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New York Supreme Court Criminal Term Library

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New York Law Journal Decisions of Interest March 11, 2009

Posted on March 11, 2009
If you are already an online subscriber to this service you should be able to click on any of the links provideed below, sign in, and access any of the decisions listed which interest you. http://www.nylj.com Subscription required for online access unless otherwise noted: APPELLATE DIVISIONFIRST DEPARTMENTLandlord/Tenant LawFree With Registration: Class Suit by Tenants Claiming Landlord Illegally Deregulated Rent-Stabilized Units Is ReinstatedRoberts, plaintiffs-appellants v...

New York Law Journal: Featured Columnists March 11, 2009

Posted on March 11, 2009
If you are already an online subscriber to the New York Law Journal you should be able to click on any of the links provided below, sign in, and access the full text of articles listed. http://www.nylj.com Subscription required for online access unless otherwise noted: Law and ChildrenWednesday, March 11, 2009By Andrew Schepard and Theo Liebmann"Andrew Schepard, professor of law at Hofstra University School of Law and Director of the Center for Children, Families and the Law, and Theo Liebmann, clinical professor of law at Hofstra and director of the Hofstra Law Clinic, discuss how the new Rules of Professional Conduct impact two common ethical dilemmas for attorneys who represent children: under what circumstances may an attorney substitute judgment for a child client; and under what circumstances may an attorney for a child client disclose confidential information to third parties about the representation...

New York Law Journal: Lead Articles March 11, 2009

LAW.COM Newswire Highlights March 11, 2009

Posted on March 11, 2009
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More Funding For AntiCrime Work in New Federal Law

Posted on March 11, 2009
Source: Crime and Justice News, March 11, 2009. "State and local anticrime programs will get another big infusion of federal aid under the new appropriations bill approved by Congress for the current fiscal year. It was signed today by President Obama...

Madoff Fraud Put At $65 Billion, Plea Expected

Posted on March 11, 2009
Source: Crime and Justice News, March 11, 2009. "Bernard Madoff's fraud was as simple as it gets -- he apparently made up the numbers, the Wall Street Journal reports. Madoff, 70, is expected to plead guilty tomorrow and spend the rest of his life in prison...

Placement: Attorney for Records Retention Consulting Project (Los Angeles County, CA)

Posted on March 11, 2009
LAC seeks an experienced Attorney to do legal/regulatory research for a Records Retention Consulting Project.� The consultant will independently research any legal requirements for a Special Utility District?s records and make recommendations regarding appropriate retention periods based on the legal requirements of their records...

U.S. Stimulus Bill Makes Significant Changes to Privacy and Security Requirements

Posted on March 11, 2009
Source: Lexology, March 10, 2009. Privacy & security - stimulus bill makes significant changes to privacy and security requirementsBaker & Daniels LLP"On February 17, 2009, President Obama signed into law the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 ('ARRA' or the 'Act')"...

Lack of Data Security Renders Employee Agreement Unenforceable

Posted on March 11, 2009
Source: Lexology, March 10, 2009. Lack of data security renders employee agreement unenforceableWildman Harrold Allen & Dixon LLP"The enforceability of electronic agreements may be at risk in cases where the signing process is not protected by adequate data security...

New Jersey Supreme Court Overturns Criminal Conviction Based on Display of Balloons and Other Inflated Signs

Posted on March 11, 2009
Source: Lexology, March 10, 2009 New Jersey - New Jersey Supreme Court overturns criminal conviction based upon display of union rat, ruling ordinance violated free speechOgletree Deakins"The New Jersey Supreme Court recently ruled that a Lawrence Township municipal ordinance prohibiting display of balloons or other inflated signs, with the exception of 'grand opening' signs, is an improper content-based restriction on speech, in violation of the First Amendment...

New Federal System to Speed Deportations Of Criminal Immigrants

Posted on March 11, 2009
Source: Crime and Justice News, March 11, 2009. "Federal officials will deploy a new system in Colorado designed to accelerate the deportation of illegal immigrants who commit crimes, reports the Denver Post. Colorado police chiefs and sheriffs welcomed the system, which will give them near-instant access to federal immigration records...

Seattle Police Chief Kerlikowske Named Drug Czar

Posted on March 11, 2009
Source: Crime and Justice News, March 11, 2009. "Seattle Police Chief R. Gil Kerlikowske, president of the Major Cities Chiefs Association, officially will be nominated as the nation's drug czar today. The Washington Post says the appointment ended a long search that was slowed as details of drug arrests involving Kerlikowske's son came to light...

How Boy's Wrongful Conviction Was Undone in 10 Year Saga

Posted on March 11, 2009
Source: Crime and Justice News, March 11, 2009. " 'Anthony Harris was 12 when he was accused of killing Devan Duniver, 5, in New Philadelphia, Ohio, in 1998. It turned out to be a wrongful arrest and conviction. The American Lawyer recounts the ten-year legal saga that the publication says "highlights the best and worst aspects of our criminal justice system...

Alabama Man Kills 11 People Including Himself in Rampage

Posted on March 11, 2009
Source: Crime and Justice News, March 11, 2009. "A gunman killed 11 people, including himself, on a terrifying rampage across two Alabama counties yesterday, killing members of his own family on their porch and shooting apparent strangers as he drove by, authorities told the Associated Press...

