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U.S. Supreme Court Leans To Gun Self Defense in Homes

Posted on March 19, 2008
Source: Crime and Justice News, March 19, 2008. "Yesterday's Supreme Court argument on the meaning of the Second Amendment sent out one quite clear signal, writes Lyle Denniston in ScotusBlog: "individuals may well wind up with a genuine right to have a gun for self-defense in their home...

Update on Foreign Jurisdictional Issues

Posted on March 19, 2008
Source: Lexology, March 19, 2008. Update on foreign jurisdictional issuesWilson Elser Moskowitz Edelman & Dicker LLP"While the Hague Convention remains the exclusive means for effecting service of process upon signatory states, not all U.S. courts agree...

Federal Judge Gives White House A Deadline On Missing E-Mails

Posted on March 19, 2008
Source: InformationWeek Daily Newsletter, March 19, 2008. Federal Judge Gives White House A Deadline On Missing E-mails"A federal judge gave the White House three days to explain why it shouldn't be ordered to create and preserve copies of the missing e-mails...

Thieves Steal 4.2 Million Credit and Debit Card Numbers From Supermarket Servers

Posted on March 19, 2008
Source: InformationWeek Daily Newsletter, March 19, 2008. Thieves Steal 4.2 Million Credit And Debit Card Numbers From Supermarket Servers"Hannaford Bros. CEO Ron Hodge said the data intrusion had been contained and that names and addresses were not accessed...

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New Jersey Law Journal News Alerts March 19, 2008

Posted on March 19, 2008
If you are already an online subscriber to New�Jersey Law Journal News Alerts 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. Ford Spared Liability for Defect in Retrofitted Truck Rear Bumper"Ford Motor Co...

New Jersey Law Journal State Decisions March 18, 2008

Posted on March 19, 2008
If you are already an online subscriber to this service you should be able to click on any of the links� below, sign in, and access any of the decisions listed which interest you. subscription needed for online access. Bacon et al v. Department of Education "A needs assessment of the Bacon districts is required to determine whether the funding formula in the School Fund Reform Act of 2008 will afford students the thorough and efficient education to which they are constitutionally entitled...

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

Posted on March 19, 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: Wednesday, March 19, 2008 �� 1. People v. Achaibar2008 WL 706955, 2008 N...

New York Law Journal Decisions of Interest March 19, 2008

Posted on March 19, 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. http://www.nylj.com Subscription needed for online access unless othersiwe indicated...

Selections from the New York Times March 17-18, 2008

Posted on March 18, 2008
Source: NYTimes.com, March 17-18, 2008. Subscription needed for online access. March 17: JP Morgan Pays $2 a Share for Bear StearnsBy ANDREW ROSS SORKIN"The $270 million deal was about one-tenth the firm?s market price on Friday." FIVE YEARS INFateful Choice on Iraq Army Bypassed DebateBy MICHAEL R...

New Jersey Law Journal News Alerts March 17, 2008

Posted on March 18, 2008
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New York Law Journal Decisions of Interest March 18, 2008

Posted on March 18, 2008
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New York Law Journal Technology Today March 18, 2008

Posted on March 18, 2008
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LAW.COM Newswire Highlights March 18, 2008

Posted on March 18, 2008
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Pittsburgh Gets More Minorities in Jury Pools

Posted on March 18, 2008
Source: Crime and Justice News, March 18, 2008. "During jury selection for a rape case, defense attorney Frank Walker interviewed three potential jurors who said they couldn't serve because 'they 'don't like black people,'�' said Walker, who is black and was defending a black client...

Experts Coming To Believe That Terrorists Can Be Deterred

Posted on March 18, 2008
Source: Crime and Justice News, March 18, 2008. "Since the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks, Bush administration, military and intelligence officials have reason to believe that a combination of efforts could deter terrorists, a strategy similar to the one that helped protect the U...

Critics Question Worth of Gun Buybacks

Posted on March 18, 2008
Source: Crime and Justice News, March 18, 2008 "Gun buyback programs are under fire, says USA Today. 'It's like trying to drain the Pacific with a bucket,' says Alex Tabarrok of the Independent Institute, a think tank in Oakland. 'More guns are going to flow in...

