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New York Supreme Court Criminal Term Library

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Budget Cuts Will Force Seattle Area To Cut Crime Investitgations

Posted on December 10, 2008
Source: Crime and Justice News, December 10, 2008. "Retail businesses in Seattle will become targets for gang thefts and shoplifters because of budget cuts that will reduce arrests and prosecutions, say experts quoted by the Seattle Post-Intelligencer...

Is "Individualistic Culture" A Reason For Illinois Corruption?

Posted on December 10, 2008
Source: Crime and Justice News, December 10, 2008. "The arrest of Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich in an alleged 'corruption crime spree' raises the issue of why Illinois has such a history of political corruption. Blagojevich's predecessor, George Ryan, went to prison in 2007 in a 6-1/2 year sentence for corruption of his own, says Politico...

Governor David Paterson and New York Government: Some Recent News

Posted on December 10, 2008
Source: Google News Alert Service, December 10, 2008. Kennedy emerges as favorite for SenateBuffalo News - NY, United States"By Jerry Zremski WASHINGTON ? Caroline Kennedy is emerging as the favorite among New York Democrats to succeed Sen...

City University of New York Collaborating with the New York Unified Court System to Recruit Students as Court Interpreters

Posted on December 10, 2008
Source: Google News Alert Service, December 10, 2008. The Board of Trustees of The City University of New York has ...By bmcc "CUNY is collaborating with the New York State Unified Court System to recruit students for positions as court interpreters...

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In Star Parties Reach Agreement on E-Discovery Issues

Posted on December 10, 2008
Source: Lexology, December 10, 2008. Star parties reach agreement on E-discovery issuesBricker & Eckler LLP"In Star, the parties reached mutual agreement on the terms of the Proposed Order Governing Electronic Discovery submitted to the court...

New US Law Created IP "Czar"

Posted on December 10, 2008
Source: Lexology, December 10, 2008 New law creates IP "czar," stiffer infringement penaltiesVenable LLP"On October 13, 2008, President Bush signed into law The Prioritizing Resources and Organization for Intellectual Property Act of 2008 (Pro IP)...

Kentucky Domain Name Seizures

Posted on December 10, 2008
Source: Lexology, December 10, 2008. Kentucky - Kentucky domain name seizuresBlake Lapthorn"On 18th September, the Franklin County Circuit Court ordered the seizure of 141 domain names of online gambling businesses including some of the most well known names in the online poker and casino industry (Poker Stars, Full Tilt and Microgaming)"...

Microsoft Search Pledge Meaningless Without Google

Posted on December 10, 2008
Source: InformationWeek Daily Newsletter, December 10, 2008. Microsoft Search Pledge Meaningless Without Google"Redmond's offer to limit data retention to six months in Europe needs rival's cooperation." �

List of Selected Documents from Gallerywatch.com

Posted on December 10, 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...

Selections from National Law Journal Daily Headlines December 10, 2008

Posted on December 10, 2008
Source: NLJ.com, December 10, 2008. Subscription needed for online access:�� http://www.law.com/jsp/nlj/subscribe.jsp FROM THE UPCOMING ISSUE �|� As support staff layoffs continue at firms, attorneys learn to share, and share some more"It's a sure-fire sign that the tough economy is hitting home: Attorneys who used to share an assistant with one colleague now find themselves sharing with two or even three others...

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

Posted on December 09, 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: Tuesday, December 09, 2008 �� 1. The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v...

New York Obligates Employers to Post and Disclose laws Progibiting Discrimination Based on Criminal Convictions

Posted on December 09, 2008
Source: Lexology, December 9, 2008 New York - NY obligates employers to post and disclose laws prohibiting discrimination based on criminal convictionsLittler Mendelson"It has long been a public policy of the State of New York to prohibit 'unfair discrimination against persons previously convicted of one or more criminal offenses...

Overview of the Americans with Didabilities Amendments Act of 2008

Posted on December 09, 2008
Source: Lexology, December 8, 2008. Overview of the Americans with Disabilities Amendments Act of 2008Potter Anderson & Corroon LLP"The Americans with Disabilities Amendments Act of 2008 (?ADAAA? or the ?Amendments?) was signed by President George W...

Watch for Union Activity with the Passage of Employee Free Choice Act

Posted on December 09, 2008
Source: Lexology, December 9, 2008. Watch for union activity with the passage of Employee Free Choice ActWarner Norcross & Judd"With a new Democratic administration set to take office next January under President-elect Barack Obama, many employers will be anxious to know what effect, if any, this development may have on their businesses...

Wikipedia Getting Makeover For First Time: editors

Posted on December 09, 2008
Source: InformationWeek Daily Newsletter, December 9, 2008 Wikipedia Getting Makeover For First-Time Editors"The site's foundation has scored an $890,000 grant to study and improve Wikipedia's writing and editing interface and hide elements that writers don't need...

