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Alert: Excel 2003 Patch Said to Cause Calculation Errors

Posted on March 21, 2008
Source: InformationWeek Daily Newsletter, March 21, 2008. Excel 2003 Patch Causes Calculation Errors"The error shows up if a patched version of Excel is linked to a real-time data source through macros built with Visual Basic for Applications."

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

Posted on March 21, 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 March 20, 2008

Posted on March 21, 2008
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New Jersey Law Journal: State and Federal Decisions March 20, 2008

Posted on March 21, 2008
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New York Appellate Criminal Cases Originating from the New York Supreme Court NY County

Posted on March 21, 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: Friday, March 21, 2008 1. People v. Reyes2008 WL 732116(N.Y.A.D...

New York Law Journal Featured Columnists March 20, 2008

Posted on March 20, 2008
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New York Law Journal Lead Articles March 20, 2008

LAW.COM Newswire Highlights March 20, 2008

Posted on March 20, 2008
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Is Man, 91, Fit for Assault Trial? No. He Died a Month Ago

Posted on March 20, 2008
Source: Crime and Justice News, March 20, 2008. "Criminal justice system flaws combined with the federal law restricting release of health information can result in weird tales like this one from Colorado: Attorneys in the case of a 91-year-old man accused of sexual assault spent yesterday morning in court trying to determine whether the aging man was fit to stand trial...

New Jersey Law Requires Police To Take Missing Person Reports

Posted on March 20, 2008
Source: Crime and Justice News, March 20, 2008. Under a new law, New Jersey police must accept without delay any report of a missing person and immediately jot down identifying information about the individual, reports The Record. "Patricia's Law," named for a woman who remains missing after leaving her home in 2001, ensures that police cannot refuse to accept such reports and must notify the missing person's family of support services...

New Mississippi Law Will Define What is Public in Crime Reports

Posted on March 20, 2008
Source: Crime and Justice News, March 20, 2008. "A bill expected to be signed by Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour says crime incident reports compiled by law enforcement agencies would be considered public records, reports the Hattiesburg American...

Los Angeles U.S. Attorney Eliminates Public Corruption Unit

Posted on March 20, 2008
Source: Crime and Justice News, March 20, 2008. "Asked about the dismantling of a high-profile unit in the U.S. attorney's office in Los Angeles that specialized in public corruption cases, a spokesman provided a curious justification: Eliminating the public integrity and environmental crimes section would enhance the effort to prosecute such cases...

New York Police May Shrink To Smallest Size in 15 Years

Posted on March 20, 2008
Source: Crime and Justice News, March 20, 2008 "Facing budget woes and a recruiting crisis, the New York Police Department may shrink to its smallest size in 15 years, says the New York Times. Mayor Michael Bloomberg plans to trim funds for 1,000 police officer positions this year...

Car Event Data Recorder Can Provide Murder Case Evidence

Posted on March 20, 2008
Source: Crime and Justice News, March 20, 2008. "Raleigh, N.C., police are building a second-degree murder case against a man accused of drunken driving with the help of a small on-board computer in the man's car, says the Raleigh News & Observer...

Risk Management: Doing Business in Front of a Jury

Posted on March 20, 2008
Source: Lexology, March 20, 2008. Risk management: doing business in front of a juryGreenberg Traurig LLP"In shows such as Perry Mason, we often see a crucial piece of evidence surprisingly appear in court that totally changes the case"

Tennessee Law Limits Damages for Payment on Forged Endorsement

Posted on March 20, 2008
Source: Lexology, March 20, 2008. Tennessee law limits damages for payment on forged endorsementFrost Brown Todd LLC"On January 16, 2008, Frost Brown Todd scored a significant victory for banks in Tennessee in a case of first impression before the Tennessee Court of Appeals...

No Settlement, Appeal Briefs Filed Regarding Webcasting Royalty Decision

Posted on March 20, 2008
Source: Lexology, March 20, 2008. A year after the webcasting royalty decision - no settlement, appeal briefs filedDavis Wright Tremaine LLP"A full year ago, the Copyright Royalty Board released its decision setting royalties for the use of sound recordings by Internet Radio webcasters...

