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New York Supreme Court Criminal Term Library

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New York City Claims Murder Rate Lower Than Other Cities

Posted on February 06, 2009
Source: Crime and Justice News, February 6, 2009. "Eighteen months after New York City's Village Voice reported cases of jail guards using inmates as enforcers, an indictment unsealed Jan. 22 alleges that two guards handpicked and oversaw a gang of inmates who beat and terrorized other inmates, and extorted money and privileges from them over a four- month period, culminating in the murder by inmates of an 18-year-old prisoner...

Will Executions Continue to Decline?

Posted on February 06, 2009
Source: Crime and Justice News, February 6, 2009l "If there were such a thing as a golden age of capital punishment in America, it peaked in 1999, says Time magazine. There were 98 executions that year, the highest number since 1976, when the Supreme Court, which had overturned all death penalty laws in 1972, began approving them again...

Five States Drop in Gun Control Group's Rankings

Posted on February 06, 2009
Source: Crime and Justice News, February 6, 2009. "Most states have weak gun laws that help feed the illegal gun market, allow the sale of guns without background checks and put families and children at risk, the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence contend in issuing its 2008 'state scorecards,' which rate each state on the strength of its gun laws...

Governor Corzine of New Jersey Seeks Federas Assault Gun Ban Renewal

Posted on February 06, 2009
Source: Crime and Justice News, February 6, 2009 "New Jersey Gov. Jon Corzine called yesterday for tougher gun laws at the state and national levels, citing the recent discovery of 259 firearms at a man's home as a reason to bring back a federal ban on assault weapons, the Philadelphia Inquirer reports...

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Stimulus Bill: Cops in, Other Crime Aid in Doubt

Posted on February 06, 2009
Source: Crime and Justice News, February 6, 2009. "$1 billion to hire 13,000 local police officers remains in the economic stimulus bill being negotiated in the U.S. Senate, but other anticrime money may be in doubt. The House version included roughly $3 billion in anticrime aid to states and localities--a program that was cut sharply by Congress in December 2007...

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

Posted on February 05, 2009
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: Thursday, February 05, 2009 �� 1. The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v...

NY Report: The Future of Sentencing in New York State, Recommendations for Reform

Posted on February 05, 2009
I thought you�might�be interested in�this Criminal Law Library Blog Blog post,�'The Future of Sentencing in New York State: Recommendations for Reform'. It includes links to the full text of the recently released report of the New York Commission on Sentencing Reform, the Press Release announcing the release of the Report, and to the Executive� Order of former Governor Eliot Spitzer which establlished the Commission...

U.S. / Canada Cross Border Family Law

Posted on February 05, 2009
Source: Lexology, February 5, 2009. U.S./Canada cross-border family lawLang Michener LLP"Given the close economic and cultural ties between Canada and the U.S., it should not be surprising that marital relationships often develop that cross the Canada/U...

Pennsylvania's New Right to Know Law

Posted on February 05, 2009
Source: Lexology, February 5, 2009. Pennsylvania - Pennsylvania's new Right to Know LawReed Smith"Substantive revisions to Pennsylvania?s Right to Know Law took effect on Jan. 1, 2009".

Major U.S. Ports of Entry Now Collecting Ten Fingerprints

Posted on February 05, 2009
Source:Lexology, February 5, 2009. Major U.S. ports of entry now collecting ten fingerprintsFakhoury Law Group PC"This week, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced that biometric technology at major U.S. ports of entry have now been upgraded from a two- to a ten-fingerprint collection standard...

Oversight of Nonprofit Governance in Wake of Economic Crisis. 2009

Posted on February 05, 2009
Source: Lexology, February 5, 2009, Providing direction and oversight in 2009: nonprofit governance in wake of the economic crisisBricker & Eckler LLP"Today, nonprofit corporations are saddled with a changing governance environment that brings with it a need to examine current board practices and consider new ones...

MySpace Harbored Nearly 100,000 Sex Offenders

Posted on February 05, 2009
Source: InformationWeek Daily Newsletter, February 5, 2009. MySpace Harbored Nearly 100,000 Sex Offenders"Connecticut AG says social networking sites need to do more to stop online predators".

Selections from the New York Times February 5, 2009

Posted on February 05, 2009
Although it has been a while since we have posted a selected list of articles from the New York Times, we think the following from today's issue (February 5, 2009) may be of special interest to many of you: Citing U.S., British Court Blocks Data on Suspect By RAYMOND BONNER "The court said the U...

