AScribe Law News Service articles from July 2005

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O'Connor Retirement: Santa Clara University Law Professor, Former Clerk for Sandra Day O'Connor Bradley Joondeph Available to Comment on Her Retirement.
July 1, 2005... Byline: Santa Clara University SANTA CLARA, Calif., July 1 (AScribe Newswire) -- Bradley Joondeph, law professor at Santa Clara University and former clerk for Sandra Day O' Connor is available to comment on her decision to retire from the...

Coalition for Fair & Independent Judiciary Call on President Bush to Seek Advice, Consent of Senators in Press Conference Today; Announce IndependentCourt.org, Broad-Based Effort to Ensure Supreme Court Nominees Committed to Protecting Rights, Freedoms of All Americans.
July 1, 2005... Byline: Communications Consortium WASHINGTON, July 1 (AScribe Newswire) -- The Coalition for a Fair & Independent Judiciary will hold a press conference today at 2:30 p.m. Eastern to urge President Bush to seek "consensus instead of...

Coalition for Fair & Independent Judiciary Calls on President Bush to Seek Advice & Consent of Senators; Americans Deserve Fair, Independent Nominee Who Will Protect Individual Rights, Freedoms.
July 1, 2005... Byline: Communications Consortium WASHINGTON, July 1 (AScribe Newswire) -- Today, after Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor announced her retirement, the Coalition for a Fair & Independent Judiciary released the following statement:...

President Should Nominate Moderate Conservative to Replace O'Connor, Duke Professor Says.
July 1, 2005... Byline: Duke University DURHAM, N.C., July 1 (AScribe Newswire) -- With today's announcement that Justice Sandra Day O'Connor plans to step down from the Supreme Court, President George W. Bush should nominate a replacement who, like...

President Faces Complicated Choices for Supreme Court Nominee, Say University of Maryland Experts.
July 1, 2005... Byline: University of Maryland, College Park COLLEGE PARK, Md., July 1 (AScribe Newswire) -- President Bush faces some interesting choices as he considers who should replace retiring Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor. Assistant...

Supreme Court Opening: What's At Stake for Women: Abortion Rights, Contraception, Education and Title IX, Job Security, Family and Medical Leave, More.
July 1, 2005... Byline: Communications Consortium WASHINGTON, July 1 (AScribe Newswire) -- A little-understood and endangered link unites Roe v. Wade, the 1973 Supreme Court decision on abortion, and Griswold v. Connecticut, the landmark 1965 decision that...

Statement From the Society of Professional Journalists on Miller and Cooper Supreme Court Cases.
July 5, 2005... Byline: Society of Professional Journalists INDIANAPOLIS, July 5 (AScribe Newswire) -- Tomorrow, Wednesday, July 6, at least one and possibly two reporters are likely to be sentenced to spend time in federal prison for resisting the order...

Will Bush Win Political Battle Over Supreme Court Nominee? Odds Are in His Favor, Says Expert on History, Process.
July 5, 2005... Byline: University of Dayton DAYTON, Ohio, July 5 (AScribe Newswire) -- If history is any guide, President Bush will win the battle shaping up over the judiciary, according to a University of Dayton political scientist who has studied the...

Levin College of Law Establishes International Tax Degree.
July 6, 2005... Byline: University of Florida GAINESVILLE, Fla., July 6 (AScribe Newswire) -- In a rapidly globalizing economy, international tax lawyers are more in demand -- and young lawyers around the world are eager to get into the field. To meet...

New Congressional Study of 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' Is Misleading, Report Finds; Statistical Sleight of Hand, Selective Use of Evidence Lead to Flawed Conclusions.
July 6, 2005... Byline: Center for the Study of Sexual Minorities in the Military SANTA BARBARA, Calif., July 6 (AScribe Newswire) -- The Center for the Study of Sexual Minorities in the Military (CSSMM) released a report today assessing a new...

CSU San Bernardino Extremism Analyst Available for Comment on Possible Motive in Terrorist Bombings in London.
July 7, 2005... Byline: Calif. State University, San Bernardino SAN BERNARDINO, Calif., July 7 (AScribe Newswire) -- Criminal Justice Professor Brian Levin, director of the Center for the Study of Hate and Extremism at California State University, San...

