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New York Supreme Court Criminal Term Library

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Blogging in the Virtual Age

Posted on April 14, 2008
Source: Lexology, April 14, 2008. Blogging in the virtual ageHolland & Hart LLP"What can an employer do to regulate the widespread use of these new technologies and what should you be aware of in your effort to regulate use?"

Washingrton State Passes Law Regulating the Criminal Use of RFID Technology

Posted on April 14, 2008
Source: Lexology, April 11, 2008. Washington State passes law regulating the criminal use of RFID technologyWiley Rein LLP"Washington State has enacted a statute making it a felony to "skim" personal data for illegal purposes from items and documents tagged with Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) chips".

Metadata Ethics Opinion - Arizona Adopts the Position of Florida, New York and Alabama

Posted on April 14, 2008
Source: Lexology, April 11, 2008. Metadata ethics opinion ? Arizona adopts the position of Florida, New York and AlabamaHinshaw & Culbertson"Arizona Bar Association Opinion 07-03 addresses the ethical duties of lawyers who send and receive electronic communications, which may contain metadata...

Study Finds 'Alarming' Ignorance About Cyber Crime

Posted on April 14, 2008
Source: InformationWeek Daily Newsletter, April 14, 2008. Study Finds 'Alarming' Ignorance About Cyber Crime"Consumers' unsecured computers play a major role in helping cyber criminals conduct cyber crimes, the National Cyber Security Alliance warns...

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Most Users Are Unhappy With Enterprise Searching

Posted on April 14, 2008
Source: InformationWeek Daily Newsletter, April 11, 2008. Most Users Are Unhappy With Enterprise Search"Separate U.S. and U.K. surveys released this week found that search engines are failing workers."

U.S. Adults Wary of Web Use Tracking

Posted on April 14, 2008
Source: InformationWeek Daily Newsletter, April 11, 2008. U.S. Adults Wary Of Web-Use Tracking"Survey respondents were uncomfortable when Web sites used visitors' online activity to tailor advertisements or content based on their hobbies or interests...

Clinton To Propose New Police Proposal

Posted on April 11, 2008
Source: Crime & Justice News � "Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton will unveil a $4 billion anti-crime proposal today in which she vows to reduce city murder rates by 50 percent within five years, put an additional 100,000 cops on the streets, and shrink prison populations...

New York Appellate Criminal Cases Originating from New York County

Posted on April 11, 2008
In order to comply with subscription agreements you will need to use your own Westlaw password to view cases listed below: 1. People v. Murry2008 WL 961613(N.Y.A.D. 1 Dept. Apr 10, 2008) (NO. 3337, 5135/02)Law Offices of Lawrence S. Goldman, New York (Elizabeth M...

Virgina Tech Shooting Settlement

Posted on April 11, 2008
Source: Crime & Justice News "Most victims' families from last year's massacre at Virginia Tech agreed have agreed to a legal settlement proposed by the state, Virginia Gov. Tim Kaine said in a statement reported by USA Today, the Washington Post, and others...

LAW.COM Newswire Highlights

Posted on April 11, 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 April 11, 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 Tobacco Companies Win Upset of Damages Award Fireman's Dismissal Violates Judge's 'Sense of Fairness' New Commission Reports Record Lobbying Spending Newsbriefs

New York Law Journal Decisions of Interest

Posted on April 11, 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 Boykin, plaintiff-appellant v...

Chief Judge Judith Kaye Sues State of New York to Secure Judicial Pay Hike

Posted on April 10, 2008
Source:New York Law Journal Legal Alert, April 10, 2008. Free Breaking News: Chief Judge Kaye Sues State to Secure Judicial Pay Hike For more details including "Featured Document" go to: �http://www.criminallawlibraryblog.com/2008/04/kaye_v_silver_chief_judge_of_t...

Senator Mikulski Supports Restoring Federal Criminal Justice Aid to State and Local Programs

Posted on April 10, 2008
Source:Crime and Justice News, April 10, 2008. "A key U.S. senator says she is "strongly and enthusiastically" backing a restoration of federal aid to state and local criminal justice programs. The endorsement was issued by Barbara Mikulski (D-MD), who heads the committee recommending appropriations for the Justice Deparrtment...

Christian Science Monitor: Crack Convicts Being Released Early are Predominently Nonviolent

Posted on April 10, 2008
Source: Crime and Justice News,�April 10, 2008. "Federal judges have begun reducing the sentences of thousands of crack-cocaine offenders, but will they commit many new crimes, as critics assert? The Christian Science Monitor says those being released early are predominantly nonviolent and have good conduct records while in prison...

CNN Probes Abuse At Juvenile Corrections Facilities Nationwide

Posted on April 10, 2008
Source: Crime and Justice News, April 10, 2008. "Girls as young as 13 say they were shackled for weeks at a time in Mississippi detention centers, CNN reports. A Texas teen was allegedly offered birthday cake in exchange for sex. Commenting on incidents of abuse and others, Jerome Miller, co-founder of the National Center on Institutions and Alternatives, said, 'It's a nationwide crisis that has been going on for years, one the public has never been told the extent of...

