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New York Supreme Court Criminal Term Library

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Congress Members To Hear About Houston Justice "Missteps"

Posted on July 17, 2008
Source: Crime and Justice News, July 17, 2008. "House Judiciary Committee Chairman John Conyers (D-MI) will hold an informal hearing tomorrow in Houston on 'the many missteps and shortcomings of the local criminal justice system,' reports the Houston Chronicle...

Reliable Identification of Gang Members is Becoming More Difficult

Posted on July 17, 2008
Source: Crime and Justice News, July 17, 2008. "Twenty years ago, the clues pointing to whether someone was a gang member tended to be unequivocal: Certain clothes, gestures, and esoteric language clearly revealed a person's gang ties - to allies, to rivals and, intentionally or not, to police, says the San Diego Union-Tribune...

"Crimmigration" Cases Swamp Federal Courthouses On Border

Posted on July 17, 2008
Source: Crime and Justice News, July 17, 2008. "A zero-tolerance approach to illegal border crossings has produced a record number of immigration prosecutions in border states, swamping federal courthouses with misdemeanor cases and landing many immigrants in local jails, says the Dallas Morning News...

Gmail Privacy Hole Shows User Names

Posted on July 17, 2008
Source: InformationWeek Daily Newsletter, July 17, 2008. Gmail Privacy Hole Shows User Names"Sharing a Google Calendar with another Gmail user can expose the first name and last name that the recipient of the shared calendar supplied to set up a Gmail account...

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Selections from National Law Journal Daily Headlines July 17, 2008

Posted on July 17, 2008
Source: NLJ.com, July 17, 2008. Subscription needed for online access: http://www.law.com/jsp/nlj/subscribe.jsp WEB-ONLY �|� Judges must stick to terms of bankruptcy code that cut higher-income debtors a break"The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled that the strict language of the 2005 bankruptcy reform law allows higher-income debtors to limit the amount of money and time for repayment of debts, though lower-income debtors do not share the same benefit...

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

Posted on July 17, 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 News Updates July 14-15, 2008

Posted on July 17, 2008
If you are already an online subscriber to 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: Hospital Outpatient Centers May Merit Property Tax Exemptions, Court Says�"A New Jersey Supreme Court ruling may give hospitals a break in property taxes on offsite facilities that provide services that hospital patients typically require and that are integrated with hospital operations...

New York Law Journal Decisions of Interest July 17, 2008

Posted on July 17, 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: U...

New York Law Journal Featured Columnists July 17, 2008

New York Law Journal Lead Articles July 17, 2008

Posted on July 17, 2008
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 http://www.nylj.com Subscription required for online access unless otherwise noted: Thursday, July 17, 2008 Lead Plaintiff Pick Rejected As Merely 'Pawn of Counsel' Silver Held Not Liable For Settlement In Aide Sex Case Judge Declines to Dismiss Gun Law Charge Grounded in 'Reasonable Local Regulation' Court Rejects City's Demand for Verizon Franchise Newsbriefs

LAW.COM Newswire Highlights July 17, 2008

Posted on July 17, 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...

LAW.COM Newswire Highlights

Posted on July 16, 2008
News articles listed below can be viewed in full text by first clicking on the Law.Com Newsfeed on the left side and then scrolling down to the appropriate article. If the article you are searching does not appear go to the top of the screen and click on Law...

New York Law Journal Decisions of Interest

Posted on July 16, 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. Click here to go to www.nylj.com Hirt, plaintiffs-appellants-cross-appellees v...

New York Law Journal Lead Articles

Posted on July 16, 2008
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 Panel Finds Community Groups May Access Consultant's Papers Subscription Required N...

Newark Killings Drop Sharply; Police Tactics Cited

Posted on July 15, 2008
Source: Crime & Justice News "After decades in which Newark has been notorious for soaring crime rates and lurid murders, a sea change may be occurring, says the New York Times: In roughly the first half of the year, the number of killings dropped by close to 40 percent compared with the same period last year...

Latest Gasoline-Theft Technique: Drilling The Tank

Posted on July 15, 2008
Source: Crime & Justice News "The director of a Dallas community center found that someone had crawled under its 15-passenger van and drilled a nail-size hole into the gas tank, bleeding out all 33 gallons and dealing a 'bad setback' to the center, whose vehicles ferry children to after-school programs...

Disttrict of Columbia Expected Back In Court On New Handgun Law

Posted on July 15, 2008
Source: Crime & Justice News "Washington, D.C., whose 32-year-old handgun ban was struck down by the Supreme Court, could son be headed back to court over a new gun law that could take effect as early tomorrow, reports the Washington Times. The D...

