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Microsoft's Ballmer On Windows Server, Yahoo, Linux

Posted on February 29, 2008
Source: InformationWeek Daily Newsletter, February 29, 2008. Microsoft's Ballmer On Windows Server, Yahoo, Linux"How does Microsoft beat Linux? The same way "you beat any other competitor: You offer good value, which in this case means good total cost of ownership," Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer says...

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

Posted on February 29, 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 Breaking News February 28, 2008

Posted on February 29, 2008
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U.S. Supreme Court Correspondent Linda Greenhouse is Reported to be Leaving the New York Times

Posted on February 28, 2008
Source: Crime and Justice News, February 28, 2008. "Linda Greenhouse, New York Times Supreme Court correspondent for 30 years, has accepted a buyout package from the newspaper, reports the Associated Press. Greenhouse began covering the court in 1978, making her career there longer than any of the current justices except John Paul Stevens, who started in 1975...

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Connecticut Judge Allows Suit To Proceed On Death Penalty Bias

Posted on February 28, 2008
Source: Crime and Justice News, February 28, 2008. "A Connecticut judge has ruled that seven death row inmates can pursue their claim that the state's death penalty is racially and geographically biased, reports the Hartford Courant. It appears that only one other state court - New Jersey - has agreed to hear such claims in the past 20 years...

Shotguns Make A Comeback Among New York City Criminals

Posted on February 28, 2008
Source: Crime and Justice News, February 28, 2008. "For the first time in seven years, shotguns are among the most popular weapons of New York City criminals, says the New York Daily News. Federal data show that 394 shotguns were seized from thugs in the city last year - making the weapon the fourth most popular gun among criminals...

Newark NJ Mayor Says Crime Problem is Receding

Posted on February 28, 2008
Source: Crime and Justice News, February 28, 2008. "Until Tuesday night, it had been 43 days without a killing in Newark after a year that tested the city's squad of 11 investigators with 99 homicides, including last summer's high-profile killings of three college students in a schoolyard, reports the New York Times...

Inmate Increase : More than 1 in 100 Adults Are Behind Bars

Posted on February 28, 2008
Source:Crime and Justice News, February 28, 2008. "More than 1 in 100 American adults are in prison or jail, the Pew Charitable Trust's Public Safety Performance Project reported today. Pew said the numbers behind bars climbed last year by about 25,000 overall, "saddling cash-strapped states with soaring costs they can ill afford and failing to have a clear impact either on recidivism or overall crime...

Massachusetts Judges Cite Progress in State's 'Failing' Court System

Posted on February 28, 2008
Source: Crime and Justice News, February 27, 2008. "Five years after a blue-ribbon commission said the Massachusetts court system was failing the public, the state's top judges yesterday said persistent reforms have dramatically improved the way the state dispenses justice...

Increased Border Enforcement Brings More Violence Against Agents

Posted on February 28, 2008
Source: Crime and Justice News, February 27, 2008. "Violence against government agents working along the U.S.-Mexican border is escalating in response to government efforts to crack down on illegal drug and human smuggling rings, Homeland Security officials say...

In Op-Ed, Writer Laments Los Angeles's Intractable Gang Problem

Posted on February 28, 2008
Source:Crime and Justice News, February 27, 2008. "In an op-ed piece, Tim Rutten writes in the Los Angeles times: "Gang violence is to Los Angeles politics as the weather is to conversation: Everybody talks about it, and nobody ever does anything about it...

Day in Court Offers Glimpse of New Orleans Crime and Justice

Posted on February 28, 2008
Source: Crime and Justice News, February 27, 2008. "For a year and a half after the calamitous Hurricane Katrina, Judge Julian Parker shared a courtroom with another Orleans Parish District Criminal Court judge - or didn't have one at all. Now he's dispensing justice again from behind his wine-dark wooden bench, even though some basic courthouse amenities - including the elevator to his chamber - still don't work...

U.S. Supreme Court Takes Rare Look at 2d Amendment in DC Case

Posted on February 28, 2008
Source: Crime and Justice News, February 27, 2008. "Guns, and questions about how much power the government has to keep people from owning them, are at the core of one of the most divisive topics in American politics. For decades, federal judges have ruled that the Constitution allows a range of gun-control measures imposed by governments seeking to curb gun violence...

