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New York Supreme Court Criminal Term Library

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Prison Makes Way for Future but Preserves Past

Posted on January 18, 2008
Source: NYTimes.com, January 18, 2008. Prison Makes Way for Future, but Preserves PastBy PATRICIA LEIGH BROWN"A forgotten space used for storage at San Quentin was identified as a 19th-century dungeon and what is believed to be the oldest surviving building constructed by the state...

International Government Industry Group Publishes Secure E-mail Standard

Posted on January 17, 2008
Source: State and Local IT Report, January 17, 2008. "An international government-industry group has published specifications for a secure E-mail standard that is intended to let governments communicate securely and with their private-sector suppliers...

A Rare Copyright Case at the Federal Circuit

Posted on January 17, 2008
Source: Lexology, January 17, 2008. A rare copyright case at the Fed CirFish & Richardson PC "The district court correctly ruled that each dependent claim contained the term 'general purpose computer' from the independent claim, and that the construction of this term as agreed by the parties did not cover a dedicated microprocessor as a matter of law...

ABA Project: Mediation in Criminal Matters

Posted on January 17, 2008
The Judicial Division and several other ABA entities are working together on a new project called ?Mediation in Criminal Matters.? This project aims to gather information about existing criminal mediation and dispute resolution programs and how they work, and to develop new mediation models to meet unmet needs -- unleashing a burst of creative problem-solving energy about dispute resolution in criminal law...

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Library of Congress Uses Flickr for Photos in Collaborative Spirit of Web 2.0

Posted on January 17, 2008
Source: Government Computer News Daily Update, January 17, 2008. LOC uses Flickr for photos In the collaborative spirit of Web 2.0, the Library of Congress is inviting the public to comment and make notes on more than 3,000 photos in its collection...

Web 2.0 and Social Networks Targets for Hackers and "Fraudsters"

Posted on January 17, 2008
Source: InformationWeek Daily Newsletter, January 17, 2008 Web 2.0 and Social Networks Ripening Targets For Hackers and Fraudsters"We're on the verge of an upswing in Web 2.0 and social networking security attacks and fraudulent scams. Just yesterday, Thomas Claburn reported on a serious Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) vulnerability that can be exploited through malicious SWF (Flash) files on Web sites...

New Jersey Law Journal News Updates January 16, 2008

Posted on January 17, 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 Firm Can't Keep Referral Fees Owed To Lawyer Who Has Been Disbarred�"A New Jersey appeals court says in a case of first impression that a receiving firm's extra work on referred cases doesn't entitle it to retain the referral fees when the original lawyer is disbarred...

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

Posted on January 17, 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: Thursday, January 17, 2008 �� 1. People v. Muwakkil2008 WL 130932 (Table, Text in WESTLAW), Unreported Disposition, 2008 N...

New York Law Journal Decisions of Interest January 17, 2008

Posted on January 17, 2008
If you are already an online subscriber to this service you should be able to click on any of the links�provided below, sign in, and access any of the decisions listed which interest you. http://www.nylj.com Matter of Eadie, appellants v...

New York Law Journal Outside Counsel January 17, 2008

New York Law Journal Corporate Updates January 17, 2008

New York Law Journal Featured Columnists January 17, 2008

New York Law Journal Lead Articles January 17, 2008

Posted on January 17, 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 Free: State's Judicial Election System Is Upheld Court Rejects Motion to Renew Arguments After Judge's Recusal in Atlantic Yards Case Judge Replaced Over Sentence Notification Airline Ordered to Reimburse Flier for Gaffe By Travel Agent That Resulted in Missed Plane Newsbriefs

LAW.COM Newswire Highlights January 17, 2008

Posted on January 17, 2008
If newsfeeds are shown on the left side of your screen, the News articles listed below can be viewed in full text by first clicking on the Law.Com Newsfeed and then scrolling down to the appropriate article. If newsfeeds are not displayed on the screen try going to http://www...

U.S. Courts Study Demand That Suspect Unlock Computer Files

Posted on January 16, 2008
Source: Crime and Justice News, January 16, 2008. "The federal government is asking a Vermont federal judge to order a man to type a password that would unlock files on his computer, despite his claim that doing so would constitute self-incrimination, reports the Washington Post...

Los Angeles Police Department Buys "Phraselators" To Translate Commands

Posted on January 16, 2008
Source: Crime and Justice News, January 16, 2008. "The Los Angeles Police Department's latest high-tech crime-fighting tool, the Phraselator, enables officers to translate and broadcast thousands of prerecorded phrases in a multitude of languages, reports the Los Angeles Times...

New Jersey Governor Vetoes Wrongful Death Law, Finding It Bad for State's Business

Posted on January 15, 2008
Source: New Jersey Law Journal, January 15, 2008. Governor Vetoes Wrongful Death Law, Finding It Bad for State's Business�"Gov. Jon Corzine vetoes legislation would have allowed recovery for mental anguish and emotional pain and suffering in wrongful death cases, finding that the lacks of caps on those damages would hurt New Jersey's economy...

