Volume 20 Issue 3 September 2008 Table of Contents The Preparation of Narcissistic Witnesses Solution Focused Mediation Some Juror Rules for Determining Damages The 3 Cs in Using Visual Communication to Tell Legal Stories: Communication, Credibility, and the Central Image Using the Science of Persuasion in the Courtroom Our Favorite…
Articles Posted in Commentary and Opinion
Highlights and Lowlights of the Mozilla Firefox 3.1, Google Chrome and Microsoft Internet Explorer 8 Web Browsers
From: Government Computer News, September 19, 2008. “InfoWorld breaks down the highlightsand the lowlightsfor the Mozilla Firefox 3.1, Google Chrome and Microsoft Internet Explorer 8 Web browsers. and lowlights of each offering and where it stands as far as a full release”.
Remarks of the Democratic and Republican Nominees at the 2008 Conventions
Some of our readers have suggested it would be helpful to have copies of the full text of remarks of all four nominees at the 2008 Democratic and Republican Conventions held in late August and early September. Thanks to both the democratic and republican parties we are able to do…
2008 Republican Party Platform
Prior to the 2008 National Convention fo the Democratic Party we posted the Draft of the 2008 Platform of the Democratic Party. At that time we did not have comparable information from the Republican Party to post, even though we very much wanted to do so. To be fair and…
American Libraries Direct September 10, 2008
The e-newsletter of the American Library Association*. Critics revisit library incident that paints Palin as censor “Journalists and bloggers scrutinizing Sarah Palin’s record of public service have made national news out of a 1996 library incident in Wasilla, Alaska, where the Republican vice-presidential nominee was then mayor. The story that…
ABA Journal Weekly Newsletter September 12, 2008
Lawyer Pay Being a Lawyer and Male Makes You a Top Earner, Census Report Shows Sep 10, 2008, 06:57 am CDT “The highest earners in 2007 were men in legal occupations, who earned a median salary in 2007 of $105,233, according to a Census Bureau report. The online report (PDF)…
Documents: Takeover of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac
From: Gallerywatch.com September 9, 2008. Through our Gallerywatch Documents subscription service we are poviding the following selection of documents regarding the government takeover of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. We hope you will find them of interest: Selected Documents Additional Information: Q&A: Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, prepared by Adhip…
ABA Journal Weekly Newsletter. September 5, 2008.
September 5, 2008. Exclusive survey: Lawyers slow to hop on blogging and social networking bandwagons.* Careers Interview Mistakes Include ‘Too Much Information Syndrome’ and Bad Suits Sep 3, 2008, 07:10 am CDT “Some advice on how to avoid job search mistakes sounds like common sense: Make sure there are no…
Sarah Palin: Governor of Alaska and Senator McCain’s Choice for Vice President
This is not a political blog and we do not endorse people for office; but we do try to provide information in an impartial manner of interest to our readers. The following is a compilation of links from various sources throughout the web we have been able to identify quickly…
Lawyers: Gonzales Mishandled Classified Information
The Associated Press “Former Attorney General Alberto Gonzales mishandled highly classified notes about a secret counterterror program, says a memo by his legal team, which touches on one of the most contentious episodes of high-level infighting in the Bush administration’s war on terror. The memo acknowledges that Gonzales improperly stored…