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Federal Trade Commission Public Hearings on Protecting Consumers in the Next Tech-ade, November 6 – 8, 2006. Links to presentations (in formats that include html, PDF, and video), on the following topics: Key Changes Predicted in the Next Tech-ade; The Changing Internet; How Will We Communicate in the Next Tech-ade?; Social Networking – Trends and …
Human Rights Watch: Judging Dujail – The First Trial before the Iraqi High Tribunal
Barrett v. Rosenthal, California Supreme Court, November 20, 2006: “In the context of defamation, the Communications Decency Act of 1996, codified at 47 U.S.C. section 230, prohibits “distributor” liability for Internet publications. Further, section 230(c)(1) immunizes individual “users” of interactive computer services, and no practical or principled distinction can be drawn between active and passive …
The complete November 2006 issue is available at www.llrx.com There are 15 new articles in total, so please visit the homepage for links to and abstracts of all this month’s content. Many thanks to all the authors, and have a safe and happy holiday. Leveraging Blogs, RSS, News Alerts and Different Search Engines to Expand …
Suggested Areas for Oversight for the 110th Congress. GAO-07-235R, November 17, 2006.
Understanding The Federal Courts: “This publication was developed by the Administrative Office of the United States Courts to provide an introduction to the federal judicial system, its organization and administration, and its relationship to the legislative and executive branches of the government.”
EPIC: “The Department of Homeland Security finally released the Privacy Office Annual Report, July 2004 July 2006 (38 pages, PDF) to Congress. The Department is required by law to provide the report each year “on activities of the Department that affect privacy, including complaints of privacy violations, implementation of the Privacy Act of 1974, …
Via John Doyle, “The law journal rankings have been updated for 1999-2006 at http://lawlib.wlu.edu/LJ/index.aspx. The most significant change is a new ranking that combines the impact-factor and total-cites scores into a combined ranking.”
LookAhead at EDGAR – the fast SEC-Edgar (2004-2006) Form Finding tool. [Tips] LookAhead into NCBI – Search All Databases for rapid searching across all NCBI Databases. [Tips] WikiWax – Wikipedia Search
Follow-up to this November 14, 2006 posting, CIA Provides Documentation of Presidential Order on Detention Facilities Abroad, see this press release: “Senator Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) has sent a letter to Attorney General Alberto Gonzales seeking the release of previously unknown documents, relating to the Bush Administration’s interrogation and detention policies, that came to light as …
11/15/2006: Updated AIDS Drug Assistance Program (ADAP) Policies Related to Medicare Part D, as of May 2006 11/15/2006: Updated Medicare Drug Benefit Low-Income Subsidy Applications, as of 10/27/06 11/15/2006: New Number of Companies Offering Medicare Advantage Drug Plans (MA-PDs), 2007 11/15/2006: Updated – Number of Medicare Prescription Drug Plans (PDPs), 2007 – “Data have also …
Follow-up to Reference from Coast to Coast: The Test Results are In! October 15, 2006 [LLRX.com], from the NY Lawyer: The New York Bar Exam results.
