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You don’t have to be a spy to violate the Espionage Act – and other crucial facts about the law Trump may have broken

Via LLRX – You don’t have to be a spy to violate the Espionage Act – and other crucial facts about the law Trump may have broken – Joseph Ferguson, Co-Director, National Security and Civil Rights Program, Loyola University Chicago and Thomas A. Durkin, Distinguished Practitioner in Residence, Loyola University Chicago are both attorneys who …

Subjects: Courts, Government Documents, Legal Research

Trump Had More Than 300 Classified Documents at Mar-a-Lago

Washington Post – FBI’s Mar-a-Lago search followed months of resistance, delay by Trump WSJ – FBI Recovered 11 Sets of Classified Documents in Trump Search, Inventory Shows – a search warrant released by a Florida court Friday [August 19, 2022] Politico: “The National Archives found more than 700 pages of classified material — including “special …

Subjects: Defense, Government Documents, Legal Research

How Often Do the FBI and the Department of Justice Seek Search Warrants and Subpoenas?

TRAC: “From January through June of this year, federal prosecutors made 883 applications to federal judges to authorize search warrants and issue subpoenas or a summons, according to the most current government records. A long list of federal agencies were the requesters, but the Federal Bureau of Investigation topped the rolls with 309 requests, 35 …

Subjects: Freedom of Information, Government Documents, Legal Research

The Law Firm of the Future: Improving Communication in the Legal Setting

American Bar Association – “Senior lawyers may recall a time when we generally connected with each other via telephone calls, the U.S. Postal Service, or face-to-face meetings. In light of the numerous communication options now available, life is no longer so simple. Most importantly, choosing the wrong platform can lead to ineffective or failed communication. …

Subjects: E-Mail, Knowledge Management

GriddingMachine: A new database and software for sharing global datasets

Climate Modeling Alliance (CliMA): “Researchers are spending way too much time finding, reading, and processing public data. The ever increasing amount of data, various data formats, and different data layouts are increasing the time spent on handling data—before getting ready for scientific analysis. While the intention of sharing data is to facilitate their broad use …

Subjects: Climate Change, Environmental Law

Tools for Improving Distribution, Discussion, and Downloads: An Informed Approach to Submitting Legal Scholarship to SSRN

Wherry, Jessica Lynn, Tools for Improving Distribution, Discussion, and Downloads: An Informed Approach to Submitting Legal Scholarship to SSRN (August 16, 2022). Forthcoming, University of Detroit Mercy Law Review, Vol. 100, 2022, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=4191909 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.4191909 “Many legal scholars use online repositories for their pre-published drafts and published work. The Social Science Research …

Subjects: Education, Internet, Knowledge Management, Legal Research, Libraries

The Propagandists’ Playbook How Conservative Elites Manipulate Search and Threaten Democracy

“The Propagandists’ Playbook by Francesca Bolla Tripodi, assistant professor at the School of Information and Library Science at University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, and a research affiliate at the Data & Society Research Institute. “The Propagandists’ Playbook peels back the layers of the right-wing media manipulation machine to reveal why its strategies are so …

Subjects: AI, Education, Internet, Knowledge Management, Libraries, Recommended Books, Social Media

FDA Now Recommends Taking Up to 3 At-Home COVID Tests To Confirm Negative Result

Health: “To reduce the risk that an infection may be missed, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is now recommending that individuals using coronavirus antigen tests take at least three tests, instead of the previously recommended two tests. The agency issued the updated recommendations as children across the country prepare to return to school …

Subjects: Government Documents, Health Care