AScribe Law News Service articles from September 2005

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First African-American Town Founder Commemorative U.S. Postage Stamp Petition Campaign Launched; First Town Founded by an African-American to be Considered for Commemorative U.S. Postal Stamp.
September 2, 2005... Byline: Free Frank New Philadelphia Historic Preservation Foundation CHICAGO,Sept. 2 (AScribe Newswire) -- Dr. Juliet E.K. Walker, Professor of History at the University of Texas at Austin, and Founder and Executive Director of the Free...

Vanderbilt University: Hurricane Disaster Experts Available to Comment on Emergency Response Planning, Emergency Preparedness.
September 2, 2005... Byline: Vanderbilt University NASHVILLE, Tenn., Sept. 2 (AScribe Newswire) -- Mark Abkowitz, professor of civil and environmental engineering-can discuss why New Orleans is having difficulty with emergency response and how to deal with the...

Colgate Expert: Egypt Elections Signify Change in Arab World; Vote Stimulated Dialogue, Freedom of Expression.
September 7, 2005... Byline: Colgate University HAMILTON, N.Y., Sept. 7 (AScribe Newswire) -- Though Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak will likely win a fifth, six-year term of office when his country holds its first-ever contested elections today, the vote...

Global Women Unite to Challenge U.S. Foreign Policy.
September 7, 2005... Byline: Global Fund for Women NEW YORK, Sept. 7 (AScribe Newswire) -- The Global Fund for Women (GFW) and the Women of Color Resource Center (WCRC) have teamed up to convene 100 leading women activists from around the world to discuss...

Leading Civil Rights Groups Denounce Proposition 77; Voting Rights Advocates Call Upon Californians to Vote No On Redistricting Initiative In Favor of True Redistricting Reform.
September 7, 2005... Byline: League of Women Voters of California SACRAMENTO, Calif., Sept. 7 (AScribe Newswire) -- The Asian Pacific American Legal Center (APALC), the League of Women Voters of California (LWVC), and the Mexican American Legal Defense and...

Expert: Lack of Civics Knowledge a Serious, Yet Fixable, Problem.
September 8, 2005... Byline: Purdue University WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind., Sept. 8 (AScribe Newswire) -- James Madison. Alexander Hamilton. Freedom of speech, religion and assembly. The separation of powers. Most would agree these are historical figures and basic...

Advice and Consent: New Book on Politics of Judicial Appointments Offers Insight as Senate Prepares to Vet Supreme Court Nominees.
September 8, 2005... Byline: Washington University, St. Louis ST. LOUIS, Sept. 8 (AScribe Newswire) -- The recent death of U.S. Supreme Court Justice William Rehnquist, coupled with the previously announced retirement of Justice Sandra Day O'Connor, is causing...

Utah, Maine Lead States in 6th Annual e-Government Survey.
September 8, 2005... Byline: Brown University PROVIDENCE, R.I., Sept. 8 (AScribe Newswire) -- Utah and Maine are at the top of the list for e-government in the United States, according to the sixth annual e-government analysis conducted by researchers at Brown...

Katrina Scams Underscore Need for Caution When Giving to Charities Online; Consumer Reports Webwatch Offers Tips for Consumers to Avoid Email Phishing & Other Scams.
September 9, 2005... Byline: Consumers Union YONKERS, N.Y., Sept. 9 (AScribe Newswire) -- News reports about scams exploiting the Katrina hurricane tragedy have highlighted the need for consumers to use caution when giving to charities online. Consumer Reports...

Take the Law Into Your Hands: McGill University Launches First Law Crash Courses General Public Invited to Learn Law Through Unique Initiative.
September 9, 2005... Byline: McGill University MONTREAL, Sept. 9 (AScribe Newswire) -- McGill University is laying down the law this fall. Beginning in October, the Faculty of Law will be hosting Mini-Law, a new series of eight lectures that will provide an...

Iowa State Researchers Focus Electronic Eye on Driver Behavior.
September 9, 2005... Byline: Iowa State University AMES, Iowa, Sept. 9 (AScribe Newswire) -- Driver after driver rolled past a campus stop sign. You don't have to look very hard to see drivers keep on rolling. And now an Iowa State University assistant...

Historian Investigates Double Homicide in 17th Century France.
September 9, 2005... Byline: Purdue University WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind., Sept. 9 (AScribe Newswire) -- A Purdue University history professor's latest book re-examines the case of a famous murder-mystery in 17th century France. "People in France are still...

