Recent calls to cut Social Security benefits are grounded in misinformation and misunderstanding, says Merton C. Bernstein, professor of law at Washington University in St. Louis. “Cutting the program will lead to undiminished deficits, more poverty, less purchasing power, less business income and more unemployment.”
A social policy expert from the University Maryland School of Social Work and the chief organizer of ACORN International call for four steps to be taken to address the housing foreclosure crisis. Available for interviews.
In comments sent to Secretary Kathleen Sebelius at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, AMIA (American Medical Informatics Association) called out 10 specific challenges to proposed modifications to HIPAA Privacy and Enforcement Rules. AMIA’s comments, sent on behalf of its membership of 4,000 informatics professionals, detail key issues of concern related to the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) on HIPAA modifications, along with suggestions for models of change.
A new report by legal experts explores ways to update copyright law in the digital age. Millions of ordinary citizens now publish and distribute material with the click of a mouse. But the outdated law exposes new users to huge damage awards and industry copyright owners to piracy.
The façade of Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) enforcement is so deep that the House of Representatives recently passed legislation that will fail to accomplish its stated purpose – "to debar corporations committing FCPA violations from federal government contracts," says Butler University Business Law Professor Mike Koehler.
Steven S. Smith, PhD, political science professor and parliamentary procedure expert testified Sept. 22 before the U.S. Senate Committee on Rules and Administration on proposed rule changes governing debate and cloture.
National health organizations today applauded the U.S. House Energy and Commerce Health Subcommittee for their favorable vote on legislation to improve the diagnosis, treatment and prevention of the leading killers of American women -- heart disease, stroke and other cardiovascular diseases.
Proposed new Adult Disability Dependency Ratio measures aging based on the ratio of those who need care to those who provide care.
A white paper on California’s Proposition 23 finds the initiative would create legal turmoil, cut state revenue, and jeopardize clean energy jobs. Prop. 23 would also slow state efforts to reduce climate change and could have a domino effect nationwide.
Professor examines contemporary constitutional politics in the realm of land use, free exercise of religion and the imprisoned.
U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert Gates’ recently announced plan to cut nearly $100 billion from the defense budget over the next five years isn’t likely to be embraced by Congress as it looks ahead to the 2012 elections, according to a UAB study that examined U.S. data over a 44-year period.
A recent article by Laura Rosenbury, JD, professor of law, examines laws governing child custody, sex toys and off-hours affairs. All are the result of legal rulings from a Supreme Court decision once expected to broaden sexual rights, Rosenbury writes in the article “Sex In and Out of Intimacy,” published in July in the Emory Law Journal.
The number of girl offenders in California's juvenile justice system is rising faster than the number of boys, yet a new report finds that the state lacks effective programs to service their unique needs. The co-authors call for better programs to serve delinquent girls.
Professor Ann Killenbeck argues that institutions that choose to use race as a factor in admission decisions must understand that they will be held to a more rigorous legal standard if their programs are challenged in the courts.
Lack of "complete crime" hampered conviction chances in federal corruption trial of Rod Blagojevich, says Washington University in St. Louis law professor Peter Joy.
Al Cross, director of the University of Kentucky's Institute for Rural Journalism and Community Issues, recently testified to the Postal Regulatory Commission that ending Saturday mail would hurt rural America.
Steven Kyle, professor of economics at Cornell University’s Dyson School of Applied Economics and Management, and an expert on U.S. macroeconomic policy, compares extending the Bush-era tax cuts for upper income earners to failed Hoover-era policies.
Robert Frank, professor of economics at the Johnson Graduate School of Management at Cornell University, comments on Obama Administration plans to allow Bush Administration tax cuts to expire on Dec. 31.
One of the world’s leading scholars about the Kurds, Michael Gunter, a Tennessee Tech University political science professor, has strong opinions about drawing down of U.S. troops in Iraq. Reporters interested in the topic are invited to interview Gunter on how this affects Iraq, the Kurds, U.S. policy in Afghanistan and domestic issues, including upcoming elections and the economy.
Powerful new software is allowing law officers in 58 Internet Crimes Against Children Task Forces nationwide to collect evidence against people who own and share illegal images and produce child pornography. A paper on it was given at the Digital Forensics Research Conference in Portland this week.
Sara Rosenbaum from The George Washington University is available to comment on the recent decision (Commonwealth of Virginia v Sebelius) regarding Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.
Relieving poverty during pregnancy can reduce the incidence of low- birth-weight babies and may help break the succession of childhood poor health, a study published in the August 2010 issue of the American Sociological Review (ASR) has found.
When police officers impose their authority or use force, who holds them accountable and how? And have structural changes to police departments, municipalities, and counties changed, or even confused, the standards that police are measured against? How do external forces, such as local politics, influence police accountability standards?
Given the controversy and the fact the U.S. government is a party challenging the law, it makes sense that a federal court would put the Arizona immigration law on hold so the legal and constitutional questions can be discussed and pondered in a measured way, according to Rick Su, an expert on immigration law and local government at the University at Buffalo Law School.
