AScribe Law News Service articles from October 2003

AScribe Law News Service archives from October 2003

University of Minnesota to Host Panel on Homophobia in Sports, Oct. 15.
October 1, 2003... Byline: University of Minnesota MINNEAPOLIS, Oct. 1 (AScribe Newswire) -- Few people in the sports community have stepped forward to address homophobia in sports, but the University of Minnesota's Tucker Center for Research on Girls &...

Expert: Schism an Old Story, New Possibility for Episcopalians, Duke University Church Historian Says.(Brief Article)
October 1, 2003... Byline: Duke University DURHAM, N.C., Oct. 1 (AScribe Newswire) -- More than 2,200 traditional Episcopalians, including 40 bishops, are expected in Dallas, Texas, on Oct. 7-9 to discuss gay ordination and a possible split within the...

Environmental Working Group to Release First List of Community Water Supplies Contaminated by MTBE; Republican Plan to Shield Oil Companies Against Pollution Claims Would Shift Clean Up Costs to Consumers in 1,300 Towns and Cities.
October 1, 2003... Byline: Environmental Working Group WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 (AScribe Newswire) -- Drinking water supplies for over 15 million Americans are contaminated with MTBE, a carcinogenic gasoline additive that at even trace levels renders water...

Stop Winter Moisture Buildup From Damaging Your Home; High Levels of Indoor Humidity Can Cause Long-Term Problems.
October 1, 2003... Byline: Forest Products Laboratory MADISON, Wis., Oct. 2 (AScribe Newswire) -- The first killer frost of the year. You'd like to look outside to see if your flowers froze last night, but you can't because your windows are frosted up. If...

Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law Issues Statement On Introduction of The Keeping Families Together Act.
October 2, 2003... Byline: Bazelon Center WASHINGTON, Oct. 2 (AScribe Newswire) -- The Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law commends Senator Susan Collins and Representatives Patrick Kennedy and Pete Stark for recognizing the dire need to address barriers...

Expert on Special Prosecutors Available: Katy Harringer, Wake Forest Professor.(Brief Article)
October 2, 2003... Byline: Wake Forest University WINSTON-SALEM, N.C., Oct. 2 (AScribe News) -- Katy Harriger, author of "The Special Prosecutor in American Politics," is available for interviews about the call by Democratic leaders for a special prosecutor...

Report Finds Dramatic Jump in Detections of Gasoline Additive in Drinking Water Supplies; Oil Companies Who Make It Would Be Shielded From Lawsuits Under Republican Energy Bill Plan.
October 2, 2003... Byline: Environmental Working Group WASHINGTON, Oct. 2 (AScribe Newswire) -- As Republican leaders press forward with a plan to prohibit water pollution liability claims against oil companies for a gasoline additive that at trace levels can...

Vanderbilt University Expert Can Comment on Kobe Bryant Preliminary Hearing Next Week.(Brief Article)
October 2, 2003... Byline: Vanderbilt University NASHVILLE, Tenn., Oct. 2 (AScribe Newswire) -- As Kobe Bryant faces his preliminary hearing on rape charges next week, what role will race play in the courtroom and in the court of public opinion? ...

The New Reality for Publicly Held Companies: How the Sarbanes-Oxley Act and Governance Reforms Are Transforming Corporate America.(Brief Article)
October 2, 2003... Byline: Haas School of Business, UC Berkeley BERKELEY, Calif., Oct. 2 (AScribe Newswire) -- How the the Sarbanes-Oxley Act and corporate governance reforms are transforming and challenging corporate America will be the topic of a panel...

California Proposition 54 Would Gut Essential Research, Says National Council on Crime and Delinquency President Barry Krisberg.
October 2, 2003... Byline: National Council on Crime and Delinquency OAKLAND, Calif., Oct. 2 (AScribe Newswire) -- "Proposition 54 could be disastrous. It strikes at the very heart of what the NCCD has been doing for almost a century." says Krisberg, whose...