Replacing Justice Sandra Day O'Connor: Letter to President Bush Signed by 75 National Organizations Stresses Consensus.
July 8, 2005... Byline: Communications Consortium WASHINGTON, July 8 (AScribe Newswire) -- In anticipation of the President meeting with Senate leaders to discuss replacing retiring Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor, IndependentCourt.org, a...

Abortion Debate Central to Supreme Court Nomination, Says Illinois Wesleyan Political Scientist.
July 11, 2005... Byline: Illinois Wesleyan University BLOOMINGTON, Ill., July 11 (AScribe Newswire) -- The nomination of Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor's successor will put abortion rights in the spotlight, but will probably not result in...

Taking The Risk Out Of When Disaster Strikes The Supply Chains; Stanford Business School Research Suggests How To Take Out Risk.
July 11, 2005... Byline: Stanford Graduate School of Business STANFORD, Calif., July. 11 (AScribe Newswire) -- It's a simple fact of human nature: The minute people fear they may not be able to get their "stuff," they start hoarding whatever's available....

While Congress Does Nothing, Columbus Bans Assault Weapons.
July 12, 2005... Byline: Legal Community Against Violence SAN FRANCISCO, Jul. 12 (AScribe Newswire) -- With yesterday's city council vote, the City of Columbus, Ohio joins states and local communities across the nation in banning assault weapons, and...

Major Food Companies Hijack FTC Workshop on Advertising to Kids: Government Fails to Protect Children's Health.
July 13, 2005... Byline: Public Health Advocacy Institute BOSTON, July 13 (AScribe Newswire) -- "A public relations exercise for the food and advertising industries," is what a coalition of public health advocates is calling the Federal Trade Commission's...

The Judicial Confirmation Process Isn't Broken; Our History Makes the Case -- by Trevor Parry-Giles.
July 13, 2005... Byline: University of Maryland, College Park COLLEGE PARK, Md., July 13 (AScribe Newswire) -- Following is a commentary by Trevor Parry-Giles. Parry-Giles teaches political communication at the University of Maryland. His book, "The...

University of Pittsburgh Experts Available to Comment on Bush's Nominee to the Supreme Court.
July 14, 2005... Byline: University of Pittsburgh PITTSBURGH, July 14 (AScribe Newswire) -- With the retirement of U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor, speculation has begun about whom Bush will nominate to fill her seat. Several University of...

Attendees at National Gathering of State Governors Urged to Restore Voting Rights to People With Felony Convictions; Voting Rights Groups Highlight Recent Policies Signed by Governors Vilsack, Heineman, Others.
July 15, 2005... Byline: Demos NEW YORK, July 15 (AScribe Newswire) -- As the National Governor's Association convenes in Des Moines, Iowa, today, the Right to Vote Campaign applauds Governors Vilsack, Warner, Guinn, Riley, and others who took action to...

It Takes a Private Neighborhood to Make a Local Revolution.
July 18, 2005... Byline: The Urban Institute WASHINGTON, July 18 (AScribe Newswire) -- To the three traditional levels of government -- federal, state and local -- add private neighborhoods, home to nearly one in five Americans. In the last 40 years, the...

Santa Clara University Faculty Experts on Constitutional Law Can Comment on Expected Announcement of Supreme Court Nominee.
July 19, 2005... Byline: Santa Clara University SANTA CLARA, Calif., July 19 (AScribe Newswire) -- Santa Clara University School of Law professors Bradley Joondeph and Margaret Russell are available for comment on the expected announcement of a Supreme...

Unsafe Auto Mirrors Pose Driving Hazard; European Union Welcomes New Rules to Eliminate 'Blind Spot' on Motor Vehicles.
July 20, 2005... Byline: Automobile Safety Foundation LOS ANGELES, July 20 (AScribe Newswire) -- The Automobile Safety Foundation (ASF) asks, have you ever been driving 70 mph on the freeway, needed to change lanes, thought it was safe after checking your...

Supreme Court Expert: History Foresees High Odds on Contentious Justice Hearing.
July 20, 2005... Byline: James Madison University HARRISONBURG, Va., July 20 (AScribe Newswire) -- President Bush has selected federal appellate judge John G. Roberts Jr. to succeed Associate Justice Sandra Day O'Connor to the Supreme Court of the United...

