford in Picking Next Attorney General, Duke Law Professor Advises.
August 27, 2007... Byline: Duke University DURHAM, N.C., Aug. 27 (AScribe Newswire) -- President Gerald Ford's pick of University of Chicago President Edward Levi as attorney general following Watergate should be the model for President Bush as he replaces...

Accounting Expert Simplifies Key Element in Sub-Prime Mortgage Crisis; 'We Are Seeing Only the Tip of the Iceberg and the Worst Is Yet to Come,' Says John D. Rossi, III, CPA.
August 29, 2007... Byline: Moravian College BETHLEHEM, Pa., Aug. 29 (AScribe Newswire) -- What a difference a year has made in the state of sub-prime mortgages and the financial mess the economy faces as a result. John D. Rossi, III, associate professor of...

A Record-Breaking Number of Faculty Members Hired: John Jay College Strategy for Growth Takes Shape.
August 31, 2007... Byline: John Jay College of Criminal Justice NEW YORK, Aug. 31 (AScribe Newswire) -- This fall, 52 professors will join the ranks of the John Jay College of Criminal Justice faculty. This unprecedented number of new full-time hires is a...