Governor David Paterson and New York Finance

Posted on February 05, 2009
Source: Google News Alert Service, Search run February 5, 2009: Governor joins Obama for signing of SCHIP legislationNews 10 Now - Syracuse,NY,USA"WASHINGTON -- New York Governor David Paterson joined President Barack Obama Wednesday as he signed a bill extending health coverage to four million ...

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

Posted on February 05, 2009
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...

Selections from National Law Journal Daily Headlines February 5, 2009

Posted on February 05, 2009
Source: NLJ.com, February 5, 2009. Subscripton needed for online access: http://www.law.com/jsp/nlj/subscribe.jsp FROM THE UPCOMING ISSUE �|� Deferred, nonprosecution deals fall by 60%"The number of deferred and nonprosecution agreements between the U...

New York Law Journal: Decisions of Interest February 5, 2009

Posted on February 05, 2009
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 required for online access unless otherwise noted: U...

New York Law Journal: Featured Columnists February 5, 2009

New York Law Journal: Lead Articles February 5, 2009

Posted on February 05, 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: Thursday, February 5, 2009 Bankruptcy Threatens Award to Abused Child Free: Bid to Create 'Private Prison' At Issue in Bail Determination Surrogate Cancels Life Tenant's $10 Deal for House Having Kids By Same Dad Gives Women 'Intimate' Tie Lawmakers Say SEC Is Hindering Their Probe of Madoff Correction Newsbriefs

LAW.COM Newswire Highlights February 5, 2009

Posted on February 05, 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...

Commission on Sentencing Reform Recommends New York Drug Law Reform

Posted on February 04, 2009
Source: Crime and Justice News, February 4, 2009. "A state commission has recommended changing New York's drug laws to emphasize addiction treatment for low-level offenders and reserve long prison terms for high-risk criminals, although some lawmakers don't think the suggested reforms went far enough, according to the Associated Press...

Immigration and Custom Enforcement Quietly Changed Focus Of Fugitive Program

Posted on February 04, 2009
Source: Crime and Justice News, February 4, 2009. "The Immigration and Custom Enforcement vowed to Congress that a special unit called the National Fugitive Operations Program would focus on apprehending dangerous immigrant fugitives, including terrorism suspects...

Seattle, New York Papers Win Justice Reporting Awards

Posted on February 04, 2009
Source: Crime and Justice News, February 4, 2009. "Eric Nalder and a Seattle Post-Intelligencer investigative team, and Christine Young of the Times Herald-Record of Middletown, N.Y., have won the annual criminal justice reporting awards given by the Center on Media, Crime and Justice at John Jay College of Criminal Justice...

Google And Its Impact On Books

Posted on February 04, 2009
A recent New York Times article, "Some Fear Google?s Power in Digital Books" by Noam Cohen details the Google book scanning project. It briefly touches upon some of the major issues in the digitization project that involve centralization and control over large bodies of information as well as copyright issues...

Governor David Paterson and New York Finance

Posted on February 04, 2009
Source: Google News Alert Service, Search run February 4, 2009. NY state cuts deficit, avoids California cash woesReuters - USA"By Joan Gralla NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York Gov David Paterson on Tuesday said the legislature enacted a $1...

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

Posted on February 04, 2009
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...

Selections from National Law Journal Daily Headlines February 4, 2009

Posted on February 04, 2009
Source: NLJ.com, February 4, 2009. Subscription needed for online access: http://www.law.com/jsp/nlj/subscribe.jsp FROM THE UPCOMING ISSUE �|� McDermott lays off 60 attorneys, 89 staff"McDermott Will & Emery has laid off 60 lawyers and 89 staff employees, citing a slowdown in clients' business and a resulting impact on the firm...

New York Law Journal Decisions of Interest February 4, 2009

Posted on February 04, 2009
If you are already an online subscriber to this service you should be able to click on any of the links provided,�sign in, and access any of the decisions listed which interest you. http://www.nylj.com Subscription required for online access unless otherwise noted: APPELLATE DIVISIONSECOND DEPARTMENTCriminal PracticeFree With Registration: Sentence on Possessor of Child Pornography Who Went Abroad for Sex With Boys Upheld United States, appellee v...

New York Law Journal Featured Columnists February 4, 2009

New York Law Journal Lead Articles February 4, 2009

Posted on February 04, 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: Wednesday, February 4, 2009 Free With Registration: Proposed Budget Includes Bump For Borough District Attorneys Drug Treatment Recommended For Addicted, Nonviolent Cases CIA's Claim of State Secrets Privilege Challenged Applicants for Court of Appeals Falling, Nominating Panel Head Says Attorney General Holder Promises To Restore Justice Department's Reputation Law Firm Roundup Newsbriefs

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