Death Row Inmates On The Net: Free Speech Hurting Victims?

Posted on July 15, 2008
Source: Crime & Justice News "From San Quentin Prison's death row, scores of California's most notorious convicts have been reaching out to the free world via the Internet, reports the Los Angeles Times. Prisoners are barred from direct computer access that officials say could allow them to threaten witnesses or orchestrate crimes...

New York Appellate Criminal Cases Originating from New York County

Posted on July 15, 2008
In order to comply with subscription agreements you will need to use your own Westlaw password to view cases listed below: 1. People v. Conroy2008 WL 2727255, 2008 N.Y. Slip Op. 06278(N.Y.A.D. 1 Dept. Jul 15, 2008) (NO. 495, 495A, 5705/01)Dershowitz, Eiger & Adelson, P...

LAW.COM Newswire Highlights

Posted on July 15, 2008
News articles listed below can be viewed in full text by first clicking on the Law.Com Newsfeed on the left side and then scrolling down to the appropriate article. If the article you are searching does not appear go to the top of the screen and click on Law...

New York Law Journal Decisions of Interest

Posted on July 15, 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. Click here to go to www.nylj.com Richardson, plaintiff-appellant v...

New York Law Journal Lead Articles

Posted on July 15, 2008
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 Killer of Two Can Assert Self-Defense In Capital Case Subscription Required Panel Says Agency Can Seek Civil Confinement Even After Sex Offenders Have Left Its Custody Subscription Required Judge Says State 'Lost' Jailed Man, Must Pay Damages Subscription Required Free With Registration: Ruling Could Resurrect Many Tax Cases Judge Boosts Award To Builder in Suit Over Incomplete Home Subscription Required Newsbriefs Subscription Required

3 Six-Figure Settlements, Verdicts In Seattle Use Of Force Cases

Posted on July 14, 2008
Source: Crime & Justice News "Seattle will pay a University of Washington graduate student $115,000 to settle a federal civil-rights lawsuit against a police officer who broke her cheekbone during a 2006 arrest, reports the Seattle Times...

Denver A National Leader On Police Use Of Force: Study

Posted on July 14, 2008
Source: Crime & Justice News "A two-year independent study of the Denver Police Department's use of deadly force found that the department has made great strides since two controversial shootings but still has some work to do, says the Denver Post...

Baltimore Judges Wary Of Strict Probation Enforcement Plan

Posted on July 14, 2008
Source: Crime & Justice News "Baltimore police, prosecutors, and other agencies are making the strict enforcement of probation rules a key component of their crime-fighting strategy, sweeping dangerous criminals off the streets for the slightest infractions, reports the Baltimore Sun...

New Jersey Supreme Court: Deferred Compensation Plans with Forfeiture Provisions Lawful

Posted on July 14, 2008
Source: Lexology, July 14, 2008. New Jersey Supreme Court holds deferred compensation plans with forfeiture provisions lawfulLittler Mendelson USA - "On June 25, 2008, the New Jersey Supreme Court issued its decision in Melvin Rosen v. Smith Barney, Inc...

Police In Massachusetts Town Seek Extra Pay for Computer Skills

Posted on July 14, 2008
Source: InformationWeek Daily Newsletter, July 14, 2008. Police In Massachusetts Town Seek Extra Pay For Computer Skills"The Police Officers Union in Framingham is seeking a $476-plus annual computer use payment for officers"

iPhone Tops Other Smartphones for Mobile Web Browsing

Posted on July 14, 2008
Source: InformationWeek Daily Newsletter, July 14. 2008. iPhone Tops Other Smartphones For Mobile Web Browsing"Analysts credit the iPhone's required data plan for driving European iPhone users to the mobile Web, say the faster 3G network should push usage even higher...

Former HP Executive Pleads Guilty To Stealing IBM Secrets

Posted on July 14, 2008
Source: InformationWeek Daily Newsletter, July 14, 2008. Former HP Exec Pleads Guilty To Stealing IBM Secrets"Atul Malhotra is scheduled to be sentenced in October and faces a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison, a $250,000 fine, and three years of supervised release".

FBI "Quiet Revolution" On Terror--Intelligence Over Court Cases

Posted on July 11, 2008
Source: Crime & Justice News "Since Sept. 11, the number of spying warrants approved by the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court has more than doubled; at the same time, the number of criminal indictments against people associated with Islamist extremist groups has dropped by more than half, according to the group Human Rights First...

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