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New York State Opens CitizenConnects, An Electronic Town Hall

September 27, 2011

CitizenConnects, an online town hall has been launched to encourage New Yorkers to participate in state government and share their ideas to help shape New York’s future. From Betsy Combier: If you believe this ad, I have a bridge to sell you.

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Mayor Bloomberg Has Another Problem

September 22, 2011

He seems to be angry that 1010 WINS reporter Stan Brooks asked Hizzoner about exclusive Daily News reporting that examines where Deputy Mayor Robert Steel really lives.

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Stephen Shea and His Company 2Probe LLC Earned $13,725,000 Winning Whistleblower Case Against Verizon

September 22, 2011

The whistleblower who exposed allegations that Verizon Communications bilked the federal government should not receive millions more in compensation for his assistance in the case, federal prosecutors said in court papers filed this week. Verizon earlier this year settled a whistleblower suit in Washington federal d...

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SAT Reading Scores Drop to Lowest Point in Decades

September 16, 2011

SAT reading scores for graduating high school seniors this year reached the lowest point in nearly four decades, reflecting a steady decline in performance in that subject on the college admissions test, the College Board reported Wednesday. In the Washington area, one of the nation’s leading producers of college-bo...

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US Department of Labor Finds Nutritional Beverage Company and Former CEO In Violation of Sarbanes-Oxley Act Whistleblower Protection Provisions

September 15, 2011

The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration has found Bond Laboratories Inc. and former CEO Scott Landow in violation of the whistleblower protection provisions of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act for improperly firing an employee. The company and Landow have been ordered to re-hire the employ...

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Mom’s Last Lesson by Mark S. Getzfred

September 10, 2011

My brother Larry was killed on Sept. 11, 2001....As for those questions about the direction of this country, well, perhaps a code that Larry lived by can offer, or at least a hint at, a way. As a naval officer, Larry tried to put the interests of the men and women in his command ahead of himself and his needs. The i...

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DOJ must release records about cellphone location tracking

September 8, 2011

The DOJ argued that if the records were disclosed, the ACLU might contact convicted defendants to determine whether they knew they were the targets of such tracking. However, the court stated that "the public interest in disclosure is . . . more than sufficient to tip the scales against the marginal privacy intrusio...

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The Interactive, Technology-Rich Classroom of the 21st Century and Scores That Stay Low

September 4, 2011

Since 2005, scores in reading and math have stagnated in Kyrene, Arizona, even as statewide scores have risen. To be sure, test scores can go up or down for many reasons. But to many education experts, something is not adding up — here and across the country. In a nutshell: schools are spending billions on technolog...

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Authors Of Online Comments May Remain Anonymous

August 30, 2011

Justice Barry observed that the forum provided by the Democrat & Chronicle is clearly designed to invite "readers to comment on the articles posted" on the website and that "readers are expected to give their opinions in the comments section of the online article." He said that posts in this matter, which were appar...

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Freedom of Information Law v The City of New York, New York Police Department, and Cyrus Vance, New York County District Attorney

August 26, 2011

Plaintiff alleges that on October 27, 2005, 10 police officers entered her home without a search warrant, arrested her and took her to the precinct, where she was subjected to a strip search. She was then transferred to the Manhattan Detention Complex, where she was strip-searched again and held for 30 hours.....Pla...

After Cheating Scandals Hit Several States, Anti-Teacher Union "Reformers" Are Getting a Reality Check

August 26, 2011

Recent data shows anti-union school “reformers” hoisted on their own petard. After insisting that test scores should be the chief measure of schools, a flurry of recent test results has refuted claims that non-union charter schools exceed unionized public ones

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Website Operators Found Immune Over Comments

August 21, 2011

The Court's decision is likely to limit but not eliminate future litigation against ISPs, as future cases are likely to focus on a key aspect of the Court's ruling in Shiamili: the extent to which an ISP can be considered a "content provider."

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Federal Court Judge Loretta Preska Dismisses The Class Action Against Bloomberg LLP

August 18, 2011

In a major victory for Bloomberg LLP the financial and media services giant founded by Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg, a federal judge has dismissed claims that the company engaged in a pattern of discrimination against pregnant women who took maternity leaves.

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Appellate Division, Second Department, Rules That A Genetic Mother As The Legal Mother Of Child Born To A Gestational Carrier Under A Surrogate Parenting Contract Entitled To Be On Birth Certificate

August 16, 2011

On this appeal, we are asked to determine whether a complaint which seeks a judgment (a) declaring that a genetic mother is the legal mother of a child born to a gestational carrier under a surrogate parenting contract is entitled to be named as the child's legal mother on the child's birth certificate, without requ...

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Whistleblower Robert McLean: The Great Pretender by Julia Davis

August 9, 2011

For the longest time, Robert MacLean was hailed as a national hero. He was paraded around by the Government Accountability Project (GAP) and the Project on Government Oversight (POGO) as one of the most important whistleblowers of our generation. The mainstream media published a multitude of articles about MacLean a...

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Shortchanging Cancer Patients by Ezekiel J. Emanuel

August 7, 2011

Of the 34 generic cancer drugs on the market, as of this month, 14 were in short supply. They include drugs that are the mainstay of treatment regimens used to cure leukemia, lymphoma and testicular cancer. As Dr. Michael Link, the president of the American Society of Clinical Oncology, recently told me, “If you are...

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Social Media Credential Fraud Goes Mainstream

August 6, 2011

From Betsy Combier: The slippery slope of social media marketing is still creating its own mountain of law in the United States. Some people misuse this form of networking and everyone else has to bear the consequences.

