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Text Messaging and Trials: A Volatile Mix
Wireless technology has raised a new concern: Is text messaging being used to tamper with trials? That fear surfaced during a recent Michigan murder trial, when a judge heard that someone in the courtroom had used a cell phone to send a text message to a sequestered witness out in a hallway about testimony. "This is only the tip of the iceberg," said the prosecutor in the case, "and the sanctity of the courtroom could be tarnished as technological advances improve."
Integrity Agency Still Lacks Directors
Days before a new commission will begin enforcing lobbying laws and ethical standards in state government, Governor Eliot Spitzer and other Albany leaders have identified just one of the 13 members of the agency's governing board.
Calif. Attorneys Meet Early and Settle Often
Linda Dardarian and Elaine Feingold are in the midst of a winning streak in disability access cases -- and so are their opponents. In eight years, the plaintiffs lawyers have settled more than two dozen disputes without filing suit or bringing in a mediator. Now, after targeting Fortune 500 companies to deliver public accommodations, the two have begun testing their settle-first strategy on public agencies. But the duo faces uncertainty as they take their negotiating tactic into uncharted waters.
Spitzer figures violated law, says integrity commission
Four top figures in former New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer's administration broke the law by enlisting or allowing the State Police to gather records designed to tarnish Spitzer's chief political foe, a state commission has ruled. Spitzer himself was not charged. While the commission said it recognizes that politicians and their staffs routinely seek to provide to the press "negative ... information about their opponents," the use of the police to do so elevated the former officials' actions into violations.FTC Orders More Disclosure in Consumer Testimonials, Celebrity Endorsements
The days of phony online reviews and bogus testimonials are officially over -- or at least the Federal Trade Commission hopes so. The FTC on Monday published its long-anticipated final guidelines laying out how companies can use consumer testimonials and celebrity endorsements to promote their products and services, both in the online and offline worlds. The guidelines had not been updated since 1980.Spitzer Figures Violated Law, Says Integrity Commission
Four top figures in former New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer's administration broke the law by enlisting or allowing the State Police to gather records designed to tarnish Spitzer's chief political foe, a state commission has ruled. Spitzer himself was not charged. While the commission said it recognizes that politicians and their staffs routinely seek to provide to the press "negative ... information about their opponents," the use of the police to do so elevated the former officials' actions into violations.
'Perp walk' turning into a parade
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