Category «Legal Research»

Bibliography of News and Gov. Docs on Libby Indictment

Full Text (HTML): U.S. v. Libby Indictment, Office of Special Counsel, Friday, October 28, 2005; 1:49 PM Link to indictment from DOJ website (22 pages, PDF) US Newswire – White House Official I. Lewis Libby Indicted on Obstruction of Justice, False Statement, Perjury Charges AP – ‘Official A’ stands out in indictment President’s Remarks on …

Subjects: Government Documents, Legal Research

Browsable Constitution of the United States

“Constitution of the United States, Analysis & Interpretation: The 2002 Edition & 2004 Supplement of The Constitution of the United States of America, Analysis & Interpretation are now available in PDF format on GPO Access. Prepared by the Congressional Research Service, this document contains an annotated Constitution and analysis of cases decided by the Supreme …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents, Legal Research, Libraries

Eleventh Circuit Upholds Open Court Standard

Press release, The Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press: “Secret docketing procedures used by a federal court in Miami are unconstitutional, the U.S. Court of Appeals in Atlanta (11th Cir.) has ruled, meaning federal trial courts in three states must provide written explanations when they decide that sealing documents is warranted. The court’s opinion …

Subjects: Courts, Freedom of Information, Government Documents, Legal Research

Call for Miers to Provide Tax Returns Prior to Nomination Hearings

Senate Finance Cmte. Ranking Minority Member Senator Max Baucus Calls on Supreme Court Nominee to Furnish Tax Returns White House Response Baucus letter to White House Chief of Staff Andrew Card Letter to Miers Organized opposition to Miers moves to web: see WithdrawMiers.org WSJ Free Features: Point Man for Miers Juggles Allegiances – Legal Conservative …

Subjects: Congress, Courts, Legal Research

Commentary on IP Battle Over Google Print

Leggo My Ego, GooglePrint and the other culture war, by Tim Wu. Related links on Google Print program See also: The Google Print Controversy: A Bibliography: “This bibliography presents selected electronic works about Google Print that are freely available on the Internet. It has a special focus on the legal issues associated with this project. …

Subjects: Copyright, Intellectual Property, Legal Research, Libraries, Search Engines