CM/ECF Pacer Access Available for 7th Circuit
CM/ECF Pacer Access is now available for the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals according to Legal Dockets Online. Along with the D.C. and Veteran Claims courts, it joins the 4th, 6th, 8th, 9th, and 10th circuit courts which already use the CM/ECF system.
What does this mean? CM/ECF makes available online court case docket sheets and filings, allows attorneys to file electronically, court clerks to enter docket entries, and enables electronic noticing.
From the US Courts Press Release:
Nationwide implementation of the federal judiciary's Case Management and Electronic Case Files (CM/ECF) system is nearly completed in the...
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WisBlawg - From the UW Law Library - April 2, 2008 Tags: Courts
Free Ink Refill at Walgreens Today
Today only, Wednesday, April 2, over 3,000 Walgreens locations nationwide are offering a free printer cartridge refill for the following printer brands: Dell, HP, Lexmark, Okidata, Primera, Sharp and Xerox.
Just bring your empty cartridge and this coupon.
Source: OnMilwaukee
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WisBlawg - From the UW Law Library - April 2, 2008 Tags: Deals
Legal Services Society of BC Adjusts Legal Aid Financial Eligibility Guidelines
The Legal Services Society of BC has adjusted its legal aid financial eligibility guidelines. For more information, please see the News Release (PDF, 1 page).
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BC Courthouse Library Society News - April 2, 2008
Court Declines to Issue Advisory Opinion as to What Actions State Must Take to Properly Preserve Documents for Potential Suit
Texas v. City of Frisco, 2008 WL 828055 (E.D. Tex. Mar. 27, 2008)
In this case, the State of Texas sought a declaratory judgment and the court's protection from a general litigation hold request, initiated by a letter sent by the City of Frisco. The letter asked the Texas Department of Transportation to generally preserve all electronic data associated with a particular highway toll project, and referred to potential litigation regarding the environmental evaluation of the toll project. The State speculated that the City would likely bring suit pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act and the Admi...
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Electronic Discovery Law - April 2, 2008 Tags: Case Summaries
Cybercrime Legislation: Country profiles
As noted on beSpacific:
The Council of Europe has prepared country profiles on cybercrime legislation including assessments of the current state of implementation of the Convention on Cybercrime under national legislation.
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BC Courthouse Library Society News - April 2, 2008
Media Re:public Forum
Last week, at USC's Annenberg School for Communication, Media Re:public brought together fellow travelers, skeptics, journalists, executives, researchers for a lively forum. On the table: the state of the field of participatory media within the overall news and information environment. With so many practitioners in the room, the forum has already been reported, summarized, and examined -- with, we hope, more commentary to follow...read more
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Berkman Blog - April 2, 2008 Author: syoung
Internet birthdays
The Berkman Center's tenth anniversary celebration, Berkman@10, continues full steam (up next: Lawrence Lessig this Friday; please join us!) and will have spanned the 2007-2008 academic year. But we're not the only organization toasting a significant birthday in '07 and '08.read more
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Berkman Blog - April 2, 2008 Author: syoung
The Great Firewall of China
The internet that foreign visitors will encounter at the Summer Olympics is not the one that the Chinese use. Article
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novalawcity - April 2, 2008 Author: Deborah McGovern
Supreme Court Justices & "Fantasy Baseball"
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novalawcity - April 2, 2008 Author: Robert Hudson
Innocence Week @ NSU Law
NSU Law is marking Innocence Week in several ways. (If you're local, you've probably noticed the flyers featuring the 215 and counting exonerated around the Law Center.)
Last night, Alan Crotzer, who was wrongfully convicted and incarcerated for 24 years, 6 months, 13 days and four hours, addressed the NSU Law community. If you missed the event or want to read about it, check out the Miami Herald article. You can also catch an excerpt from Crotzer's talk at Local 10, where it was the lead story on last night's local news.
The Florida Senate is currently considering a bill that would provide Crotzer and ot...
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novalawcity - April 2, 2008 Author: Meg Kribble
Probate Court Forms
The Probate Court has amended its Uniform Practice XXXIII to again require Financial Statements and Child Support Guidelines Worksheets be printed on colored paper. Both short and long Financial Statements should be printed on pink paper. The Child Support Guidelines Worksheets should be printed on yellow. According to their press release, "requiring that the forms be printed on colored paper will assist our staff and judges in identifying the forms in the case folder and that they remain unavailable for public inspection." The change is effective April 7, 2008.This and other Mass. court rules can be found at Mass. Rul...
