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New York Police Want Suspects To Sign Consent Forms

Posted on June 25, 2008
Source: Crime and Justice News, June 25, 2008. "The New York Police Department wants suspects to sign a consent form before searching their homes or cars, Newsday reports. The change would eliminates the need for a warrant and is meant to provide police a layer of legal protection...

Chicago Police Lay Out Aggressive Summer Anticrime Plans

Posted on June 25, 2008
Source: Crime and Justice News, June 25, 2008. "Hundreds of Chicago police officers will exchange paperwork for foot patrols in an attempt to quell violence that has resulted in a 12.7 percent increase in homicides this year, the Chicago Tribune reports...

U.S. Supreme Court Justices Order New Trial For Man Who Killed Ex Girlfriend

Posted on June 25, 2008
Source: Crime and Justice News, June 25, 2008. "A convicted California killer deserves a new trial because jurors heard testimony that should have been excluded, said a Supreme Court ruling today reported by the Associated Press. Dwayne Giles' ex- girlfriend made the statements shortly before he killed her...

High Courrt Voids Louisiana Law Allowing Executions For Child Rape

Posted on June 25, 2008
Source: Criminal Justice News, June 25, 2008. "It is unconstitutional to impose the death penalty for the crime of raping a child, when the victim does not die and death was not intended. the Supreme Court ruled 5-to-4 today, according to ScotusBlog...

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Selections from National Law Journal Headlines June 25, 2008

Posted on June 25, 2008
Source: NLJ.com, June 25, 2008. Subscription needed for online access:�� http://www.law.com/jsp/nlj/subscribe.jsp FROM THE UPCOMING ISSUE �|� Steady expansion secures Husch Blackwell's Midwest presence"While some of the nation's biggest law firms are eyeing international expansion or the energy-focused Houston market, one firm has quietly moved into position to become a major player in the Midwest...

Problems in Cyberspace Can Cause Real World Hurt

Posted on June 25, 2008
Source:Lexology, June 25, 2008. Problems in Cyberspace can cause real world hurtDuane Morris LLP"Internet problems are not esoteric, theoretical issues in Cyberspace".

Company Protecting Consumer Information in online Transactions is a Money Transmitter

Posted on June 25, 2008
Source: Lexology, June 25, 2008. Company protecting consumer information in on-line transactions is a money transmitterWinston & Strawn LLP"On June 11th, FinCEN ruled that a company which has developed a financial product that allows consumers to protect their identities, including personal credit card information, when making on-line purchases of consumer merchandise is a money transmitter".

Judgement Day for Windows XP?

Posted on June 25, 2008
Source: Government Computer News Update, June 25, 2008. Judgment day for Windows XP"The bells are tolling for the venerable operating system, with a few exceptions." "Microsoft is really serious about this Monday, June 30, 2008, being the end date for selling Windows XP licenses with new computers...

Group Seeks High Speed Broadband in Every Home

Posted on June 25, 2008
Source: InformationWeek Daily Newsletter June 25, 2008. Group Seeks High-Speed Broadband In Every Home"A new group called InternetforEveryone.org said it would bring together Internet users, content creators, and innovators to make universal, affordable, high-speed access a national priority...

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

Posted on June 25, 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 Update June 24, 2008

Posted on June 25, 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: Despite Calls to Scrap Res Gestae, Ancient Evidence Rule Lingers on�"A week after Justice Barry Albin called the res gestae doctrine "the moldy cardboard box in the basement, whose contents no longer have any utility but which we fear discarding," the state Supreme Court has once again stowed it away for another day...

New York Law Journal Decisions of Interest June 25, 2008

Posted on June 25, 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 DEPARTMENTEvidenceExpert's Testimony Properly Precluded; Suit Wrongly Dismissed Absent Chance to Retain Another Expert Guzman, plaintiffs-appellants v...

New York Law Journal Featured Columnists June 25, 2008

Posted on June 25, 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: Second Circuit ReviewWednesday, June 25, 2008By Martin Flumenbaum and Brad S...

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

Posted on June 24, 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, June 24, 2008 � 1. The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v...

IRS Agrees To Alert Taxpayers To Identity Theft Problems

Posted on June 24, 2008
Source: Crime and Justice News, June 24, 2008. "A collection agency told Robert Guenterberg of Wisconsin last yar that two men in Illinois had stolen his identity. The men had landed jobs, bought property and had gotten loans using their own names and Guenterberg's Social Security number, They also had run up debts that ruined Guenterberg's credit, reports the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel...

What Happened to White House Reports on U.S. Drug Problem?

Posted on June 24, 2008
Source: Crime and Justice News, June 24, 2008. "Apparent declines in the illegal drug problem in the U.S. probably are 'the natural working out of old epidemics rather than the result of tough enforcement,' University of Maryland criminologist Peter Reuter told a Senate hearing last week...

