Request for Quiche Interpreter for a Pending Case*
QUESTION:
“Good afternoon. …[our court] is trying to find a Quiche interpreter for a pending criminal case. Quiche or K’iche is a Mayan language spoken in the central highlands of Guatemala. We’ve tried courts in major metropolitan areas, NAJIT, major universities, Language Line, and even the Guatemalan embassy in Washington, DC. I noticed in a Google search that a court in Louisville, Kentucky tried to find a Quiche interpreter in 2000 — not sure if they ever found one. There are also a few appellate cases out there that talk about exhausting all efforts to find a Quiche interpreter, so I know we’re not the first court in this situation. We even tried my brother, who happens to be a theology professor at Biola University, who happens to know Bible translators in obscure South and Central American dialects, which led us to a possible translator at a university in Texas, but now that seems to be falling through. We even priced a plane ticket from Guatemala to Sioux Falls ($697, much less that I thought), but we have no contacts there and the embassy could not offer any.”
“If anyone has any leads or suggestions on a Quiche interpreter, we’d be very grateful. “
Legal Risks of Uncontrolled Email and Web Content
A paper prepared by Hillel L. Parness, Professor, Columbia University Law School and Of Counsel, Lovells (New York) for MessageLabs (http://www.messagelabs.com) ; it includes the following sections: Introduction, The Risks, Harassment, Child Pornography, Defamation, 3rd Party Intellectual Property Rights, Contract Formation, Confidentiality, Dealing With Risks, and a Summary.
Introduction “Email is critical to many businesses; its ease of use, combined with the speed and scale of distribution, make it an invaluable business tool. Today, many businesses could not function without consistent and unfettered access to the Internet.
However, these same attributes can also cause severe difficulties for employers if employees’ use of email and the Internet is not controlled adequately. This short summary considers some of the risks that employers face. It is not a comprehensive study of the topic; therefore, detailed legal advice should always be sought in specific situations.”
News Alert: New Jersey Ends Capital Punishment and Commutes All Death Sentences
From the New Jersey Law Journal December 17, 2007.
N.J. Ends Capital Punishment, Commutes All Death Sentences
Michael Booth
Draft Report of the Library of Congress Working Group on the Future of Bibliographic Control and the AALL Official Response
View Letter from the Working Group – November 30, 2007 [PDF, 41 KB]
Read Draft Final Report of the Working Group [PDF, 315 KB]
The period for public comment on the report is open until December 15, 2007. Comments can be submitted via the Web site at http://www.loc.gov/bibliographic-future/contact/. Electronic submission of comments is encouraged. Please note that public comments are a vital part of the Working Group’s deliberations and may be available for public access either online or in print.
Position Announcement: U.S. House of Representatives Manager, Library
The Legislative Resource Center of the Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives is looking for a Manager of Library Services. The individual will provide daily management, oversight and supervision of library operations and personnel. Applicants should have at least five (5) years of progressively responsible management and supervisory experience; an MLS from an accredited American Library Association (ALA)
school is preferred. Contact: Mr. Eddie Curry, Office of the Clerk,
Legislative Resource Center, B-106 Cannon House Office Building,
Synthetic DNA on the Brink of Yielding New Life Forms
Synthetic DNA on the Brink of Yielding New Life Forms
By Rick Weiss Washington Post Staff Writer
Monday, December 17, 2007; Page A01
New Jersey Law Journal Top Stories December 17, 2007
Fearing Class Action, Carrier Removes Lawyer’s Dental-Bill Suit to U.S. Court
“Given Eric Katz’s winning of a $45 million class action settlement last year from Horizon Blue Cross, including $6.5 million in legal fees, it’s not surprising the insurance company is making a mountain out of a molar”.
Death Penalty Repealer Heads For Governor’s Desk
New York Law Journal: Decisions of Interest December 17, 2007
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Chock Full O’Nuts Corp., plaintiff v. NRP LLC I, defendant-appellant
New York Law Journal: Lead Articles December 17, 2007
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Judge Clarifies Trust on Yacht Racing Rules