News from the American Library Association: House allows warrantless wiretaps law to expire A dramatic showdown between House Republicans and Democrats February 14 has led to Congress beginning a one-week break without sending any surveillance legislation to the White House. The result is the February 16 expiration of the Protect…
Ten Top Stories: Legal Ethics New Issues for Lawyer Who ‘Worked’ 1,286 Days in One Year Feb 19, 2008, 01:07 pm CST A New York lawyer who reportedly was simultaneously listed as a full-time employee of five Long Island school districts for which he worked as legal counsel is seeing…
From the ABA Judicial Division: The ABA Judicial Division presented and received favorable press coverage of the many wonderful programs during the 2008 Midyear Meeting in Los Angeles, CA, February 6-10. You can read, listen, and/or view these programs by clicking on the links below. This information is also posted…
We have recently received information on the following recent American Bar Association Publications: ABA Standards for Criminal Justice, Third Edition: DNA Evidence “The ‘black letter’ Standards contained and discussed in this publication relate to collecting, preserving and use of DNA evidence, DNA testing, pretrial proceedings, trial, post-conviction, charging by DNA…
We just received the following announcement and thought some of you might be interested even if you are not able to participate. Calling All Library Auteurs: Library Movie Festival! Free Nylink Community Brown Bag Session Date: Thursday, February 21, 2008 Time: 11:30am – 1pm Location: Mid-Manhattan branch of NYPL Have…
Jackson, William. “Wireless Rules for Oregon Courts,” Government Computer News, (February 1, 2008). “Officials at the Oregon Judicial Department (OJD) ran into a problem several years ago when they began looking for a new home for the department’s information technology staff and equipment. ” “Managers had to figure out how…
Law Firms ‘Abysmal’ Associate Attire Leads to Fashion Counseling Jan 31, 2008, 07:05 am CST “The generational divide is playing out in law firm fashion wars, with younger lawyers favoring business casual and even yoga pants and older lawyers tending to wear more traditional business attire”…Continue reading ——————————————————————————– Pro Bono…
FEATURED STORIES: January 2008 Newsmakers of the Year 2007 and 2008 Featured Stories: Electing to Litigate Full Court Coverage December 2007 ABA Journal Blawg 100 Featured Stories: A Conspiracy of One ForeBlawggers Motormouth November 2007 Top 10 Ethics Traps Featured Stories: A Shot at the Second Amendment Beast Practices Paying…
From LexisNexis, In the Know: In an exciting move, LexisNexis has been able to work with numerous cities, municipalities, and villages to obtain the right to publish their local codes, statutes or ordinances (depending on the term that the location uses). These sources are currently scheduled for updates twice a…
From Cassidy Cataloguing Inc. “We are pleased to announce that… Cassidy Cataloguing [is offering] MARC21 records for the World Trials Library. The MARC21 records for this collection will be developed and managed wholly by Cassidy Cataloguing, who is offering the records at a one-time subscription price. A subscription will include…