Update from the Lexis Alert Service, Search run morning of October 30, 2008: 1. People v. Serrano, 4389, 3698/06, SUPREME COURT OF NEW YORK, APPELLATE DIVISION, FIRST DEPARTMENT, 2008 NY Slip Op 8168; 2008 N.Y. App. Div. LEXIS 7992, October 28, 2008, Decided, October 28, 2008, Entered, THE LEXIS PAGINATION…
Electronic publlications from William S. Hein & Company: HeinOnline’s U.S. Federal Agency Library The U.S. Federal Agency Library is a complete collection of the official case law of some of the United States’ most important government institutions. This case law, also known as decision law, is the body of reported…
To view the full-text of cases you must sign in to FindLaw.com. All summaries are produced by Findlaw. U.S. 6th Circuit Court of Appeals, October 24, 2008 Jelovsek v. Bredesen, No. 07-5443, 07-5524 In a case involving whether certain Tennessee laws governing the wine industry violate the dormant commerce clause…
To view the full-text of cases you must sign in to FindLaw.com. All summaries are produced by Findlaw. U.S. 1st Circuit Court of Appeals, October 22, 2008 US v. Boskic, No. 071188 Conviction of Bosnian citizen-defendant for two counts of making false statements in his applications for refugee status and…
Update from the Lexis Alert Service, Search run morning of October 27, 2008: 1. People v. Delgado, 4361, 2279/05, SUPREME COURT OF NEW YORK, APPELLATE DIVISION, FIRST DEPARTMENT, 2008 NY Slip Op 8004; 2008 N.Y. App. Div. LEXIS 7829, October 23, 2008, Decided, October 23, 2008, Entered, THE LEXIS PAGINATION…
The city Council of the City of New York voted 29 to 22 on October 23 to extend term limits which would permit Mayor Michael Blomberg to seek re-election next year. The Charter Amendment voted upon by the Council will also permit members of the City Council and other city…
The e-newsletter of the American Library Association (ALA): Selected Higllights: Kareem PSA generated $900,000 in library publicity Throughout Library Card Sign-up Month in September, NBA legend Kareem Abdul-Jabbar could be seen and heard speaking out about the value of owning a library card. As honorary chair, Abdul-Jabbar donated his time…
The EDUCAUSE Center for Applied Research (ECAR) Study of Undergraduate Students and Information Technology, 2008 is available at http://net.educause.edu/ir/library/pdf/ERS0808/RS/ERS0808w.pdf. Although this study was done with undergraduate students, it provides useful information relevant to all students in all fields at both the undergraduate and graduate levels. Of particular interest to lawyers…
From: Quinlan Law Enforcement, October 23, 2008. Question: Commander Davis received a tip that Conlenzo-Huffman would be in Calvert, Texas that day driving a blue Buick Park Avenue with a missing hubcap, and that Conlenzo-Huffman would be in possession of a substantial amount of cocaine. That tip was provided by…
BANKING LAW, CIVIL PROCEDURE, SECURITIES LAW Morrison v. Nat’l Australia Bank, Ltd., No. 070583 In a securities matter involving defendant-foreign bank, dismissal of claims is affirmed where court did not have subject matter jurisdiction based on the fact that: 1) the fraudulent statements at issue emanated from defendant’s corporate headquarters…