Blogs and Websites to Track the Campaigns
From PoynterOnline, this annotated list of blogs and websites with daily updates on campaign news, including the launch of the first blog from the New York Times.
Congressional Directory January 2004 Revision Available Via GPO
Congressional Directory, 108th Congress, January 2004 Online Revision. Key word search or browse the content.
SLA Launches Redesigned Website
Welcome to www.SLA.org, Version 4.0! “Weve enhanced your experience with a cleaner, more modern appearance and simplified access to all major resources. In addition to the structural changes, weve improved the organization of our content by developing an all-new taxonomy and thesaurus.”
9/11 Panel Confronts Continued Obstacles to Completing Report
In the continuing saga of obstacles faced by the 9/11 Commission, the Washington Post reported that the panel has been denied access to notes taken by selected members in accordance with exacting specifications dictated by the White House. See also this February 1, 2004 editorial from the Miami Herald, Setting the record straight on 9/11 …
Links to Testimony from Recent 9/11 Commission Hearing
Below you will find links to testimony from the seventh public hearing of the 9/11 Commission, January 26-27: The Border Security System Prior to September 11: Mary A. Ryan, former Assistant Secretary for Consular Affairs, Department of State; Doris Meissner, former Commissioner, Immigration and Naturalization Service, Department of Justice An Incident in Florida: Jose E. …
Law Firms Seek to Optimize Website Redesigns
Newer Versions of Firm Web Sites Boldly Go Where Few Lawyers Have Gone Before.
Perspective on Information Architecture
An Introduction to the Thought of S.R. Ranganathan for Information Architects: “The Five Laws of Library Science – The Five Laws are the kernel of all of Ranganathan’s practice. They are: -Books are for use. -Every reader his or her book. -Every book its reader. -Save the time of the reader. -The Library is a …
Manhattan Supreme Court Begins Trial Program With CourtCall
N.Y. Plan Allows Lawyers to Phone In: See CourtCall, telephonic court appearances
UK Issues Report on Death of Dr. David Kelly
Report of the Inquiry into the Circumstances Surrounding the Death of Dr. David Kelly C.M.G, by Lord Hutton, Ordered by the House of Commons to be printed 28th January 2004. (pdf, 337 pages)
States and Internet Enforcement
States and Internet Enforcement, by Joel Reidenberg, Fordham University School of Law, Pub-Law Research Paper No. 41, University of Ottawa Law & Technology Journal, Vol. 1, 2004: “This essay addresses the enforcement of decisions through Internet instruments….[and] maintains that states will increasingly try to use network intermediaries such as payment systems and Internet service providers …
The FCC and Regulating the Internet
FCC Authority to Regulate the Internet: Creating It and Limiting It, by James B. Speta, Northwestern University School of Law, Loyola University Chicago Law Journal, Vol. 35, No. 15, 2004. “This short paper discusses the FCC’s authority, under its so-called ancillary jurisdiction (under Title I of the Communications Act), to address competition problems that may …
Feds’ Cyber Alert System Attracts Public Interest
The National Cyber Security Alert System, a joint venture between the Department of Homeland Security and the private sector launched on January 28, has already received over one million hits from citizens concerned about the escalating threat of worms and viruses. There is also some controversy associated with this new service, as reported yesterday by …