Not everyone is happy with the discussion in Wikipedia regarding pro se and why people proceed pro se. Today there has been some lively discussion on this topic on the web. Here is the question which seems to have generated much of the discussion and some responses to it. As…
QUESTION: Law enforcement officers went to Castellanos’s residence after receiving information from a confidential informant that Castellanos was in this country illegally, was selling a large quantity of drugs from his residence, and had a cousin who had been kidnapped and killed. The officers arrived at 6:15 a.m. The door…
The U.S. Supreme Court yesterday (March 26) in a sweeping rejection of powers in the presidency ruled that neither the World Court nor President Bush can interfere with Texas regarding that states’ enforcement of its own criminal laws. The justices in their 6-3 decision, Medellin v. Texas (06-984), ruled that…
Long term fiscal challenge looms as the baby boom generation retires. Report on U.S. Fiscal Long Term Outlook as of January 2008
Fact Sheet: New York City Congestion Mitigation Plan Regarding New York Governor David Patterson’s Congestion Pricing Proposal Governor Paterson’s New York City Congestion Plan
The Legal Division Quarterly is published four time a year as a Newsletter of the Legal Division of the Special Libraries Association. Included in the WinterSpring 2007-08 issue is a very interesting article “Help – The Lifeguard is Drowning!: Thoughts and Reflections on How Librarians Can Stay Afloat in the…
Brian Prince of e-Week has compiled a list and slide show of what he considers some of the more common mistakes and a few general tips for avoiding them. Over the years as we were either disigning or helping to design a number of library related research and applications databases,…
Our Top Ten Stories of the Week Law Firms Melvyn Weiss to Plead Guilty; His Ex-Firm Changes Its Name Mar 20, 2008, 05:39 am CDT Updated: Pioneering securities class-action lawyer Melvyn Weiss has agreed to pay $10 million in fines and penalties and to serve up to 33 months in…
Justices: Racially Based Peremptory Challenges Reverse Murder Conviction SNYDER V. LOUISIANA (U.S. Supreme Ct., March 19, 2008) – A Louisiana conviction for first-degree murder and death sentence is reversed where the trial judge committed clear error in its ruling on an objection to the prosecution’s strike of a black juror…
The New York Law Journal has reported that Melvyn Weiss has agreed to plead guilty to a racketeering charge for participating in a scheme to pay kickbacks to lead plaintiffs in shareholder suits. Mr. Weiss, a famed securities class action lawyer, was one of the co-founders of the law firm…