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LAW.COM Newswire Highlights February 4, 2009

Posted on February 04, 2009
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Teacher Drug Arrests in Houston Stir Criticism

Posted on February 04, 2009
Source: Crime and Justice News, February 4, 2009. "More than a dozen Houston school district employees are getting a lesson in the zero- tolerance policies typically applied to students as they await court hearings on drug charges that could land them in jail, reports the city's Chronicle...

Advocates Seek Restoration Of College Programs At New York Prisons

Posted on February 04, 2009
Source: Crime and Justice News, February 3, 2009. "A report calling for up to $10 million in funding for college programs in New York state prisons couldn't come at a tougher time, given the historic budget deficit. But an advocacy group promoting more access to higher education for inmates believes the cost of doing nothing will be even higher in the long run, reports the Albany Times-Union...

California: User Generated Content, Online Fair Use and the DMCA's "Good Faith" Requirement

Posted on February 03, 2009
Source: Lexology, February 3, 2009. California - User-generated content, online fair use and the DMCA?s ?good faith? requirementDrinker Biddle & Reath LLP"Copyright law has always provided a balance between the proprietary rights of copyright owners and freedom of speech...

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Comparison of the Energy Tax Provisions in U.S. House and U.S. Senate Stimuls Packages

Posted on February 03, 2009
Source: Lexology, February 3, 2009. Comparison of the energy tax provisions in U.S. House and U.S. Senate stimulus packagesMcDermott Will & Emery"The U.S. House American Recovery and Reinvestment Tax Act of 2009 and the U.S. Senate stimulus packages include favorable renewable energy incentives...

Selected U.S. Documents from Gallerywatch.com

Posted on February 03, 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 3, 2009

Posted on February 03, 2009
Source NLJ.com, February 3, 2009. Subscription needed for online access: http://www.law.com/jsp/nlj/subscribe.jsp FROM THE UPCOMING ISSUE �|� Declining law firm profits forecast for '09"It's the roughest market the legal industry has seen in at least 17 years, and there's no quick fix ahead...

New York Law Journal Decisions of Interest February 3, 2009

Posted on February 03, 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 3, 2009

New York Law Journal Lead Articles February 3, 2009

Posted on February 03, 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 needed for online access unless othwerwise noted: Tuesday, February 3, 2009 Man Found Entitled to Inherit Estate of His Same-Sex Partner Citing Damage of Trafficking, Judge Boosts Drug Sentence Free With Registration: Conservative Christian Group Targets New York Circuit Rejects Double-Jeopardy Claim, Upholds Sentence for Possessing, Receiving Child Porn For Law Firm Partners, Unmatched Networking at Davos Newsbriefs

LAW.COM Newswire Highlights February 3, 2009

Posted on February 03, 2009
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Proclamation: Special Libraries Association Day, January 29, 2009

Posted on February 03, 2009
Proclamation of Michael R. Bloomberg Mayor of the City of New York Office of the MayorCity of New York Proclamation WHEREAS: A lot has changed since 1909, when the Special Libraries Association was founded. Back then, getting access to stacks and stacks of information meant actually entering a physical library, finding what you were looking for entailed digging through a card catalogue, today, information is at our fingertips wherever we go...

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

Posted on February 03, 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: Tuesday, February 03, 2009 �� 1. People v. McBride2009 WL 233052, 2009 N...

John Jay College of Criminal Justice Professor David Kennedy Profiled in Newsweek

Posted on February 03, 2009
Source: Crime and Justice News, February 3, 2009. "Newsweek profiles criminologist David Kennedy, described by the magazine as 'the only person who has ever come up with a consistently viable (and cost-effective) strategy for helping the inner city with its chronic blight and shame, the dope dealer on the corner...

Justice Watchers Hope Attorney General Eric Holder Will Reach Out to Experts

Posted on February 03, 2009
Source: Crime and Justice News, February 3, 2009. "Criminal justice advocates are hoping that the U.S. Justice Department under newly confirmed Attorney General Eric Holder will increase outreach to organizations in the field. 'I hope the department will take a leadership role in developing better relations with all aspects of the justice system,' said Virginia Sloan, of The Constitution Project, at the annual Harry Frank Guggenheim Symposium on Crime in America at John Jay College of Criminal Justice...

Fiscal Crisis Seen As Opportunity For Sentencing Reform

Posted on February 03, 2009
Source: Crime and Justice News, February 3, 2009. "With state and local government finances in peril, now is the time for criminal justice system leaders to come up with creative ways to save money by reducing the 2-million-plus correction national criminal justice system population, speakers said yesterday at the annual Harry Frank Guggenheim symposium on crime in America at New York City-based John Jay College of Criminal Justice...

Is Life Sentence for 13 Year Old 'Cruel and Unusual?'

Posted on February 03, 2009
Source: Crime and Justice News, February 3, 2009. "The New York Times profiles Joe Sullivan, convicted in Florida of raping a 72-year-old woman in 1989, when he was 13. A judge sentenced Sullivan to life without the possibility of parole, saying, "I'm going to send him away for as long as I can...

