Criminal Law Library Blog

October 14, 2008

New York Supreme Court Appellate Division Criminal Cases Originating from the New York Supreme Court NY County

Update from the Lexis Alert Service, Search run morning of October 12-14, 2008:

1. People v. D’Agostino, 4228, 2702/06, SUPREME COURT OF NEW YORK, APPELLATE DIVISION, FIRST DEPARTMENT, 2008 NY Slip Op 7714; 2008 N.Y. App. Div. LEXIS 7536, October 9, 2008, Decided, October 9, 2008, Entered, THE LEXIS PAGINATION OF THIS DOCUMENT IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE PENDING RELEASE OF THE FINAL PUBLISHED VERSION., THIS OPINION IS UNCORRECTED AND SUBJECT TO REVISION BEFORE PUBLICATION IN THE OFFICIAL REPORTS.

The People of the State …

October 10, 2008

U.S. Federal Documents Covering the Economy

by David Badertscher

The following list of documents covering the economy for the week ending October 10 was compiled by Basil Tilmon of Gallerywatch. We appreciate his efforts:

Letter to FBI Director Robert Mueller From Reps. Mark Kirk and Chris Carney

Letter Expresses a Need for More Resources to Investigate Corporate Fraud

October 10, 2008

Sentencing Advocacy, Practice and Reform Institute

by David Badertscher

Congressman Robert C. “Bobby” Scott (D-VA) will share his unique insight and perspective on rates of incarceration, sentencing trends and alternatives, and recent legislation

Click for full Brochure: “http://www.abanet.org/crimjust/calendar/2008fallconference.pdf

Sentencing Advocacy, Practice and Reform Institute

October 10, 2008

ABA Weekly Newsletter October 10, 2008

by David Badertscher

Findlaw Summaries: Second Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals October 7-9, 2008

by David Badertscher

To view the full-text of cases you must sign in to FindLaw.com. All summaries are produced by Findlaw.

ADMINISTRATIVE LAW, AEROSPACE & DEFENSE, LABOR & EMPLOYMENT LAW, MILITARY LAW Dibble v. Fenimore, No. 063307

In an action for administrative relief brought by plaintiff-state National Guard service technician who was denied reenlistment, grant of summary judgment in favor of defendant-Secretary of the Air Force is affirmed where: 1) the doctrine of intramilitary immunity does not preclude a federal court from reviewing a challenge under the Administrative Procedure Act to a decision by the Air Force Board for the Correction of Military Records; and 2) the district court correctly found that the Board’s decision was not arbitrary, capricious, contrary to law, or unsupported by substantial evidence.

October 10, 2008

Twenty Five Important Legal Issues Every Librarian Should Research

by David Badertscher

Kelly Sonora of the bestcollegeonline blog recently sent us an article by Jessica Merritt recently posted on their site and invited us to post it here we thought our readers would be interested. We do think it will be of interest to many of our readers, particulary those law librarians who serve public patrons and appreciate the opportunity of posting it here. Because the article contains many links we will include only the first paragraph here but will provide a link to the bestcollegeonline blog so you can read the entire article:

25 Important Legal Issues Every Librarian Should Research

By Jessica Merritt

October 9, 2008

Selections from Forthcoming Books in 2008: Criminal Law

by David Badertscher

A list of forthcoming books scheduled for publication in 2008 selected from a subject search of BIP Professional on October 9, 2008:

Enforcing the Law: Police and Society

Author: Publisher: Wadsworth ISBN or UPC: 0-534-62343-3 (Active Record)

October 9, 2008

U.S. Federal Agencies Launch Digitization Guidelines Inititiative

by David Badertscher

U.S. Federal agencies join together to define digitization guidelines. For more information see the complete posting entry on the American Association of Law Libraries (AALL) Washington Blawg

October 9, 2008

New York Appellate Criminal Cases Originating from the New York Supreme Court NY County. October 9, 2008.

by David Badertscher

Update from the Lexis Alert Service, Search run morning of October 9, 2008:

1. People v. Calderon, 4198, 009/05, SUPREME COURT OF NEW YORK, APPELLATE DIVISION, FIRST DEPARTMENT, 2008 NY Slip Op 7559; 2008 N.Y. App. Div. LEXIS 7404, October 7, 2008, Decided, October 7, 2008, Entered, THE LEXIS PAGINATION OF THIS DOCUMENT IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE PENDING RELEASE OF THE FINAL PUBLISHED VERSION., THIS OPINION IS UNCORRECTED AND SUBJECT TO REVISION BEFORE PUBLICATION IN THE OFFICIAL REPORTS.

The People of the State …

October 7, 2008

CLLB Information Security Newsletter. October 2008.

by David Badertscher

October 2008

October is National Cyber Security Awareness Month Volume 1, Issue 6

Phishing – How to Avoid Getting Hooked!