An independent analysis of data in East Palo Alto, CA shows a dramatic drop in crime over the past two decades. Once known as the U.S. per capita “murder capital,” the city’s crime rate dropped 62% between 1986 and 2008.
Cheryl Block, JD, federal budget and tax expert and professor of law at Washington University in St. Louis, weighs in on tax cut extensions. “Finger pointing aside, both parties have been at the helm at various times since 2001,” Block says, “both standing watch over the growing imbalance between revenues and spending and both aware of threats to the nation’s future fiscal health in light of the aging population, escalating health care costs, and growing government commitments under entitlement programs such as Social Security and Medicaid.”
Steven H. Shiffrin, First Amendment expert and Professor of Law at Cornell University, comments on the Westoboro Baptist Church protest at the funeral of Elizabeth Edwards.
Researchers with the University of New Hampshire’s nationally and internationally recognized sexual and intimate partner violence prevention program, Bringing in the Bystander, are available to discuss new federal legislation that recommends universities implement bystander programs to help protect college students from sexual assault.
The president of the American Thoracic Society today criticized the Environmental Protection Agency for seeking a six-month delay in issuing a final rule for ozone pollution.
This week, Professor Michael Scharf traveled 30 hours to Mombasa, Kenya to personally deliver his team’s legal research to the Chief Judge of the Kenya Piracy Court.
As members of Congress spar over whether or not to provide tuition benefits and a path to legalization to undocumented students through the DREAM Act, an examination of the nation’s first state-level “dream act” indicates such policy effectively boosts college enrollment by these students.
Texas Tech University professor Robert Ricketts, Frank M. Burke Chair in Taxation in the Rawls College of Business, says that taxes do not discourage job creation or investment in the economy, and that tax cuts do not increase revenues.
Craig Altier, associate professor of population medicine and diagnostic science at Cornell University’s College of Veterinary Medicine, comments on U.S. Senate approval today of a long-stalled food safety bill that was partially inspired by last summer’s Salmonella contamination of eggs.
American University's Mary Hansen helped pass a subsidy extension for adopted children that matches the level for foster children in Washington, D.C.
To help young people prepare to sort through the overwhelming flood of information that will soon pour forth from the media about the 2012 presidential campaign, a media literacy initiative at Ithaca College has published an update to its popular curriculum kit for teachers.
American University has experts available to provide commentary about higher education, immigration and the DREAM Act.
Americans passing through airport security lines this week will find themselves victims of overaggressive, theatrical safety precautions that waste resources and do almost nothing to protect travelers, a privacy expert says.
UAB psychologist Josh Klapow, Ph.D., believes new security measures at the nation’s airports are the straws that broke the travelers’ backs. UAB forensic scientist Jason Linville, Ph.D., says serious questions about the validity of the forensic data generated by full body scanners need to be answered.
How far individuals or churches should push free exercise of religion -- especially when accommodating prisoners with unconventional beliefs and congregations whose ministries may not jibe with zoning restrictions -- is the topic of a new book by a Baylor University professor.
Two Michigan environmental scientists advocate for scientist-advocacy on issues of environmental ethics.
The Council on Undergraduate Research joins undergraduate students, faculty members and colleges and universities engaged in undergraduate research in celebrating this week’s action on the floor of the US House of Representatives that honored undergraduate research and its invaluable contributions. On November 16, 2010, the House designated the week of April 11, 2011 as “Undergraduate Research Week.”
A How-To Primer from Rensselaer Polytechnic institute on "mashing-up" the treasure trove of government web data.
When it comes to controlling carbon emissions, a Case Western Reserve University political scientist challenges conventional views that countries are the only rule makers in international politics of climate change. Jessica Green from the College of Arts and Sciences reports that today’s gold standard for measuring the carbon footprint of firms and organizations was created by the collaborative efforts of NGOs and the private sector—not by countries forging the Kyoto Protocol.
President Obama's fiscal commission, released proposals to reduce the growth of the national debt this week. Bradley Heim of Indiana University says the plan includes good ideas but may not be politically feasible.
Just in time for the World Series, a University of Arkansas law professor weighs in on a classic American debate: Should baseball get rid of the designated hitter rule?
Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley has raised nearly 50 percent more money for his re-election campaign than his challenger, former Gov. Bob Ehrlich - who has relied more heavily on contributions from individuals and less on those from interest groups, according to a new report from the University of Maryland Center for American Politics and Citizenship.
University at Buffalo faculty experts are available to comment on the following topics: Praise for the federal government’s anti-bullying initiative.
John D. Graham, dean of the Indiana U. School of Public and Environmental Affairs and an expert on federal fuel policy, discusses proposed fuel efficiency standards for medium- to heavy-duty trucks and buses.
The National Labor Relations Act (NLRA) is celebrating its 75th anniversary this year. Marion Crain, JD, the Wiley B. Rutledge Professor of Law at Washington University In St. Louis, looks at the act’s history and says changes in the American workplace and other factors raise the question of how the NLRA will adapt in the future.
A new book by a Northwestern University School of Law professor tells the stories of three dramatic fugitive slave trials of the 1850s. Each of the trials underscores the crucial role runaway slaves played in building the tensions that led to the Civil War, and the three trials together show how “civil disobedience” developed as a legal defense. “Fugitive Justice: Runaways, Rescuers and Slavery on Trial” (Harvard University Press, November 2010) also highlights the role of the lawyers who took on these cases and pioneered the idea of civil rights litigation.
Texas Tech University School of Law has experts in military law available to discuss the legal issues of the case as it unfolds.
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?
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