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LAW.COM Newswire Highlights March 26, 2008

Posted on March 26, 2008
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Summaries of Recent Opinions New York Court of Appeals

Posted on March 26, 2008
Source: Findlaw, March 25, 2008. ADMINISTRATIVE LAW, CONSTRUCTION, GOVERNMENT LAW, PROPERTY LAW & REAL ESTATEIn the Matter of 9th & 10th Street L.L.C. v. Bd of Standards & Appeals of the City of New York, No. 40"A decision reversing the New York City Department of Buildings' denial of a building permit to construct a dormitory is reversed as: 1) the Department's denial was not arbitrary and capricious; and 2) where there is reason to doubt that a proposed structure can be used for a lawful purpose, municipal authorities are not required to let the property owner build the building and see what happens...

New Jersey Immigration Violation Referrals Nearly Double in 6 Months

Posted on March 26, 2008
Source: Crime and Justice News, March 26, 2008. "Seven months after New Jersey Attorney General Anne Milgram ordered local police to question people they arrest for certain crimes about their immigration status and to report illegal immigrants to federal authorities, the rate of referrals has nearly doubled, reports the New York Times...

Los Angeles Planners Practice "Defensive Architecture" Against Crime

Posted on March 26, 2008
Source: Crime and Justice News, March 26, 2008. "There is a growing movement in urban sections of Los Angeles to blend public safety with architecture -- with some surprising results, says the Los Angeles Times. Last year, officials built a dirt hill at a new state park aimed at shielding a play area from motorists who might commit drive-by shootings...

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U.S. Supreme Court Justices Rule Against President Bush,World Court On Mexican Convictions

Posted on March 26, 2008
Source: Crime and Justice News, March 26, 2008. "In a landmark decision at the intersection of state, federal and international law, the Supreme Court ruled yesterday that neither the World Court nor President Bush can mess with Texas when it comes to that state's enforcement of its own criminal laws, Legal Times reports...

More Police Officers Getting High Powered Assault Rifles

Posted on March 26, 2008
Source: Crime and Justice News, March 26, 2008. "Some cities have been arming officers with high- powered assault rifles for a decade or more. The Associated Press reports that the trend has accelerated in the last year because of greater numbers of shootouts, standoffs in which police were outgunned, rising officer deaths, and mass shootings of civilians by heavily armed gunmen...

Clinton, Obama "Ducking Gun Conrtrol Issue"

Posted on March 26, 2008
Source: Crime and Justice News, March 26, 2008. "Democratic presidential candidates Barack Obama and Hillary Rodham Clinton are ducking the gun- control issue, say McClatchy Newspapers. Republican John McCain has signed a brief urging the Supreme Court to overturn Washington, D...

New York City Re-Examines Policing Of The Emotionally Disturbed

Posted on March 26, 2008
Source: Crime and Justice News, March 26, 2008. "Last year, the New York Police Department responded to more than 87,000 calls having to do with emotionally disturbed persons, or 'EDPs,' reports City Limits. Most such cases are handled by regular police officers, who receive 14...

UK: House of Lords Judgment in Norris: Price Fixing Did Not Constitute a Criminal Offense in the UK Prior to 2003

Posted on March 26, 2008
Source: Lexology, March 26, 2008. House of Lords judgment in Norris: price fixing did not constitute a criminal offence in the UK prior to 2003Reed Smith LLP"Ian Norris, former chief executive of Morgan Crucible Plc, has avoided extradition to the United States to face trial for his part in price fixing arrangements and perverting the course of justice?for the time being at least"

Big Brother PC: Workplace Technology and the Attorney Client Privelege

Posted on March 26, 2008
Source: Lexology, March 26, 2008. Big Brother PC: workplace technology and the attorney-client privilegeWhite & Case LLP"In today's world, employers conduct business by providing their employees with the newest technology".

Waiver of Privelege by Employees' Use of Company Email Systems to Communicate With Their Attorneys

Posted on March 26, 2008
Source: Lexology, March 26, 2008. Waiver of privilege by employees? use of company email systems to communicate with their attorneysHughes Hubbard & Reed LLP"Employers now can use workplace policies governing the use of technology to defeat employees? claims that email communications with their attorneys over the company?s computer systems are privileged, according to a recent ruling by the New York County Supreme Court in Scott v...

Selections from National Law Journal Daily Headlines March 26, 2008

Posted on March 26, 2008
Source:NLJ.com, March 26, 2008. Subscription needed for online access� http://www.law.com/jsp/nlj/subscribe_intermediate.jsp FROM THE UPCOMING ISSUE �|� Canadian law schools adopting J.D. degree designation"In an effort to have their degrees better understood and more marketable internationally, a growing number of Canadian law schools are switching from the traditional LL...

Google, MySpace, Yahoo Forge OpenSocial Foundation

Posted on March 26, 2008
Source: InformationWeek Daily Newsletter, March 26, 2008. Google, MySpace, Yahoo Forge OpenSocial Foundation"All companies joining the foundation would be expected to contribute technology under the Creative Commons copyright license."

