The Copyright, New Media Law and E-Commerce News is prepared by copyright lawyer Lesley Ellen Harris with the help of Beth Davies. Issues are posted here in their entirety for strictly noncomercial use in accordance with guidelines stipulated by Ms. Harris.: Vol. 13, No. 1, January 5, 2009 ISSN 1489-954X…
An update to the Brennan Center reports issued in 2004 and 2006 BY: Andrew Stengel, Lawrence Worden, and Laura Seago From the Brennan Center for Justice at New York University School of Law website at http://www.brennancenter.org/ Jan. 5, 2009 – In an update to reports released in 2004 and 2006,…
Update from the Lexis Alert Service, 1. People v. Riley, 4865, 4795/06, SUPREME COURT OF NEW YORK, APPELLATE DIVISION, FIRST DEPARTMENT, 2008 NY Slip Op 10035; 2008 N.Y. App. Div. LEXIS 9794, December 23, 2008, Decided, December 23, 2008, Entered, THE LEXIS PAGINATION OF THIS DOCUMENT IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE…
www.llrx.com **Neurolaw and Criminal Justice http://www.llrx.com/features/neurolaw.htm “Ken Strutin’s article highlights selected recent publications, news sources and other online materials concerning the applications of cognitive research to criminal law as well as basic information on the science and technology involved”. **Deep Web Research 2009 http://www.llrx.com/features/deepweb2009.htm “Marcus P. Zillman’s guide includes links…
Motion to Disclose Intercepted Communications to the Special Investigative Committee of the Illinois House of Representatives The UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, by its attorney, Patrick J. Fitzgerald, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois, respectfully submits this Motion to Disclose Intercepted Communications to the Special Investigative Committee of…
To view the full-text of cases you must sign in to FindLaw.com. All summaries are produced by Findlaw. December 29, 2008 – January 3, 2009 U.S. 1st Circuit Court of Appeals, December 31, 2008 US v. Andrade, No. 081175 In a prosecution for being a felon in possession of a…
To view the full-text of cases you must sign in to FindLaw.com. All summaries are produced by Findlaw. December 29, 2008 – January 3, 2009 U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals, December 30, 2008 Gonzalez v. Duncan, No. 06-56523 A sentence of 28 years to life imprisonment under California’s “Three…
Letter to President-elect Barck Obama and Vice President-elect Joseph Biden from New York Governor David Paterson
Bernard Lawrence Madoff was arrested on December 11, 2008 on a ciminal complaint and has been charged with” perpetrating the largest investor fraud ever committed by an individual.” Below are some excerpts and links to articles and documenrs related to this matter. As this matter unfolds we expect to both…
At the end of each year we work with the New York Legislative Retrieval System (LRS) to compile a special list of legislation which has passed both houses of the legislature and been signed by the governor. Unlike some lists, this compilation contains added information such as effective dates. This…