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New York Law Journal: Featured Columnists September 8, 2009

Posted on September 08, 2009
If you are already an online subscriber to the New York Law Journal you should be able to click on any of the links provided below, sign in, and access the full text of articles listed. http://www.nylj.com Subscription required for online access unless otherwise noted: Computer LawTuesday, September 8, 2009By Richard Raysman and Peter Brown"Richard Raysman, a partner at Holland & Knight, and Peter Brown, a partner at Baker & Hostetler, write that there are three essential elements that a party must establish in order to claim ยง230(c)(1) immunity: (1) it is a provider of an interactive computer service; (2) the cause of action treats the party as a publisher or speaker of information; and (3) the information at issue is provided by another information content provider...

New York Law Journal: Lead Articles September 8, 2009

Posted on September 08, 2009
If you are already an online subscriber to the New York Law Journal you should be able to click on any of the links provided below, sign in, and access the full text of articles listed. http://www.nylj.com Subscription required for online access unless otherwise noted: Tuesday, September 8, 2009 Free: Contenders Offer Visions for Post-Morgenthau Office First Amendment Defense Denied For Non-Public Credit Ratings Court Upholds Father's Motion To Evict Son 'Beleaguered' Landlords Seek Relief From Rent Regulation Ruling Free: Race for Manhattan D...

LAW.COM Newswire Highlights September 8, 2009

Posted on September 08, 2009
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...

New York Criminal Law News September 7-8, 2009

Posted on September 08, 2009
Source: LexisNexis, September 7-8, 2009. Lexis ID and Password Required for Online Access: 1. The Journal News (Westchester County, New York), September 8, 2009 Tuesday, ENTERTAINMENT; Pg. NaN, 1106 words, Burns Center hosts Sidney Lumet's search for truth, John Cribbs ...

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New York Criminal Law News September 5-6, 2009

Posted on September 08, 2009
Source: LexisNexis, September 5-6, 2009. Lexis ID and Password Required for Online Access: 1. Daily News (New York), September 6, 2009 Sunday, SPORTS FINAL EDITION, NEWS; Pg. 9, 274 words, ARREST IN L.I. HATE CRIME, BY WIL CRUZ DAILY NEWS STAFF WRITER...

Selected Worldwide Criminal Law News and Blog Alerts September 6-7, 2009

Posted on September 08, 2009
Source: Google News Alert Service, September 6-7. 2009. NEWS: Thailand judiciary further discredits itself with harsh lese ...JURISTThe Bangkok criminal court convicted Daranee Chanchoengsilapakul on three counts of lese majesty arising from statements she made in a rally to support the ...

Selected Worldwide Criminal Law News and Blog Alerts September 4-5, 2009

Posted on September 08, 2009
Source:Google News Alert Service, September 4-5, 2009 NEWS: LAUSD's Finest: Los Angeles School PoliceEthiopian ReviewHis disastrous career was halted, in fact, only by the bravery of a petty criminal, known in the official records as Marilyn E...

SEC and Foreign Prosecutors Announce New Anti Corruption Efforts

Posted on September 08, 2009
Source: Lexology, September 8, 2009. SEC and foreign prosecutors announce new anti-corruption effortsCadwalader Wickersham & Taft LLP"On August 5, 2009, in a speech before the New York City Bar Association, Robert Khuzami, the Director of the Division of Enforcement of the United States Securities & Exchange Commission, announced that he was establishing five specialized enforcement units, one of which is devoted to enforcing the FCPA...

EEOC Has A New Renewed Interest in Age Discrimination

Posted on September 08, 2009
Source: Lexology, September 8, 2009. EEOC has a new renewed interest in age discriminationStrasburger & Price LLP"Using Dallas-based AT&T as one example, the EEOC filed a class action last week alleging that AT&T discriminated against retired workers by refusing to re-employ a disproportionate number...

