During the week ending April 12, 2024) we have received listings of 23U.S. Supreme Court Cases. 21 Government and Administrative Law Summaries, 14 Constitutional Law summaries, 37 Criminal Law Summaries, 1 White Collar Summary, 2 Intellectual Property case summaries. and 1 Medical Malpractice Summary. We plan is to continue posting…
During the week ending April 5, 2024) we have received listings of 22 Government and Administrative Law Summaries, 20 Constitutional Law summaries, 48 Criminal Law Summaries, 3 Intellectual Property case summaries, 1 Copyright summary, 2 Medical Malpractice Cases, 1 Internet Law case summary, and 2 White Collar Crime Case Summaries.…
Thinking back on my fifty plus years as a practicing law librarian, I have come to believe that criminal law is one of the more humanistic of legal disciplines because it can reach people at such a personal level. Paul H Robinson* and Sarah M Robinson capture this thought in…
During the week ending March 29, 2024) we have received listings of 35 Government and Administrative Law Summaries, 18 Constitutional Law summaries, 48 Criminal Law Summaries, 5 Intellectual Property case summaries, 2 Copyright summaries, 1 Medical Malpractice Case, and 1 Internet Law case summary. We plan is to continue posting…
H.R.7156, as ordered reported by the House Committee on Financial Services on February 29, 2024. CBO Summary: H.R. 7156 would expand the authority of the Secret Service to investigate financial crimes. Specifically, the bill would authorize the Secret Service to investigate the operations of unlicensed money transmitting businesses—entities that provide…
During the week ending March 22, 2024) we have received listings of 2 U.S. Supreme Court Cases. 30 Government and Administrative Law Summaries, 24 Constitutional Law summaries, 76 Criminal Law Summaries, 3 White Collar Summaries and 2 Internet Law case summaries. We plan is to continue posting opinion summaries, under…
A presentation by Chapin White, CBO’s Director of Health Analysis, at the David Rogers Health Policy Colloquium, Weill Cornell Medicine. SUMMARY: This presentation provides a brief look at Congressional Budget Office’s work related to federal spending on health care and the recent slowdown in the growth of such spending. It…
During the week ending March 15, 2024) we have received listings of 3 U.S. Supreme Court Cases. 24 Government and Administrative Law Summaries, 22 Constitutional Law summaries, 49 Criminal Law Summaries, 4 Intellectual Property case summaries, 3 Medical Malpractice Cases, and 2 Internet Law case summaries. We plan is to…
Eyewitness accounts, once considered a gold standard, have faced increasing scrutiny due to their susceptibility to memory errors and biases. Forensic evidence, while highly valuable, comes with its own set of limitations, such as the time-consuming nature of analysis and the potential for contamination. Enter the age of technology, which…
The American Bar Association Standing Committee on Ethics and Professional Responsibility released Formal Opinion 509 on Feb. 28, 2024. According to the announcement, Formal Opinion 509 provides guidance on how disqualification rules apply to both current and former government lawyers under the ABA Model Rules of Professional Conduct. “It specifically…