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Divided Federal Appeals Panel Upholds VA Lethal Injections

Posted on July 11, 2008
Source: Crime & Justice "A divided federal appeals court has upheld the dismissal of death row inmate Christopher Scott Emmett's challenge of Virginia's lethal injection procedures, reports the Richmond Times-Dispatch. The majority in yesterday's 2-1 ruling said Virginia's three-drug procedures are similar to those of Kentucky that were were upheld by the U...

2,500 Inmates Help Fight California Fires

Posted on July 11, 2008
Source: Crime & Justice News "More than 1 in 10 firefighters at the Basin Complex - California's biggest ongoing forest fire - are trained state prisoners, says the Christian Science Monitor. Despite the danger and 24-hour shifts involving 3,000- foot climbs with 40-pound packs, some inmates push on...

Union Campaigns For Federal Prison Guard Safety After Death

Posted on July 11, 2008
Source: Crime & Justice News "The stabbing death of a correctional officer at the Atwater U.S. Penitentiary in California has started a national campaign to overhaul failed safety policies across the federal prison system, reports the Merced (CA) Sun-Star...

Selections from the National Law Journal Daily Headlines July 11, 2008

Posted on July 11, 2008
Source: NLJ.com, July 11, 2008 Subscription needed for online access http://www.law.com/jsp/nlj/subscribe.jsp FROM THE UPCOMING ISSUE | Rise in copper thefts fuels insurance suits"The rising price of copper and other metals has spurred a rash of metal theft, and victims are waging court battles over who should foot the bill...

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New Jersey: Senate Bill Introduced to Authorize Same-Sex Marriage

Posted on July 11, 2008
Source: Lexology, July 11, 2008. Senate bill introduced to authorize same-sex marriage in New JerseyOgletree Deakins"A bill introduced in the Senate on June 9 (S1967) and Assembly on June 16 (A2978), the 'Freedom of Religion and Equality in Civil Marriage Act,' would authorize same-sex marriage in New Jersey and simultaneously would allow clergy to refuse to solemnize same-sex marriages...

Job References: Proceed With Caution

Posted on July 11, 2008
Source: Lexology, July 11, 2008. Job references: proceed with cautionEdwards Angell Palmer & Dodge"As the economy worsens and unemployment increases, more job applicants are turning to litigation when they believe they have been turned down for a job based on a negative reference from a former employer...

Legislation Impacting the Taxation of Internet Sellers: New York's "Amazon Rule"

Posted on July 11, 2008
Source: Lexology, July 11, 2008. Legislation impacting the taxation of internet sellers: New York?s Amazon Rule - welcome to the jungleBaker & McKenzie"In an effort to increase revenues, New York recently amended its statute to expand the definition of out-of-state sellers required to collect New York sales tax...

New York Court of Appeals Resolves Issues Concerning the Calculation of Earned Commissions

Posted on July 11, 2008
Source: Lexology, July 10, 2008. The New York Court of Appeals resolves issues concerning the calculation of earned commissionsCozen O'Connor"On June 10, 2008, the New York Court of Appeals issued a decision that is significant for the financial services industry, the real estate and insurance brokerage industries, and any other industry or employer that compensates its New York employees in whole or in part on a commission basis"

Connecticut Becomes Only the Second State to Mandate an Employee Data Protection Data Policy

Posted on July 11, 2008
Source:Lexology, July 10, 2008. Connecticut becomes only the second state to mandate an employee data protection policyLittler Mendelson"With the State of Connecticut reeling from a series of massive security breaches that have exposed the personal information of hundreds of thousands of state residents, Connecticut's Governor and General Assembly joined forces in mid-June to make Connecticut only the second state (after Michigan) to mandate that private employers publish a policy on the protection of employee Social Security numbers (SSNs)".

Update on the SEC's XBRL Proposal - Liability Considerations

Posted on July 11, 2008
Source: Lexology, July 10, 2008. Update on the SEC's XBRL proposal ? liability considerationsCleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP"The SEC recently proposed rules that would require companies reporting under U.S. GAAP or IFRS to provide their financial statements to the SEC in interactive data (XBRL) format...

Congressmen Battle Over How To Share Video Online

Posted on July 11, 2008
Source: InformationWeek Daily Newsletter, July 11, 2008. Posting by K.C. Jones. Congressmen Battle Over How To Share Video Online"Leave it to members of Congress to turn posting online videos into a partisan issue. Several members of the House of Representatives are engaged in a written and verbal slugfest over how they and their colleagues should be able to post video on outside Web sites...

Yahoo Wants You To Build Your Own Search Service

Posted on July 11, 2008
Source: InformationWeek Daily Newsletter, July 11, 2008. Yahoo Wants You To Build Your Own Search Service"BOSS removes many of the usage restrictions on Yahoo's search APIs, encouraging developers to create 'credible alternatives to Yahoo and Google...

Comcast Criticized For Allegedly Blocking Internet Traffic

Posted on July 11, 2008
Source: InformationWeek Daily Newsletter, July 11, 2008. Comcast Again Chided For Allegedly Blocking Internet Traffic"The company's agreement to smoothly deliver Vonage's VoIP services raises critics' questions about the ISP's network management practices...

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

Posted on July 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...

Report of Increased Number of Brooklyn Muggings

Posted on July 07, 2008
Source: Crime & Justice News "In recent months, an old crime has started to reappear in some Brooklyn neighborhoods, including Clinton Hill and Bedford-Stuyvesant: a spate of muggings that has caught some in the neighborhood by surprise...

