Category «Legal Research»

Maryland Judiciary Offers Internet Case Search of Court Records

Press release, March 7, 2006: “The Maryland Judiciary announced today that public Internet access to information from case records maintained by the Maryland Judiciary is now available…Information is available on all civil, traffic, and criminal cases in the state except for cases originating in the circuit courts for Prince George’s and Montgomery counties. This information …

Subjects: Courts, E-Government, Government Documents, Legal Research, Privacy

CIA Opposes Document Release for Libby Case

Following up on recent news that Libby’s defense is demanding the release of highly classified White House daily intelligence briefings, AP reports that a CIA affidavit filed with the court strongly opposed the release of these documents, stating in part “…Any disclosure… increases the possibility of damage to the national security…” Related postings on the …

Subjects: Courts, Government Documents, Legal Research

NYTimes Launches DealBook Financial News Report on Website

Press release: “The New York Times announced today the launch of DealBook, a new online financial news report on NYTimes.com featuring up-to-the-minute news and exclusives about Wall Street and corporate America. The continually updated report edited by Andrew Ross Sorkin, the Times’s chief mergers and acquisitions reporter, with contributions from Times business reporters, is an …

Subjects: Legal Research

National Library of Australia Launches Libraries Australia Portal

“Libraries Australia, a service that enables anyone with an Internet connection to select from more than 40 million items held in over 800 libraries across the nation….[was] launched at 12.30pm Monday 27 February at Parliament House, Canberra by Senator Helen Coonan, Minister for Communications, Information Technology and the Arts. This innovative service is an Australian …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents, Internet, Knowledge Management, Legal Research, Libraries

Sabrina Presents Workshop on Best Sites and Services for Research

Computers in Libraries 2006, Post Conference Workshops – Saturday, March 25 – Workshop 17 — 1:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m., presented by Sabrina I. Pacifici (LLRX.com and beSpacific) This workshop focuses on leveraging the best of free and low-fee Web sites as well as Web-related services (RSS, Blogs) to support and disseminate research services. It …

Subjects: E-Government, Internet, Legal Research, Search Engines

Senate Committee Approves Feinstein Measure to

Follow-up to recent postings on Congressional earmarks, this February 28, 2006 press release: Senate Committee Approves Feinstein Measure to Reform Earmark Process – “The Senate Rules Committee today unanimously approved a proposal by U.S. Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) to require 60 votes for any provision (earmark or otherwise) added to conference report that is not …

Subjects: Congress, Legal Research, Legislation

Archivist Responds to Gov’t Reclassification of Docs.

NARA press release: “Archivist of the United States Announces New Steps in Response to Withdrawal of Declassified Records from Open Shelves at the National Archives” Related documents, news and postings: Public Interest Declassification Act of 2000 Public Interest Declassification Board Holds First Meeting: Document Withdrawal from the National Archives a Serious Concern, 2/28/2006. New York …

Subjects: E-Government, Freedom of Information, Government Documents, Legal Research, Libraries

EU Plans Digital Library Portal Launch By 2010

EU press release: “European Commission steps up efforts to put Europe’s memory on the Web via a “European Digital Library” – At least six million books, documents and other cultural works will be made available to anyone with a Web connection through the European Digital Library over the next five years.” The European Digital Library: …

Subjects: Copyright, E-Government, Internet, Knowledge Management, Legal Research, Libraries, Search Engines

Classified Pre-War Intel Documented No WMD

What Bush Was Told About Iraq, by Murray Waas, National Journal, Thursday, March 2, 2006 “Two highly classified intelligence reports delivered directly to President Bush before the Iraq war cast doubt on key public assertions made by the president, Vice President Cheney, and other administration officials as justifications for invading Iraq and toppling Saddam Hussein, …

Subjects: Congress, Government Documents, Legal Research