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LAW.COM Newswire Highlights January 14, 2009

Posted on January 14, 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...

What's Ahead for Privacy and Security in 2009?

Posted on January 14, 2009
Source: Lexology, January 14, 2009. What?s ahead for privacy and security in 2009?Wiley Rein LLP"With a new Administration, a significantly different Congress and a wide range of new rules and upcoming legislation, privacy and security professionals will continue to have their hands full in 2009 with new developments...

California: Safe Harbor for Incorporating User Generated Content on Website

Posted on January 14, 2009
Source: Lexology, January 14, 2009. California - Safe harbor for incorporating user-generated content on your websiteJackson Walker LLP"The waning days of 2008 brought good news to businesses considering supplementing the contents of their websites with user-generated content...

New York Law Requires Landlord Disclosure of Environmental Test Results

Posted on January 14, 2009
Source: Lexology, January 13, 2009. New York - New York law requires landlord disclosure of environmental test results to tenantsDuane Morris LLP"New York has passed a law, effective December 3, 2008, which requires property owners and landlords to provide current and prospective tenants the results of environmental sampling conducted on the leased property...

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Child Safe Viewing Act

Posted on January 14, 2009
Source: Lexology, January 12, 2009. Child Safe Viewing ActVenable LLP"The President on December 2, 2008, signed the 'Child Safe Viewing Act' making it law."

Federal Trate Commission Report On Social Security Numbers and Identity Theft

Posted on January 14, 2009
Source: Lexology, January 14, 2008. FTC report on Social Security numbers and identity theftVenable LLP"On December 17, 2008, the Federal Trade Commission ('FTC' or the 'Commission') issued a report focusing on the private use of Social Security ('SSNs') numbers and recommending five measures to help prevent SSNs from being used for identity theft...

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

Posted on January 14, 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 January 14, 2009

Posted on January 14, 2009
Source: NLJ.com, January 14, 2009. Subscription needed for online access:�� http://www.law.com/jsp/nlj/subscribe.jsp FROM THE UPCOMING ISSUE �|� Spurred by tanking economy, workplace class actions likely to stay hot in 2009"Class action workplace litigation was hot in 2008 ? fueled in part by the floundering economy ? and it's not showing any signs of slowing down in 2009...

New Jersey Law Journal News Update January 14, 2009

Posted on January 14, 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 needed for online access: By Party-Line Vote, Senate Approves Contested Bergen Judicial Nominees"Superior Court nominees Joseph Rosa and Mary Thurber, both Democrats, win state Senate approval despite angry denunciations by a Republican senator in their home vicinage...

New York Law Journal Decisions of Interest January 14, 2009

Posted on January 14, 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 January 14, 2009

New York Law Journal Lead Articles January 14, 2009

Posted on January 14, 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, January 14, 2009 Free: Lippman Is Pick for Chief Judge Voter Rights Survive Extension Of Term Limits, Court Concludes Judge Upholds Law Requiring Web Retailers to Collect Sales Tax Circuit Questions Prosecutor's Obesity Explanation for Striking Black Juror Cadwalader Reports 30 Percent Decline in Average Profits Per Partner Correction Newsbriefs �

ABA: U.S. Supreme Court Update

Posted on January 14, 2009
A Service from the ABA Criminal Justice Section www.abanet.org/crimjust Chambers v. United States and Jiminez v. Quarterman.CHAMBERS V. UNITED SATESThe Court ruled in Chambers v. United Sates (No. 06-11206) that a failure to report for prison does not count as a violent crime under a federal law intended to keep repeat criminals in prison longer...

U.S. Supreme Court Overrules Prosecutors On Two Issues

Posted on January 14, 2009
Source: Crime and Justice News, January 14, 2009. "The Supreme Court yesterday struck down two lower court opinions that had favored prosecutors, reports Legal Times. Ohio State law Prof. Doug Berman of the Sentencing Law and Policy blog said the cases offer further proof that the high court is the 'most pro- defendant appellate court in the nation on sentencing issues...

Stalking Survey Prompts Calls For Legal, Training Reforms

Posted on January 14, 2009
Source: Crime and Justice News, January 14, 2009. "The Justice Department report finding 3.4 million stalking epidoes in a recent year prompted calls for reforms and increased public awareness, reports the Chicago Tribune. Even though every state has adopted an anti-stalking law, the crime is rarely prosecuted...

Online Child Sex Solicitation Not a Big Problem: Attorneys General Report

Posted on January 14, 2009
Source Crime and Justice News, January 14, 2009. "The Internet may not be such a dangerous place for children after all, suggests a study reported by the New York Times. A task force created by 49 state attorneys general to look into the problem of sexual solicitation of children online concluded that there really is not a significant problem...

Are Marriage, Police Better Anticrime Aids Than Social Programs?