Selections from the New York Times, March 20, 2008

Posted on March 20, 2008
Source: NYTimes.com March 20, 2008. Subscription needed for online access. Iraqi Council Ends Objection to Election LawBy ERICA GOODE and RICHARD A. OPPEL Jr."Iraq?s presidency council withdrew its objection to a law calling for provincial elections, temporarily defusing a dispute between the two largest Shiite factions...

From the National Law Journal Daily Headlines March 20, 2008

Posted on March 20, 2008
FROM THE UPCOMING ISSUE | Court budgets feel the squeeze"The federal judiciary says a looming wave of immigration prosecutions, staff cost-of-living pay and raises for indigent defense lawyers are among the reasons it needs a 7.6% increase in its fiscal year 2009 budget...

Employers Prohibited From Filing Multiple H-IB Visa Petitions For Same Worker

Posted on March 20, 2008
Source: InformationWeek Daily Newsletter, March 20, 2008. Employers Prohibited From Filing Multiple H-1B Visa Petitions For Same Worker"If you're caught violating the new federal rule, the government will throw out your duplicate petitions, withhold the visas, and keep your money...

Arthur C. Clarke Remembered

Posted on March 20, 2008
Source: InformationWeek Daily Newsletter, March 20, 2008. Arthur C. Clarke Remembered "Arthur C. Clarke, who died Wednesday, spent more than 60 years writing about how communications and computing technology could help drive the the next stage of human evolution...

Google's Search User Interface Derided as Antiquated

Posted on March 20, 2008
Source: Zemen, Eric. "Google's Search User Interface Derided as Antiquated," InformationWeek Daily Newsletter, March 20, 2008. Google's Search UI Derided As Antiquated"Some have declared that Google's search user interface--and results pages--are just too darned simple...

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

Posted on March 20, 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...

Employment Opportunities: Library Managers, Montgomery County Public Libraries

Posted on March 19, 2008
MANAGER III (LIBRARY MANAGER) 3 vacancies $60,680 - $110,910 Mont. Co. Public Libraries provide information services to & programming for children & adults from 22 library facilities. These Manager III (Library Manager) positions provide professional library administrative work having full accountability for management of a library branch in Mont...

Charge: Sanctions For Female Sex Offenders Too Light

Posted on March 19, 2008
Source: Crime and Justice News, March 19, 2008. "Jason Eickmeyer was a 15-year-old high school sophomore in New Jersey the night he said he had sex with his gym teacher. Two years later, after police came to his house and took his statement against teacher Traci Tapp, he was shunned and mocked, says the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette...

U.S. Supreme Court Nixes Los Angeles Death Sentence Over Jury Selection

Posted on March 19, 2008
Source: Crime and Justice News, March 19, 2008. "The Supreme Court today voided a Louisiana death sentence, citing racial prejudice in the actions of a prosecutor who called the murder trial his 'O.J. Simpson case' and kept blacks off the jury, reports the Associated Press...

One Thousand Gather in Detroit for Criminal Record Expungement

Posted on March 19, 2008
Source: Crime and Justice News, March 19, 2008. "One thousand people gathered in Detroit yesterday for a town hall meeting, hoping to have their records expunged in Wayne County's new Second Chance Through Expungement program, reports the Detroit News...

New Chicago Police Leader Issues "Core Values" Statement

Posted on March 19, 2008
Source: Crime and Justice News, March 19, 2008. "Chicago Police Superintendent. Jody Weis has issued a new "core values" statement, one of a handful of big changes he has made since taking over the department Feb. 1, the Chicago Tribune reports. 'We want to ensure that every police officer knows, accepts and displays the tenets that define what a Chicago police officer should be,' Weis said...

Federal Judge Rules Against Milwaukee in Police Shooting Case

Posted on March 19, 2008
Source: Crime and Justice News, March 19, 2008. "A federal judge has ruled there is evidence that Milwaukee police practices may have endorsed officers' improper use of deadly force, handing a victory to the family of a man fatally shot by police, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports...

Illegal GunTrade Goes On As Handgun Ban Debated In Court

Posted on March 19, 2008
Source: Crime and Justice News, March 19, 2008. "For police and federal agents trying to keep guns out of the hands of criminals in Washington, D.C., building a case against a firearms trafficker can mean months of work. Or it can come together quickly -- as fast as a speeding motorcycle, reports the Washington Post...

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