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As Courts Consider Challenges, Ohio death Row Becomes Bottleneck

Posted on April 09, 2008
Source: Crime and Justice News, April 9, 2008. "A backlog is forming on Ohio's death row while officials wait for courts to rule on the state's capital punishment law, reports the Associated Press. Ohio Attorney General Marc Dann says in a report to lawmakers it's unclear if the state will have any executions soon...

Tennessee Prosecutors Seek To Discontinue Death Penalty Review

Posted on April 09, 2008
Source: Crime and Justice News, April 9, 2008. "Tennessee's district attorneys want to put an end to a death penalty study committee formed to review how the state carries out the ultimate sentence, reports the Tennessean. They say the committee is stacked with members who oppose the death penalty...

FCC Expected to Establish National Emergency Text Procedures

Posted on April 09, 2008
Source: Crime and Justice News, April 9, 2008. "Federal regulators as early as Wednesday are expected to take a major step toward development of a nationwide emergency alert system that would send text messages to cellphones and other mobile devices wherever a crisis occurs, reports USA Today...

Major Shift, Justice Department Defers Corporate Prosecutions

Posted on April 09, 2008
Source: Crime and Justice News, April 9, 2008. "In 2005, federal authorities concluded that a Monsanto consultant had visited the home of an Indonesian official and, with the approval of a senior company executive, handed over an envelope stuffed with hundred-dollar bills...

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Virginia Becomes 40th State With Data Breach Notification Law

Posted on April 09, 2008
Source: Lexology, April 9, 2008. Virginia becomes 40th state with data breach notification lawWinston & Strawn LLP"Effective July 1, 2008, Virginia will become the 40th state with a law requiring companies to notify consumers if personal information has been breached"

Navigating the Personal Information Maze

Posted on April 09, 2008
Source: Lexolgy, April 8, 2008. Navigating the personal information mazeJackson Lewis LLP"It?s all in a day?s work: employers collect individuals? most sensitive and private personal information."

Court Orders Retention of Independent Technology Expert to Build, Maintain, and Operate Database

Posted on April 09, 2008
Source: Lexology, April 9, 2008. Court orders retention of independent technology expert to build, maintain and operate database to store core discoveryBricker & Eckler LLP"Responding to the enormous volume of information to be produced, the Special Masters appointed by the Court recommended the retention of a independent technology expert to build, maintain and operate a database into which all discovery would be placed...

Selections from National Law Journal Daily Headlines April 9, 2008

Posted on April 09, 2008
Source: NLM.com, April 9, 2008. Subscription needed for online access�� http://www.law.com/jsp/nlj/subscribe_intermediate.jsp FROM THE UPCOMING ISSUE �|� U.S. makes regulatory inroads in China"The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced plans to post eight full-time, permanent FDA employees in China within the next 18 months, plus five local Chinese nationals to work with FDA staff...

Google Launches Goole Application Engine Beta

Posted on April 09, 2008
Source: InformationWeek Daily Newsletter, April 9, 2008. Google Launches Google App Engine Beta"The beta test -- with limited storage, bandwidth, and e-mail capabilities -- is open to the first 10,000 developers to sign up."

Videotaped Florida Teen Beating Prompts Calls To Block Violent Content

Posted on April 09, 2008
Source: InformationWeek Daily Newsletter, April 9, 2008. Videotaped Florida Teen Beating Prompts Calls To Block Violent Content "Local authorities are also calling on sites like MySpace and YouTube to stop allowing users to upload similar disturbing videos...

U.S. Hits Cap On H-1B Visa Petitions For Fiscal 2009

Posted on April 09, 2008
Source: InformationWeek Daily Newsletter, April 9, 2008. U.S. Hits Cap On H-1B Visa Petitions For Fiscal 2009"The cap includes 65,000 general H-1B visas and 20,000 H-1B visa exemptions for foreign-born students who received advanced degrees from U...

Information Technology Jobs Surge

Posted on April 09, 2008
Source: InformationWeek Daily Newsletter, April 9, 2008 Downturn Be Damned, Info Tech Jobs Surged Ahead Last Quarter"U.S. IT jobs are up 12% from a year ago, though concerns about a slowdown loom over the upbeat government data "

Is It Fair to Post Unconvicted Shoplifting Suspects' Mug Shots

Posted on April 08, 2008
Source: Crime and Justice News, April 8, 2008. "A controversial law-enforcement tactic used to deter crime is targeting shoplifters, reviving the debate over the civil liberties of people who are singled out for an offense they may or may not have committed, says the Arizona Republic...

Second Chance Act Signing Set for Tomorrow

Posted on April 08, 2008
Source: Crime and Justice News, April 8, 2008. "With about 700,000 state and federal prisoners being released each year, many states and private groups have experimented with re-entry programs to help ex- inmates fit back into their communities and avoid new crime...

U.S. Supreme Court MayWeigh Public Viow On Executions For Child Rape

Posted on April 08, 2008
Source: Crime and Justice News, April 8, 2008. "The U.S. Supreme Court will weigh the constitutionality of the death penalty for child rape next week, says USA Today. The dispute marks the first time since 1977 that the justices will consider whether rape can be punished by death...

