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U.S. Supreme Court Sets New Rules for Defending Some Age Cases

Posted on August 08, 2008
Source: Lexology, August 8, 2008. Supreme Court sets new rules for defending some age casesWolfBlock"In Meecham v. Knolls Atomic Power Laboratory, the Supreme Court of the United States ruled on June 17 that employers defending disparate impact age discrimination claims have both the burden of production and persuasion when asserting the reasonable factor other than age (RFOA) defense...

Guantanamo Result Could Set Stage for Al Qaeda Leader Trials

Posted on August 08, 2008
Source: Crime and Justice News, August 8, 2008. "From the start, the military trial of Salim Ahmed Hamdan had the makings of a mock trial, an exercise in testing the system, says the Los Angeles Times. Hamdan, a former driver for Osama bin Laden, hardly fit the profile of a major war criminal...

Fingerprint Analysis Can Identify What Person Has Been Touching

Posted on August 08, 2008
Source: Crime and Justice News, August 8, 2008. "With a new technique, a fingerprint can now reveal much more than the identity of a person. It can now also identify what the person has been touching: drugs, explosives or poisons, for example, reports the New York Times...

Transportation Security Administration Weighs Proposal To Ban Guns in Areas Near Airports

Posted on August 08, 2008
Source: Crime and Justice News, August 8, 2008. "The Transportation Security Administration may allow airports to ban firearms from terminals, parking lots, roads, and other airport areas where many states currently allow passengers to carry lethal weapons, USA Today reports...

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Detroit Mayor Faces Raft Of Criminal, Civil Charges

Posted on August 08, 2008
Source: Crime and Justice News, August 8, 2008. "A judge ordered the release from jail today of Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick, but he still faces a multitude of legal challenges, reports the Detroit News. Michigan Attorney General Mike Cox is expected to announce criminal charges against Kilpatrick in connection with an incident in which he allegedly pushed a sheriff's department officer attempting to deliver a subpoena at the home of his sister...

FBI Reviewing Raid On Maryland Mayor's Home

Posted on August 08, 2008
Source: Crime and Justice News, August 8, 2008. "The FBI is reviewing the violent law enforcement raid of the home of Berwyn Heights, Md. Mayor Cheye Calvo last week that resulted in the deaths of the family's two dogs, reports the Washington Post...

Criminal Records Search Site Revives Debate On Privacy Issues

Posted on August 08, 2008
Source: Crime and Justice News, August 8, 2008. "PeopleFinders, based in Sacramento, has introduced CriminalSearches.com, a free service that lets people search by name through criminal-records archives of all 50 U.S. states and 3,500 counties, says the New York Times...

Buffalo, NY Mayor Restores Public Access To Crime Data

Posted on August 08, 2008
Source: Crime and Justice News, August 8, 2008. "Buffalo Mayor Byron W. Brown has ordered police to restore the media's access to crime information that had been removed from a police department computer in recent months, reports the Buffalo News...

Selections from National Law Journal Daily Headlines August 8, 2008

Posted on August 08, 2008
Source: NLJ.com, August 8, 2008. Subscription needed for online access:�� http://www.law.com/jsp/nlj/subscribe.jsp FROM THE UPCOMING ISSUE �|� Vetting jurors via MySpace"As personal information becomes more widely available on blogs, MySpace, Facebook and other social networking Web sites, the Internet has become an important tool for jury consultants and trial lawyers...

Ninth Circuit Examines Employees' Expectation of Privacy in Text Messages

Posted on August 08, 2008
Source: Lexology, August 8, 2008. California - Ninth Circuit examines employees? expectation of privacy in text messagesSkadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom LLP"In an instructive case for employers, in Quon v. Arch Wireless Operating Company, 529 F...

Hacker Claims Apple Can Spy On iPhone Users, Disable Applications Remotely

Posted on August 08, 2008
Source: InformationWeek Daily Newsletter, Posted by Eric Zeman on August 7, 2008 Hacker Claims Apple Can Spy On iPhone Users, Disable Apps Remotely"Apple may have opened up the iPhone to third-party applications, but it is keeping a very close eye on those apps...

Survey Shows Interest Increasing in RFID Applications

Posted on August 08, 2008
Source: InformationWeek Daily Newsletter, August 8, 2008. Interest Increasing In RFID Applications, Survey Shows"Nearly half of IT companies worldwide say their customers have implemented at least one radio-frequency identification project."

Google News Alert: Governor Paterson and New York Finance

Posted on August 08, 2008
Source: Google Alerts, Search run August 7, 2008. Debate Rages Over NY FinancesQueens Chronicle - Rego Park,NY,USA?Governor Paterson was also correct in declaring that government needs to follow New Yorkers in learning to do more with less. ...See all stories on this topic Libby Maeder: Reagan, Churchill, Paine...

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

Posted on August 08, 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...

