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Saliva Divinorum, "First Really New Illicit Drug in a Long Time"

Posted on February 22, 2008
Source: Crime and Justice News, February 22, 2008. "California kids legally can tune in, turn on, and freak out these days on Salvia divinorum, a potent, mind- altering drug that is readily available but targeted for a crackdown by police and legislators, says the Sacramento Bee...

Los Angeles County Murder Clearance Rate Lowest For Black Victims

Posted on February 22, 2008
Source: InformationWeek Daily Newsletter, February 22, 2008. "An arrest was made in about 41% of Los Angeles County murders last year, says the Los Angeles Times. There was virtually no difference in success rates between the Los Angeles Police Department and the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department although the agencies follow very different models in investigating homicides...

Boston Police Review

Posted on February 22, 2008
Source: Crime and Justice News, February 22, 2008. "Boston's year-old police-civilian review board is so shrouded from public view it stands out nationally as among the most secretive panels of its kind, reports the Boston Herald. Not only is the public not invited to the board's rare meetings, but its activities cannot be monitored because there are no minutes...

Analysis: Crack Offenders Elgible for Release Are Small Time

Posted on February 22, 2008
Source: Crime and Justice News, February 22, 2008. "Most of more than 1,500 crack cocaine offenders immediately eligible to ask courts to be released from federal prisons under new guidelines issued by the U.S. Sentencing Commission are small-time dealers or addicts who are not career criminals and whose charges did not involve violence or firearms, says a commission staff analysis reported by the Washington Post...

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Selections from the New York Times: February 22, 2008

Posted on February 22, 2008
Source: NYTimes.com, February 22, 2008 Subscription needed for online access to articles notedl Detainees at Guant�namo Fight Further Appeal DelayBy LINDA GREENHOUSE"Lawyers of the detainees told the Supreme Court that it would be 'unconscionable' to grant the Bush administration more time to produce evidence needed for the detainees? appeals to move forward...

India Outsourcing Industry Chief Faces Criminal Prosecution

Posted on February 22, 2008
Source: Weiser, Mary Hayes. "India�Oursourcing Chief Faces Criminal Prosecution,"��InformationWeek Daily Newsletter, February 22, 2008.InformationWeek Daily India Outsourcing Industry Chief Faces Criminal Prosecution"NASSCOM, which just wrapped up an annual conference that drew thousands of people worldwide to Mumbai, has been hit with a nasty blow...

Stanford Law Professor Lessig Considers Congressional Run

Posted on February 22, 2008
Source: InformationWeek Daily Newsletter, February 22, 2008. Stanford Law Professor Lessig Considers Congressional Run"The founder for the Center For Internet And Society and proponent of Creative Commons is expected to decide around March 1."

Internet Evolution: The Curse of Internet Anonymity

Posted on February 22, 2008
Source: Keen, Andrew. "The Curse of Internet Anonymity," InformationWeek Daily Newsletter, February 22, 2008. The Curse of Internet Anonymity"Renowned for his radical views of the Internet as a culture killer, Silicon Valley author, broadcaster, and entrepreneur Andrew Keen argues that Internet anonymity, which is fast becoming the norm, is a societal danger, leading to serious, long-term consequences...

Corporate Privelege: 'One Way Street' Rulings, Legal Advice

Posted on February 22, 2008
Source: National Law Journal: NLJ.com Daily Headlines, February 22, 2008. COLUMN:CORPORATE PRIVILEGE �|� 'One-Way Street' Rulings"Although the attorney-client privilege generally is viewed as protecting confidential communications relating to legal advice running in both directions?from client to attorney and from attorney to client?not every court reads the law that way...

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

Posted on February 22, 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 21, 2008

Posted on February 22, 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 needed for online access...

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

Posted on February 22, 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, February 22, 2008 � 1. People v. Rodriguez2008 WL 451085, 2008 N...

Survey Shows Overraction To Internet Sex Predator Threat

Posted on February 21, 2008
Source: Crime and Justice News, February 21, 2008. "Many parental worries about Internet sex predators are unjustified, says new research cited by McClatchy Newspapers. "There's been some overreaction to the new technology, especially when it comes to the danger that strangers represent," said Janis Wolak, a sociologist at the Crimes against Children Research Center at the University of New Hampshire...

New York City Auxiliary Officers Protest "Law and Order" Episode

Posted on February 21, 2008
Source: Crime and Justice News, February 21, 2008. "New York auxiliary police officers are unhappy about the Feb. 13 episode of 'Law and Order,' in which an auxiliary officer fired a bullet into a crowd of protesters, killing a woman, the New York Times reports...

Will Video Cameras in Patrol Cars Discourage Los Angeles Police?

Posted on February 21, 2008
Source: Crime and Justice News, February 21, 2008 "A Los Angeles police officer is skeptical about a plan to install digital video cameras in patrol cars. Writing in the Los Angeles Times under the pseudonym Jack Dunphy, the officer says police officials want the cameras to help satisfy a consent decree requiring the police department to 'examine and identify officers demonstrating at-risk behavior,' such as using excessive force or displaying racial bias...

U.S. Supreme Court: States May Differ On Crimiinal Defendant Rights

Posted on February 21, 2008
Source: Crime and Justice News, February 21, 2008. "In a new pro-defendant twist on federalism, the Supreme Court ruled yesterday that state courts are free to give criminal defendants the benefit of new constitutional developments, even when federal courts would be foreclosed from doing so, reports the New York Times...

