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New York Senate Mobile App

Posted on June 22, 2010
A mobile app has been released by the New York State Legislature which provides access to the latest news, legislation, meeting agendas, calendars, votes and more. It's available for iPhone and Android devices. Read more here. Posed by Jon Lutz

Disconnect Between Legal and IT Getting Worse

Posted on June 18, 2010
The disconnect between IT and Legal is getting worse according to a recent survey. Here's an excerpt from Legal IT Professionals: Recommind, the leader in search-powered information risk management (IRM) software, today released results from its second annual survey that...

iPhone 4 First Take

Posted on June 08, 2010
iPhone 4 first take from cnet reviews: Even from the outside, you'll see that the iPhone 4 marks the biggest upgrade since the iPhone 3G (the 3GS didn't add much beyond a compass). The profile is thinner and you'll notice...

Google Scholar

Posted on June 02, 2010
Google Scholar now includes US Federal district, tax and bankruptcy, US State Appellate and Supreme Court cases. From the Google Scholar site: Currently, Google Scholar allows you to search and read opinions for US state appellate and supreme court cases...

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Operation of wireless microphones in the 700 MHz band prohibited after June 12, 2010

Posted on May 28, 2010
Users of wireless mics in the 700 MHz band will need to quit using them by June 12, 2010. Here's more: Certain wireless microphones have operated in frequencies that are needed for public safety. When these microphones were first designed,...

Lawyers as Peacemakers: Practicing Holistic, Problem-Solving Law

Posted on May 28, 2010
From the ABA Web Store: Law is an adversarial business--it can be difficult to find ways of successfully practicing while also providing balance and well-being to your clients and yourself. Lawyers as Peacemakers can teach you new ways of finding...

Apple Overtakes Microsoft in Market Capitalization

Posted on May 27, 2010
From Bloomberg Businessweek: By 4 p.m. New York time in Nasdaq Stock Market trading, Apple?s market value was at $222.1 billion, higher than Microsoft?s $219.2 billion. That made Apple the most valuable technology firm in the world. It?s also the...

FSU Law Professor Annino's study cited by U.S. Supreme Court

Posted on May 26, 2010
A study conducted by Florida State University College of Law Professor Paolo Annino and the school?s Public Interest Law Center was cited repeatedly by members of the United States Supreme Court in a landmark decision issued Monday, May 17. Read...

FSU Mobile Catalog

Posted on May 25, 2010
FSU's online library catalog is now mobile. Try it on your cell phone here: http://fsu.catalog.fcla.edu/fs.jsp or if your phone has a QR Code reader scan the code: Posted by Jon Lutz

Attention Florida Informational Professionals

Posted on April 20, 2010
FLawberry Camp 2010 is an unconference for law librarians and legal information professionals in Florida. It will be held Saturday, June 5, 2010 at Stetson University Tampa Law Center. An unconference agenda is flexible and participant-driven, with topics often decided...

The Constitutional issues of cloud computing

Posted on April 13, 2010
Here's an excerpt: What would the Founding Fathers think about Internet-based ?cloud? computing? Would James Madison, for example, agree with some current interpretations of the Fourth Amendment, which hold that old-fashioned letters stored in a dresser drawer enjoy stronger legal...

Is Apple launching a patent war?

Posted on March 04, 2010
Is Apple launching a patent war? Here's an excerpt from a recent article on CNN Tech: The HTC lawsuit could be the first of many as the company stakes its territory in the smartphone market. Larger manufacturers, such as Motorola,...

Lower Merion School District

Posted on February 23, 2010
You can find information on Robbins et al v. Lower Merion School District et al on the Justia.com site. Here's an excerpt: Plaintiff alleged that Defendants issued students laptop computers equipped with webcams without disclosing that Defendant School District had...

iPad name may face legal challenge

Posted on February 02, 2010
According to the New York Times the iPad name may already be owned by a company other than Apple. Here's an excerpt: Fujitsu, which applied for an iPad trademark in 2003, is claiming first dibs, setting up a fight with...

