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Presidential Papers & Irony...Together at last!

Posted on January 29, 2009
Hat tip to Jim Suhr, Associated Press Writer... Ulysses Grant's Papers Move to Mississippi School. FYI -- The article is accompanied by pictures of groovy stuff like an original document from the Japanese consulate to Grant welcoming him to their...

Presidential Papers & Irony...Together at last!

Posted on January 28, 2009
Hat tip to Jim Suhr, Associated Press Writer... Ulysses Grant's Papers Move to Mississippi School. FYI -- The article is accompanied by pictures of groovy stuff like a welcoming document from the Japanese consulate to Grant welcoming him to their...

Taco Bell's Continuing Chihuahua Litigation

Posted on January 27, 2009
The law suits from the Taco Bell ad campaign featuring a Chihuahua have resulted in millions of dollars in liability for the fast food giant. More

United Nations introduces Global Search

Posted on January 23, 2009
This new UN website allows for keyword searching across several types of documents including Yearbooks, summaries of ICJ judgments, and other material. First impression is that it is much easier for this type of searching than other UN search engines...

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Congratulations, America. Congratulations, Mr. President.

Posted on January 23, 2009

Word of the Day: Herdict

Posted on January 23, 2009
Public Knowledge's Mehan Jayasuriya reports that Harvard's Berkman Center for Internet and Society has developed Herdict Web, a new tool that will allow users to map web filtering around the world. Read his discussion here. Where did the name for...

RIP COPA : Supreme Court Declines to Hear Appeal

Posted on January 22, 2009
By denying certiorari to the government's appeal in Mukasey v. American Civil Liberties Union, et al. (08-565), the Supreme Court on Wednesday allowed to stand the 3rd Circuit's ruling that 47 U.S.C. §231, the Child Online Protection Act (COPA), is...

Lessig/ Colbert Remix Redux

Posted on January 22, 2009
Fresh from Lawrence Lessig's blog -- Stephen Colbert's response to the remixes of his interview with Lessig. Loyal readers (yeah, you know who you are!) will remember recent posts on Lessig/ Colbert. See: 1/9/09 and 1/20/09.

Obama Overturns Executive Order 13233

Posted on January 21, 2009
From today's Chronicle of Higher Education -- See article (subscription required) "In one of his first official acts as president, Barack Obama has overturned a controversial executive order in which former President George W. Bush limited public access to presidential...

In Case You Feel Like Visiting Your Money

Posted on January 21, 2009
Pro Publica has created a map detailing which financial institutions have received TARP funds. First Southern Bank, in Boca Raton, is definitely close enough for a day trip. Hat tip to Et Seq.

Presidential Agendas Posted

Posted on January 21, 2009
The Obama Administration has posted its agenda on 24 separate pressing issues at White House.gov . These agendas include action plans on the economy, homeland security, education, civil rights, and energy and the environment. In contrast to the soothing, undemanding...

Westlaw Watch

Posted on January 21, 2009
This Westlaw tool offers a streamlined process for monitoring legal, news, and business information by having it sent to individuals or groups using email or RSS. Alerts are easier to set up and modify using Westlaw Watch than within the...

Lessig/ Colbert Interview Remixed

Posted on January 20, 2009
Hey, hip kids! Now that y'all are done watching the 44th Presidential Inauguration, dig these remixes of the Lessig/ Colbert interview that yours truly blogged about on January 9th. "Remixing is okay...the tractor belongs to everybody."

Presidential Inaugural Committee

Posted on January 20, 2009
The PIC website details the extensive work that made the inauguration today possible. The committee's blog, plans, an inaugural store selling collectibles, and live streaming coverage of the event starting at 11 are worth exploring.

"Hear ye! Hear ye! This court is now online!"

Posted on January 15, 2009
C/o Wired.com... In Internet First, RIAA File Sharing Hearing to Be Webcast

When Senators Sing...

