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Judges Again to Consider GPS Warrants; This Time in a Civil Case
Four years after issuing a landmark decision requiring law enforcement authorities to obtain a warrant before attaching a GPS device to a criminal suspect's car, the state Court of Appeals is poised to revisit the issue in a civil context with profound implications for personal privacy.Ga. High Court Mulls Consent Defense Over Sex With Student
Several justices of the Supreme Court of Georgia on Tuesday appeared open to a former Augusta, Ga.-area teacher's challenge of her conviction for a sexual relationship with a 16-year-old student at her school.Two Brandies With Character and Spirit to Spare
Cognac is the best known, and most consumed, grape-based spirit in the world, a leading light of the French export sector, 90 percent of which is sold outside of France.Report: Simpson Thacher Overbilled TARP Program
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett has overbilled the federal government nearly $100,000 for work related to the U.S. Department of the Treasury's Troubled Asset Relief Program, according to a special inspector general's report released Wednesday.Wiretap Evidence Admissible Despite Late Notice of Warrant
Suppression of wiretap evidence is not required absent a showing of prejudice when the defendant does not receive timely notice of the eavesdropping warrant, a divided Court of Appeals has held. The judges also held that mandatory post-release supervision following a prison term counts in calculating the duration of an order of protection.ADR Is Mainstream, Not Alternative
I wonder if the first doctors to abandon leeches were considered to be practicing alternative medicine. What about the surgeons who didn`t also cut hair? Did the group of parents who first moved education from the home to a communal school engage in alternative education?N.J. Law Firm Starts 1-Year Apprentice Program
New Jersey firm Gibbons has launched a one-year "apprenticeship" program to allow newly admitted lawyers an opportunity to learn the ropes. The firm's first apprentice will make about $48,000 per year and could receive a full-time offer at the end of the program's one-year period.MSRB Market Transparency Initiatives Affecting Municipal Securities Offerings
On May 7, the Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board issued Notice 2012-25, announcing the Securities and Exchange Commission's approval of its most recent interpretive notice on the application of MSRB Rule G-17. The notice becomes effective on Aug. 2 and will require, among other things, disclosure by an underwriter in a negotiated sale of municipal securities of its role in such transaction, its compensation received, certain potential conflicts of interest and the risks inherent in certain complex financial transactions.Regulating the Regulators: The Court's Role
In her State Environmental Regulation column, Charlotte A. Biblow, a partner at Farrell Fritz, reviews Fortress Bible Church v. Feiner, a decision that shows that local planning officials have to be careful that extensive delays of development projects are based upon rational reasons and that applicants are treated similarly.Trending Stories
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