Federal, State Leaders to Debate Federalism and the Future of the EPA.(Environmental Protection Agency)
October 2, 2003... Byline: Environmental Law Institute WASHINGTON, Oct. 2 (AScribe Newswire) -- The nomination of Utah Governor Michael O. Leavitt as head of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency sends a signal that federalism is a key component of the...

October Business, Law & Economics Tips From Washington University in St. Louis:.
October 3, 2003... Byline: Washington University, St. Louis ST. LOUIS, Oct. 3 (AScribe Newswire) -- The following are news and feature story ideas from Washington University in St. Louis. For more information on any of the stories below or for assistance in...

'Queer Origins of Modern American Culture': Workshop Series Explores Gay Roots of U.S. Modernism.
October 3, 2003... Byline: University of Chicago CHICAGO, Oct. 3 (AScribe Newswire) -- During the Cold War, the United States stepped onto the world stage as an artistic force, producing what was recognized for the first time as a bona fide national culture....

Vanderbilt University To Host Brown v. Board of Education 50th Anniversary Commemorative Series.
October 3, 2003... Byline: Vanderbilt University NASHVILLE, Tenn., Oct. 3 (AScribe Newswire) -- The U.S. Supreme Court's Brown v. Board of Education decision accomplished what the Emancipation Proclamation of 1863, the Civil War, the 13th, 14th and 15th...

William K. Reilly to Receive Environmental Law Award.
October 6, 2003... Byline: Environmental Law Institute WASHINGTON, Oct. 6 (AScribe Newswire) -- Long time conservation leader William K. Reilly, currently the President and Chief Executive Officer for Aqua International Partners and Chairman of the World...

Students Celebrate Landmark Supreme Court Decision: Brown v. Board of Education 50th Anniversary.
October 6, 2003... Byline: National History Day WASHINGTON, Oct. 6 (AScribe Newswire) -- As the debate about school vouchers heats up across the country, the 2003-2004 school year will mark the 50th Anniversary of the Supreme Court's 1954 landmark decision...

Ford Foundation Announces 2003 Winners of Leadership for a Changing World Awards; 17 Recognized for Outstanding Leadership in U.S. Communities; Research Suggests Nation's Social Justice Leadership Styles Complex But Effective.
October 7, 2003... Byline: Ford Foundation NEW YORK, Oct. 7 (AScribe Newswire) -- The Ford Foundation today announced the 2003 winners of the Leadership for a Changing World awards. The 17 awardees, selected from a pool of more than 1,300 nominations,...

NASA Research Propels Development of New Glass.
October 7, 2003... Byline: NASA Marshall Space Flight Center HUNTSVILLE, Ala., Oct. 7 (AScribe Newswire) -- There's a new glass in town. The glass, developed with the help of a unique NASA levitator facility, is available for numerous commercial applications...

Columbia University Community Celebrates Four MacArthur 'Genius Awards'.
October 8, 2003... Byline: Columbia University NEW YORK, Oct. 8 (AScribe Newswire) -- As the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation celebrates its 25th year of grantmaking, four members of the Columbia University community have been honored with...

Expert: "Do Not Call" Controversy Likely to Turn Into Agency Turf Battle.
October 8, 2003... Byline: Vanderbilt University NASHVILLE, Tenn., Oct. 8 (AScribe Newswire) -- The future of the national "do not call" list is likely to turn into a debate over which federal agency should be responsible for enforcing it, according to...

New Technology Could Enhance Safety in Rain, Snow.(precipitation gage)
October 8, 2003... Byline: National Center for Atmospheric Research BOULDER, Colo., Oct. 8 (AScribe Newswire) -- The University Corporation for Atmospheric Research (UCAR) Foundation has awarded an exclusive manufacturing license to Yankee Environmental...

Professor Charles Okidi Appointed First J. William Futrell Visiting Scholar.
October 9, 2003... Byline: Environmental Law Institute WASHINGTON, Oct. 9 (AScribe Newswire) -- Professor Charles Odidi Okidi of the University of Nairobi Institute for Development Studies was appointed by the Environmental Law Institute as the Institute's...

