Decision Date: February 20, 2008: DANFORTH v. MINNESOTA CERTIORARI TO THE SUPREME COURT OF MINNESOTA No. 06-8273. Argued October 31, 2007-Decided February 20, 2008 After this Court announced a “new rule” for evaluating the reliability of testimonial statements in criminal cases, see Crawford v. Washington, 541 U. S. 36, 68-69,…
From the ABA Judicial Division: The ABA Judicial Division presented and received favorable press coverage of the many wonderful programs during the 2008 Midyear Meeting in Los Angeles, CA, February 6-10. You can read, listen, and/or view these programs by clicking on the links below. This information is also posted…
“(U.S. 6th Cir., Feb. 5, 2008) – Defendants’ sentences resulting from their clumsy robbery of rare books from a university and attempts to sell them at auction are vacated and remanded for re-sentencing, where the district court erred by excluding books dropped and abandoned in the library stairwell from the…
“Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, Feb. 11, 2008) – The U.S. Department of Defense announced that six high-value detainees held in Guantanamo Bay were charged, under the Military Commissions Act, with planning and executing the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. Specific charges include violations of the laws of war, attacking civilians, attacking…
Report prepared by U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the Inspector General February 2008. Section 1001 of the USA PATRIOT Act (Patriot Act), Public Law 107-56, directs the Office of the Inspector General (OIG) of the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ or Department) to undertake a series of actions related…
The following is a question and and responses to that question. We have made every effort to remove all identifying information Regarding both the person who submitted the question and those who responded. QUESTION: How many of you have a wiki at your firm? What is it used for? Who…
While reviewing responses to readers of this blawg, I noticed that many seem interested in postings related to information security. Therefore, as an experiment beginning with this posting I plan to include an occasional newsletter covering topics and issues related to information security. As an added activity I serve on…
We have recently received information on the following recent American Bar Association Publications: ABA Standards for Criminal Justice, Third Edition: DNA Evidence “The ‘black letter’ Standards contained and discussed in this publication relate to collecting, preserving and use of DNA evidence, DNA testing, pretrial proceedings, trial, post-conviction, charging by DNA…
Source: Findlaw Documents: Indictment Unsealed Against Accused Gambino Crime Family Defendants U.S. V. JOSEPH AGATE, ET AL . (U.S. Dist. Ct., E.D.N.Y., Feb. 6, 2008) -” A federal indictment was unsealed in Brooklyn, New York naming sixty-two defendants on organized crime charges that include racketeering, conspiracy, extortion, gambling, and theft.…
A Report for Congress Prepared by Garrine P. Laney, Analyst in Social Policy, Domestic Policy Division of the Congressional Research Service, February 4, 2008. The following is from the Summary: “Monitoring the movement of sex offenders in communities continues to be of interest to Congress, state legislatures, and local governments.…