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
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Sentencing Advocacy, Practice and Reform Institute
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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.
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)
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 …
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**LLRX Book Review by Heather A. Phillips – We’re All Journalists Now: The Transformation of the Press and Reshaping of the Law in the Internet Age http://www.llrx.com/columns.bookreview11.htm
Heather A. Phillips highlights attorney John Gant’s contention that one’s title, income, and employer are at best side issues in determining who is a journalist in the day-to-day realities of issuing press passes as well as in larger policies such as the extension of shield laws.
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CRIMINAL LAW & PROCEDURE, EVIDENCE, SENTENCING
US v. Triumph Capital Group, Inc., No. 064970
Source: Pace and Schmidt
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[09/25] US v. Kerley
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Criminal Law & Procedure [09/24] US v. Vega
Search Update from the Lexis Alert Service, Search run morning of September 25, 2008:
1. People v. Colon, 4110, 2506/02, SUPREME COURT OF NEW YORK, APPELLATE DIVISION, FIRST DEPARTMENT, 2008 NY Slip Op 7039; 2008 N.Y. App. Div. LEXIS 6881, September 23, 2008, Decided, September 23, 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 …
“The U.S. Supreme Court issued a stay of execution for Troy Anthony Davis less than two hours before he was to be put to death by lethal injection yesterday, reports the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Davis, 39, sits on death row for the 1989, killing of Savannah Police Officer Mark Allen MacPhail. Annelie Reaves, MacPhail’s sister, said the victim’s family was furious but would wait for the execution to be rescheduled”.
“It was the second time that Davis, whose claims of innocence have attracted international attention, was granted a stay hours before he was to be put to death. In July 2007, the state Board of Pardons and Paroles postponed his execution less than 24 hours before it was to occur. Supreme Court justices are scheduled to meet Monday to decide whether to hear Davis’ appeal of a ruling issued by the Georgia Supreme Court in March. In that 4-3 decision, the state court rejected Davis’ bid for a new trial or a court hearing to present new evidence”.
Crime and Justice News, September 24, 2008.
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