Foreign Bank Accounts: Immediate Action May be Required to Avoid Criminal Prosecution

Posted on September 08, 2009
Source: Lexology, September 7, 2009. Foreign bank accounts: immediate action may be required to avoid criminal prosecutionDykema Gossett PLLC"After September 23rd, unless the IRS extends the deadline, the terms of settling with the IRS for failing to disclose a foreign account are likely to become less advantageous and criminal sanctions become more likely...

Ohio State Highway Patrol Limits Troopers' Personnel Social Network Use

Posted on September 08, 2009
Source: Lexology, September 7, 2009. Ohio - Ohio State Highway Patrol limits troopers' personnel social network usePorter Wright Morris & Arthur LLP"Earlier this week, The Columbus Dispatch reported that the Ohio State Highway Patrol has enacted a policy that will prevent state troopers from "posting pictures of themselves or others in uniform and from using the patrol's 'flying wheel' insignia on social-networking sites without approval"

News: Google and Books

Posted on September 08, 2009
Source: InformationWeek Daily Newsletter, September 8, 2009. Google, Allies Defend Book Settlement"Facing vigorous opposition to the settlement of the Google Books lawsuit, Google and settlement supporters are pushing back." Google Publishes Book Privacy Policy"Moving to mollify critics, Google is making its book privacy policy available...

Governor David Paterson and New York Finance September 5-8, 2009

Posted on September 08, 2009
Source: Google News Alert Service, September 5-8, 2009. New York Daily NewsGovernor Paterson says bonuses paid to Wall Street financial ...New York Daily News"At the end of the day, when they shut those bonuses down, they were shutting New York State down," Paterson said during an appearance in Niagara Falls, ...

Selections from National Law Journal Daily Headlines September 8, 2009

Posted on September 08, 2009
Source: NLJ.com, September 8, 2009. http://www.law.com/jsp/nlj/subscribe.jsp Lots of buzz, but does FEC have a shot? "All the atmospherics about the Sept. 9 oral argument on campaign finance reform at the Supreme Court scream 'very big deal!': the uniqueness of a September sitting, the first time Justice Sonia Sotomayor will be on the bench and the debut of Solicitor General Elena Kagan...

National Law Journal: Selections from Legal Times Afternoon Update September 4, 2009

Posted on September 08, 2009
Source: NLJ.com, September 4, 2009. Subscription required for online access: Supreme Court Opens Up to C-SPAN "A new justice joining the Supreme Court is something of a mixed blessing, it turns out. While Chief Justice John Roberts Jr. called it "an exciting part of life at the Court," Justice Clarence Thomas noted, "You have to start all over; the chemistry is different," and Anthony Kennedy added, "It's stressful for us, because we so admire our colleagues...

New Jersey Law Journal: News Briefs September 8, 2009

Posted on September 08, 2009
If you are already an online subscriber to the 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 required for online access: NEW JERSEY LAW CENTER BEGINS EXTREME MAKEOVER"Last week, work began on a $6 million project to update and overhaul the 20-year-old New Brunswick building that serves as a focal point for the state?s legal community and residents in search of guidance on legal issues...

New Jersey Law Journal: Top Stories September 7, 2009

Posted on September 08, 2009
If you are already an online subscriber to the 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. Subscriprtion required for online access: Englewood Rabbi Sues To Block Work, Diplomatic Activity at Libyan Compound" The same day a judge ordered a partial stoppage of construction at an Englewood estate owned by the Libyan government due to alleged site violations, the rabbi next door lodged his own suit, seeking to block not only the renovations but also diplomatic use of the property by Col...

Florida Begins Moving Toward Online Court Records

Posted on September 04, 2009
The Palm Beach Post reports that Florida moved closer this week to making court records available to the public online while keeping confidential documents secret . But a final rule about electronic filing of court records is still on the horizon. The state supreme court had been expected to issue the rule after hearing from attorneys for the media and for prosecutors during oral arguments Wednesday...

Under New State Law Wrongfully Convicted in Texas Will Get 80K Per Jail Year

Posted on September 04, 2009
According to an Associated Press report, exonerees in Texas will get $80,000 for each year they spent behind bars. under a new state law that took effect this week The compensation also includes lifetime annuity payments that for most of the wrongly convicted are worth between $40,000 and $50,000 a year...

