Criminal Law Library Blog

November 14, 2007

ABA Publications With a Focus on Practice Essentials

The Negotiator’s Fieldbook The Desk Reference for the Experienced Negotiator

“Eighty contributing authors with varied practical and academic expertise provide a full range of new knowledge about negotiation. The Fieldbook pulls together in readable, short chapters the current insights, strategies and techniques in negotiation from law, psychology, business, economics, cultural studies and a dozen other fields which have not previously been available in any single textbook.”

The Modern Rules of Order: A Guide for Conducting Business Meetings, Third Edition

November 13, 2007

Successful New Jersey Bar Candidates – July 1997

by David Badertscher

November 13, 2007

Successful Bar Candidates, July 2007

Of the 3,050 candidates who sat for the July 2006 New Jersey Bar Examination, 2,949 have been mailed their results. Of those, the 2,347 candidates listed here passed, comprising 79.5 percent

November 13, 2007

Legal Risks of Uncontrolled E-mail and Web Content

by David Badertscher

“Email’s ease of use, speed and scale of distribution make it an invaluable business tool. However, these same attributes can also cause severe difficulties for employers if employees’ use of email and internet is not controlled adequately. This white paper outlines email risks employers face and how to address them.”

Legal Risks E-Mail…

Source: CIO Newsletter, November 13, 2007.

November 9, 2007

United States v. Bernard Kerik

by David Badertscher

Ex-NYPD Commissioner Indicted on Corruption, Tax Charges

UNITED STATES V. BERNARD KERIK

“(U.S. Dist. Ct., S.D.N.Y., Nov. 9, 2007) – Former New York City Police Commissioner Bernard Kerik was indicted by a federal grand jury on a variety of corruption charges relating to his former position under ex-NYC Mayor Rudolph Giuliani, as well as personal tax evasion charges and failure to pay social security and employment taxes for his children’s nanny”

November 9, 2007

Correspondence Related to the Nomination of Michael Mukasey for U.S. Attorney General

by David Badertscher

The links below are to primary source documents from members of the Judiciary Committee of the U.S. Senate to Judge Mukasey requesting clarification of his views. Documents included are from our subscription to GalleryWatch at http://www.gallerywatch.com

10/24/2007 Letter to Attorney General Nominee Michael Mukasey from Senate Judiciary Committe. (PDF 56 KB)

Letter Requests Further Clarification of the Nominee’s Position on Several Key Issues Including FISA, Interrogation Tactics and Signing Statements

November 8, 2007

American Law Institute (ALI) Elects 47 New Members

by David Badertscher

The folowing is from an American Law Institute Press Release:

(Philadelphia) –

“It is a great pleasure to welcome these distinguished and influential individuals to The American Law Institute,” said ALI President Michael Traynor. “Members are elected through a highly selective process that recognizes people for their significant professional achievements and a demonstrated interest in the improvement of the law. ALI’s membership consists of judges, practicing lawyers, and legal scholars from all areas of the United States as well as a growing number of foreign countries. Election is considered one of the highest honors in the legal profession.”

November 8, 2007

Review: Five Security Suites You May Not Know About

by David Badertscher

It seems everywhere we turn when it comes to information technology the topic sooner or later always turns to computer security. As mentioned below in this Review published on November 7, 2007 by InformationWeek, Norton and McAfee still dominate this field. The Review as posted consists of a major part of a piece writen by Serdar Yegulap. It does not however include many useful graphics included with the original piece. To see the entire article, including graphics, you will need to click on the URL listed below:

“While big-name security suites such as Norton and McAfee dominate the market, there are others out there that may be just as good — or better. We look at five alternative security suites.”

By Serdar Yegulalp, InformationWeek

November 7, 2007

ABA Publications: Focus on Criminal Law

by David Badertscher

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

This book provides specific guidance on pre-trial criminal procedure of all sorts, and explains in understandable terms “what you can do and what you cannot do” under 4th Amendment search and seizure law. From traffic checkpoints and forceful felony arrest, from Miranda warnings to inmate and cell searches, it is all covered in this concise reference. Search warrants, electronic surveillance, and use of canine search and seizure are also covered in great detail.

The Criminal Lawyer’s Job: A Survival Guide

November 7, 2007

American Law Institute-American Bar Association (ALI-ABA) and SAI Global Form Strategic Alliance

by David Badertscher

Alliance Enhances Understanding and Management of Key Compliance and Legal Issues

PHILADELPHIA, PA and PLAINSBORO, NJ, October 29, 2007. The American Law Institute-American Bar Association (ALI-ABA) and SAI Global have formed a strategic business alliance in a bid to help tens-of-thousands of business and legal professionals manage their legal and compliance requirements.

The alliance will provide ALI-ABA clients with customized access to SAI Global’s compliance and risk management solutions to train staff and manage the integration of compliance and risk information into core business processes. SAI Global clients will have access to ALI-ABA’s acclaimed CLE services and tailored portal solutions for legal professional development.

November 5, 2007

Northeast Regional Law Library Conference Proceedings

by David Badertscher

From Jim Garnet, Law Librarian U.S. Department of Justice National Place Library, November 2, 2007.

I’ve seen this posted a couple of other places, but I don’t think it’s been on the LLAM listserv. I think the MP3 (audio) files are available for all of the programs, and the Powerpoints are vailable for quite a few (including the program that LLAM coordinated, “Education without Borders,” with LLAM member Susan Herrick as a speaker):

Libraries Without Borders II – presentations available It was a common complaint at the recent meeting of the NorthEast Regional Law Libraries – “How do I decide which session to attend?”. Cross-border crime or HR strategies for managers? Copyright or Reinventing the Law Firm Library? Now you can go back to those sessions you missed. The organizing committee is pleased to announce that the presentations from our fantastic Toronto conference are now available on the web. Point your browser here.