Posted on January 14, 2009
Source: Crime and Justice News, January 14, 2009. "Heather Mac Donald of the conservative Manhattan Institute has taken the New York Times to task for an editorial on black crime that she says 'compresses within a few hundred words decades of failed thinking on public safety...

Did Dispute Mediation Stop Murders in Baltimore MD Area

Posted on January 14, 2009
Source: Crime and Justice News, January 14, 2009. "Over the past 17 months, not a single person has been killed in East Baltimore's violent McElderry Park neighborhood, says Baltimore Sun crime blogger Peter Hermann. That is the good news from a Baltimore Health Department study of its Operation Safe Streets program, which uses ex-offenders and counselors to mediate disputes between armed gangs and to mentor youngsters attracted to the street- corner drug trade...

Obama Must Deal With Crime: Investor's Business Daily

Posted on January 14, 2009
Source: Crime and Justice News, January 14, 2009. "Crime 'was the one issue left undebated during a campaign full of debates,' editorializes Investor's Business Daily, but it may be one of the biggest issues faced by President Barack Obama. The newspaper cites a spike in bank robberies in some areas, and ATMs being stolen...

FBI Starts e-Guardian To share Terror Tips Nationwide

Posted on January 14, 2009
Source: Crime and Justice News, January 14, 2009. "The FBI has launched a system to share tips about possible terror threats with local police agencies, reports the Associated Press. The program aims to get law enforcement at all levels sharing data quickly about suspicious activity and people, particularly in and around the nation's capital in the week leading up to the inaguration...

New York: Jonathan Lippman Nominated to Become Chief Judge

Posted on January 14, 2009
Governor David Paterson has nominated Jonathan Lippman, currently presiding justice in the Appellate Division First Department of the State Supreme Court, to fill the chief judge's post that was vacarted when Judith Kaye retired The following are�some of articles retrieved from a search of Google News Service which discuss the appointment: Free: Lippman Is Pick for Chief JudgeNew York Law Journal - New York,NY,USABernice K...

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

Posted on January 13, 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

Posted on January 13, 2009
Source: NLJ.com, January 13, 2009 Subscription needed for online access: http://www.law.com/jsp/nlj/subscribe.jsp FROM THE UPCOMING ISSUE �|� Law firm mergers rose slightly in 2008, expected to pick up in 2009 "Law firm mergers rose slightly in 2008 over the previous year, and experts are predicting that the trend will pick up speed in 2009 because of the unstable economy...

New Jersey Law Journal Top Stories January 12, 2009

Posted on January 13, 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 needed for online access: Bless the Settlement, Damn the Fees" A breakthrough class-action settlement boosting insurance benefits for many eating disorder patients in New Jersey won preliminary approval Wednesday, but the judge accused dueling plaintiffs' lawyers of engaging in a 'shocking' dispute over division of the proposed $2...

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

Posted on January 13, 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: Saturday, January 10, 2009 �� 1. People v. Burgos2009 WL 50594 (Table, Text in WESTLAW), Unreported Disposition, 2009 N...

New York State Legislature: Activity Report for Week Ending January 11, 2009

Posted on January 13, 2009
Source:New York Legislative Retrieval System (LRS), January 11, 2009. This report includes selected bills from the previous session that are being reintroduced under new bill numbers: PENAL LAW: To retrieve the text of any of the New York�bills listed below, go to http://public...

New York State Legislature: Activity Report for Week Ending January 11, 2009

Posted on January 13, 2009
Source: New York Legislative Retrieval System (LRS), January 11, 2009. Thiis report includes selected bills from the previous system that are being reintroduced under a new bill number: JUDICIARY: Bill No. �A156 Budget -- Enacts into law major components of legislation necessary to implement the public protection and general government budget for the 2009 - 2010 state fiscal year Same as Uni...

New York Legislature: Activity Report for Week Ending January 11, 2009

Posted on January 13, 2009
Source: New York Legisliative Retrieval System, January 13, 2009 This report includes selected bills from the previous session that are being reintroduced under a new bill number. DEATH PENALTY To retrieve the text of any of the New York�bills listed below, go to http://public...

New York Legislature: Activity Report for Week Ending January 11, 2009

Posted on January 13, 2009
Source: New York Legislative Retrieval System, January 13, 2009. This report includes selected bills from the previous session that are being reintroduced under new bill numbers: CRIMINAL PROCEDURE LAW:: To retrieve the text of any of the New York�bills listed below, go to http://public...

New York Legislature: Activity Report for Week Ending January 11, 2009

Posted on January 13, 2009
Source: New York Legislative Retrieval System (LRS), January 11, 2009 This report includes selected bills from the previous session that are being reintroduced under new bill numbers: CORRECTIONS LAW: To retrieve the text of any of the New York�bills listed below, go to http://public...

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