October 28 2008 FROM THE INTRODUCTION: This Mid-Year Financial Plan (the “Mid-Year Financial Plan”) revises the State’s fiscal projections for the 2008-09 through 2011-12 fiscal years that were set forth in the First Quarterly Update to the Financial Plan (the “First Quarterly Update”) dated July 30, 2008. The revised Plan…
On Thursday November 6, 2008 the Law Library Association of Greater New York (LLAGNY) presented in conjunction with the Electronic Legal Information Access and Citation Committee of the American Association of Law Libraries (AALL) a program at the New York County Lawyers Association in New York City regarding how findings…
Top Ten Stories: Executive Branch Better Question: Who Isn’t a Lawyer on Obama’s Transition Team? Nov 5, 2008, 03:10 pm CST Election headlines this week: How an Obama Presidency May Benefit Lawyers Gay Marriage Ban Wins in Calif., Raising Doubts on 18,000 Weddings Election Law Blogger Responsible for Free Ben…
2009 LARRY J. HACKMAN RESEARCH RESIDENCY PROGRAM AT THE NEW YORK STATE ARCHIVES The New York State Archives and the Archives Partnership Trust announce the availability of awards for qualified applicants to conduct research using historical records at the New York State Archives. The Larry J. Hackman Research Residency Program…
From The 411, November 2008 (The Newsletter of the Webby Awards). This year, we have seen an even greater reliance on the Web for active involvement in the political process. With this in mind, the Webby Awards has created a special Top 10 list of political Web moments that have…
The following is posted on the November 2008 In Chambers blawg: A number of years ago when I was prosecuting in Pima County one of the deputies came back from court one day and told us he had made a motion for the trial judge to direct a verdict of…
Top Ten Stories: Careers Looking for Simpler Life, Lawyer Burns Harvard Law Diploma Oct 28, 2008, 03:11 pm CDT Law Firms Thelen Leaders Seek Vote to Dissolve, Hope to Close By Dec. 1 Oct 28, 2008, 03:08 pm CDT Law Firms Chadbourne & Parke Freezes Hiring of Laterals, Nonlawyers Oct…
The e-newsletter of the American Library Association (ALA): Selected Higllights: Kareem PSA generated $900,000 in library publicity Throughout Library Card Sign-up Month in September, NBA legend Kareem Abdul-Jabbar could be seen and heard speaking out about the value of owning a library card. As honorary chair, Abdul-Jabbar donated his time…
The EDUCAUSE Center for Applied Research (ECAR) Study of Undergraduate Students and Information Technology, 2008 is available at http://net.educause.edu/ir/library/pdf/ERS0808/RS/ERS0808w.pdf. Although this study was done with undergraduate students, it provides useful information relevant to all students in all fields at both the undergraduate and graduate levels. Of particular interest to lawyers…
From: Quinlan Law Enforcement, October 23, 2008. Question: Commander Davis received a tip that Conlenzo-Huffman would be in Calvert, Texas that day driving a blue Buick Park Avenue with a missing hubcap, and that Conlenzo-Huffman would be in possession of a substantial amount of cocaine. That tip was provided by…