Supreme Court Hearings and Issues: Experts Available.
September 12, 2005... Byline: University of Wisconsin - Madison MADISON, Wis., Sept. 12 (AScribe Newswire) -- With the Senate Judiciary Committee opening confirmation hearings on John Roberts, President Bush's nominee to become chief justice of the U.S. Supreme...

Web Site chicagocrime.org Wins $10,000 Batten Award for Innovations in Journalism.
September 12, 2005... Byline: The Knight Foundation COLLEGE PARK, Md., Sept. 12 (AScribe Newswire) -- The Web site chicagocrime.org, an innovative overlay of the city's reported crimes with Google's online mapping technology, today won the $10,000 Grand Prize...

Nomination to Be Chief Justice Raises Ethics Stakes in Roberts Nomination: Statement by Community Rights Counsel.
September 12, 2005... Byline: Communications Consortium WASHINGTON, Sept. 12 (AScribe Newswire) -- The environmental law group Community Rights Counsel today released the following statement. - - - - As head of the Judicial Conference and primary...

With Two Open Positions on Supreme Court, Bush Is Under Pressure From All Sides Concerning Nominees.
September 12, 2005... Byline: Arizona State University TEMPE, Ariz., Sept. 12 (AScribe Newswire) -- President Bush, with two open positions on the Supreme Court, is under pressure from liberals and conservatives alike as he considers justices to fill the open...

Rainbow/Push Coalition Counts on GetActive to Help Reauthorize 1965 Voting Rights Act.
September 13, 2005... Byline: GetActive Software BERKELEY, Calif., Sept. 13 (AScribe Newswire) -- The National Rainbow/PUSH Coalition (RPC) has launched a national campaign to secure the reauthorization of the 1965 Voting Rights Act, and has turned to...

Media Advisory: Experts to Discuss "Gun Control: Old Problems, New Paradigms" at Stanford Law School.
September 13, 2005... Byline: Stanford Law School STANFORD, Calif., Sept. 13 (AScribe Newswire) -- Stanford Law School today released the following advisory. Experts to discuss: "Gun Control: Old Problems, New Paradigms" Summary: Gun...

Researchers Locate Army Document Ordering Commanders Not to Fire Gays; Regulations Seem to Contradict Pentagon Denial That Military Retains Gays During War.
September 13, 2005... Byline: Center for the Study of Sexual Minorities in the Military SANTA BARBARA, Calif., Sept. 13 (AScribe Newswire) -- Scholars studying military personnel policy have found a controversial regulation halting the discharge of gay soldiers...

Voting Rights Groups Applaud Iowa for New Voter Registration Efforts; Study Released on 10th Anniversary of National Voter Registration Act Highlights Iowa's Efforts to Register Low-Income Voters.
September 13, 2005... Byline: Demos DES MOINES, Iowa, Sept. 13 (AScribe Newswire) -- Today, national voting rights groups ACORN, Demos, and Project Vote released a report highlighting Iowa's "best practices" for offering voter registration in human services...

Agape Foundation Honors Northern California Peacemakers With Awards for Grassroots Approaches to Nonviolence.
September 13, 2005... Byline: AScribe, The Public Interest Newswire SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 13 (AScribe Newswire) -- As opposition to the war in Iraq continues to grow, the Agape Foundation will celebrate the role of Bay Area social justice activists in spreading...

EEOC Rules in Favor of University of California Political Science Professor Denied Tenure for Having Children.
September 14, 2005... Byline: Pending SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 14 (AScribe Newswire) -- After completing an investigation into a novel charge of discrimination filed with the San Francisco District Office of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the EEOC...

Commentary: Judge Roberts and the Hapless Toad -- by John Copeland Nagle, University of Notre Dame Law School.
September 14, 2005... Byline: University of Notre Dame SOUTH BEND, Ind., Sept. 14 (AScribe Newswire) -- Following is commentary by John Copeland Nagle. Nagle is the John N. Mathews Professor and Associate Dean for Faculty Research at the Notre Dame Law School,...

Gay Ban Harms Military's Reputation, Poll Finds; Even Among Conservatives, 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' Undermines Public Support for Military.
September 15, 2005... Byline: Center for the Study of Sexual Minorities in the Military SANTA BARBARA, Calif., Sept. 15 (AScribe Newswire) -- The Pentagon's practice of prohibiting homosexuals from serving openly in the armed forces makes more people embarrassed...

