Does access to social networking, video sharing, and other new media online capabilities mean wasted time, lost productivity, and possibly security concerns or are there legitimate business reasons to include them on organization web sites? Many of us are encountering these and related issues in our own organizations. Stacey Peterson,…
The following was received from the New York Law Journal. We appreciate their efforts in compiling this material: October 12, 2007 Editor’s Note: As the Law Journal receives commentary from sitting judges and members of the bar on the fallout from the lack of compromise in the state’s budget on…
Source: Washkuch, Frank Jr., “Researchers: Hackers Could Affect Presidential Election”, SC Magazine Newswire. October 9, 2007. BY Frank Washkuch Jr. Hackers could affect next year’s presidential election by using keyloggers, phishing messages or hacking, researchers said this week. Attackers could also usher in a high-tech version of voter harassment, using…
A recent paper very useful to all who are involved with the courts and the judiciary. The Abstract appears below: LAURIE L. LEVENSON Loyola Law School Los Angeles ——————————————————————————– Minnesota Law Review, Forthcoming Loyola-LA Legal Studies Paper No. 2007-30 Abstract: The American criminal courtroom is a theater where courtroom actors…
Since 2001 the American Bar Association has commissioned four surveys of the legal profession, including both members and non-members of the ABA. The most recent survey, The Pulse of the Legal Profession is reported in some detail by Stephanie Francis Ward in the October 2007 issue of the American Bar…
Source: : Website: In Chambers…a commonplace book of interesting legal things,http://www.inchambers.us “Arizona, like a number of states, punishes certain crimes when they are done with hate. For instance, if A, who hates homosexuals, attacks B because B is a homosexual, A may be charged with assault and punished more harshly…
David Badertscher Usually four times a year I make a presentation to Psychiatric Fellows associated with our forensic psychiatric clinic. In these presentations I discuss updated reference sources including databases, and review with them various searching and other techniques useful in their research. When preparing for an upcoming session I…
The following is a brief description of an article by Aaron Tiberski that is scheduled for publication as an opinion column in the September 3, 2007 National Law Journal. “The legal academy has played a vital role in its interaction with both the bench and bar by providing lucid analysis…