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Denver Colorado Uses Video Simulation To Study Race in Police Shootings

Posted on April 03, 2008
Source:Crime and Justice News, April 3, 2008. "The Denver Police Department has taken a hard look at what role race plays in officer-involved shootings, says Westword, a weekly in Denver. It used an unlikely tool: a rudimentary video simulation developed by psychologists at the University of Colorado...

Geo Coding Helps Richmond Anticipate, Prevent Crime

Posted on April 03, 2008
Source: Crime and Justice News, April 4, 2008. "Crime-fighting technologies continue to get more sophisticated and precise, says Governing magazine. Police departments use shot spotters to glean information about where guns were fired. A database in the works in New York City will track guns used in crimes...

Surreptious DNA Collection By Police Is Under Attack

Posted on April 03, 2008
Source: Crime and Justice News, April 3, 2008. " 'Surreptitious sampling' by police to gather DNA evidence is growing in popularity even as defense lawyers and civil liberties advocates argue that it violates a constitutional right to privacy, reports the New York Times...

Three Thousand Released So Far in Crack Sentencing Adjustments

Posted on April 03, 2008
Source: Crime and Justice News, April 3, 2008 "New federal sentencing guidelines designed to end the disparity between prison sentences for powder and crack cocaine dealers went into effect a month ago, and so far more than 3,000 inmates have had their prison terms reduced, reports the Los Angeles Times...

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Data Privacy Protection Laws Pose Challenges for Translantic Data Transfer

Posted on April 03, 2008
Source:Lexology, April 3, 2008. Data privacy protection laws pose challenges for transatlantic data transferFrost Brown Todd LLC"Compliance by U.S. multinational companies with the data protection and e-discovery laws, rules and regulations in both the U...

The Impact of European Union Data Protection Laws on US Government Enforcement Investigations

Posted on April 03, 2008
Source:Lexology, April 3, 2008. The impact of EU data protection laws on US government enforcement investigationsCleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP"Recent years have seen a sharp rise in the number of complex regulatory and criminal investigations, such as insider trading and Foreign Corrupt Practices Act cases, involving companies that are based abroad or have relevant information located abroad...

New York Law Allows Conversion Claims Involving Electronic Data

Posted on April 03, 2008
Source: Lexology, April 3, 2008. New York law allows conversion claims involving electronic dataFrost Brown Todd LLC"Plaintiff Louis Thyroff, a former insurance agent for Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company, sued Nationwide for conversion in a New York federal court...

The Qualcomm Decision: Trend Continues of Severe Sanctions for Discovery Violations relating to

Posted on April 03, 2008
Source: Lexology, April 3, 2008. The Qualcomm decision: trend continues of severe sanctions for discovery violations relating to electronic dataNixon Peabody LLP"In this Aviation Alert, we discuss the impact of the Qualcomm decision on electronic data and discovery...

When it Comes to the Communications Decency Act, Courts Could Use a Good Editor

Posted on April 03, 2008
Source: Lexology, April 3, 2008. When it comes to the CDA, courts could use a good editorSteptoe & Johnson LLP"Courts have generally held that section 230(c)(1) of the Communications Decency Act (CDA) gives websites broad immunity from liability for information provided by third parties...

Selections From the National Law Journal Daily Headlnes April 3, 2008

Posted on April 03, 2008
Source:NLJ.com, April 3, 2008 Subscription needed for online access:�� http://www.law.com/jsp/nlj/subscribe_intermediate.jsp FROM THE UPCOMING ISSUE �|� Arbitration and firms: a very delicate dance"A recent wave of lawsuits against law firms brought by their attorneys has some firms looking to mandatory arbitration as a way to gain control over such disputes...

Online Group Charged With Selling Illegal Software On Warez Scene

Posted on April 03, 2008
Source: InformationWeek Daily Newsletter, April 3, 2008. Online Group Charged With Selling Illegal Software On Warez Scene"The 17-page indictment charges five people of trading pirated copies of Symantec Anti-Virus programs, Windows Server Enterprise Edition, and others...

Microsoft Releases Desktop Optimization Pack

Posted on April 03, 2008
Source: InformationWeek Daily Newsletter, March 3. 2008. Microsoft Releases Desktop Optimization Pack"The Microsoft Desktop Optimization Pack 2008 includes tools designed to make it easier for IT managers to manage large, corporate PC environments...

LAW.COM Newswire Highlights April 2, 2008

Posted on April 02, 2008
If you are already an online subscriber to the LAW.COM service you should be able to click on any of the links below, sign in, and access the full text of all articles listed. A subscription to LAW.COM is needed for online access to this service...

Employment Opportunity: Westchester County NY Seeks Assistant Archivist

Posted on April 02, 2008
WESTCHESTER COUNTY SEEKS ASSISTANT ARCHIVIST Westchester County Archives is seeking candidates for the position of "Staff Assistant (Archivist)". Duties include archival processing,arrangement and description, reference and supervision of volunteer program...

Washington DC A National Leader in GPS Tracking of Criminals

Posted on April 02, 2008
Source: Crime and Justice News, April 2, 2008. "More than 600 convicted offenders in the District of Columbia are being tracked by federal authorities using GPS satellite technology, more people per capita than any other state or city, officials said...

