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New York Chief Judge Judith S. Kaye to Receive National Award

Posted on June 05, 2008
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 2008 Press Inquiries Contact: American Judicature Society Beth Tigges (515) 271-2283 Des Moines, Iowa ? Judith S. Kaye, chief judge of the New York Court of Appeals, has been selected as the recipient of the Fifth Annual Dwight D...

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

Posted on June 05, 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: Wednesday, June 04, 2008 1. People v. Hoti2008 WL 2246651 (Table, Text in WESTLAW), Unreported Disposition, 2008 N...

FBI-Media Relations : "Amazing Artifacts in Newseum Exhibit

Posted on June 05, 2008
Source: Crime and Justice News, June 5, 2008. "Washington's new Newseum is opening a special exhibit featuring 'amazing artifacts from the FBI evidence vault' and 'the complicated relationship between the FBI and the media,' says Newseum director Joe Urschel...

Pressed by Democrats and Media, Feds to Shed Light on Detention Deaths

Posted on June 05, 2008
Source: Crime and Justice News, June 5, 2008. "The top U.S. immigration enforcement official told a congressional subcommittee yesterday that the Bush administration will disclose more information about foreigners who die in the sprawling network of federal detention centers around the country, reports the Washington Post...

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Hawaii Expands Use of Crime Cameras; ACLU Nettled by Move

Posted on June 05, 2008
Source: Crime and Justice News, June 6, 2008. "Dozens of cameras will be installed over the next year in Waikiki and on the Big Island as part of a statewide effort to increase the use of video surveillance to reduce crimes against tourists, reports the Honolulu Advertiser...

Missouri Judge Says "Criminogenic" Prisons Can Breed Violent Offenders

Posted on June 05, 2008
Source: Crime and Justice News, June 5, 2008. "Since 2002, Missouri has evolved into a national model for helping released prisoners re-enter society and not reoffend. Overcrowding led the state to accept a national group's offer that year to be a pilot for reducing recidivism...

After Deaths, California Grand Jury Urges Restraint in Use of Taser

Posted on June 05, 2008
Source: Crime and Justice News, June 5, 2008. "Alarmed by the recent deaths of two jail inmates who had been shocked with Taser electronic stun weapons, the Orange County Grand Jury on Wednesday recommended that deputies no longer use the weapon if other means to control inmates are available, reports the Los Angeles Times...

DUI Fatility Becomes A Focus of Illegal Immigration Outrage in Virgina

Posted on June 05, 2008
Source: Crime and Justice News, June 5, 2008. "In Virginia Beach, a group has formed to fight illegal immigration, calls about the issue to the area's congresswoman have swelled, and Ray and Colette Tranchant want to sue the government over what they call its failure to enforce immigration laws...

Study Says Cox Communications Blocks Peer-to-Peer Web Traffic

Posted on June 05, 2008
Source: Lexology, June 5, 2008. Study says Cox Communications blocks P2P web trafficPaul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison LLP"The results of a study released by the Max Planck Institute (?MPI?) show that Cox Communications manages transmissions to and from peer-to-peer ('P2P'?) file sharing sites".

MySpace Wins $230 Million Award Against "Spam King"

Posted on June 05, 2008
Source: Lexology, June 5, 2008. MySpace wins $230 million award against ?Spam King?Manatt Phelps & Phillips LLPMySpace, the popular online social network, has won a $230 million award against Sanford Wallace and his partner, Walter Rines.

Obama Ushers In The Age of Web Politics

Posted on June 05, 2008
Source: Information Week Daily, June 5, 2008. Obama Ushers In The Age Of Web Politics"The Democratic presidential nominee has harnessed the power of technology to radically transform the way big campaigns connect with their supporters."

McAfee Names The Most Dangerous Domains

Posted on June 05, 2008
Source: InformationWeek Daily Newsletter, June 5, 2008. McAfee Names The Most Dangerous Domains"The top five domains ranked in terms of the prevalence of dangerous downloads are .info; .ro; .ws; .biz; and .cn."

Selections from National Law Journal Daily Headlines June 5, 2008

Posted on June 05, 2008
Source: NLJ.com, June 5, 2008. Subscription needed for online access http://www.law.com/jsp/nlj/subscribe.jsp FROM THE UPCOMING ISSUE | Calif. bar proposes posting misconduct charges online"The State Bar of California is considering a plan to post charges of misconduct against attorneys ? prior to an adjudication ? on its Web site in order to give the public easier access to the information...

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

Posted on June 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...

New Jersey Law Journal State and Federal Decisions June 4, 2008

Posted on June 05, 2008
If you are already an online subscriber to New Jersey Journal Case 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: STATE DECISIONS: Burke v...

Job Opening: Senior Cataloging Librarian

Posted on June 04, 2008
Washington University School of Law Library is searching for a candidate to fill the position of Senior Cataloging Librarian. The following is a short description for this position: JOB TITLE: Assistant Law Librarian/Senior Cataloging Librarian at of Law Library I...

