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A History of West Publishing & Westlaw

Posted on May 04, 2009
Everything you wanted to know about John West, West Publishing, Westlaw, and how a small company from Eagan MN became a Global Information Business is in the City Pages article: "Westlaw rises to legal publishing fame by selling free information."...

THOMAS Launches Its First RSS Feed

Posted on May 01, 2009
THOMAS has launched its first RSS feed. The feed consists of the Daily Digest which is being added to the family of other RSS feeds from the Law Library of Congress: THOMAS: Daily Digest: http://thomas.loc.gov/home/rss/dd.xml Current Legal Topics: http://www...

From the Department of Hypochondriasis

Posted on May 01, 2009
In the category of things you didn't know were there, but now will find endlessly, morbidly absorbing, is Google's Flu trends and now, Google's Experimental flu trends for Mexico. Google created the latter in a spirit of helpfulness, at the...

Souter to Head Home to New Hampshire?

Posted on May 01, 2009
Justice David Souter appears poised to leave the Supreme Court before the October term begins. Appointed by the first President Bush, he has been a reliable upholder of reproductive rights throughout his tenure. He joined the minority in dissenting from...

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The Antidote to Death by PowerPoint

Posted on May 01, 2009

Link to Today's Federal Register

Posted on April 29, 2009
If you need to keep up with the Federal Register day-to-day, bookmark Today's Issue of the Federal Register

Florida Bar News Publishes Story on Shepard Broad Event

Posted on April 29, 2009
Today's Florida Bar News has an article about the recent conversation between George McGovern and Shepard Broad's Distinguished Visiting Professor of Law, John Anderson. The two former presidential candidates met for an exchange of views at an event in the...

Am Law 100 2009

Posted on April 29, 2009
According to an article summarizing the American Lawyer's new Am Law 100 survey results, 2008 (the year covered by the 2009 report) was the first year since 1991 that both average profits per partner and revenue per lawyer dropped. The...

Golf and Law: A legal duty to yell 'fore' before a shot?

Posted on April 28, 2009
A New York Court considered the question recently. Law.com

Search with RedZee

Posted on April 27, 2009
RedZee search engine displays thumbnails of websites results in a graphical arch of information. Warning: Addictive. Check out the Beta RedZee.

As You Head Into Exams, Enjoy a Look Back at How Far You've Come Since

Posted on April 24, 2009
...the first day of CONTRACTS!

Social Networking for Law Students

Posted on April 24, 2009
Want to know what it feels like to be a 3L, a tax lawyer or (shudder) a law professor? Check out Top 100 Twitter Feeds for Law Students. Somewhere in this disparate bunch, you're guaranteed to find a stimulating/informative twitterer...

U.S. Government Printing Office Launches New Digital System

Posted on April 23, 2009
The Public Printer of the United States, Robert Tapella, today announced the public beta launch of the Government Printing Office's new information management tool for US documents, FDsys. An acronym for Federal Digital System, FDsys currently allows users to access...

Interested in News from Law Schools?

Posted on April 21, 2009
Law School Headlines aggregates legal education news from a variety of sources and places it all in one readable blog. New! Law School Headlines

"The right of the people to be secure in their persons..."

Posted on April 19, 2009
Many states are now taking DNA samples from people convicted of misdemeanors. DNA is being collected from adolescents who find their way into the hands of the police. California takes DNA upon arrest. This month, the FBI begins taking DNA...

New, Free Online Source for Transnational Commercial Law

Posted on April 16, 2009
TransLex.org is a project of CENTRAL, the University of Cologne Law School's research center for transnational commercial law ("lex mercatoria"). The center also focuses on private dispute resolution in international business, including mediation and arbitration...

Calling Names

Posted on April 15, 2009
President Obama has made his first judicial nomination, naming federal district court judge David Hamilton as his pick to fill a vacancy on the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit. Most would view him as a moderate,...

Those who do not learn their lesson from past bailouts

Posted on April 14, 2009
Pro Publica has an intriguing site examining the history of government bailouts. By means of varying sized circles, they compare the size of the bailouts, in today's dollars. TARP wins, hands down, but the Savings & Loan bailout of 1989...

They used to call them the nine old men...

Posted on April 13, 2009
But since Justice O'Connor stormed the formerly all-male bastion that was the United States Supreme Court, that moniker is no longer appropriate. Paul D. Carrington, writing in The New York Times, draws our attention to the "old" part, though. He...

Following RIAA Lawsuits...

Posted on April 09, 2009
Today's props go to Ray Beckerman for his ongoing coverage of the RIAA's attempts to monopolize digital music and redefine copyright law. Follow the latest developments via his blog, aptly named The Recording Industry vs The People. Said blog includes...

FACEBOOK now boasts over 200 Million users

Posted on April 08, 2009
This astonishing news means another milestone in the Web 2.0 saga. TechCrunch has more.

Are Florida Courts running debtors' prisons?

Posted on April 07, 2009
The Florida court system got a write-up in today's New York Times The courts have adopted a forceful policy to collect unpaid court costs and fines. And by forceful, they mean jail time for failing to pay. Florida courts are...

From the ABA: U.S. Lawyer/Presidents Coloring and Activity Book

Posted on April 07, 2009
A gift for lawyers of all ages. ABA

Freeze, Evildoer! Put down that Fruit Bat and put your hands up!

Posted on April 06, 2009
Bet you thought, as I did, that the initials EPA stood for Easily Pushed around and Abject. However, the agency is flexing some new muscle, showing that it takes environmental crimes seriously. There is now an EPA Fugitives List which,...

What Happens When Everybody Knows What You're Thinking

Posted on April 03, 2009
Thanks to David Mills, of Courtoons! And a hat tip to Joe Hodniki, at Law Librarian Blog.

Chapter III, Article 19 of the Japanese Constitution...

Posted on April 03, 2009
...is the section that guarantees that "Freedom of thought and conscience shall not be violated." However, the Tokyo District Court dismissed a lawsuit brought by 172 teachers who were "disciplined" for their failure to join in singing the national anthem...

The Long Arm of Spanish Law

Posted on April 03, 2009
The Association for the Dignity of Prisoners has filed a criminal complaint in Spain against the attorneys in the Bush administration who were behind the creation of the Guantanamo Bay detention center. The complaint seeks to hold the attorneys responsible...

What Happens When Everybody Knows What You're Thinking

Posted on April 03, 2009
Thanks to David Mills, of Courtoons! And a hat tip to Joe Hodniki, at Law Librarian Blog.

Chapter III, Article 19 of the Japanese Constitution...

Posted on April 03, 2009
...is the section that guarantees that "Freedom of thought and conscience shall not be violated." However, the Tokyo District Court dismissed a lawsuit brought by 172 teachers who were "disciplined" for their failure to join in singing the national anthem...

The Long Arm of Spanish Law

Posted on April 03, 2009
The Association for the Dignity of Prisoners has filed a criminal complaint in Spain against the attorneys in the Bush administration who were behind the creation of the Guantanamo Bay detention center. The complaint seeks to hold the attorneys responsible...

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