AScribe Law News Service articles from November 2007

AScribe Law News Service archives from November 2007

Human Rights, Women's and Anti-Violence Groups Praise Legislation to Combat Global Violence Against Women.
November 1, 2007... Byline: Amnesty International USA WASHINGTON, Nov. 1 (AScribe Newswire) -- Amnesty International USA, the Family Violence Prevention Fund and the Women's Edge Coalition today applauded the introduction of groundbreaking legislation to...

Delaware, Massachusetts, Minnesota, California and Connecticut Top State Rankings in International Patents, Says Kauffman Foundation Report; Study Also Identifies Top Industry and Academic Drivers of Innovation.
November 1, 2007... Byline: Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation KANSAS CITY, Mo., Nov. 1 (AScribe Newswire) -- Delaware, Massachusetts, Minnesota, California and Connecticut top the list of states that are leaders in innovation as measured by international...

University of Florida Study: Anti-Immigration Steps Encourage Foreigners to Stay in U.S.
November 6, 2007... Byline: University of Florida GAINESVILLE, Fla., Nov. 6 (AScribe Newswire) -- Restrictions to keep illegal immigrants from entering the United States are having the perverse effect of encouraging those who are already here to stay by any...

Second Chance Act Will Help Stop Criminal Recidivism; Goodwill Applauds House of Representatives for Taking Action.
November 14, 2007... Byline: Goodwill Industries International ROCKVILLE, Md., Nov. 14 (AScribe Newswire) -- Goodwill Industries International applauds the U.S. House of Representatives for passing the Second Chance Act, which will allow hundreds of thousands...

Community Alliance With Family Farmers Urges Senator Feinstein to Rescind Proposed Farm Bill Amendment to Regulate Leafy Greens; Industry-Driven Food Safety Approach Threatens Local Food Movement.
November 14, 2007... Byline: Straus Communications DAVIS, Calif., Nov. 14 (AScribe Newswire) -- The Community Alliance with Family Farmers (CAFF) today urged Senator Dianne Feinstein to rescind her recently proposed Leafy Greens Amendment (No. 3505) to the...

Conservatism's Unintelligent Design - by Greg Anrig.
November 14, 2007... Byline: The Century Foundation NEW YORK, Nov. 14 (AScribe Newswire) -- Following is commentary by Greg Anrig, vice president of programs at The Century Foundation and author of "The Conservatives Have No Clothes: Why Right-Wing Ideas Keep...

Swarthmore College Political Scientist Calls Voter ID Laws 'Democratic Emergency,' Joins Amicus Brief to Challenge Proposed Legislation.
November 15, 2007... Byline: Swarthmore College SWARTHMORE, Pa., Nov. 15 (AScribe Newswire) -- Swarthmore College political science professor Richard Valelly '75 joined a group of leading scholars of race, class, and politics in America in signing an amicus...

UC Berkeley Holds 30th Annual Real Estate and Economics Symposium.
November 16, 2007... Byline: Haas School of Business, UC Berkeley BERKELEY, Calif., Nov. 16 (AScribe Newswire) -- The University of California, Berkeley's Haas School of Business today released the following media advisory. - - - - ATTENTION: Real...

Poverty by the Numbers: By Race, White Children Make Up the Biggest Percentage of America's Poor.
November 20, 2007... Byline: National Center for Children in Poverty NEW YORK, Nov. 20 (AScribe Newswire) -- A fact sheet released today by the National Center for Children in Poverty (NCCP) shows that, contrary to some common stereotypes about America's poor,...

Provisional Ballot Problems Widely Reported in 2006, New Report Finds; Administrative Errors, Poor Training, Voter Roll Problems Urged to Be Fixed Before Election 2008.(Report)
November 20, 2007... Byline: Demos NEW YORK, Nov. 20 (AScribe Newswire) -- Provisional ballots were a significant source of voter frustration and administrative problems at polling places during the 2006 election, according to a new report, "A Fallible...