Study Explores Dental Care Needs of Child Sex Abuse Victims.
September 16, 2005... Byline: American Dental Association CHICAGO, Sept. 16 (AScribe Newswire) -- Certain aspects of dental treatment can remind victims of childhood sexual abuse of their past ordeal, boosting their anxiety levels and often leading to missed...

Lewis & Clark Law School Puts Meriwether Lewis on Trial; Historical Figures Expected to Testify, Including Sacagawea.
September 19, 2005... Byline: Lewis & Clark College PORTLAND, Ore., Sept. 19 (AScribe Newswire) -- U.S. District Judge Owen Panner will sit in judgment over history when Lewis & Clark Law School and the Oregon Historical Society put Meriwether Lewis on trial....

Report of National Commission on Federal Election Reform Released Today: Expert Available for Comment.
September 19, 2005... Byline: The Century Foundation NEW YORK, Sept. 19 (AScribe Newswire) -- The National Commission on Federal Election Reform, cochaired by former president Jimmy Carter and James Baker, has released today and will present to Congress a report...

Voting Rights Groups Respond to Carter-Baker Commission Report on Election Reform: Flawed Commission Procedures Yield Flawed Recommendations; Some Would Disfranchise Vast Numbers of Eligible Voters; Details at www.carterbaker.com.
September 19, 2005... Byline: Demos WASHINGTON, Sept. 19 (AScribe Newswire) -- A growing coalition of voting rights organizations issued the following statement today criticizing the deeply flawed deliberative process of the Carter-Baker Commission on Federal...

National Voting Rights and Election Policy Group Responds to Carter-Baker Commission Report: 'No Silver Lining Here; Deeply Flawed Recommendations on Voter ID, Felony Disfranchisement and Others Overshadow Few Sound Policy Proposals'.
September 20, 2005... Byline: Demos NEW YORK, Sept. 20 (AScribe Newswire) -- Today, Miles Rapoport, President of Demos, a national voting rights and public policy research organization, issued the following statement in response to election policy...

Opening Argument: A Chief Justice Already Testing Environmental Law's Pillars -- by Leslie Carothers.
September 20, 2005... Byline: Environmental Law Institute WASHINGTON, Sept. 20 (AScribe Newswire) -- Following is an op-ed by Leslie Carothers, President, Environmental Law Institute. - - - - Opening Argument: A Chief Justice Already Testing...

Members of Congress Urge Justice Department to Enforce Decade-Old Voter Registration Law; Congressional Letter Cites New Study That Indicates State Discrimination Against Low-Income Voters.
September 20, 2005... Byline: Demos NEW YORK, Sept. 20 (AScribe Newswire) -- Today, Reps. John Conyers (D-Mich.) and John Lewis (D-Ga.), and 28 other leading members of Congress have called on the Department of Justice (DOJ) and Attorney General Alberto...

Lawyer Jokes Reveal Frustration with 'Legalization of Life'.
September 20, 2005... Byline: University of Wisconsin - Madison MADISON, Wis., Sept. 20 (AScribe Newswire) -- A sweeping look at jokes that lampoon lawyers and the tensions between Americans' respect for law and disdain for attorneys is the focus of "Lowering...

John Roberts and the Environment: Environmental Law Institute Experts Available for Comment.
September 20, 2005... Byline: Environmental Law Institute WASHINGTON, Sept. 20 (AScribe Newswire) -- Experts from the Environmental Law Institute are available for comment on John Roberts' nomination to the Supreme Court and the changing landscape of the...

Archive on Gulf Wetlands Available.
September 21, 2005... Byline: Environmental Law Institute WASHINGTON, Sept. 21 (AScribe Newswire) -- In addition to its human toll, Hurricane Katrina inflicted cataclysmic damage on wetlands throughout the Gulf Coast. In an effort to aid researchers and...

Cal State L.A. Presents a Public Forum: 'After O.J. Simpson -- the DNA Revolution & Beyond'.
September 21, 2005... Byline: Calif. State University, Los Angeles LOS ANGELES, Sept. 21 (AScribe Newswire) -- California State University, Los Angeles today released the following advisory. - - - - WHAT: The California Forensic Science Institute (CFSI)...

Education Organization Urges Action on Legislation to Make College Possible for Qualified Undocumented Students.
September 22, 2005... Byline: National Assn. for College Admission Counseling TAMPA, Fla., Sept. 22 (AScribe Newswire) -- The National Association for College Admission Counseling (NACAC) today called on lawmakers in the Florida legislature to reconsider and...

