AScribe Law News Service articles from June 2008

AScribe Law News Service archives from June 2008

Death of Charles Moskos, Military Sociologist, Is Mourned.
June 2, 2008... Byline: Michael D. Palm Center SANTA BARBARA, Calif., June 2 (AScribe Newswire) -- Charles Moskos, the Northwestern University military sociologist who was renowned by scholars and popular with students, died over the weekend at the age of...

Chief Congressional Architect of Military's Gay Ban Ends Opposition to Openly Gay Service; Scholars React to Former Senator Sam Nunn's New Course.
June 3, 2008... Byline: Michael D. Palm Center SANTA BARBARA, Calif., June 3 (AScribe Newswire) -- - Former Senator Sam Nunn told reporters today that "times change" and it is now time to reconsider the ban on openly gay service that he spearheaded as...

RAND Study Finds Increase in Piracy and Terrorism at Sea; Little Evidence Supports Fear That the Two Crimes Are Merging.
June 4, 2008... Byline: RAND Corporation SANTA MONICA, Calif., June 5 (AScribe Newswire) -- Acts of piracy and terrorism at sea are on the rise, but there is little evidence to support concerns from some governments and international organizations that...

Major Book on Military's Gay Ban Due Out Next Year; Palm Center Scholar to Publish Definitive Story of 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell'; Appearance Set for New York Panel Discussion and Film Premiere, June 13 & 14.(Discussion)
June 5, 2008... Byline: Michael D. Palm Center SANTA BARBARA, Calif., June 5 (AScribe Newswire) -- St. Martin's Press has announced that it will publish the much-anticipated new book on gays in the military by Dr. Nathaniel Frank, the country's leading...

Oral Argument in Lawsuit Against Ohio Secretary of State Jennifer Brunner for Non-Enforcement of Federal Voter Registration Law.
June 6, 2008... Byline: Demos NEW YORK, June 6 (AScribe Newswire) -- Demos today released the following media advisory. - - - - WHERE: United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit 540 Potter Stewart U.S. Courthouse 100 East Fifth...

First International Conference in Puerto Rico on Criminal Justice June 10-12.
June 8, 2008... Byline: John Jay College of Criminal Justice NEW YORK, June 8 (AScribe Newswire) -- John Jay College of Criminal Justice today released the following media advisory. - - - - Leaders and scholars in Puerto Rican Criminal Justice...

How Do Societies Police Diverse Populations? Who Gets Punished and Why? How Do Gender, Race, Wealth Affect Law & Justice? Examining the Global Nature of Crime and Law Enforcement: Internationally Recognized Scholars and Leaders to Discuss Crime, Justice, Policing at Conference in San Juan, Puerto Rico.
June 9, 2008... Byline: John Jay College of Criminal Justice NEW YORK, June 9 (AScribe Newswire) -- John Jay College of Criminal Justice will sponsor an International Conference on Justice and Policing in Diverse Societies in San Juan, Puerto Rico from...

Expert Task Force Charges School Reform Alone Will Fail in Closing Achievement Gap; Diverse Bipartisan Group Launches Campaign for 'Broader, Bolder' Policies to Improve Education, Bridge Achievement Gaps.
June 10, 2008... Byline: Economic Policy Institute WASHINGTON, June 10 (AScribe Newswire) -- A new task force of national policy experts with diverse religious and political affiliations, in public policy fields including education, social welfare, health,...

Rejected Lawsuit Against Ohio for Noncompliance With Federal Voter Registration Law Appealed in U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit; Secretary of State Jennifer Brunner and Department of Job and Family Services Director Helen Jones-Kelley Named as Defendants.
June 12, 2008... Byline: Demos CINCINNATI, June 12 (AScribe Newswire) -- Today, the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit held oral argument in the appeal of "Harkless, et al. v. Brunner, et al.", a lawsuit originally filed by individual...

Supreme Court's Guantanamo Detainee Ruling Good for American Governance and Justice, Says Duke Law Professor.
June 12, 2008... Byline: Duke University DURHAM, N.C., June 12 (AScribe Newswire) -- Duke University law professor Madeline Morris praised the Supreme Court's June 12 ruling, in Boumediene v. Bush, that Guantanamo detainees have the right to challenge...

British Army to Allow Uniformed Soldiers March in Gay Parade; Latest Step Toward Full Equality for Gays in Britain.
June 16, 2008... Byline: Michael D. Palm Center SANTA BARBARA, Calif., June 16 (AScribe Newswire) -- The British Ministry of Defence has announced that for the first time, the army will allow its soldiers to participate in London's Gay Pride parade on July...

