AScribe Law News Service articles from September 2006

AScribe Law News Service archives from September 2006

California Legislature Squanders Opportunity to Regain Public Trust; Coalition Explores How to Keep Redistricting Reform Alive.
September 6, 2006... Byline: League of Women Voters of California SACRAMENTO, Sept. 6 (AScribe Newswire) -- Despite repeated promises by legislative leaders to address the need for redistricting reform, they let the clock run out on SCA 3 (Lowenthal, Ashburn),...

President's Bill on Military Commissions Still Violates Constitution, Law Professor Says.
September 6, 2006... Byline: Duke University DURHAM, N.C., Sept. 6 (AScribe Newswire) -- A bill introduced today by President Bush to establish new military commissions to prosecute alleged terrorists held in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, still violates the legal...

California State University, San Bernardino Terrorism Analyst Says Transfer of Detainees Held in Other Countries Shows Bush Administration Conforming to Domestic, International Law.
September 6, 2006... Byline: Calif. State University, San Bernardino SAN BERNARDINO, Calif., Sept. 6 (AScribe Newswire) -- California State University, San Bernardino criminal justice professor Brian Levin, director of the university's Center for the Study of...

Families for Life: Addressing the Needs of Older Children and Youth in Foster Care; Child Welfare Leaders, Policymakers, Young People Gather for Largest-Ever National Convening on Youth Permanence.
September 7, 2006... Byline: Communications Consortium WASHINGTON, Sept. 7 (AScribe Newswire) -- A close look at federal and state policies - from neighborhoods to the halls of Congress -- affecting the barriers to finding permanent families for youth in foster...

Families for Life: Addressing the Needs of Older Children and Youth in Foster Care; Sept. 19 Audio News Conference to Summarize Highlights of Largest-Ever National Convening on Youth Permanence.
September 8, 2006... Byline: Communications Consortium WASHINGTON, Sept. 8 (AScribe Newswire) -- Federal and state policies affecting barriers to finding permanent families for youth in foster care will be the topic of an audio news conference on Tuesday,...

Everything You Wanted to Know About the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB): Public Education Network Offers New 'One-Stop Resource for Community and Parent Leaders'; Action Briefs Explain NCLB Legal Regulations in Simple Language.
September 11, 2006... Byline: Public Education Network WASHINGTON, Sept. 11 (AScribe Newswire) -- "Everything You Ever Wanted to Know" about the federal No Child Left Behind law can be found in the various sections of a new website located at:...

Implications of Nuremberg War Crimes Trial to Be Examined Oct. 6-7.
September 13, 2006... Byline: Bowling Green State University BOWLING GREEN, Ohio, Sept. 13 (AScribe Newswire) -- Sixty years ago this fall, the International Military Tribunal in Nuremberg handed down verdicts against Germany's Nazi leaders for crimes committed...

Monterey Bay Aquarium Officials Celebrate Signing of Sea Otter Legislation Inspired by Visit to Exhibit.
September 19, 2006... Byline: Monterey Bay Aquarium MONTEREY, Calif., Sept. 19 (AScribe Newswire) -- Officials at the Monterey Bay Aquarium celebrated Monday (Sept. 18) the signing of legislation that gives new protection to California's threatened sea otter...

Major Voting Rights Lawsuit to Be Filed Against Ohio Officials; Secretary of State Kenneth Blackwell Named Among Defendants; Ohio Officials Violate Federal Voter Registration Laws.
September 20, 2006... Byline: Demos NEW YORK, Sept. 20 (AScribe Newswire) -- Demos, a national, non-partisan research and advocacy organization, today released the following media advisory. - - - - WHERE: Carl B. Stokes United States Court House (on...

Voting Rights Groups Sue Ohio Officials for Violating Federal Voter Registration Law; Secretary of State Kenneth Blackwell and DJFS Director Barbara Riley Named as Defendants in Lawsuit.
September 21, 2006... Byline: Demos CLEVELAND, Ohio, Sept. 21 (AScribe Newswire) -- A federal lawsuit filed in Cleveland today charges that Ohio's Secretary of State, Kenneth Blackwell, and the Director of its Department of Job and Family Services (DJFS),...

GAO Defense of Prior Research Flawed; Explanation of Original, Defective Study on Gays in the Military Invokes More Errors.
September 25, 2006... Byline: Center for the Study of Sexual Minorities in the Military SANTA BARBARA, Calif., Sept. 25 (AScribe Newswire) -- A July 13, 2006 memorandum by the Government Accountability Office (GAO) defending the plausibility of its 2005 study on...

Scholars Debate Combat Motivation of U.S. Soldiers; Disagreement Over Significance of Emotional Bonding Among Troops.
September 25, 2006... Byline: Center for the Study of Sexual Minorities in the Military SANTA BARBARA, Calif., Sept. 25 (AScribe Newswire) -- A group of military analysts have engaged each other in a debate over why American soldiers are willing to risk their...

Who Gets the Death Penalty and Why: Race Matters.
September 25, 2006... Byline: John Jay College of Criminal Justice NEW YORK, Sept. 25 (AScribe Newswire) -- The Johns Jay College of Criminal Justice today released the following advisory. - - - - WHAT: The Death Penalty in Black and White Forum ...

Expert: Why Neither Punitive Nor Guest Worker Plans Will Slow Illegal Immigration.
September 25, 2006... Byline: Sarah Lawrence College BRONXVILLE, N.Y., Sept. 25 (AScribe Newswire) -- The issue of day-laborers is very controversial and emotional -- a pending suit in Federal Court in New York involving day-laborers in Mamaroneck, N.Y. may set...

Supreme Court Experts Available: Justice Anthony Kennedy Will Be Key in Cases Involving Abortion, Race-Conscious School Asssignments, Law Professors Say.
September 26, 2006... Byline: Duke University DURHAM, N.C., Sept. 26 (AScribe Newswire) -- So-called partial birth abortion and race-conscious school assignments will be among the hot-button issues that the Supreme Court tackles in its 2006 term, which begins...

Nationwide Protests Oct. 5 to Drive Out the Bush Regime; in More Than 130 Cities and Towns, and Growing; No Work, No School -- March.
September 29, 2006... Byline: Takoma Village Cohousing NEW YORK, Sept. 29 (AScribe Newswire) -- On Thursday, Oct. 5, people will walk out of school, take off work, gather in town squares, and march in cities across the country, declaring their intention to...

Report: Colorado School Shooter May Have Used MySpace.com to Research Victims; Rochester Institute of Technology Professor Sam McQuade Calls for Increased Education to Combat Growing Cybercrime Threat.
September 29, 2006... Byline: Rochester Institute of Technology ROCHESTER, N.Y., Sept. 29 (AScribe Newswire) -- Sam McQuade, a cybercrime expert at Rochester Institute of Technology, comments on cyber victimization in the Colorado school shooting: "This...