April 30, 2007

Table of Contents

SPECIAL COVERAGE: IRAQ AFTERMATH & THE WAR ON TERROR

• 5 Get Life Sentences in London Bomb Plot
* Special Coverage: War on Terror

TOP NEWS - RELEVANT HEARSAY

• Justices Rule For Microsoft in AT&T Patent Case
• Arrested Protestors Allege Misconduct
• NYC Subway Hero Sued by Former Lawyer

LEGAL COMMENTARY

• A Look At Involuntary Confinement Of The Mentally Ill In The Wake Of The Virginia Tech Shooting

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• E-Mail Threats Close 5 Pa. Colleges

CRIMINAL LAW - ARRESTING DEVELOPMENTS

• Virginia Governor Closes Gun Loophole

LEGAL LITE

• Workers Find Courthouse Toilet Clogged With Hashish

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SPECIAL COVERAGE: IRAQ AFTERMATH & THE WAR ON TERROR:

Terror Attack Thwarted
5 GET LIFE SENTENCES IN LONDON BOMB PLOT
(AP) - A judge sentenced five men to life in prison Monday for plotting to attack targets in London, including a popular nightclub, power plants and shopping mall, with bombs made from a half-ton stockpile of fertilizer. Read more...

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• Special Coverage: War on Terror

TOP NEWS - RELEVANT HEARSAY:

Patently Victorious
JUSTICES RULE FOR MICROSOFT IN AT&T PATENT CASE
(AP) - The Supreme Court sided with Microsoft Corp. on Monday in a case that restricts the reach of U.S. patents overseas. Read more...

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Bastions of Academic Freedom, But Not Student Opinion
ARRESTED PROTESTORS ALLEGE MISCONDUCT
(The Harvard Crimson) - Four undergraduate protesters arrested at the Federal Bureau of Investigation director’s speech last Thursday are now saying that their removal from the event was a breach of Harvard policy. And they said their subsequent arrest may have been a violation of their first amendment rights. Read more...


The Tables Have Turned
NYC SUBWAY HERO SUED BY FORMER LAWYER
(AP) - The commuter who became an instant hero when he saved a fallen teenager from being struck by a subway train is being sued by his former lawyer, who accuses him of breach of contract. Read more...


LEGAL COMMENTARY:

Lessons From Virginia Tech
A LOOK AT INVOLUNTARY CONFINEMENT OF THE MENTALLY ILL IN THE WAKE OF THE VIRGINIA TECH SHOOTING
(FindLaw Columnist Sherry Colb) - A look at the issue of the involuntary confinement of the mentally ill, based on predictions of future dangerousness, in the wake of the tragic Virginia Tech shootings. Read more...


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Copycat Chaos?
E-MAIL THREATS CLOSE 5 PA. COLLEGES
(AP) - A series of e-mails threatening violence at five community college campuses forced officials to close the schools Monday for a third day of classes. Read more...


CRIMINAL LAW - ARRESTING DEVELOPMENTS:

Minding The Gaps
VIRGINIA GOVERNOR CLOSES GUN LOOPHOLE
(AP) - The governor on Monday closed the loophole in state law that allowed the Virginia Tech gunman to pass a federal background check and buy the weapons used in the massacre. Gov. Timothy M. Kaine issued an executive order requiring that a database of people banned from buying guns include anyone who is found to be dangerous and ordered to undergo involuntary mental health treatment. Read more...


LEGAL LITE:

The Real Question: Where Was It Hidden First?
WORKERS FIND COURTHOUSE TOILET CLOGGED WITH HASHISH
(AP) - Courthouse maintenance workers responding to a complaint about a clogged toilet found 14 kilograms of hashish in a pipe leading from a restroom used by prisoners, officials said Monday. Read more...