From the summary of the CRS Report, Congressional Lawmaking: A Perspective On Secrecy and Transparency, (R42108) (November 30, 2011): Openness is fundamental to representative government. Yet the congressional process is replete with activities and actions that are private and not…
Posts Tagged ‘Summary’
Newsflash: Law Schools Don’t Teach Law Students To Be Lawyers
22
Nov
There was an article published in the New York Times last Sunday, What They Don’t Teach Law Students: Lawyering, and it’s worth reading, even if we knew most of it already. In summary, the legal academy doesn’t teach law students…
Reminder: Dewey B Strategic’s Survey on the Best and Worst Legal Publishing Mergers Closes Today
23
Sep
Here’s the post with link to the survey. Watch for Jean O’Grady’s forthcoming summary and survey findings on Dewey B Strategic. [JH]
Photographic "Dagger" into the Heart of the Dallas Mavericks Mismanagement Lawsuit?
02
Jul
In Mark Cuban Files The Ultimate “Fuck You” Legal Brief, Barry Petchesky reports on Mark Cuban’s recently filed motion for summary judgment brief in the lawsuits accusing Cuban of mismanaging the Dallas Mavericks by Ross Perot Jr. (a/k/a Hillwood Investment…
CRS Issues Legislative History Research Guide
23
Jun
From the summary of Legislative History Research: A Basic Guide (June 15, 2011): This report provides an overview of federal legislative history research, the legislative process, and where to find congressional documents. The report also summarizes some of the reasons…
Summary of Harvard’s "Future of Law Libraries: The Future is Now?" Conference
20
Jun
Reportedly some 700 people viewed at least a portion of the live webcast of Harvard Law’s Future of Law Libraries: The Future is Now? conference on June 16. One member of my little county law library staff reported that the…
Supreme Court Action Today – Government-Attorney Privilege, Rule 10b-5 Actions, and Conflicts of Interest
13
Jun
The Supreme Court issued three substantive opinions this morning, and one summary affirmance based on an equally divided Court. The first case, United States v. Jicarilla Apache Nation (10-382), concerns whether the “fiduciary exception” to discover legal advice made in…
What Drives Web Behavior?
11
Jun
The below poster [click to enlarge; download link] proports to illustrate how consumers behave on the Internet. It was provided to the Digital Inspirations blog by Microsoft PR. See Our Internet Routine for comments and a link to a summary…
Opening: Electronic Services Librarian, Washington & Lee Univ. School of Law Library
03
Jun
Position Summary: The Washington and Lee University School of Law Library seeks applications to fill the position of Electronic Services Librarian. This position is responsible for database management, the general web presence of the law library and reference. The Electronic…
