Caracas Journal: A Culture of Naming That Even a Law May Not Tame
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A bill introduced last week could prohibit Venezuelan parents from bestowing names like Hengelberth, Maolenin, Githanjaly and Yurbiladyberth on their children.
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Lilian Diaz, an emergency room technician, used to feel apprehensive when a doctor or nurse at her Takoma Park hospital would ask her to interpret for a Spanish-speaking patient. She knew she was chosen because of her Spanish surname, but what if she told someone the wrong thing? Her Spanish was...
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The "L.A. Law" state strikes again.
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Can the broad terms of the Geneva Conventions be more clearly defined without weakening them?
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CARACAS, Venezuela  - It could be Miami or New  York, Sydney, Toronto, Madrid or even Kuwait.
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CARACAS, Venezuela  - Venezuelan lawmakers backing  left-wing President Hugo Chavez said on Thursday they were  working with opponents to rewrite parts of a media law that has  come under fire from critics who fear it will muzzle dissent.
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Most of American journalism pays at least lip service to the idea that news reporting should be impartial. But New York Cityâs tabloids do not always feel bound by that rule.
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Venezuela passes a strict media law condemned by the opposition and human rights groups.
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Thereâs a lot going on under the surface of âFeel the Noise,â far more than its indefensibly generic title suggests.
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Comment is free: Xinran: The controversy over the posting of explicit images of celebrities reflects the resilience of old taboos outside the big cities
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Mexico MEXICO CITY -- President Felipe Calder&#xF3;n yesterday praised a new law that obligates federal and local authorities to prevent, punish, and eradicate violence against women, and he promised a "relentless" fight against gender-related abuse. The law does not drastically change how violators are punished. But it symbolically underscores the government's recognition of a scourge that is widespread but often ...
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These names aren't likely to spring to mind.
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By Emily Alpert, The Dispatch, Gilroy, Calif.  Dec. 13--GILROY -- Don't call them "bounty hunters" -- at least not to  Susan Shapiro.  "It sounds too rogue," she said.
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In the shadowy world of opposition research and not-for-attribution dossiers, things can get confusing.
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Squabbling over who served tainted what to whom masks deeper rifts.
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Analysis: Many legal experts think it won't survive motions to dismiss based on claims of presidential immunity, but it may not be that simple
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Here is the coverage in The New York Times and the New York Law Journal about the denial of United for Peace and Justice's Sunday rally in Central Park (United for Peace and Justice v. Bloomberg, 111893/04), and here is what NY Supreme Court1 Justice Silbermann said:      [...] the evidence established that the department's determination was based on entirely content-neutral factors, to wit: that the Great Lawn2 was not an appropriate venue for a demonstration of this magnitude.     [...]  The Parks Department appropriately applied content-neutral regulations while leaving plaintiff with a reasonable alternate site.