California Court Holds That Islamic Website's Use of Clips from "Savage Nation" Broadcast Was Fair Use

Posted on August 05, 2008
Source: Lexology, August 5, 2008. California - Court holds that Islamic website's use of clips from "Savage Nation" broadcast was a fair useNixon Peabody LLP"A California court has held, in Savage v. Council on American-Islamic Relations Action Network, Inc...

Issue of First Impression: Should Limited Liability Corporations be Treated Like Corporations in Attorney-Client Privelege Ligitation?

Posted on August 05, 2008
Source: Lexology, August 5, 2008. Limited liability corporations should be treated like corporations in attorney-client privilege litigation, district court holdsWilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP"Montgomery v. ETreppid Technologies, LLC, No...

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

Posted on August 05, 2008
Selected federal documents below from Gallery Watch.com may include references to government reports, 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 August 5, 2008

Posted on August 05, 2008
Source: NLJ.com, August 5, 2008. FROM THE UPCOMING ISSUE �|� Boycott threatened over meeting site of Association of American Law Schools "Organizations representing thousands of legal educators say they will boycott the Association of American Law Schools annual meeting in January if it is held as scheduled at the San Diego Manchester Grand Hyatt, a hotel whose owner, Douglas Manchester, has donated $125,000 to an initiative to outlaw same-sex marriage in California...

Caller ID With Super Powers?

Posted on August 05, 2008
Source: InformationWeek Daily Newsletter , Posted by Eric Zeman, August 4, 2008. Want Caller ID With Super Powers? Try Privus Mobile"If you screen your calls -- and never answer an unknown number -- then this product is for you. Privus Mobile gives certain smartphones X-ray vision when it comes to caller ID and tells you exactly who's calling, even if the number isn't stored in your phone's contact list...

Canadian Wireless Companies Sued Over Text Messages

Posted on August 05, 2008
Source: InformationWeek Daily Newsletter, August 5, 2008. Canadian Wireless Companies Sued Over Text Messages"Customers are furious with Telus and Bell Mobility over a 15-cent charge for incoming text messages."

Google Admits To Blogger Snafu

Posted on August 05, 2008
Source: InformationWeek Daily Newsletter, Posted by Eric Zeman on August 4, 2008. Google Admits To Blogger Snafu, Restores Blogs Marked As Spam"Late last week, a system bug marked numerous blogs -- even legitimate ones -- as spam. Blogger's servers then sent the publishers of those blogs nasty-grams telling them to stop spamming and suspended the activity on those blogs...

New Jersey Law Journal News Updates

Posted on August 05, 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: N...

New York Law Journal Decisions of Interest August 5, 2008

Posted on August 05, 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: APPELLATE DIVISIONFIRST DEPARTMENTLand Use and PlanningDeveloper Lacked Common-Law Vested Right To Continue Project Despite Inaccurate Map GRA V LLC petitioners-appellants v...

New York Law Journal Featured Columnists August 5, 2008

New York Law Journal Lead Articles August 5, 2008

Posted on August 05, 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: Newsbriefs Standing Denied in Action Over Aid to Foie Gras Farm Free With Registration: Associate's Discrimination Claims Against IP Firm Proceed Undeserved Benefit Not Cause for Eviction, Judge Decides Clarification A Second Judge Awards Interim Fees In Divorce Action Circuit Backs Remote Recorder Against Programmers' Lawsuit Nassau's Largest Taxpayer Shot Down in Refund Bid

LAW.COM Newswire Highlights August 5, 2008

Posted on August 05, 2008
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Placement: Knowledge Management Specialist - New York City

Posted on August 04, 2008
Leading international law firm is seeking a very focused, detail-oriented candidate with law or law-related experience for its growing corporate Knowledge Management Group.� The ideal candidate will be a self-starter with sound knowledge of legal and corporate documents who is able to competently extract important and relevant information from corporate content...

IG Report: U.S. Department of Justice Exaggerated Aid To Human Trafficking Victims

Posted on August 04, 2008
Source: Crime and Justice News, August 4, 2008. "U.S. Justice Department Inspector General Glenn Fine uncovered discrepancies in a program dedicated to cracking down on human trafficking, McClatchy Newspapers report. Former Attorney General Alberto Gonzales spent millions of dollars on combating the international trafficking of indentured servants and sex slaves, including by creating task forces across the U...

Sophisticated Genetic Tests Helped Lead FBI To Anthrax Suspect

Posted on August 04, 2008
Source: Crime and Justice News, August 4, 2008 "Investigators cinched their case against alleged anthrax mailer Bruce Ivins after sophisticated genetic tests by a California firm helped them trace a signature mixture of anthrax spores, the Los Angeles Times reports...

Media Right To Juror Names Upheld By Third Circuit Court

Posted on August 04, 2008
Source: Crime and Justice News, August 4, 2008. "In a ruling that The Legal Intelligencer says could have far-reaching effects on the handling of high-profile trials, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 3rd Circuit ruled Friday that the news media have a presumptive right of access to the names of jurors...

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