Accurate, Focused Research on Law, Technology and Knowledge Discovery With Daily Postings Since 2002
Press release: “The state of civil aviation safety continued to improve in 2006, according to statistics released today by the National Transportation Safety Board. The number of accidents in all segments of civil aviation in 2006 were less than in 2005, with general aviation recording the lowest number of accidents and fatal accidents in the …
FindLaw: Viacom Files Copyright Infringement Lawsuit Against YouTube and Google Over Unauthorized Use Of The Company’s Shows: Viacom International, Inc. v. YouTube, Inc., YouTube, LLC, and Google, Inc., March 13, 2007. Viacom statement: Suit Seeks Court Ruling To Require YouTube And Google To Comply With Copyright Laws And Pay $1 Billion In Damages Google statement: …
DOJ Document Sets Released on 3-13-2007 DOJ Document Set, Part I DOJ Document Set, Part II DOJ Document Set, Part III DOJ Document Set, Part IV
Press release: “U.S. Senate legislation to implement unfinished recommendations of the 9/11 commission includes a bipartisan amendment to declassify the Executive Summary of the CIA Inspector Generals Report on 9/11. The CIA report is the only major 9/11 government review that has not been made public, a fact that the Vice Chairman of the U.S. …
Audit of DHS’ Corrective Action Plan Process for Financial Reporting – Report No. 4, OIG-07-29 (PDF, 29 pages), February 2007.
Special Transient Accommodations Program For the Evacuees From Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, OIG-07-31 (PDF, 109 pages) – 03/13/2007 Related postings on hurricanes Katrina and Rita
Final FY 2007 Fair Market Rent Documentation System: “This system provides complete documentation of the development of the final FY 2007 Fair Market Rents (FMRs) for any area of the country selected by the user. After selecting the desired geography, the user is provided a page containing a summary of how the final FY 2007 …
Veterans’ Disability Benefits: Processing of Claims Continues to Present Challenges GAO-07-562T, and Highlights, March 13, 2007: “VA continues to face challenges in improving service delivery to veterans, specifically speeding up the process of adjudication and appeal, and reducing the existing backlog of claims. For example, as of the end of fiscal year 2006, rating-related compensation …
Follow up to related postings on firings of U.S. attorneys: 3/13/2007 – Chairman Conyers Calls on White House, Justice Department to Provide Answers about the Firing of U.S. Attorneys 3/13/2007 – DOJ-Released Documents Regarding Atty. General Firings, Part I 3/13/2007 – DOJ-Released Documents Regarding Atty. General Firings, Part II 3/13/2007 – DOJ-Released Documents Regarding Atty. …
The Annual Homeless Assessment Report to Congress (February 2007, 98 pages): “The Annual Homeless Assessment Report marks the first time since 1984 that HUD has reported the number of homeless people in the United States. The Department used electronic person-based Homeless Management Information System (HMIS) data and locally implemented homeless counts to arrive at the …
“The Judicial Conference of the United States today voted to ask Congress to create 67 new federal judgeships15 for the courts of appeals and 52 for the district courts. Congress has not increased the number of appellate judges since it last enacted an omnibus judgeship bill in 1990. Since that time, the number of court …
Fiscal Year 2006 Caseload Shows Continued Impact of New Laws, Court Opinions – March 13, 2007: “Within an historical context, caseloads in the federal courts remain at high levels, according to statistics released by the Administrative Office. Filings of appeals were at an all-time high in 2005 having risen for 11 consecutive years. Despite a …
