Legal Research

New Pew Study Analyzes Consumer Access to News

Posted on March 01, 2010
The Pew Research Center's Project for Excellence in Journalism have released a study that analyzes the way Americans get their news. Not surprisingly, Americans get their news through the Internet and cell phones more so than with printed copies of...

Section 215 One More Time

Posted on March 01, 2010
Today is the first day of the 2010 Patriot Act extensions; in particular, section 215, also known as the library provision or business records provision. Section 215 was extended another year until February 28, 2011. This section allows FBI investigators...

Are We Becoming A Society of iPhone Addicts?

Posted on March 01, 2010
"[A] survey of 200 [Stanford] students found that about a third worried about becoming iPhone addicts and more than a third heard concerns that they used their iPhones too much." Read more about it here. [BA]

Rebuilding Haiti: Organizations Like Architecture for Humanity Can Help Make This Happen

Posted on February 28, 2010
On Tuesday, January 12th, a devastating earthquake rattled the small island nation of Haiti, changing the landscape of the country forever. This tragedy has allowed national governments, charitable organizations, and average people to come together as a cohesive unit to...

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Round-up of Practitioner Blogs

Posted on February 27, 2010
California Lemon Law Lawyer Blog http://www.californialemonlawlawyerblog.com http://www.californialemonlawlawyerblog.com/index.xml Provides opinion on lemon law news, reports and matters in California. Published by Anderson, Ogilvie & Brewer, LLP. Pennsylvania Nursing Home Abuse Lawyer Blog http://www...

Great Moment in Ethics: Former Governor Rod Blagojevich to Speak at Northwestern

Posted on February 27, 2010
?There isn?t a better person out there to discuss [ethics and politics] than former Governor Rod Blagojevich,? say Dan Rockoff, vice president of Northwestern's College Democrats, the group that is sponsoring Tuesday's event. No word on Blagojevich's appearance fee...

Friday Fun: Three Cheers for Curling!

Posted on February 26, 2010
What do you mean no one cares, Mr. Letterman! I've become a big fan. I even record Olympic curling match broadcasts for later viewing. Of course, I'm 57 years old, have had rotator cuff surgery and knee surgery and am...

The Birthing of 21st Century Legal Authority

Posted on February 26, 2010
Mike Whiteman's The Death of Twentieth-Century Authority [SSRN] is one of many articles published in the last few years that ten years from now will be looked upon as capturing the issues presented during a time of substantial change in...

Do the ABA Accreditation "Student Learning Outcome" Measures Befuddle the Legal Academy?

Posted on February 26, 2010
According to Karen Sloan in her NLJ article entitled Holding schools accountable, "[t]he proposed [learning outcome accreditation] standards would help solidify a philosophical shift that is taking place throughout legal education that emphasizes the responsibility of law schools to teach...

Michigan Law Review's Call for Book Reviews

Posted on February 26, 2010
The Book Review Office of the Michigan Law Review is soliciting book reviews for the Law Review's 2011 Survey of Books related to the Law. Submission guidelines here. [JH]

Google Execs Convicted of Privacy Violations in Italy Over Video Upload

Posted on February 26, 2010
Earlier this week three Google executives were convicted in an Italian court for violating the privacy of a child with Down Syndrome when a video was uploaded in 2006 to Google Video showing him abused and beaten by other teenagers....

Filling in Huge Gaping Information Holes? WestlawNext Webinars Schedule

Posted on February 26, 2010
Because most law librarians don't waste their valuable time reading TR Legal's marketing blog, Legal Current, as a LLB PSA, TR Legal is offering four live 30-minute webinar "training sessions to present information about WestlawNext." Top 4 Things You Need...

Findings of the FCC's Broadband Adoption and Use Survey Identify Barriers and Attitudes of Non-Adopters

Posted on February 25, 2010
The FCC conducted a survey of 5,005 Americans in October and November 2009 to understand the state of broadband adoption and use, as well as barriers facing those who do not have broadband at home. The main findings reported in...

Grimmelmann on the GBS2 Fairness Hearing

Posted on February 25, 2010
Following up on Mark Giangrande's GBS2 fairness hearings post that cites to LJ's coverage (which notes, "keep watch on The Laboratorium, the blog of settlement observer and New York Law School professor James Grimmelmann, for upcoming commentary,"),you can check out...

GPO and Cornell LII Launch Pilot Project to Evaulate Conversion of CFR to XML Format

Posted on February 25, 2010
Excerpts from the press release: The U.S. Government Printing Office (GPO) and Cornell University Law School are beginning a year long pilot project to evaluate a conversion process of The Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) in XML (extensible markup language)...

