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Restoring Felon Voting Rights A Slow Process in Florida

Posted on April 01, 2008
Source: Crime and Justice News, April 1, 2008. "Florida Gov. Charlie Crist went against his Republican party a year ago and made it easier for felons to regain their voting rights. The process has been slow, stirring controversy in a state expected to be closely fought in this fall's elections, says the Wall Street Journal...

Newark NJ Police Director Finds Overtime "Nightmare"

Posted on April 01, 2008
Source: Crime and Justice News, April 1, 2008. "After launching a sweeping review of the Newark police overtime budget, Police Director Garry McCarthy said he has uncovered an 'administrative nightmare,' reports the Newark Star-Ledger. In just a few weeks McCarthy said he found overstaffed shifts, unnecessary positions, poor oversight, and possible fraud...

U.S. Supreme Court Lets Stand Crack Sentence Even After "Nightmare"

Posted on April 01, 2008
Source: Crime and Justice News, April 1, 2008. "The Supreme Court refused yesterday to reconsider a legal rule that the Los Angeles Times might surprise most Americans: Judges can punish defendants for certain crimes even after a jury has acquitted them...

FBI Warns Of Guns Painted To Resemble Toys

Posted on April 01, 2008
Source: Crime and Justice News, April 1, 2008. "Police are concerned that more guns are being painted in fluorescent colors that make them look like toys, the Philadelphia Inquirer reports. At the same time, growing numbers of toy guns that fire pellets are being produced to look just like lethal weapons...

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Local Jails, "New Asylums." Nearly Double in Twenty Years

Posted on April 01, 2008
Source: Crime and Justice News, April 1, 2008. "The nation's jail population has nearly doubled in less than two decades, says a new report from the Washington-based Justice Policy Institute (JPI). Jails are housing more pretrial inmates for longer periods than ever before, the report says...

Selections from the National Law Journal Daily Headlines April 1, 2008

Posted on April 01, 2008
Source: NLJ.com, April 1, 2008. Subscriprtion needed for online access: http://www.law.com/jsp/nlj/subscribe_intermediate.jsp WEB-ONLY �|� Calif. appellate court to reconsider controversial home-schooling case"Justices on a California state Court of Appeal, who kicked up a national controversy last month by holding that parents who home-school their children must have a teaching credential, has agreed to reconsider...

Spitzer Case Highlights the Role of Suspicious Activity Reports

Posted on April 01, 2008
Source: Lexology, April 1, 2008. Spitzer Case highlights the role of suspicious activity reportsPepper Hamilton LLP"We have all read the headlines about the 'Sheriff of Wall Street,' former New York Governor Eliot Spitzer, and the tawdry series of events that led to his resignation...

Telephone Taping and Capturing Electronic Communications: Obligations for UK Firms; US Implications and Perspectives

Posted on April 01, 2008
Source: Lexology, April 1, 2008. Telephone taping and capturing electronic communications: obligations for UK firms; US implications and perspectivesCadwalader Wickersham & Taft LLP"The UK Financial Services Authority (FSA) has now published its final rules requiring certain of its authorized firms to record and keep telephone and electronic communications...

Swiss Bank Drops Case Against Wikileaks.org

Posted on April 01, 2008
Source: Lexology, April 1, 2008. Swiss bank drops case against Wikileaks.orgManatt Phelps & Phillips LLP"After a federal judge in San Francisco reversed his earlier ruling suspending the Wikileaks.org domain name, Switzerland-based Bank Julius Baer said it would voluntarily dismiss its case over leaked documents posted on the site alleging that the bank supports the 'ultra-rich?s offshore tax avoidance, tax evasion, asset hiding, and money laundering...

U.S. Attorney General Wants Wiretap Authority for Piracy Investigations

Posted on April 01, 2008
Source: InformationWeek Daily Newsletter, April 1, 2008. U.S. Atty. Gen. Says Piracy Threatens National Safety"The U.S. Attorney General wants wiretap authority for piracy investigations, adding that counterfeit goods and intellectual property theft generates profits for organized crime and terrorists...

Yahoo Launches Search Engine With Aim to Reach 40 Million Women

Posted on April 01, 2008
Source: InformationWeek Daily Newsletter, April 1, 2008. Yahoo Launches Site For Women To 'Shine'"The search engine aims to reach the 40 million women whose demographic is being described as 'chief household officer.' "

Employers Can File for H-1B Visas Starting Tomorrow

Posted on April 01, 2008
Source: InformationWeek Daily Newsletter, April 1, 2008. Employers Can File For H-1B Visas Starting Tomorrow"The government will accept H-1B visa petitions for five days instead of just two, and will probably see a record number of applications."

Hewlitt Packard Introduces Three Consumer PCs, Backup Device

Posted on April 01, 2008
Source: InformationWeek Daily Newsletter, April 1, 2008. HP Introduces Three Consumer PCs, Backup Device"The Pavilion machines include one optimized for entertainment, another for energy efficiency, and a third for consumers looking for a low-priced computer...

DNA Used For Evidence In Criminal Cases Involving Animals

Posted on March 31, 2008
Source: Crime and Justice News, March 31, 2008. "More law enforcement officials are applying forensic methods to cases involving animals, says Fox News. Beth Wictum, Director of the University of California Davis Veterinary Genetics Lab, said there is usually a transfer of biological evidence in the form of saliva, hair, urine, or feces from a crime scene to a victim that provides critical evidence...

Georgia Prosecutors Pursuade Legislators to Phase Out Judicial Panels That Review Prison Sentences

Posted on March 31, 2008
Source: Crime and Justice News, March 31, 2008. Georgia's prosecutors have persuaded legislators to phase out judicial panels that review and sometimes reduce prison sentences, the Associated Press reports. A former district attorney is trying to go further...