Right to Counsel Begins At First Court Appearance, Justices Say

Posted on June 24, 2008
Source: Crime and Justice News, June 24, 2008. "A defendant's Sixth Amendment right to counsel begins at his first appearance before a magistrate, whether or not a prosecutor is also on hand, the Supreme Court ruled yesterday, according to Legal Times...

Prediction: Scalia Witing Supreme Court Opinion in Gun Case

Posted on June 24, 2008
Source: Crime and Justice News, June 24, 2008. "It looks 'exceptionally likely' that Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia is writing the principal opinion for the court in the challenge to the Washington, D.C., law prohibiting possession of handguns, says Tom Goldstein, veteran court watcher writing on ScotusBlog...

Prisoner Re-Entry Efforts Facing Challenges in Florida

Posted on June 24, 2008
Source: Crime and Justice News, June 24, 2008. "As the U.S. Conference of Mayors discussed prisoner re-entry challenges at its convention in Miami last weekend, the Miami Herald reviewed what is and is not happening in Florida. Vicki Lukis, who served time in federal prison for mail fraud and now serves on the state Reentry Advisory Council, said efforts to get started on rehabilitation are hurt by tight budgets...

New Michigan Law Requires License for IT Forensic Investigators

Posted on June 24, 2008
Source: Lexology, June 24, 2008. New Michigan law requires license for IT forensic investigatorsMiller Canfield Paddock & Stone"A newly passed law requires private detectives and investigators to be licensed by the State of Michigan."

U.S. House Bill Mandating Breach Notification for Federal Agencies

Posted on June 24, 2008
Source: Lexology, June 24, 2008. House passes bill mandating breach notification for federal agenciesSteptoe & Johnson LLP"Congress has shaken off its months-long slumber and moved a small step closer to a national breach notification requirement...

The Diminished Protections for Website Publishers Under Section 230 of the Communications Act

Posted on June 24, 2008
Source: Lexology, June 24, 2008. Cozying up to Roommates.com: the diminished protections for website publishers under Section 230 of the Communications ActGarvey Schubert Barer"There was a 'disturbance in The Force' for website publishers in April when the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals rendered its decision in the case of Roommates...

Does Google Need Privacy Policy on Home Page?

Posted on June 24, 2008
Source: Lexology, June 24, 2008. Google needs link to privacy policy on homepage, say privacy groupsPinsent Masons"Google has been urged to add a link from its search engine homepage to its privacy policy".

FTC Issues Final Rules in CAN-SPAM Proceeding

Posted on June 24, 2008
Source: Lexology, June 24, 2008. FTC issues final rules in CAN-SPAM proceeding: Forward-to-a-Friend promotion mystery solvedGarvey Schubert Barer"We previously noted that with no announcement, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) had quietly rewritten its FAQ page in December 2007, to indicate that website Forward-to-a-Friend promotions might violate COPPA (the Children?s Online Privacy Protection Act)...

Social Networking Can Affect Real World In Powerful Ways

Posted on June 24, 2008
Source: InformationWeek Daily Newsletter, June 24, 2008. Social Networking Can Affect Real World In Powerful Ways"Groups have already ...�demonstrated real-world power generated by online networks, according to New York University Professor and author Clay Shirky".

FCC Moves Forward With Free Wireless Plan

Posted on June 24, 2008
Source: InformationWeek Daily Newsletter, June 24, 2008. FCC Moves Forward With Free Wireless Plan"Despite opposition from wireless carriers, the FCC is seeking public comment for its free Wi-Fi plan."

U.S. Supreme Court To Hear AT&T Access Fee Appeal

Posted on June 24, 2008
Source: InformationWeek Daily Newsletter, June 24, 2008. Supreme Court To Hear AT&T Access Fee Appeal"A federal appeals court had ruled that AT&T was charging wholesale prices to ISPs that were too high for them to compete with AT&T in the retail market...

Did Microsoft Delete Some Windows Interoperability Documents?

Posted on June 24, 2008
Source: InformationWeek Daily Newsletter, June 24, 2008. Microsoft Deleted Windows Interoperability Documents, Feds Say"The court-mandated committee overseeing Microsoft's compliance with a federal antitrust settlement said the software company broke a pact when it removed some information".

New York Prosecutor Helped Defense With Murder Case

Posted on June 23, 2008
Source: Crime and Justice News,� June 23, 2008. New York prosecutor Daniel Bibb spent nearly two years reinvestigating a killing and concluded that two imprisoned men were not guilty. He said his superiors told him, to go into court and defend the case anyway...

Pace of Texas Executions Expected to Speed Up

Posted on June 23, 2008
Source: Crime and Justice News, June 23, 2008. "Of the three Texas inmates who had dates with death this year, only one was executed, an uncharacteristic start for a state that consistently leads the nation in executions, the Houston Chronicle says...

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