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California Supreme Court Overturns Gay Marriage Ban

Posted on May 15, 2008
IN RE: MARRIAGE CASES(Calif. Supreme Court, May 15, 2008) - "California's highest court rules that the state's treatment of same-sex couples differently by failing to designate a gay or lesbian couple's official union a 'marriage' instead of a 'domestic partnership' violates the California Constitution...

In Memory of Professor Roy M. Mersky

Posted on May 15, 2008
It is with regret and sadness that I forward information from Ann Fessenden, AALL President, of the passing of Professor Roy M. Mersky, Professor of law and Director of the University of Texas Tarlton Law Library and Jamail Center for Legal Research since 1965...

Britain Edges Toward Mothballing the Venerable Courtroom Wig

Posted on May 15, 2008
Source: Crime and Justice News, May 15, 2008. "Britain is taking a first step toward ending its 300-year tradition of outfitting judges and lawyers in curled wigs and tassled gowns. British lawyers have been arguing over the issue for the better part of the last 16 years, with a majority apparently in favor of keeping things exactly as they have always been, reports the Los Angeles Times...

Utah Murder-Suicide Highlights Silent Suffering of Domestic Abuse

Posted on May 15, 2008
Source: Crime and Justice News, May 15, 2008. "After finding a four-page handwritten letter, Tracie Williamson's father was convinced that his daughter was crying out for help. The letter detailed a violent relationship with Williamson's boyfriend, Peter Perez, reports the Deseret News...

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Dogged by Drug Cartel, Mexican Police Chiefs Seek Asylum in US

Posted on May 15, 2008
Source: Crime and Justice News, May 15, 2008. "Drug cartel attacks against Mexican police have become so violent and so common that some Mexican police chiefs are seeking safety in the United States, reports the Dallas Morning News. Faced with cartel-sponsored assassinations that have claimed the lives of more than 25 officers since the start of May - including that of Edgar Millán Gómez, head of the federal police - and threats of further retaliation, some Mexican police are quitting their posts...

New York Requires Sex Offenders To Disclose All Internet User Names

Posted on May 15, 2008
Source: Crime and Justice News, May 15, 2008. "New York officials started sending letters Wednesday to more than 25,000 registered sex offenders, telling them to disclose all their Internet user names as part of an effort to keep them from trolling social networking Web sites to meet children...

Documents Reveal 'Intricate' DEA Case Against Accused Arms Dealers

Posted on May 15, 2008
Source: Crime and Justice News, May 15, 2008. "Using newly disclosed documents, the New York Times profiles the intricacies of the Drug Enforcement Administration's three-year pursuit of Tareq Mousa al- Ghazi and Monzer al-Kassar, who are being prosecuted in federal court in Manhattan on weapons charges...

Connecticut Orders Fas Saving Measure for Troopers; Police Union Protests

Posted on May 15, 2008
Source: Crime and Justice News, May 15, 2008. "The Connecticut state police union is challenging a new directive designed to reduce the department's gasoline consumption by prohibiting troopers from using state gas pumps on their days off, reports the London Day...

New Georgia Law Approves Concealed Guns in Parks, Restaurants, Buses

Posted on May 15, 2008
Source: Crime and Justice News, May 15, 2008 "Georgia Gov. Sonny Perdue on Wednesday signed legislation allowing guns in restaurants, on public transportation and in state parks, and the act drew immediate criticism from law enforcement officials...

War on Counterfeit Drugs Intensifies

Posted on May 15, 2008
Source: Lexology, May 15, 2008. War on counterfeit drugs intensifies: FDA soliciting comments for e-pedigree standards and technologiesVenable LLP"The war on counterfeit drugs is about to take a big leap forward, with the track and trace industry coming out as a winner...

Minnesota's New "Plastic Card Security Act": A Harbinger of Things to Come?

Posted on May 15, 2008
Source: Lexology, May 15, 2008. Minnesota?s new ?Plastic Card Security Act?: a harbinger of things to come?Faegre & Benson LLP"You have seen the news reports or read the newspaper articles: a large company loses the credit information of thousands of its customers...

Google Futzes With Faces In Street View

Posted on May 15, 2008
Source: InformationWeek Daily Newsletter, May 15, 2008. Google Futzes With Faces In Street View"No, your vision isn't failing you. Google is testing new software that blurs the faces of people captured by its Street View cameras. The goal is to appease privacy advocates...

Software Piracy On The Rise, Study Finds

Posted on May 15, 2008
Source: InformationWeek Daily Newsletter, May 15, 2008. Software Piracy On The Rise, Study Finds"Rates of pirated software ranged from a high of 93% in Armenia to a low of 20% in the United States, according to the 2007 BSA and IDC Global Software Piracy study...

SEC Requires XBRL, Financial Reporting By Large Public Firms

Posted on May 15, 2008
Source: InformationWeek Daily Newsletter, May 15, 2008. SEC Requires XBRL Financial Reporting By Large Public Firms"The mandate is expected to be phased in for additional publicly held companies once XBRL has become a standard way of making SEC reports...