Boise Idaho Puzzled By Listing As Most Vulnerable To Western Terror

Posted on March 31, 2008
Source: Crime and Justice News, March 31, 2008. "Boise, Idaho is startled by its listing as the city most vulnerable to terrorism in the Western U.S., reports the Los Angeles Times. A study funded by the U..S. Homeland Security Department says Idaho's state capital was the only Western city in the top 10 among 132 urban centers ranked by vulnerability based on a mathematical calculation...

Texas disputes Federal Survey Putting it Number one In Prison Rape

Posted on March 31, 2008
Source: Crime and Justice News, March 31, 2008. "Exactly who is getting raped in Texas prisons and why is a whodunit that has state and federal officials looking somewhat sideways at each other, reports the Houston Chronicle. In a hearing that wrapped up in Houston on Friday, a Justice Department panel questioned wardens, guards, and other prison officials over findings that Texas has among the nation's most dangerous prisons for the sexually vulnerable...

Web Site That Specialized in Revealing Identities of Confidential Informants Prompts Federal Judiciary To Consider Sealing Files

Posted on March 31, 2008
Source: Crime and Justice News, March 31, 2008. "The identities of confidential informants and undercover agents are the most sought-after information in the criminal underworld, and the most protected at all levels of law enforcement. The Dallas Morning News says it is no wonder that Who's a Rat - a Web site that specializes in making those names public - has aggravated authorities and could lead to a clamp-down by the federal courts over public access to some criminal case files...

More Police Reduce Budgets by Using Civilians To Answer Calls

Posted on March 31, 2008
Source: Crime and Justice News, March 31, 2008. "Facing tighter budgets, law enforcement agencies increasingly are turning to civilians to respond to some calls, says USA Today. That means people calling 911 to report a traffic accident, a burglarized home, or a stolen car may be greeted by a civilian instead of a gun-toting officer...

Recent Criminal Case May Shed Light On Several Civil Discovery Issues

Posted on March 31, 2008
Source: Lexology, March 31, 2008. Recent criminal case may shed light on several civil discovery issuesDrinker Biddle & Reath LLP"In United States v. O?Keefe, a recent criminal case, Magistrate Judge John Facciola looked to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure to address a broad range of discovery topics including the appropriate format of production, the preservation of metadata, and the sufficiency of selection criteria or 'search terms...

Texas Sues Over Failure to Properly Dispose of Sensitive Information

Posted on March 31, 2008
Source: Lexology, March 31, 2008. Texas sues over failure to properly dispose of sensitive informationWinston & Strawn LLP"Citing identity theft, the Texas Attorney General sued a Pennsylvania physical therapy company for allegedly failing to properly dispose of sensitive medical and personal information...

Technology Company Employee Pleads Guilty to Stealing Trade Secrets

Posted on March 31, 2008
Source: Lexology, March 31, 2008. Technology company employee pleads guilty to stealing trade secrets to sell to foreign governmentsSeyfarth Shaw LLP"On February 29, 2008, Allen Cotten pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court in Sacramento to stealing microwave technologies from his former employer, Genesis Microwave, Inc...

European Commission Considers Trade Action Against US Over Internet Gambling

Posted on March 31, 2008
Source: Lexology, March 31, 2008. EC considers trade action against US over Internet gamblingSteptoe & Johnson LLP"The European Commission announced on March 10 that it is investigating the impact of US law on European Internet gambling providers...

New York Legislature: Activity Reprt for Week Ending March 30, 2008

Posted on March 31, 2008
Source: New York Legislative Retrieval System (LRS), Search run March 30, 2008. Categories Included: Corrections Law, Criminal Procedure Law, Judiciary Law, Penal Law. CORRECTIONS LAW: Bill No. �A3787 Gottfried (MS) -- Provides for review by the department of health of policies and practices regarding HIV, AIDS and HCV at correctional facilities No Same as Last Act: 02/27/08 REFERRED TO HEALTH Last Action Date: 03/19/08(Results Count = ) Bill No...

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

Posted on March 31, 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...

Google: Roundup of Some Recent Developments

Posted on March 31, 2008
Source: Posting by Eric Zeman on InformationWeek's Google Weblog,�March 28, 2008. Google Mashup: Video Ads, Privacy, Online Safety"Google, as always, has been busy. Here's a roundup of some recent developments. Video ads are now being served in search results (although I couldn't find any); Google says it is really, really concerned about your privacy; and the company outlines steps for people to protect themselves...

Bill Gates May Have to Testify

Posted on March 31, 2008
Source: InformationWeek Daily Newsletter, March 31, 2008. Bill Gates May Have to Testify In Xbox Fire Case"The lawyer in the case says he will proceed with efforts to depose Gates unless Microsoft settles for at least $25 million."

Dell Launches Sub-$1,000 Blu-ray Notebook

Posted on March 31, 2008
Source: InformationWeek Daily Newsletter, March 31, 2008. Dell Launches Sub-$1,000 Blu-ray Notebook"With consumers no longer having to choose between the two competing storage formats, Dell apparently wants to jump-start interest around the winner"...

Mukasey Vows Public Corruption Priority

Posted on March 28, 2008
Source: Crime and Justice News, March 28, 2008. "Attorney General Michael Mukasey vowed yesterday in San Francisco to crack down on crooked politicians and public officials, reports the Associated Press. He dismissed critics who accuse the Justice Department of letting partisan loyalties interfere with corruption cases...

Many States Taking DNA Samples From Arrestees

Posted on March 28, 2008
Source: Crime and Justice News, March 28, 2008. "Congress and 12 states have authorized police to take DNA samples from arrestees, not just convicted felons, while at least 22 states have considered similar plans in 2008 alone, says Stateline.org...

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