Judiciary Committee Vote to Confirm John Roberts Risks Our Rights, Liberties: Statement of Debra L. Ness, President National Partnership for Women & Families.
September 22, 2005... Byline: Communications Consortium WASHINGTON, Sept. 22 (AScribe Newswire) -- The National Partnership for Women & Families today released the following statement by Debra L. Ness, the organization's president. - - - - Today's vote...

Leadership Conference on Civil Rights Disappointed in Committee Vote, Applauds Senators Who Took a Stand Against Roberts' Nomination: Statement of Wade Henderson, LCCR Executive Director.
September 22, 2005... Byline: Communications Consortium WASHINGTON, Sept. 22 (AScribe Newswire) -- The Leadership Conference on Civil Rights today released the following statement by Wade Henderson, the organization's executive director. - - - - We...

Katrina: Scenes Reminiscent of Dogs Biting and Fire Hoses on Full Blast -- by Michelle Holder.
September 22, 2005... Byline: Demos NEW YORK, Sept. 22 (AScribe Newswire) -- Following is an op-ed by Michelle Holder, finance director at Demos, a national, non-partisan public policy research and advocacy organization. - - - - Katrina: Scenes...

Election Reform: Carter-Baker's Risky Scheme -- by Tova Andrea Wang.
September 22, 2005... Byline: The Century Foundation NEW YORK, Sept. 22 (AScribe Newswire) -- Following is an op-ed by Tova Andrea Wang. Wang is a Democracy Fellow at the Century Foundation. She was on the staff of the 2001 Carter-Ford Commission and Executive...

Pentagon Admits Sending Openly Gay Service Members to War; Acknowledgement Follows Discovery of Regulation Ordering Commanders to Retain Gays.
September 23, 2005... Byline: Center for the Study of Sexual Minorities in the Military SANTA BARBARA, Calif., Sept. 23 (AScribe Newswire) -- An official military spokesperson has acknowledged that the Pentagon is sending openly gay service members into combat...

Two Human Rights Activists to Receive Pagels Award from New York Academy of Sciences.
September 26, 2005... Byline: New York Academy of Sciences NEW YORK, Sept. 26 (AScribe Newswire) -- Two activists who have long fought for the rights of scientists -- especially in the Middle East -- have been named recipients of the 2005 Heinz R. Pagels Human...

Death Sentences Linked to History of Lynching in States.
September 26, 2005... Byline: Ohio State University COLUMBUS, Ohio, Sept. 26 (AScribe Newswire) -- States that sentence the most criminals to death also tend to be the states that had the most lynchings in the past, a new study suggests. Researchers found...

Pennsylvania School Policy Mandating Instruction on 'Intelligent Design' Is Unconstitutional, Duke Expert Says.
September 26, 2005... Byline: Duke University DURHAM, N.C., Sept. 26 (AScribe Newswire) -- The Dover, Pa., school board policy mandating that high school biology classes cover "alternatives" to evolution, including the idea of "intelligent design," violates the...

Families Conference Oct. 27-28 in Miami: 'Learning Grom Each Other: How Do We Enhance the National Conversation About What Contemporary Families Need and How to Meet Those Needs?'.
September 27, 2005... Byline: Council on Contemporary Families NEW YORK, Sept. 27 (AScribe Newswire) -- The Council on Contemporary Families, with support from the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, has developed a two-day program that offers researchers,...

Children's Blocks, Libraries Help Students Unravel Genomics.
September 29, 2005... Byline: Purdue University WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind., Sept. 29 (AScribe Newswire) -- Simple children's plastic building blocks and other familiar objects are teaching high school and college students the intricacies of biotechnology and genomics...

Society of Professional Journalists Applauds Release of Judith Miller.
September 30, 2005... Byline: Society of Professional Journalists INDIANAPOLIS, Sept. 30 (AScribe Newswire) -- The Society of Professional Journalists is cheered at news our colleague Judith Miller has been released from jail. But it remains troubled at the time...

Theron Trimble Receives National Council for the Social Studies Outstanding Service Award.
September 30, 2005... Byline: National Council for the Social Studies SILVER SPRING, Md., Sept. 30 (AScribe Newswire) -- Theron Trimble, Ed.D., a social studies educator from Naples, Fla., will receive the National Council for the Social Studies (NCSS)...