AScribe Law News Service articles from May 2007

AScribe Law News Service archives from May 2007

Award Winning Reporter Stephen Handelman Named Director of John Jay's Center on Media, Crime and Justice.
May 1, 2007

Illegal Immigration Hurts African Americans; Vanderbilt Professor Believes Congressional Black Caucus Is Ignoring the Issue.
May 1, 2007

Expert: Thinking Like a Predator Key to Preventing Identity Theft.
May 1, 2007

Supreme Court Ruling on Patents Is Step in Right Direction, Economists Contend; Economists Propose Abolishment of Intellectual Property Restrictions.
May 1, 2007

Illinois Voters Favor Education, Social Programs Over Increased Penalties as Strategy to Reduce and Prevent Crime; Survey of State's Registered Voters, Conducted by Community Renewal Society, Indicates Public Support for Rehabilitation for Prisoners Both During and After Release From Prison.
May 1, 2007

Environmental News Tips From University of California, Davis: Anthony Eggert to Be D.C. Policy Advisor; Environmental Justice Talks May 8; Integrated Pest Management for Roses.
May 3, 2007

University of Chicago Law Professor Emeritus Kenneth Dam Awarded German Prize for Academic Achievement.
May 4, 2007

USACM Urges Revisions to National Identification Policy; Proposes Delay in Real ID Implementation to Assure Individual Privacy and Security.
May 8, 2007

State Attorneys General Call on Anheuser-Busch to Stop Marketing to Youth; Brewer's New Alcoholic Energy Drinks Target Youth, Stir Concerns Over Public Health and Safety Hazards.
May 10, 2007

Review: Sasha Abramsky's 'American Furies: Crime, Punishment, and Vengeance in the Age of Mass Imprisonment'.
May 11, 2007

Human Rights Vote Tests U.N. Council's Credibility -- by Jeffrey Laurenti.
May 16, 2007

Request for Cancer Warnings on California School Buses Spells Trouble For Laidlaw.
May 16, 2007

Shut Up and Work! Vanderbilt Professor Examines Erosion of Free Expression in the Workplace.
May 21, 2007

Landmark Sustainable Development Breaks Ground in Berkeley; The David Brower Center and Oxford Plaza Merge Environmental Headquarters, Cultural Venues, and Affordable Housing.
May 21, 2007

Immigration Reform Expert: Learn From 1986 Legislation.
May 22, 2007

Military Fires Three More Gay Arabic Linguists as Shortfall Continues; Iraq Combat Units Losing Their Translators From Frontlines.
May 23, 2007... Byline: Michael D. Palm Center SANTA BARBARA, Calif., May 23 (AScribe Newswire) -- The Associated Press disclosed today that more Arabic linguists have been fired by the military under the "don't ask, don't tell" policy that requires...

University of Texas at Dallas Professor Named to Task Force That Will Evaluate the Texas Youth Commission.
May 24, 2007... Byline: University of Texas at Dallas DALLAS, May 24 (AScribe Newswire) -- Dr. Paul E. Tracy, a professor of public policy and political economy at The University of Texas at Dallas, has been appointed to a task force that will recommend...

Duke Anthropology, Law Professors Suggest Why Public Ambivalent About Bonds' Home-Run Chase.
May 29, 2007... Byline: Duke University DURHAM, N.C., May 29 (AScribe Newswire) -- It seems almost certain that San Francisco Giants slugger Barry Bonds will pass Hank Aaron as baseballas all-time home-run king sometime this summer, but his pursuit has...

Lectures, News, Music From Duke University Now Available through Apple's iTunes.
May 30, 2007... Byline: Duke University DURHAM, N.C., May 30 (AScribe Newswire) -- Internet users around the world can now download, for free, lectures, music, news segments and other materials from Duke University via the Duke on iTunes U site. The...