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New York Supreme Court Criminal Term Library

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Selections from National Law Journal Daily Headlines January 5, 2009

Posted on January 05, 2009
Source: NLJ.com, January 5, 2009. Subscription needed for online access: http://www.law.com/jsp/nlj/subscribe.jsp 2008 NLJ PRO BONO AWARDS"Each year, The National Law Journal recognizes the firms that have done the most to uphold the legal profession's responsibility to ensure that people's legal rights aren't contingent on their ability to pay...

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

Posted on January 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...

New Jersey Law Journal: Top Stories January 5, 2009

Posted on January 05, 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: Class Status Denied in Suit Against Dupont Over Chemical-Tainted Water " The use of medical monitoring as a remedy for mass exposure to toxic chemicals has suffered a setback in New Jersey...

New York Legislature: Activity Report for Week Ending January 4, 2009

Posted on January 05, 2009
Source: New York Legislative Retrieval System (LRS), January 4, 2008. Categories Included: Criminal Procedure Law (CPL); Penal Law (PL). To retrieve the text of any of the New York Bill listed below, go to http://public.leginfo.state.ny.us/menuf...

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Device Blocks Teens From Texting While Driving

Posted on December 24, 2008
Source: InformationWeek Daily Newsletter, December 24, 2008. Device Blocks Teens From Texting While Driving"The Key2SafeDriving car key wirelessly disables cell phones via a Bluetooth or RFID connection while the car is turned on."

Laptop Shipments Exceed desktops for the First Time

Posted on December 24, 2008
Source: InformationWeek Daily Newsletter, December 24, 2008. Laptop Shipments Exceed Desktops For The First Time"The impact of the global economic meltdown didn't affect third-quarter shipments in the worldwide PC market, which saw an overall increase of 15...

Selections from National Law Journal Daily Headlines December 24, 2008

Posted on December 24, 2008
Source: NLJ.COM, December 24, 2008. Subscription needed for online access: http://www.law.com/jsp/nlj/subscribe.jsp FROM THIS WEEK'S ISSUE | Beware: Your 'tweet' on Twitter could be trouble"Twitter fans, listen up: Your 'tweets' could land you or your employer in legal hot water...

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

Posted on December 24, 2008
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...

New Jersey Law Journal: State and Federal Decisions

Posted on December 24, 2008
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. STATE DECISIONS: M.S. v. Millburn Police DepartmentFAMILY LAW - Prevention of Domestic Violence - Weapons Forfeiture - Firearms Purchaser Identification Cards"N...

New Jersey Law Journal: News Updates December 22-23, 2008

Posted on December 24, 2008
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: Censure Urged for Attorney Whose Paralegal Acted as Lawyer in Court"A lawyer who sent his paralegal to a court hearing, where she advocated for a client and allowed herself to be called ?counselor,? should be censured - New Jersey?s stiffest discipline short of suspension - an ethics panel says...

New York Law Journal Decisions of Interest December 24, 2008

Posted on December 24, 2008
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: APPELLATE DIVISIONFIRST DEPARTMENTLegal ProfessionFree With Registration: Investor's Suit for Malpractice Dismissed; Arbitrators Had Correctly Measured Damages Kaminsky, plaintiff-appellant v...

New Jersey Law Journal Featured Columnists December 24, 2008

New York Law Journal Lead Articles December 24, 2008

Posted on December 24, 2008
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, December 24, 2008 Free: Ex-Broker Who Helped Dreier In Hedge Fund Scams Is Arrested Court Drops Top Counts In Medicaid Fraud Case Judge Enjoins Action Against Religious Slogans Based on Regulation of Outdoor Advertising Signs Woman Needs Permission to Sue Guardian's Attorney, Judge Determines Circuit Finds Habeas Claim Required Judge to Hold Hearing Law Firm Roundup Correction

LAW.COM Newswire Highlights December 24, 2008

Posted on December 24, 2008
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...

Court Recess

Posted on December 24, 2008
Many parts of the New York State Unified Court System, including this location, will either be closed entirely or be operating with significantly recuded staff during the court recess period, December 25, 2008 to January 2, 2009. During that period this blog will also be in recess and few if any items will be posted...