Discussion Panel: Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy, Kathleen M. Sullivan, Pamela Karlan, Lawrence Lessig, and Jack Rakove on We the People and the Constitution in 2003.
October 13, 2003... Byline: Stanford Law School STANFORD, Calif., Oct. 13 (AScribe Newswire) -- Stanford Law School panel discussion, Saturday, Oct. 18, 9:30 to 11:00 a.m.: Associate Justice Kennedy, three of the nation's most influential constitutional...

Election 2004: Duke University Experts on Presidential Race, Related Issues.
October 13, 2003... Byline: Duke University DURHAM, N.C., Oct. 13 (AScribe Newswire) -- Following is a list of Duke University experts available for comment on the presidential race and related issues. Categories: Presidential Race and Domestic...

Turkish Slaughter: Largest Christian Genocide in World History Examined; Colgate University Professor's New Book Reveals Tragedy of Forgotten Armenians.(Book Review)
October 13, 2003... Byline: Colgate University HAMILTON, N.Y., Oct. 13 (AScribe Newswire) -- HarperCollins has announced the release of "The Burning Tigris: The Armenian Genocide and America's Response," by Colgate University professor Peter Balakian. Focused...

Critics Are Wrong: Suburban Residents Feel Strong Sense of Community.
October 13, 2003... Byline: Ohio State University COLUMBUS, Ohio, Oct. 13 (AScribe Newswire) -- People who live in traditional small-town neighborhoods use their cars less than do people living in the suburbs, but they don't feel a stronger sense of...

National Policy Group Urges Adoption of Inclusionary Zoning to Ease District of Columbia Housing Crisis.
October 14, 2003... Byline: PolicyLink WASHINGTON, Oct. 14 (AScribe Newswire) -- Affordable housing in the nation's capital can be significantly increased if the District of Columbia adopts a mandatory inclusionary zoning ordinance, according to a new report...

Linda Chavez to Deliver Hanify-Howland Lecture at Holy Cross: 'Thinking About Race'.
October 14, 2003... Byline: College of the Holy Cross WORCESTER, Mass., Oct. 14 (AScribe Newswire) -- Linda Chavez, president of the Center for Equal Opportunity in Washington, D.C., will deliver the annual Hanify-Howland Memorial Lecture on Wednesday, Nov. 5...

Book: Legal Tools and Incentives Help Promote Private Lands Conservation in Latin America.(Book Review)
October 14, 2003... Byline: Environmental Law Institute WASHINGTON, Oct. 14 (AScribe Newswire) -- Latin America is rich in biodiversity and natural resources--from the rainforested lowlands of the Amazon basin to the cloud forests of the Andes Mountains....

Tommie Smith, John Carlos Return to San Jose State University for Commemoration of Their Human Rights Stand at '68 Olympics.
October 14, 2003... Byline: San Jose State University SAN JOSE, Calif., Oct. 14 (AScribe Newswire) -- Thirty-five years to the day after their symbolic stand for human rights at the Mexico City Olympics in 1968, medalists Tommie Smith and John Carlos will come...

Gay Soldier Returns From Middle East; Reports Acceptance From Peers But Hardships From 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell'.
October 15, 2003... Byline: Center for the Study of Sexual Minorities in the Military SANTA BARBARA, Calif., Oct. 15 (AScribe Newswire) -- A U.S. soldier whose homosexual orientation was known to most members of his unit returned recently from deployment in...

University of Maryland Helps China Handle New Crime.(Brief Article)
October 16, 2003... Byline: University of Maryland, College Park COLLEGE PARK, Md., Oct. 16 (AScribe Newswire) -- Chinese officials, wrestling with unprecedented levels of crime, have turned to the University of Maryland for help. The university has launched...

Grocery Strikes in Missouri, California, West Virginia May Only Be the Beginning, Says Labor Expert.
October 16, 2003... Byline: Washington University, St. Louis ST. LOUIS, Oct. 16 (AScribe Newswire) -- Neil Bernstein, an expert in labor law and legal issues relating to striking workers and a professor of law at Washington University in St. Louis, is closely...