New York Criminal Law News September 4, 2009

Posted on September 04, 2009
Source: LexisNexis, September 4, 2009. Lexis ID and Password Required for Online Access: 1. Buffalo News (New York), September 4, 2004 Saturday, FINAL EDITION, LOCAL, Pg.D3, 159 words, WOMAN GETS TWO YEARS FOR ROLE IN SEX ASSAULTNEW YORK, USA (72%); ...

Selected Worldwide Criminal Law News and Blog Alerts

Posted on September 04, 2009
Source: Google News Alert Service, September 3, 2009. NEWS: Smithson conviction appealedPhiladelphia Gay NewsUnder Pennsylvania's Rules of Criminal Procedures, Smithson only needed to show that it was unfair for Dozor to accept the photocopies as accurate ...

Are New York City Antidiscrimination Laws Tougher Than Federal or State Laws?

Posted on September 04, 2009
Source: Lexology, September 4, 2009. New York - New York City employers beware: city antidiscrimination laws are tougher than federal or state lawsEpsteinBeckerGreen"A series of recent decisions by the New York Appellate Division and federal courts have broadened the obligations of New York City employers beyond the requirements of federal and New York State antidiscrimination prohibitions in the area of actionable sexual harassment, disability discrimination and retaliation...

ABA Sues FTC Over Red Flags Rule

Posted on September 04, 2009
Source: Lexology, September 4, 2009. ABA sues FTC over Red Flags RulePorter Wright Morris & Arthur LLP"Corporate clients still need to comply with the FTC?s Red Flags Rule by November 1, 2009, but it?s their lawyers who are really unhappy about the regulations...

Risk Taking in Troubled Economic Times

Posted on September 04, 2009
Source:Lexology, September 4, 2009. Risk taking in troubled economic timesBricker & Eckler LLP"There is no debate that the current troubled economic conditions were in large part caused by taking unreasonable and undefined risks".

U.S. Seventh Circuit Rejects Challenge to Appointment of Replacement Arbitrator

Posted on September 04, 2009
Source: Lexology, September 4, 2009. Seventh Circuit rejects challenge to appointment of replacement arbitrator because party waited until conclusion of arbitrationHunton & Williams LLP"The United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit recently ruled that a party contesting the appointment of a replacement arbitrator ? because an arbitrator resigned ? must ask the district court to appoint the replacement under Section 5 of the Federal Arbitration Act ('FAA') before proceeding with the arbitration instead of waiting until after the arbitration award...

FBI Investigates Laptops Sent To Governors

Posted on September 04, 2009
Source: InformationWeek Daily Newsletter, September 4, 2009. FBI Investigates Laptops Sent To Governors"State officials fear the unsolicited computers could contain malware meant to penetrate the security of state or federal networks."

Governor David Paterson and New York Finance

Posted on September 04, 2009
Source: Google News Alert Service, September 4, 2009. Business FacilitiesNew York, Much Bigger than the Big AppleBusiness FacilitiesNew York Governor David Paterson and Empire State Development (ESD), the State's lead economic development agency, are making great strides in fostering ...

Selections from National Law Journal Daily Headlines September 4, 2009

Posted on September 04, 2009
Source: NLJ.com September 4, 2009. Subscription required for online access: http://www.law.com/jsp/nlj/subscribe.jsp Venue shift in fraud, malpractice lawsuit against Proskauer "Everything may be bigger in Texas, but attorney George M...

National Law Journal: Selection from Legal Times Afternoon Updates September 3, 2009

Posted on September 04, 2009
Source: NLJ.com, September 4, 2009. Subscription required for online accrss: Bennett, Known for Media Savvy, Watches His Words "Robert Bennett, known for his open approach in dealing with the Washington press corps, isn't talking about his upcoming departure from Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom...

New Jersey Law Journal: State and Federal Decisions September 4, 2009

Posted on September 04, 2009
If you are already an online subscriber to the 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 required for online access: STATE DECISIONS: Board of Education of the City of Clifton v...

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