California Newspaper Notes Disparity Between Arrests of Prostitutes and Their Customers

Posted on April 10, 2008
Source:Crime and Justice News, April 10, 2008. "The Sacramento Bee has recognized a trend in the newspaper's new database of arrests posted online: Prostitutes are regularly arrested, but their customers tend to go free. From mid-December to mid-March, local law enforcers arrested 223 people on prostitution-related charges...

Washington D.C. To Start Cintralized Monitoring of 5,000 Security Cameras

Posted on April 10, 2008
Source:Criminal Justice News, April 10, 2008. "The Washington, D.C., government plans to begin centralized monitoring of about 5,000 security cameras it maintains throughout the city, giving emergency-management officials a broad look into schools, public housing, and other sites, the Washington Post reports...

$3Billion Program Started To Deport Jailed Illegal Immigranrts

Posted on April 10, 2008
Source: Crime and Justice News, April 10, 2008. "The U.S. Homeland Security Department has started an ambitious effort costing $2 billion to $3 billion a year to identify and deport the estimated 300,000 to 450,000 illegal immigrants locked up each year in jails and prisons, reports the Houston Chronicle...

U.S. Supreme Court Rejects Expanded Judicial Review of Arbitration Awards

Posted on April 10, 2008
Source: Lexology, April 10, 2008. US Supreme Court rejects expanded judicial review of arbitration awardsEdwards Angell Palmer & Dodge"In a much anticipated decision, the US Supreme Court recently held that the Federal Arbitration Act?s (?FAA?) statutory grounds for vacating and modifying arbitration awards are 'exclusive,' and thus cannot be expanded, even if expressly agreed upon by the arbitrating parties...

Ohio Supreme Court: The Conititutionality of Punative Damages Caps

Posted on April 10, 2008
Source: Lexology, April 10, 2008. The constitutionality of punitive damages capsDinsmore & Shohl LLP"In Arbino v. Johnson & Johnson, the Supreme Court of Ohio agreed to take under consideration three certified questions regarding the constitutionality of Ohio's newest attempt at tort reform legislation, Senate Bill 80...

Is the Web Losing Its Immune System?

Posted on April 10, 2008
Source: Lexology, April 10, 2008. Is the web losing its immune system?Steptoe & Johnson LLP"The once seemingly unbreachable immunity shield offered by the Communications Decency Act (CDA) against liability for third-party content has taken another blow...

Selections from the National Law Journal Daily Headlines December 10, 2008

Posted on April 10, 2008
Source: NLM.com, April 10, 2008. Subscription needed for online access�� http://www.law.com/jsp/nlj/subscribe_intermediate.jsp FROM THE UPCOMING ISSUE �|� Battle erupts over Duke University lacrosse players' Web site"The latest twist in the Duke University lacrosse case concerns the players' media strategy, with Duke officials trying to shut down a Web site about the case...

Global Group Ranks U.S. Internet Economy Fourth

Posted on April 10, 2008
Source: InformationWeek Daily Newsletter, April 10, 2008. Global Group Ranks U.S. Internet Economy Fourth"The Global Information Technology Report's multivariable index rated the United States higher than other studies that focus solely on broadband capacity or data speeds...

Yahoo To Purchase Web Analytics Firm IndexTools

Posted on April 10, 2008
Source: InformationWeek Daily Newsletter, April 10, 2008. Yahoo To Purchase Web Analytics Firm IndexTools"Yahoo expects the acquisition to add insight and metrics for the more than 150,000 businesses advertising through the portal."

Adobe Joins Media Fray

Posted on April 10, 2008
Source: InformationWeek Daily Newsletter, April 10, 2008. Adobe Joins Content Fray With Media Player 1.0 And Adobe TV"Adobe believes it has an edge over rivals Windows Media Player, RealPlayer, and iTunes by not constraining users by platform or proprietary software...

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

Posted on April 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...

Employment Opportunity: Reference Librarian at Crowell& Moring L.L.P. Washington, DC

Posted on April 09, 2008
Crowell & Moring LLPis an international Firm which employs over 700 talented attorneys and professionals in the fields of accounting, human resources, administration, information technology, legal support, reference services, and operations.� Our , headquarters was recently voted among the best places to work in DC by the Business Journal...

New York State Legislature Begins Passing Budget Bills

Posted on April 09, 2008
Source: Peters, Jeremy. "New York Legislature Begins Passing Budget Bills," New York Times, (April 9, 2008). "After reaching an agreement late Tuesday with Gov. David A. Paterson on the last unresolved pieces of the state budget, the Legislature began passing the bills on Wednesday that will complete New York?s $122 billion spending plan for the next year...

For This Ex-Con, Freedom Hinges on Control of 'Criminal Thinking'

Posted on April 09, 2008
Source: Crime and Justice News, April 9, 2008. "Susan Brink of the Los Angeles Times profiles the post-prison life of ex-con 'Folsom Kenny' Layton, 64. She writes that Layton, like many former criminals, struggles with a twisted moral code that he wrote in childhood, refined over decades behind bars and enforced throughout early adulthood, no matter who got hurt...

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