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Free Experts and Services Web Directory From LexisNexis Martindale-Hubbell

From the press release: “The newly launched Internet database (Experts & Services) can be searched for free by legal professionals worldwide. It contains more than 50,000 listings of individuals and companies that provide valuable services to law firms, conveniently grouped into six major categories: Attorney & Litigation Support; Court Reporting & Deposition Services; Experts & …

Subjects: Legal Research

Smile Next Time You Buy Stamps From Automated Machine

Automated self-service U.S. Postal Service kiosks are taking and storing photos of users, according to documentation obtained by EPIC through a FOIA request. Section 3.2.8 of the documentation states: “In order to augment security, a digital photo of the customer will be necessary for some transactions. A camera built in to the basic kiosk will …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents, Privacy

Judicial Watch Posts Financial Records of Federal Judges

The non-profit, non-partisan advocacy group Judicial Watch has posted a searchable “archive of financial disclosure reports for all Supreme Court Justices and Appellate Court federal judges. The reports which are released annually have been compiled and posted online as a public service. District Court judges will be added in January and February of 2005.” [thanks …

Subjects: Courts, Freedom of Information

Free Version of Desktop Search Results Tool Now Available

Net Snippets is offering a free version of their “post-search” tool that facilitates the organization, annotation, and sharing of online research results, executed on free or fee-based sites and services. See this review for more background. From the press release: “…the new Free Edition provides web surfers with a simple and effective way to save …

Subjects: Knowledge Management, Legal Research

Sweeping Intelligence Bill Passed By House

House Approves Intelligence Bill – Landmark Measure Passes by 336 to 75 Vote; Senate to Consider Legislation [Wednesday] – “The House…approved landmark legislation to restructure the nation’s intelligence community, creating a director of national intelligence and counterterrorism center to better coordinate government assets and avert the type of intelligence lapses that occurred prior to the …

Subjects: Congress, Government Documents, Legislation, Privacy

Massachusetts Pioneers E-Health Records Initiative

Massachusetts e-Health Collaborative MeHC Incorporated 2004 (11 pages, PDF); “The Mission of the Collaborative is to improve the safety, cost effectiveness, and quality of health care in Massachusetts through the promotion of widespread implementation and use of electronic clinical information systems, including electronic medical records, medical decision support, and clinical data exchange capabilities.” See also …

Subjects: E-Government, E-Records