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New York Supreme Court Criminal Term Library

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New York Law Journal Decisions of Interest April 29, 2008

Posted on April 29, 2008
If you are already an online subscriber to this service you should be able to click on any of the links 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 April 29, 2008

New York Law Journal Lead Articles April 29, 2008

Posted on April 29, 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: Tuesday, April 29, 2008 Bill Would Add 39 Judges To Family Court Bench Lawyer's Libel Action Proceeds Against Westchester Paper Child Reluctant to Visit, But Support Continues Circuit Upsets Judges' Sentences For Possession of Crack Cocaine Supreme Court Upholds Strict Voter ID Law Town 'Roadblocks' to Housing Faulted Allergic Mother Loses Attempt to Prohibit Kids' Contact With Cat Correction Free: Newsbriefs

LAW.COM Newswire Highlights April 29, 2008

Posted on April 29, 2008
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Terrorism Trade Off Series On FBI Wins Honor for Seattle Paper

Posted on April 28, 2008
Source: Crime and Justice News, April 28, 2008. " 'The Terrorism Trade-Off,' articles by Paul Shukovsky, Tracy Johnson, and Daniel Lathrop of the Seattle Post- Intelligencer, have won the White House Correspondents' Association's Edgar A. Poe Award for excellence in coverage of news of national or regional significance...

Posted on April 28, 2008

Finding Illegal Immigrants in Jail--Effective or Public Relations?

Posted on April 28, 2008
Source: Crime and Justice News, April 28, 2008. "Federal immigration agents are visiting jails almost every weekday looking for immigrants who have been arrested by local police, says the Salt Lake Tribune. Last month, agents expanded the program with improved technology to record fingerprints in a database and alert authorities when a previously arrested immigrant is again booked into a jail...

Many of the Exonerated Wait for Pardons, Compensation

Posted on April 28, 2008
Source: Crime and Justice News, April 28, 2008. "Tabitha Pollock was asleep when her boyfriend killed her 3-year-old daughter. Charged with murder because prosecutors believed she should have known of the danger, Pollock spent more than six years in prison before the Illinois Supreme Court threw out the conviction, says the Washington Post...

Cleveland To Treat Youth Violence As Public Health Problem

Posted on April 28, 2008
Source: Crime and Justice News, April 28, 2008. " 'When we say violence is a public health problem, what we're really saying is that it's a preventable problem,' says Harvard University researcher Deborah Prothrow-Stith. The Cleveland Plain Dealer says she has been preaching the theory for decades, after, as a young physician, she tired of the stitch-em- up, send-em-out approach...

Many New York City Blacks Greet Cops' Acquital With "Muted Reserve"

Posted on April 28, 2008
Source: Crime and Justice News, April 28, 2008. "There was anger on the streets of Queens, where Sean Bell was killed in a hail of 50 police bullets in 2006 - both before and after a judge on Friday acquitted three detectives who had been charged in the shooting...

Bench Trial Called "Decisive Factor" in New York City Cops' Acquital

Posted on April 28, 2008
Source: Crime and Justice News, April 28, 2008. "For the New York City police officers acquitted in the 50-shot fatal shooting of Sean Bell were well served to waive a jury trial. 'The defense made a very wise choice,' veteran defense attorney Gerald Shargel told Newsday...

Chicago to Equip Patrol Officers With M4 Carbines

Posted on April 28, 2008
Source: Crime and Justice News, April 28, 2008. "Chicago police officers will be equipped with M4 carbines to match the firepower of the street gangs they're up against, under a policy change in the works to stop the bloodshed on the streets, reports the Chicago Sun-Times...

More Foreclosures Mean More Policing Of Empty Houses

Posted on April 28, 2008
Source: Crime and Justice News, April 28, 2008. "The foreclosure crisis has forced suburban law enforcement agencies to tackle a new challenge: policing empty houses, says the Washington Post. As evictions mount and many houses remain unsold for months, even years, vacant properties have become havens for squatters, vandals, thieves, partying teenagers, and worse...

Web 2.0: Confabb Provides Directory and Ratings for Conferences

Posted on April 28, 2008
Source: Wagner, Mitch, Information Week's Digital Life Weblog, April 25, 2008. Web 2.0: Confabb Provides Directory And Ratings For Conferences"Most Web sites for conferences are pretty poorly designed. Simple tasks, like scrutinizing the schedule or finding the show hotel, take too long and are too painful to accomplish...

EarthLink To Shut Down New Orleans' Municipal Wi-Fi

Posted on April 28, 2008
Source: InformationWeek Daily Newsletter, April 28, 2008. EarthLink To Shut Down New Orleans' Municipal Wi-Fi 'The project goes dark May 18 after the Internet service provider said it was unable to find a buyer."

