Category «Legal Research»

White House Budget Proposes Eliminating LSC, Defunding Civil Legal Aid for Millions of Low-Income Americans

Legal Services Corporation: “President Trump’s budget [Review LSC’s FY 2026 Budget Request here], released Friday, proposes the elimination of the Legal Services Corporation (LSC), putting at risk essential legal protections for veterans, seniors and children across the country. If this budget is approved, LSC-funded aid would disappear for everyday Americans facing urgent civil legal problems like …

Subjects: Civil Liberties, Courts, Government Documents, Legal Research

Trump’s tariff tally: $34 billion and counting, global companies say

Reuters – Companies face uncertainty, paralyzing decision-making and affecting profit forecasts; Economists predict final costs will be much higher than disclosed; Tariffs impact automakers, airlines, and consumer goods importers significantly. President Donald Trump’s trade war has cost companies more than $34 billion in lost sales and higher costs, according to a Reuters analysis of corporate …

Subjects: Economy, Financial System, Legal Research

Federal Job Applications To Include Essay Question On Trump’s Executive Orders

Forbes: “Essay questions about government efficiency and President Donald Trump’s executive orders will soon be included in federal job applications, the Office of Personnel Management announced Thursday, adding new requirements for civil service job seekers that could gauge their political leanings. Key Facts The questions will apply to applications for positions GS-05 and above, a …

Subjects: Legal Research

The Secret History of Trump’s Private Cellphone

The Atlantic no paywall: “Just before Election Day, a disturbing piece of information made its way to Donald Trump. Whenever he takes or makes calls on his personal cellphone, Trump learned, Chinese hackers could be listening and gathering intelligence. Iranians had already hacked into his campaign’s email system—which was not a problem for Trump personally, …

Subjects: Cybercrime, Defense, Government Documents, Legal Research

2025 Fortune 500

“The Fortune 500, in its 71st year, ranks the biggest U.S. companies by revenue. In total, Fortune 500 companies represent two-thirds of U.S. GDP with $19.9 trillion in revenues, and they employ 31 million people worldwide. Last year, they combined to earn $1.87 trillion in profits, up 10% from last year—and a record in dollar …

Subjects: Economy, Financial System, Legal Research

Federalist Papers now in Chronicling America

“The Library of Congress regularly receives digitized newspapers from contributors to the National Digital Newspaper Program. Digitized newspapers are delivered in the form of batches, where each batch can contain one to many issues, from one or more newspaper titles. Recently loaded batches can be discovered on the Chronicling America Research Guide. One of the exciting additions from …

Subjects: Courts, Government Documents, Legal Research, Libraries

LLRX May 2025 Issue – Articles and Columns

LLRX May 2025 Issue – Articles and Columns The fallacy of the calculator – Jordan Furlong Safeguarding the Docket: A Roadmap for AI Agent Integration into Patent Docketing Workflows – This paper by John Schulte outlines the potential benefits of using AI agents in docketing workflows and proposes an implementation roadmap, including three key safeguards for …

Subjects: AI, Censorship, Civil Liberties, Climate Change, Cryptocurrency, Cybercrime, Cybersecurity, E-Government, Education, Environmental Law, Financial System, Government Documents, Internet, Knowledge Management, Legal Research, Legislation, Patent and Trademark, Recommended Books

Trump Taps Palantir to Compile Data on Americans

The New York Times [no paywall] – “The Trump administration has expanded Palantir’s work with the government, spreading the company’s technology — which could easily merge data on Americans — In March, President Trump signed an executive order calling for the federal government to share data across agencies, raising questions over whether he might compile …

Subjects: Censorship, Civil Liberties, E-Government, E-Records, Economy, Education, Financial System, Free Speech, Government Documents, Health Care, Legal Research

It’s called the Library of Congress. But Trump claims it’s his.

follow up to previous post – The US Library of Congress is under attack, see also Washington Post no paywall: “The Trump White House has a new target in its campaign to expand executive power: the Library of Congress. Never mind the name — administration lawyers are now arguing that the main research library of the …

Subjects: Censorship, Congress, Government Documents, Internet, Knowledge Management, Legal Research, Libraries

The Law Firms That Appeased Trump and Angered Their Clients

Wall Street Journal: “At a recent luncheon at Cipriani in Midtown Manhattan, a top lawyer for Citadel delivered a message to leaders of some of the country’s biggest law firms. Brooke Cucinella told them that the hedge-fund company likes to work with law firms that aren’t afraid of a fight. Cucinella, head of litigation and …

Subjects: Censorship, Government Documents, Legal Research

Information Ecosystems and Troubled Democracy: A Global Synthesis of the State of Knowledge on News Media, AI and Data Governance

Tech Policy Press – “Recently, an entity called the Observatory on Information and Democracy released a major report called “Information Ecosystems and Troubled Democracy: A Global Synthesis of the State of Knowledge on News Media, AI and Data Governance.” The report is the result of a combination of three research assessment panels comprised of over …

Subjects: Censorship, Climate Change, Education, Environmental Law, Government Documents, Legal Research

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