Top Ten Stories of the Week ending June 5, 2009: Law Practice Management MoFo’s NYC Office Tells Troops: Be Here By 9:30 a.m., Jumping Jacks Optional Jun 2, 2009, 02:53 pm CDT Law Schools Sweeping Accreditation Review May Prompt ‘Sea Change’ in Law School Evals Jun 3, 2009, 09:57 am…
QUESTION: Recently, Connecticut and New Jersey have sought to remove funding completely for their county and court law libraries through budget bills and separate legislative actions. Has anyone experienced this threat from their state legislature recently? SOME RESPONSES: In our state we have been given notice of a 10% cut…
To view the full-text of cases you must sign in to FindLaw.com. All summaries are produced by Findlaw. June 1-2, 2009. CRIMINAL LAW & PROCEDURE, SENTENCING US v. Timewell, No. 07-4587 Sentence for drug crimes and making false statements to federal agents is vacated and remanded where the district court…
To view the full-text of cases you must sign in to FindLaw.com. All summaries are produced by Findlaw. June 1, 2009. CIVIL PROCEDURE, INJURY AND TORT LAW, PER CURIAM, TRANSPORTATION CSX Transp., Inc. v. Hensley, No. 08-1034 In an action brought under the Federal Employers’ Liability Act, based on Plaintiff’s…
by Maureen Anderson OCLC NetLibrary eBook of the Month June 2009 AMACOM Books, 2008 Product ID: 251065 Since the Baby Boom generation, we have been raised with a sense that self-fulfillment is one of our inalienable rights-yet most of us probably do not love our work. As the longtime host…
Web based criminal justice issues cannot be addressed in a rational manner without also the establishment and ongoing maintenance of a trusted and resilient information and communications infrastructure. Realizing the paramount importance of these objectives the Obama administration has been engaging in a mumber related activities including President Obama’s recent…
To view the full-text of cases you must sign in to FindLaw.com. All summaries are produced by Findlaw. May 25-29, 2009. U.S. 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals, May 27, 2009 Pyke v. Cuomo, No. 07-0334 District court’s grant of summary judgment to defendants on plaintiffs’ claim that defendants’ response to…
To view the full-text of cases you must sign in to FindLaw.com. All summaries are produced by Findlaw. May 25-29, 2009. U.S. Supreme Court, May 26, 2009 Haywood v. Drown, No. 07-10374 In a 42 U.S.C. section 1983 action by a prisoner, judgment for Defendant-Officers is reversed where Correction Law…
Top Ten Stories of the Week ending May 29, 2009: Layoffs 2009’s Toll: More Than 10,000 Law Firm Layoffs and Lower Pay Trend May 28, 2009, 10:43 am CDT Law Firms Ex-Sidley Associate Pens Tell-All Memoir of China Sexcapades May 27, 2009, 09:28 am CDT Law Practice Management Mayer Brown…
From Brenda k. Uekert, Senior Research Associate, National Center for State Courts: The Court Training and Improvements Program (Courts Program) was created by the Violence Against Women Act of 2005. The specific criteria that will be used to solicit proposals for the Courts Program is currently being considered by the…