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November 17, 2008

Letter to People of Illinois from President-elect Brack Obama Announcing Resignation from Senate

The following is a brief excerpt from President-elect Barack Obama’s letter to the people of Illinois announcing his resignation from the U.S. Senate.:

“Today, I am ending one journey to begin another. After serving the people of Illinois in the United States Senate — one of the highest honors and privileges of my life — I am stepping down as senator to prepare for the responsibilities I will assume as our nation’s next president. But I will never forget, and will forever be grateful, to the men and women of this great state who made my life in public service possible.”

Here is the letter.

November 17, 2008

CLLB Information Security Newsletter. November 2008 Volume 3, Issue 11.

by David Badertscher

November 2008 Volume 3, Issue 11

MAIN TOPIC:

Internet Shopping – How to Enhance Your Security Online

November 17, 2008

Cell Phones and Text Messaging

by David Badertscher

Notes from Law Technology News Online Update November 17, 2008.

Cell Phones

“If you use a handheld device while driving in California, Connecticut, New Jersey, New York, Puerto Rico, or Washington (state or D.C.), you are breaking the law. Utah and New Hampshire have some mention of handheld cell phone use – but mostly as a means of enacting distracted driver laws. Some jurisdictions have bans in certain cities (including Phoenix and Detroit).”

November 17, 2008

Library of Congress Merges Acquisition and Cataloging Functions

by David Badertscher

For the Announcement check the press release at http://www.loc.gov/today/pr/2008/08-190.html..

Questions have been raised as to how this might impact law cataloging. Here is a response from AAron Wolfe Kuperman at the Law Catagoging Section of the Library of Congress:

The impact on the LAW team is limited. We are renamed the “Law Section”,

November 17, 2008

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

by David Badertscher

Update from the Lexis Alert Service, Search run morning of November 17, 2008.

1. People v. Burwell, 4553, 6368/04, SUPREME COURT OF NEW YORK, APPELLATE DIVISION, FIRST DEPARTMENT, 2008 NY Slip Op 8547; 2008 N.Y. App. Div. LEXIS 8384, November 13, 2008, Decided, November 13, 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 …

November 17, 2008

Findlaw Case Law Summaries: Constitutional Law. November 10 – 14, 2008.

by David Badertscher

November 10 – 14, 2008.

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

U.S. 1st Circuit Court of Appeals, November 10, 2008 Giragosian v. Ryan, No. 081067 In a claim by plaintiff gun shop owner against chief of police and town for revocation and forfeiture of plaintiff’s licenses to carry and sell firearms, defendants’ motion to dismiss is affirmed where: 1) plaintiff’s section 1983 claims against defendants are barred by the doctrine of res judicata on the basis of claim preclusion; and 2) the district court did not improperly convert plaintiff’s motion to dismiss into a motion for summary judgment.

November 17, 2008

Findlaw Case Summaries: Criminal Law and Procedure 3

by David Badertscher

November 10 – 14, 2008.

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U.S. 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals, November 10, 2008 US v. Lopez, No. 063730p.pdf Conviction for possession of cocaine with intent to distribute and possession of two firearms in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime is affirmed where: 1) the district court did not err in admitting evidence seized from the inventory search of defendant’s car; and 2) the district court did not err in admitting expert testimony by a narcotics detective that cocaine and cutting materials found in defendant’s car were evidence of distribution

November 17, 2008

ABA Journal Weekly Newsletter. November 14, 2008.

by David Badertscher

For week ending November 14, 2008.

Job Announcement: Court Administrator

by David Badertscher

The Reno Nevada Justice Court is recruiting for the position of Court Administrator.

November 13, 2008

New York Mid Year Financial Plan Update: 2008-2009 Through 2011-2012

by David Badertscher

October 28 2008

FROM THE INTRODUCTION:

This Mid-Year Financial Plan (the “Mid-Year Financial Plan”) revises the State’s fiscal projections for the 2008-09 through 2011-12 fiscal years that were set forth in the First Quarterly Update to the Financial Plan (the “First Quarterly Update”) dated July 30, 2008. The revised Plan reflects (a) updated estimates of receipts and disbursements based on DOB’s1 revised economic forecasts for the nation and State, operating results through the first six months of fiscal year 2008-09, and a comprehensive review of factors affecting the long-term current-services forecast; (b) the estimated impact of cost-saving measures approved by the Governor and Legislature in August 2008, after the issuance of the First Quarterly Update; and (c) the status of actions to reduce State operations spending that were instituted earlier in the fiscal year.