AScribe Law News Service articles from July 2003

AScribe Law News Service archives from July 2003

Supreme Court Affirms Vanderbilt Professor's Call to Unpack Minority Districts.(Carol M. Swain; Georgia v. Ashcroft)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2003... Byline: Vanderbilt University NASHVILLE, Tenn., July 1 (AScribe Newswire) -- A Vanderbilt professor's argument that challenged the presumption underlying so called "minority influence districts" was supported last week in the Supreme...

Leave No Youth Behind: New Report Urges Congress to Focus on Disconnected Youth.
July 1, 2003... Byline: Center for Law and Social Policy WASHINGTON, July 1 (AScribe Newswire) -- Too many young people are not on the path toward successful adulthood, and the U.S. has no coherent policy to help these disconnected youth become productive...

Consumers Union Hails UN Standards on Genetically Engineered Food; Standards Strengthen European Union in Trade Dispute.
July 1, 2003... Byline: Consumers Union YONKERS, N.Y., July 1 (AScribe Newswire) -- Consumers Union hailed the adoption earlier today of three sets of standards regarding safety of genetically modified (GM) food by the Codex Alimentarius Commission, the...

Court Decisions Reaffirm Nation's Commitment to Sound Public Education for All: Statement by Wendy Puriefoy, President, Public Education Network.
July 1, 2003... Byline: Public Education Network WASHINGTON, July 1 (AScribe Newswire) -- In the past week, three landmark cases - by the U.S. Supreme Court and by the highest courts in New York and New Jersey - reaffirm our nation's commitment to quality...

Larry Gross Named Director of USC Annenberg's School of Communication.
July 1, 2003... Byline: USC Annenberg School for Communication LOS ANGELES, July 1 (AScribe Newswire) -- Larry Gross, who spent 35 years teaching communication at the University of Pennsylvania, joins USC on July 1 as director of the School of...

University of Illinois at Chicago Gender Historian Cited in Supreme Court Anti-Sodomy Decision.
July 1, 2003... Byline: University of Illinois at Chicago CHICAGO, July 1 (AScribe Newswire) -- The Supreme Court's landmark decision striking down state anti-sodomy laws was based largely on a finding that historically such laws applied to acts, not to...

Invest in All American Workers: Improve Access to Skills Training; Coalition of 35 Agencies Calls for 'Bridges to Self-Sufficiency'.
July 2, 2003... Byline: Goodwill Industries International BETHESDA, Md., July 2 (AScribe Newswire) -- The economic vitality of the United States is at risk, says a coalition of 35 human services and advocacy groups, if the new iteration of the 1998...

Purdue University Computer Scientist Balances Access, Safety.(Brief Article)
July 2, 2003... Byline: Purdue University WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind., July 2 (AScribe Newswire) -- Whom do you trust? Perhaps more importantly, how do you decide whether to trust them? These are serious questions, especially when it comes to authorizing access...

University of Washington Licenses Two Technologies for Development by Teranode Corp.
July 3, 2003... Byline: University of Washington Health Sciences SEATTLE, July 3 (AScribe Newswire) -- A private technology start-up company, Teranode Corp. of Seattle, has licensed two technologies developed at the University of Washington: Labscape,...

DePaul University Law Professor, Expert on Africa Available to Comment on U.S. Military Involvement in Liberia.(Brief Article)
July 7, 2003... Byline: DePaul University CHICAGO, July 7 (AScribe Newswire) -- As President Bush embarks on a historic visit to West Africa, the issue of what role America will play to help end the conflict in Liberia intensifies. Jeremy Levitt, a DePaul...

Tulane Law School Receives $1 Million Lead Gift to Honor Renowned Trial Attorney Wendell H. Gauthier.
July 8, 2003... Byline: Tulane University NEW ORLEANS, July 8 (AScribe Newswire) -- The family of the late Wendell H. Gauthier, prominent trial attorney, has donated $1 million to Tulane University Law School as the lead gift to establish the Wendell H....