In United States, One Police Officer Suicide Every 20 Hours

Posted on April 08, 2008
Source: Crime and Justice News, April 8, 2008. "While line-of-duty police officer deaths grab the public's attention, officers more often die by their own hands, perhaps two or three times more often, says the New York Times. "We're losing a police officer every 19 or 20 hours of self-inflicted wounds," said Robert E...

A Joint EU, US Effort Operation INFRASTRUCTURE Successful

Posted on April 08, 2008
Source: Lexology, April 8, 2008. Operation INFRASTRUCTURE successfulGreenberg Traurig LLP"In November and December 2007, operation INFRASTRUCTURE, a joint operation between the EU and the US to combat global trade in counterfeit goods, was launched...

Frequently Asked Questions & Answers About Records and Information Management

Posted on April 08, 2008
Source:Lexology, April 8, 2008. Are you protected? Frequently asked questions & answers about records and information managementVenable LLP"At a time when business requirements have driven the number, formats and types of records to record levels, the risks associated with ineffective management of an organization?s records are far higher than ever before...

From the National Law Journal Daily Headlines April 8, 2008

Posted on April 08, 2008
Source: NLJ.com, April 8, 2008. Subscription needed for online access�� http://www.law.com/jsp/nlj/subscribe_intermediate.jsp FROM THE UPCOMING ISSUE �|� Wall Street's woes bring business to smaller firmsMid-size and small firm attorneys specializing in banking and finance litigation say investment calamities ? epitomized by the abrupt collapse of Bear Stearns ? create the opportunity for them to step in when the big-name Wall Street law firms that represent major banks and brokerage houses are forced to step aside due to conflicts...

FBI Data Transfers via Telecoms Questioned

Posted on April 08, 2008
Source:WashingtonPost.com, April 8, 2008 By Ellen Nakashima Washington Post Staff Writer Tuesday, April 8, 2008; Page A03 "When FBI investigators probing New York prostitution rings, Boston organized crime or potential terrorist plots anywhere want access to a suspect's telephone contacts, technicians at a telecommunications carrier served with a government order can, with the click of a mouse, instantly transfer key data along a computer circuit to an FBI technology office in Quantico...

InstallFree Bridge Offers Virtual Desktops Without Need To Install Client Software

Posted on April 08, 2008
Source: InformationWeek Daily Newsletter, April 8, 2008. Firm Offers Virtual Desktops Without Need To Install Client Software "InstallFree Bridge doesn't disturb the client machine's operating system and it leaves no trace of the virtual desktop behind"

FTC Calls For Self Regulation Within Online Industry

Posted on April 08, 2008
Source: InformationWeek Daily Newsletter, April 8, 2008. FTC Divided Over Online 'Behavioral Targeting'"The agency calls for industry self-regulation despite concerns regarding collection and use of sensitive data, such as medical information and information about children...

European Union Approves Cell Phones For Flights

Posted on April 08, 2008
Source: InformationWeek Daily Newsletter,� April 8, 2008. European Union Approves Cell Phones For Flights"The EU plan would allow airline passengers to use cell phone voice service once flights have reached an altitude of 10,000 feet."

What's Possible in an "Identity" Enabled Internet

Posted on April 08, 2008
Source: InformationWeek Daily Newsletter, April 8, 2008. What's Possible In An Identity-Enabled Internet? "Symantec CTO Mark Bregman says we've failed to account for 'identity' in the design of the Internet. Adding an identity layer would invite many new possibilities...

Windows 7 In 2020, Microsoft, According to Microsoft

Posted on April 08, 2008
Source: InformationWeek Daily Newsletter, April 8, 2008. Windows 7 In 2010, Microsoft Says"The expected release date contradicts earlier statements by Bill Gates that his company might ship a new version of its Windows operating system as soon as 2009...

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

Posted on April 08, 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 News Alerts April 7, 2008

Posted on April 08, 2008
If you are already an online subscriber to New�Jersey Law 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 required for online access: Family Leave Act Passes N...

Employment Opportunity: Assistant Librarian: Skadden, Arps Slate, Meager & Flom - Los Angeles

Posted on April 07, 2008
Assistant Librarian � The Los Angeles office of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP is looking for an Assistant Librarian to join the Library department and team.� � The Assistant Librarian will provide in-depth corporate and legal research and reference services to attorneys, legal assistants, secretaries, administrative and marketing staff...

How a New York City Prisoner Re-Entry Center Faces Challenges

Posted on April 07, 2008
Source: Crime and Justice News, April 7, 2008. "Mark Graham runs the Redemption Center in Brooklyn, N.Y., where 17 men and women recently released from prison are trying to find their way back into the world they left, sometimes decades ago, the New York Times reports...

"Georgia Must Spend More On Mentally Ill In Justice System: Paper

Posted on April 07, 2008
Source: Crime and Justice News, April 7, 2008. "Georgia puts its mentally ill in prison instead of psychiatric hospitals or community-based facilities, says the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. The systemic failure of the community mental health system is overcrowding state prisons and county jails, creating a new form of institutional care for the chronically mentally ill because they can't get help anywhere else...

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