Predictions: U.S. Supreme Court Will Back Individual Right To Bear Arms

Posted on March 18, 2008
Source: Crime and Justice News, March 18, 2008. "The Washington, D.C., handgun-ban case being argued today before the Supreme Court will have a 'huge impact,' Temple University law Prof. David Kairys tells USA Today. 'A Supreme Court decision has a moral, political and cultural meaning as well as a legal meaning,' he says...

No Longer A Fashion Crime: Protesters Now Free to Picket Stores on Mall Grounds

Posted on March 18, 2008
Source: Lexology, March 18, 2008. No longer a fashion crime: protesters now free to picket stores on mall groundsGordon & Rees LLP"Organized labor celebrated as California shopping center owners lamented the sharply divided California Supreme Court?s recent ruling in Fashion Valley Mall v...

Proposed Legislation Affecting Intellectual Property

Posted on March 18, 2008
Source: Lexology, March 18, 2008. Proposed legislation affecting intellectual propertyLewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP"At present there are a number of bills before Congress affecting intellectual property, not the least of which is the bill to make sweeping changes to the Patent Act...

Report on Data Insecurity Names Names

Posted on March 18, 2008
Source: Lexology, March 18, 2008 Report on data insecurity names namesSteptoe & Johnson LLP"Despite enforcement actions by the Federal Trade Commission, a nearly nationwide patchwork of state breach notification laws, and several industry initiatives, identity theft remains a serious problem...

Court Upholds Communications Decency Act Immunity That Categorized and Encouraged Defamatory Posts

Posted on March 18, 2008
Source: Lexology, March 18, 2008 Court upholds CDA immunity for website that categorized and encouraged defamatory postsSteptoe & Johnson LLP"Section 230(c)(1) of the Communications Decency Act (CDA) gives websites and other "provider[s] or user[s] of an interactive computer service" broad immunity from suits that 'treat[]' them as the 'publisher or speaker of any information provided by another information content provider...

Washington State Closer To Making RFID Skimming A Felony

Posted on March 18, 2008
Source: InformationWeek Daily Newsletter, March 18, 2008, Washington State Closer To Making RFID Skimming A Felony"If signed, the proposed law would apply to all forms of the technology, whether it is embedded in credit cards or television sets"

Prying in Britney Spears' Medical Records May Cost Employees' Jobs

Posted on March 18, 2008
Source: InformationWeek Daily Newsletter, March 18, 2008. Prying In Britney Spears' Medical Records May Cost Employees' Jobs"In violation of privacy rules, UCLA Health System employees reportedly accessed the pop star's medical records without authorization...

From the National Law Journal Daily Headlines March 18, 2008

Posted on March 18, 2008
Source: NLJ.com, March 18, 2008. Subscription needed for online access. FROM THE UPCOMING ISSUE �|� Bear Stearns sale likely to lead to wave of litigation"Lawyers are predicting that JPMorgan Chase & Co.'s stock-for-stock buyout of The Bear Stearns Companies Inc...

Employment Opportunity: Research Librarians, University of Virginia Law Library

Posted on March 17, 2008
Research Librarians The University of Virginia Law Library is seeking two legal researchers to join a dynamic team of librarians who are assisting a prolific law faculty in their diverse research initiatives. The work of this team is central to the mission of the library and the law school...

Microsoft and Yahoo Met To Discuss Merger, Sources Say

Posted on March 17, 2008
Source: InformationWeek Daily Newsletter, March 17, 2008. Microsoft And Yahoo Met To Discuss Merger, Sources Say"Senior executives from Microsoft and Yahoo met Monday to discuss Microsoft's takeover bid for the company, according to two people familiar with the matter...

United Nations Panel Calls For Immediate U.S. Felon Reinfranchisement

Posted on March 17, 2008
Source: Crime and Justice News, March 17, 2008. "The United Nations Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination has called on the United States to restore voting rights automatically to people with felony convictions after completion of their criminal sentence...

PERF, Crimonologists Study Virginia County's Illegal Immigrant Drive

Posted on March 17, 2008
Source: Crime and Justice News, March 17, 2008. "With the nation watching, the impact of Prince William County, Va.,' illegal immigration crackdown will be measured by an independent team of college professors and criminologists, the Washington Post reports...

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