Manhattan District Attorney Robert M. Morgenthau announced today a 118-count indictment of a Chinese citizen and his company for charges relating to the misuse of Manhattan banks and the proliferation of illicit missile and nuclear technology to the Government of Iran. The Chinese company, known as LIMMT, is a major…
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U.S. Supreme Court Update
April 8, 2009 A Service from the ABA Criminal Justice Section, http://www.abanet.org/crimjust Corley v. United States No. 07-10441 In vacating and remanding a 3rd Circuit decision, the U.S. Supreme Court has found that 18 U.S.C. 3501 regarding admissibility of voluntary confessions modifies but does not supplant the bar to admissibility…
Findlaw Case Summaries: Second Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals 7
To view the full-text of cases you must sign in to FindLaw.com. All summaries are produced by Findlaw. April 7, 2009. CRIMINAL LAW & PROCEDURE, PER CURIAM US v. Kopp , No. 07-2797 Conviction for intentionally inflicting on a person, because that person was a provider of reproductive health services,…
Selected Forthcoming Books Related to Criminal Justice
Search limited to forthcoming hardcover books published in english: Criminal Justice in China: A History Author: Mühlhahn, Klaus Publisher: Harvard University Press ISBN or UPC: 0-674-03323-X (Active Record) Format: Trade Cloth Date: Apr 2009 Price: $29.95 Market: United States Availability: Readily Available LC Class #: KNN1572.M84 2009 Dewey#: 364.951 ISBN…
ABA: Books for Litigators
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…
Position Opening: O’Quinn Law Library University of Houston
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…
PowerPoint Security Bug Found in Microsoft Office 2003
“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…
As Mexico Battles Cartels, The Army Becomes the Law
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…
U.S. Supreme Court Update: Harbison v. Bell, Warden
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…
Rescuecom Corp. v. Google Inc.
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…