The winter issue of SCCLL News has been published at:
2009 Montana Court Order on Universal Citation
Many thanks to Kathy Carlson*, Wyoming State Library, for sending the following about the recent Montana court order on universal citation:
“I need to watch for the publication of Wyoming Rule changes in the Pacific advance sheets, today I noticed a rule change in Montana regarding the universal citation was issued on January 22nd. I went to the Montana Supreme Court website and found a copy of the order under the tab Orders if anyone is interested. The new order simplifies the pinpoint citation process [no longer a need to repeat the paragraph numbers in parallel cites”
http://fnweb1.isd.doa.state.mt.us/idmws/docContent.dll?Library=CISDOCSVR01^doaisd510&ID=003807381
West’s Pracrtice Innovations Has Gone Electronic
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 advantage of the technology offered in an electronic newsletter. Besides the obvious benefits of receiving information electronically-being able to review, sort, and save articles of interest-we also plan to enrich Practice Innovations by adding links to related information. If an article cites a law firm’s Web page, we can provide a link to the page; if an author refers to relevant information available on the Web, we can link you directly to that information.
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Law Library Association of Maryland News
March 2009 Issue
The Law Library Association of Maryland (LLAM) is a chapter of the American Association of Law Libraries (AALL):
The March 2009 issue of LLAM News is available for viewing at:
AALL: Technical Services Law Libraries Newsletter
March 2009 Volume 34 Number 3.
The March 2009 TSLL issue is published and now available for your viewing. Check out the current news.
News from the Metropolitan New York Library Council
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 and expanding array of member libraries, including law libraries, METRO provides services to its members and assists them to work together and meet the reaearch and informational needs of the people in the region; it is committed to resource sharing, library professional development, and has one of the largest and most effective library advocacy programs in the region.
Findlaw Case Summaries: Constitutional Law 10
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March 16 – 20, 2009:
U.S. 1st Circuit Court of Appeals, March 19, 2009 Levesque v. Doocy , No. 08-1814
Findlaw Case Summaries: Criminal Law and Porcedure
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March 16 – 20, 2009:
U.S. 1st Circuit Court of Appeals, March 17, 2009 US v. Vargas, No. 08-1377
From the Library Journal Academic Newswire
March 19, 2009
Intentional Upheaval: ACRL Report Says Libraries Must Turn Crisis into Opportunity
New FOIA Guidelines Issued In Memorandum By U.S. Attorney General Holder
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 unwarranted risk of adverse impact on the ability of other agencies to protect other important records” Topics included in the Attorney General Holder memorandum include: A presumption of openess; FOIA is the Responsibility of Everyone, and the importance of agencies working productively and properly.
To quote from a statement on the U.S. Department of Justice website:
“By restoring the presumption of disclosure that is at the heart of the Freedom of Information Act, we are making a critical change that will restore the public’s ability to access information in a timely manner,” said Attorney General Holder. ‘The American people have the right to information about their government’s activities, and these new guidelines will ensure they are able to obtain that information under principles of openness and transparency.’ “