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This article looks at the recall of government papers from libraries and how the protest of librarians reversed the government's position. The controversy began after the DOJ requested through the GPO's Superintendent of Documents that five documents distributed on civil and criminal asset forfeiture procedures were to be withdrawn and destroyed immediately, as they are intended for internal use only. The documents were Civil and Criminal Forfeiture Procedure, Select Criminal Forfeiture Forms, Select Federal Asset Forfeiture Statutes, Asset forfeiture and Money Laundering Resource Directory, and Civil Asset Forfeiture Reform Act of 2000 (CAFRA). Librarians, however, launched a campaign to reverse the order and the American Library Association (ALA) submitted a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request, asking why DOJ requested that documents that have been available for as long as four years be removed. Boston Public Library president Bernie Margolis, in a statement on the ALA Council electronic list, said he had asked that the decision be reconsidered and noted that he had copied the documents for cataloging as part of BPL's collection. Though DOJ officials said that the materials were inappropriately distributed to depository libraries through an error, Superintendent of Documents Judith Russell noted that the agency determined that these materials are "not sufficiently sensitive to require removal from the depository library system."

Reports on a lawsuit filed by Coretta Scott King against Boston University for the return of the papers of the late Martin Luther King Jr. King's deposit of his papers at the university in 1968; Claim that the papers belong to King's estate, not the university; Proposal that the papers be kept at the King Center for Nonviolent Social Change in Atlanta, Georgia.

The article reports that the First Circuit Court of Appeals in Boston, Massachusetts handed down a ruling that allows the Internal Revenue Services (IRS) to access work papers of Textron Inc. It cites that the papers are created by the company while studying the tax implications of sale-in, lease-out (SILO) transactions. However, Textron refused to show the papers due to risks associated in it. Payson Peabody says that the opinion of the company reinforces the government to access the documents.

Focuses on the copyright lawsuit filed by Lotus Development Corporation against Paperback Software in Boston, Massachusetts. Interpretation on the decision of Judge Keeton on the case; Effects of the decision on the development of competitive software products; Historical background of the companies.

Reports that `Union-News' newspaper's lawsuit seeking information about a settlement between officials in Springfield, Massachusetts and a traffic accident victim has ended. Disclosure by the city of the amount of settlement that the family of Benjamin Schoolfield got from the city; Judge Peter A. Velis' ruling that the newspaper was entitled to the information.

Discusses the stand of Harvard University president Abbott Lawrence Lowell on the truth behind the alibi of Nicola Sacco in the controversial Sacco-Vanzetti case in the U.S. Contention of Sacco that he was in Boston seeking passport to Italy at the time of the murder in South Braintree, Massachusetts; Testimonies of fellow Italians Felice Guadagni and Albert Bosco on their claim that they were with Sacco in Boston at the time of the murder: Assertion of Guadagni and Bosco that they went into a banquet hosted by members of the Italian community in honor of editor James T. Williams of the "Boston Evening Transcript"; Results of the investigations suggests that Sacco was lying because Guadagni-Bosco testimonies did not coincide with the actual date of the banquet; Citation of the account of Sacco counsel William G. Thompson that the alleged banquet took place, it was just a matter of typographical error in the paper which said it otherwise; Questions regarding the basis of the court for convicting Sacco despite favorable evidences proving Sacco's innocence.

Reports on the campaign of U.S. Attorney Michael Sullivan against corruption in the drug industry. Collection of more than $2.2 billion dollars in fines to settle suits for kickbacks to doctors, overcharging, and marketing drugs for unapproved uses; Statistics on the cost of medical care fraud; Charges against TAP Pharmaceuticals, Bayer, GlaxoSmith Kline, AstraZeneca, Pfizer; Background of Sullivan and his team; Role of the public in the investigations; Whistleblower settlements; Available options for punishment. INSET: Strong Medicine.

Comments on recent political and social developments around the world. Lifting of all restrictions on emigration by Mikhail Gorbachev of the Soviet Union; Lawsuit against Tufts University by a dyslexic student on the grounds that its use of multiple choice exams constitutes discrimination against him on the basis of handicap; Trial of Winnie Mandela in South Africa; Others.

Reports on freelancers' lawsuit against the `The Boston Globe.' Proposed agreement seeking broad rights to publish their past and future material without additional payment; Dismissal of freelancers who refuse to sign the agreement; Practices of other metropolitan dailies regarding the copyright of their freelancers.

The article presents a commentary of the political developments in the U.S. and around the world. That the Hague tribunal, the Netherlands has found for America in the case of the Pious Fund is gratifying, but the favorable decision is far less welcome than the fact that this long-standing issue has been dully presented to an international court, and that the United States and Mexico have the honor of first committing a case to this permanent tribunal; It is in keeping with the solid traditions of Massachusetts law-making that a bill for the incorporation of labor unions is to be discussed at the approaching session.

