Criminal Law Library Blog

August 4, 2008

New York Times Chairman Arthur Sulzberger Jr. to Deliver Keynote at WebbyConnect

From: The 411: Newsletter of the Webby Awards, July 2008.

“We are pleased to announce that eight time 2008 Webby Award winner Arthur Sulzberger Jr., will deliver the opening keynote at WebbyConnect. As Company Chairman and Publisher, Sulzberger transformed The New York Times from a print business into a global Internet company, and will share his unique perspective on the challenges and opportunities facing digital media.”

‘More than 250 Webby Awards winners and Academy members will attend and participate in sessions over the course of the three-day summit from October 22 to 24 in beautiful Laguna Niguel, California. The list of over 20 confirmed speakers includes Matt Freeman, CEO GoFish, Betsy Morgan, CEO The Huffington Post, and David Karp, Founder of Tumblr.”

July 30, 2008

Senator Ted Stevens Indictment July 29, 2008

by David Badertscher

To see the” federal grand jury indictment of Alaskan Republican Senator Ted Stevens, charging him with concealing valuable gifts from an oil service company and its CEO on his congressional financial disclosure forms”, click here.
________________________________ From: Findlaw: Featured Documents, July 29, 2008.

July 30, 2008

2008 ABA Annual Convention: Some Programs Hosted by the Judicial Division

by David Badertscher

.:: During the 2008 ABA Annual Meeting, the Judicial Division will be hosting several interesting educational programs for the judges, lawyers, and law students, including the following:

: ** National Conference of State Trial Judges 50th Anniversary Program

** A Swift Round-trip on Erie Railroad: State Law in Federal Courts; Federal Law in State Courts

July 29, 2008

Annual Reports of the Chief Administrator of the Courts, State of New York

by David Badertscher

The following are links to State of New York Annual Reports of the Chief Administrator of the Courts, beginning with the Report for 2004. The most recent report available at this initial posting is for 2006. It is our intention to post subsequent reports as they become available.

The annual reports of the Chief Administrator of the New York Unified Court System, which are submitted to the Governor and the Legislature in accordance with Section 212 of the Judiciary Law, reflect the activities of the Unified Court System (UCS) of the State of New York for the year reported.

Included in these reports are significant statistical data, an outline of court structure, highlights of the court system’s initiatives–borth administrative and programmatic–and a summary of the legislative agenda of UCS for the year reported.

July 29, 2008

New York City Mayor’s Office: Upcoming Public Broadband Advisory Committee Meeting

by David Badertscher

From: Internet Society, New York. Announcement July 28, 2008.

On Wednesday, July 30th at 11:00am there will be a briefing from the Mayor’s Office and iamond Consultants for the Broadband Advisory Committee regarding the Bloomberg administration’s plans for bridging the digital divide in New York City.

The Broadband Advisory Committee was established in 2005 with the passage of Introduction 25-A creating a joint public broadband commission to advise the Mayor and the City Council of New York on how the resources of City government can be used to stimulate the private market so that residents and businesses of New York City have more options in terms of high-speed internet access. The goal of the committee is to educate the general public about broadband and the newest communication technologies, and to give New York City residents the opportunity to comment on how the digital divide in New York City can be closed. To support these efforts the Broadband Advisory Committee has held public Broadband Hearings in the Bronx, Brooklyn, Manhattan, and Queens. The Committee will hold its fifth and final hearing in Staten Island this fall.

July 28, 2008

Governor David Paterson To Address New Yorkers Tomorrow on the State’s Poor Fiscal Condition

by David Badertscher

From: NY1: Top Stories July 28, 2008.

July 28, 2008

“Governor David Paterson confirmed this morning that he will deliver a special address to New Yorkers tomorrow evening on the state’s poor financial condition.

July 28, 2008

U.S. Department of Justice – Allegations of Politicized Hiring

by David Badertscher

An Investigation of aAllegation of Politicized Hiring by Monica Gooding and Other Staff in the Office of the U.S. Attorney General, July 28, 2008.

To see entire Report in pdf format click here.

July 25, 2008

Recent ABA Publication Announcements. Available in August 2008.

by David Badertscher

Electronic Evidence: Law and Practice, Second Edition

Paul R. Rice ——————————————————————————–

Available in August 2008

July 25, 2008

ABA Journal Weekly Newsletter. July 25, 2008.

by David Badertscher

Top Ten Stories of the Week ,July 25, 2008.

Law Practice Management ‘Cravath Model’ that Created Have and Have-Not Law Grads Could Implode

Jul 22, 2008, 09:00 am CDT

July 24, 2008

Selections from American Libraries Direct. July 23, 2008. 2

by David Badertscher

The eNewsletter of the American Library Association (ALA): July 23, 2008.

Child Online Protection Act gets third strike

“After a decade of federal litigation and two decisions that were returned to lower courts from the Supreme Court for further review, the Third Circuit Court of Appeals July 22 unanimously declared unconstitutional for the third time the Child Online Protection Act of 1998 on First and Fifth Amendment grounds. ‘The government has no more right to censor the internet than it does books and magazines,’ Chris Hansen, ACLU senior staff attorney, remarked after the ruling was handed down….”