LAW.COM Newswire Highlights

Posted on March 10, 2009
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New York Law Journal Lead Articles

Posted on March 10, 2009
If you are already an online subscriber to New York Law Journal you should be able to click on any of the links provided below, sign in, and access the full text of articles listedClick here to go to www.nylj.com Foreclosure Conferences Get Off to Modest Start Subscription Required Vance Makes Candidacy Official; Contenders Address Changes in Office Structure, Drug Laws Subscription Required Circuit Clarifies Consecutive Mandatory Minimum Sentencing Subscription Required High Court Turns Down City's Case Against Gun Industry Subscription Required Law Firm Roundup Subscription Required Newsbriefs ��

New York Law Journal Decisions of Interest

Posted on March 10, 2009
If you are already an online subscriber to this service you should be able to click on any of the links provided below, sign in, and access any of the decisions listed which interest you.�Click here to go to www.nylj.com Island Park LLC, plaintiff-appellee-cross-appellant v...

New York Appellate Criminal Cases Originating from New York County

Posted on March 10, 2009
In order to comply with subscription agreements you will need to use your own Westlaw password to view cases listed below: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Christopher Calder, Defendant-Appellant.2009 WL 587980, 2009 N...

Source: Crime & Justice News (March 10, 2009)

Posted on March 10, 2009
Source: Crime & Justice News (March 10, 2009) -- Entrepreneurs Exploit Florida Murder Case -- MA Police Blame Economy For Property Crime Rise -- Boston Officials Alarmed By Aggressive Panhandling -- Some Cities Wary Of Taking Stimulus Money For Police -- Asset Forfeiture In TX Town: Highway Robbery? -- D...

Crime and Justice News (March 9, 2009)

Posted on March 09, 2009
Source: Crime and Justice News (March 9, 2009) -- Is Pennsylvania Spending Wisely On Prisons? -- Quasi-Legal CA Pot Culture Could Lead To Taxing It -- Atlanta An Emerging Hub For Mexican Drug Cartels -- Mexican Drug Cartels Penetrate Houston -- Criminologist To Study Rookie Cops -- Costs A Big Issue In Capital Punishment Debate -- Victim, Wrongful Convict Write Book On Witness Misidentification -- Could CrimeDex Lead To Civil Liberties Violations? -- MD Police Database With Orwellian Potential -- CA 911 Dispatchers Cut Screening, Take Longer To Answer Calls -- U...

LAW.COM Newswire Highlights

Posted on March 09, 2009
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New York Law Journal Lead Articles

Posted on March 09, 2009
�If you are already an online subscriber to New York Law Journal you should be able to click on any of the links provided below, sign in, and access the full text of articles listedClick here to go to www.nylj.com Judge Doubts Lawyer's Honesty; Opts for Warning, Not Sanction Subscription Required Court Finds State Liable for Wrongful Confinement Subscription Required Federal Preemption Over Railroads Ruled Not Absolute Subscription Required Eastern District Judge Dismisses Legal Malpractice Claim Subscription Required Newsbriefs��

New York Law Journal Decisions of Interest

Posted on March 09, 2009
�If you are already an online subscriber to this service you should be able to click on any of the links provided below, sign in, and access any of the decisions listed which interest you.�Click here to go to www.nylj.com � APPELLATE DIVISIONFIRST DEPARTMENTHealth Law Panel Upholds Decision Denying Parents' Bid For Dead Son's Sperm to Conceive Grandchild Speranza v...

Selections from National Law Journal Daily Headlines March 6, 2009

Posted on March 06, 2009
Source: NLJ.com, March 6, 2009. Subscription needed for online access: http://www.law.com/jsp/nlj/subscribe.jsp WEB-ONLY �|� Former head of KB Home indicted in backdating case "The former chief executive officer and chairman of KB Home, Bruce E...

Governor David Paterson and New York Finance

Posted on March 06, 2009
Source: Google News Alert Service, March 5, 2009. STATEMENT FROM GOVERNOR DAVID A. PATERSONWBNG-TV - Binghamton,NY,USA"By WBNG News Governor David A. Paterson issued the following statement regarding the unemployment report released today by the New York State Department of ...

List of Selected U.S. Federal Documents from Gallerywatch.com

Posted on March 06, 2009
Selected federal documents below from Gallery Watch.com may include references to government reporrts, Congressional letters, draft bills, and other primary source materials. Documents listed are accessible through subscription to the GalleryWatch...

New York Law Journal: Decisions of Interest March 6, 2009

Posted on March 06, 2009
If you are already an online subscriber to this service you should be able to click on any of the links�provided below, sign in, and access any of the decisions listed which interest you. http://www.nylj.com Subscription required for online access unless otherwise noted: APPELLATE DIVISIONSECOND DEPARTMENTCriminal PracticeJudge's Threat of Jail Made Defendant's Subsequent Guilty Plea Involuntary People, respondent v...

New York Law Journal: Featured Columnists March 6, 2009

New Jersey Law Journal: Lead Articles March 6, 2009

Posted on March 06, 2009
If you are already an online subscriber to the New York Law Journal you should be able to click on any of the links provided below, sign in, and access the full text of articles listed. http://www.nylj.com Subscription required for online access unless otherwise noted: Friday, March 6, 2009 Governor Appoints Richter, Lott and Garry to Appellate Divisions Panel Revives Stuyvesant Tenants' Suit Over Rent Hikes 9/11 Mediator Wraps Up Work; Only 3 Cases Left Unsettled Plunging Asset Values Complicate Divorce Work Immigration Judges Urge New Leadership for Overtaxed Agency Free With Registration: Public Interest Projects Newsbriefs

LAW.COM Newswire Highlights March 6, 2009

Posted on March 06, 2009
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