Sir Tim Berners-Lee To Track Origins Of Digital Content

Posted on May 15, 2008
Source: InformationWeek Daily, May 15, 2008. Sir Tim Berners-Lee To Track Origins Of Digital Content"The Web inventor's share of the $5.5 million Knight News Challenge award will tackle what his backers believe is one of the most pressing challenges".

Book Review: On the Laps of Gods: The Red Summer of 1919 and the Struggle for Justice That Remade a Nation

Posted on May 14, 2008
Philip Blue our Senior Law Librarian has just written a very interesting review of a fascinating book. We hope you enjoy both the review and the book: TITLE: ON THE LAPS OF GODS SUBTITLE: The Red Summer of 1919 and the Struggle for Justice That Remade a NationAUTHOR: Robert WhitakerPUBLICATION DATE: June 2008PUBLISHER: Crown PublishersPAGE COUNT: 400 pp...

Long Wait Ends as Mother Prepares for Death Row Son to Come Home

Posted on May 14, 2008
Source: Crime and Justice News, May 14, 2008. "Joyce House, mother of Tennessee death row inmate Paul Gregory House, is preparing her home for her son to come home, at long last. After he spent 20-plus years behind bars for a 1985 murder, Joyce House was expecting her son to come home when a U...

Second Police Shooting Ramps Up Tension on California Reservation

Posted on May 14, 2008
Source: Crime and Justice News, May 14, 2008. "The fatal shooting of two tribal members Monday has strained already tense relations between the Soboba tribe and the Riverside County Sheriff's Department, with each side blaming the other for the worsening situation, reports the Riverside Press-Enterprise...

North Carolina to Join Google Like Information for Law Enforcement

Posted on May 14, 2008
Source: Crime and Justice News, May 14, 2008. "Law enforcement officials announced a new information-sharing program Tuesday that will allow investigators to search crime and incident records in other jurisdictions and agencies, reports the Associated Press...

After 20 Years Rhode Island Reconsiders "Lock-'Em-Up" Sentencing Strategy

Posted on May 14, 2008
Source: Crime and Justice News, May 14, 2008. "In 1988, crime panic had invaded Rhode Island. Prosecutors reported that "heroin is out of control in Providence." The state police publicly labeled Rhode Island 'a mecca for drug salesmen.' An editorial in The Providence Journal opined that "such a situation has outraged the population...

Ceremony at DC Memorial is Centerpiece of National Police Week

Posted on May 14, 2008
Source: Crime and Justice News, May 14, 2008. "Under a canopy of blue, laser-generated light, thousands of people wearing black-wrapped badges raised lighted candles in Judiciary Square in Washington at sunset to honor fallen colleagues. As darkness fell, the candlelight and laser beams illuminated the area around the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial, which recently added 358 names to its smooth gray marble panels...

Beginning in 2009 Federal Mandate: Jane Doe Rape Kits for Victims

Posted on May 14, 2008
Source: Crime and Justice News, May 14, 2008. "Starting next year across the country, rape victims too afraid or too ashamed to go to police can undergo an emergency-room forensic rape exam, and the evidence gathered will be kept on file in a sealed envelope in case they decide to press charges...

Security Breach Notification Chart

Posted on May 14, 2008
Source: Lexology, May 14, 2008. Security breach notification chartPerkins Coie LLP"Oklahoma amended several provisions and expanded statute to apply to all entities that own or license computerized data."

Selections from National Law Journal Daily Headlines May 14, 2008

Posted on May 14, 2008
Source: NLJ.com, May 14, 2008. Subscription needed for online access http://www.law.com/jsp/nlj/subscribe.jsp FROM THE UPCOMING ISSUE | Securities brokers fare well fighting sanctions"For securities brokers and their firms, it pays to fight rather than settle regulatory complaints against them by the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority...

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

Posted on May 14, 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: New York CountyWednesday, May 14, 2008 1. People v. Johnson2008 WL 2024967, 2008 N...

New Jersey Law Journal Lead Articles May 13, 2008

Posted on May 14, 2008
If you are already an online subscriber to New Jersey 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 Subscription required for online access: Essex Co. Judge Grant Named First Black Director of N...

New York Law Journal Decisions of Interest May 14, 2008

Posted on May 14, 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: People, respondent v...

New York Law Journal Featured Columnists May 14, 2008.

Posted on May 14, 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: Bankruptcy Practice Wednesday, May 14, 2008 By John J...

New York Law Journal Lead Articles May 14, 2008

Posted on May 14, 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://nylj.com Subscription required for online access unless otherwise noted: Panel Rejects Order For Sex-Change Surgery Alien May Sue Over U...

LAW.COM Newswire Highlights May 14, 2008

Posted on May 14, 2008
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