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Friday Fun: Congress Forgets How To Pass A Bill and Send It to the President After Years of Gridlock

Posted on February 11, 2011
Democrats and Republicans realize no one remembers how to actually enact legislation. From the Onion News Network, of course! [JH] Congress Forgets How To Pass A Law

Is the Writing on the Wall to Change the Monopolistic Model of Practicing Law in the US?

Posted on February 11, 2011
In Redesigning the American Law School [SSRN], David Barnhizer (Cleveland State) writes Dramatic change is on the way for law schools and it is coming faster than they might imagine. The economic forces in play are coming from every direction...

Reminder: Today's LawLibCom to Discuss Mobile Technology for Libraries

Posted on February 11, 2011
Today "The Mobile Show" will start at 3:00 EST/2:00 CST. The LawLibCom crew be talking about mobile technology for libraries - from apps to devices. Register here. [JH]

Opening: Library & Information Technology Assistant, National Indian Law Library/Native American Rights Fund

Posted on February 11, 2011
The National Indian Law Library/Native American Rights Fund (NARF) located in Boulder, CO is seeking to fill an opening for a Library & Information Technology Assistant. The application deadline is March 7, 2011. Job announcement and description is available here...

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New Submissions Due Date for AALL/Lexis Call for Student Division Papers

Posted on February 11, 2011
There is a new due date for submissions in the Student Division of the AALL LexisNexis Call for Papers competition. Articles in the Student Division must be received by May 15, 2011. Submissions in the Open and New Members Divisions...

GM Cites Wikipedia in Admin Law Case, Wins Anyway

Posted on February 11, 2011
Picked this one up from the Legal Satyricon. There was a case before the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board where General Motors LLC opposed the registration of the mark CORVOLTTE which describes an electric vehicle. The issue, naturally, was confusion...

Correcting Serious Flaws in Shepard's Acts and Cases by Popular Name, 6th ed., in Response to One Law Librarian's Heads-Up on law-lib

Posted on February 10, 2011
Some may recall Scott Burgh's (Chief Law Librarian, City of Chicago Department of Law Library) law-lib message of Nov. 30, 2010 entitled "new edition / errrors / flawed Shepard's Acts and Cases by Popular Name" which was a very serious...

"A grim capitalist logic thus drives the malignant growth of The Bluebook:" Posner has the Bluebook Blues Again

Posted on February 10, 2011
Anyone who has been around awhile knows that Posner has an opinion on just about everything. And why the hell not. He's a brainiac and what he has to say is usually worth the time it takes to read (and...

Opening: Director of Government Relations, AALL

Posted on February 10, 2011
From the announcement: The American Association of Law Libraries (AALL), a non-profit 501 (c) 3, seeks a highly collaborative individual to serve as its Director of Government Relations. The successful candidate must have experience working with Congress and Federal agencies...

ABA's Website Gets a Makeover

Posted on February 10, 2011
Check it out here. [JH]

Hey Bunker Mates in Eagan, Your Boss Can "Hand Simulate" Code: TRI CEO Tom Glocer on the Endless Loop

Posted on February 09, 2011
The Libra Connection: Tom Glocer, DOB 10/8/1959 Joe Hodnicki, DOB 10/11/1952 According to folks who supposedly know this stuff: "Libra is the only inanimate sign of the zodiac, all the others representing either humans or animals. Many modern astrologers regard...

Reinvigorating Public Responsibility for Publication of Official Court Opinions in the 21st Century

Posted on February 09, 2011
In Abandoning Law Reports for Official Digital Case Law [SSRN], Peter W. Martin, Jane M.G. Foster Professor of Law, Emeritus, Cornell Law School and cofounder of the Legal Information Institute, reviews how Arkansas replaced official print publication of state court...

Opening: Research Librarian, McKenna Long & Aldridge, Washington DC Office

Posted on February 09, 2011
The Washington, DC office of McKenna Long & Aldridge is seeking a Research Librarian to provide legal, business and general research services to attorneys and staff of the firm. Primary responsibilities: Respond to requests for legal and business information by...

Stanford Law Review Goes eBook

Posted on February 09, 2011
In Kindle, Nook, and iPad Editions with some tech advice from Alan Childress, Tulane's Conrad Meyer III Professor of Law and publisher of Ouid Pro Books. Details at Childress' Legal Profession Blog post which includes an update of his latest...

More on NARA

Posted on February 09, 2011
Gary Price at The Resource Shelf was kind enough to send some links and other information that amplified some of the issues raised by GAO's report on NARA and its Electronic Records Archive system. One is an article from Federal...

