Publications from William S. Hein & Co. Inc. February 26, 2008 Secret Treaties of History Second Edition This new edition from Hein contains nearly 1,000 “secret” treaties spanning more than 1,500 years and 150 countries. Professor Edward Grosek organizes this book into a chronological listing of 973 documents, including an…
“The Web has exploded as medium for commerce and communication, but it’s also become a favorite attack vector for criminals. And while the bad guys are motivated by money, the damage they wreak transcends the balance sheet: loss of reputation, lawsuits, loss of investor confidence and sometimes crippling liability.” “Click…
From: OCLC Updates. February 26, 2008. WorldCat.org users who want to keep tabs on lists of items created by fellow users can now do so without having to return to the site: Public WorldCat lists are available as RSS feeds that can be monitored using any RSS-capable service or software.…
The American Bar Association Criminal Justice Section and The South Carolina Bar Present: Superior Direct and Cross-Examination: Demonstrations from Trial Masters of the ABA Criminal Justice Section and the S.C. Bar* 8:45 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Friday, April 4, 2008 Reception to Follow The Francis Marion Hotel Charleston, S.C. We…
News from the American Library Association: House allows warrantless wiretaps law to expire A dramatic showdown between House Republicans and Democrats February 14 has led to Congress beginning a one-week break without sending any surveillance legislation to the White House. The result is the February 16 expiration of the Protect…
Ten Top Stories: Legal Ethics New Issues for Lawyer Who ‘Worked’ 1,286 Days in One Year Feb 19, 2008, 01:07 pm CST A New York lawyer who reportedly was simultaneously listed as a full-time employee of five Long Island school districts for which he worked as legal counsel is seeing…
From the AALL E-Newsletter, February 2008.* David Pogue to be Keynote Speaker at AALL Annual Meeting I am very pleased to announce that David Pogue, the personal-technology columnist for The New York Times, will come to Portland this July as the keynote speaker for the Opening General Session at the…
The following is some updated information that we thought might be of interest. This is not a separate issue of the Newsletter: NEW YORK STATE OFFICE OF CYBER SECURITY AND CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE COORDINATION CYBER INFORMATION BULLETIN DATE ISSUED: February 21, 2008 SUBJECT: Malicious Email Messages Referencing the Lunar Eclipse One…
Argued December 4, 2007 – Decided February 20, 2008 …”Of Wednesday’s pre-emption cases, Riegel v. Medtronic may have the broadest impact. The Court ruled against the estate of Charles Riegel, who died after a catheter made by Medtronic malfunctioned during heart surgery.” “Riegel sued in federal court, invoking New York…
Decision Date: February 20, 2008: DANFORTH v. MINNESOTA CERTIORARI TO THE SUPREME COURT OF MINNESOTA No. 06-8273. Argued October 31, 2007-Decided February 20, 2008 After this Court announced a “new rule” for evaluating the reliability of testimonial statements in criminal cases, see Crawford v. Washington, 541 U. S. 36, 68-69,…