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Public Financing Supports Growth of Online Charter Schools

August 4, 2011

Linda Brown said her ninth-grade son, who is in special education, “is doing way better than he would have in public school.” But she added that for her fifth-grade daughter, “the social aspect is the thing we miss the most.” On their own, San Jose parents have organized and take turns teaching weekly art, music and...

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Tips On Turning A Summer Internship Into A Full-Time Job

August 3, 2011

During a bad economy, summer internships are more important than ever for those looking to obtain full-time employment. When the economy is weak, companies that want to hire turn to summer internships as a way to vet out potential candidates rather than having to go through the lengthy, expensive process attached t...

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Rhode Island Sets Up a Public Corruption Unit

August 2, 2011

Corruption has proven that it never sleeps in Rhode Island. We cannot continue down a path that adds to the cynicism about our elected officials. We must take action to restore public trust in our government and end the corruption that has plagued our state. Attorney General Kilmartin will permanent codification of ...

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Obama Administration Gives $79,819 To ACORN Offshoot In Apparent Violation Of ACORN Funding Ban

July 8, 2011

Judicial Watch, the public interest group that investigates and prosecutes government corruption, announced today that that the Obama Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has issued a $79,819 grant to the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now (ACORN)-offshoot Affordable Housing Centers o...

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Christopher Asch, Tenured NYC Board of Education Employee, Wins In the Supreme Court His Petition To Vacate The 3020-a Arbitration Decision

June 30, 2011

Chris, Petitioner Pro Se, is an openly gay man who was victimized by the homophopic comments of Stuyvesant High School's Isamu Fukui, a very troubled student, then sent to the famous "rubber room" to learn to regret actions that he never did, or performed just like the heterosexual librarians (asking students to be ...

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Sonny B. Southerland v City of New York Decided In Favor of Plaintiff On The Issue That ACS Worker Had No Qualified Immunity

June 15, 2011

The plaintiffs—a father and his children—bring various claims under 42 U.S.C. §1983 asserting that Woo, a children's services caseworker employed by the defendant City of New York, entered their home unlawfully and effected an unconstitutional removal of the children into state custody. The district court concluded ...

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Wall Street Executives Found Guilty of Insider Trading Crimes

June 13, 2011

Zvi Goffer, Emanuel Goffer, and Michael Kimelman have been found guilty by a jury in federal court of conspiracy and securities fraud crimes in connection with their participation in an insider trading ring comprised of Wall Street professionals and attorneys. The GOFFER brothers and KIMELMAN were convicted after a ...

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James Black, Jr., 12 Years Old, Future Youngest Chess Grandmaster Ever?

June 4, 2011

Already a rising national star at age 12, Bed-Stuy chess champ James Black Jr. wants to become the youngest American grandmaster in the game's storied history. Black led the chess team from Intermediate School 318 in Williamsburg to national championships in both the K-8 and K-9 divisions in April - and is only seve...

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Louisiana High School Senior Zack Kopplin Changes Textbook content In Louisiana To Exclude Creationism

June 3, 2011

Zack recently began an effort to repeal an atrocious stealth-creationism law in Louisiana. The law, the Louisiana Science Education Act of 2008, encourages attacks on evolution to be taught in Louisiana's public schools under the banner of critical thinking. This is the only state law of its sort in the country and,...

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New York State Opens CitizenConnects, An Electronic Town Hall

Mayor Bloomberg Has Another Problem

Stephen Shea and His Company 2Probe LLC Earned $13,725,000 Winning Whistleblower Case Against Verizon

SAT Reading Scores Drop to Lowest Point in Decades

US Department of Labor Finds Nutritional Beverage Company and Former CEO In Violation of Sarbanes-Oxley Act Whistleblower Protection Provisions

Mom’s Last Lesson by Mark S. Getzfred

DOJ must release records about cellphone location tracking

The Interactive, Technology-Rich Classroom of the 21st Century and Scores That Stay Low

Authors Of Online Comments May Remain Anonymous

Freedom of Information Law v The City of New York, New York Police Department, and Cyrus Vance, New York County District Attorney

After Cheating Scandals Hit Several States, Anti-Teacher Union "Reformers" Are Getting a Reality Check

Website Operators Found Immune Over Comments

Federal Court Judge Loretta Preska Dismisses The Class Action Against Bloomberg LLP

Appellate Division, Second Department, Rules That A Genetic Mother As The Legal Mother Of Child Born To A Gestational Carrier Under A Surrogate Parenting Contract Entitled To Be On Birth Certificate

Whistleblower Robert McLean: The Great Pretender by Julia Davis

Shortchanging Cancer Patients by Ezekiel J. Emanuel

Social Media Credential Fraud Goes Mainstream

Public Financing Supports Growth of Online Charter Schools

Tips On Turning A Summer Internship Into A Full-Time Job

Rhode Island Sets Up a Public Corruption Unit

Obama Administration Gives $79,819 To ACORN Offshoot In Apparent Violation Of ACORN Funding Ban

Christopher Asch, Tenured NYC Board of Education Employee, Wins In the Supreme Court His Petition To Vacate The 3020-a Arbitration Decision

Sonny B. Southerland v City of New York Decided In Favor of Plaintiff On The Issue That ACS Worker Had No Qualified Immunity

Wall Street Executives Found Guilty of Insider Trading Crimes

James Black, Jr., 12 Years Old, Future Youngest Chess Grandmaster Ever?

Louisiana High School Senior Zack Kopplin Changes Textbook content In Louisiana To Exclude Creationism

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