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New York Supreme Court Criminal Term Library

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Only One Percent of Police Chiefs Are Women

Posted on April 07, 2008
Source: Crime and Justice News, April 7, 2008. "Last year, after nearly 25 years on the force, Elizabeth Bondurant she was named the first female police chief in Plainsboro, N.J. The New York Times says she is following a trail blazed by Lola Baldwin, the first U...

Baltimore Agencies Claiming Part Credit For 30% Murder Drop

Posted on April 07, 2008
Source: Crime and Justice News, April 7, 2008 "Baltimore homicides are down 30 percent in the first three months of 2008 compared with the same period last year and shootings declined 31 percent, says the Baltimore Sun. Last year began as the most violent in more than a decade, but the first quarter of 2008 was Baltimore's least deadly since 1985...

Staff Shortages At Chicago Juvenile Center Contribute to Violence

Posted on April 07, 2008
Source: Crime and Justice News, April 7, 2008. " 'Almost half of the 560 positions at the Chicago's Cook County Juvenile Temporary Detention Center are vacant or inconsistently filled as the number of residents keeps rising, conditions that have become barriers to federally mandated reforms, reports the Chicago Tribune...

U.S. Federal Inmate Homicides Up; Director Seeks Higher Budget

Posted on April 07, 2008
Source: Crime and Justice News, April 7, 2008. "The death of a South Texas inmate in a fight in late March has the federal prison system on pace for the highest number of prisoner homicides in at least seven years, reports the Houston Chronicle. Since October, at least 10 federal inmates have died at the hands of a fellow prisoner...

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New York Court of Appeals Rejects Fraudulent Inducement Claims Made By Terminated Employees

Posted on April 07, 2008
Source: Lexology, April 7, 3=2008. New York Court of Appeals rejects fraudulent inducement claims made by terminated employeesWeil Gotshal & Manges LLP"The New York Court of Appeals, in its recent decision in Smalley v. The Dreyfus Corp., 2008 N...

Woodburn, Oregon's Pre Employment Drug Testing Requirement Unconstitutional for Non-Safety-Sensitive Library Position

Posted on April 07, 2008
Source: Lexology, April 7, 2008. City's pre-employment drug testing requirement unconstitutional for non-safety-sensitive library positionJackson Lewis LLP"Public employers beware!"

Selections from National Law Journal Top Headlines April 7, 2008 Issue

Posted on April 07, 2008
Source: NLJ.com, April 7, 2008. Subscription needed for online access:��http://www.law.com/jsp/nlj/subscribe_intermediate.jsp The 2008 Appellate Hot List"Our first annual Appellate Hot List is our unscientific survey of firms that scored at least one significant appellate win since January 2007, plus an impressive track record overall...

Learn A Language Using Online and Multimedia Tools

Posted on April 07, 2008
Source: InformationWeek Daily Newsletter, April 5, 2008. Learn A Language Using Online And Multimedia Tools"Berlitz, Rosetta Stone, Auralog, Fluenz, and iTunes are offering a new wave of online courses and PC-based apps to help you parlez Francais, and more".

Windows 7, Successor to Vista, May Ship Next Year

Posted on April 07, 2008
Source: InformationWeek Daily Newsletter, April 7, 2008. Windows 7, Successor To Vista, May Ship Next Year"It was generally believed that the OS would ship in the 2010 timeframe".

Internet Fraud Loss for 2007 Tops $239 Million

Posted on April 07, 2008
Source: InformationWeek Daily, April 7, 2008. Internet Fraud Loss For 2007 Tops $239 Million"The dollar loss reported from Internet crime reached an all-time high in 2007, while the number of reported crimes was lower than in each of the last three years...

From the New York Times Headlines

Posted on April 07, 2008
Source: NYTimes.com, April 5-6, 2008. Subscription needed for online access. APRIL5, 2008: U.S. Charges Contractor at Iraq Post in StabbingBy MICHAEL R. GORDON"The charge was made under expanded authority that the United States Congress provided the military to crack down on contractor abuses...

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

Posted on April 07, 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...

Online Threat To Re-Create Virginia Tech Massacre Brings Arrest

Posted on April 04, 2008
Source: Crime and Justice News, April 4, 2008. "Calin Chi Wong's biggest mistake wasn't owning rifles and thousands of rounds of ammunition, or even telling Homestead police about it, says the Miami Herald. It was threatening to re-create the worst mass shooting in U...

National Criminal Justice Month--It Came and Went

Posted on April 04, 2008
Source: Crime and Justice News, April 4, 2008. "Last month was National Criminal Justice Month, by designation of the U.S. House of Representatives. But you probably missed it because the House didn't get around to passing the resolution, offered by Rep...

Seattle Starts Campaign To Recruit New York City Police

Posted on April 04, 2008
Source: Crime and Justice News, April 4, 2008. "The Seattle Police Department is trying to steal cops from a shrinking New York Police Deprtment, paying for a huge billboard along the city's West Side Highway and papering bus shelters with recruiting ads, reports the New York Daily News...

"Breathtaking" Milwaukee Effort Nets 100 Gang Charges

Posted on April 04, 2008
Source: Crime and Justice News, April 4, 2008. "Twenty-four people accused of belonging to a violent Milwaukee street gang known as the First and Keefe Vice Lords have been charged in federal court, bringing to 100 the number of purported gang members facing federal charges so far this year, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports...

