The following is a brief excerpt from President-elect Barack Obama’s letter to the people of Illinois announcing his resignation from the U.S. Senate.: “Today, I am ending one journey to begin another. After serving the people of Illinois in the United States Senate — one of the highest honors and…
November 2008 Volume 3, Issue 11 MAIN TOPIC: Internet Shopping – How to Enhance Your Security Online From the Desk of David G. Badertscher The Holidays are Approaching – Help Protect Yourself and Shop Smart! The holiday shopping season is upon us and the volume of online shopping is increasing.…
Notes from Law Technology News Online Update November 17, 2008. Cell Phones “If you use a handheld device while driving in California, Connecticut, New Jersey, New York, Puerto Rico, or Washington (state or D.C.), you are breaking the law. Utah and New Hampshire have some mention of handheld cell phone…
For the Announcement check the press release at http://www.loc.gov/today/pr/2008/08-190.html.. Questions have been raised as to how this might impact law cataloging. Here is a response from AAron Wolfe Kuperman at the Law Catagoging Section of the Library of Congress: The impact on the LAW team is limited. We are renamed…
October 28 2008 FROM THE INTRODUCTION: This Mid-Year Financial Plan (the “Mid-Year Financial Plan”) revises the State’s fiscal projections for the 2008-09 through 2011-12 fiscal years that were set forth in the First Quarterly Update to the Financial Plan (the “First Quarterly Update”) dated July 30, 2008. The revised Plan…
On Thursday November 6, 2008 the Law Library Association of Greater New York (LLAGNY) presented in conjunction with the Electronic Legal Information Access and Citation Committee of the American Association of Law Libraries (AALL) a program at the New York County Lawyers Association in New York City regarding how findings…
Top Ten Stories: Executive Branch Better Question: Who Isn’t a Lawyer on Obama’s Transition Team? Nov 5, 2008, 03:10 pm CST Election headlines this week: How an Obama Presidency May Benefit Lawyers Gay Marriage Ban Wins in Calif., Raising Doubts on 18,000 Weddings Election Law Blogger Responsible for Free Ben…
2009 LARRY J. HACKMAN RESEARCH RESIDENCY PROGRAM AT THE NEW YORK STATE ARCHIVES The New York State Archives and the Archives Partnership Trust announce the availability of awards for qualified applicants to conduct research using historical records at the New York State Archives. The Larry J. Hackman Research Residency Program…
From The 411, November 2008 (The Newsletter of the Webby Awards). This year, we have seen an even greater reliance on the Web for active involvement in the political process. With this in mind, the Webby Awards has created a special Top 10 list of political Web moments that have…
The following is posted on the November 2008 In Chambers blawg: A number of years ago when I was prosecuting in Pima County one of the deputies came back from court one day and told us he had made a motion for the trial judge to direct a verdict of…