The Wildlife Conservation Society applauded today’s Senate passage of H.R. 1454, the Multinational Species Conservation Funds Semipostal Stamp Act. Its passage has been a major legislative objective of WCS and represents a victory for supporters of wildlife and fiscally responsible governance.
The nation awaits Missouri’s August 3 vote on Proposition C, a federal health care law opt-out described as a ‘last-ditch’ political measure by a Washington University in St. Louis expert.
The U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation passed the America COMPETES Reauthorization Act of 2010 and now included in America COMPETES is support for the development of research, science and technology parks.
Researchers investigated whether geographic variations in utilization of health services and spending differed between Medicare and the private sector.
Hailed as the Bill of Rights for people with disabilities, the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA) has fulfilled much of its promise since it went into effect 20 years ago, according to an online survey of disability leaders, released today. But the findings also uncover new challenges.
A climate-change study at Sandia National Laboratories that models the near-term effects of declining rainfall in each of the 48 U.S. continental states makes clear the economic toll that could occur unless an appropriate amount of initial investment — a kind of upfront insurance payment — is made to forestall much larger economic problems down the road.
Experts are available to speak about immigration law and policy, healthcare and cultural and political history.
Robert C. Hockett, professor at the Cornell University Law School and an expert on financial law and economic globalization, comments on historic financial regulation reform legislation passed today by the U.S. Senate.
Erin Sember, technical assistance coordinator of the Northeast ADA Center at Cornell University, comments about the influence of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) on the workplace and public spaces.
The U.S. Justice Department lawsuit filed July 6 against Arizona’s controversial new immigration law will likely see partial success, according to a Washington University in St. Louis law professor. But he predicts the legal battle will extend beyond Arizona.
Expert is available to discuss constitutional issues in the latest development in the suit filed by pharmacists who have conscientious objections to stocking and dispensing “morning-after pills.”
Indiana University dean John Graham, a former administrator in the White House OMB, says it may be too late for bipartisan support of immigration reform.
President Obama's new National Space Policy calls for greater international cooperation in outer space activities and opens the door for potential international agreements to enhance the sustainability and stability of outer space.
Education law expert Todd DeMitchell at the University of New Hampshire is available to discuss today’s U.S. Supreme Court decision in Christian Legal Society Chapter v. Martinez that finds that public colleges and universities may require religious organizations that seek recognition or funds as campus groups to comply with anti-bias rules.
The American Physical Society, a leading organization of physicists, presses congressional leaders to increase research investments for future energy technologies that will strengthen energy security and reduce the likelihood of disastrous effects associated with fossil fuel exploration as evidenced by the BP oil spill.
Jeffrey J. Rachlinski, Cornell University Professor of Law and an expert in environmental law, comments on the recent court decision to lift a federal embargo on deep-water oil drilling.
Raising taxes typically is not a popular idea, but the option of increasing cigarette sales tax has been gaining momentum in North Carolina for the past several years. Statewide polls since 2004 have shown a majority of North Carolinians support increasing the sales tax on cigarettes as a means of generating state revenue, especially when the funds are used to support public health programs and to decrease teen smoking rates.
ADA has transformed the workplace, architecture and urban planning, according to Susanne Bruyere, associate dean and Professor of Disability Studies, director of the Employee Disability Institute at the Cornell University School of Industrial and Labor Relation.
Electronic health record systems likely will soon become a fixture in medical settings. Although benefits of bringing information technology to health records can be substantial, EHR systems also give rise to increased liability risks for health care providers due to possible software or hardware problems or user errors.
Paid sick leave is a benefit prized by American workers but frequently missing on the job — a situation that leads to serious consequences. A new study found about one in three working Americans does not have paid sick leave, and that nearly one in six people lost their job for taking time off to deal with a personal or family illness.
The U.S. Senate and the U.S. House of Representative are working toward a final version of the financial reform bill, which is expected be on the desk of President Barack Obama by July 4. Securities law expert Hillary A. Sale, JD, professor of law at Washington University in St. Louis, says that is coming at a good time for the Securities & Exchange Commission.
A new study conducted by the Institute for Homeland Security Solutions (IHSS), a research consortium led by RTI International, recommends faith-based and secular community organizations be more closely integrated with formal emergency response networks.
Government data shows that more than 40 million U.S. workers do not have paid sick days. How many have gone to work with a contagious illness? How many send sick children to school? The results of a new survey conducted by the National Opinion Research Center that answers these and other pressing questions will be released at an audio news conference Monday.
The hands-off approach the United States and Russia have taken thus far to address the violence in Kyrgyzstan is not unlike the policies both countries have maintained for years in the country, says Rowan University professor Lawrence Markowitz, a scholar specializing in the politics of Central Asia.
A third of Ohio children with special health care needs have unstable or inadequate insurance coverage despite the fact that they may qualify for government health programs, according to a new data analysis by the Child Policy Research Center at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center.
More than half of all newspaper articles on crimes against children reveal identifying information about the victims, according to new research conducted by the University of New Hampshire’s Crimes against Children Research Center.
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