Los Angeles Homicides, After Unexpected Rise, Down Again

Posted on April 04, 2008
Source: Crime and Justice News, April 4, 2008. "After a nearly 40 percent Los Angeles homicide increase in the first 2 1/2 months of this year, the number has dropped dramatically in recent weeks to a level that is only slightly above last year's homicide rate, reports the Los Angeles Times...

After Double Shooting Connecticut Governor Seeks Three Strikes Overhaul

Posted on April 04, 2008
Source:Crime and Justice News, April 4, 2008. "Connecticut Gov. M. Jodi Rell has called for the overhaul of the state's complicated law for dangerous criminals. She immediately received support from top Democrats after a double shooting in New Britain this week, reports the Hartford Courant...

Eight States Study Early Prisoon Releases to Save Money

Posted on April 04, 2008
Source: Crime and Justice News, April 4, 2008 "Many state legislators are trying to save money with what the Associated Press calls 'a drastic and potentially dangerous budget-cutting proposal: releasing tens of thousands of convicts from prison, including drug addicts, thieves, and even violent criminals...

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

Posted on April 04, 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: NOTE: This is a second�April 4, 2008 posting containing additional New York Appellate Criminal Cases received� by the library ...

U.S. Supreme Court: Parties May not Contract for Expanded Judicial Reviow of Arbitration Awards

Posted on April 04, 2008
Source: Lexology, April 4, 2008. U.S. Supreme Court holds parties may not contract for expanded judicial review of arbitration awardsJenner & Block"In a much-anticipated decision, the U.S. Supreme Court held, on March 25, that parties may not by contract agree to expand the grounds for judicial review of arbitration awards beyond the limited grounds set forth in Sections 10 and 11 of the Federal Arbitration Act ('FAA')...

Foreign Fame Is Still Not Enough to Justify Trademark Protection in New York

Posted on April 04, 2008
Source: Lexology, April 4, 2008. Foreign fame is still not enough to justify trademark protection in New YorkMcDermott Will & Emery"Upon receiving guidance from New York?s highest state court, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit upheld summary judgment in a case that has become one of the most closely watched international trademark cases in recent years"

ICE Proposes Rule to Exempt Parts of Immigration and Customs Enforcement Pattern Analysis and Information Collection System from Privacy Act

Posted on April 04, 2008
Source: Lexology, April 4, 2008 ICE proposes rule to exempt parts of ICEPIC from Privacy ActHogan & Hartson LLP"On January 30, 2008, DHS gave concurrent notice of a revised and updated system of records pursuant to the Privacy Act of 1974 for the Immigration and Customs Enforcement Pattern Analysis and Information Collection (ICEPIC) system and a proposed rulemaking...

New Zealander Pleads Guilty To Botnet Charges

Posted on April 04, 2008
Source: InformationWeek Daily, April 4, 2008. New Zealander 'AKILL' Pleads Guilty To Botnet Charges"The economic damage of an 18-year-old and his group's crimes is estimated to be about $20 million."

Symantec, Microsoft Settle Windows Suit Regarding Storage Management Technology

Posted on April 04, 2008
Source:InformationWeek Daily Newsletter, April 4, 2008. Symantec, Microsoft Settle Windows Suit"The case centered on storage management technology Microsoft had licensed from vendor Veritas, which was integrated into Windows.'

Random Search Stops $600 Million In Trade Secrets Bound For China

Posted on April 04, 2008
Source: InformationWeek Daily Newsletter, April 4, 2008. Random Search Stops $600 Million In Trade Secrets Bound For China"The feds have indicated a software engineer who was flying to China with confidential technical documents, a thumb drive, four external hard drives, 29 recordable compact discs, and a videotape...

Microsoft Gives Windows XP A Limited Reprieve

Posted on April 04, 2008
Source: InformationWeek Daily Newsletter April 4, 2008. Microsoft Gives Windows XP A Limited Reprieve"Trying to avoid an exodus to Linux on ultra low-cost PCs, Microsoft will allow discount computer makers to sell XP for an extended time."

How Delaware's FRED Ferrets Out Child Pornography on Computers

Posted on April 03, 2008
Source: Crime and Justice News, April 3, 2008. "The sign inside an office in a nondescript Dover, DE, industrial park gives a hint of what happens beyond a set of locked doors. 'Caution: Beyond this point may be graphic and sensitive material.' The Wilmington News Journal says that is where Delaware State Police computer forensics experts comb through seized hard drives to ferret out child pornography and other evidence of online sexual exploitation of children...

How A California Police Department Trains To Deal With the Mentally Ill

Posted on April 03, 2008
Source: Crime and Justice News, April 3, 2008. "An exercise simulating how mentally ill people who hear voices might react when an officer is issuing orders is part of 30 hours of training intended to teach officers alternatives to force, reports the Riverside (CA) Press-Enterprise...

Key Facts in Doubt As Prosecution Rests New York City Pollice Shooting Case

Posted on April 03, 2008
Source: Crime and Justice News, April 3, 2008. "New York City's Sean Bell case had seemed open- and-shut: Police fired 50 bullets at a group of friends in a car and killed an unarmed black man on the morning of his wedding day in 2006. The Washington Post says that when the prosecution rested its case yesterday after more than five weeks of a trial of three police officers charged in the killing, the facts in the racially charged incident seemed muddled...

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