Opening: Reference Librarian, New Hampshire Court System Law Library

Posted on February 25, 2010
This is a regular, full-time position working in the New Hampshire Court System, subject to the sufficient and continued funding of the Judicial Branch by the Legislature. The Reference Librarian works closely with the Law Librarian in the development, promulgation...

Three Cheers for the Lugnuts at Thomas M. Cooley Law School

Posted on February 24, 2010
"The school that?s ranked 12th by Thomas M. Cooley Law School and is considered fourth tier by everyone else" reports ATL's Elie Mystal has bought the naming rights to Oldsmobile Park, home of the Lansing Lugnuts, a Class A affiliate...

New Authoring Tool Allows Profs to Rework eTextbooks in an Interactive Teaching Environment

Posted on February 24, 2010
I imagine most profs are not completely satisfied with the casebooks, hornbooks and other secondary sources they use in their classes (unless, of course, they are using a new edition of their own work). Now they can do something about...

Eight Questions to Ask When Evaluating eBook Products and Services

Posted on February 24, 2010
EFF has published "Digital Books and Your Rights" [web page, 18-page PDF], a "checklist [that] represents the key questions that readers should ask of each new digital book product or service to evaluate whether it adequately protects their interests...

Opening: Deputy Law Library Director, Loyola Law Library, New Orleans

Posted on February 24, 2010
The Loyola University New Orleans College of Law Library invites qualified individuals to apply for the position of Deputy Law Library Director. The library collection consists of 371,000 print volumes and volume equivalents to support the curriculum and research needs...

Library Journal Covers the Google Book Settlement Hearing

Posted on February 24, 2010
One of the better roundups of what went on at the Google Book Settlement hearing is available at Library Journal. The article, The Day After the Google Hearing: Rounding Up Coverage and Statements, presents a well organized summary of what...

Google Hit With (Another) Antitrust Investigation

Posted on February 24, 2010
"Are Google search results purely algorithmic, or does the ?do no evil? empire occasionally inject editorial oversight in the name of stifling competition? According to three European companies ? one of which is owned by Microsoft ? the latter is...

Are Law Schools Gaming Their Law Review Circulation Data?

Posted on February 23, 2010
Yup, law review paid subscriptions continue their death sprial but there's no need to update the charts published last year at Twenty-Five Year Decline in Law Review Subscriptions. What's interesting in George Mason law prof Ross E. Davies' second annual...

Judicial Conference's New Model Jury Instructions Forbid Social Media Use by Jurors

Posted on February 23, 2010
The Judicial Conference has drafted new model jury instructions in which a laundry-list of social networks are added to the restrictions on juror communication: You may not communicate with anyone about the case on your cell phone, through e-mail, Blackberry,...

iAWFUL's Updated Top Ten List of Worst Proposed Internet Laws

Posted on February 23, 2010
NetChoice released its first iAWFUL list of 2010 last week. [Press Release]. The Internet Advocates? Watchlist for Ugly Laws (iAWFUL) lists the worst proposed Internet laws in America. Here's the current Top 10: Expanding rulemaking powers of the Federal Trade...

Opening: Emerging Technologies Librarian, John Marshall Law School Library (Chicago)

Posted on February 23, 2010
The John Marshall Law School Library is accepting applications for the newly created position of Emerging Technologies Librarian. This person will play an important role in leading the library with innovative, technology-based services by creating, promoting, and facilitating use of...

Some ACTA Text Leaks

Posted on February 23, 2010
The ACTA Treaty's enforcement provision has leaked to the web. ACTA is the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement negotiated in secret. The Obama administration continues to lock down the text for national security reasons, continuing that status from the Bush administration...

Reminder: Using & Searching HeinOnline's United Nations Law Collection Webinar Tomorrow

Posted on February 23, 2010
HeinOnline is conducting a webinar tomorrow at 10:00 AM and & 2:00 PM EST on its United Nations Law Collection. To register, follow the links in the Company's blog post. The webinar will cover Overview of the Publications How to...

It's Time for LAW.GOV, Part II: AALL To Aid LAW.GOV Project By Way of State Working Groups

Posted on February 22, 2010
The February 2010 issue of the AALL Newsletter announces that AALL's State Working Groups to Ensure Access to Electronic Legal Information will collaborate with the LAW.GOV project. Initially, the AALL Government Relations Office's (GRO) Jan. 4, 2010 call for law...

"LexisNexis had a challenging year:" Some Thoughts on 2009 Revenue Being Down 4% and Operating Profits Down 15%

Posted on February 22, 2010
For LexisNexis, "[t]he core law firm business was flat in the US and marginally lower internationally reflecting the downturn in the legal industry whilst US directory listings were well behind the prior year as firms cut back on directory spend....

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