New on LLRX.com
The State of the Law Library Blogosphere, by Bonnie Shucha Reference From Coast to Coast: Are They Finding What They Need? by Jan Bissett and Margi Heinen
Category «Legal Research»
Second Circuit Court of Appeals Upholds President's Use of International Emergency Economic Powers Act
AP: Court Upholds President’s Authority U.S. Court of Appeals, 2nd Circuit, 04-5841 Almeida-Amaral vs Gonzales, 08/24/06 International Emergency Economic Powers Act
DOJ Criminal Law Enforcement Data on Criminal Prosecutions
Posting from David Burnham and Susan B. Long, co-directors Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse: “Very timely criminal enforcement data from the Justice Department document that federal criminal prosecutions in May were up from the previous month in all of the following categories: white collar crime (up 8.5%), immigration (up 15.3%), illegal drugs (up 8.9%) and weapons …
Commentary on Librarians' Preserving Public Access to Information
The Nation: Librarians at the Gates, by Joseph Huff-Hannon [posted online on August 22, 2006]: “The day-to-day challenges librarians face are inherent in the job description: defending access to controversial or banned books, staving off budget cuts, and creating and expanding programs to draw more citizens into one of the few remaining genuinely public commons …
Browseable Version of NSA Eavesdropping Ruling Available
From askSam, NSA Eavesdropping Ruling, Full Text Decision of Judge Anna Diggs Taylor (users may search and/or browse the text) See also, Federal Judge Rules NSA Domestic Surveillance Program Unconstitutional
EPA Commenses Closure of Libraries Amid Protests
Press release: “The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is moving ahead this summer to shut down libraries, end public access to research materials and box up unique collections on the assumption that Congress will not reverse President Bush’s proposed budget reductions, according to agency documents released today by Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER). At the …
Judge Cites Google Searching in FBI FOIA Case
FindLaw: “A federal judge scolds the FBI in a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) lawsuit for failing to “just Google” the names of people about whom plaintiffs sought audio recordings and other information in their litigation. According to Judge Garland, “Surely, in the Internet age, a “reasonable alternative” for finding out whether a prominent person …
Appeals Court's Website Features RSS, Audio Recordings
Press release: “…the Seventh Circuit is the first federal court of appeals to make RSS feeds of opinions and audio recordings of oral arguments available from its Web site .
New on LLRX.com for August 2006 – Part 1
Pragmatic Approaches to Knowledge Management, by Ron Friedmann Criminal Justice Resources – Prisoners’ Rights and Resources on the Web, by Ken Strutin It’s Not Rocket Science: Making Sense of Scientific Evidence, by Paul Barron Global Law Firm Knowledge Management Survey 2006, by Gretta Rusanow The Government Domain: Government Documents and the News, by Peggy Garvin …
New UK Security Regs Prevent Musical Instruments As Onboard Luggage
BBC: Strict security measures at UK airports are having a “devastating impact” on musicians, says the Musicians’ Union.
Legal Community Against Violence Publishes Report on Regulating Guns in America
Regulating Guns in America – An Evaluation and Comparative Analysis of Federal, State and Selected Local Gun Laws – A Publication of Legal Community Against Violence: “Regulating Guns in America is designed for use by state and local officials, law enforcement, and gun violence prevention advocates. It provides a comprehensive, national review of existing federal …
Presentation on Metadata Pitfalls and Protections
Metadata and other things that go bump in the night (41 pages, PDF) – “There is data lurking in your data. Some people call it “invisible ink”. Microsoft refers to it as “metadata”. Either way, the reference is to information in an electronic document that is not always visible. This session will explain the dangers …
