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New York Law Journal Featured Columnists December 16, 2008

Posted on December 16, 2008
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: Free With Registration: Contract LawTuesday, December 16, 2008By Glen Banks "Glen Banks, a partner at Fulbright & Jaworski, writes that a gray area of New York law has been the extent to which a party could claim that the exercise of a right granted by a contract breached the agreement because the right was exercised in 'bad faith...

New York Law Journal December 16, 2008

Posted on December 16, 2008
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: Tuesday, December 16, 2008 Free With Registration: Circuit Requires Judicial Review Before Security Letter Gag Order JHO Signatures On Settlement Held to Trigger IDEA Fee Award Third Department Is First to Release a Sex Offender On Basis of Invalid Post-Release Supervision Order Judge Rejects Foster Care Eligibility for 'Adult' 20-Year-Old Immigrant State Suit Proceeds Against Light Cigarette Makers Newsbriefs

Selected News Articles: Governor Paterson and the New York Budget

Posted on December 16, 2008
Source: Google News Alert Service, December 16, 2008. NY gov proposes flat budget to fill $15B deficitForbes, NY -AP , 12.16.08, 02:59 PM EST Gov. David Paterson is calling New Yorkers and almost every business sector to pitch in for at least the next couple of years to ...

What Motivates People To Falsify Crime Reports?

Posted on December 16, 2008
Source: Crime and Justice News, December 16, 2008. "It was a tale so gruesome, Marline McPherson could no longer remain silent, says the Albany Times Union. In the early 1990s, near an abandoned Hells Angels hangout, she supposedly witnessed a man's murder at a street card game...

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Texas Cancels Prison Phone Jamming Demonstration, Cites Federal Law

Posted on December 16, 2008
Source: Crime and Justice News, December 16, 2008. "Texas prison officials have canceled a much- ballyhooed test of electronic jamming technology designed to curb an epidemic of smuggled cell phones in prisons, reports the Austin American- Statesman...

Source: Crime & Justice News December

Posted on December 12, 2008
Source: Crime & Justice News December 12, 2008 --Prison, Probation, Parole Numbers Up, Account For 1 In 31 Adults --NC Governor-Elect Perdue Vows To Fix Probation System --Murder Charges Against AZ Boy, 8, Raise Issues Of Youth Intent --WA Board Urges Release For "Three-Strikes" Convict --Senate GOP Leaders Seek To Delay Holder Confirmation --Boston Police Boost Patrols To Stop "Desperate" Shoplifters --Canadian Police Suspend Use Of Old Tasers After Critical Study --Chicago Protesters Object To Arming Cops With M4 Carbines --Experts Say Wiretap Evidence Vs...

What the Search Engines Have Found Out About All of Us

Posted on December 12, 2008
In a recent New York Times article, entitled "What the Search Engines Have Found Out About All of Us," Jim Dwyer writes about our Internet search trail and privacy concerns. It is available at: http://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/10/nyregion/10about.html?_r=1&scp=1&sq=conti%20google&st=cse Submitted by Ted Pollack, Sr...

LAW.COM Newswire Highlights

Posted on December 12, 2008
News articles listed below can be viewed in full text by first clicking on the Law.Com Newsfeed on the left side and then scrolling down to the appropriate article. If the article you are searching does not appear go to the top of the screen and click on Law...

New York Law Journal Lead Articles

Posted on December 12, 2008
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 listed Click here to go to www.nylj.com Lawyer Disbarred For Failing to Pay Sanctions, Fees In Holocaust Case Subscription Required Aretakis Suspended for Frivolous Conduct, False Accusations Against Judges Subscription Required Panel Faults Judge's Handling of Hearsay, Failure To Give Missing Witness Charge; New Trial Granted Subscription Required First Amendment Prohibits Court From Hearing Case of Fired Rabbi, Federal Judge Decides Subscription Required Newsbriefs

New York Law Journal Decisions of Interest

Posted on December 12, 2008
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 Carrion, petitioner-appellee v...

Should Teachers Be Required to Take Drug Tests?

Posted on December 11, 2008
Source: Crime and Justice News, December 11, 2008. "For many job applicants, whether the work involves driving trucks or answering phones, passing a drug test is a given. That's not the case for Texas public school teachers. The Houston Chronicle reports that officials with several districts cite cost as one major reason they skip pre-employment drug screens for teachers...

Law Enforcement Progress vs. Gangs "Slow and Hard Won"

Posted on December 11, 2008
Source: Crime and Justice News, December 11, 2008. "Violent crime nationwide is hovering near its lowest levels in 30 years, but in some cities street gangs still account for an alarming share of death and destruction, says U.S. News & World Report...

Robert Rubin: Leadership Needed On Prisoner Re-Entry

Posted on December 11, 2008
Source: Crime and Justice News, December 11, 2008. "Economic hard times may spell more challenges for released offenders. Few employers, given a choice of candidates, want to hire them. Facing housing problems, struggling with addictions and other challenges, unable to live anywhere but in the neighborhoods where they got into trouble, most end up back in the slammer, says columnist Ruben Rosario of the St...

Execution, Death Sentence Total Down This Year

Posted on December 11, 2008
Source: Crime and Justice News, December 11, 2008. "Texas has accounted for half of the executions in the U.S. so far this year, but the state gave lethal injections to far fewer inmates than last year, mirroring a national trend of fewer death sentences being carried out, says the Ft...

