Criminal Law Library BlogPC World has named its ‘5 Sites That Will Boost Your Political Awareness.’ Included on this list are some very useful Web sites that many of you are probaly familiar with. Here is their list as posted by the American Association of Law Libraries Washington Blawg along with some helpful comments.:
Articles Posted in Commentary and Opinion
Twenty Five Important Legal Issues Every Librarian Should Research
Kelly Sonora of the bestcollegeonline blog recently sent us an article by Jessica Merritt recently posted on their site and invited us to post it here we thought our readers would be interested. We do think it will be of interest to many of our readers, particulary those law librarians who serve public patrons and appreciate the opportunity of posting it here. Because the article contains many links we will include only the first paragraph here but will provide a link to the bestcollegeonline blog so you can read the entire article:
25 Important Legal Issues Every Librarian Should Research
By Jessica Merritt
U.S. Federal Agencies Launch Digitization Guidelines Inititiative
U.S. Federal agencies join together to define digitization guidelines. For more information see the complete posting entry on the American Association of Law Libraries (AALL) Washington Blawg
CLLB Information Security Newsletter. October 2008.
October 2008
October is National Cyber Security Awareness Month Volume 1, Issue 6
Phishing – How to Avoid Getting Hooked!
ABA Criminal Justice Section News Roundup September 22-29,2008
To see the full text of the ABA Criminal Justice Section News Roundup, click on the link below:
ABA Criminal Justice Section Weekly News Roundup 09-22-29-08
U.S. Senate Passes Bailout Plan
The U.S. Senate endorsed the $700 million bailout plan by a margin of 74 to 25 in favor. Here are some of the highlights of the Senate Approved Plan as reported in the October 2, 2008 Wall Street Journal (Page A3):
“Like the deal rejected by the House, the Senate bill includes:
$700 BILLION FOR BAD ASSETS: $250 billion immediately, $100 billion on Treasury Secretary’s request $350 billion subject to congressional joint resolution.
Proposed Legislation Related to the Second Bailout Attempt in the U.S. Senate HR 1424 and 3997
From information provided by Gallerywatch.com, October 1, 2008
Regardless of the final outcome, these two documents combined should provide you a picture of the second bailout attempt scheduled in the U.S. Senate. Even if you do not see this until action has been taken, they provide some some fascinating reading for those who are interested.
CLLB Information Security Newsletter. Volume 1 Issue 5.
Volume 1 Issue 5
Personal Privacy – How to Protect Your Information
From the Desk of David Badertscher
Feature Articles from LLRX.Com, September 2008
Sabrina I. Pacifici Founder, Editor, Publisher:
**LLRX Book Review by Heather A. Phillips – We’re All Journalists Now: The Transformation of the Press and Reshaping of the Law in the Internet Age http://www.llrx.com/columns.bookreview11.htm
Heather A. Phillips highlights attorney John Gant’s contention that one’s title, income, and employer are at best side issues in determining who is a journalist in the day-to-day realities of issuing press passes as well as in larger policies such as the extension of shield laws.
Document: U.S. Department of Justice – An Investigation into the Removal of Nine U.S. Attorneys in 2007
Office of the Inspector General, September 2008.
A report of the investigation into the firfings of nine U.S. Attorneys by the Department of Justice in 2006.
An excerpt from Chapter 1 of the Report: