From: January 31, 2024 through May 3, 2024:
| Webinars, CLEs, and In-Person meetings |
| January 31-February 5, 2024 2024 ABA Midyear MeetingFebruary 13, 2024 White Collar Observations from the Other SideMarch 6-8, 2024 White Collar Crime 2024 April 11-12, 2024 May 1-3, 2024 |
A presentation by Congressional Budget Office (CBO) analysts Rebecca Heller, Shannon Mok, and James Pearce, and Census Bureau research economist Jonathan Rothbaum at the American Economic Association Annual Meeting, Committee on Economic Statistics on January 5, 2024. According to the CBO, the purpose of this presentation is to summarize preliminary work conducted by CBO and the Census Bureau as part of CBO’s ongoing efforts to increase its capacity to analyze budgetary and economic outcomes for various demographic groups.
INTRODUCTION TO PRESENTATION:
Internal Revenue Service (IRS) data provide high-quality measures of income and are useful for studying how the tax system affects households. But those
The current edition of Sci Tech e-Merging News published by the Science and Technology Section of the American Bar Association, contains announcements of upcoming events and updated research discussing issues of special interest to both members of the legal profession and others outside the legal profession who face similar concerns. These events include the following:
Open-Source Software Security: Areas of Long-Term Focus and Prioritization
Thursday, January 18, 2024 | 1:00 – 2:00 PM ET
Constitutional Policing: Striving for a More Perfect Union. Michael A. Hardy Editor
Event sponsored by the American Bar Association Legal Education Police Practices Consortium and the ABA State and Local Government Section.
Time and Date: October 4, 2023, 1:00 PM EST.
Described by ARK Group USA a primary sponsor as a highly-interactive forum connecting law firms and their clients to advance the increasingly-important dialogue on gender diversity
June 8, 2011 ~ New York, NY CLE approved in most states!
Is the “business of law” itself a detriment to the retention and succession of women leadership? Gender-based discrimination that equates to marginalized access to resources and decision-making continues to plague women in law firms. There should be far more women serving as managing partners, executive and compensation committee members and filling additional critical leadership roles than there are today. Yet with increasing frustration, we continue to bring attention to the institutional impediments to women’s success and advancement…
Richard Zorza has reminded us that the White House is conducting an event on access to Justice today with Vice President Biden as one of the featured speakers. The event started at 10:30AM. You should be able to listen in on the proceedings by clicking here. For those of us concerned with equal access to legal services, including legal information, this is an important event.
The New York Chapter of the Internet Society has just sent word that avideo of Alex Goldman’s OneWebDay talk ‘The Internet’s Three Principles” is now available..
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2akLJoA5W24
The Columbia Institute for Tele-Information (CITI) “State of Telecom” conference will be held on October 15 at the Columbia University Business School, Davis Auditorium in theShapiro Center (just behind Uris Hall). This year’s focus will be on “Matching Supply and Demand for the Next Generation of Broadband.” The conference will be a “Trans-Atlantic Dialog” co-organized with IDATE of France so the topic will be explored from a global perspective.
Details, including registration, may be found on http://www4.gsb.columbia.edu/citi/events/telecom2010
Volume 14, No. 4. September 1, 2010 ISSN 1489-954X
Published and Distributed by the Office of Lesley Ellen Harris. 2010 is the 15TH year of publication of the LEH Newsletter. All back issues are archived at http://epe.lac-bac.gc.ca/100/202/300/copyright-a/
1. Studies, Legislation and Conventions
American Bar Association Judicial Division
Can judges give testimony before a legislative body? Is it permissible for judge to participate in a family business as the company’s lawyer? Can a judge charge for giving a speech to a civic organization? What role can judges play in supporting and participating in activities that promote a culture of pro bono and access to justice within the legal profession?
Off the Bench: The Ethics of Engaging in Extrajudicial Activity While Advancing Pro Bono
Criminal Law Library Blog