The U.S. Justice Department moved on Wednesday April 1 to drop all charges in the case against former Senator Ted Stevens of Alaska. In a federal court on Wednesday Justice Department lawyers explained that in addition to earlier disclosures they discovered further evidence of misconduct that raised questions about the…
In a 75 page, 19 count indictment, prosecutors allege that Mr. Blagojevich and his associates sought illegal profits from the governor’s authority to award money and jobs in construction, legal work, consulting and investmentments. Included in the indictment are allegations that Mr. Blagojevich and his associates “schemed to auction off…
To view the full-text of cases you must sign in to FindLaw.com. All summaries are produced by Findlaw. ATTORNEY’S FEES, INSURANCE LAW LMK Psych. Servs., P.C. v. State Farm Mut. Auto Ins. Co., No. 31 In an action for no-fault insurance proceeds, the attorneys’ fee award in favor of Plaintiffs…
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The new Information and Communications Index of the International Telecommunications Union (ITU) compares developments in information and communication technologies (ICT) in 154 countries over a five year period from 2002 to 2007. The Index combines 11 indicators into a single measure that can be used as a benchmarking tool globally,…
A Report of the Violence Policy Center* authored by Senior Policy Analyst Tom Diaz Introduction Mexico is under siege, its democratic governance is at risk. This report examines the role of the U.S. civilian gun market in the drug-related violence in Mexico that is creeping northward into the United States.…
New York Governor David Paterson, Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver, and Senate Majority Leader Malcolm Smith announced an agreement of Friday March 27 that would effectively end the harshest provisions of the New York Rockefeller Laws The Agreement ends mandatory jail for first-time and non-felony offenders. It also gives judges total…
To view the full-text of cases you must sign in to FindLaw.com. All summaries are produced by Findlaw. March 26, 2009 CRIMINAL LAW & PROCEDURE People v. Bauman, No. 38 The dismissal of an indictment for depraved indifference assault is affirmed, where one count of the indictment charged eleven acts…
To view the full-text of cases you must sign in to FindLaw.com. All summaries are produced by Findlaw. March 24-26, 2009 CRIMINAL LAW & PROCEDURE, SENTENCING US v. Samas , No. 05-5213 Conviction and sentence for possession with intent to distribute and distribution of cocaine and cocaine base is affirmed…
To view the full-text of cases you must sign in to FindLaw.com. All summaries are produced by Findlaw. March 24-25, 2009 CRIMINAL LAW & PROCEDURE, HABEAS CORPUS Knowles v. Mirzayance, No. 07-1315 The District Court’s grant of Petitioner’s habeas petition is reversed, where, whether the state court’s denial of his…