FBI Names New York City Chief, Seeks Better Relations With Local Police

Posted on December 09, 2008
Source: Crime and Justice News, December 9, 2008. "In New York City, the local police and the feds do not get along when it comes to counterterrorism, reports National Public Radio. The FBI has assigned Joe Demarest to help patch things up between the New York Police Department and the FBI...

William Bratton Vows to Pursue "Next Phase Of Policing" in Los Angeles

Posted on December 09, 2008
Source: Crime and Justice News, December 9, 2008 "For William Bratton, who the Los Angeles Times calls 'the most influential cop in America today,' crime statistics are everything. They are the hard evidence he has spent a career trying to amass: proof that he has the blueprint for fighting crime in urban America...

Illinois Governor, Aide, Charged With Trying To Sell Obama Seat

Posted on December 09, 2008
Source: Crime and Justice News, December 9, 2008 "Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich and his chief of staff John Harris were arrested at their homes this morning in a probe involving the governor's quest to fill Sen. Barack Obama's Senate seat, reports the Chicago Sun-Times...

St. Louis Courts Attack Caseload Crisis, Speed Criminal Trials

Posted on December 09, 2008
Source: Criminal Justice News, December 5, 2008. "A mounting crisis of backlogs and delays in St. Louis's criminal court has turned into a record- breaking year for moving along cases, says the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. For the first time since 1985, the courts are likely to clear more criminal cases than will be filed...

Justice Advocates Argue For Cost, Public Safety Focus

Posted on December 09, 2008
Source: Crime and Justice Newsletter, December 5, 2008. "Focusing on costs and public safety may be the best way to get policymakers to limit the high level of incarceration in the United States, several panelists agreed at an Open Society Institute conference on an 'integrative approach to justice reform' on Saturday in Bethesda, Md...

North Carolina Probation Officers "Botched" Cases That Led to Murder: Paper

Posted on December 09, 2008
Source:Crime and Justice News, December 5, 2008. "North Carolina's probation system, designed to help low-level offenders rebuild their lives and stay out of costly prisons, risks public safety by neglecting or losing track of thousands of criminals, reports the Raleigh News & Observer...

White House Moves To Allow Loaded Guns in National Parks

Posted on December 09, 2008
Source: Crime and Justice News, December 9, 2008. "The Bush administration has struck down a federal ban on loaded guns in most national parks and forests, a move the San Francisco Chronicls says was widely seen as a parting shot on behalf of the National Rifle Association...

List of Selected Documents From Gallerywatch.com

Posted on December 09, 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...

National Law Journal Daily Headlines December 9, 2008

Posted on December 09, 2008
Source: NLJ.com, December 9, 2008. Subscription needed for online access:�� http://www.law.com/jsp/nlj/subscribe.jsp FROM THE UPCOMING ISSUE �|� Shockwaves from Dreier hit the west coast "The recent announcement of criminal charges filed against Marc Dreier reverberated across the country where 100 lawyers and other professionals at four law firms and consulting companies in Los Angeles have various ties to him...

Selections From National Law Journal December 8, 2008

Posted on December 09, 2008
Source: NLJ.com, December 8, 2008 Subscription needed for online access:�� http://www.law.com/jsp/nlj/subscribe.jsp NLJ BILLING SURVEY �|� Law firm fees defy gravity"Despite the rancid economy of 2008, attorney billing rates continued their escalation trend, with nearly 71% of law firms reporting an increase in the amount that they charged clients compared with 2007...

Survey Finds No Clear Impact Of Self Defense Law Reforms

Posted on December 05, 2008
Source: Crime and Justice News, December 5, 2008. "The impact of National Rifle Association-backed laws sweeping the nation that make it easier to justify shooting in self-defense is unclear, reports the Associated Press...

Will Obama Push Major Drug Policy Reform?

Posted on December 05, 2008
Source: Crime and Justice News, December 5, 2008. "Today is the 75th anniversary of the nation's repealing the alcohol prohibition amendment, says Ethan Nadelmann of the Drug Policy Alliance...

U.S. Officials Fear Luxury Hotel Attacks After Mumbai Massacre

Posted on December 05, 2008
Source: Crime and Justice News, December 5, 2008. "The terrorist attacks in Mumbai are prompting efforts to bolster security in the U...

Massachusetts Police Chief Charged Over Event Where Boy Killed Self With Uzi

Posted on December 05, 2008
Source: Crime and Justice News, December 5, 2008. "A small-town Massachusetts police chief who authorities say promoted, organized, and profited from a firearms exposition where children were encouraged to shoot machine guns and where an 8- year-old killed himself with a Micro Uzi was charged yesterday with involuntary manslaughter, reports the Boston Globe...

States With Lax Gun Laws Have Higher Handgun Killing Rates

Posted on December 05, 2008
Source: Crime and Justice News, December 5, 2008. "States with lax gun laws had higher rates of handgun killings, fatal shootings of police officers, and sales of weapons that were used in crimes in other states, according to a study underwritten by a group of more than 300 U...

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