Week ending December 5, 2008 Top Ten Stories Law Firms Reed Smith Cuts 115 Support Staff, 11 Associates Dec 3, 2008, 05:19 pm CST Criminal Justice Reports: Murdered NYC Lawyer Victim of Jealous Stalker Dec 4, 2008, 10:34 am CST Careers Law Grad with LLM Lands Just One Job Interview…
The following are among the financial planning documents which have been submitted to the U.S. Congress by automakers Ford, Chrysler, and General Motors as requested: FORD: Ford Motor Company Business Plan as Submitted to the Senate Banking Committee on December 2, 2008 Ford Motor Company Business Plan Appendix as Submitted…
A Report by the Atlantic Legal Foundation. October 2008 From the Report: This report regarding the impact of the current level of compensation of the New York Judiciary on the State’s economy and business community is respectfully submitted by the Atlantic Legal Foundation. Introduction The Atlantic Legal Foundation is concerned…
November 21, 2008 Top Ten Stories: Law Firms DLA Piper Asks 275 Non-Equity Partners to Ante Up, Goes to 1-Tier Structure Nov 19, 2008, 05:15 pm CST Judiciary Discipline Body Removes Judge Halverson, Citing ‘Bizarre’ Staff Treatment Nov 18, 2008, 07:03 am CST Law Schools Author Blames Yale and ‘Having…
The Federal Register has announced the launch of a new Electronic Public Information Desk to Provide free public access to public documents.* To view these documents, go to www.federalregister.gov (link opens in a new window). See “View Documents on Public Inspection” (link opens in a new window) on the left…
“About 450 librarians and library supporters rallied against budget cuts at the New York State Capitol in Albany November 18. Gov. David Paterson has proposed $20 million in cuts to libraries, which the New York Library Association says will reduce library aid for the state’s 73 library systems to a…
The following is a brief excerpt from President-elect Barack Obama’s letter to the people of Illinois announcing his resignation from the U.S. Senate.: “Today, I am ending one journey to begin another. After serving the people of Illinois in the United States Senate — one of the highest honors and…
November 2008 Volume 3, Issue 11 MAIN TOPIC: Internet Shopping – How to Enhance Your Security Online From the Desk of David G. Badertscher The Holidays are Approaching – Help Protect Yourself and Shop Smart! The holiday shopping season is upon us and the volume of online shopping is increasing.…
Notes from Law Technology News Online Update November 17, 2008. Cell Phones “If you use a handheld device while driving in California, Connecticut, New Jersey, New York, Puerto Rico, or Washington (state or D.C.), you are breaking the law. Utah and New Hampshire have some mention of handheld cell phone…
For the Announcement check the press release at http://www.loc.gov/today/pr/2008/08-190.html.. Questions have been raised as to how this might impact law cataloging. Here is a response from AAron Wolfe Kuperman at the Law Catagoging Section of the Library of Congress: The impact on the LAW team is limited. We are renamed…