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Daily Archives: September 4, 2006
UVA Launches Supreme Court Clinic
Press release: “Beginning this year, UVA Law will offer a unique opportunity for third-year students hoping to eventually argue cases before the United States Supreme Court. The Law School has launched the Supreme Court Litigation Clinic, which will train students in becoming effective writers and oral advocates at the highest appellate level.” Continue Reading
State Department Identifies Top September 11 Conspiracy Theories
From the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of International Information Programs: The Top September 11 Conspiracy Theories “Numerous unfounded conspiracy theories about the September 11 attacks continue to circulate, especially on the Internet.” [August 28, 2006] This site reviews and rebuts eight such theories. Related government documents, literature and postings: National Institute of Standards and… Continue Reading
Criminal Terrorism Enforcement in the United States During the Five Years Since the 9/11 Attacks
“The government’s prosecution of international terrorist suspects has sharply declined in the last few years, according to a new special report by the Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse (TRAC). The report, based on very extensive Justice Department data obtained under the Freedom of Information Act, is a unique examination of the government’s criminal enforcement effort against… Continue Reading
Secrecy Report 2006
OpenTheGovernment.org: “Report Finds Federal Government Still More Secretive in 2005: Government secrecy saw further expansion in 2005 despite growing public concern, according to the Secrecy Report Card 2006.” Secrecy Report Card 2006 – Indicators of Secrecy in the Federal Government Recent related postings: Report on Cost Estimates for Security Classification Activities for 2005 U.S. Government… Continue Reading
Researchers Announce "Phoolproof Phishing Prevention"
Press release: Carnegie Mellon CyLab researchers create new system to address phishing fraud [ZDNet] Phoolproof Phishing Prevention – Bryan Parno, Cynthia Kuo, Adrian Perrig: “Phishing attacks exploit a users inability to distinguish legitimate websites from spoofed websites. Unfortunately, humans are ill-suited for performing the security checks necessary for secure site identification. Phoolproof Phishing Prevention uses… Continue Reading
Report from Industy and Public Interest Coalition Addresses Climate Changes and Insurance Issues
From Ceres…”te largest coalition of investors, environmental and public interest organizations in North America,” tbis new report, From Risk to Opportunity: How Insurers Can Proactively and Profitably Manage Climate Change, addresses how “…climate change poses unprecedented risks to the insurance industry, but it also creates vast opportunities for new products and services to help consumers… Continue Reading
