CRS Report No. R41349; 8/16/2010; Posted 9/7/2010 Author(s): Clare Ribando Seelke, Specialist in Latin American Affairs; Kristin M. Finklea, Analyst in Domestic Security Subject(s): Mexico; Criminal Justice; Drug Abuse No. of Pages: 35 SUMMARY: In recent years, U.S.-Mexican security cooperation has increased significantly, largely as a result of the development…
Volume 14, No. 4. September 1, 2010 ISSN 1489-954X Published and Distributed by the Office of Lesley Ellen Harris. 2010 is the 15TH year of publication of the LEH Newsletter. All back issues are archived at http://epe.lac-bac.gc.ca/100/202/300/copyright-a/ 1. Studies, Legislation and Conventions Canadian Copyright Reform Bill U.S. Exemptions from Prohibition…
BY: Claire M Germain, Edward Cornell Law Librarian and Professor of Law Cornell University and Director, Dual Degree Programs, Paris & Berlin Publishers Note: Claire Germain is interested in all aspects of legal information, from rare books to digital libraries, and often writes on these topics, most recently “Digitizing the…
In his August 31, 2010 New York Law Journal article, Court Rule Altered to Buttress E-Discovery; I-Filing Advances, Joel Stashenko discusses the amended Uniform Rules of Trial Courts of the State of New York as an effort to insure that lawyers keep “up to speed” regarding their clients’ records at…
To view the full-text of cases you must sign in to FindLaw.com. All summaries are produced by Findlaw August 16-20, 2010. United States First Circuit, 08/17/2010 US v. Donath Defendant’s appeal of his conviction for his participation in a conspiracy to distribute cocaine and other drugs and a below-guidelines sentence…
To view the full-text of cases you must sign in to FindLaw.com. All summaries are produced by Findlaw August 16-20, 2010. United States Third Circuit, 08/18/2010 McCauley v. Univ. of the Virgin Islands In plaintiff’s 42 U.S.C. section 1983 suit against a university, its president and two other individuals arising…
A new study of judicial independence from the Brennan Center for Justice at the New York University Law School Authored by James Sample, Adam Skaggs, Jonathan Blitzer, Linda Casey Edited by Charles Hall Foreword by Retired Justice Sandra Day O’Connor August 16, 2010. This Report has been out less than…
David Badertscher Introduction In an August 6, 2010 posting on the AALL Washington Blawg, “As Talks Break Down, What is Next for Neutrality”, Emily Feldman discussed the implication of talks on network neutrality between the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and stakeholders of network neutrality falling apart, or at least being…
TITLE: JUSTICE BRENNAN SUBTITLE: Liberal Champion AUTHORS: Seth Stern & Stephen Wermiel PUBLICATION DATE: October 4, 2010 PUBLISHER: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt PAGE COUNT: 688 pp. ISBN: 978-0-547-14625-7 (Paper) PRICE: $35.00 Stern, a reporter for CQ, and Wermiel, a law professor and former WSJ reporter, team up to chronicle the career…
Volume 3 Number 7 July 2010 July 2010 PROTECTING DATA CONTAINED IN COPIERS AND PRINTERS From the Desk of David Badertscher What kind of data can be stored in copiers and printers? You are probably familiar with many of the standard best practices for safeguarding your data, such as avoid…