Conferences, Seminars and Webinars

May 28, 2008

ABA Judicial Division: Annual Meeting Highlights

by David Badertscher

Early bird Registration: Friday, May 30, 2008, 5:00pm CDST.

Advance Registration and Housing Deadline: Tuesday, July 8, 2008, 5:00pm CDST.

Justice Center activities will take place at the Marriott Marquis Hotel unless otherwise noted.

May 23, 2008

2008 Annual Margaret Brent Women Lawyers Achievement Awards Luncheon

by David Badertscher

The ABA Comission on Women in the Profession will be holding the 18th annual Margaret Brent Awards luncheon on August 10th in New York, NY:

2008 Honorees:

Hon. Ruth Cooper Burg, Judge (Retired), Armed Services Board of Contract Appeals, Washington, DC

May 14, 2008

ABA Criminal Justice Section 2008 Spring Conference

by David Badertscher

Click here for highlights, audio and photos related to the Conference.

May 13, 2008

National Launch of Self Representation Leadership Package, September 8-10, 2008

by David Badertscher

The following e-mail was received from Richard Zorza, Access to Justice:

As many of your have heard, in September 2008, the Self-Represented Litigation Network will be launching its leadership package entitled: Court Leadership and Self-Represented Litigation Solutions for Access, Effectiveness, and Efficiency.

Following the model of last years successful judicial conference at Harvard, the launch, to be held at the Court Solutions Conference sponsored by the National Center for State Courts, held in Baltimore on September 8-10 will provide an opportunity for groups of leaders to come together and learn about, and practice the use of leadership tools for innovation for the self-represented.

May 9, 2008

AALL State-by-State Survey and Report on Authentication of Online Legal Resources

by David Badertscher

An Introduction*

David Badertscher

How trustworthy are state-level primary legal resources on the Web? The American Association of Law Libraries (AALL) published the State-by-State Report on Authentication of Online Legal Resources (Authentication Report) that answers this very important and timely question. The comprehensive report examines and draws conclusions from the results of a state survey that investigated whether government-hosted legal resources on the Web are official and capable of being considered authentic. The survey was conducted by the Access to Legal Information Committee of AALL. For a quick overview, the Authentication Report’s Executive Summary provides an excellent introduction to some of the underlying issues and facts surrounding the pressing and timely issue of the authenticity of state primary digital legal materials.

May 9, 2008

News From Region 1 of the New York State Archives

by David Badertscher

Newsletter No. 5 of 2008

2008-2009 LGRMIF Grant Applications:

I know that many of you are wondering about the status of your 2008-2009 grant application. Here is where we are now: The first step in the review process, the formal evaluation by outside reviewers and staff members, was recently completed. All reviewers had to evaluate and score each proposal assigned to them and return it to the State Archives by April 18th. This information is now being compiled and shared with the other Members of each panel. Those panels, which are organized by grant category, meet on May 14th to make final recommendations on funding to be forwarded to the Commissioner of Education, who by state law authorizes all grant awards.