U.S. Steps Up Deportation of Immigrant Criminals; Courts Strained

Posted on February 28, 2008
Source: Crime and Justice News, February 27, 2008. "Immigration officials are increasingly scouring jails and courts nationwide and reviewing years-old criminal records to identify deportable immigrants, efforts that have contributed to a steep rise in deportations and strained the immigration court system, reports the Washington Post...

E-Mail Rights and Protections Issues

Posted on February 28, 2008
Source: Lexology, February 28, 2008. No protection for company e-mails used for consultation with personal attorneyDay Pitney LLP"A recent New York trial court decision provided a helpful reminder that individuals wishing to avail themselves of the speed and apparent privacy of e-mail, as well as attorneys representing corporate employees in their individual capacities, should think twice about exchanging sensitive information via the client?s e-mail address at work...

From the National Law Journal Daily Headlines February 28, 2008

Posted on February 28, 2008
Subscription needed for online access: WEB-ONLY | Civil liberties groups step into 'Wikileaks' Web site case"The American Civil Liberties Union in Northern California and the Electronic Frontier Foundation have stepped into a mushrooming first amendment fight over a federal judge's order shutting down Wikileaks...

News from Information Week February 28, 2008

Posted on February 28, 2008
Source: InformationWeek Daily Newsletter, February 28, 2008. Former FBI Agent: We Need To Get Another Internet"Former FBI Agent Patrick J. Dempsey warns that the Internet has become sanctuary for cyber criminals and the only way to rectify this is to create a second, more secure Internet...

From the New York Times February 28, 2008

Posted on February 28, 2008
Source: NYTimes.com, February 28, 2008. Subscription needed for online access: Bernanke Says Sagging Growth Is Chief ConcernBy EDMUND L. ANDREWS"The chairman of the Federal Reserve signaled his readiness to bolster the economy with cheaper money even though inflation is picking up speed...

Data Breach Notification Laws in 39 States

Posted on February 27, 2008
Source: Lexology, February 27, 2008. Data breach notification laws adopted in 39 statesDay Pitney LLP"Effective October 31, 2007, thirty-nine states have laws to protect their residents against identity theft by requiring that individuals, and frequently the state attorney general, receive prompt notification of a data breach involving their personal information...

Impact of the Writers Guild Settlement on digital Content Distribution

Posted on February 27, 2008
Source: Lexology, February 27, 2008. Impact of the Writers Guild settlement on digital content distributionHughes Hubbard & Reed LLP"In the coming days, the 10,500 striking members of The Writers Guild of America are expected to ratify a new, three-year agreement, which secures the writers a share of the digital media market by way of compensation for television programming and films delivered via the Internet and new media distribution platforms, including those delivered on an ad-supported basis...

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

Posted on February 27, 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 Alert February 26, 2008

Posted on February 27, 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 Bankruptcy Group Bolts Saul Ewing For Cole, Schotz"The chairman of Saul Ewing?s bankruptcy department is leading a six-lawyer move to Cole, Schotz, Meisel, Forman & Leonard, which will open new offices in Wilmington and Baltimore...

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

Posted on February 27, 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: Wednesday, February 27, 2008 1. People v. Alvarado2008 WL 495856, 2008 N...

New York Law Journal Decisions of Interest February 27, 2008

Posted on February 27, 2008
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New York Law Journal Featured Columnist February 27, 2008

Posted on February 27, 2008
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New York Law Journal Lead Articles: February 27, 2008

LAW.COM Newswire Highlights February 27, 2008

Posted on February 27, 2008
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In Boston, Mayor and Director of Library Clash Over Control of Library Trust Funds

Posted on February 26, 2008
Source: NYTimes.com, February 26, 2008. In Boston, Mayor and Librarian Clash Over ControlBy ABBY GOODNOUGH"The president of the Boston Public Library is objecting to City Hall?s plan to take control of the library?s $54 million in trust funds."

New Jersey's Long Discussed Needle Exchange Plan Lacks Funding, Clients

Posted on February 26, 2008
Source: Crime and Justice News, February 26, 2008. "New Jersey has become the last state where intravenous drug users can legally get clean needles, but two of the state's three needle exchanges are struggling to get clients, reports the Associated Press...

New York Sets Controlled High Rise Fires in Study of Deadly 'Blowtorch Effect'

Posted on February 26, 2008
Source: Crime and Justice News, February 26, 2007. In the smoky caldron of a high-rise fire, it is the firefighter's worst nightmare: a door left ajar, a window that suddenly breaks under intense heat and a blast of wind. At its worst, the outcome is catastrophic...

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