Judge Wesley E. Brown, is a spry, active 103 year old Federal District Court judge in Kansas. He still hears a full complement of criminal cases, but warns lawyers preparing for lengthly court cases that “he may not live to see cases to completion….” adding “At this age I’m not…
Click on link below for various information sources related to criminal jurisdiction collected through the Google News Alert Service, September 13, 2010. RECOMMENDATIONS FROM THE TIMOTHY COLE ADVISORY PANEL ON WRONGFUL … By john Floyd and Paralegal Billy Sinclair Current Eyewitness Identification Procedure Reinforce False Memories and Lead to Wrongful…
CRS Issue Statement on Terrorism Issue Statement No. IS40398 Subjects: Terrorism CRS Reports, 111th Congress (8/5/2010; Posted: 9/14/2010) ——————————— CRS Issue Statement on Voting and Elections Issue Statement No. IS40405 Subjects: Elections CRS Reports, 111th Congress (7/19/2010; Posted: 9/14/2010) ——————————— Comparison of the Current World Trade Center Medical Monitoring and…
A selected list of CRS Reports posted between August 11, 2010 and September 10, 2010. Although almost all of the CRS Reports in the following list relate in some way to crime and criminal justice, a few addressing other topics where readers have expressed an interest have also been included.:…
Same-Sex Marriages: Legal Issues BY: Alison M. Smith, Legislative Attorney Report No. RL31994 Subjects: Families; Law; Minorities Congressional Research Service Reports, 111th Congress (8/18/2010; Posted: 9/8/2010) Summary The recognition of same-sex marriages generates debate on both the federal and state levels. State legislators in Vermont and New Hampshire have legalized…
In September 2009, the Executive Committee of the ABA Board of Governors (“BOG”) approved the formation of a joint Task Force of the ABA Standing Committee on Judicial Independence (“SCJI”) and the National Center of State Courts (“NCSC”) to follow up on recommendations made at the May 2009 ABA Summit…
Volume 3 number 8 August 2010. From the Desk of David Badertscher Protecting Children Online. What are the threats online? Children are spending more of their time online than ever before. According to one study, 8-18 year-olds spend an average of 1.5 hours a day using a computer outside of…
By Alex Williams / September 4, 2010 11:18 PM* German authorities have recently expressed skepticism about cloud computing and the potential it has for breaking data protection laws. According to the Information Law Group, there is no imminent danger of a European crackdown, but legal experts are advising international companies…
Take a speed test: According to a recent survey by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), 4 out of 5 Americans have no idea what the speed of their Internet connection is. The Center for Technology in Government (CTG) at the University at Albany is partnering with the New York State…
TITLE: THE CONSERVATIVE ASSAULT ON THE CONSTITUTION SUBTITLE: AUTHOR: Erwin Chemerinsky PUBLICATION DATE: October 5, 2010 PUBLISHER: Simon & Schuster PAGE COUNT: 305 pp. + index ISBN: 978-1-4165-7468-2 PRICE: $27.00 A prolific author and law school dean, Chemerinsky brings his expertise in Constitutional law to his fifth book on the…