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Selections from National Law Journal Daily Headlines June 5, 2009

By David Badertscher, PLL

Source: NLJ.com, June 5, 2009.

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SEC charges former Countrywide CEO

"The Securities and Exchange Commission is going after its highest-profile target yet as it sorts through the wreckage of the subprime mortgage meltdown: Former chief executive officer of Countrywide Financial Corp., Angelo Mozilo. Charges were filed against Mozilo Thursday for securities fraud and insider trading."

 

E-Verify program for federal contractors delayed again

"Employers are breathing yet another temporary sign of relief over the controversial E-verify rule, which mandates that federal contractors certify workers' immigration status through a government database. For the fourth time this year, the federal government has delayed the start of the employment verification rule, from June 30 to at least Sept. 8. The Department of Homeland Security rolled back the start date to allow President Barack Obama's administration more time to complete its review of the rule, which is facing a legal challenge from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce in federal court in Maryland. "

 

Study finds N.Y.'s crime-fighting strategies more effective than California's

"The more lenient incarceration and sentencing practices of New York have resulted in a bigger drop in crime and smaller prison population than have the stiffer practices of California, a Northwestern University School of Law report argues."

 

Former Detroit mayor skimps on restitution payment, faces probation violation charges

"Detroit's former mayor, Kwame Kilpatrick, who resigned amid a text-messaging scandal and owes the city $1 million in restitution, could be facing more legal troubles for skimping on his court-ordered monthly payment to the city last month. Wayne County Prosecutor Kym Worthy has announced that she is filing a motion on Friday, asking a judge to address possible probation violations by Kilpatrick, who last month paid only $2,500 of his court-ordered $6,000 monthly payments toward the restitution".

 

Belt-tightening crimps court services in California

"In the latest sign that California's worsening budget crisis is hitting the state's legal system, the Ventura County Superior Court has announced that its clerk's offices will close for one hour early every day beginning on July 1. The Los Angeles Superior Court recently announced that employees would be furloughed on the third Wednesday of each month beginning on July 15."

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