Berkman@10 Events
The Berkman Center's 10th anniversary celebration continues apace with an exceptional lineup of events. Please join us and invite your friends, colleagues, students, and peers to learn and celebrate with us.
Tomorrow, March 14, 6:30 PM: Berkman Book Release: The OpenNet Initiative's Access Denied: The Practice and Policy of Global Internet Filtering
Monday, March 17, 12:00 PM: Berkman@10: Peter Suber on "What Can Universities Do to Promote Open Access?"read more
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Berkman Blog - March 13, 2008 Author: rtabasky Tags: Berkman@10
YouTube and the rise of geolocational filtering
From the OpenNet Initiative...
YouTomb, a project of the MIT Free Culture group that studies takedown notices by the video-sharing website YouTube, has identified a mechanism used by Google to restrict video content in specific countries. This appears to be the method YouTube is using to filter videos on behalf of governments and private actors that request it.read more
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Berkman Blog - March 13, 2008 Author: syoung
Is the Internet an Effective Tool for Political Engagement During Elections?
From the Internet & Democracy Project...
One major challenge of mature democracies such as the US is political engagement of its citizens. America has one of the lowest voter turnout rates among the developed countries. It is particularly true for the young population. But has the trend begun to change noticeably? Is the Internet a factor in all this?read more
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Berkman Blog - March 13, 2008 Author: syoung Tags: civic activity Elections Political Participation
2007 US Sentencing Commission Annual Report and Sourcebook
From the US Sentencing Commission: "The 2007 Annual Report presents an overview of major Commission activities and accomplishments for fiscal year 2007. See the Commission's 2007 Sourcebook of Federal Sentencing Statistics for descriptive figures, tables, and charts, and selected district,...
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Law Librarian Blog - March 13, 2008 Author: Joe Hodnicki Tags: Gov Docs
2008 In-House Law Departments at the Top 500 Companies
Updated for 2008 with expanded biographical data and more photos, In-House Law Departments at the Top 500 Companies (ALM: $185) includes information on: General Counsel at the Fortune 500 including contact information, biographies and photos Chief In-House Counsel in practice...
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Law Librarian Blog - March 13, 2008 Author: Joe Hodnicki Tags: New Publications
Seeking Nominations for the 2008 Spirit of Law Librarianship Award
Each year the Spirit of Law Librarianship Award Committee honors one law librarian for his or her service to the community. Please help us recognize law librarians by nominating a worthy individual who has made a meaningful contribution to a...
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Law Librarian Blog - March 13, 2008 Author: Joe Hodnicki Tags: Library Associations
Professional Reading: Rethinking Judicial Deference to Legislative Factfinding
Caitlin Bergman (CU NY Law School and Reproductive Rights Prof Blog editor) has deposited Rethinking Judicial Deference to Legislative Factfinding in SSRN. Here's the abstract for this very interesting article: It is traditionally assumed that the role of ascertaining and...
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Law Librarian Blog - March 13, 2008 Author: Joe Hodnicki Tags: Professional Readings
United Nations Data Access System (UNdata)
From the site: "The new UN data access system (UNdata) will improve the dissemination of statistics by UNSD to the widest possible audience. An easy to use data access system was developed that meets UNSD’s vision of providing an integrated...
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Law Librarian Blog - March 13, 2008 Author: Joe Hodnicki Tags: Electronic Resource Legal Research
Law Week 2008 - CBABC Call for Volunteers
Law Week 2008 is coming this April 14th to 20th, and the CBABC is calling for members to volunteer!Events are set to be held throughout British Columbia, including: "Cowichan Bay, Fort St John, Kamloops, Kelowna, Nanaimo, New Westminster, Port Coquitlam, Vancouver and Victoria."For more information on volunteering, contact information is included in this pamphlet.
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Vancouver Law Librarian Blog - March 13, 2008 Author: Steve Matthews
Federal Cases Decrease in 2007
New statistics
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novalawcity - March 13, 2008 Author: Robert Hudson
In Florida, Can Your Dog Inherit Your Estate?
Yes
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novalawcity - March 13, 2008 Author: Robert Hudson
Heat Shutoff Protection Extended to May 1
Under 220 CMR 25, utilities cannot shut off heat to certain qualified households between November 15 and March 15. But according to Utilities Advocacy for Low-Income Households in Massachusetts, this deadline is often extended without changing the regulations. "While the state law and DPU regulations set the winter moratorium period as November 15 to March 15, the DPU has frequently extended the March 15 end date to March 31, April 15, or even April 30. However, the DPU does so simply by asking the utilities to extend the moratorium, not by formally issuing any revised regulation or publishing public notice. "Good news...
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Massachusetts Law Updates - March 13, 2008 Author: Meg