New York Defender Digest

Posted on December 24, 2008
We received a letter with a followup telephone conversation recently telling us that: "Regrettably, a decision has been made to discontinue publication of the New York Defender Digest Newsletter, effective with the last issue of this year December 26, 2008...

Could Shoe Throwing in Iraq at a U.S.Head Of State Result in Prosecution in U.S.?

Posted on December 24, 2008
Source: Crime and Justice News, December 24, 2008. "Muntadar al-Zaida, the Iraqi journalist who threw his shoes at George W. Bush, will stand trial Dec. 31 for 'aggression against a foreign head of state.' If a U.S. reporter flung his footwear at Iraqi President Jalal Talabani, would he do time? Possibly, says Slate...

Fort Dix Case A Template For "Home Grown Terror" Prosecutions

Posted on December 24, 2008
Source: Crime and Justice News, December 24, 2008. "The five men convicted Monday of plotting a jihad- inspired attack on Fort Dix are the archetype of homegrown terrorists being tracked by federal law enforcement agents, says the Philadelphia Inquirer...

U.S. Homeland Security Department May Scan Terrorist Blogs For Clues To Bombings

Posted on December 24, 2008
Source: Crime and Justice News, December 24, 2008. "The U.S. Homeland Security Department may soon start scouring the Internet to find blogs and message boards that terrorists use to plan attacks, reports USA Today. Researchers are seeing terrorists increasingly use the Internet to plan bombings, recruit members and spread propaganda...

Madoff Scandal Threatens Texas Post Conviction DNA Testing

Posted on December 24, 2008
Source:Crime and Justice News, December 24, 2008. "Add the Innocence Project of Texas to the list of groups victimized by the Bernard Madoff $50 billion investment fraud. The JEHT Foundation, which is closing because its funds were invested with Madoff, had aided post-conviction DNA tests for Dallas County inmates who claim they are innocent...

New York Police Start Alert System On Mentally Ill Suspects

Posted on December 24, 2008
Source: Crime and Justice News, December 24, 2008. "The New York Police Department has a new alert system that lets officers know if they are responding to locations where police have previously been sent to deal with the mentally ill. Newsday reports that the initiative was sparked by the fatal 2007 shooting of a man who confronted officers with a broken wine bottle...

New York Parole Chief Quits, Charged with Stealing Office Computer

Posted on December 24, 2008
Source: Crime and Justice News, December 24, 2008. "New York State Parole Board Chairman George Alexander, who who resigned Friday after an investigation by the state inspector general found that he took a government computer, is being prosecuted on felony charges by Attorney General Andrew Cuomo, reports the Albany Times Union...

With Budget Cuts, Homicide Clearance Rates May Continue Down

Posted on December 24, 2008
Source: Crime and Justice News, December 24, 2008. "The share of homicides that police solve has steadily declined - from over 90 percent in the 1960s to about 65 percent today. The Christian Science Monitor says that the trend defies advances in forensic technology and a federal initiative that has deployed more than 100,000 new cops since the early '90s...

New York Law Journal Decisions of Interest December 23, 2008

Posted on December 23, 2008
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New York Law Journal Featured Columnists December 23, 2008

Posted on December 23, 2008
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New York Law Journal Lead Articles December 23, 2008

LAW.COM Newswire Highlights December 23, 2008

Posted on December 23, 2008
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New York Appellate Criminal Cases Originating from the New York Supreme Court NY County

Posted on December 23, 2008
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, December 23, 2008 © 1. The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v...

Long County County New York Requires Cops To Tell Schools Of Heroin Cases

Posted on December 23, 2008
Source: Crime and Justice News, December 23, 2008. Surrounded by the family of an 18-year-old high school student who died of a heroin overdose in June, Nassau County, N.Y., Executive Thomas Suozzi signed a bill requiring police to notify school districts about heroin arrests, reports Newsday...

Most Drug Rehab Programs Lack Evidence That They Work

Posted on December 23, 2008
Source: Crime and Justice News, December 23, 2008. "Every year, government spends more than $15 billion, and insurers at least $5 billion more, on substance- abuse treatment services for four million people, says the New York Times. That amount may soon increase sharply under a new federal mental health parity law that for the first time includes addiction treatment under a law requiring that insurers cover mental and physical ailments at equal levels...

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