http://maricopacountycourt.net Fri, 12 Mar 2010 10:07:19 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Former Toyota lawyer and in house counsel Dimitrios Biller  joins Scott Drake on Speaking of Justice to outline the explosive revelations he shared with Congressional committee’s regarding Toyota’s alleged cover up of it’s sudden acceleration problems in their cars. This interview, direct with one of Toyota’s key insiders looks at ... http://maricopacountycourt.net/maricopa-county-courts/legal-news/former-toyota-lawyer-and-whistleblower-dimitrios-biller-on-sudden-acceleration-cases-and-cover-up/ East Valley TribuneArpaio, Thomas drop suit vs. county foesArizona Republic12, 2010 12:00 AM Saying that the US Department of Justice promised to review its corruption investigations into Maricopa County public officials, ...Joe Arpaio, county attorney drop lawsuit against supervisors, othersAZ Central.comMaricopa Co.'s top 2 lawmen drop racketeering caseSierra Vista Heraldall ... http://maricopacountycourt.net/maricopa-county-courts/going-to-jail/arpaio-thomas-drop-suit-vs-county-foes-arizona-republic/ East Valley TribuneJoe Arpaio, county attorney drop lawsuit against supervisors, othersAZ Central.com12, 2010 12:00 AM Saying that the US Department of Justice promised to review its corruption investigations into Maricopa County public officials, ...Maricopa Co.'s top 2 lawmen drop racketeering caseSierra Vista Heraldall 33 news articles » http://maricopacountycourt.net/maricopa-county-courts/going-to-jail/joe-arpaio-county-attorney-drop-lawsuit-against-supervisors-others-az-centralcom/ ASU report: Prescription drug abuse on riseKGUN(AP) - A recently released survey of Maricopa County jail facilities shows a pronounced increase in the use of opiates, including prescription pain killers, ...and more » http://maricopacountycourt.net/maricopa-county-courts/going-to-jail/asu-report-prescription-drug-abuse-on-rise-kgun-2/ Here's the actual research, here's a news story, and here's an excerpt from the news story: In the study, Maguire and her colleagues Martin Chadwick, Demis Hassabis, and Nikolaus Weiskopf showed 10 people each three very short films before brain... http://maricopacountycourt.net/maricopa-county-courts/maricopa-criminal-court/innovation-in-using-brain-imaging-to-assess-memories-kolber/ An eleven-year-old boy in Pennsylvania is charged with murdering his future stepmother. A judge will soon decide whether he will be tried as an adult and possibly face life in prison without the possibility of parole. (In unrelated cases, the... http://maricopacountycourt.net/maricopa-county-courts/maricopa-criminal-court/11yo-charged-with-murder-may-be-tried-as-adult-kolber/ Shani King (University of Florida College of Law) has posted "U.S. Immigration Law and the Traditional Nuclear Conception of Family: Toward a Functional Definition of Family that Protects Children's Fundamental Human Rights " (forthcoming Columbia Human Rights L. Rev.) on... http://maricopacountycourt.net/maricopa-county-courts/family-court/king-us-immigration-law-and-the-traditional-nuclear-conception-of-family-toward-a-functional-definition-of-family-that-protects-childrens-fundamental-human-rights/ The story is at FindLaw. In part: Police and prosecutors say changes would strengthen the law by defining "criminal gangs" and "criminal gang members," to broaden the types of crime considered gang activity. . . . Some of the proposed... http://maricopacountycourt.net/maricopa-county-courts/maricopa-criminal-court/criminal-prosecutors-push-for-tougher-gang-laws/ Judge rejects plea withdrawal in fatal crash before Gilbert paradeAZ Central.comManuel Contreras-Galdean, 33, is to be sentenced March 26 at Maricopa County Superior Court in downtown Phoenix in the death of Kelly Tracy, 16, of Mesa. ...Judge denies plea change for 08 fatal crash involving Highland HS student in ...Examiner.comall ... http://maricopacountycourt.net/maricopa-county-courts/going-to-jail/judge-rejects-plea-withdrawal-in-fatal-crash-before-gilbert-parade-az-centralcom/ Rachel E. Barkow (New York University - School of Law) has posted Federalism and Criminal Law: What the Feds Can Learn from the States on SSRN. Here is the abstract: Criminal law enforcement in the United States is multi-jurisdictional. Local,... http://maricopacountycourt.net/maricopa-county-courts/maricopa-criminal-court/barkow-on-federalism-and-criminal-law/