California Prison Reform: Inmates, IT and Health Care Inside California prisons, substandard medical care kills one inmate every six days-treatment which, according to federal courts, amounts to cruel and unusual punishment. IT is part of the court-ordered prescription to ensure doctors do no more harm. But prisons systems are antiquated…
We are passing on the following message just recieved from the ABA Journal. The ABA Journal has been nominated for the Internet’s most prestigious honor. And we need your help to win. ABAJournal.com is one of five nominees for a Webby Award in the Law category. Described by the New…
National Library Week is being observed April 13-19, 2008 with the theme, “join the circle of knowledge @ your library.” First sponsored in 1958, National Library Week is a national observance sponsored by the American Library Association (ALA) and libraries across the country each April. It is a time to…
SIX CRITICAL STEPS TO MANAGING ELECTRONICALLY STORED INFORMATION “(Mark Diamond) – Litigation always, has been, and will continue to be, a reality of doing business. What is changing, however, is discovery and its focus on electronically stored information (often abbreviated ESI). Recent amendments to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure…
N.Y.’s Top Judge Sues Over Judicial Pay KAYE V. SILVER “N.Y. Supreme Court, N.Y. County, April 10, 2008) – Chief Court of Appeals Judge Judith Kaye sued New York officials for an increase in judicial pay for all state judges, arguing that, “while New York judicial salaries have declined 27…
Writing in the April/May 2008 issue of State Tech: Technology Insights for Leaders in State and Local Government, Michele Hope concludes by writing: “Only time and a few real-world installations will tell.” Here are some excerpts from Michele’s article: FROM THE INTRODUCTION: “The first commercial holographic storage products are slated…
Under Pressure: How Do We Keep the Courts Fair and Impartial? Tuesday, April 15, 2008 9:30 a.m. – 11:15 a.m. Presented by the Coalition for Justice Hosted by the American University Washington College of Law Washington, DC This National Issues Forum will include a lively discussion on the Separation of…
From: New York Law Journal April 10, 2008 Chief Judge Kaye Sues State to Secure Judicial Pay Hike BY: Joel Stashenko 04-11-2008 Chief Judge Judith S. Kaye today filed a lawsuit to force the state Legislature and the governor into granting state judges their first pay raise since 1999. Former…
Diamond, Mark P. “Six Critical Steps to Manageing Electronically Stored Information Under FRCP,” : Findlaw for Legal Professionals.(April 8, 2008). SIX CRITICAL STEPS TO MANAGING ELECTRONICALLY STORED INFORMATION “(Mark Diamond) – Litigation always, has been, and will continue to be, a reality of doing business. What is changing, however, is…
From: TechnoFeature: The TechnoLawyer Community, (April 8, 2008) http://www.technolawyer.com BY: David W. Mykel, M.A. INTRODUCTION Attorneys constantly search for ways to increase their efficiency, bill more hours, and make life easier. Imagine you’re working from your laptop at 35,000 feet: reviewing video deposition testimony, reading over transcripts and documents, and…