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ABA Sends Letter to Attorney General Holder Supporting Federal Trials for Guantanamo Detainees

Posted on November 25, 2009
Saying that the alternative, trials before the original military commissions, "would have failed to provide the credibility that is essential to acceptance of any final verdict", ABA President Carolyn Lamm expressed the ABA's support of the Justice Department's decision to...

Tarlton Library Joins the Blogosphere

Posted on November 25, 2009
Welcome, Tarlton Library News! This new blog, from the Tarlton Library at the University of Texas at Austin School of Law, promises commentaries on Supreme Court cases, legal research tips and legal news for Texans (and the rest of us!)

Rethinking the Law Governing the Structure and Operation of the Supreme Court

Posted on November 25, 2009
This is the name of the conference held at the George Washington Law Center on November 20. ScotusBlog has a great recap of the proceedings, and you can read many of the participants' papers at the GWU Law website.

Got a Bluebook question? Check Blue Tips!

Posted on November 24, 2009
The editors of The Bluebook provide a great FAQ page, Blue Tips. Organized by topic, the page explains puzzling questions such as "When is it OK to use the abbreviation "U.S.?", and "How do I cite an act that forms...

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It's OK to Talk About ... The Snitching Blog

Posted on November 19, 2009
The Snitching Blog was created by Alexandra Natapoff, a professor of law at Loyola Law School in Los Angeles. She wants it to be "a comprehensive resource on criminal informants ...[covering] legal developments, legislation, news stories, cultural reactions, commentary and...

Media Alerts on Federal Courts of Appeals

Posted on November 19, 2009
Media Alerts on Federal Courts of Appeals is a pilot project of the ABA Standing Committee on Federal Judicial improvements. The website currently offers summaries of noteworthy cases from the Third, Fifth and Ninth Circuits, with plans to expand coverage...

Newspaper Archive of Florida

Posted on November 06, 2009
The full-text collection of Florida newspapers hosted by UF is a rich source of articles and research, and free to the public. Newspapers.

Reaction to Berring

Posted on November 04, 2009
Some strong reaction to the Free Legal Information comments of Berring are discussed here and especially here.

YouTube Videos and Webcasts from the United Nations

Posted on November 03, 2009
The United Nations offers a channel on YouTube, "featur[ing] videos on a wide range of global topics including current news, peace and security, social and economic development, human rights and climate change." If you're a member of YouTube, you can...

Berring on Free Sources of Law

Posted on November 02, 2009

Summary of Google Books Settlement Filings To Date

Posted on September 30, 2009
Looking for a source to help you make sense of the multitude of filings related to the Google Books settlement proceedings? ARL (Association of Research Libraries) Law and Policy Fellow Brandon Butler has compiled a very helpful chart of these...

Banned Books Week 2009

Posted on September 29, 2009
This week is Banned Books Week (BBW). Started in 1982, BBW draws attention to the problem of censorship and celebrates our freedom to read. Check out the BBW website, where you can find an annotated list of the 10 most...

Dictation

Posted on September 29, 2009
Lawyers infrequently use this technique today. My first law firm job was the last place I used this, and I remember it fondly. The lost art is discussed in this article.

For those 1Ls just learning to use Wexis

Posted on September 25, 2009
Valuable instruction in constructing a subject search from David E. Mills at Courtoons

Grant to spur supercomputing network

Posted on September 25, 2009
FutureGrid is born: Grant to spur supercomputing network .

Men's and Women's Earnings by State: 2008 American Community Survey

Posted on September 23, 2009
The American Community Survey, a program of the U.S. Census Bureau, has just issued a report on the results of the 2008 survey of women's and men's earnings by state. The report "presents data on men?s and women?s earnings at...

Looking at the cost of Online Legal Research

Posted on September 23, 2009
ABA Journal reports on a survey of law firm librarians and the electronic monitoring of database usage to lower costs. ABA

Colbert's Take on Corporate Political Speech

Posted on September 19, 2009
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International Day of Peace, 21 September 2009

Posted on September 18, 2009
"On 13 June 2009, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon launched a multiplatform campaign under the slogan WMD ? We Must Disarm to mark the 100-day countdown leading up to the International Day of Peace ... The International Day of Peace, observed each...

'Climate Week NY°C' Starts September 20

Posted on September 17, 2009
From Climate Week NY°C's website: During the week of September 20th, 2009, hundreds of government and business leaders from around the world will converge upon New York City for a series of high-level meetings and events focused on the most...

Mentoring Picnic Gets Noticed

Posted on September 17, 2009
The 2009 Mentoring Picnic sponsored by the Shepard Broad Law Center Career Development office and the NSU Law Alumni Association was featured in The Florida Bar News for September 15. The picnic at the Shepard Broad Law Center brought law...

Spell Checker Poem

Posted on September 16, 2009
I have a spelling checker, It came with my pea see; It plainly marks four my revue Mistakes I cannot sea. I've run this poem threw it, I'm sure your please too no, It's letter perfect in its weight, My...

2008-2009 Public Library Funding & Technology Access Study now online

Posted on September 16, 2009
Hat tip to the FL-LIB listserv for forwarding this gem... The American Library Association (ALA) released a new report today on the technology opportunities and challenges faced by U.S. public libraries in the wake of the economic recession. "Libraries Connect...

Case Briefs online

Posted on September 16, 2009
Quimbee is amassing a case briefs database and offering money for new writers. It should be something to watch.

Corporate Man on the March

Posted on September 15, 2009
In an article in the Wall Street Journal titled The Chance for a Free Speech Do-Over, the attorney for Citizens United raises the horrifying possibility that corporations and unions could be sent to jail for five years for broadcasting candidate...

Externships have new status

Posted on September 15, 2009
Externships are rising in popularity at law schools as a way for law students of gaining experience and making connections in this difficult job market. Story

ProfHacker: Tips and Tutorials for Higher Ed

Posted on September 14, 2009
ProfHacker.com is a new online resource, edited by Jason B. Jones of Central Connecticut State University, and George H. Williams of the University of South Carolina Upstate. As their masthead explains, "Monday through Friday, ProfHacker delivers tips, tutorials, and commentary...

Would you like a little Xanax with that fill-up?

Posted on September 11, 2009
According to some court watchers, the Supreme Court appears set to unleash a massive wave of corporate political speech. In an unusual move, the court ordered a re-hearing of Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission. The case was a challenge...

That Explains a Lot!

Posted on September 11, 2009
Thanks to David E. Mills, at Courtoons

2009 Government Secrecy Report Card released

Posted on September 08, 2009
Issued annually by OpenTheGovernment.org since 2004, the Secrecy Report Card measures certain indicators related to openness and transparency in the federal government. The current report is available here.

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