Damned if you, damned if you don't: Increasing very expensive online legal search costs in the Shed West (Print) Era

Posted on February 08, 2011
In the context of new Title 51 of the US Code, plus the revision of USC Title 41 along with new USC Titles 52-55 being in the works, Betsy McKenzie writes the unintended consequence of adding new titles to the...

Disclosure of State Secrets Earns Noble Peace Prize Nomination: Wikileaks as Transforming Publishing into a Transnational Enterprise Promoting a Universal Freedom of Access to Information

Posted on February 08, 2011
In Freedom of the Press as a Universal Value? Clinton, Carter, Canada, and WikiLeaks, Ruthann Robson, Professor of Law & University Distinguished Professor, CUNY School of Law, writes that "the continuing controversy surrounding Wikileaks tests commitment to freedom of the...

Opening: Electronic Services Librarian, Univ. of Kentucky College of Law Library

Posted on February 08, 2011
Description and Responsibilities: The Electronic Services Librarian (Reference Faculty) will contribute to the University of Kentucky Law Library as a member of the reference faculty. Reference faculty members provide proactive reference and research support to the college of law faculty,...

Hacking the PACER Walled Garden During It's Free Trial Program and Being Investigated by the FBI for Doing So

Posted on February 08, 2011
Check out the VoxPopuLII post, PACER, RECAP, and the Movement to Free American Case Law, by Steve Schultze, Associate Director of Princeton's Center for Information Technology Policy, for the story. [JH]

Too Late for Consideration? Leahy's USA PATRIOT Act Extension Bill, S. 193, Would Improve Privacy of Library Records

Posted on February 07, 2011
On January 26th, Sen. Patrick Leahy introduced S. 193, The USA PATRIOT Act Sunset Extension Act of 2011 that would reauthorize sections of the USA PATRIOT Act. One positive step in S. 193 is that the bill would provide more...

Opening: Faculty Services Librarian, Univ. of Kentucky College of Law Library

Posted on February 07, 2011
Description and Responsibilities: Provide liaison services to faculty members by assisting with reference and research needs including development of on-line support, training and working with research assistants, and promoting current awareness and document delivery...

Villanova Admits "Knowlingly" Reporting Bad Data to the ABA

Posted on February 07, 2011
What's up with Villanova Law? Both the ABA Journal and Above The Law are reporting that the school disclosed that it "knowingly reported" inaccurate GPA and LSAT scores to the ABA for years. I know from my own experience with...

There Are Still Some Small US Legal Publishers Thomson Reuters Can Acquire

Posted on February 07, 2011
I recently mentioned that Thomson Reuters has been conquering the Latin American legal publishing industry because there were no small US legal publishers left to acquire. Not true. My bad. Last month, TR bought LRP Publications? Public Employment Group and...

Opening: Cataloging Librarian, University of Cincinnait College of Law

Posted on February 07, 2011
The Robert S. Marx Library at the University of Cincinnati College of Law seeks an experienced catalog librarian. The position is responsible for managing all aspects of the library?s cataloging operations. The College of Law is the fourth oldest law...

Round-Up of Accident-Related Practitioner Blogs

Posted on February 06, 2011
Maritime & Boating Accident Lawyer News http://news.braislaw.com http://news.braislaw.com/index.xml Discusses maritime injury opinions, reports and cases in Florida. Published by Brais & Brais. Fort Lauderdale Car Accident Attorney Blog http://www.fortlauderdalecaraccidentattorneyblog...

First Open-Source Tax eCasebook (well, first chapter to one)

Posted on February 05, 2011
Texas Tech law prof Michael Hatfield has created the first eLangdell-hosted open source tax casebook, The Ethics of Tax Lawyering. Hat tip to TaxProf Blog. [JH]

Friday Fun: Law School Is Sooo Easy!

Posted on February 04, 2011
No law books were harmed in the production of this video. [JH]

Researching Bush and Obama Presidential Signing Statements

Posted on February 04, 2011
Check out Joyce Green's Presidential Signing Statements which identifies all signing statements from 2001 through President Obama's most recent signing statement on the defense spending bill. The site also lists all statutes subjected to presidential signing statements and offers an...

Is the University of New Hampshire a Better Law School Than Franklin Pierce?

Posted on February 04, 2011
According to the results of Gordon Smith's crowdsourced survey of law schools which asked "In your judgment, which of the following is the better law school?," the answer is "yes." In his recent Leiter Law School Reports blog post, Dan...

Opening: Associate Dean for Information Resources and Director of the Law Library, FIU Law

Posted on February 04, 2011
Florida International University College of Law invites applications for the position of Associate Dean for Information Resources, with primary responsibilities for heading the Law Library. The Associate Dean will report directly to the Dean of the College of Law, who...

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