AScribe Law News Service articles from March 2009

AScribe Law News Service archives from March 2009

Call for Entries to the 'Make Talk Work' Second International Video Competition for Short Films.
March 2, 2009... Byline: John Jay College of Criminal Justice NEW YORK, March 2 (AScribe Newswire) -- The City University of New York Dispute Resolution Consortium (CUNY DRC) at John Jay College of Criminal Justice has announced the Make Talk Work(r) Second...

Creators of Military Gay Ban Tell Author It Was 'Based on Nothing'; Definitive Book on 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' Out Tuesday; Speaking Tour Begins Today.
March 2, 2009... Byline: Michael D. Palm Center SANTA BARBARA, Calif., March 2 (AScribe Newswire) -- Military officials exaggerated the threat to unit cohesion and ignored research and data when formulating the current policy on gay troops, according to...

Study Finds Organized Crime Increasingly Active in Film Piracy; Three Cases Link Terrorists to Piracy Profits.
March 3, 2009... Byline: RAND Corporation SANTA MONICA, Calif., March 3 (AScribe Newswire) -- Organized crime increasingly is involved in the piracy of feature films, with syndicates active along the entire supply chain from manufacture to street sales of...

The Century Foundation Can Provide Expert Analysis of Expected Indictment of Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir by the International Criminal Court.
March 3, 2009... Byline: The Century Foundation NEW YORK, March 3 (AScribe Newswire) -- The imminently expected indictment of Sudanese president Omar al-Bashir by the International Criminal Court for war crimes in Darfur may well roil Sudan's politics and...

Foundation Center Elects Yvette J. Alberdingk Thijm to Board of Trustees.
March 5, 2009... Byline: The Foundation Center NEW YORK, March 5 (AScribe Newswire) -- The Foundation Center, the nation's leading authority on organized philanthropy, has elected Yvette J. Alberdingk Thijm to its board of trustees. Alberdingk Thijm is the...

Duke Law Experts Available to Comment on President Obama's Newly Announced Policy on Signing Statements.
March 9, 2009... Byline: Duke University DURHAM, N.C., March 9 (AScribe Newswire) -- The following Duke University legal experts are available to comment on President Obama's order today (Monday) regarding the use of and reliance on signing statements...

Obama Names Seattle Police Chief Gil Kerlikowske As New 'Drug Czar'; Statement From Drug-Legalizing Retired Seattle Chief Norm Stamper.
March 11, 2009... Byline: Law Enforcement Against Prohibition WASHINGTON, March 11 (AScribe Newswire) -- Vice President Joe Biden announced the Obama administration's nomination of Seattle Police Chief Gil Kerlikowske today as the nation's next "drug czar,"...

Bashing Bashir - by Morton Abramowitz and Natalie Parke.
March 24, 2009... Byline: The Century Foundation NEW YORK, March 24 (AScribe Newswire) -- Following is commentary by Morton Abramowitz and Natalie Parke. Abramowitz is a senior fellow at The Century Foundation and former president of the Carnegie Endowment...

Sir Ian Blair, Retired Commissioner of the London Metropolitan Police, to Speak at John Jay College.
March 24, 2009... Byline: John Jay College of Criminal Justice NEW YORK, March 24 (AScribe Newswire) -- The John Jay College of Criminal Justice today released the following advisory. - - - - WHAT: Sir Ian Blair, retired Commissioner of the London...

Ms. Foundation for Women Celebrates Co-Founder Gloria Steinem's 75th Birthday With New Campaign: Outrageous Acts for Simple Justice.
March 25, 2009... Byline: Ms. Foundation for Women NEW YORK, March 25 (AScribe Newswire) -- Today, in celebration of Ms. Foundation for Women (http://ms.foundation.org) co-founder Gloria Steinem's 75th birthday, the Ms. Foundation announces an online social...

Free Pass for Oil and Gas in the American West; Exempted from Basic Environmental Standards, 270,000 Oil and Gas Wells Threaten Western Water.
March 26, 2009... Byline: Environmental Working Group WASHINGTON, March 26 (AScribe Newswire) -- Oil and natural gas companies have drilled almost 120,000 wells in the West since 2000, mostly for natural gas, and nearly 270,000 since 1980, according to...

Open Networks Key to Broadband Deployment in Underserved U.S.; 'Big Think' International Team Declares Open Networks Cost Less and Create Naturally Competitive Markets.
March 27, 2009... Byline: National LambdaRail BUCKETTY, Australia, March 27 (AScribe Newswire) -- An international team of telecommunications experts has weighed in the current debates on US broadband policies. Their "big picture" idea -- open networks --...

John Jay College Announces Winners of 2009 Justice Awards.(Awards list)
March 31, 2009... Byline: John Jay College of Criminal Justice NEW YORK, March 31 (AScribe Newswire) -- Mary Robinson, BJ Bernstein and NYU Brennan Center for Justice Recognized for their Exemplary Dedication to Justice John Jay College of Criminal Justice...

Ten Years After the Columbine Massacre: Optimism and Deep Concern.
March 31, 2009... Byline: Binghamton University BINGHAMTON, N.Y., March 31 (AScribe Newswire) -- Ten years after the horrific massacre at Columbine High School sharpened the nation's views on youth violence, Binghamton University researcher Mary Muscari...

Conservatives Urging Obama Not to Lift on Gay Ban; Some Say Effort Could Backfire.
March 31, 2009... Byline: Michael D. Palm Center SANTA BARBARA, Calif., March 31 (AScribe Newswire) -- A conservative group has compiled a list of officers in an effort to block President Obama's plan to repeal "don't ask, don't tell." Two retired,...