Murderer's Attempt to Bribe Law Vegas Judge Falls Apart

Posted on April 02, 2008
Source: Crime and Justice News, April 2, 2008. "A murderer's attempt to buy off a Las Vegas judge fell apart after ensnaring several people, reports the Las Vegas Review-Journal. Police handling of an informant in a failed investigation of the plot is under scrutiny...

Gun Control May Become an Issue in Pennsylvania Politics

Posted on April 02, 2008
Source: Crime and Justice News, April 2, 2008. "Chad Ramsey, the associate director of the Brady Center to Prevent Gun Violence, says each of the three presidential candidates has, to some degree, supported the center's efforts to regulate the gun trade...

Department of Homeland Security Targets Maine for Noncompliance With Real ID System

Posted on April 02, 2008
Source: Crime and Justice News, April 2, 2008. "Facing a showdown with Washington, the state of Maine will find a way to comply with the federal government's Real ID system, Gov. John Baldacci said Tuesday. The Department of Homeland Security told Baldacci that it would not allow Maine residents to use their current driver's licenses to board airplanes or enter federal office buildings after May 11 if he did not agree to change the state's immigration policies, reports the Portland Press Herald"...

Experts to Warn U.S. Senate of Threat of Calamitous Nuclear Terrorism

Posted on April 02, 2008
Source: Crime and Justice News, April 2, 2008. "The government must act to reduce the threat of nuclear terrorism in a major U.S. city, senior government officials and top terrorism experts are scheduled to tell the Senate on Wednesday. Testifying as part of a months-long Senate investigation into the government's ability to prevent a nuclear attack, the experts will paint a chilling picture of a post-nuclear America: hundreds of thousands of dead, $1 trillion in damage, and panic nationwide, reports USA Today...

Virginia Governor Halts Executions, State Attorney General Denounces Decision

Posted on April 02, 2008
Source: Crime and Justice News, April 2, 2008. "Gov. Timothy M. Kaine on Tuesday stopped all executions in Virginia, including one of a convicted police killer set for next week, until the U.S. Supreme Court issues a ruling on the constitutionality of lethal injections, reports the Virginian-Pilot...

Secretive 'Fusion Centers' Collect and Collate Information on Citizens

Posted on April 02, 2008
Source: Crime and Justice News, April 2, 2008. "Intelligence centers run by states across the country have access to personal information about millions of Americans, including unlisted cellphone numbers, insurance claims, driver's license photographs and credit reports, according to the Washington Post...

U.S. Department of Justice Inspector General Issues New Reports on FBI's Misuse of National Security Letters

Posted on April 02, 2008
Source: Lexology, April 2, 2008. DOJ Inspector General issues new reports on FBI's misuse of NSLsSteptoe & Johnson LLP"The Department of Justice Inspector General issued his second annual report on the FBI's use of National Security Letters (NSLs) earlier this month, finding that several of the problems first identified in last year's report on the use of NSLs between 2003 and 2005 continued in 2006...

Wikipedia: "More Than Just a Footnote for Lawsuits"

Posted on April 02, 2008
Source: Lexology, April 2, 2008 Wikipedia: more than just a footnote for lawsuitsFinnegan Henderson Farabow Garrett & Dunner LLP"Since its inception in 2001, the online encyclopedia Wikipedia has grown to be the largest encyclopedia ever assembled...

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

Posted on April 02, 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...

From the National Law Journal Daily Headlines April 2, 2008

Posted on April 02, 2008
Source: NLM.com, April 2, 2008. Subscription needed for online access.�� http://www.law.com/jsp/nlj/subscribe_intermediate.jsp FROM THE UPCOMING ISSUE �|� Federal judge strikes down USPTO rule changes"A federal court in Virginia on Tuesday issued a ruling declaring that sweeping U...

New Jersey Law Journal: Decisions, April 1, 2008

Posted on April 02, 2008
If you are already an online subscriber to New�Jersey Law 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...

New Jersey Law Journal News Alerts April 1, 2008

Posted on April 02, 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 needed for online access: Judge Erred in Holding Man Peeved at His Criminal Sentence in Contempt"It was April Fool's Day, but a New Jersey appeals court wasn't kidding when it sent this message to criminal judges who face defendants coming on with attitude: You can't hold them in contempt just for being annoyed about going to jail...

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

Posted on April 02, 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: Tuesday, April 01, 2008 � 1. -- The People of the State of New York, Respondent, 4405/05 6193/05 v...

New York City Prosecutor, Mothers Go After Gang Paraphenalia

Posted on April 01, 2008
Source: Crime and Justice News, April 1, 2008. "Brooklyn mothers are taking a stand against violent street gangs and stores that sell sports memorabilia in gang colors and styles, the New York Daily News reports. 'Our communities are severely plagued by gang activity,' said the Rev...

New Nevada Sex Offender law To Require More Police Tracking

Posted on April 01, 2008
Source: Crime and Justice News, April 1, 2008. "Under a Nevada law reclassifying sex offenders that takes effect July 1, the number who will be prohibited from being near areas where children gather such as parks and schools will rise to about 150 from seven, reports the Las Vegas Review-Journal...

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