The Sedona Conference® Commentary on ESI Evidence & Admissibility
March 2008Available for free download here.From the Introduction:During the last decade, culminating with the adoption of significant amendments to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure (“FRCP”) on December 1, 2006, the legal community has expended significant energy and focus on electronic data. A main focus has been on whether and under what circumstances a litigant must provide such data – known more formally as electronically stored information or “ESI” – to an adverse party.
While there are still significant issues to resolve with the amended FRCP and electronic discovery,...
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Electronic Discovery Law - April 7, 2008 Tags: Resources
The Future of the Internet--And How to Stop It
Berkman co-founder and faculty co-director Jonathan Zittrain's new book, The Future of the Internet--And How to Stop It, is in stock at Amazon, and Jonathan has been out speaking and writing about the book's central arguments.
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Berkman Blog - April 7, 2008 Author: syoung Tags: Berkman@10
Financial Action Task Force Report on Canada
According to The Law Society (of England and Wales), the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) has found Canada's anti-money laundering and terrorist financing standards to be 'insufficient to meet FATF recommendations'. For more information, please read the FATF executive summary (PDF, 22 pages), full report (PDF, 311 pages) and annexes (PDF, 184 pages).
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BC Courthouse Library Society News - April 7, 2008
Index to Foreign Legal Periodicals Available For Free in April
As noted on Library Boy:
Database provider OVID is providing free (registration required) access to the Index to Foreign Legal Periodicals during the month of April. The Index is a multilingual bibliographic index to articles and book reviews from 540 legal journals published worldwide.
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BC Courthouse Library Society News - April 7, 2008
Law Day Open Houses in Communities across B.C.
In celebration of Law Week 2008, a number of Law Day open houses will be held in communities across B.C. Visitors are invited to view mock trials, attend free law classes and citizenship ceremonies. The Canadian Bar Association B.C. Branch will also hold its province-wide "Dial-a-Lawyer" program on April 19th from 10 am to 2 pm. This program offers members of the public an opportunity to call to discuss a legal problem with a lawyer for up to 15 minutes.
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BC Courthouse Library Society News - April 7, 2008
PRX's BallotVox and Campaign Audio
A fantastic issue to have to address -- it can be easy sometimes to get lost online in the swarm of opinions about the 2008 US elections. Outgrowths of the Public Radio Exchange, BallotVox and Campaign Audio are working to point us all in the direction of independent and engaging citizen media centered on the issues, candidates, and on-the-ground implications of this year's election cycle.read more
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Berkman Blog - April 7, 2008 Author: rtabasky
Newseum To Open in D.C.
I don't know if it's the caffeine coursing through my veins, the sheer giddiness of having a comp day, or the absolute pleasure of getting to watch Washington Journal feature the Newseum on today's broadcast...but I am having a totes awesome day so far! :)
Due to open on April 11th in D.C., the Newseum houses an extensive collection of historical media data spanning several decades. Numerous photographs, film reels, newsprint, and miscellanous realia vividly depict a wide array of press stories regarding key events in U.S. history and their impact on its citizens. The organization's web site offers a...
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novalawcity - April 7, 2008 Author: Amber Tan
Are most felony pro se defendants ill-served by the decision to self-represent?
From the SSRN Abstract: "Somewhat surprisingly, the evidence establishes that pro se felony defendants in state court do just as well as represented felony defendants, and the vast majority of pro se felony defendants - nearly 80% - displayed no signs of mental illness." Article
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novalawcity - April 7, 2008 Author: Robert Hudson
Red, White and Blog
Check out Obama Blog, BlogHillary and the McCain Blog . Which candidate (or rather, candidate's staff) has best mastered the fine art of blogging?
Hat tip: Law Librarian Blog
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novalawcity - April 7, 2008 Author: Deborah McGovern
Florida food and lodging inspection reports
Courtesy of State Agency Database Highlights, here's a useful site to check before you travel around Florida. The Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation has a database of Florida food and lodging inspection records that is searchable by name, license number, and city or county.
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novalawcity - April 7, 2008 Author: Meg Kribble
Toddlers can no longer marry in Arkansas, or the importance of proof reading
Yahoo reports that because of an extraneous "not" that no one noticed when the Arkansas legislative session ended last year, the state accidentally removed the minimum age requirement for marriage, which meant that any children under the age of 18 could marry with parental permission. The state had intended to adjust the marriage age requirement and make it 18 for all, but last week they took advantage of a special session to simply return the requirement to what it was before the mistake (17 for boys and 16 for girls).
Rep. Will Bond, who sponsored the bad bill, took the blame. "I always thought ...
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novalawcity - April 7, 2008 Author: Meg Kribble
Nolo podcast on Library Law
Nolo podcasts features Library Law at http://www.nolocast.com/?p=120
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LibraryLaw Blog - April 7, 2008 Author: Mary Tags: Access to information
New Books at the Law Library - April 7th, 2008
K230.G33 G33 2007 (LC) Francis J. Mootz III, ed., Gadamer and Law (Aldershot: Ashgate, 2007). K349 .G46 2007 (LC) Madhavi Sunder, ed., Gender and Feminist Theory in Law and Society (Aldershot : Ashgate, 2007). K559 .D4 2007 (LC) Peter de...
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Law Library Blog - April 7, 2008 Author: Elim Tags: New Books
Opening: Research Services Librarian, Rutgers University Law Library
The Rutgers University Library for the Center for Law and Justice, in Newark, N.J., is seeking a Research Services Librarian. The Library for the Center for Law and Justice is a research library with a collection of over 500,000 volumes...
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Law Librarian Blog - April 7, 2008 Author: Joe Hodnicki Tags: Employment Opportunties
Brian Leiter's 2008 Top 40 Law Schools by Student Quality Now Available
Brian Leiter (Texas) has published his Ranking of Top 40 Law Schools by Student (Numerical) Quality 2008 on Brian Leiter's Law School Rankings website. Noting that LSAT scores are "the best, crude proxy available for measuring student quality," he ranks...
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Law Librarian Blog - April 7, 2008 Author: Joe Hodnicki Tags: Law School News & Views
ARL Study Reveals Many Research Libraries Are Also Publishers
ARL has published the results of a study of publishing services by ARL member libraries. Karla Hahn's report, Research Library Publishing Services: New Options for University Publishing (pdf), is based on a survey of ARL member libraries with follow-up interviews....
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Law Librarian Blog - April 7, 2008 Author: Joe Hodnicki Tags: Information Technology Professional Readings Think Tank Reports
EMMA - Electronic Municipal Market Access System
From the site: "EMMA is a centralized on-line site to find key information about municipal securities, free of charge. The information on EMMA is presented in a manner specifically tailored for retail, non-professional investors who may not be experts in...
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Law Librarian Blog - April 7, 2008 Author: Joe Hodnicki Tags: Electronic Resource
CAGW's 2008 Pig Book Digs Up $17.2 Billion in Pork
"Citizens Against Government Waste (CAGW) has released the 2008 Congressional Pig Book, the latest installment in an 18-year exposé of pork-barrel spending. From the press release: When Congress adopted earmark reforms last year, there was hope that the number and...
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Law Librarian Blog - April 7, 2008 Author: Joe Hodnicki Tags: News
The Google Quality Rater's Handbook
The Google Quality Rater's Handbook (version 2.1 dated April 6, 2007)(pdf) was leaked recently. Download it while you can! Essentially, the Rater's Handbook tells you what Google deems important when judging the quality and relevance of a webpage. As Pandia...
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Law Librarian Blog - April 7, 2008 Author: Joe Hodnicki Tags: Information Technology