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Massachusetts Law Updates - April 2, 2008 Author: Suzanne in Worcester
Diamond + Schmitt Architects to Design New Faculty of Law Building at UBC
There is a mention in Canadian Architect (March 1, 2008) that UBC has selected Toronto-based design firm Diamond + Schmitt Architects to design the new Faculty of Law building. Link to full text (see second news item)....
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Law Library Blog - April 2, 2008 Author: Elim Tags: General Announcements
Market Competition is the BestCase for Librarians
Connie Crosby has a good post up on the launch of Canada Law Book's new legal research offering BestCase. I say a 'good post' because Connie really echoes a lot of my own feelings about this new product.Despite some of the current critique, and you will remember similar comments arising when WEC produced a competitor product a few years back, Librarians are now faced with an increasingly fractured marketplace. And to be honest, I don't have a problem with that.[And before I get into this too far, full disclosure, Stem has done some work with CLB. ... Take it into consideration. I write this blog from experience, don't ...
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Vancouver Law Librarian Blog - April 2, 2008 Author: Steve Matthews
Academic Freedom in the Age of Permanent Warfare
The Frederic Ewen Academic Freedom Center at New York University's Tamiment Library is sponsoring the Academic Freedom Conference. The Conference will be held on April 3-4, 2008. Details (pdf). [JH]
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Law Librarian Blog - April 2, 2008 Author: Joe Hodnicki Tags: Meetings
US News Numerical Ranking for Tier 3 and Tier 4 Law Schools
Check out Geoffrey Rapp's post on PrawfsBlawg: US News Hacked?: Does the US News Web Site Display 3rd Tier & 4th Tier Law Schools Ranked in Order? [JH]
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Law Librarian Blog - April 2, 2008 Author: Joe Hodnicki Tags: Law School News & Views
IHE Administrators Audio Conference on Regulating Social Networking Sites
Facebook, MySpace & On-Line Communities: What Your College Must Know Tuesday, April 8, 2008, 1:00 - 2:00 PM ET Live, 60-Minute Audio Conference Online Registration | Cost: $199 From the Conference Blurb: The misuse of online social networking sites such...
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Law Librarian Blog - April 2, 2008 Author: Joe Hodnicki Tags: Information Technology
Recently Released, Keeping Out the Other: A Critical Introduction to Immigration Enforcement Today
Keeping Out the Other: A Critical Introduction to Immigration Enforcement Today Edited by David C. Brotherton and Philip Kretsedemas List Price: $74.50 Hardcover: 432 pages Publisher: Columbia University Press (March 14, 2008) ISBN-10: 0231141289 ISBN-13: 978-0231141284 Book Description: America's reputation...
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Law Librarian Blog - April 2, 2008 Author: Joe Hodnicki Tags: New Publications
Alan Holoch Memorial Grant Available for AALL Annual Meeting
The Alan Holoch Memorial Grant Committee is now taking applications for the 2008 AALL annual meeting. The Alan Holoch Memorial Grant is available to help SR-SIS members defray the cost of travel or registration for the AALL Annual Meeting in...
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Law Librarian Blog - April 2, 2008 Author: Joe Hodnicki Tags: Education & Professional Development Library Associations Meetings
Professional Reading: Fair Use v. Fair Access
I highly recommend Randal Picker's (Chicago) Fair Use v. Fair Access (SSRN). In it he makes the following four points. From the abstract: 1. The copyright act defines use rights, not access rights. That overstates slightly - especially with the...
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Law Librarian Blog - April 2, 2008 Author: Joe Hodnicki Tags: Professional Readings
Law to Prevent Behavioral Advertising on the Internet?
Law.com has the story here: Ever wonder what happens to the data generated from all that Internet surfing and all those searches conducted through search engines such as Yahoo, Google and Ask.com? Is the data destroyed after logging off? Is...
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Law Librarian Blog - April 2, 2008 Author: Joe Hodnicki Tags: Legislation in the News