Racially Mixed Juries Would Provide 'Checks and Balances' Throughout Criminal Justice System, Author Says; Jury Expert Calls for Reviving Racially and Ethnically Mixed Juries to Ensure Fair Trials, Legitimate Verdicts.
October 20, 2003... Byline: University of California, Santa Cruz SANTA CRUZ, Calif., Oct. 20 (AScribe Newswire) -- With jury selection just completed in the trial of John Allen Muhammad, accused of masterminding the Washington-area sniper slayings a year ago,...

MTBE Deal in Congress: Good News for Texas Oil Companies, Bad News for Consumers in 25 States.
October 21, 2003... Byline: Environmental Working Group WASHINGTON, Oct. 21 (AScribe Newswire) -- Millions of consumers and their water utilities in 25 states will be forced to pay billions of dollars to remove a toxic, foul-smelling gasoline additive from...

New Donor-Advised Fund Grants to 10 Community Foundations Round Out $50 Million Knight Foundation Initiative.
October 21, 2003... Byline: The Knight Foundation MIAMI, Oct. 21 (AScribe Newswire) -- In the second wave of a $50 million investment by the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, 10 community foundations have received a combined $21.9 million for local...

Carnegie Mellon University to Launch Initiative to Ensure Cybersecurity for Domestic, Commercial Sectors.
October 22, 2003... Byline: Carnegie Mellon University PITTSBURGH, Oct. 22 (AScribe Newswire) -- Carnegie Mellon University is scheduled today to announce an integrated initiative designed to ensure safety for every computer log-on, including a broad range of...

Watchdog Finds Sean 'P. Diddy' Combs' Sean Jean Clothing Made in Honduran Sweatshop; 19-Year-Old Garment Worker Comes to NYC to Ask Star for Help in Ending Brutal Treatment of Women.(Brief Article)
October 27, 2003... Byline: Fenton Communications NEW YORK, Oct. 27 (AScribe Newswire) -- Music and fashion entrepreneur Sean "P. Diddy" Combs will be marketing a new line of expensive hip-hop clothing on Manhattan's Fifth Avenue this Spring, but his trendy...

Stanford Law School Community Mourns the Death of Renowned Constitutional Law Scholar and Former Dean John Hart Ely.(Obituary)
October 27, 2003... Byline: Stanford Law School STANFORD, Calif., Oct. 27 (AScribe Newswire) -- Former Stanford Law School Dean John Hart Ely died on Saturday, October 25, in Miami, Florida, of cancer. At the time of his death, he was the Richard A. Hausler...

MacArthur Foundation Makes Grant to Harvard University's Berkman Center for Internet and Society to Explore the Future of Copyright in a Digital Environment.
October 28, 2003... Byline: MacArthur Foundation CHICAGO, Oct. 28 (AScribe Newswire) -- The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation has announced a grant of $600,000 over three years to Harvard University's Berkman Center for Internet and Society to...

Academy Symposium Examines Impact of 9/11 and National Security Issues on Biological Research; Special Half-Day Symposium at New York Academy of Sciences.
October 28, 2003... Byline: New York Academy of Sciences NEW YORK, Oct. 28 (AScribe Newswire) -- The debate over the classification of sensitive scientific research within the government and the scientific community reached unprecedented heights after 9/11....

Climate Vote Spotlights Growing Senate Environmental Coalition; Responsible, Affordable Approach Attracts More Votes Than Predicted, Says Environmental Defense; Audio Clips Available.
October 30, 2003... Byline: Environmental Defense WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 (AScribe Newswire) -- In a striking political transformation, Senators from widely diverse states today voted for the bi-partisan McCain Lieberman Climate Stewardship Act. Senators from farm...

California Attorney General Bill Lockyer to Address Cybersecurity, Vulnerability Disclosure at Stanford Law School Conference, "Cybersecurity, Research and Disclosure": Saturday, Nov. 22, 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
October 30, 2003... Byline: Stanford Law School STANFORD, Calif., Oct. 30 (AScribe Newswire) -- Reported computer security breaches have almost doubled since last year, and the vast majority go unreported. In two high profile incidents earlier this year,...