Fingerprint Initiative Abroad Turns Up Hundreds Arrested In United States

Posted on July 07, 2008
Source: Crime & Justice News "In the six-and-a-half years that the U.S. government has been fingerprinting insurgents, detainees and ordinary people in Afghanistan, Iraq and the Horn of Africa, hundreds have turned out to share an unexpected background, FBI and military officials said...

Justice Department Responds With Secrecy To Increased ScrutinyJustice Department Responds With Secrecy To Increased Scrutiny

Posted on July 07, 2008
Source: Crime & Justice News "Justice Department lawyers and investigators have come under more scrutiny after the Sept. 11 attacks than at perhaps any time since Watergate, reports the Los Angeles Times. Questions have been raised about the administration's strategies for going after terrorism suspects and about whether politics was allowed to taint the department's core mission to provide equal justice under the law...

NYPD's New 'Scholar In Residence' Will Function As Terrorism Guru

Posted on July 07, 2008
Source: Crime & Justice News "He was a flight surgeon with the Navy and a CIA officer in Pakistan. He has also earned a doctorate in sociology and written two books. Now Marc Sageman can add a new entry to his resume: terrorism guru for the New York Police Department...

New York Appellate Criminal Cases Originating from New York County

Posted on July 07, 2008
In order to comply with subscription agreements you will need to use your own Westlaw password to view cases listed below: People ex rel. Spitzer v. Grasso2008 WL 2510615, 2008 N.Y. Slip Op. 05770(N.Y. Jun 25, 2008) (NO. 1, 120)Background: State sued former chairman of New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), challenging his compensation...

LAW.COM Newswire Highlights

Posted on July 07, 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 Decisions of Interest

Posted on July 07, 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 Arar, plaintiff-appellant v...

New York Law Journal Lead Articles

Posted on July 07, 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 Landlord Need Not Mitigate Damages In Default Action, Panel Emphasizes Subscription Required Judge Leaves Probe Decision To the Discretion of State AG Subscription Required Jury Will Decide If Church's Firing Of Teacher Is Bias Subscription Required Newsbriefs Subscription Required

FBI May Be Allowed To Use Profiling In Terror Investigations

Posted on July 03, 2008
Source: Crime & Justice News "The Justice Department may allow the FBI to investigate Americans without any evidence of wrongdoing, relying on a profile of potential terrorists that could single out Muslims, Araba, or other racial and ethnic groups, the Associated Press reports...

Terrorism Liaison Officers Have Broad Definition Of Suspicious Acts

Posted on July 03, 2008
Source: Crime & Justice News "Hundreds of police, firefighters, paramedics, and even utility workers have been trained and recently dispatched as 'Terrorism Liaison Officers' in Colorado and a handful of other states to hunt for 'suspicious activity' - and are reporting their findings into secret government databases, reports the Denver Post...

Texas Sheriffs, Citing U.S. Aid To Mexico On Drugs, Want Help Too

Posted on July 03, 2008
Source: Crime & Justice News "Besieged Texas sheriffs vowed yesterday to press the White House and Congress to deliver emergency assistance to law enforcement officers battling drug cartels along the Mexican border to match the $400 million on its way to Mexico, reports the Houston Chronicle...

Methamphetamine Problem Recedes In Minnesota

Posted on July 03, 2008
Source: Crime & Justice News "Methamphetamine has exacted a costly and deadly toll on Minnesota over the past decade, but a new report shows a 93 percent reduction in reported meth labs, says the St. Paul Pioneer Press. State health officials credited a 2005 law restricting the sale of the cold medicine pseudoephedrine - a key ingredient in meth production - for the drop in meth labs, which peaked at 497 in 2003 but dropped to 35 last year...

Man On Trial Escapes, Judge Keeps The Case Going

Posted on July 03, 2008
Source: Crime & Justice News "What should a judge do when a man on trial in his court decides to make an easy escape from custody? It happened this week in Baltimore. After a transportation mixup, a corrections officer took Marcus Anderson, a drug dealer facing gun charges, from prison to court with a van that lacked security features, including handcuffs, reports the Baltimore Sun...

Web Site On New York City Organized Crime Goes Pay-Per-View

Posted on July 03, 2008
Source: Crime & Justice News "After 12 years as a free Web site, ganglandnews.com, reporter Jerry Capeci's column about mob doings in and around New York City, is now a pay-per-view, subscription Web site. The changeover officially began last month, when Gang Land featured an exclusive account about a violent mob crew that had invaded the home of Cable TV star Paul Tuetul, whose reality based show about his family's custom motorcycle-building business has run on the Discovery Channel Network since 2002...

U.S. Strengthens Anti Spam Laws, July 3, 2008

Posted on July 03, 2008
Source:Lexology, July 3, 2008. US strengthens anti 'spam' lawsAddleshaw Goddard LLP"The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has approved 4 new rule provisions under The Can-Spam Act."

Google Search Identifies Citibank PIN Number Thief

Posted on July 03, 2008
Source: InformationWeek Daily Newsletter, July 3, 2008. Google Search Identifies Citibank PIN Number Thief"FBI agents were able to cross-link surveillance video with ICQ info to arrest a man in a dark baseball cap emblazoned with the words 'Top Gun' and a star and wings symbol...

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