What's Next for Mexico? Gang Violence, Drugs, Political Corruption Imperil Country.
June 16, 2008... Byline: Communications Consortium WASHINGTON, June 16 (AScribe Newswire) -- A new book by College of William & Mary Professor George W. Grayson suggests that defeated leftist presidential candidate Lopez Obrador could frustrate the...

Vanderbilt, Curb Embrace Creative Campus Concept; New Courses, Master's Program, Internships and More Planned.
June 18, 2008... Byline: Vanderbilt University NASHVILLE, Tenn., June 18 (AScribe Newswire) -- Vanderbilt University will elevate creative practice on and off campus to prepare students to work with globalized markets, engage emerging technologies and...

The Normality of Marriage -- by Ralph Hexter.
June 19, 2008... Byline: Hampshire College AMHERST, Mass., June 19 (AScribe Newswire) -- The following opinion piece is by Ralph Hexter, president of Hampshire College. - - - - Marriages between partners of the same sex are in the news again....

'Beyond the Mortgage Meltdown': New Report Analyzes Dodd/Frank Plan, Calls for Additional Steps to Address Housing Market Crisis; Moody's Economist Mark Zandi, Home Loan Bank President Alfred Dellibovi Join Report Author James Lardner at National Press Club Event June 25.
June 19, 2008... Byline: Demos NEW YORK, June 19 (AScribe Newswire) -- Demos today released the following media advisory. - - - - WHERE: National Press Club 14th Floor, Lisagor Room 529 14th Street, NW Washington, DC WHEN: ...

Milwaukee Could Become Third City to Pass Paid Sick Leave.
June 20, 2008... Byline: Communications Consortium MILWAUKEE, June 20 (AScribe Newswire) -- A coalition of health, religious, education, labor and women's groups will deliver petitions with the signatures of tens of thousands of city residents to put a...

New Data on Lesbian Discharges Has Historical Precedent; Palm Center Says More Research Would Be Beneficial.
June 24, 2008... Byline: Michael D. Palm Center SANTA BARBARA, Calif., June 24 (AScribe Newswire) -- The new Pentagon data showing that gay discharges climbed last year to 627 revealed that the ouster of women was far out of proportion to their numbers in...

Duke Law Professor to Testify June 26 Before House Subcommittee on Issues Relating to Guantanamo Detainess.
June 24, 2008... Byline: Duke University DURHAM, N.C., June 24 (AScribe Newswire) -- Christopher Schroeder, Charles S. Murphy Professor of Law and Public Policy Studies at Duke University, will testify Thursday before a House subcommittee on the role of...

'Beyond the Mortgage Meltdown': New Report Analyzes Dodd/Frank Plan, Calls for Additional Steps to Address Housing Market Crisis; Moody's Economist Mark Zandi, Home Loan Bank President Alfred Dellibovi Join Report Author James Lardner at June 25 National Press Club Event; Teleconference Included.
June 25, 2008... Byline: Demos WASHINGTON, June 25 (AScribe Newswire) -- Demos today released the following media advisory. - - - - WHERE: National Press Club 14th Floor, Lisagor Room 529 14th Street, NW Washington, DC -...

A Year Into the Mortgage Meltdown, New Report Analyzes Housing Market Crisis and Federal Response; June 25 National Press Club Event, Teleconference Announce Findings of Demos Report Praising the Dodd/Frank Plan But Calling for Additional Measures.
June 25, 2008... Byline: Demos WASHINGTON, June 25 (AScribe Newswire) -- With millions of American families facing foreclosure and the U.S. Senate moving toward approval of a compromise bill, the public policy center Demos takes stock of the housing market...

Legal Community Against Violence Reacts to Supreme Court Decision Striking Down D.C. Handgun Ban; San Francisco-Based National Law Center Notes That Ruling Permits Common Sense Firearms Regulations.
June 26, 2008... Byline: Legal Community Against Violence SAN FRANCISCO, June 26 (AScribe Newswire) -- In a landmark decision issued today, the U.S. Supreme Court held that the Second Amendment to the U.S. Constitution guarantees an individual right to...

California State University San Bernardino Criminal Justice Professor Available for Comment on Supreme Court Ruling Striking Down Ban on Handguns.
June 26, 2008... Byline: Calif. State University, San Bernardino SAN BERNARDINO, Calif., June 26 (AScribe Newswire) -- Brian Levin, an associate professor of criminal justice at Cal State San Bernardino and author of a book examining the Second Amendment on...