AScribe Law News Service articles from December 2006

AScribe Law News Service archives from December 2006

Former Bloomington, Mo., Teacher Deborah Mayer to Receive 2006 NCSS Defense of Academic Freedom Award in Washington.
December 1, 2006... Byline: National Council for the Social Studies SILVER SPRING, Md., Dec. 1 (AScribe Newswire) -- Deborah Mayer, a former Bloomington, Mo., elementary school teacher now residing in Portland, Ore., will receive the 2006 National Council for...

America's Young Adults Face Serious Economic Challenges; 18-34 Year Olds Confronted With New Financial Obstacles Not Experienced by Previous Generation.
December 4, 2006... Byline: Demos NEW YORK, Dec. 4 (AScribe Newswire) -- Today's young adults are feeling the full, deep impact of a massive shift in the US economy, and are no longer able to start and sustain a family, build a career and grow assets in the...

Carnegie Mellon Researchers Uncover Online Auction Fraud; Data Mining Software Fingers Both Perpetrators and Accomplices.
December 5, 2006... Byline: Carnegie Mellon University PITTSBURGH, Dec. 5 (AScribe Newswire) -- Computer scientists at Carnegie Mellon University are using data mining techniques to identify perpetrators of fraud among online auction users as well as their...

The New Iowa: 'Ellis Island of the Midwest'? Iowa, Other States Face Challenges With Rapid Immigration Growth Without Federal Guidance, Argues New Report From The Century Foundation.
December 5, 2006... Byline: The Century Foundation NEW YORK, Dec. 5 (AScribe Newswire) -- Iowa is increasingly becoming a "new destination" state for thousands of immigrants, particularly Latinos, who accounted for 77 percent of the state's total population...

The Chicago Reporter Finds That Society Pays High Price for Dropouts; Price Tag for Illinois: $10 Billion a Year; Also - People in Poor School Districts Often Pay More of Their Earnings for Lower-Quality Schools.
December 8, 2006... Byline: Community Renewal Society CHICAGO, Dec. 8 (AScribe Newswire) -- When students drop out, they not only cost themselves opportunities for higher earnings and a better life, they also cost the state in lower tax contributions and...

New Book Addresses Family Abuse Across the Generations.
December 8, 2006... Byline: Purdue University WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind., Dec. 8 (AScribe Newswire) -- A new book by Purdue University sociologists looks at family abuse within and across generations and possible solutions for policymakers to consider. "Often...

Access to Courts after Massachusetts v. EPA: Who Will Be Left Standing?
December 12, 2006... Byline: Environmental Law Institute WASHINGTON, Dec. 12 (AScribe Newswire) -- Please join the Environmental Law Institute and the American Bar Association on Wednesday, Dec. 13, for a discussion on: Access to Courts after Massachusetts...

Trust Building Between the Police and Immigrants Post 9/11: Balancing Federal and Local Security Priorities in South Asian, Arab and Muslim-American Communities.
December 13, 2006... Byline: John Jay College of Criminal Justice NEW YORK, Dec. 13 (AScribe Newswire) -- John Jay College of Criminal Justice of The City University of New York today released the following advisory. - - - - WHAT: A panel discussion...

Schools Are Safer Than Many Believe, According to University of Colorado at Boulder Expert.
December 13, 2006... Byline: University of Colorado, Boulder BOULDER, Colo., Dec. 13 (AScribe Newswire) -- The horrific school shootings in Bailey, Colo., and Lancaster County, Pa., this fall prompted calls from some citizens to fortify schools with fencing and...

Uranium Fever Fuels New Land Rush: Mining Claims on U.S. Public Lands Up 47 Percent.
December 13, 2006... Byline: Environmental Working Group WASHINGTON, Dec. 14 (AScribe Newswire) -- Driven by soaring prices for uranium and other metals, and aided by an antiquated federal law, in the last four years mining interests have staked new claims on...

Environmental Leaders From Congress and Private Sector Elected to Environmental Law Institute Board.
December 14, 2006... Byline: Environmental Law Institute WASHINGTON, Dec. 14 (AScribe Newswire) -- Paul Hagen, Chair of the Board of the Environmental Law Institute (ELI), has announced the election of five new members to the Institute's Board of Directors....

Liberalizing Equity Market Benefits Developing Nations, According to Stanford Business School Research.
December 14, 2006... Byline: Stanford Graduate School of Business STANFORD, Calif., Dec. 14 (AScribe Newswire) -- To open a market to foreign capital or not? That has been the question plaguing economists and governments alike for several decades now,...

New Justices Don't Mean Big Changes in Supreme Court Decisions, According to Stanford Business School Research.
December 14, 2006... Byline: Stanford Graduate School of Business STANFORD, Calif., Dec. 14 (AScribe Newswire) -- Remember when, in the second half of 2005, the U.S. Supreme Court was the subject of intense media scrutiny surrounding the impending retirement of...

New Poll: 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' Isn't Working; Survey Reveals Shift in Military Attitudes.
December 19, 2006... Byline: Michael D. Palm Center UTICA N.Y., Dec. 19 (AScribe Newswire) -- Nearly one in four U.S. troops (23 percent) say they know for sure that someone in their unit is gay or lesbian, and of those 59 percent said they learned about the...

Saddam Hussein Execution: Vanderbilt Expert Back From Iraq.
December 29, 2006... Byline: Vanderbilt University NASHVILLE, Tenn., Dec. 29 (AScribe Newswire) -- Vanderbilt University Law Professor Mike Newton is an expert on the Saddam Hussein trial and has just returned from his fourth trip to Iraq. Newton played a...