3rd Circuit to Mull Privacy of Cell Phone Data, Shannon P. Duffy: “In a case that could prove to be one of the most important privacy rights battles of the modern era, the 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals will hear argument this week on the proper legal standard to apply when prosecutors demand cell… Continue Reading
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S.E.C. Levels New Charge Against Bank of America
Securities and Exchange Commission Litigation Release No. 21371 / January 11, 2010 – Securities and Exchange Commission v. Bank of America Corporation, Civil Action No. 09-6829 (JSR) (S.D.N.Y.): “The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that it seeks to charge Bank of America with failing to disclose extraordinary financial losses at Merrill Lynch prior to… Continue Reading
Immigration Law Primer Posted Online by Federal Judicial Center
“The Federal Judicial Center has posted a monograph providing an introduction to, and overview of, immigration law, with a focus on issues that arise in litigation.” Immigration Law: A Primer, Michael A. Scaperlanda, Associate Dean for Scholarship and Research Professor of Law, Gene and Elaine Edwards Family Chair in Law, University of Oklahoma College of… Continue Reading
Moussaoui's 9/11 Terror Conviction Affirmed by Appeals Court
FindLaw: “Rejecting a bid by convicted al Qaeda conspirator Zacarias Moussaoui to overturn his guilty plea, a federal appeals court affirmed the French citizen’s terror conspiracy charges stemming from his role as an admitted terror camp trainee, member of the terrorist organization, and acknowledged flight-school his ‘intent to obtain pilot training to further “al Qaeda’s… Continue Reading
Report of Council to Membership of The American Law Institute On the Matter of the Death Penalty
Report of the Council to the Membership of The American Law Institute on the Matter of the Death Penalty: “On October 23, 2009, the ALI Council voted overwhelmingly, with some abstentions, to accept the resolution of the capital punishment matter as approved by the Institutes membership at the 2009 Annual Meeting in May. The resolution… Continue Reading
Chief Justice Roberts Issues 2009 Year-End Report
2009 Year-End Report on the Federal Judiciary: “Chief Justice John Roberts issued his 2009 year-end report, stating that “courts are operating soundly, and the nation’s dedicated federal judges are conscientiously discharging their duties…In 2009, a total of 1,402,816 bankruptcy petitions were filed in the U.S. courts, an increase of 35% over the 1,042,806 filed in… Continue Reading
FJC Report Focuses On Sealed Cases
“A new report by the Federal Judicial Center offers an analysis of all cases that were sealed in federal district, bankruptcy and appellate courts in 2006, and describes why and how they were sealed.” Sealed Cases in Federal Courts, Tim Reagan, George Cort, Federal, Judicial Center, October 23, 2009 Continue Reading
Examining the Work of State Courts: An Analysis of 2007 State Court Caseloads
Examining the Work of State Courts: An Analysis of 2007 State Court Caseloads. A joint project of the Conference of State Court Administrators, the Bureau of Justice Statistics, and the National Center for State Courts. 2009 Continue Reading
The Liberal Tradition of the Supreme Court Clerkship: Its Rise, Fall, and Reincarnation?
The Liberal Tradition of the Supreme Court Clerkship: Its Rise, Fall, and Reincarnation? William E. Nelson, Harvey Rishikof, I. Scott Messinger, Michael Jo | 62 Vand. L. Rev. 1749 (2009) “This srticle presents the first comprehensive empirical study of the post-clerkship employment of law clerks at the Supreme Court from 1882 to the present, and… Continue Reading
TRAC Reports FY 2009 Federal Prosecutions Sharply Higher
Surge Driven by Steep Jump in Immigration Filings: “As a result of an unusual flood of immigration prosecutions, the total number of federal criminal filings reached an all time high in the just ended fiscal year, according to timely Justice Department data analyzed by the Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse (TRAC). The latest data show that… Continue Reading
New GAO Reports: Biosurveillance, Veterans Affairs, DOD Civilian Personnel, Softwood Lumber Act of 2008
Biosurveillance: Developing a Collaboration Strategy Is Essential to Fostering Interagency Data and Resource Sharing, GAO-10-171, December 18, 2009 Department of Veterans Affairs’ Implementation of Information Security Education Assistance Program, GAO-10-170R, December 18, 2009 DOD Civilian Personnel: Intelligence Personnel System Incorporates Safeguards, but Opportunities Exist for Improvement, GAO-10-134, December 17, 2009 Overseas Contingency Operations: Funding and… Continue Reading
The Death Penalty in 2009: Year End Report
“The Death Penalty Information Center released the The Death Penalty in 2009: Year End Report on December 18, noting that the country is expected to finish 2009 with the fewest death sentences since the U.S. Supreme Court reinstated the death penalty in 1976. Eleven states considered abolishing the death penalty this year, a significant increase… Continue Reading
