Top Ten Stories of the Week ending February 27, 2009: Law Practice Management Attorney Layoff Alternative: Temporary 10% Pay Cut at Much Shelist Feb 23, 2009, 04:42 pm CST Law Practice Management February Free Fall: Major Firms Lay Off Another 2,000-Plus Attorneys and Staff Feb 26, 2009, 11:55 am CST…
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Adult Drug Court Research to Practice Initiative: FY 2009 Competition Grant Announcement
“The U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs’ Bureau of Justice Assistance, in partnership with the National Institute of Justice, is pleased to announce it is seeking applications for funding under the Adult Drug Court Research to Practice Initiative. This program furthers the Department’s efforts to assist communities to…
CLLB Information Security Newsletter. February 2009 Volume 2 Number 2.
February 2009 Volume 2 Number 2. CLLB Information Security Newsletter Monthly Cyber Security Tips NEWSLETTER February 2009 Volume 2, Issue 2 Cyber Security Trends for 2009 From the Desk of David Badertscher The volume and complexity of cyber threats continue to increase. More of our activities-whether at home, school or…
Findlaw Case Summaries: Criminal Law. February 16 – February 20, 2009.
To view the full-text of cases you must sign in to FindLaw.com. All summaries are produced by Findlaw. February 16 – February 20, 2009 U.S. 1st Circuit Court of Appeals, February 19, 2009 Yeboah-Sefah v. Ficco, No. 07-2585 Denial of habeus corpus relief by district court is affirmed where the…
New York Appellate Criminal Cases Originating from the New York Supreme Court NY County – Lexis-Nexis. February 23, 2009.
Update from the Lexis Alert Service, February 23, 2009 1. People v. Jackson, 5272, 2369/06, SUPREME COURT OF NEW YORK, APPELLATE DIVISION, FIRST DEPARTMENT, 2009 NY Slip Op 1289; 2009 N.Y. App. Div. LEXIS 1218, February 19, 2009, Decided, February 19, 2009, Entered, THE LEXIS PAGINATION OF THIS DOCUMENT IS…
Q&A: Communication With Hispanic Deaf Mute Defendant*
QUESTION: “…We have a defendant charged with child molestation. The child is the defendant’s niece. The defendant is in his 20s, is deaf and mute and family speaks Spanish. The family has created a home sign language to communicate with the defendant. The court has excluded the brother (father of…
ABA Journal Weekly Newsletter. February 20, 2009.
Top Ten Stories of the Week ending February 20, 2009: Law Practice Management Last Week’s Layoffs Saved Law Firms an Estimated $100M Feb 17, 2009, 06:52 am CST Law Firms A&O to Ax Up to 250 Lawyers and 200 Staff, Freeze Pay and Ask Partners for Capital Feb 19, 2009,…
Number of U.S. Law Enforcement Officers Killed Falls Sharply in 2008
From: Resource Desk, Quinlan’s Law Enforcement Enews Alert, February 17, 2008. Last year was one of the safest years for U.S. law enforcement in decades. The number of officers killed in the line of duty fell sharply in 2008 when compared with 2007, and officers killed by gunfire reached a…
Findlaw Case Summaries: New York Court of Appeals. February 11,17, 2009.
To view the full-text of cases you must sign in to FindLaw.com. All summaries are produced by Findlaw. February 11,17, 2009. CRIMINAL LAW & PROCEDURE, EVIDENCE People v. Williams, No. 22mem09 The order of the Appellate Division is affirmed where there is no legal reason to upset the court’s exercise…
Conference: Forensic Science for the 21st Century: The National Academy of Science Report and Beyond
To be held on April 3-4, 2009 in Tempe, Arizona. The Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law at Arizona State University will host an international conference, Forensic Science for the 21st Century: The National Academy of Sciences Report and Beyond,” on April 3-4 in Tempe, Ariz. The focal point of…