AScribe Law News Service articles from January 2006

AScribe Law News Service archives from January 2006

National Poll by Hamilton College Surveys High School Seniors; Youths Conservative on Abortion, Support Same-Sex Relationships.
January 5, 2006... Byline: Hamilton College WASHINGTON, Jan. 5 (AScribe Newswire) -- Most high school seniors regard abortion as morally wrong and would severely limit a woman's right to choose. According to a national poll released today in Washington by...

Judge Alito: His Actions Speak Louder Than His Words -- Statement by Wade Henderson, Executive Director of Leadership Conference on Civil Rights.
January 10, 2006... Byline: Leadership Conference on Civil Rights WASHINGTON, Jan. 10 (AScribe Newswire) -- Following is a statement by Wade Henderson, Executive Director of the Leadership Conference on Civil Rights. - - - - Judge Alito has...

Study Hits EPA Plan to Censor Community Pollution Reports; Federal Tracking System Already Misses Persistent, Toxic Chemicals That Accumulate in Wildlife and People.
January 13, 2006... Byline: Environmental Working Group WASHINGTON, Jan. 13 (AScribe Newswire) -- It is the category of industrial chemicals that, by consensus, scientists and government regulators the world over worry most about: substances that persist in...

Ms. Foundation for Women's Statement Opposing Nomination of Samuel A. Alito to United States Supreme Court.
January 13, 2006... Byline: Ms. Foundation for Women NEW YORK, Jan. 13 (AScribe Newswire) -- The Ms. Foundation for Women, the women's foundation engaged nationally to build women's power to drive social change, opposes the nomination of Samuel A. Alito to...

Interpol, UN Office on Drugs and Crime Choose John Jay College to Examine International Crime Data.
January 17, 2006... Byline: John Jay College of Criminal Justice NEW YORK, Jan. 17 (AScribe Newswire) -- Jeremy Travis, President of John Jay College of Criminal Justice, today announced that John Jay has entered into partnerships with United Nations Office on...

Professor: Maine Senators Wield Swing-Vote Power Against No Child Left Behind Act.
January 17, 2006... Byline: Bowdoin College BRUNSWICK, Maine, Jan. 17 (AScribe Newswire) -- "It is no surprise that Republican Senators Olympia Snowe and Susan Collins are seeking support for their recent legislation to amend the No Child Left Behind Act...

Foundation Commits $5.1 Million to Support, Evaluate Promising Jobs Strategy for Ex-Offenders.
January 17, 2006... Byline: Joyce Foundation CHICAGO, Jan. 17 (AScribe Newswire) -- The Joyce Foundation today announced a three-year, $5.1 million initiative to help launch and evaluate a promising new strategy to help ex-offenders connect to jobs. The...

U.S. Sex Education and Reproductive Health Policies a Threat to Teens and to Women.
January 18, 2006... Byline: Council on Contemporary Families NEW YORK, Jan. 18 (AScribe Newswire) -- Much debate has centered on whether confirmation of Judge Samuel Alito will lead the Supreme Court to overturn the 1973 Roe vs. Wade decision, which...

Pentagon Fired 244 Gay Doctors, Nurses, Medical Specialists, New Data Show; Shortage in Medical Personnel Prompts Experts to Question Policy.
January 25, 2006... Byline: Center for the Study of Sexual Minorities in the Military SANTA BARBARA, Calif., Jan. 25 (AScribe Newswire) -- A University of California research center released data today showing that the military has fired 244 medical...

Changes to Citizenship Test Are Good, But Not Enough, Duke University Professor Says.
January 25, 2006... Byline: Duke University DURHAM, N.C., Jan. 25 (AScribe Newswire) -- After a decade of being stalled by politics and confusion about its purpose, this week's government announcement that the U.S. citizenship exam will be revised is an...

Professor Says Hamas Victory an 'Earthquake' in Middle East Politics.
January 27, 2006... Byline: University of Iowa IOWA CITY, Iowa, Jan. 27 (AScribe Newswire) -- A University of Iowa law professor and Mideast expert said she is shocked by the results of this week's Palestinian elections and likens them to a political...

Former Army JAG Official, Dean of Law, Available to Comment on Legality of Wiretapping.
January 30, 2006... Byline: Texas Tech University LUBBOCK, Texas, Jan. 30 (AScribe Newswire) -- Texas Tech School of Law Dean Walter H. Huffman is a proponent of the rule of law, which implies that government authority may only be exercised in accordance with...

University of Florida Study Shows That Risk of Victimization Increases With Early Puberty.
January 30, 2006... Byline: University of Florida GAINESVILLE, Fla., Jan. 30 (AScribe Newswire) -- Adolescents who experience puberty earlier than their peers are more likely to be physically victimized through fights or offending behaviors such as bullying....