AScribe Law News Service articles from December 2004

AScribe Law News Service archives from December 2004

Society of Professional Journalists Condemns Military Subpoena in Air Force Rape Story.
December 3, 2004... Byline: Society of Professional Journalists INDIANAPOLIS, Dec. 3 (AScribe Newswire) -- The Society of Professional Journalists supports The Denver Post and its reporter, Miles Moffeit, in resisting a military court subpoena for notes taken...

News Tip: United Church of Christ Ad Shows Politicization of Religion in America.
December 3, 2004... Byline: Duke University DURHAM, N.C., Dec. 3 (AScribe Newswire) -- A controversial TV ad by the United Church of Christ, which two broadcast networks are refusing to air, is an example of the growing politicization of U.S. churches, says a...

Artists, Musicians Are Enthusiastic Internet Users: They Believe Internet Helps Them Make, Sell Their Work.
December 5, 2004... Byline: Pew Internet & American Life Project WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 (AScribe Newswire) -- The first large-scale surveys of the internet's impact on artists and musicians reveal that they are embracing the Web as a tool to improve how they make,...

MacArthur Foundation Awards $1.4 Million for Research to Help Address Challenges Facing Metropolitan Regions.
December 6, 2004... Byline: MacArthur Foundation CHICAGO, Dec. 6 (AScribe Newswire) -- The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation has announced two grants totaling $1.4 million in support of research efforts to help local, state and regional...

Global Exchange, Rainforest Action Network Denounce Auto Industry Assault on Popular California Greenhouse Gas Emission Reduction Goals; Ford Joins Federal Lawsuit to Fight U.S.'s Only Such Law; Union of Concerned Scientists Ranks Ford as Auto Industry's Worst Greenhouse Gas Polluter.
December 8, 2004... Byline: Rainforest Action Network SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 8 (AScribe Newswire) -- Global Exchange and Rainforest Action Network today denounced Ford Motor Company and the Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers for filing a Federal lawsuit to...

Rosalind Krauss, Jeremy Waldron Named University Professors at Columbia University.
December 9, 2004... Byline: Columbia University NEW YORK, Dec. 9 (AScribe Newswire) -- Columbia University President Lee C. Bollinger and Provost Alan Brinkley have announced the appointment of art history professor Rosalind Krauss and law professor Jeremy...

Vanderbilt Experts Available for 2004 Year-in-Review Features.
December 10, 2004... Byline: Vanderbilt University NASHVILLE, Tenn., Dec. 10 (AScribe Newswire) -- Vanderbilt experts are available to comment on the top stories of 2004, from the presidential election to Martha Stewart and even the 17-year cicadas. These...

Legal Scholars Assess Impact of Reversal of Military Sodomy Conviction; Experts Address Possible Implications for Gay Ban.
December 10, 2004... Byline: Center for the Study of Sexual Minorities in the Military SANTA BARBARA, Calif., Dec. 10 (AScribe Newswire) -- The legal community today offered several interpretations of the recent ruling by a military court invalidating a sodomy...

Study Explores European Countries Which Still Ban Gays; Some European Nations Ban Gays Despite Ruling of European Court.(Brief Article)
December 13, 2004... Byline: Center for the Study of Sexual Minorities in the Military SANTA BARBARA, Calif., Dec. 13 (AScribe Newswire) -- A new study published in the current issue of the Journal of Law & Public Policy discusses why some European countries...

Studies: Consumers Should Be Wary of 'Innocent' Questions, Shop Around.
December 13, 2004... Byline: Duke University DURHAM, N.C, Dec. 13 (AScribe Newswire) -- Consumer warning: Seemingly innocuous questions can influence your purchasing habits. That's the word from a recent study conducted by researchers at Duke University's...

Statement From the Annenberg Foundation, The Lenfest Foundation and The Pew Charitable Trusts Regarding The Barnes Foundation.
December 13, 2004... Byline: The Pew Charitable Trusts PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 13 (AScribe Newswire) -- In response to Judge Ott's decision to grant The Barnes Foundation permission to relocate its gallery to Philadelphia, the Annenberg Foundation, The Lenfest...

Scott Peterson, Among 'Worst of the Worst,' Deserved Death Sentence, Says Law Professor, Leading Death Penalty Expert Robert Blecker; Blecker Is Available to Comment on Sentencing.
December 14, 2004... Byline: New York Law School NEW YORK, Dec. 14 (AScribe Newswire) -- New York Law School Professor Robert Blecker, a nationally known retributivist advocate of the death penalty, but only for the "worst of the worst," is available to...

Community Vigilance on Alcohol Control Can Cut Teen Drinking.
December 16, 2004... Byline: Pacific Institute for Research and Evaluation BERKELEY, Calif., Dec. 16 (AScribe Newswire) -- Community attitudes and efforts on underage drinking may have the biggest impact on whether teens binge drink and drive drunk, according...

Study Shows Importance of Getting Facts Straight on Guns and Violence, Experts Say; National Academy of Sciences Report Says Massive Gaps in Data Undermine Efforts to Reduce Deaths; Experts Available to Comment.
December 16, 2004... Byline: Joyce Foundation WASHINGTON, Dec. 16 (AScribe Newswire) -- Public health experts applauded "Firearms and Violence," a report released today by the National Academy of Sciences (NAS). The report is a ringing endorsement of the...

Adoptions Stall, More Legal Orphans Created by Failed Federal Law, National Child Advocacy Group Says.
December 28, 2004... Byline: National Coalition for Child Protection Reform ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 28 (AScribe Newswire) -- The number of foster-child adoptions has stalled, even as the number of "legal orphans" continues to grow as a result of a failed federal...