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Following up on reports this past week that FEMA would block journalists from publishing photos of Katrina victims , news tonight from CNN that a temporary restraining order issued by Judge Keith P. Ellison (Southern District of Texas) has prompted the government to withdraw its “zero access policy”. Search broadens for bodies in New Orleans
House Unanimously Approves Hurricane Katrina Emergency Courts Legislation (H.R. 3650) – “Bill authorizes federal courts to conduct business outside of geographic domains during emergency.” This bill was signed by the President on September 9. 2005.
“This blog [AALL LawLibAssist] gives members of the American Association of Law Libraries the opportunity to offer assistance to their friends and colleagues. FOR NOW, send posts to Kathie Sullivan at [email protected] and your information will be added.” American Library Association, Libraries and Hurricane Katrina and ALA Hurricane Katrina Library Updates
White House press release this morning: President Nominates Judge Roberts to be Supreme Court Chief Justice New York Times, Bush Nominates Roberts to Replace Chief Justice Rehnquist “The Chief Justice is the most important judge in the country, with even more responsibility for the protection of the rights and freedoms of all Americans. Thus John …
From the Sunday New York Times, William H. Rehnquist, Chief Justice of Supreme Court, Is Dead at 80. From the Oyez Project, see this resource on William H. Rehnquist that includes his biography and a chronology of case participation (with links to full-text) Lawmakers Scramble to Replace Rehnquist Rehnquist Led Court on Conservative Path Press …
From Emily Carr, Legal Reference Specialist, LC: The Library of Congress Law Library Reading Room is pleased to announce the following new resources: Administrative Law Guide Legal Subscription Databases Supreme Court Nominations (an introductory page, featuring links to the next two pages) John G. Roberts Nomination Collection (a bibliography) Supreme Court Nominations Documents (includes PDF …
The Senate Committee on the Judiciary: Supreme Court Nomination Hearings for Judge Roberts will be available online from the U.S. Government Printing Office. This website also provides access to Supreme Court Nomination Hearings transcripts (1971 – forward).
White House press release: President Outlines Hurricane Katrina Relief Efforts “The vast majority of New Orleans, Louisiana is under water. Tens of thousands of homes and businesses are beyond repair. A lot of the Mississippi Gulf Coast has been completely destroyed. Mobile is flooded. We are dealing with one of the worst natural disasters in …
The Washington Post reported today (reg. req’d) on a new e-government initiative that is worth noting. Through the efforts of seven Democratic Senators (Barbara A. Mikulski, Barbara Boxer, Patty Murray, Mary L. Landrieu, Debbie Stabenow, Maria Cantwell, and Hillary Clinton), this website, Ask John Roberts, provides a voice to citizens to communicate their questions about …
Press release: “The American Civil Liberties Union today sent a letter to ranking members of the Senate Judiciary Committee expressing “deep concern” over Supreme Court nominee John Roberts’ record and urging the Senate to fully consider his legal and judicial philosophy, his approach to decision-making, and his possible impact on the role of the court …
Press release: “Today the Ronald Reagan Library is releasing an additional 175 pages from its re-review of the John Roberts’ records restricted from release on August 15, 2005. Of the pages being released today, 148 pages are being released in part and 27 pages are being released in their entirety. This material was originally withheld …
Roberts v. the Future, by Jeffrey Rosen: “…in the next 10 or 15 years, as technology and science continue to advance and America’s demographic profile continues to change, the Supreme Court will, in all likelihood, be asked to decide a fascinating array of divisive issues that are now only dimly on the horizon.”