New York Court Throws Out Big Verdict For Man Shot By Police

Posted on June 04, 2008
Source: Crime and Justice News, June 4, 2008. "A man who was initially awarded $76.4 million by a jury after he was shot and paralyzed by a police officer 20 years ago will get nothing except a bill for $100 in court costs, said a ruling by the New York Court of Appeals, the state's highest court, reported by the Associated Press...

Judge Seeks Expansion of North Carolina Mental Health Court

Posted on June 04, 2008
Source: Crime and Justice News, June 4, 2008. "A group of North Carolina legislators is working to prevent people with addictions or mental illness from ending up in jail, says the Raleigh News & Observer. Joe Buckner, chief judge for two local counties, helped launch a Community Resource Court in 2000 that was the first mental health court in North Carolina, bringing together mental health providers, law enforcement communities, and others to address mental health needs and addictive disorders in criminal defendants...

North Carolina Crime Up: Attorney General Cites Gangs, Juveniles

Posted on June 04, 2008
Source: Crime and Justice News, June 4, 2008. "Crime in North Carolina inched up slightly last year, and the murder rate rose 8.5 percent, state Attorney General Roy Cooper said yesterday, the Raleigh News & Observer reports. Cooper noted that the number of juveniles arrested for murder had risen 52 percent...

Judge Strikes Down Two Philidelphia Gun Laws, Lets Three Laws Stand

Posted on June 04, 2008
Source: Crime and Justice News, June 4, 2008. "A Philadelphia judge has sided with the National Rifle Association and struck down city ordinances banning assault weapons and limiting handgun purchases to one a month, reports the Philadelphia Inquirer...

State, Local Police Fail To Report Many Terror-Suspect Cases

Posted on June 04, 2008
Source: Crime and Justice News, June 4, 2008. "State and local police officers fail to notify federal authorities about encounters with possible terror suspects up to 10 times a day, a senior FBI official told USA Today. The rate of failure represents missed opportunities to verify possible matches to suspects on the government's terrorist watch list or to remove individuals from the list whose names had been added by mistake, said director Leonard Boyle of the bureau's Terrorist Screening Center (TSC)...

How Chicago Copes With Youth Violence Surge

Posted on June 04, 2008
Source: Crime and Justice News, June 4, 2008. "Every weekday morning, parents and volunteers, wearing bright yellow shirts and neon jerseys, join with police to accompany up to two dozen students from ABLA Homes, a Chicago public housing project, to a school two miles away...

E-mails Constitute Signed Writings to Modify Contracts

Posted on June 04, 2008
Source: Lexology, June 4, 2008. E-mails constitute signed writings to modify contractsJorden Burt LLP"Any supplement to or modification of any provision of this Agreement must be in writing and signed by authorized representatives of both parties...

New Net Neutrality Legislation Includes Antitrust Remedies

Posted on June 04, 2008
Source: Lexology, June 4, 2008. New net neutrality legislation includes antitrust remediesSquire, Sanders & Dempsey LLP"House Judiciary Committee Chairman Rep. John Conyers (D-Mich.) and Rep. Zoe Lofgren (D-Calif.) are cosponsors of newly introduced net neutrality legislation...

Time Warner Cable To Test Metered Internet Access

Posted on June 04, 2008
Source: InformationWeek Daily Newsletter, June 4, 2008. Time Warner Cable To Test Metered Internet Access"Time Warner Cable may start charging customers $1 for each gigabyte of content they download from the Internet over a specified allotment." Is this the beginning of a trend?

Windows XP To Live On Aboard Cheap Desktops, Microsoft Says

Posted on June 04, 2008
Source: InformationWeek Daily Newsletter, June 4, 2008. Windows XP To Live On Aboard Cheap Desktops, Microsoft Says "The move would allow system vendors to preload the Home edition of Windows XP on nettops through June 2010, or about one year after Windows 7 becomes available...

Bill Gates Gives Last Big Speech Before Leaving Full-Time Microsoft Role

Posted on June 04, 2008
Source: InformationWeek Daily Newsletter, June 4, 2008. Bill Gates Gives Last Big Speech Before Leaving Full-Time Microsoft Role" 'It's the first time I've really changed my career since I was 17 years old,' Gates told a crowd of software developers at Microsoft's TechEd conference...

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

Posted on June 04, 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 June 4, 2008

Posted on June 04, 2008
Source: NLJ.com, June 4, 2008. Subscription needed for online accessd http://www.law.com/jsp/nlj/subscribe.jsp FROM THE UPCOMING ISSUE | Labor Department investigates N.Y. immigration firm"The U.S. Department of Labor has announced it is auditing all labor certifications filed by New York's Fragomen, Del Rey, Bernsen & Loewy, a major immigration law firm, saying its lawyers may have improperly advised clients to contact their attorney before hiring U...

New Jersey Law Journal News Updates June 3, 2008

Posted on June 04, 2008
If you are already an online subscriber to New JerseyLaw 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: Panel Recommends Mandatory CLE, Limns Contours of Proposed Plan "After a year of study, a court panel has given a resounding 'yes' to mandatory continuing legal education, saying 'it could not find a compelling case' against making New Jersey the 44th state to institute MCLE...

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