The background information regarding U.S. Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor at our earlier posting has been updated to include her completed questionnaire which was delivered to the Committee of the Judiciary of the U.S. Senate on Thursday June 4, 2009. For those who have not seen it, that posting which…
According to Ed O’Keefe in a June 5, 2009 Washington Post article, “Library Officials Accused of Interference”, Senator Charles E. Grassley has written a sharply worded letter to the Librarian of Congress , James H. Billington, stating “…Your office attempts to influence and/or control [the Office of Inspector General] appear…
To view the full-text of cases you must sign in to FindLaw.com. All summaries are produced by Findlaw. June 4, 2009. BANKING LAW, SECURITIES LAW Koehler v. Bank of Bermuda Ltd., No. 82 The Court of Appeals answered a certified question from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second…
To view the full-text of cases you must sign in to FindLaw.com. All summaries are produced by Findlaw. June 3-4, 2009. CIVIL PROCEDURE, EDUCATION LAW, INJURY AND TORT LAW O’Connor v. Pierson , No. 07-1758 In an action brought by a public school teacher against a school, alleging various state…
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QUESTION: Recently, Connecticut and New Jersey have sought to remove funding completely for their county and court law libraries through budget bills and separate legislative actions. Has anyone experienced this threat from their state legislature recently? SOME RESPONSES: In our state we have been given notice of a 10% cut…
To view the full-text of cases you must sign in to FindLaw.com. All summaries are produced by Findlaw. June 1-2, 2009. CRIMINAL LAW & PROCEDURE, SENTENCING US v. Timewell, No. 07-4587 Sentence for drug crimes and making false statements to federal agents is vacated and remanded where the district court…
To view the full-text of cases you must sign in to FindLaw.com. All summaries are produced by Findlaw. June 1, 2009. CIVIL PROCEDURE, INJURY AND TORT LAW, PER CURIAM, TRANSPORTATION CSX Transp., Inc. v. Hensley, No. 08-1034 In an action brought under the Federal Employers’ Liability Act, based on Plaintiff’s…
by Maureen Anderson OCLC NetLibrary eBook of the Month June 2009 AMACOM Books, 2008 Product ID: 251065 Since the Baby Boom generation, we have been raised with a sense that self-fulfillment is one of our inalienable rights-yet most of us probably do not love our work. As the longtime host…
Web based criminal justice issues cannot be addressed in a rational manner without also the establishment and ongoing maintenance of a trusted and resilient information and communications infrastructure. Realizing the paramount importance of these objectives the Obama administration has been engaging in a mumber related activities including President Obama’s recent…