Society of Professional Journalists Calls on Indonesia to Release Journalist, Ease Press Restrictions.
July 8, 2003... Byline: Society of Professional Journalists INDIANAPOLIS, July 8 (AScribe Newswire) -- The Society of Professional Journalists calls on Indonesian authorities to immediately release American freelance journalist William Nessen and ease...

Ocean Advocates Launch Major Effort to Win Public Support for Greater Protection; Less Than One Multimedia Campaign Takes Public Below Waves.
July 9, 2003... Byline: SeaWeb WASHINGTON, July 9 (AScribe Newswire) -- SeaWeb, a marine conservation organization, and the Ocean Wilderness Network (OWN), a non-profit coalition of regional and national organizations dedicated to protecting the ocean,...

Sports Law Expert Can Comment on Ballplayer's Sausage Swing.(Brief Article)
July 10, 2003... Byline: Dick Jones Communications FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla., July 10 (AScribe Newswire) -- If you're looking for comment on Pittsburgh Pirate Randall Simon's decision on Wednesday night to swing at a performer dressed as an Italian sausage...

Communities Grow Smart With Land Conservation; New Publication Series Details Forward Thinking Strategies for Protecting Open Space.
July 10, 2003... Byline: Trust for Public Land WASHINGTON, July 10 (AScribe Newswire) -- The Trust for Public Land (TPL) and the National Association of Counties (NACo) today released a new series of reports offering communities outreach and technical...

Washington University in St. Louis July/August News Tips: Culture & Living.
July 11, 2003... Byline: Washington University, St. Louis ST. LOUIS, July 11 (AScribe Newswire) -- The following are news and feature story ideas from Washington University in St. Louis. For more information on any of the stories below or for assistance in...

Class Action Reform Legislation Would Curb Worst Abuses, Says Vanderbilt Professor.(Brief Article)
July 15, 2003... Byline: Vanderbilt University NASHVILLE, Tenn., July 15 (AScribe Newswire) -- A Vanderbilt professor says that the Class Action Fairness Act currently pending in the U.S. Senate would go a long way toward curbing rampant systemic abuse by...

MacArthur Foundation Provides $4 Million in Support of Civil Rights and Civil Liberties in U.S.
July 16, 2003... Byline: Valerie Denney Communications CHICAGO, July 16 (AScribe Newswire) -- John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation has announced three grants totaling $4 million in support of three major institutions working to protect the civil...

MacArthur Foundation Grants $800K to Illinois Facilities Fund to Continue Providing Capital and Technical Expertise to Nonprofit Real Estate Projects in Chicago and Illinois.
July 21, 2003... Byline: Valerie Denney Communications CHICAGO, July 21 (AScribe Newswire) -- The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation has awarded $800,000 to the Illinois Facilities Fund for its continued efforts to help bring capital, technical...

MacArthur Foundation Provides Nearly $2.5 Million in Grants to Support Efforts to Improve Public Housing in Chicago.
July 21, 2003... Byline: Valerie Denney Communications CHICAGO, July 21 (AScribe Newswire) -- The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation has announced nearly $2.5 million in grants to help the Chicago Housing Authority (CHA) meet the goals of its...

Welfare 'Reform' Debate Tainted By Racism, Sexism.
July 21, 2003... Byline: Pennsylvania State University UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa., July 21 (AScribe Newswire) -- Racism and sexism, politically taboo in most cases, still taint the political process when it comes to welfare "reform," preventing poor citizens...

Do Not Call List Is No Sure Thing, Duke Law Professor Says.(Brief Article)
July 22, 2003... Byline: Duke University DURHAM, N.C., July 22 (AScribe Newswire) -- More than 26 million Americans have registered their names on a national "Do Not Call" list in its first seven weeks of existence. Beginning Oct. 1, telemarketing...

Treasury Department Guidelines May Harm Matching Gift Programs; Guidelines Would Be Burdensome for Corporate Programs, CASE President Says.
July 23, 2003... Byline: Council for Advancement & Support of Education WASHINGTON, July 23 (AScribe Newswire) -- U.S. Treasury Department guidelines intended to keep donor organizations from supporting terrorist groups would force funding organizations to...