Bhutan, World's Newest Democracy, Gets Advanced Internet, Cell Phone Deployments

Posted on March 26, 2008
Source: InformationWeek Daily Newsletter, March 26, 2008. Bhutan, World's Newest Democracy, Gets Advanced Internet, Cell Phone Deployments"A country of fewer than 700,000 inhabitants, Bhutan has resisted change for a long time and only allowed television in 1999...

Patient Records Exposed Through Government Laptop Theft

Posted on March 26, 2008
Source: InformationWeek Daily Newsletter, March 26, 2008. Patient Records Exposed Through Government Laptop Theft"The stolen laptop contained research information from a six-year heart imaging study that involved about 2,500 patients."

Rich Parents Prefer Google, Are Better At Spotting Suspect Information

Posted on March 26, 2008
Source: InformationWeek Daily Newsletter, March 26, 2008. Rich Parents Prefer Google, Are Better At Spotting Suspect Info"A Tufts University study sees the emergence of a "digital skills divide" based on socioeconomic status."

New York Law Journal Featured Columnists March 25, 2008

Posted on March 25, 2008
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New York Law Journal Lead Articles March 25, 2008

LAW.COM Newswire Highlights March 25, 2008

Posted on March 25, 2008
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New York Appellate Criminal Cases Originating from the New York Supreme Court NY County

Posted on March 25, 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, March 25, 2008 �� 1. The People of the State of New York, Respondent, 4295/04 v...

Employment Opportunity: Corrections Librarian

Posted on March 25, 2008
POSTION:�� Librarian Supervisor I �� Corrections Librarian SALARY:�� $45,800 ? 55,400SUMMARY OF DUTIES:�� Under the supervision of the State Library Resource Center Chief, Enoch Pratt Free Library plans and directs the Library?s services and programs for staff and inmates of the Baltimore City Detention Center...

Cleveland Plain Dealer, NPR Win Trauma Reporting Awards

Posted on March 25, 2008
Source: Crime and Justice News, March 25, 2008. "The Cleveland Plain Dealer and National Public Radio have won awards from the Dart Center for Journalism and Trauma for excellence in news coverage. The Plain Dealer got its award for 'Johanna: Facing Forward' (Rachel Dissell, reporter; Gus Chan, photographer), a nine-day series traced events leading to the 2007 shooting of 18-year-old Johanna Orozco by her 17-year-old boyfriend...

U.S. Supreme Court Takes Up Case On Police Informant Searches

Posted on March 25, 2008
Source: Crime and Justice News, March 25, 2008. "When a drug dealer opens the door to a police informant masquerading as a customer, is he authorizing the police to come in and conduct a search of his home without a warrant? The Supreme Court will answer that question, which has divided lower federal courts, the New York Times reports...

High Court Issue: When Can Defendants Represent Themselves?

Posted on March 25, 2008
Source: Crime and Justice News, March 25, 2008. "An Indianapolis shoe shoplifting that escalated into a shooting nearly a decade ago is the basis for the Supreme Court to decide how much latitude states have to determine if a defendant is capable of representing himself at trial, Gannett News Service report...

Calculating Wrongful Conviction Numbers A Tough Task

Posted on March 25, 2008
Source: Crime and Justice News, March 25, 2008. "Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia said that the rate at which innocent people are convicted of felonies is less than three-hundredths of 1 percent - .027 percent, to be exact. He divided an estimate of the number of exonerated prisoners, almost all of them in murder and rape cases, by the total of all felony convictions...

President Bush Policing Plan shows "Shocking Disregard For Cities": Detroit Free Press

Posted on March 25, 2008
Source: Crime and Justice News, March 25, 2008. "President Bush is setting the wrong priorities by cutting aid to local law enforcement agencies while boosting military spending, editorializes the Detroit Free Press. The war on terror costs $11 billion a month in Iraq alone...

Boston Scales Back Voluntary Gun Searches After Criticism

Posted on March 25, 2008
Source: Crime and Justice News, March 25, 2008. "After intense opposition from residents, Boston police have significantly scaled back and delayed the start of a program that would allow officers to go into people's homes and search for guns without a warrant, the Boston Globe reports...

Massachusetts Judge Decides E-Mail Exchange Sufficient to Form an Enforceable Settlement Agreement

Posted on March 25, 2008
Source: Lexology, March, 25, 2008. Massachusetts judge decides e-mail exchange sufficient to form an enforceable settlement agreementPaul Hastings Janofsky & Walker LLP"After revolutionizing the way businesses communicate and conduct business, e-mail now stands to transform the way lawyers negotiate...

Sourthern District of California Holds That State of California and its Employees are Immune to Copyright Infringement Liability

Posted on March 25, 2008
Source: Lexology, March 25, 2008. Southern District of California holds that State of California and its employees are immune to copyright infringement liabilityLewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP"Imagine this: you?ve spent years developing and producing your feature...

Seventh Circuit Upholds CDA Immunity for Craiglist

Posted on March 25, 2008
Source: Lexology, March 25, 2008. Seventh Circuit upholds CDA immunity for Craigslist?but what is the impact, if any, on Roommate.com?Fenwick & West LLP"On March 14, 2007, the Seventh Circuit issued an important decision regarding the scope of the safe haven under the Communications Decency Act (?CDA?) for internet service providers against liability for information created and provided by third parties...

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