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New York Supreme Court Criminal Term Library

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LAW.COM Newswire Highlights November 6, 2008

Posted on November 06, 2008
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Nearly 600 Maryland Prisoners Ask For Cocaine Sentence Cuts

Posted on November 05, 2008
Source: Crime & Justice News "Twenty-seven 27 Marylanders have been released so far under the retroactive change in federal sentencing guidelines on cocaine cases, says the Maryland Daily Record...

Understaffing At Federal Prisons Cited In Violence Reports

Posted on November 05, 2008
Source: Crime & Justice News "Deadly assaults in federal penitentiaries are on the rise, says the Colorado Independent. After reports that an inmate was stabbed to death in August at the U...

NYC To Have 2,000 Surveillance Cameras Online By 2010

Posted on November 05, 2008
Source: Crime & Justice News "The relationship between law enforcement and video technology is poised to grow, especially in Lower Manhattan, where the New York Police Department is planning to add 1,000 more police cameras and 2,000 private cameras that will be linked in a network inspired by London's surveillance 'ring of steel,' says the New York Times...

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

Posted on November 05, 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 November 4, 2008

Posted on November 05, 2008
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New Jersey Law Journal News Updates November 3-4, 2008

Posted on November 05, 2008
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New York Law Journal Decisions of Interest November 5, 2008

Posted on November 05, 2008
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New York Law Journal Featured Columnists November 5, 2008

Posted on November 05, 2008
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New York Law Journal Lead Articles November 5, 2008

LAW..COM Newswire Highlights November 5, 2008

Posted on November 05, 2008
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The Webby Top Political Web Moments

Posted on November 03, 2008
Source: The 411, November 2008 (The Newsletter of the Webby Awards). "This year, we have seen an even greater reliance on the Web for active involvement in the political process...

St. Louis Police Giving Back Several Years Worth Of Seized Cash, Property

Posted on November 03, 2008
Source: Crime and Justice News, November 3, 2008. "St. Louis police are giving back several years worth of seized cash and property that should have been returned to their owners - but piled up inside headquarters instead, reports the St...

How Prisons Nationwide are Going Green

Posted on November 03, 2008
Source: Crime and Justice News, November 3, 2008. "Inmates at Washington State's Cedar Creek Corrections Center grew 8,000 pounds of organic vegetables this year, reports the Associated Press...

Dallas District Attorney Named One of Eight Public Officials of the Year

Posted on November 03, 2008
Source: Crime and Justice News, November 4, 2008. Dallas District Attorney Craig Watkins, who in 2006 became Texas' first black chief prosecutor, has been named one of the eight Governing Magazine public officials of the year...

Los Angeles Votes Tomorrow On Anti Gang Tax

Posted on November 03, 2008
Source: Crime and Justice News, November 3, 2008. "Los Angeles ended 2006 with the high-profile killings of two children...

Alaska Case At U.S. Supreme Court Could Expand DNA Evidence Tests

Posted on November 03, 2008
Source: Crime and Justice News, November 3, 2008. "William Osborne was accused of raping a prostitute at gunpoint, beating her with an ax handle, and leaving her for dead in the snow...

"Mass Confusion" Over Voting By Current, Former Inmates

Posted on November 03, 2008
Source: Crime and Justice News, November 3, 2008 "Legal challenges are pending in at least four states - Arizona, Mississippi, Tennessee, and Washington - seeking to overturn state laws that ban thousands of prisoners and former prisoners from the polls, even after they serve their sentences, USA Today reports...

Online Promotion of User Generated Content : Balancing the Sponsor's Rights Against Risks

Posted on November 03, 2008
Source: Lexology, November 3, 2008. <a href="http://www.lexology.com/r.ashx?i=1307670&l=6KSXB61" target="_blank">User generated content promotions: balancing the sponsor's rights against risks</a> Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP "User generated content ('UGC') has quickly come to dominate the current landscape of online promotions and marketing initiatives...

U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act Enforcement

Posted on November 03, 2008
Source: Lexology, November 3, 2008. <a href="http://www.lexology.com/r.ashx?i=1307670&l=6KSVMRA" target="_blank">DOJ and SEC officials discuss emerging trends in FCPA enforcement; Supreme Court leaves expansive coverage decision intact</a> White & Case LLP "Two recent developments highlight the broad reach of the U...

U.S. Warning on Website Accessibility

Posted on November 03, 2008
Source: Lexology, November 3, 2008. <a href="http://www.lexology.com/r.ashx?i=1307670&l=6KSVMJ2" target="_blank">US warning on website accessibility</a> Eversheds "A class action case in the United States between a major online retailer and the National Federation of the Blind has recently settled for an amount thought to be up to $6m...

Governor Paterson and New York Finance

Posted on November 03, 2008
Sources: Searches of Google News Alerts, and New York Times . <a href="http://voanews.com/english/2008-11-01-voa2...

Google Makes Scanned Documents Searchable

Posted on November 03, 2008
Source: InformationWeek Daily Newsletter, November 3, 2008. <a href="http://update.informationweek.com/cgi-bin4/DM/y/hBM5n0Gs8oP0G4n0GxwG0E3" target="_blank">Google Makes Scanned Documents Searchable</a> "Using optical character-recognition technology, Google will make the converted text of scanned PDFs available on its search results pages via the 'View as HTML' link...

Selections from National Law Journal Daily Headlines November 3, 2008

Posted on November 03, 2008
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List of Selected U.S. Federal Documents from Gallerywatch.com

Posted on November 03, 2008
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New Jersey Law Journal Top Stories November 3, 2008

Posted on November 03, 2008
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New York Appellate Criminal Cases Originating from the New York Supreme Court NY County

Posted on October 31, 2008
 In order to comply with subscriptions agreements you will need to use your own Westlaw password to view the full text of cases listed below: <table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" border="0"><tbody><tr><td align="middle" width="38%">Thursday, October 30, 2008</td> <td valign="bottom" align="right"> </td></tr></tbody></table> <hr/> <table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" border="0"><tbody><tr><td valign="top" align="right">1...

Five California Governors Oppose Ballot Measure on Drug Offenders

Posted on October 31, 2008
Source: Crime and Justice News, October 31, 2008. "Five California governors oppose a ballot initiative they fear would harm public safety by easing punishment for drug offenders, reports the Associated Press...

White House Rejects FBI Call for More Agents in Criminal Cases

Posted on October 31, 2008
Source: Crime and Justice News, October 31, 2008. "The Bush administration is rejecting FBI pleas for more agents to investigate crimes that helped trigger the global financial meltdown, the Seattle Post- Intelligencer reports...

More Courts Allow Warrantless Searches of Electronic Devices

Posted on October 31, 2008
Source: Crime and Justice News, October 30, 2008. "In a small but growing number of cases, says the Wall Street Journal, customs officials and police officers have been carrying out warrantless searches of the contents of laptops, mobile phones, and other wireless devices...

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