Occasionally we are asked by lawyers preparing briefs if we would consider posting the final product on this blog. In this instance we are posting an appellant brief for the New York Sourt of Appeals Second Circuit case United States v. Justin K. Dorvee. The brief was prepared by Paul…
September 2009 Volume 2, Issue 9 Cyber Ethics From the Desk of David Badertscher What is Cyber Ethics? Cyber ethics refers to the code of responsible behavior on the Internet. Just as we are taught to act responsibly in everyday life, with lessons such as “Don’t take what doesn’t belong…
September 7-11, 2009. To view the full-text of cases you must sign in to FindLaw.com. All summaries are produced by Findlaw. U.S. 1st Circuit Court of Appeals, September 11, 2009 US v. Bucci, No. 07-2376 Defendant’s sentence, a forfeiture order and convictions for drug trafficking and related crimes is affirmed…
September 7-11, 2009. To view the full-text of cases you must sign in to FindLaw.com. All summaries are produced by Findlaw. U.S. 1st Circuit Court of Appeals, September 11, 2009 US v. Piza-Blondet, No. 08-2263 In condemnation proceedings involving a 34 acre parcel used by the Federal Aviation Administration for…
Hearing and listening to all of the media hype of the last few days, one could be convinced that the Baucus version released a couple of days ago is the only legislation being seriously considered in the present debate. Far from it. Not only do he have at least one…
Today Sept. 16, 2009, Senator Max Baucus of Montana, the chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, released the first draft of the committee’s long awaited proposed legislation to overhaul the country’s health care system. The proposal is the result of more than a year of preparation and more than three…
Here is the companion article to “In Appreciation of Library Catalogers and Cataloging Standards” posted by me 7/23/09. At the end of that article I wrote that I had asked Joni Cassidy to consider writing an article for this blog that woud explore RDA in greater depth. Joni agreed, I…
By Brett Burney Principal Burney Consultants LLC We are proud to reprint the following article “The Emerging Field of Electronic Discovery Project Management” which first appeared as a TechnoLawyer TechnoFeature exclusive on September 1. It is being reprinted here with the written permission of both the author Brett Burney, a…
Articles from the New York Times and the Washington Post September 11, 2009 discussing memories and implications of the tragic events that occurred eight years ago on September 11, 2001: New York Times: September 11, 2009. Remembering a Future That Many Feared By N. R. KLEINFIELD Published: September 11, 2009…
Top Ten Stories for Week Ending September 11, 2009. Lawyer Pay Income Gap Shrinks as Lawyers and Other Top Earners Take Pay Hit Sep 10, 2009, 06:59 am CDT Legal Ethics Blogging Assistant PD Accused of Revealing Secrets of Little-Disguised Clients Sep 10, 2009, 08:41 am CDT Law Schools North…