International Law

NY Federal Court Say Insufficient Facts To Apply Ministerial Exception Doctrine
In Rojas v. Roman Catholic Diocese of Rochester, 2008 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 40386 (WD NY, May 19, 2008), a New York federal district court held that at this point in the litigation it does not have enough facts to decide whether the "ministerial exception" calls for dismissal of a claim under Title VII and the New York Human Rights Law...

Bronx Women Gets 15 Years For Dumping Baby
The NY Daily News website reported in a story on January 30, 2009 that Lucila Rojas, 27, was sentenced to 15 years in prison for killing her newborn son. Apparently, Rojas, a Bronx resident, is accused the violent crime of smothering her infant son on a city bus, then disposing of the body in a sidewalk trash can...

Neuroethics Project Coordinator at UBC
This job listing is posted on behalf of Judy Illes and Sofia Lombera at UBC: Neuroethics Project CoordinatorNational Core for NeuroethicsDivision of Neurology, Department of MedicineThe University of British Columbia POSITION DESCRIPTIONThe National Core for Neuroethics, located at University of...

Neuromarketing Issue of J. Consumer Behaviour
The Journal of Consumer Behaviour has recently published an issue devoted to neuromarketing. The issue has lots of interesting articles, including a paper called the Neuroethics of Neuromarketing by Emily Murphy, Judy Illes, and Peter Reiner...

Training and Education Coordinator at UBC
This job listing is posted on behalf of Judy Illes and Sofia Lombera at UBC: Knowledge Translation Training and Education CoordinatorNational Core for NeuroethicsDivision of Neurology, Department of MedicineThe University of British Columbia POSITION DESCRIPTIONThe University of British Columbia, Department...

KCK looking for suspect in weekend homicide
From KCK PD: The Kansas City, Kansas Police Department?s Major Case Unit is requesting assistance from the public in locating the person shown in the picture below. Ernesto Rojas-Fernandez is wanted for the murder of Overland Park, Kansas resident Zenaida...

Rodrigo Azócar: Nuevo Presidente Del Sep
Rodrigo Azócar, asumirá en mayo, la presidencia del Sistema de Empresas Públicas, (SEP), en reemplazo de Patricio Rojas. El nombramiento del ex gerente general de Metro, fue bien recibido por los distintos sectores políticos, ya que en los diversos puestos que se ha desempeñados, ha destacado en su gestión, la independencia y autonomía a la hora [...

Ind. Law - More on: Clark County attorney works for State Department as a contract lawyer
Updating yesterday's story, today Ben Zion Hershberg and Rick Rojas of the Louisville Courier Journal report:After two years of working in Sudan and Afghanistan -- helping to develop the legal systems there for the U...

Argentina: Eminent Psychiatrist Says Homosexuality is a Disorder that Can be Cured
The eminent Spanish psychiatrist Enrique Rojas gave a speech yesterday in Buenos Aires declaring that homosexuality is "a clinical process that has an etiology, pathogeny, treatment, and cure".

Date of Prior Removal Is Element of Enhanced Illegal Reentry Penalties Under 8 U.S.C. § 1326(b); Fives Better Than Nines on Plain Error Review
United States v. Rojas-Luna, No. 07-40016 (5th Cir. Mar. 26, 2008) (King, Stewart, Prado)Remember several months ago when the Ninth Circuit held that the date of a prior removal is an element of the enhanced penalties found in 8 U...