Posted on January 15, 2009
Never make a sports bet with Florida Sen. Bill Nelson or you might end up karaoke-ing if you lose. See: Coburn Sings 'Rocket Man' for Nelson, c.f. hilarious. I still think William Shatner's version is better, cigarette and all. Ah,...

Immigration Cases and Federal Courts

Posted on January 13, 2009
Immigration actions now represent half of the prosecutions in Federal Court. More

Library Budgets in the Time Of Recession

Posted on January 12, 2009
The January 2009 issue of Library Journal contains a nuts and bolts look at the potential impact of the deepening recession on U.S. libraries. In "Adjustment Time" (pp. 32-34), Norman Oder describes existing budget trends based on the most recent...

Lawrence Lessig Appears on The Colbert Report

Posted on January 09, 2009
Sometimes relationships can be really difficult. I was reminded of this fact last night upon realizing that I am probably the only person in the entire state of Florida uninterested in watching the Florida Gators beat the Oklahoma Sooners (24-14)...

Immense, Swollen Financial Industry Attempting to Wrest More Bail-out Money from Congress

Posted on January 09, 2009
Oh, no, sorry, my mistake. That's a giant Humboldt squid attacking an ROV, or remotely operated vehicle. Very different, in that the squid eventually gave up and went away.

New Study Asserts Laptops in Law Schools increase Student Engagement

Posted on January 08, 2009
The Law School Survey of Student Engagement reports a finding of a high correlation between laptop use by law students in class and student engagement. The National Law Journal has more.

You'll Never Download in this Town Again

Posted on January 07, 2009
In a blow to full employment for copyright lawyers, the RIAA has decided to stop suing those who download pirated music. However, in a move likely to prove nearly as painful to hardened copyright infringers, the new policy will be...

Welcome to 2009 and the 111th Congress

Posted on January 06, 2009
New members of the 111th Congress will be sworn in at Noon (EST) today. Tune in to C-SPAN to watch the fun and games live! Bonus footage includes Senator-elect Al Franken's (D-MN) comments regarding his narrow win over incumbent Norm...

Best Interests of the Child

Posted on January 06, 2009
Before the November elections, Florida was the only state with a statute forbidding an otherwise eligible person from adopting if that person was a homosexual Fla. Stat. 63.042(3) (2008). This despite the fact that Fla. Stat. 63.022(2) (2008) clearly states...

SCOTUSBlog Analyzes Senate's Power to Block Burris Appointment

Posted on January 05, 2009
Wondering about the legal precedents in the question of seating the recently appointed junior senator from Illinois Roland Burris? SCOTUSBlog has posted an analysis of the main precedent, Powell v. McCormack (395 U.S. 486)

Friend or Foe? On Facebook, It?s Not So Clear

Posted on December 17, 2008
An Australian court has ruled that a mortgage lender may serve a foreclosure notice via Facebook. See Aussie court OKs using Facebook for serving lien. Efforts at contacting the homeowners had failed until the attorney for the lender was able...

Friend or Foe? On Facebook, It???s Not So Clear

Posted on December 17, 2008
An Australian court has ruled that a mortgage lender may serve a foreclosure notice via Facebook. See Aussie court OKs using Facebook for serving lien. Efforts at contacting the homeowners had failed until the attorney for the lender was able...

ABA Weighs in with Social Networking Site

Posted on December 16, 2008
Did you feel that? That feeling as though the earth had wobbled on its axis? That was the ABA, starting its own social networking site. Called Legally Minded , this giant site is content-heavy, feeding in lots of information from...

The Onion Announces Massive Recall of Lawyers

Posted on December 12, 2008
Thanks to alert Novalawcity blogger Rob Hudson for bringing this shocking news to our attention.

No revenue...shall be taken

Posted on December 12, 2008
Article I, Section 3 of the Florida Constitution provides, in a section significantly titled Religious freedom: "No revenue of the state or any political subdivision or agency thereof shall ever be taken from the public treasury directly or indirectly in...

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