* P Blumberg, ‘ Reflections on Proposals for Corporate Reform Through Change in the Composition of the Board of Directors: “ Special Interest ” or “ Public ” Directors ’ ( 1973 ) 53 Boston University Law Review 547

Although not strictly " class action litigation " as it is understood in American law, Public Interest Litigation arose out of the wide powers of judicial review granted to the Supreme Court of India and the various High Courts under Articles 32 and 226 of the Constitution of India respectively.

The sort of remedies sought from courts in Public Interest Litigation go beyond mere award of damages to all affected groups and have sometimes ( controversially ) gone on to include Court monitoring of the implementation of legislation and even the framing of guidelines in the absence of Parliamentary legislation.

Public Interest Litigation has now broadened in scope to cover larger and larger groups of citizens who may be affected by Government inaction.

* Public Interest Litigation, a similar system adopted in India

Most important of these is Software in the Public Interest, the owner of the Debian trademark and umbrella organization for various other community free software projects.

In September 2003, the Public Interest Watch ( PIW ) complained to the Internal Revenue Service, claiming that Greenpeace USA tax returns were inaccurate and in violation of the law.

IETF activities are funded by meeting fees, meeting sponsors and by the Internet Society via its organizational membership and the proceeds of the Public Interest Registry.

Our Monica, Ourselves: The Clinton Affair and the Public Interest ( Sexual Cultures ).

* In the Public Interest is a Resource Center on privatization and responsible contracting.

*" Neo-Lysenkoism, IQ and the press " by Bernard Davis, The Public Interest

In the United Kingdom, the Public Interest Disclosure Act 1998 provides a framework of legal protection for individuals who disclose information so as to expose malpractice and matters of similar concern.

It is based on the UK's Public Interest Disclosure Act.

In 2003, the Law Commission of India recommended the adoption of the Public Interest Disclosure ( Protection of Informers ) Act, 2002.

In August 2010, the Public Interest Disclosure and Protection of Persons Making the Disclosures Bill, 2010 was introduced into the Lok Sabha, lower house of the Parliament of India.

The Public Interest Disclosure and Protection of Persons Making the Disclosures Bill, 2010 was renamed as The Whistleblowers ' Protection Bill, 2011 by the Standing Committee on Personnel, Public Grievances, Law and Justice.

* Public Interest Disclosure Act 1998 from Her Majesty's Stationery Office

* The Center for Science in the Public Interest is established.

" Interest groups seeking favor with Washington lawmakers, such as car dealers, have often sought to portray their interests as allied with Main Street rather than Wall Street, although analyst Peter Overby on National Public Radio suggested that car dealers have written over $ 250 billion in consumer loans and have real ties with Wall Street.

In response to the Occupy Wall Street protests and the worldwide occupy movement calling for U. S. campaign finance reform eliminating corporate influence in politics, among other reforms, Representative Ted Deutch introduced the " Outlawing Corporate Cash Undermining the Public Interest in our Elections and Democracy " ( OCCUPIED ) constitutional amendment on November 18, 2011.

" The National Information Infrastructure: A Public Interest Opportunity.

* Award for Distinguished Contributions to Psychology in the Public Interest ( Early Career / Senior )

* the Public Interest Directorate advances psychology as a means of addressing the fundamental problems of human welfare and promoting the equitable and just treatment of all segments of society ;

" Jeremy Bentham and the Public Interest ", in J. Lively & A. Reeve ( eds.

* Links to online museum images of all of Dürer's prints — see section B ( nb: Not all Public Domain )

He published a column (" Wrong Turn Onto Sesame Street ") challenging federally funded Public Television endowments in favor of educational comics — which, according to Capp, " didn't cost a dime in taxes and never had.

Public transportation includes the AC Transit buses ( which include express buses to San Francisco ) and two ferry services — the Alameda / Oakland Ferry and the Alameda Harbor Bay Ferry.

The All − Union Center for Public Opinion Research ( VCIOM ) — the most prominent of several polling organizations that were started then — was opened.

* Stratospheric ozone, myths and realities: Testimony of S. Fred Singer, Scientific Integrity and Public Trust: The Science Behind Federal Policies and Mandates: Case Study 1 — Stratospheric Ozone: Myths and Realities, Hearing before the Subcommittee on Energy and the Environment of the Committee on Science, US House of Representatives, 104th Congress, 1st Sess., September 20, 1995 31 ( Washington, DC: United States Government Printing Office, 1996 ).

Public and institutional collections and services may be intended for use by people who choose not to — or cannot afford to — purchase an extensive collection themselves, who need material no individual can reasonably be expected to have, or who require professional assistance with their research.

The Nutrition Source, a website maintained by the Department of Nutrition at the Harvard School of Public Health, summarizes the current evidence on the impact of dietary fat: " Detailed research — much of it done at Harvard — shows that the total amount of fat in the diet isn't really linked with weight or disease.

An Act of Congress ( Public Law 671 — 77th Congress, Chapter 508, 2d Session ) on July 20, 1942, established the Legion of Merit and provided that the medal " shall have suitable appurtenances and devices and not more than four degrees, and which the President, under such rules and regulations as he shall prescribe, may award to

In 1983, the United States Congress, pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 140 ( Public Law 97 — 198 ), designated February 11, Edison's birthday, as National Inventor's Day.

There are also seven ex officio members — the Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Speaker of the Assembly, Superintendent of Public Instruction, president and vice president of the Alumni Associations of UC, and the UC President.

On 1 July 1997, in preparation for privatisation of the Public Transport Corporation, Melbourne's tram network was split into two businesses — Met Tram 1 ( later renamed Swanston Trams ) and Met Tram 2 ( later renamed Yarra Trams ).

In addition, a statutory office was established — the Director of Public Transport — to procure rail and tram services and to enter into and manage contracts with transport operators.

became a hit when it aired on the Public Broadcasting Service, while Absolutely Fabulous enjoyed a significant following when it aired on Comedy Central, and The Office won a Golden Globe award in 2004 for " Best Television Series — Musical or Comedy ", beating popular American favourites such as HBO's Sex and the City and NBC's Will & Grace.

The five units of the Central Library — Mid-Manhattan Library, Donnell Library Center, The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, Andrew Heiskell Braille and Talking Book Library and the Science, Industry and Business Library — are all located in Manhattan.

* Map Projections — PDF versions of numerous projections, created and released into the Public Domain by Paul B. Anderson ... member of the International Cartographic Association's Commission on Map Projections

* Vice-Chairman — Richard E. Sebastian ( Chair of Economic Development / Public Safety Committees )

* Issue Guide on Medicare — Policy alternatives and public opinion analysis on Medicare from Public Agenda Online

* PDF booklet from U. S. State Department, 2003 version, and 1996 version — Bureau of Public Affairs

Sheen was also nominated for — but did not win — consecutive Public Service Emmys in 1952, 1953, and 1954.