Feminist Majority Opposes John Roberts for Supreme Court.
July 20, 2005... Byline: Communications Consortium ARLINGTON, Va., July 20 (AScribe Newswire) -- The Feminist Majority today announced its opposition to John Roberts, President Bush's nominee for the United States Supreme Court. "Everything we know...

Women's Sports Go Unreported in Television News.
July 20, 2005... Byline: Amateur Athletic Foundation of L.A. LOS ANGELES, July 20 (AScribe Newswire) -- In the last five years, the television coverage of women's sports has declined. In fact, the percentage of stories and airtime devoted to women's sports...

Nomination of John Roberts: Ideological Disagreements Aside, Long Confirmation Fight Would Be Mistake, Says Supreme Court Expert.
July 20, 2005... Byline: Washington University, St. Louis ST. LOUIS, July 20 (AScribe Newswire) -- President Bush's nomination of John Roberts to fill the Supreme Court vacancy created by Sandra Day O'Connor's retirement has the potential to spark a messy...

Agricultural Regulations: Learn to Manage Them Instead of Letting Them Manage You.
July 21, 2005... Byline: Straus Communications SACRAMENTO, July 20 (AScribe Newswire) -- California Secretary of Agriculture AG Kawamura, will introduce a workshop that will help producers manage the burden of regulations. The new tool, called AgComplyIT...

New Purdue Center Will Expand Cancer Research Across Disciplines.
July 21, 2005... Byline: Purdue University WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind., July 21 (AScribe Newswire) -- Purdue University announced this week the formation of the Oncological Sciences Center, an interdisciplinary research facility that will increase the...

Experts Offer States Plan for Improving State Election Procedures; Report of The Century Foundation's Working Group on State Implementation of Election Reform is Released at Annual Meeting of State Secretaries.
July 25, 2005... Byline: The Century Foundation ST. PAUL, Minn., July 25 (AScribe Newswire) -- In response to the voting problems that remained apparent in the 2004 presidential election - and with the deadline fast approaching for states to comply with...

Latest Research From the American Sociological Review: Saying vs. Doing, School Integration, and Social Ties and Employment.
July 25, 2005... Byline: American Sociological Association WASHINGTON, July 25 (AScribe Newswire) -- The most recent issue of the American Sociological Review (ASR), the flagship journal of the American Sociological Association (ASA), features articles on...

Reject White House Interference in Agency Rule-Making, OMB Watch Tells Court.
July 27, 2005... Byline: OMB Watch WASHINGTON, July 27 (AScribe Newswire) -- The White House improperly forced the Environmental Protection Agency to put aquatic wildlife at risk at the behest of corporate special interests, OMB Watch told a federal court...

Organizations Urge Senate to Save Estate Tax, Reject Dangerous 'Compromise' Proposals.
July 27, 2005... Byline: OMB Watch WASHINGTON, July 27 (AScribe Newswire) -- So-called "compromise" proposals on the estate tax offered by Senate Republicans would be just as damaging to the economy and the charitable sector as full repeal, according to a...

African Americans Still Nearly Invisible in Media, Book Says.
July 28, 2005... Byline: Ohio State University COLUMBUS, Ohio, July 28 (AScribe Newswire) -- While African Americans have made inroads into some parts of American society, they are still nearly invisible in many parts of the news media and the...

Voting Rights Act Resonates Today Says Vanderbilt Black History Expert; Need for Federal Protection of Voters Remains Relevant Issue.
July 29, 2005... Byline: Vanderbilt University NASHVILLE, Tenn., July 29 (AScribe Newswire) -- Given the flurry of new voting requirements in Georgia, Indiana, Ohio and other states, the Voting Rights Act of 1965 still resonates today with its continued...

U.S. Senate Grants Sweeping Legal Immunity to Gun Industry.
July 29, 2005... Byline: Legal Community Against Violence SAN FRANCISCO, July 29 (AScribe Newswire) -- The U.S. Senate demonstrated its allegiance to the National Rifle Association today by passing legislation (S. 397) to provide unprecedented legal...