Supreme Court to Decide Important Second Amendment Case; San Francisco-Based Public Interest Law Center Reacts to Decision by U.S. Supreme Court to Hear Case Challenging District of Columbia's Handgun Ban.
November 20, 2007... Byline: Legal Community Against Violence SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 20 (AScribe Newswire) -- The U.S. Supreme Court announced today that it will hear the case of District of Columbia v. Heller [1], in which the lower court struck down the...

Government Has Right to Ban Some Weapons, Says Duke Constitutional Law Expert.
November 20, 2007... Byline: Duke University DURHAM, N.C., Nov. 20 (AScribe Newswire) -- On Tuesday, the Supreme Court said it will hear a case that will decide whether the District of Columbia can ban handguns. "The Court should rule that the government...

Experts Available for Comment on Supreme Court Move to Take Up Second Amendment Case.
November 20, 2007... Byline: Joyce Foundation CHICAGO, Nov. 20 (AScribe Newswire) -- The Joyce Foundation today released the following media advisory. - - - - What: The following experts are available for comment on the Supreme Court's undertaking to...

Wall Street Journal and Denver Post Reporters Win 2007 Excellence in Criminal Justice Reporting Awards.
November 21, 2007... Byline: John Jay College of Criminal Justice NEW YORK, Nov. 21 (AScribe Newswire) -- Jeremy Travis, President of John Jay College of Criminal Justice today announced that Gary Fields of the Wall Street Journal and Susan Greene and Miles...

Center on Media, Crime and Justice Receives $500,000 Grant From Open Society Institute.
November 21, 2007... Byline: John Jay College of Criminal Justice NEW YORK, Nov. 21 (AScribe Newswire) -- The Center for Media, Crime and Justice at John Jay College of Criminal Justice received a $500,000 two-year grant from the Open Society Institute (OSI)...

Freedom(R), a Rose in Honor of Rosa Parks: OrganicStyle.com and the Rosa & Raymond Parks Institute for Self Development Celebrate America's 'Mother of the Modern Day Civil Rights Movement'.
November 26, 2007... Byline: Straus Communications DETROIT, Mich., Nov. 26 (AScribe Newswire) -- The Rosa & Raymond Parks Institute for Self Development (http://www.rosaparks.org) has partnered with Organic Style Ltd. (http://www.organicstyle.com) to honor...

States' Lawsuit Would Restore Communities' Right to Know About Industrial Chemicals; Environmental Working Group Study Boosted California Law; Now Attorneys General Nationwide Act Against Bush Rollback.
November 28, 2007... Byline: Environmental Working Group WASHINGTON, Nov. 28 (AScribe Newswire) -- The lawsuit by New York, California and 10 other states against the Bush Administration's gutting of the Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) program opens an important...

GOP Candidates Challenged on Military's Gay Ban; Presidential Contenders Defend Unpopular Policy With Questionable Facts.
November 29, 2007... Byline: Michael D. Palm Center SANTA BARBARA, Calif., Nov. 29 (AScribe Newswire) -- The Republican presidential candidates Wednesday evening defended the military's ban on openly gay service members with outdated and flawed assertions,...

Unique Conference Examines Women's and Children's Rights in Asia.(Conference news)
November 29, 2007... Byline: Wellesley Centers for Women - Wellesley College BANGKOK, Thailand, Nov. 29 (AScribe Newswire) -- Wellesley Centers for Women (WCW) is proud to partner with the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) for "Women and Children: The...

Twenty-Eight Generals and Admirals Call for End to Military's Gay Ban; Largest Such Group to Support Repeal of 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell'.
November 30, 2007... Byline: Michael D. Palm Center SANTA BARBARA, Calif., Nov. 30 (AScribe Newswire) -- A group of twenty-eight retired U.S. generals and admirals will release a statement today urging Congress to repeal the current ban on openly gay troops,...