Want to vote for your favorite National Book Award winner? For the first time ever, the National Book Foundation is polling the reading public. Think of it as a “people’s choice” award. First, the foundation asked 140 top writers to narrow the field to just six titles. The six contenders…
Rick Snow of the National Center for State Courts (NCSC) has just announced that results of the NCSC e-filing survey conducted earlier this year are available at . Also, a brief summary of the findings is available on our Court Technology Bulletin at . He writes: “We hope you find…
Volume 2 Number 10 October 2009. Top Ten Cyber Security Tips From the Desk of David Badertscher October is Cyber Security Awareness Month – Our Shared Responsibility In recognition of the 2009 National Cyber Security Awareness Month, this edition of the newsletter is designed to provide you with the TOP…
October 20, 2009 Lexis ID and Password Required for online access: 1. People v Tavera, 1178, 2417/06, SUPREME COURT OF NEW YORK, APPELLATE DIVISION, FIRST DEPARTMENT, 2009 NY Slip Op 7337; 2009 N.Y. App. Div. LEXIS 7193, October 15, 2009, Decided, October 15, 2009, Entered, THE LEXIS PAGINATION OF THIS DOCUMENT IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE…
October 19, 2009. Source: LexisNexis Subscription required for online access: 1. The Daily Record of Rochester (Rochester, NY), October 19, 2009 Monday, COMMENTARY, 687 words, Commentary: Law schools failing their clientele, Nicole Black… aspirations to start his own criminal defense practice, but …… professional and husband of a criminal defense attorney SMungmung: “The … 2. The Daily…
On October 9, 2009 an Op-Ed article, A LIBRARY TO LAST FOREVER, by Sergey Brin, Co-Founder and President, Technology of Google Inc. was published in the New York Times.in which he discusses Google’s rationale for their book project. For the informaation I am including in this post the two final…
The ABA Justice Center is pleased to announce the hiring of Peter M. Koelling as the ABA Justice Center Director and Chief Counsel. Please click here for more detailed information.
Top Ten Stories for Week Ending October 9, 2009. Law Practice Management Some BigLaw Leaders Still Ponder: How Low Can Associate Salaries Go? Oct 6, 2009, 12:07 pm CDT Law Firms Nixon Peabody Hiring Partner: Student Recruitment Model Is ‘Antiquated’ Oct 5, 2009, 10:58 am CDT Celebrities Tom Cruise Makes…
Histories of libraries are important because they help to both validate the existence of libraries and authenticate their records of service over time. This is why we are so grateful to our colleague Julie Gick for writing and granting us permission to post her meticulously researched article, HISTORY OF THE…
BY: Alison M. Smith, Legislative Attorney, Congressional Research Service (CRS) September 14, 2009. SUMMARY OF REPORT: Some question whether the United States justice system appropriately handles juvenile offenders. Since the late 1960s, the juvenile justice system has undergone significant modifications resulting from U.S. Supreme Court decisions, changes in federal and…