February Content Release This month’s content release includes the following NEW content: 12 years added to the Congressional Record Bound 11 new titles added to the Law Journal Library 97 new titles added to World Trials 11 states updated in Session Laws 1 new title added to Legal Classics Click…
February 27, 2008. Supreme Court rejects wiretapping suit “The U.S. Supreme Court declined February 18 to consider whether plaintiffs who believed they had been spied on without a court order could challenge the legality of such surveillance without tangible proof-even if the proof is classified as a state secret. The…
February 29, 2008: Our Top Ten Stories of the Week Law Firms Large Law Firms Prepare for a Slower Year Feb 25, 2008, 05:51 am CST “Large law firm leaders and consultants say legal work is slowing in several segments, leading them to expect a less than stellar year in…
From Symantec Summary: Most IT professionals know or suspect that virtualization of computer systems may have an important role in their organization’s evolving infrastructure – though where and how are likely under investigation. Some organizations will decide that virtualization isn’t necessary. Others will find that they want to implement it…
ISO (International Organization for Standardization) is the world’d largest developer and publisher of international standards. Many of these standards relate to matters of interest and concern to law libraries and law librarians. Part of their process for standards development is to prepare drafts to various interested groups for comment and…
Information regarding selected publications of the American Bar Association received in February 2008: Essential Rules for the Deponent You need to prepare your client for a deposition. Preparation is the key to successfully reconstructing what did or did not happen in the case. How many rules are there for a…
From: OCLC Updates. February 26, 2008. WorldCat.org users who want to keep tabs on lists of items created by fellow users can now do so without having to return to the site: Public WorldCat lists are available as RSS feeds that can be monitored using any RSS-capable service or software.…
The American Bar Association Criminal Justice Section and The South Carolina Bar Present: Superior Direct and Cross-Examination: Demonstrations from Trial Masters of the ABA Criminal Justice Section and the S.C. Bar* 8:45 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Friday, April 4, 2008 Reception to Follow The Francis Marion Hotel Charleston, S.C. We…
News from the American Library Association: House allows warrantless wiretaps law to expire A dramatic showdown between House Republicans and Democrats February 14 has led to Congress beginning a one-week break without sending any surveillance legislation to the White House. The result is the February 16 expiration of the Protect…
Ten Top Stories: Legal Ethics New Issues for Lawyer Who ‘Worked’ 1,286 Days in One Year Feb 19, 2008, 01:07 pm CST A New York lawyer who reportedly was simultaneously listed as a full-time employee of five Long Island school districts for which he worked as legal counsel is seeing…