Microsoft Windows Sales Plunge 24% Amid Rising Competition

Posted on April 28, 2008
Source: InformationWeek Daily Newsletter, April 28, 2008. Microsoft Windows Sales Plunge 24% Amid Rising Competition"Microsoft posted revenue from all desktop versions of Windows of $4 billion for the three months ended March 31, compared with $5...

Think Tanks Propose National Innovation Foundation

Posted on April 28, 2008
Source: InformationWeek Daily Newsletter, April 28, 2008. Think Tanks Propose National Innovation Foundation"Such a foundation would serve as a catalyst between industry and university researchers and seek to expand regional innovation through state governments...

Selections from New York Times April 26-28, 2008

Posted on April 28, 2008
Source: NYTimes.com, April 28, 2008. April 26, 2008: Judge Acquits Detectives in Bell?s 50-Shot KillingBy MICHAEL WILSON"Three detectives were found not guilty in the 2006 shooting of Sean Bell, who died on his wedding day in a hail of police bullets...

Selections from the National Law Journal Daily Headlines April 28, 2008

Posted on April 28, 2008
Source: NLJ.com, April 28, 2008. Subscription needed for online access:�� http://www.law.com/jsp/nlj/subscribe_intermediate.jsp NEWS: Hot year predicted for ADA litigation"Despite a spate of U.S. Supreme Court decisions in recent years cutting back the Americans With Disabilities Act of 1990, this year could prove the hottest in some time for disability discrimination claims...

News Alert: Three Detectives Acquitted in Bell Shooting

Posted on April 25, 2008
Source: New York Times News Alert, April 25, 2008. Three detectives charged in the November, 2006, shooting death of Sean Bell were cleared of all charges on Friday April 25.

"Internet Keywording"

Posted on April 25, 2008
Source: Lexology, April 25, 2008. Internet "keywording"Fitzpatrick Cella Harper & Scinto"Internet search companies such as Google, Yahoo and others make a substantial amount of money selling ?keywords? - trademarks and other terms - to advertisers...

Recent Court Decisions Suggest Increasing Liability for Online Business

Posted on April 25, 2008
Source: Lexology, April 25, 2008. Recent court decisions suggest increasing liability for online businessMcGuireWoods LLP"The explosive growth of the Internet as a vehicle for communications and commerce has been nurtured in the United States, in part, by a 1996 federal law that restricts lawsuits against the operators of online services...

Selections from National Law Journal Daily Headlines April 25, 2008

Posted on April 25, 2008
Source: NLJ.com, April 25, 2008. Subscription needed for online access�� http://www.law.com/jsp/nlj/subscribe_intermediate.jsp FROM THE UPCOMING ISSUE �|� Patent board's rulings in doubt"The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office may have a major problem on its hands ? the possibly unconstitutional appointment of nearly two-thirds of its patent appeals judges...

Web 2.0 Keynotes: "The Web 2.0 Revolution is Just Getting Started"

Posted on April 25, 2008
Source: InformationWeek Daily Newsletter, April 25, 2008. The Web 2.0 Expo Keynotes In Out-Of-Focus Photos And Out-Of-Context Quotes"Keynote speakers at the Web 2.0 Expo on Wednesday delivered inspirational messages to keep innovators dreaming and working hard in the face of an economic slowdown...

Microsoft Flexible On Windows XP End Date

Posted on April 25, 2008
Source: InformationWeek Daily Newsletter, April 25, 2008. Microsoft Flexible On Windows XP End Date, Ballmer Says"Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer says the company could extend the shelf life for Windows XP based on customer input."

Site Puts Ancient Hebrew Texts Online

Posted on April 25, 2008
Source: InformationWeek Daily Newsletter, April 25, 2008. Site Puts Ancient Hebrew Texts Online"HebrewBooks.org added two ancient book collections to its searchable archive of 15,000 Hebrew books and works of Judaica online."

Web 2.0: It's No Fad

Posted on April 25, 2008
Source: InformationWeek Daily Newsletter, April 25, 2008. Web 2.0: It's No Fad"Marc Andreessen, Tim O'Reilly, and other leaders muse on the future of the Web browser, social networking, widgets, and the Web 2.0 movement itself."

Web 2.0: Is Firefox Key To Open Mobile Web?

Posted on April 25, 2008
Source: InformationWeek Daily Newsletter, April 25, 2008. Web 2.0: Firefox Key To Open Mobile Web "Mozilla chairman Mitchell Baker wants developers to bring the same features and functionality to handheld devices that they have to the PC.'

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

Posted on April 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 Alerts April 24, 2008

Posted on April 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 required for online access: Lawyers Must Report Known Misdeeds by Colleagues�"A lawyer has a duty to blow the whistle on another lawyer's wrongdoing of which he has knowledge, even if the victim is not a client, a New Jersey appeals court rules...

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