Criminal Law Library BlogTop Ten Stories of the Week ending March 5, 2009:
Law Practice Management
Articles Posted in Commentary and Opinion
CBS News Show 60 Minutes to Report on Eyewitness Identification
SPECIAL BULLETIN FROM THE AMERICAN JUDICATURE SOCIETY
60 Minutes to Report on Eyewitness Identification Reform
The CBS News show, 60 Minutes will air a two-segment report on Eyewitness Identification Reform on Sunday, March 8, 2009, at 7pm EST.
American Judicature Society Cites Need for Justice Department “Rescue Plan”
From: News Release-March 3, 2009:
Des Moines, IA – March 3, 2009 – In an editorial in the January-February 2009 issue of its journal, Judicature, the American Judicature Society has called on the new administration to make the restoration and reinvigoration of the Department of Justice a major priority.
The editorial notes that the Department’s reputation for political impartiality and the morale of its personnel are at their lowest ebb since the Department’s nadir in the wake of the Watergate scandal. Recent events, the editorial says, have done serious damage to public confidence in the even-handed administration of justice.
Linkedin Recommendations: Five Ways to Make the Most of Them
BY:Lynch, C.G. CIO , February 19, 2009.
Excerpt:
“As potential employers or recruiters peruse your work experience on LinkedIn, recommendations from past and present colleagues can be one of the most helpful features to help communicate your value. Here’s five tips for doing the most good for yourself with LinkedIn recommendations.”
Internet Poised For Significant Changes in 2009 Says Dr. Vint Cerf
The Internet in 2009 is undergoing the most significant set of changes of its entire history, ccording to one of the men who helped create it, Dr. Vint Cerf. At the official opening of the Internet Society’s (ISOC) new offices in Geneva, on 26 February, Dr Cerf explained that
technical developments in the Internet’s addressing system and the introduction of internationalised domain names are significant milestones.
Such statements carry weight, coming from the man who, in 1972, was one of the inventors of the Transmission Control Protocol (TCP) and the Internet Protocol (IP), two critical technologies that remain at the heart of the Internet today. In addition to his technical
U.S. Department of Justice Releases Nine Office of Legal Counsel Memoranda and Opinions
Secret legal opinions issued by the Bush administration lawyers after the September 11, 2001 attacks were among the nine that were released and disclosed publicly by the U.S. Department of Justice on Monday March 2, 2009.
In a Department of Justice Press Release announcing this action, Eric Holder the current U.S. Attorney General is quoted as saying: “Americans deserve a government that operates with transparency and opennes…it is my goal to make OLC [Office of Legal Counsel] opinions available when possible while still protecting national security information and ensuring robust internal executive branch debate and decion-making.”
March 2, 2009 U.S. Department of Justice Press Release.
Selected Documents Regarding President Obama’s 2010 Fiscal Year Budget Submission
Yesterday President Barack Obama presented his proposed budget for fiscal year 2010. The $3.6 trillion budget as presented represents a significant change in nearly 30 years of governing philosophy. The following are links to the 134 page budget booklet and selected accompanying documents:
President Obama’s Proposed Budget for Fiscal Year 2010
Tables of Budget Line Items to Accompany President Obama’s FY 2020 Budget
ABA Journal Weekly Newsletter. February 27, 2009.
Top Ten Stories of the Week ending February 27, 2009:
Law Practice Management
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CLLB Information Security Newsletter. February 2009 Volume 2 Number 2.
February 2009 Volume 2 Number 2.
CLLB Information Security Newsletter
Monthly Cyber Security Tips NEWSLETTER
Q&A: Transcription Off Site of Court Recordings*
QUESTION:
Does anyone have any complaints about the accuracy of court transcripts prepared off-site by transcribers who were not in the court at the time of the recording?
Also, what kind of a certification and qualifications do you require for your court reporters in your area?