For Russia's Sake, It's Time for Legal Reform Violation of the sanctity of contracts and the destruction of intellectual property rights... Unfortunately for companies doing business in Russia today, Soviet-style actions are not a thing of the past. The culprit: ...
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BACKGROUND: A University of North Texas (UNT) study just released says the Clinton Administration EPA's interpretations of New Source Review (NSR) regulations for power plants would have a costly effect on rural areas. These interpretations are being challenged in court ...
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Violation of the sanctity of contracts and the destruction of intellectual property rights... Unfortunately for companies doing business in Russia today, Soviet-style actions are not a thing of the past. The culprit: What the Wall Street Journal Europe calls "bureaucratic ...
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BACKGROUND: As the House and Senate convene in conference to hammer out a final energy bill, the question arises whether the provision for oil exploration in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) will be included. While the House bill allowed ...
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BACKGROUND: On May 3, 2002, an explosion damaged a truck at Sims Poultry Inc., a poultry plant outside of Bloomington, Indiana. Witnesses saw what appeared to be homemade incendiary devices being pulled out from under the truck, according to the ...
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BACKGROUND: The Associated Press reported on May 8, 2002 on the alleged inadequacies of Yucca mountain as a repository for spent nuclear fuel. In the report, the notion of reprocessing fuel to reduce storage needs was discussed but it said, ...
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BACKGROUND: Before passing its energy bill, the Senate attached an amendment setting up a greenhouse gas database. Participating companies would voluntarily report their reduction in greenhouse gas emissions. If, after five years, less than 60 percent of greenhouse gas emissions ...
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BACKGROUND: Congressman John T. Doolittle introduced The Wilderness Study Area Release Act, H.R. 4589 to prevent the U.S. Forest Service and the Bureau of Land Management from continuing to close of millions of acres of public land through improper use ...
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Bill Clinton used the fact that he was born in Hope, Arkansas to campaign for president as the "man from Hope" - using the name of his birthplace to enhance his image. Lavenski R. Smith, a trailblazing black jurist, is ...
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If a federal agency is found guilty of violating someone's civil rights, the Department of Justice pays any monetary damages. Taxpayers foot the bill, while the offending agency is all but unaffected. The "No Fear" bill (officially titled the "Notification ...
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