Court Sets Protocol for Forensic Examination of Employment Discrimination Plaintiff's Home Computers
Coburn v. PN II, Inc., 2008 WL 879746 (D. Nev. Mar. 28, 2008)
In this employment discrimination case, defendants sought a forensic examination of plaintiff’s home computers. Defendants explained that the inspection would focus on information relating to Coburn's employment with defendants, the termination of that employment, allegations or claims Coburn was making in this action, and damages resulting from the actions or inactions of defendants. Plaintiff did not object generally to a “limited, focused” inspection, but opposed the request because defendants had not set forth a protocol or...
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Electronic Discovery Law - April 9, 2008 Tags: Case Summaries
Zittrain on Chronicle of Higher Education podcast: Is the Internet Stifling Innovation?
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Berkman Blog - April 9, 2008 Author: syoung
Governor Vetoes Bill to Expand Access to Juvenile Court Records
From Channel 3000:
[Gov. Jim Doyle] vetoed a bill that would expand access to juvenile court records for police, judges and social workers.
Current state law considers juvenile court records confidential. Law enforcement officers, judges and prosecutors must request permission from a judge to access them.
The bill would have deemed the records open to any law enforcement officer, judge or district attorney. It also would have opened the records to the state Department of Health and Family Services, county human services departments and licensed child welfare agencies.
Doyle said that the bill is too broad and makes...
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WisBlawg - From the UW Law Library - April 9, 2008 Tags: Courts
David Isenberg collects the discussions, live blogging, press, and more from this year's Freedom to Connect confernece
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Berkman Blog - April 9, 2008 Author: ashar
HeinOnline YouTube Tutorials
As noted on Library Boy:
HeinOnline, a database of full text articles from the United States, Canada and Australia, has a YouTube Channel where you can find how-to videos for the various HeinOnline collections, general searching and navigating videos, as well as other useful tips and tricks for using the HeinOnline interface.
HeinOnline is available in the Kamloops, Kelowna, Nanaimo, New Westminster, Prince George, Vancouver and Victoria courthouse libraries.
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BC Courthouse Library Society News - April 9, 2008
BERKMAN AWARDS: two days left to nominate
Time is running out to submit nominations for the first Berkman Awards. The awards will be presented to people or institutions that have made a significant contribution to the Internet and its impact on society over the past decade. The primary awardee will receive $50,000. There are no conditions placed on how the award money must be spent. Nominations for the awards will be accepted from the public UNTIL FRIDAY, APRIL 11, 2008.read more
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Berkman Blog - April 9, 2008 Author: syoung Tags: Berkman@10
Blog pick: Ms. JD
From the blog: "Serving women in law school and the legal profession, Ms. JD
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novalawcity - April 9, 2008 Author: Robert Hudson
Character Assassination by Anonymous Posting
A lawsuit filed by two students at Yale University Law School tests whether anonymous free speech rights trump the right to sue for defamation. The two students were the objects of salacious anonymous posts on at Yale's law school discussion board, AutoAdmit.com. The suit, filed in federal district court, is likely to set important precedent as to whether the right to anonymous free speech, used by the Founding Fathers in publications such as the Federalist Papers, can be used as a shield to prevent private individuals from suing to protect their reputations. See these accounts at the National Law Jou...
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novalawcity - April 9, 2008 Author: Deborah McGovern
Section 108 Study Group - invitation to discuss the report with Association of Research and College Libraries on April 29 via Meebo chat
Discuss Copyright Act Section 108 in next ACRL OnPoint chat session 04/29
Join
us Tuesday, April 29, 2008 (11 a.m. Pacific | 12:00 p.m. Mountain |
1:00 p.m. Central | 2:00 p.m. Eastern), to discuss the recently
released Section 108 Study Group Report, an independent report
sponsored by the U.S. Copyright Office and the National Digital
Information Infrastructure and Preservation Program of the Library of
Congress. ACRL OnPoint is a live series of informal monthly chat
sessions that provide the opportunity to connect with colleagues and
experts to discuss an issue of the day in academic and research
librariansh...
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LibraryLaw Blog - April 9, 2008 Author: Mary Tags: Copyright
Ohio Law School Rankings, 2000-2009
Law school competition in the Buckeye State is pretty fierce. Nine schools in Ohio are competing for law students, law faculty, and law librarians: Akron, Capital, Case Western, Cincinnati, Cleveland-Marshall, Dayton, Ohio Northern, OSU-Moritz and Toledo. Competition is regional and...
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Law Librarian Blog - April 9, 2008 Author: Joe Hodnicki Tags: Law School News & Views
Bryan Garner's Video Interviews of SCOTUS Justices on Brief Writing, Oral Advocacy and More
Interesting videos highlighted in recent article from Legal Times: "They are raw and unvarnished, like what might happen if you turned a videocam on yourself in your garage and started talking. But the collection of videos on LawProse.org were shot...
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Law Librarian Blog - April 9, 2008 Author: Joe Hodnicki Tags: News
Just Released, New Book on Alternative Careers for Information Professionals
What's the Alternative? Career Options for Librarians and Info Pros by Rachel Singer Gordon List Price: $35.00 Paperback: 288 pages Publisher: Information Today, Inc. (April 8, 2008) ISBN-10: 1573873330 ISBN-13: 978-1573873338 Book Description: As the global information economy grows, librarians...
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Law Librarian Blog - April 9, 2008 Author: Joe Hodnicki Tags: Education & Professional Development Employment Opportunties New Publications
Cybercrime Legislation: 27 Country Profiles
The cybercrime national legislation profiles have been prepared within the framework of the Council of Europe’s Project on Cybercrime for sharing information on cybercrime legislation and assessing the current state of implementation of the Convention on Cybercrime under national legislation....
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Law Librarian Blog - April 9, 2008 Author: Joe Hodnicki Tags: International Law
Professional Reading: Turning Static Pathfinders Into Dynamic Online Resources
Demonstrating my utter lack of imagination, I led the charge for converting print-based subject guides and pathfinders into quasi-static web pages at the University of Cincinnati Law Library a couple of years ago. At the time I was thinking that...
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Law Librarian Blog - April 9, 2008 Author: Joe Hodnicki Tags: Information Technology Legal Research Professional Readings
Passing of a Giant, Igor I. Kavass
Roy Mersky (Texas) reports that Igor Kavass passed away Sunday. An expert on international and comparative legal research, Igor Kavass served as Director of law libraries at Vanderbilt, Duke, Northwestern and Alabama. He was born in Riga, Latvia in 1932...
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Law Librarian Blog - April 9, 2008 Author: Joe Hodnicki Tags: News
