AScribe Law News Service articles from May 2006

AScribe Law News Service archives from May 2006

Alliance for Justice President Nan Aron Announced as 2006 Marlboro College Commencement Speaker, May 14.
May 1, 2006

Expert Comments on How U.S. Drug Safety System Should Be Changed.
May 2, 2006

Boston College Law School Founder's Medal Recipients Announced.
May 9, 2006... Byline: Boston College NEWTON, Mass., May 9 (AScribe Newswire) -- Boston College Law School is pleased to announce its Founder's Medal recipients for 2006. Receiving the award will be Michael S. Greco (BC Law '72), President of the...

2006 National Wetlands Awards to Be Presented on Capitol Hill May 10.
May 9, 2006... Byline: Environmental Law Institute WASHINGTON, May 9 (AScribe Newswire) -- Six individuals from across the U.S. will be honored at the 2006 National Wetlands Awards on May 10 in Washington, DC. The Awards will be presented in an evening...

Dickinson College Alumnus on Time 100 List to Speak at 2005-06 Commencement May 21.
May 10, 2006... Byline: Dickinson College CARLISLE, Pa., May 10 (AScribe Newswire) -- Dickinson College alumnus John E. Jones III, the federal judge who recently ruled on a precedent-setting intelligent design case and was featured in the 2006 special...

Progress Made in Protecting Voting Rights of New Yorkers With Felony Convictions.
May 11, 2006... Byline: Demos NEW YORK, May 11 (AScribe Newswire) -- Responding to recent studies showing persistent confusion among elections officials, the New York State Board of Elections has taken important practical steps to protect the voting...

Impact on Violence May Differ Between Bars and Stores That Sell Alcohol, Study Shows; In Some Neighborhoods, Density of Bars Doesn't Increase Violence.
May 12, 2006... Byline: Pacific Institute for Research and Evaluation BERKELEY, Calif., May 12 (AScribe Newswire) -- Stores that sell alcohol magnify violence problems in all neighborhoods where they're concentrated. The density of bars, on the other hand,...

Legendary Entertainer and Human Rights Activist Harry Belafonte to Speak at Cal State San Bernardino on May 23.
May 12, 2006... Byline: Calif. State University, San Bernardino SAN BERNARDINO, Calif., May 12 (AScribe Newswire) -- Harry Belafonte, who introduced American audiences to calypso music, marched for civil rights and has served as a UNICEF Goodwill...

Former Iraqi Minister of Environment Mishkat Al Moumin Named Visiting Scholar at Environmental Law Institute.
May 17, 2006... Byline: Environmental Law Institute WASHINGTON, May 17 (AScribe Newswire) -- The Environmental Law Institute (ELI) is pleased to name Mishkat Al Moumin, Ph.D. its J. William Futrell Visiting Scholar for 2006. Dr. Al Moumin is the...

Ohio Ignores Requirements of 13-Year-Old Federal Voter Registration Law; Voting Rights Groups Send Letter Outlining Noncompliance to Ohio Secretary of State Ken Blackwell; Lawsuit Possible This Summer.
May 18, 2006... Byline: Demos COLUMBUS, Ohio, May 18 (AScribe Newswire) -- Ohio's noncompliance with a federal voter registration law could land the state in legal jeopardy, according to a letter sent by several national voting rights and election reform...

Scientists, Clinicians, Patients, Advocates and Policymakers Gather to Expand California's Newborn Genetic Screening Program.
May 18, 2006... Byline: Public Health Institute SACRAMENTO, Calif., May 18 (AScribe Newswire) -- National and California experts will meet during Cystic Fibrosis Awareness Month to discuss extending California's screening program to Cystic Fibrosis and...

Marin Community Foundation Awards $1.6 Million to Fireside Apartments Affordable Housing Project.
May 22, 2006... Byline: Pending NOVATO, Calif., May 22 (AScribe Newswire) -- The Marin Community Foundation (MCF) has committed $1.6 million toward the construction of the Fireside Apartments affordable housing project adjacent to Mill Valley. To be...

FEMA's Fate Remains Uncertain as Hurricane Season Set to Open June 1; Experts Available.
May 22, 2006... Byline: University of Virginia CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va., May 22 (AScribe Newswire) -- In late April, Maine Republication Senator Susan Collins, chairwoman of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, issued a report that...

Pomona College Professor Wins Northern California Emmy Award; Documentary 'Screaming Queens' to Air Nationally on PBS in June.
May 24, 2006... Byline: Pomona College CLAREMONT, Calif., May 24 (AScribe Newswire) -- Victor Silverman, a Pomona College history professor, won a prestigious Northern California Emmy Award in the category of Historical/Cultural Program or Special, for...

Organic Consumers Association Says, 'No Factory Farmed Organics'; Consumers Across the US Tell USDA to Not Allow Imposter Organics.
May 25, 2006... Byline: Organic Consumers Association WASHINGTON, May 25 (AScribe Newswire) -- Across the United States, thousands of consumers are responding to the US Department of Agriculture's (USDA) public comment period on revisions to the National...

Boston College Law School Commencement 2006.
May 30, 2006... Byline: Boston College NEWTON, Mass., May 30 (AScribe Newswire) -- Addressing the Boston College Law School class of 2006, American Bar Association President Michael S. Greco (BC Law '72) urged the graduates to embrace the values they have...

Scholars Analyze Plan by Korea to Re-Visit Military Gay Ban; Contrast With U.S. Cited.
May 30, 2006... Byline: Center for the Study of Sexual Minorities in the Military SANTA BARBARA, Calif., May 30 (AScribe Newswire) -- In the wake of the recent announcement by South Korea that it plans to ease or end its ban on gay soldiers, researchers of...

Environmental Law Institute Annual Award Honors Governor George Pataki.
May 31, 2006... Byline: Environmental Law Institute WASHINGTON, May 31 (AScribe Newswire) -- New York Gov. George E. Pataki has been named winner of the Environmental Law Institute's (ELI) 2006 Annual Award. During the 20 years that the award has been...