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Financial Readiness: As Critical as Fully Charged Batteries

Posted on October 30, 2007
Home is where most people feel safe and comfortable. But sometimes ? say, when a hurricane, flood, tornado, wildfire, or other disaster strikes ? it?s safest to pack up and go to another location.The Federal Trade Commission (FTC), says that when it comes to preparing for situations like weather emergencies, financial readiness is as important as a flashlight with fully charged batteries...

ABA calls for nationwide moratorium on use of the death penalty

Posted on October 30, 2007
From the Chicago Tribune: The American Bar Association, in a study to be released Monday, found so many inequities and shortfalls in a three-year study of capital punishment systems in eight states, that the group is calling for a nationwide moratorium on executions...

New CRS Reports

Posted on October 30, 2007
New Congressional Research Service Reports available for October:Mexico's Drug Cartels, October 16, 2007Intelligence Issues for Congress, October 16, 2007Iran's Activities and Influence in Iraq, October 12, 2007Burma Sanctions: Background and Options, October 10, 2007Burma-U...

"Lighten Up" with Law Humor

Posted on October 29, 2007
The Law Library has recently added to its collection, The Party of the First Part: the Curious World of Legalese by Adam Freedman. Freedman writes the "Legal Lingo" column for the New York Law Journal Magazine.In this entertaining book, Freedman demystifies legal language, exploring the origin and definition of some well known as well as more obscure terms...

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Index of Presidential Signing Statements 2001-2007

Posted on October 24, 2007
The American Constitution Society for Law and Policy has recently made available an Index of Presidential Signing Statements from 2001 to 2007. "The index, compiled by Neil Kinkopf, associate professor of law at Georgia State University College of Law and former special assistant in the Office of Legal Counsel at the Department of Justice, provides a comprehensive list of every provision of a law objected to by the White House in a signing statement, the reason for the objection, and a link to the relevant signing statement...

New federal court fees available online

Posted on October 16, 2007
New on the U.S. Courts website: Updated fee schedules for federal courts including district courts, courts of appeal, bankruptcy courts, and the U.S. Court of Federal Claims. Also included are fee schedules for electronic public access, and fees to be charged for services to be performed by the clerk of the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation...

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