How Strong is Federal Case Against Blagojevich?

Posted on December 11, 2008
Source: Crime and Justice News, December 11, 2008. "How tight is the criminal case against Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich that prosecutors call blatant corruption? The Associated Press reports that some experts say prosecutors may have a tough time overcoming the fact that Blagojevich didn't sell the Senate seat...

North Dakota Leads in Public Corruption Convictions Per Capita

Posted on December 11, 2008
Source: Crime and Justice News, December 11, 2008. "By one measure, Illinois is not even close to the nation's most-corrupt state; North Dakota may hold that distinction instead. says USA Today. On a per- capita basis, Illinois ranks 18th for the number of public corruption convictions the federal government has won from 1998 through 2007, says an analysis of Department of Justice statistics...

FBI Bribery Investigations Up 50% in Five Years

Posted on December 11, 2008
Source: Crime and Justice News, December 11, 2008 "Chicago isn't the only city where public corruption cases are making headlines. The Cleveland Plain Dealer says that a Cleveland city councilman was charged with taking a $500 bribe from a businessman seeking to have municipal electric service restored to his business...

New York Appellate Criminal Cases Originating from the New York Supreme Court NY County

Posted on December 11, 2008
In order to comply with subscription agreements you will need to use your own Westlaw password to view the full text of cases listed below: Thursday, December 11, 2008 (PART 2) 1. People v. Spann2008 WL 5170605, 2008 N...

Corporate Governance: A Top Priority in 2009

Posted on December 11, 2008
Source: Lexology, December 11, 2008. Corporate governance is a top priority in 2009Jackson Lewis LLP"Wall Street's latest crisis has wreaked havoc on financial markets. "

New York's Highest Court Rules Labor Unions Open to State Nuisance Lawsuit

Posted on December 11, 2008
Source: Lexology, December 11, 2008. New York - New York's highest court rules labor unions open to state nuisance lawsuitJackson Lewis LLP"New York State's highest court has ruled that federal law does not shield organized labor from a private nuisance lawsuit brought under state law"

New York: Default Judgment the Ultimate Sanction for Spolation of Evidence

Posted on December 11, 2008
Source: Lexology, December 11, 2008. New York - Default judgment: the ultimate sanction for spoliationKramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP"Sanctions that courts may impose for spoliation of evidence are well-documented, and range from costs and attorneys' fees to adverse inference jury instructions...

Report Criticizes FCC Chairman Martin's Management

Posted on December 11, 2008
Source: InformationWeek Daily Newsletter, December 11, 2008. Democrats Blast FCC Chairman Martin's Management"Criticisms in the 110-page report range from Martin's heavy-handed, opaque, and non-collegial management style to complaints that Martin suppressed various reports by staff...

Nortel Networks Hires Bankruptcy Lawyers

Posted on December 11, 2008
Source: InformationWeek Daily Newsletter, December 11, 2008 Under New Pressure, Nortel Networks Hires Bankruptcy Lawyers"The Wall Street Journal says the telecom firm has hired attorneys to explore bankruptcy court protection in case its restructuring plan doesn't work...

List of Selected Documents from Gallerywatch.com

Posted on December 11, 2008
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 Jersey Law Journal News Updates December 10, 2008

Posted on December 11, 2008
If you are already an online subscriber to the New Jersey Law Journal News Alert Service you should be able to click on any of the links provided below, sign in, and access the full text of articles listed. Subscription needed for online access: Mercer County Bar Executive Director Fired; Prosecutor Asked To Investigate"The Mercer County Bar Association has fired its executive director, Francine Kowalczyk, under circumstances suggestive of mishandling of funds, and the bar has requested the county prosecutor to investigate her activities...

New York Law Journal: Free Breaking News December 10, 2008

Posted on December 10, 2008
http://www.nylj.com Free Breaking News: Former Supreme Court Justice Spargo Indicted Free Breaking News: Manhattan Surrogate-Elect Arrested on Campaign Finance Charges

US Supreme Court Takes Up Prosecutorial Misconduct Issue in Tennessee Case

Posted on December 10, 2008
Source: Crime and Justice News, December 10, 2008. "There were flashes of incredulity and anger yesterday from Supreme Court justices as they considered whether Tennessee prosecutors had committed misconduct in obtaining and defending a death sentence against a man who murdered a Memphis couple in 1980, reports the New York Times...

Maryland, New Mexico May Be Next On Death Penalty Repealers' Agemda

Posted on December 10, 2008
Source: Crime and Justice News, December 10, 2008. "A year after New Jersey became the first state in a generation to repeal the death penalty, capital punishment opponents in Maryland and New Mexico say their states could be next, reports Stateline...

Heroin Deaths Among the Young Increase in Northeast suburbs

Posted on December 10, 2008
Source: Crime and Justice News, December 10, 2008. "A wave of teens and 20-somethings in suburbs across the Northeast are becoming addicted to and dying from abuse of heroin and prescription opiates like OxyContin, says U.S. News & World Report...

Michigan Prison Closing Plan Due: Legislator Wants 18% Corrections Cut

Posted on December 10, 2008
Source: Crime and Justice News, December 10, 2008. "Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm will propose $140 million in state budget cuts today, including the closure of a state prison and a prison camp, says the Detroit Free Press. Closing the prisons would save $21 million...

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