A Report of the Violence Policy Center* authored by Senior Policy Analyst Tom Diaz Introduction Mexico is under siege, its democratic governance is at risk. This report examines the role of the U.S. civilian gun market in the drug-related violence in Mexico that is creeping northward into the United States.…
Top Ten Stories of the Week ending March 27, 2009: Law Practice Management Why WolfBlock Didn’t Merge to Survive Mar 24, 2009, 05:58 pm CDT Law Firms March Began With Mayhem, But Blistering Layoffs Pace is Slowing Mar 26, 2009, 01:34 pm CDT But not yet stopping: 125 Laid Off…
Criminal Mental Health and Disability Law, Evidence and Testimony: A Comprehensive Reference Manual for Lawyers, Judges and Criminal Justice Professionals Exaamines in detail the legal relationships that link criminal justice, mental health, and disability discrimination law. Co-sponsored by ABA Commission on Mental and Physical Disability Law and the ABA Criminal…
March, 2009 Volume 21 Issue 2 LEAD ARTICLES: Strategies for Combating Anti-Gay Sentiment in the Courtroom by Sean Overland “This article describes the extent and nature of anti-gay sentiment, how it differs from racial bias, and how attorneys and jury consultants concerned about homophobia can combat anti-gay bias in the…
The winter issue of SCCLL News has been published at: http://www.aallnet.org/sis/sccll/pdfs/news/2009winter.pdf
From: Lori Hedstrom, Marketing Manager, Librarian Relations, West a Thomson Reuters Business: Starting with the January 2009 issue (volume 10, number 1), Practice Innovations was converted to an electronic format. In part, this was done in accord with Thomson Reuters’ “going green” initiative; however, we also want to take full…
March-April 2009 Issue: The Metropolitan New York Library Council (METRO) is the largest of New York State’s nine reference and research systems, multi-type library organizations often known as “3R Cooperatives” METRO serves a region that includes the five boroughs of New York City and Westchester County. METRO has a broad…
In his memorandum of March 19, 2009 to heads of executive departments and agencies, Attorney General Holder rescinds former U.S. Attorney General John Ashcroft’s October 12, 2001 memorandum which states that records could be witheld by the Department of Justice “unless they lack a sound legal basis or present an…
Top Ten Stories of the Week ending March 20, 2009: Law Practice Management Layoff ‘Herd Mentality’ Ignores Greater Savings of Pay Cuts, Prof Says Mar 17, 2009, 08:19 am CDT Pro Bono Situations Wanted: Laid-Off Lawyers Seek Volunteer Work–and Get Rejected Mar 16, 2009, 08:42 am CDT Law Practice Management…
UPCOMING PROGRAMS: Frances FitzGerald: The Religious Right and Why it Grew Wednesday, March 18, 7:00 PM Location: South Court Auditorium Tickets: $15 general admission/$10 Library Donors and Seniors/FREE for students with valid ID. For Tickets, call 212.868.4444 Frances FitzGerald: The New Evangelicals Wednesday, March 25, 7:00 PM Location: South Court…