AScribe Law News Service articles from March 2006

AScribe Law News Service archives from March 2006

Global Outcry Over Falling Forests, Failing Democracy on Australia's Island State of Tasmania.
March 6, 2006... Byline: Rainforest Action Network SAN FRANCISCO, March 6 (AScribe Newswire) -- Outraged world citizens today protested at Australian embassies and consulates in America, Canada, Japan and the United Kingdom to decry the destruction of...

'Crash,' 'Lord of War,' 'CSI' Among Those to Receive Top Honors at 3rd Annual EDGE Awards; 'Dead Zone,' 'Law & Order,' 'Crossing Jordan,' 'Boston Legal' Also Honored.
March 7, 2006... Byline: Entertainment Industries Council LOS ANGELES, March 7(AScribe Newswire) -- "Crash," "Lord of War" and "Elephant" are the winners of the 3rd Annual EDGE Awards in the Feature Film category, it was announced today by Brian Dyak,...

Susan Prager Named President of Occidental College.
March 7, 2006... Byline: Occidental College LOS ANGELES, March 7 (AScribe Newswire) -- Former UCLA Law School Dean Susan Westerberg Prager, a distinguished legal scholar, teacher and academic leader, has been selected by the Occidental College Board of...

High Tech, State of the Art Web Portal Is 'First Stop on the Way Home' for Displaced Louisiana Residents, Businesses.
March 8, 2006... Byline: PolicyLink BATON ROUGE, La., March 8 (AScribe Newswire) -- Finding information about jobs, affordable housing, reviving a business, voting, and social services for displaced residents, businesses, government agencies, and nonprofit...

'Dead Man Walking' Production Coming to Holy Names University as Part of Events Series Addressing Death Penalty.
March 9, 2006... Byline: Holy Names University OAKLAND, Calif., March 9 (AScribe Newswire) -- Holy Names University in Oakland will present 'Dead Man Walking,' the play written by Tim Robbins, April 5-7 at the Valley Center for the Performing Arts on the...

New York State's County Boards of Elections Misinform New Yorkers About Voter Eligibility, New Survey Finds; Survey Findings, Impact, Corrective Measures Will Be Presented at March 15 Press Conference at State Capitol in Albany.
March 10, 2006... Byline: Demos NEW YORK, March 10 (AScribe Newswire) -- The public policy group Demos today released the following media advisory. - - - - WHERE: Room 130 of the Legislative Office Building in Albany, New York WHEN: March 15,...

University of Florida Study Ranks States' Constitutions for Access Provisions.
March 14, 2006... Byline: University of Florida GAINESVILLE, Fla., March 14 (AScribe Newswire) -- Constitutional provisions for access to government in Florida, California, Louisiana, Montana, and Rhode Island provide the best protection for the public,...

New York State's County Boards of Elections Misinform New Yorkers About Voter Eligibility, New Survey Finds; Findings Will Be presented at March 15 Press Conference in Albany.
March 14, 2006... Byline: Demos NEW YORK, March 14 (AScribe Newswire) -- The Brennan Center for Justice at NYU School of Law, Demos and Legal Action Center will release a survey of New York State's local boards of elections documenting widespread...

Conference at Gettysburg College March 24 to Debate State, National Issues Surrounding Academic Freedom.
March 14, 2006... Byline: Gettysburg College GETTYSBURG, Pa., March 14 (AScribe Newswire) -- Gettysburg College today released the following media advisory. - - - - WHO: - Stanley Fish, law professor at Florida International University -...

Local Boards of Elections Are Blocking Thousands of New Yorkers from Voting, in Violation of State Law, Statewide Study Finds; Survey of 63 County Boards of Elections Shows Fully One Third Systematically and Improperly Preventing Formerly Incarcerated Persons From Registering to Vote.
March 15, 2006... Byline: Demos NEW YORK, March 15 (AScribe Newswire) -- Many of New York's local boards of election are systematically and illegally preventing thousands of eligible New Yorkers from registering to vote, according to a new study released by...

Law Professors Release Comic Book on Copyright and Documentary Film.
March 15, 2006... Byline: Duke University DURHAM, N.C., March 15 (AScribe Newswire) -- Taking an unorthodox approach to teaching law, three law professors have collaborated on a comic book that explores the impacts of copyright on creativity, and examines...

Ohio Supreme Court Supports Ohio State in Animal Rights Lawsuit.
March 15, 2006... Byline: Ohio State University COLUMBUS, Ohio, March 15 (AScribe Newswire) -- The Ohio Supreme Court today ruled against a national animal rights group, denying its attempt to gain access to research data gathered by Ohio State University...

Vanderbilt Divinity School Forges New Variety of Prison Ministry; Inmates and Students Study Together at Riverbend Prison.
March 16, 2006... Byline: Vanderbilt University NASHVILLE, Tenn., March 16 (AScribe Newswire) -- Once a week, the Writing about Religion class meets. Ray Waddle, a Vanderbilt University adjunct professor and former religion editor at The Tennessean, leads...

University of Illinois at Chicago Researcher Debunks Mob Impact on 1960 Presidential Election.
March 20, 2006... Byline: University of Illinois at Chicago EMBARGOED until 5 a.m. EDT Monday, March 20 - Option 1 CHICAGO, March 20 (AScribe Newswire) -- An analysis of voting totals from the 1960 presidential election debunks claims that the Chicago...

California Prison Shakeup Reveals Urgent Need for Reform, Expert Says.
March 20, 2006... Byline: University of California, Santa Cruz SANTA CRUZ, Calif., March 20 (AScribe Newswire) -- The recent shakeup in the troubled California Department of Corrections reveals the resistance to a badly needed overhaul of the nation's...

Supreme Court Has Chance to Make Significant Law Regarding War on Terror in Hamdan v. Rumsfeld, Duke Law Professor Says.
March 22, 2006... Byline: Duke University DURHAM, N.C., March 22 (AScribe Newswire) -- Hamdan v. Rumsfeld, which will be argued before the Supreme Court March 28, stands to be a key case in the war on terror, said Scott Silliman, executive director of the...

Stanford Law School to Host Candidates in Santa Clara County District Attorney Race.
March 23, 2006... Byline: Stanford Law School STANFORD, Calif., March 23 (AScribe Newswire) -- The Stanford Law School Criminal Justice Center will host four candidates running for District Attorney of Santa Clara County in a public forum April 6, 2006, 6...

University of Florida Professor Examines Role of Race, Fame in Public Scandals.
March 25, 2006... Byline: University of Florida GAINESVILLE, Fla., March 23 (AScribe Newswire) -- How did O.J. Simpson - hardly an activist on black issues before his arrest - become a hero to some in the black community after being charged with murder? Why...

Study Warns of Accelerating Homelessness, Overcrowding in Chicago.
March 27, 2006... Byline: University of Illinois at Chicago CHICAGO, March 27 (AScribe Newswire) -- Chicago is gaining low-income households, including many large Latino households, much faster than it is gaining housing they can afford, a University of...

'Strong at the Heart' Author Joins Connect for Kids Live Online Chat on Surviving Childhood Sexual Abuse.
March 29, 2006... Byline: Connect for Kids WASHINGTON, March 29 (AScribe Newswire) -- - Child sexual abuse is staggeringly common. One out of every three girls and one in six boys will be sexually abused in some way before they turn 18, according to one...

Who's Eligible to Vote? -- by Sasha Abramsky.
March 30, 2006... Byline: Demos NEW YORK, March 30 (AScribe Newswire) -- Following is an opinion piece by Sasha Abramsky. Abramsky is a senior fellow at Demos, a national, non-partisan public policy organization. He is the author of the newly published book...