The following is a brief description of an article by Aaron Tiberski that is scheduled for publication as an opinion column in the September 3, 2007 National Law Journal. “The legal academy has played a vital role in its interaction with both the bench and bar by providing lucid analysis…
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History and Future of Mass Media: An Integrated Perspective
Global Media Will Grow But Become Less Powerful, New Book Predicts WSU Professor Argues that Mainstream Mass Media Are Losing Power to Specialized Media and Internet “Many global mass media corporations will continue to grow in the 21st century but will become less powerful in relative terms than their predecessors,…
New Jersey Jail Inmates Given Laptops For Their Computer Assisted Legal Research
“Bergen County, NJ, jail inmates who want to brush up on their legal defense online can do so now from their cells, a move that officials say is a first nationwide, says The Record of Hackensack, NJ. Jail officials have begun rolling out the first batch of 80 laptops –…
New York Law Journal Decisions of Interest August 17, 2007
If you are already an online subscriber to this service you should be able to click on any of the links provided below, sign in, and access any of the decisions listed which interest you. www.nylj.com APELLATE DIVISION THIRD DEPARTMENT Criminal Practice Murder Conviction Reduced to Manslaughter; Despite Recklessness Depraved…
LAW.COM Newswire Highlights August 17, 2007
If newsfeeds are shown on the left side of your screen, the News articles listed below can be viewed in full text by first clicking on the Law.Com Newsfeed and then scrolling down to the appropriate article. If newsfeeds are not displayed on the screen try going to http://www.law.com/newswire/ and…
San Jose Worries About Losing “Safest City” Distinction
Source: Crime and Justice News, August 16, 2006. San Jose may lose its claim to be the “Safest Big City in America,” says the San Jose Mercury News. An analysis of preliminary 2006 FBI crime data – the same data analyzed by the private Morgan Quitno firm – shows San…
New York Law Journal Highlights – Lead Articles August 16, 2007
If you are already an online subscriber to New York Law Journal you should be able to click on any of the links provided below, sign in, and access the full text of articles listed www.nylj.com Thursday, August 16, 2007 Judge Finds Gun Dealers Tap Market; City’s Suit Proceeds Parties…
Harper Collins to Launch Digital Book Content for iPhone
Source: eWeek.com, Wireless and Mobile Update, August 16, 2007. HarperCollins Publishers says it will make digital book content available for Apple’s iPhone. READ MORE >>
Real Property Court
NASSAU COUNTY Real Property Court Finds RPAPL §713(5) Inapplicable to Evict As Premises Never Acquired Through Foreclosure Datta v. Dasrath-Mark SUFFOLK COUNTY Real Property Court Finds Credence to Homeowner’s Arguments; Vacates Judgment of Foreclosure, Sale of Property Hamlet Golf & Country Club Homeowners Assoc. Inc. v. Prager U.S. COURT OF…
SF Housing Official Says Cameras Don’t Solve Crimes
Kevin Williams, resident of a San Francisco public housing development, cited the case of a surveillance camera that caught a shooter on tape, but police said the footage was blurry and unsuccessful in helping detectives solve the case. “The police can’t solve a crime. How are the cameras gonna do…