Source: : Website: In Chambers…a commonplace book of interesting legal things,http://www.inchambers.us
“Arizona, like a number of states, punishes certain crimes when they are done with hate. For instance, if A, who hates homosexuals, attacks B because B is a homosexual, A may be charged with assault and punished more harshly than he would be if B were not gay.”
“Okay, now what if A attacks B and B is gay, but A did not attack for that reason? Is that attack also a hate crime?”
Index of decisions released October 4, 2007:
Decisions Released October 4, 2007
WSLL @ Your Service is the e-published Newsletter of the Wisconsin State Law Library. Among the items included in this issue are:
* What’s New: WSLL Welcomes New Part Time Staff
* This Just In…: In celebration of Professional Legal Management Week, this month’s column features new and updated materials related to Law Practice Management .
To see the entire Fall 2007 issue click “download file” below
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The October issue of Nylink’s monthly bulletin, Check It Out: What’s New at Nylink, is now available.
Check It Out complements the quarterly Nylink Connection and our monthly technical newsletter, Status Line, by focusing on timely information about products and services available to you through Nylink as well as upcoming Nylink events and happenings. Click “download file” below to access complete Newsletter.
This October 2007 Newsletter includes information regarding: Workshops, General News, Resources, Professional Organizations, and News for Educators. To see entire Newsletter click on Download File:
OCTOBER EVENTS:
Oct. 3 Corporate Representation After DOJ’s McNulty Memo, Teleconference and Live Audio Webcast
Oct. 8
Protecting library patron confidentiality: Best practices (PDF file)
Trina J. Magi writes: “Now that libraries have greater-than-ever potential for collecting and storing many types of personal data,
often in digital form, librarians must be increasingly vigilant in guarding the public trust. Fortunately, the library literature offers many concrete actions librarians can take to protect the confidentiality of library patrons.”…
The following is a list of seminars and lectures sponsored by Dominican University Graduate School of Library Science, River Forest, IL.
A Season of Engagement Dominican University Graduate School of Library and Information Science Welcome’s Library Leaders this Fall
• Monday, October 8, 2007, 4 pm Emerging Library Leaders for the 21st Century Seminar Series, Crown Library’s Springer Suites. “Managing the Virtual Library” presented by Jane Burke, Vice President, ProQuest Information and Learning; General Manager, Serial Solutions; and 2007 Dominican GSLIS Alumna of the Year.
Each quarterly issue of the Judges Journal , the official publication of the Judicial Division, American Bar Association, emphasizes a particular theme of interest and concern to the judiciary. The Summer 2007 issue, Volume 46 Number 3 is devoted primarily to matters related to domestic violence and youth at risk. The following is an overiew of the various articles and other features included. I am grateful to Steven Essig, our professional law librarian intern for special projects for his able assistance in compiling this material.
Domestic Violence and Youth at Risk
BY Steven Essig
