Volume 1 Number 1 Spring 2009. A publication of the Center for Elders and the Courts, National Center for State Courts. “On behalf of the National Center for State Courts, welcome to the first edition of the CEC Sentinel. We live in challenging times. Simple demographic facts will soon impact…
The following is an announcement from Luis Villa, the outgoing Editor-in-Chief of the Columbia Science and Technology Law Review (STLR). Beginning with Volume X STLR will become a “formal open access journal and comply with the recent Durham Statement on open access” and will become the first Columbia journal to…
An American Bar Association Free Public Program. The ABA Division for Public Education has asked that the following invitation and registration link be posted: 2009 ABA Silver Gavel Awards Presentation Presenter H. Thomas Wells Jr. ABA President Featured Speaker Jeffrey Toobin Staff writer for The New Yorker magazine Senior analyst…
Uncertainty in Law Circles Over New Court Ruling for Judges By JOHN SCHWARTZ Published: June 10, 2009 by the New York Times “Lawyers across the country said that a Supreme Court ruling on conflicts of interest among elected judges could prompt a deluge of requests for judges to recuse themselves…
To view the full-text of this case you must sign in to FindLaw.com. All summaries are produced by Findlaw. June 11, 2009. COMMERCIAL LAW, CONSUMER PROTECTION LAW, GOVERNMENT LAW, HEALTH LAW New York v. Smokes-Spirits.com, Inc., No. 92 The Court of Appeals answered the following certified questions from the United…
The Association of the Bar of the City of New York (New York City Bar) has just published its Report on the Merger of the Bronx Supreme and Criminal Courts. Commenting on the Report in his June 11, 2009 New York Law Journal article, “City Bar Report Cites ‘Serious Problems’…
Boyle v. United States No. 07–1309. Decided June 8, 2009. Opinion author: Alito, J. The evidence at petitioner Boyle’s trial for violating the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO) provision forbidding “any person … associated with any enterprise engaged in, or the activities of which affect, interstate or…
Special Libraries Association (SLA) Legal Division : Incorporating CI into Your Services: Real Life Examples from Legal Info Pros Wednesday, 17 June 2009 8:30AM – 10:00AM Location: Walter E Washington Convention Center, 143C Washington DC. Competitive intelligence is a hot topic in legal information services. Thinking about adding CI services…
Second Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals CONSTITUTIONAL LAW, GOVERNMENT LAW, SANCTIONS Gollomp v. Spitzer, No. 07-0847 District court judgment dismissing plaintiff’s second amended complaint against various state entities and imposing sanctions on his attorneys is affirmed where: 1) the New York State Unified Court System is an arm of the…
Update from the Lexis Alert Service, June 8, 2009:. 1. People v. Stepteau, 712, 5394/06, SUPREME COURT OF NEW YORK, APPELLATE DIVISION, FIRST DEPARTMENT, 2009 NY Slip Op 4351; 2009 N.Y. App. Div. LEXIS 4138, June 4, 2009, Decided, June 4, 2009, Entered, THE LEXIS PAGINATION OF THIS DOCUMENT IS…