Accurate, Focused Research on Law, Technology and Knowledge Discovery With Daily Postings Since 2002
Press release: “… a newly released Campaign Finance Institute study on the role of unlimited corporate, labor union and individual “soft money” in the 2006 elections and what these developments might mean for 2008. The study analyzed the broad array of nonprofits active in the 2006 election: 527 political organizations, Section 501(c)(4) social welfare groups, …
Preliminary FoodNet Data on the Incidence of Infection with Pathogens Transmitted Commonly Through Food — 10 States, 2006: “Foodborne illnesses are a substantial health burden in the United States. The Foodborne Diseases Active Surveillance Network (FoodNet) of CDC’s Emerging Infections Program collects data from 10 U.S. states* regarding diseases caused by enteric pathogens transmitted commonly …
Follow up to postings on investigations into FBI use of National Security Letters, this press release: “The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) has asked a judge to issue an emergency order requiring the FBI to immediately release agency records about its abuse of National Security Letters (NSLs) to collect Americans’ personal information. The Department of Justice …
D-2007-083 Transition Expenditures for DoD Personnel Security Investigations for FY 2005 (4/10/2007) (Project No. D2006-D000FB-0065.000) PDF or View Summary Only D-2007-082 Defense Information Systems Agency Controls over the Center for Computing Services (4/09/2007)(Project No. D2006-D000FG-0053.001) PDF or View Summary Only
Prepared Statement of the Federal Trade Commission On The Commission’s Work To Protect Consumers and Promote Competition, Presented by Chairman Deborah Platt Majoras Before the Committee On Commerce, Science, and Transportation, United States Senate (April 10, 2007)
According to a press release from the Georgia Department of Community Health, contractor Affiliated Computer Services confirmed on April 9, 2007 the loss of a CD containing the personal data of state Medicaid and PeachCare for Kids(TM) members. The data included full names, complete addresses, social security numbers, member ID numbers, and eligibility dates for …
Via FindLaw: “The House Committee on the Judiciary subpoenas U.S. Attorney General Alberto Gonzales to produce documents and electronic information relating to the recent termination of eight U.S. attorneys. John Conyers, Chairman of the committee, accuses the Department of Justice of “withholding significant information” from the Congressional investigation into the firings.” AG Subpoena Documents, April …
Press release: “The Holocaust took place across the entire European continent, and for all of Europe’s Jews, as well as other victims of Nazism, geography played a major role in determining their fate. The Museum is using Google Earth to map key Holocaust sites with historic content from its collections, powerfully illustrating the enormous scope …
The AALL Document Delivery Caucus maintains a list of law library document delivery suppliers.
House Judiciary Committee, Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security, The Katrina Impact on Crime and the Criminal Justice System in New Orleans, Field Hearing in New Orleans, Louisiana By Direction of the Chairman, April 10, 2007. Related postings on hurricanes Katrina and Rita
“United Nations General Assembly Resolution 60/5 has designated April 23-29, 2007 as global road safety week. The resolution invites the United Nations member nations to organize and host public awareness activities to underscore the preventable nature of road traffic crashes and to educate the public on the impact that accidents have on global health. The …
Press release: “The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum has joined with Google in an unprecedented online mapping initiative. Crisis in Darfur enables more than 200 million Google Earth users worldwide to visualize and better understand the genocide currently unfolding in Darfur, Sudan. The Museum has assembled contentphotographs, data, and eyewitness testimonyfrom a number of sources …