Publication Announcements and Reviews

July 29, 2008

Annual Reports of the Chief Administrator of the Courts, State of New York

The following are links to State of New York Annual Reports of the Chief Administrator of the Courts, beginning with the Report for 2004. The most recent report available at this initial posting is for 2006. It is our intention to post subsequent reports as they become available.

The annual reports of the Chief Administrator of the New York Unified Court System, which are submitted to the Governor and the Legislature in accordance with Section 212 of the Judiciary Law, reflect the activities of the Unified Court System (UCS) of the State of New York for the year reported.

Included in these reports are significant statistical data, an outline of court structure, highlights of the court system’s initiatives–borth administrative and programmatic–and a summary of the legislative agenda of UCS for the year reported.

July 25, 2008

Recent ABA Publication Announcements. Available in August 2008.

by David Badertscher

Electronic Evidence: Law and Practice, Second Edition

Paul R. Rice ——————————————————————————–

Available in August 2008

July 17, 2008

Some Recent Announcements of ABA Publications

by David Badertscher

The following are from recent announcements received by the New York Supreme Court Criminal Term Library of American Bar Association Publications :

Advising the Small Business: Forms and Advice for the Legal Practitioner

By Jean L. Batman

July 17, 2008

Selections from American Libraries Direct. July 16, 2008. 1

by David Badertscher

The e-Newsletter of the American Library Association – July 16, 2008:

Colorado book thief sentenced

“Thomas Pilaar, 34, who pleaded guilty in May to stealing thousands of items from Denver Public Library and the systems in nearby Aurora, Arapahoe County, and Douglas County, was sentenced July 8 to 10 years in prison and $53,549 in restitution. Pilaar took about 1,400 books and DVDs by checking them out on his own and other people’s library cards…”

June 20, 2008

Some Recent ABA Publication Announcements June 2008*

by David Badertscher

Street Legal: A Guide to Pre-trial Criminal Procedure for Police, Prosecutors, and Defenders

By Ken Wallentine

This 396-page book provides specific guidance on pre-trial criminal procedure of all sorts, and explains in understandable terms “what you can do and what you can’t do” under 4th Amendment search and seizure law. From traffic checkpoints and forceful felony arrest, from Miranda warnings to inmate and cell searches, it’s all covered in this concise reference. In addition, numerous charts and guides are included throughout the book to make this as practical a guide as possible.

June 12, 2008

Hard Straight: Award Winning Documentary on Parolees’ “Time on the Outside”

by David Badertscher

From Goro Toshima:

I wanted to alert you to my award-winning documentary, A Hard Straight, which shows what it’s really like to make the radical transition from prison life to society, by following the post-release stories of three people in close and unflinching detail …

…One spent his childhood in foster homes, juvenile detention, and the gang life before his adult convictions. Now, the one thing he knows for sure is that he is a 2-striker and another conviction will land him in prison for the rest of his life… The second had logged more time in prison for parole violations than for his original sentence. “My friends are few, and my world is cold,” he confides, waiting on a street corner notorious for drug deals… The third, a mother whose oldest daughter had taken in the two younger children during her prison term. Life becomes very complicated very quickly once she gains her freedom. Increasing friction with her daughter comes to a head over her struggle with methamphetamine addiction.

June 3, 2008

Wisconsin State Law Library June 2008 Newsletter

by David Badertscher

The June issue of WSLL @ Your Service has been published at http://wsll.state.wi.us/newsletter/0806.html

In this issue:

*What’s New: Please take a 5-minute survey about our website; Library news and upcoming events *Start Here: A Selected List of Resources on … Estate Planning in Wisconsin *This Just In…: Selected new and updated library materials, and a link to our latest New Titles List *Tech Tip in Brief: Highlighting in presentations and on webpages

June 3, 2008

HeinOnLine: Monthly Recap for May 2008

by David Badertscher

World Trials Library

With the addition of 99 new trials in the May content release, HeinOnline’s World Trials Library now contains 1,300 titles. If your library does not already subscribe to one of the most astounding online trials collection in the world, now is the time. Click here for the complete brochure, or contact a member of our sales team for pricing information.

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