The article presents response of some eminent lawyers on the article "Deception According to Law," published in the recent issue of The Nation. The article focused on the Dedham, Massachusetts-based Supreme Court's decision in the Sacco-Vanzetti case. The court held that a prosecuting officer is violating no canon of legal ethics in presenting evidence, which tends to show guilt while failing to call witnesses in whom he has no confidence, or whose testimony contradicts what he is trying to prove. The lawyers discusses the ethics behind the case that justifies a prosecutor in failing to call a witness whose testimony might defeat the plea for conviction.

Focuses on the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court case `Robinson vs. State Ballot Law Commission.' Upside-down copy of nomination papers submitted to the secretary of the Commonwealth by Jack E. Robinson; Compliance with exact copy requirements; Printing of Robinson's name as a candidate for the Republican nomination for the office of United States Senator.

The article looks at the salaries given to lawyer-plaintiffs during the 2003 Massachusetts tobacco-fee trial. On the stand the state's star witness Thomas Sobol described how his former law firm, Brown Rudnick Berlack & Israels, prepared in 1995 to sue Big Tobacco on behalf of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. The article discusses Brown Rudnick's chief of litigation, Frederick Pritzker, and master settlement agreements.

Reports on the decision of Judge Hiller Zobel to reduce the charges against Louise Woodward to manslaughter. Reactions of those involved; Woodward's release from prison; Zobel's explanation of his decision; How Woodward is viewed in England; Comments from Matthew Eappen's parents. INSET: Full of surprises..

Presents an interview with Deborah Eappen following the release of her former au pair Louise Woodward from jail, after being found guilty of second-degree murder in the death of infant Matthew Eappen in November 1997. Her feelings about the ruling; Woodward; Her future plans; Whether she wants to have more children; Her response to the negative press coverage; More.

The article deals with a lawsuit filed by Boston, Massachusetts-based department stores Filene and R. H. White against the Fashion Originators Guild of America concerning the red cards the association issued to the stores in 1936. The card indicates that the stores are not allowed to sell merchandises from the 200 dress manufacturers in the Guild. It states that the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) refused to be involved in the issue but it has requested the U.S. labor association Millinery Creators Guild to cease from such activities.

Presents letters to the editor on various political developments around the U.S. Suggestion of a mock trial of the Sacco-Varizetti case in Boston, Massachusetts; Views on the government policy with respect to sugar tariff; Information on a two day's conference on imperialism organized by Labor party members of the British House of Commons in London, England to be held on July 17 and 18, 1929.

Reports that the attorneys for Pilgrim Baxter & Associates and portfolio manager James D. McCall settled out of court in Boston, Massachusetts in 1999. Dispute over McCall's 1997 non-compete agreement with Pilgrim Baxter; Details on McCall's lawsuit against Pilgrim Baxter and its parent United Asset Management; Reason for the decision of McCall to leave Pilgrim Baxter in 1998.

The article presents information on Alnylam Pharmaceuticals Inc. which is a therapeutics company has announced the filing of a lawsuit against Tekmira Pharmaceuticals Corp. based on patent infringement in the U.S. district court of Massachusetts. The infringement was caused due to a research activity that provided lipid nanoparticle formulated small interfering ribonucleic acid (RNA) molecules to a collaborator.

Reports on a litigation in Massachusetts that concerns the patient mail program of CVS Pharmacy. Issue on the appropriateness of sending a product and disease information to a third party, such as a direct-mail company; How CVS allegedly violated patient privacy; Comments from Todd Andrews, spokesman of CVS.

The article reports on the ruling of a federal district court in Massachusetts to allow same-sex married couples to file joint returns. It notes that in Gill v. Office of Personnel Management, the judge ruled that Section 3 of the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) is unconstitutional and is in violation of the equal protection principles of the Due Process clause of the Fifth Amendment. It adds that the judge held that the denial of benefits to such couples lacks basis. The case at issue has been turned over to the Justice Department.

The article reports on the settlement of a copyright infringement suit which was filed in the U.S. District Court in Boston, Massachusetts. The lawsuit, filed by the textile manufacturer Regal Fabrics Inc., was intended for the India-based fabric mill Koba, which allegedly copied Regal's R8133 tapestry. Regal Fabrics claimed that the tapestry was sold in Shopko Stores Inc.

Reports on the patent infringement lawsuit filed by Applied Molecular Evolution (AME) against Morphosys USA Inc. in a Massachusetts district court. Ownership by AME of a license to six patents filed by Stuart Kauffman covering directed evolution technology; Aim of persuading companies using the Kauffman technology to sign license agreements.