In response to criticism it received for submitting and all-male list with only one black of seven candidates to New York Governor David A. Paterson last December to fill a New York Court of Appeals opening created by the retirement of then Chief Judge Judith S. Kaye, the New York…
Ten top stories. For week ending July 24, 2009. Law Practice Management E-Mail Leaks About Layoffs Prompt Law Firms to Set New PR Course Jul 20, 2009, 11:06 am CDT Law Practice Management DLA Piper Partner Moves to Smaller Firm Over Clients’ Cost Concerns Jul 20, 2009, 03:51 pm CDT…
Volume 2 Number 7 July 2009. From the Desk of David Badertscher Monthly Cyber Security Tips Cybercrime What is Cybercrime? The term “cybercrime” is usually referred to as any criminal offense committed against or with the use of a computer or computer network. The US Department of Justice (DOJ) interchangeably…
David Badertscher* For almost forty years I have been in charge of law libraries. During that time I have acquired great appreciation and respect for the value and work of library catalogers. This posting is a small token of that respect and gratitude. Have you ever wondered how all the…
Corey Rayburn Yung who teaches criminal law and procedure at the John Marshall Law School has posted a draft paper (Defining and Measuring Judicial Activism: An Empirical Study of Judges on the United States Court of Appeals) on SSRN. Professor Yung’s scholarship is primarily focused on sex crimes and judicial…
Ten top stories. July 17, 2009. Work-Life Balance Jack Welch: Women Take Time Off for Kids at Their Peril Jul 16, 2009, 07:54 am CDT Law Schools Harvard Law to Job-Hunting Students: Don’t Panic Jul 16, 2009, 07:30 am CDT Law Students Incoming 1L Writes Columnist About Fear of Never…
Can the offering of goods and services such as Google searches free of charge be considered in violation of antitrust? Many librarians have expressed an interest in this issue. They are concerned about what any resolution of this question wll have on their continuing efforts to provide knowledge based goods…
David Badertscher Legal experts and prosecutors are quite concerned about possible results of the June 25, 2009 U.S. Supreme Court decision Melendez-Diaz v. Massachusetts 07-591. In this decision the Court has ruled that forensic analysts conducting tests must be in court to testify about their test results and that lab…
BY KAT SANDERS* It’s easier to solve crime today than it was 50 years ago, because of the advances that have been made in the field of science, or to be more specific, forensic science. In fact, new and innovative crime solving techniques are being introduced by the day to…
The Unclassified Report of the President’s Surveillance Program released on July 10, 2009 is a review of the National Security Agency Warrantless Search Program, created during the presidency of George W. Bush some time after September 11, 2001. The unclassified report was prepared by the inspectors general of five government…