Top Five of Per Capita Black Homicide Victims: Pennsylvania, Michigan, Indiana, Kansas, Nevada

Posted on February 03, 2009
Source: Crime and Justice News, February 3, 2009. "Kansas has the fourth-highest per capita rate of black homicide victims in the country, according to an analysis of FBI data by a national gun-control advocacy group. It's the first time in the three years the Washington, D...

Sex Crimes Rise On 'Net'; Is Enforcement Working?

Posted on February 03, 2009
Source: Crime and Justice News, February 3, 2009. "The number of offenders sexually exploiting children, particularly through pornography, has skyrocketed with the Internet, reports the Baltimore Sun. That has led to a more than 20- fold increase in cases investigated since the late 1980s and an even bigger jump in those prosecuted at the federal level...

Selections from National Law Journal Daily Headlines February 2, 2009

Posted on February 02, 2009
Source: NLJ.com, February 2, 2009. Subscription needed for online access: http://www.law.com/jsp/nlj/subscribe.jsp 'Secret' life insurance triggers suits"So-called "dead peasant" policies ? secret life insurance policies taken out on unwitting employees ? have ignited a forest fire of litigation that won't die down...

New York Legislature: Activity Report for Week Ending February 1, 2009 - Penal Law

Posted on February 02, 2009
Source: New York Legislative Retrieval System (LRS), February 1, 2009. To retrieve the text of any of the New York�Bills listed below, go to http://public.leginfo.state.ny.us/menuf.cgi�and enter a bill number exactly as indicated below: Bill No...

New York Legislative: Activity Report Week Ending February 1, 2009 - Judiciary Law

Posted on February 02, 2009
Source: New York Legislative Retrieval System (LRS), Search run February 1, 2009. JUDICIARY LAW: To retrieve the text of any of the New York�Bills listed below, go to http://public.leginfo.state.ny.us/menuf.cgi�and enter the bill number in the format indicated below: Bill No...

New York Legislature: Activity Report for Week Ending February 1, 2009 - Criminal Procedure Law

Posted on February 02, 2009
Source: New York Legislative Retrieval System (LRS), Search run February 1, 2009 CRIMINAL PROCEDURE LAW: To retrieve the text of any of the New York�Bills listed below, go to http://public.leginfo.state.ny.us/menuf.cgi�and enter the bill number exactly as listed below: Bill No...

New York Legislatue: Activity Report, Corrections Law for Week Ending February 1, 2009

Posted on February 02, 2009
Source:New York Legislative Retrieval System (LRS), Search run February 1, 2009. CORRECTIONS LAW: To retrieve the text of any of the New York�bills listed below, go to http://public.leginfo.state.ny.us/menuf.cgi�and enter the bill number exactly as listed below: Bill No...

Crime And Justice News

Posted on February 02, 2009
Crime And Justice News (February 2, 2009) Today's Stories -- Police Seek To Expand Use Of Cell Phone Jamming -- Holder Faces 'Sea Change' At Justice Department -- Crime & Justice News Moves To TheCrimeReport.org -- Ideological Parsing Begins For Expected Court Vacancy -- Amid Tough Times In CO, 'Lock-'em-Up' Won't Work -- MD Case An Example Of Botched Police Raid Trend? -- Florida Policy Change Nettles Immigrant Advocates -- Soldier Suicides Prompt Familiar Pentagon Reaction -- Texas Agency Denies Amber Alert For Runaway -- Crime Pattern: Texas Pols Refuse DWI Tests -- Texas Family Seeks Posthumous DNA Exoneration -- Justice Roberts Renews Old Exclusionary Rule Fight �Police Seek To Expand Use Of Cell Phone Jamming ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~As President Obama's motorcade rolled down Pennsylvania Avenue on Inauguration Day, federal authorities deployed a closely held law enforcement tool: equipment that can jam cellphones and other wireless devices to foil remote-controlled bombs, reports the Washington Post...

LAW.COM Newswire Highlights

Posted on February 02, 2009
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New York Law Journal Lead Articles

Posted on February 02, 2009
If you are already an online subscriber to 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 Click here to go to www.nylj.com Free: Ethics Experts Say Former Partners Could Face Liability State Bar Says Defendants Should Have Option for Lawyer Judges Subscription Required Nigerian Families' Claims Against Pfizer Over Drug Tests Revived Subscription Required Judge Finds Firefighters' Discriminatory Impact Suit Against New York City Is Not Time Barred Subscription Required Law Firm Roundup Subscription Required Newsbriefs

New York Law Journal Decisions of Interest

Posted on February 02, 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. Click here to go to www.nylj.com Williams, plaintiff-appellant v...

Governor David Paterson and New York Finance

Posted on February 02, 2009
Source: Google News Alert Service, January 2, 2009. Crisis management: New York?s political and labor leaders must ...New York Daily News - New York,NY,USA"They can do so by giving the city the same amount from New York's share of the federal economic stimulus...

Upon Taking Office Obama Administration Suspended All Pending Non-Emergency Regulations

Posted on January 30, 2009
Source: Lexology, January 30, 2009. Obama administration suspends all pending regulationsAlston & Bird LLP"Hours after President Obama took office, his Chief of Staff, Rahm Emanuel, issued a memorandum immediately suspending all proposed or final non-emergency regulations that have not been published in the Federal Register"...

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