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Via LLRX.com – A Matter of Trust: Why the Time is Right to Adopt the Uniform Electronic Legal Materials Act (UELMA) in Florida – In this article, Law Librarian Patricia Morgan brings our attention to a group of prominently related issues on electronic legal research whose application are critical for attorneys, librarians and courts. In …
Katz, Daniel Martin and Bommarito, Michael James and Soellinger, Tyler and Chen, James Ming, Law on the Market? Evaluating the Securities Market Impact of Supreme Court Decisions (August 24, 2015). Available for download at SSRN: http://ssrn.com/abstract=2649726 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.2649726 “Do judicial decisions affect the securities markets in discernible and perhaps predictable ways? In other words, is …
CRS – Supreme Court Appointment Process: President’s Selection of a Nominee. Barry J. McMillion, Analyst on the Federal Judiciary. October 19, 2015. “The appointment of a Supreme Court Justice is an event of major significance in American politics. Each appointment is of consequence because of the enormous judicial power the Supreme Court exercises as the …
FindLaw – “The push and pull of gun control laws and the Second Amendment continued regarding firearm restrictions passed in the wake of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting. New York and Connecticut passed stricter gun laws in 2013, and a federal court upheld some of those restrictions while invalidating others. The 2nd U.S. Circuit …
13-4829-cv Authors Guild v. Google, Inc. UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE SECOND CIRCUIT (Argued: December 3, 2014 Decided: October 16, 2015) “Plaintiff-appellants, who are authors of published books under copyright, appeal from the judgment of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York (Chin, J.) in favor of Defendant …
“Criminal prosecution of corporate violators by the U.S. Department of Justice declined by 29 percent between FY 2004 and FY 2014, despite repeated claims to the contrary by top officials. Meanwhile over the same period, there has been little change in the number of times investigators at the various federal agencies have asked that criminal …
New York Times – “Just 158 families, along with companies they own or control, contributed $176 million in the first phase of the campaign.” By NICHOLAS CONFESSORE, SARAH COHEN and KAREN YOURISH. OCT. 10, 2015 “They are overwhelmingly white, rich, older and male, in a nation that is being remade by the young, by women, …
Supreme Court What’s New – “Beginning with the October Term 2015, postrelease edits to slip opinions on the Court’s website will be highlighted and the date they occur will be noted. The date of any revision will be listed in a new “Revised” column on the charts of Opinions, In-Chambers Opinions, and Opinions Related to …
CRS – The Pregnancy Discrimination Act and the Supreme Court: A Legal Analysis of Young v. United Parcel Service. Jody Feder, Legislative Attorney. September 25, 2015. “In 2015, the Supreme Court issued a decision in Young v. United Parcel Service. In the case, a United Parcel Service (UPS) worker named Peggy Young challenged her employer’s …
Legal Issues with Federal Labeling of Genetically Engineered Food: In Brief. Emily M. Lanza, Legislative Attorney. September 22, 2015. “Genetically engineered (GE) foods, sometimes referred to as genetically modified foods (GMO foods), are foods that are derived from scientific methods used to introduce new traits or characteristics to an organism. The labeling of GE foods …
Via LLRX.com – Wearable tech data as evidence in the courtroom – Nicole Black discusses how data downloaded from wearable technology has entered into the discovery phase of personal injury cases. A wealth of data can be collected about the direct activities of individuals who are using wearable devices while exercising, as well as conducting …
“Nearly a half million individual deportation cases (456,644) were pending before the judges in the nation’s clearly overwhelmed Immigration Courts at the end of August, according to the very latest data from the U.S. Department of Justice. The severity of the rapidly growing crisis was revealed last January, when the court issued thousands of letters …