U.S. Federal Mortgage Fraud Convictions Double Within One Year

Posted on January 15, 2008
Source: Crime and Justice News, January 15, 2008. "Federal mortgage fraud convictions have more than doubled in the past year, says USA Today. The FBI expects a growth in foreclosure scams as the crisis over substandard, high-interest home loans escalates...

New York City Self Defense Case Recalls Bernard Goetz

Posted on January 15, 2008
Source: Crime and Justice News, January 15, 2008. "When New York City's crime rate was much higher in the 1980s, people flocked to martial arts classes for self-defense and for many, carrying a concealed knife or pepper spray became a prudent precaution, says the New York Times...

MySpace, States Agree On Changes To Fight Sexual Predators

Posted on January 15, 2008
Source: Crime and Justice News, January 15, 2008. "The social networking site MySpace reached agreement with 49 states on changing its Web site to help ward off sexual predators, reports the Philadelphia Inquirer. Authorities across the U.S. have been wrestling with how to combat the growing use of the Internet by online predators, and they have sought greater controls at networking sites such as MySpace and Facebook...

Maryland Voters Support Death Penalty in New Survey

Posted on January 15, 2008
Source: Crime and Justice News, January 15, 2008. "A month after New Jersey became the first state in decades to abolish the death penalty, a majority of Maryland voters do not support a similar repeal, says a survey commissioned by the Baltimore Sun...

How Denver Uses CompState Like CORE To Analyze Crime

Posted on January 15, 2008
Source: Crime and Justice News, January 15, 2008. "Fighting crime in Denver starts with numbers, says the Rocky Mountain News. Monday mornings at police headquarters begin with a review of the past week's crime statistics. Over the next few days, civilian crime analysts and sworn officers mix desktop analysis with detective work...

New York Plans to Close Four Prisons, Save $70 Million

Posted on January 15, 2008
Source: Crime and Justice News, January 15, 2008. "New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer plans to close a medium- security prison and three minimum-security camps upstate, citing the state's declining crime and prison population, reports the New York Times...

U.S. Supreme Court Case: Wright v. Van Patten

Posted on January 15, 2008
Source: ABA Criminal Justice Section, January 15, 2008. The U.S. Supreme Court ruled unanimously that nothing in its own precedent prevented a lawyer from participating in a plea hearing by speaker phone. However, the unsigned opinion cautioned that the justices weren't ruling on whether such a practice should be allowed...

Courts Consider the Scope of Jurisdiction in Internet Defamation Cases

Posted on January 15, 2008
Source: Lexology, January 15, 2008. Courts ponder the scope of jurisdiction in Internet defamation casesSteptoe & Johnson LLP "In two recent cases involving online defamation, federal courts reached different conclusions about when purportedly libelous statements posted to a website may support personal jurisdiction...

"Employees Have No Right to Use Employer E-Mail to Solicit for Union, NLRB Rules"

Posted on January 15, 2008
Source: Lexology, January 15, 2008. Employees have no right to use employer e-mail to solicit for union, NLRB rulesFulbright & Jaworski LLP "Employers should consider revision of their e-mail and other communication policies in light of a significant new National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) decision which upholds the right of employers to prohibit the use of e-mail for union solicitation as part of a non-discriminatory ban of the solicitation for outside organizations...

FTC Proposes Online Behavioral Advertising Privacy Principles

Posted on January 15, 2008
Source: Lexology, January 15, 2008. FTC proposes online behavioral advertising privacy principles: extend far beyond NAI principles approved in 2000 ? comments due February 22, 2008Kelley Drye & Warren LLP "On December 20, 2007, the Federal Trade Commission (?FTC?) staff released for public comment proposed online behavioral advertising privacy principles (?Principles?) in an effort to guide self-regulation of this nascent industry...

Employment Opportunity: Reference Librarian: Office of Administration, Executive Office of the President

Posted on January 15, 2008
Reference Librarian JOB SUMMARY: The Office of Administration (OA) provides a full array of customer-based services to the Executive Office of the President (EOP). OA is composed of eight offices: Chief Financial Officer, Chief Information Officer, Chief Operating Officer, Security and Emergency Preparedness, Chief Procurement and Contract Management Officer, General Counsel, Chief Facilities Management Officer and Equal Employment Opportunity...

Sweden Tops 2008 E-Government Readiness Report

Posted on January 15, 2008
Source: Government Technology: Public CIO Executive Update, January 15, 2008. Sweden Tops 2008 E-Government Readiness Report; U.S. Drops to FourthJan 08 2008 01:15PM"No countries from the African, Caribbean, Central American, Central Asian, South American, or Southern Asian regions scored among the top 35...

CMF Foundation Study: Congressional Web Sites Need Work

Posted on January 15, 2008
Source: CGN Daily Update, January 15, 2008. "Congressional Web sites need work: study Congressional Management Foundation evaluated more than 600 Web sites for both houses of Congress, their members and their committees--and found many of them lacking...

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