Day archives: December 13th, 2015

Drone Sightings and Close Encounters: An Analysis

“The Center for the Study of the Drone at Bard College is an interdisciplinary research institution founded in 2012 that examines the novel and complex opportunities and challenges presented by unmanned technologies in both the military and civilian sphere.” Drone Sightings and Close Encounters: An Analysis, Dan Gettinger, Arthur Holland Michel. 2015. “This report represents …

Subjects: Defense, Government Documents, Legal Research, Transportation

Modern Military Justice: Cases and Materials

Maggs, Gregory E. and Schenck, Lisa M., Modern Military Justice: Cases and Materials (2015). Modern Military Justice: Cases and Materials, 2nd Edition, 2015; GWU Law School Public Law Research Paper No. 2015-49; GWU Legal Studies Research Paper No. 2015-49. Available for download at SSRN: http://ssrn.com/abstract=2702578 “This textbook is about the modern military justice system of …

Subjects: Knowledge Management, Legal Research

CDC – Landlines have ceded role to mobile

Wireless Substitution: Early Release of Estimates From the National Health Interview Survey, January–June 2015 “Preliminary results from the January–June2015 National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) indicate that the number of American homes with only wireless telephones continues to grow. Nearly one – half of American homes (47.4 %) had only wireless telephones (also known as cellular …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents, Internet, Wireless Web

Details of NSA use of NSL to obtain ISP data released

ArsTechnica – “For the first time, as part of a First Amendment lawsuit, a federal judge ordered the release of what the FBI was seeking from a small ISP as part of an NSL. Among other things, the FBI was demanding a target’s complete Web browsing history, IP addresses of everyone a person has corresponded …

Subjects: Civil Liberties, Courts, Defense, E-Government, Freedom of Information, Government Documents, Patriot Act, Privacy

NY Gov Signs Executive Order Expediting Freedom of Information Law Appeals Process

“Governor Andrew M. Cuomo [on December 13, 2015]  signed an executive order to expedite the freedom of information law appeals process. The order fast-tracks FOIL appeals by requiring that all state agencies file notice of an appeal, settle the record on appeal, and file a brief within 60 days, absent extraordinary circumstances outside agency control. …

Subjects: E-Government, Freedom of Information, Government Documents, Internet, Legal Research

NY AG Requests Users Submit Internet Speed Data as Part of Internet Provider Probe

News release: “Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman announced his office has launched an online form where New Yorkers can test and then submit data on the Internet speeds they are receiving at home. In October, the Attorney General sent letters to Time Warner Cable, Verizon and Cablevision asking for documents related to whether the Internet …

Subjects: Internet, Legal Research