Law Review Article on First Amendment as Criminal Procedure

Solove, Daniel J., The First Amendment as Criminal Procedure. New York University Law Review, Vol. 82, p. 112, 2007. “This Article explores the relationship between the First Amendment and criminal procedure. These two domains of constitutional law have long existed as separate worlds, rarely interacting with each other despite the fact that many instances of …

Subjects: Civil Liberties, Legal Research, Privacy

Committee Report – State of Veteran and Reservist Entrepreneurship

Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship, The State of Veteran and Reservist Entrepreneurship, March 22, 2007 (22 pages, PDF) “With nearly 25 million veterans in the United States, including 2.5 million service disabled veterans, there is a growing need for an increased commitment to helping America’s veterans and reservists succeed in business and the …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents

Fact Sheet: Proposed FISA Modernization Legislation

Office of the Director of National Intelligence, April 13, 2007, Fact Sheet: Proposed FISA (Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act)Modernization Legislation “Key Provisions of this Bill Are: Updating the definition of electronic surveillance to account for the sweeping changes in telecommunications technology that have taken place. The proposed legislation is technology neutral. In contrast to the 1978 …

Subjects: Civil Liberties, Congress, Government Documents, Legal Research, Legislation

Challenges Hampering IRS Infrastructure Upgrades Persist For Decades

IRS trudges on with aging computers – “More than 20 years after its first attempt at a massive upgrade of 1960s-era mainframes, the IRS still isn’t sure when the project will,” by Anne Broache, CNET News.com “The Internal Revenue Service has been trying for years to upgrade its antiquated mainframe computers, which process Americans’ tax …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents

First Generation E-Rulemaking: An Assessment of Regulatory Agency Websites

Stuart Shapiro and Cary Coglianese, First Generation E-Rulemaking: An Assessment of Regulatory Agency Websites (April 11, 2007). University of Pennsylvania Law School. Scholarship at Penn Law. Paper 153. “We examine 89 websites from federal regulatory agencies in order to evaluate their ease of use for those interested in commenting on or learning about their proposed …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents, Legal Research

Gasoline Prices and the Consumer: Perceptions and Realities

“As the petroleum industry prepares for the beginning of the spring transition to summer-blend fuel, National Association of Convenience Stores (NACS) examines the basic conditions that affect the industry, including a new report on consumer perceptions about gasoline prices, the 2007 NACS Consumer Fuels Report.” See also Online Resources on Gasoline Prices

Subjects: Knowledge Management