Budget of the U.S. Government

Posted on February 01, 2010
The Budget for the U.S. Government for fiscal year 2011 is available here. Posted by Jon Lutz

Inside the New Westlaw, Lexis & Bloomberg Platforms

Posted on January 25, 2010
The ABAJournal Law News Now has an article on the new Westlaw, Lexis and Bloomberg platforms. Here's an excerpt: LexisNexis also maintains its new platform will go beyond mere legal research to integrate the services of a variety of legal...

Is Your Offsite Data Safe

Posted on January 22, 2010
Does the Fourth Amendment protect data stored on remote servers? Information Week Government, reports that it might not be protected. Here's an excerpt: Americans take for granted that, except in the plots on popular television shows, the government typically cannot...

The Google Case: When Law and Ethics Collide

Posted on January 19, 2010
From The Atlantic an interesting article on Google in China. Here's an excerpt: A fundamental precept for international companies is compliance with the law of the nation in which they do business. But a recurrent dilemma is what happens when...

Court clarifies DNA review

Posted on January 12, 2010
From the SCOTUSBlog: The Supreme Court, ruling Monday on a granted case that never came up for oral argument, decided summarily that flaws in presenting DNA evidence during a criminal trial do not necessarily undermine the value of a conviction...

2009 ABA Journal Blawg 100

Posted on January 04, 2010
The 100 best Web sites by Lawyers for Lawyers, as chosen by the editors of the ABA Journal is available here. Posted by Jon Lutz

Pharos Print System

Posted on December 22, 2009
For students at FSU Law School, instructions and drivers for the Pharos Print System have been updated and now support Mac users. They are here: http://csserver10.csb.fsu.edu/new.html Posted by Jon Lutz

What the US Media Shield Bill Means for Bloggers & Citizen Journalists

Posted on December 18, 2009
From Mashable, here's an excerpt: The Free Flow of Information Act of 2009 (also known as the Media Shield Bill) recently passed the Senate Judiciary Committee, meaning that the bill has been placed on the official calendar of business and...

Suit Claims Search Engine?s ?Bing? Name Infringes Trademark

Posted on December 18, 2009
From the ABAJournal Law News Now a St. louis desing company claims in a lawsuit that Microsoft infringed it's trademark by using the name Bing. Here's an excerpt: The suit was filed in St. Louis circuit court this week by...

Free App Offers iPhone CLE Courses

Posted on December 18, 2009
The iPhone is now offering a free app for CLE courses, the ABA Journal Law News Now reports. Here's an excerpt: Lawyers looking for continuing legal education credit can download a new app that allows them to find courses, listen...

Britain Considers Changes to Deter 'Libel Tourism'

Posted on December 11, 2009
British lawmakers may make changes to 19th century libel laws that would make it less of a 'libel mecca,' reports the ABAJournal Law News Now. Here's an excerpt: One member of the House of Lords is drafting a bill that...

Obama Names First ?IP Czar?

Posted on December 04, 2009
From the ABAJournal Law News Now, Obama names first 'IP Czar,' here's an excerpt: President Barack Obama named Victoria Espinel as the first U.S. Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator on Friday. The senate confirmed Espinel late Thursday, according to the National...

News Corp Considering Blocking Google

Posted on November 24, 2009
News Corp. is considering blocking Google's search engine as reported by Bloomberg.com. Here's an excerpt: News Corp. is considering blocking Google?s search engine from displaying its news articles and is talking to Microsoft Corp. about displaying stories on its Bing...

How Google Wave is Changing the News

Posted on November 23, 2009
Mashable has an interesting article online about how Google Wave is changing the news. Here's an excerpt: Andrew Nystrom, senior producer of social media and emerging platforms at the Los Angeles Times, collaborated with social media reporter Mark Milian on...

H.R. 3590

Posted on November 19, 2009
The Senate has released its version of the health care bill titled the Patient Protection Affordable Care Act. Read it here. Posted by Jon Lutz

Finding the laws that govern us

Posted on November 17, 2009
You can now search case law on Google Scholar: Here's an excerpt from the Google announcement: Starting today, we're enabling people everywhere to find and read full text legal opinions from U.S. federal and state district, appellate and supreme courts...

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