Massachusetts Federal Judges Begin Releasing Crack Offenders

Posted on February 21, 2008
Source: Crime and Justice News, February 21, 2008. "Federal judges in Massachusetts have begun ordering the release of prisoners convicted of crack cocaine offenses, responding to a government decision to reduce retroactively the harsh penalties for using and selling that particular form of the drug...

After University Shootings, Chicago Mayor Advocates Gun Control

Posted on February 21, 2008
Source: Crime and Justice News, February 21, 2008. "Moved by the shooting deaths of five students at Northern Illinois University, Chicago Mayor Richard Daley proposed another package of gun control legislation, reports the Chicago Sun-Times. Daley wants to ban semiautomatic assault weapons and ...

Some Odd Bedfellows in Fight Over Federal Anticrime Grants

Posted on February 21, 2008
Source: Crime and Justice News, February 21, 2008. "Twenty years ago, police officer Eddie Byrne was shot in the head five times as he sat in his New York City patrol car. After Congress created the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program, the federal government began steering hundreds of millions of dollars to states and cities to help thwart drug traffickers and to buy equipment, everything from armored vests to in-car cameras, McClatchy Newspapers report...

More States May Allow Guns in Employees' Parked Cars

Posted on February 21, 2008
Source: Crime and Justice News, February 21, 2008. "Companies in several states could be barred from telling employees to keep their guns at home if lawmakers prevail in a battle that pits gun rights advocates against private businesses, reports USA Today...

Mining Metadata: The Ethics Debate

Posted on February 21, 2008
Source:Lexology, February 21, 2008. Mining metadata: the ethics debateKramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP"Metadata ? which is embedded 'data about data' ? may reveal information about an electronic document?s creation and modification, including who authored or commented upon a draft, when they did so, and most importantly what edits or other contributions were made...

E-Discovery: The State of the States

Posted on February 21, 2008
Source: Lexology, February 21, 2008. E-discovery: the state of the statesKramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP"In the wake of the December 2006 amendments to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, the states are free to retain or amend their own electronic discovery rules as they see fit...

Court Orders Production of Mirror Images of all Electronic Data Storage Devices Reviewed by Defendant's Expert

Posted on February 21, 2008
Source:Lexology, February 21, 2008. Court orders production of mirror images of all electronic data storage devices reviewed by defendant?s expertBricker & Eckler LLP"In what appears to be a trade secret misappropriation case, plaintiffs found a rather creative way to obtain forensically sound copies of defendants? electronic storage devices...

What's On Your BlackBerry? Inquiring Border Agents Want to Know

Posted on February 21, 2008
Source: Lexology, February 21, 2008. What's on your BlackBerry? Inquiring border agents want to knowSteptoe & Johnson LLP"Many business travelers who carry laptops and other mobile devices on trips abroad have to worry about foreign restrictions on encryption and arbitrary customs rules...

Soes Google Need to Create a Search Engine for Mobile Phones?

Posted on February 21, 2008
Source: InformationWeek Daily Newsletter, February 21, 2008. Google Needs To Create A Search Engine For Mobile Phones"Ever wish you could search for content on your phone effectively, just like you can on your desktop or the Internet? A company called Nuance offered a free trial to attendees of the Mobile World Congress last week that allowed you to simply start typing a query in using T9...

Study Warns Using Technology for Social Interaction Can Lead to Unfortunate Results

Posted on February 21, 2008
Source:InformationWeek Daily Newsletter, February 21, 2008. Might As Well Face It, You're Addicted To Tech"BlackBerry texting and ignoring offline social interaction can lead to chronic insomnia, relationship break-ups, and job loss, a University of Northampton researcher warns"

Articles Related to HD-DVD - Blu-Ray

Posted on February 21, 2008
Source: InformationWeek Daily Newsletter, February 21, 2008. Amazon.com Throws Weight Behind Blu-ray"Toshiba, which had led the charge for HD DVD against Sony-backed Blu-ray, gave up the fight Tuesday" For more discussion on the Blu-ray-DVD issue, See the following from What's New Now, V...

Late News from the U.S. Supreme Court February 20, 2008

Posted on February 20, 2008
source: Law.com News Update, February 20, 2008. subscription needed for online access. Supreme Court Allows Retirement Plan Participants to Sue Over LossesThe Associated Press"The Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that individual participants in the most common type of retirement plan can sue under a pension protection law to recover their losses...

Only 10% Of Illegal Arizona Border Crossers Can Be Prosecuted

Posted on February 20, 2008
Source: Crime and Justice News, February 20, 2008. "Limited resources in Arizona's federal-court system are blocking the goal of prosecuting everyone who enters the country illegally, reports the Arizona Republic. The Border Patrol has referred 757 cases to authorities since the government began prosecuting illegal crossers in the Tucson area Jan...

U.S. Supreme Court Takes Up Another Exclusionary Rule Case

Posted on February 20, 2008
Source: Crime and Justice News, February 20, 2008. "A criminal-law doctrine known as the exclusionary rule forbids prosecutors from using evidence obtained by the police as the result of an improper search. Some Supreme Court Justices have made no secret of their desire to carve more exceptions out of the nearly 100- year-old rule, says the New York Times...

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