EMC Corporation has sponsored a very ambitious, groundbreaking study that attempts for the first time to measure and forecast the amounts and types of digital information created and copied throughout the world, and whether it is generated by indivuals or buisnesses. The findings of this study could have significant implications…
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Recent ABA Publications September 2007
America’s Constitution: A Biography In America’s Constitution: A Biography, one of this era’s most accomplished constitutional law scholars, Akhil Reed Amar, gives the first comprehensive account of one of the world’s great political texts. Incisive, entertaining, and occasionally controversial, this “biography” of America’s framing document explains not only what the…
“Sarah’s Love” : A Lawyer-Librarian’s Novel
The New York Supreme Court Criminal Term Library has acquired many friends over the years: lawyers, librarians and other talented people who have helped us grow. Among their number is one William Stock, attorney and librarian, who did volunteer work here some years ago and still keeps in close touch.…
New Book: Sex Based Harassment: Workplace Policies for the Legal Profession
Published by the American Bar Association Product Code: 4920039 Publication Date: July 2007 ISBN: 978-1-59031-871-3 Page Count: 50 Trim Size: 6 x 9 Paperback About the Book: “Sexual harassment remains a prevalent issue in the legal profession. Such harassment has serious implications for lawyers and legal employers, resulting in emotional,…
Law, The Brain and DSM
David Badertscher Usually four times a year I make a presentation to Psychiatric Fellows associated with our forensic psychiatric clinic. In these presentations I discuss updated reference sources including databases, and review with them various searching and other techniques useful in their research. When preparing for an upcoming session I…
Internet Society: Second Annual OneWebDay Global Event
The Second Annual OneWebDay Global event of The Internet Society (ISOC) is being held this year in Israel. Here are some details: The second annual OneWebDay global event will be celebrated in Israel on Monday, October 22, 2007, and during the following week. Internet organizations from around the world and…
Legal Scholarship: It should be relevant again
The following is a brief description of an article by Aaron Tiberski that is scheduled for publication as an opinion column in the September 3, 2007 National Law Journal. “The legal academy has played a vital role in its interaction with both the bench and bar by providing lucid analysis…
History and Future of Mass Media: An Integrated Perspective
Global Media Will Grow But Become Less Powerful, New Book Predicts WSU Professor Argues that Mainstream Mass Media Are Losing Power to Specialized Media and Internet “Many global mass media corporations will continue to grow in the 21st century but will become less powerful in relative terms than their predecessors,…
New Jersey Jail Inmates Given Laptops For Their Computer Assisted Legal Research
“Bergen County, NJ, jail inmates who want to brush up on their legal defense online can do so now from their cells, a move that officials say is a first nationwide, says The Record of Hackensack, NJ. Jail officials have begun rolling out the first batch of 80 laptops –…
New York Law Journal Decisions of Interest August 17, 2007
If you are already an online subscriber to this service you should be able to click on any of the links provided below, sign in, and access any of the decisions listed which interest you. www.nylj.com APELLATE DIVISION THIRD DEPARTMENT Criminal Practice Murder Conviction Reduced to Manslaughter; Despite Recklessness Depraved…