Take a speed test: According to a recent survey by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), 4 out of 5 Americans have no idea what the speed of their Internet connection is. The Center for Technology in Government (CTG) at the University at Albany is partnering with the New York State…
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Book Review:The Conservative Assault on the Constitution
TITLE: THE CONSERVATIVE ASSAULT ON THE CONSTITUTION SUBTITLE: AUTHOR: Erwin Chemerinsky PUBLICATION DATE: October 5, 2010 PUBLISHER: Simon & Schuster PAGE COUNT: 305 pp. + index ISBN: 978-1-4165-7468-2 PRICE: $27.00 A prolific author and law school dean, Chemerinsky brings his expertise in Constitutional law to his fifth book on the…
CRS Report: U.S. Mexican Security Cooperation – the Merida Iniative and Beyond
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…
LEH Copyright, New Media Law, and E-Commerce Newsletter
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…
Digitizing the World’s Laws: Authentication and Preservation
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…
New York is Moving Forward on E-Discovery and E-Filing
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…
Findlaw Case Summaries: Criminal Law and Procedure 40
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…
Findlaw Case Summaries: Constitutional Law 37
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…
New Politics of Judicial Elections, 2000-2009: Decade of Change
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…
Network Neutrality: Some Background and Perspectives (Updated August 26, 2010)
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…