Volume 3 Number 4 April 2010. Cloud Computing From the Desk of David Badertscher What is Cloud Computing? Cloud computing is a growing trend in information technology as organizations look for ways to save money and add flexibility to their operations. Cloud computing, while still an evolving service, provides on-demand…
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Findlaw Caselaw Summaries: Constitutional Law. April 12 -16, 2010.
To view the full-text of cases you must sign in to FindLaw.com. All summaries are produced by Findlaw April 12 -16, 2010: U.S. 1st Circuit Court of Appeals, April 15, 2010 Foley v. Kiely , No. 09-1250 In plaintiff’s 42 U.S.C. section 1983 claim against Massachusetts State Troopers and a…
Findlaw Caselaw Summaries: Criminal Law and Procedure. April 12 -16, 2010.
To view the full-text of cases you must sign in to FindLaw.com. All summaries are produced by Findlaw April 12 -16, 2010: U.S. 1st Circuit Court of Appeals, April 14, 2010 US v. Cintron-Echautegui, No. 08-1800 In a conviction of defendant for conspiracy to distribute controlled substances, district court’s imposition…
Professor Rory Little’s Perspective: United States v. Stevens, A Case Brief
The following is presented as a service of the ABA Criminal Justice Section http://www.abanet.org/crimjust The ABA Section of Criminal Justice is pleased to provide Professor Rory Little’s Perspective, a Case Brief in U.S. v. Stevens which includes the Holding, Facts, and Analysis in the case. ——————————————————————————– FIRST AMENDMENT Statute Criminalizing…
ABA: U.S. Supreme Court Update – U.S. v. Stevens
A Service from the ABA Criminal Justice Section, http://www.abanet.org/crimjust United States v. Stevens (No. 08–769) United States Supreme Court Opinion Decided: April 20, 2010 Respondent Robert Stevens, a 68 year old author and documentary producer, owned and operated a business and associated website which sold videos of pitbull fights and…
What Should Be The Appropriate Privacy Expectations Of A Public Employee When Text Messaging On the Job?
In City of Ontario California et. al. v. Jeff Quon et. al. the U.S. Supreme Court is wrestling with the issue of whether public employees are entitled to a reasonable expectation of privacy in text messages transmitted on their workplace pages or similar devices without such messages being subject to…
What Should Be the Proper Role of Judges In Our Constitutional System?
In his provocative Opinion piece Our Fill-in-the-Blank Constitution in the April 13 New York Times, Geoffrey Stone examines this question and more. He emphasizes that contitutional law is not a mechanical exercise in just applying the law, a fact that needs always to be considered in the selection and evaluation…
Brennan Center Launches Online Book Review Website
The Brennan Center has launched an online book review site with a focus soley on books about law and policy. The site (Just Books) includes book reviews, author interviews, and recommended reading from prominent legal figures.The site was spearheaded by Susan Lehman, the director of communications and strategy at the…
Forthcoming Books About Cybercrime: To June 2010
Title: Principles of Cybercrime Author: Clough, Jonathan Publisher: Cambridge University Press ISBN or UPC: 0-521-89925-7 (Active Record) Format: Trade Cloth Date: May 2010 Price: $125.00 Market: United States Availability: Available for Order LC Class #: K5215 Dewey#: 345/.0268 ISBN 13: 978-0-521-89925-3 Synopsis: “We live in a digital age. The proliferation…
Important Changes to OCLC’s Content Services
In March 2010 OCLC announced an important change to their FirstSearch content services. According to the announcement, OCLC is transitioning out of their role as reseller of vendor-owned content. Therefore they will transfer or discontinue sale of the vendor-owned databases on FirstSearch when subscriptions have ended. According to the announcement,…