From the ABA General Practice, Solo and Small Firm Division. Effective Strategies for Litigators Convincing the Judge: Practical Advice for Litigators by Cecil C. Kuhne III Learn what judges like and do not like and how to deal with the judge throughout the entire litigation process. This book distills the…
Currently we have an opening at the O’Quinn Law Library: the position of Special Projects Librarian. For detailed information please visit: http://www.law.uh.edu/libraries/job%20ads/SpProjLibrn-04-09.htm. Applicants please send a cover letter, a resume, and the names of three references to: Mon Yin Lung, Associate Director, O’Quinn Law Library, University of Houston, 12 Law…
“A new zero-day remote code execution vulnerability has come to light, this time affecting Microsoft Office PowerPoint. The software giant has issued a security advisory about the potential exploit, which affects older Microsoft Office versions up through Office 2003. The current flagship Office 2007 product is not vulnerable.” For more…
Posting prepared by Matthew Micka Thursday, April 2, 2009 Mexican President Felipe Calderón is now deploying nearly 50% (45,000) of his nation’s combat ready troops to wage a war against his nation’s powerful drug traffickers, who supply an estimated 90% of the cocaine entering the United States. Retired army officers…
Harbison v. Bell, Warden No. 07-8521 “In reversing a 6th Circuit opinion, the U.S. Supreme Court has found that a certificate of appealability is not required to appeal a denial of federally appointed counsel, and that federally appointed counsel may represent clients in state clemency proceedings and be compensated for…
From: Findlaw Case Summaries, Second Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals: CYBERSPACE LAW, INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY, TRADEMARK Rescuecom Corp. v. Google Inc. , No. 06-4881 In an action brought under the Lanham Act for trademark infringement, false designation of origin, and dilution, the district court’s dismissal for failure to state a claim…
To view the full-text of cases you must sign in to FindLaw.com. All summaries are produced by Findlaw. March 30 – April 3, 2009: U.S. Supreme Court, March 31, 2009 Rivera v. Illinois, No. 07-9995 Provided that all jurors seated in a criminal case are qualified and unbiased, the Due…
To view the full-text of cases you must sign in to FindLaw.com. All summaries are produced by Findlaw. March 30 – April 3, 2009: U.S. 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals, April 01, 2009 Garcia v. Yonkers Sch. Dist. , No. 07-3167 In an First Amendment action between students and school…
Update from the Lexis Alert Service, April 6, 2009. 1. People v. Nunez, 212, 4936/06, SUPREME COURT OF NEW YORK, APPELLATE DIVISION, FIRST DEPARTMENT, 2009 NY Slip Op 2535; 2009 N.Y. App. Div. LEXIS 2442, April 2, 2009, Decided, April 2, 2009, Entered, THE LEXIS PAGINATION OF THIS DOCUMENT IS…
The Office of the Inspector General of the Social Security Administration (SSA) has prepared an audit report, Fugitive Felons Serving As Representative Payees. March 2009. The Report consists of a review and analysis of representative payee issues within the SSA. To conduct the review, a file of fugitive records was…