Tides Foundation Announces Grants to Groundbreaking LGBTQ Youth Programs; Grants Go to Programs Working With Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgendered and Questioning Youth Who Are Homeless, in Foster Care, in Juvenile Justice System.
July 23, 2003... Byline: Tides Foundation SAN FRANCISCO, July 23 (AScribe Newswire) -- Tides Foundation's B'charta B'chaim Fund granted $368,000 on June 17 to nine organizations working with lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgendered and questioning (LGBTQ)...

Society of Professional Journalists Supports First Amendment Rights of Cartoonist Michael Ramirez.
July 25, 2003... Byline: Society of Professional Journalists INDIANAPOLIS, July 25 (AScribe Newswire) -- The Society of Professional Journalists today saluted Rep. Christopher Cox, R-Calif., for chastising the Secret Service over its interest in Los Angeles...

University of San Francisco Moot Court to Consider Kobe Bryant Case; Students to Argue Appropriate Punishment, Should NBA Star be Found Guilty.
July 28, 2003... Byline: University of San Francisco SAN FRANCISCO, July 28 (AScribe Newswire) -- If National Basketball Association star Kobe Bryant is found guilty of felony sexual assault, what should his punishment be? That's the question facing law...

Moot Court to Argue Scott Peterson Case; University of San Francisco Law Students to Consider Whether There Was Intent to Kill.(Brief Article)
July 28, 2003... Byline: University of San Francisco SAN FRANCISCO, July 28 (AScribe Newswire) -- Law students at the University of San Francisco will argue the Scott Peterson murder case in moot court to determine if the defendant should be convicted of...

International Volunteer Observers Call Cambodia's Election Day Peaceful.
July 28, 2003... Byline: Pending NEW YORK, July 28 (AScribe Newswire) -- Voters lined up at crack of dawn for polls that opened at 7:00 am throughout Cambodia; most had already voted by noon. The weather cooperated, at least in the capital city of Phnom...

Expert Compares Bryant, Tyson Cases.(basketball player Kobe Bryant)(boxer Mike Tyson)(Brief Article)
July 28, 2003... Byline: Purdue University WEST LAFAYETTE, Calif., July 28 (AScribe Newswire) -- There are more similarities than differences between the recent sexual assault allegations against pro basketball player Kobe Bryant and the 1992 Mike Tyson...

International Volunteer Observers Positive on Cambodian Election Process.
July 29, 2003... Byline: Pending NEW YORK, July 29 (AScribe Newswire) -- On July 27 and 28, the Fund for Reconciliation and Development deployed 36 International Volunteer Observers (IVO) to 12 provinces of the Kingdom of Cambodia, including Phnom Penh...

Jewish Groups Across the Country Call for Withdrawal of Pipes Nomination; Pipes Accused of Anti-Arab, Anti-Muslim Bigotry.(Daniel Pipes)
July 30, 2003... Byline: A Jewish Voice for Peace SAN FRANCISCO, July 30 (AScribe Newswire) -- A broad coalition of Jewish peace groups today called upon President Bush to withdraw his controversial nomination of Daniel Pipes to the Board of Directors of...

Legacy of Brown vs. Board of Education Decision to be Examined at Saint Louis University Event; Conference Will Focus on 50th Anniversary of Landmark Case.
July 30, 2003... Byline: Saint Louis University ST. LOUIS, July 30 (AScribe Newswire) -- On May 17, 1954, the United States Supreme Court declared that "separate but equal" education for African American students was not constitutional. With the 50th...

Senate Should Consider Judicial Nominee's Commitment to Law, Not Religious Convictions, Duke Professor Says.(religious discrimination in judicial selection)
July 31, 2003... Byline: Duke University DURHAM, N.C., July 31 (AScribe Newswire) -- The partisan battles in the U.S. Senate this week over judicial nominees, including allegations of anti-Catholic bias, reveal a continued uneasiness over the role of...

Society of Professional Journalists Urges Democratic Republic of Congo to Overturn Sentence Against Journalist.
July 31, 2003... Byline: Society of Professional Journalists INDIANAPOLIS, July 31 (AScribe Newswire) -- The Society of Professional Journalists urges the government of the Democratic Republic of Congo to overturn the five-year prison sentence issued...