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Posts Tagged ‘News’
John Grisham’s The Confession Awarded the Harper Lee Prize for Fiction that Best Exemplifies the Role of Lawyers in Society
29
Jul
The Harper Lee Prize was created by the University of Alabama School of Law and the ABA Journal last year to honor Lee for the enduring influence her To Kill a Mockingbird has had in the public perception of the…
The Fastcase 50: Honoring the law’s smartest, most courageous innovators, techies, visionaries and leaders
28
Jul
Earlier this week the fine folks at one of the most, if not the most, innovative online legal publisher, Fastcase announced its inaugural class of the Fastcase 50: “the fifty 49 most interesting, provocative, and courageous leaders in the world…
Picking Up the Tab: Order Food, Drinks, and Dust Off a Caucus Formation Policy That Was Rejected in 2007
20
Jul
Motion for Board Action: That the Executive Board approve the report and recommendations regarding Caucus formation, presented at the November 2007 Executive Board meeting. Presented at the November 2007 Executive Board meeting, really? Does it take that long? Oh wait,…
Janto Predicts Proposed Antitrust Policy Provided by AALL Legal Counsel Will Not Be Adopted as Currently Drafted
18
Jul
Source: I would like to take this opportunity to provide more information regarding an item on the AALL Executive Board’s agenda for its July meeting. The item is the consideration of a proposed Antitrust Policy (page 42 – requires member…
Near Real-Time Link Rot, AALL-Style: Time to Bury the Antitrust Compliance Policy Statement: Talk about Transparency and Accountability!
18
Jul
Since Library Consumer Advocacy Caucus Chair Michael Ginsborg posted his link to AALL’s AALL Antitrust Compliance Policy, which was live earlier this morning when his post was republished on LLB, the link is now dead. It will send you to…
Tiananmen Square, AALL-Style: AALL’s Proposed Antitrust Compliance Policy, Consumer Advocacy Initiatives and the First Amendment to the US Constitution
18
Jul
It appears Round 2 of AALL’s antitrustism will commence at our association’s July 21, 2011 Executive Board meeting. On the Library Consumer Advocacy Caucus blog, Caucus Chair Michael Ginsborg reports on recent developments. His July 17, 2011 post is republished…
Friday Fun: New Oklahoma Law Allows Doctors to Perform Fake Abortions
15
Jul
Doctors in Oklahoma will now be able to act like they’ve just given a woman an abortion and send her on her way. Of course, the Onion News Network is highlighting by way of humor a very serious and concerted…
Computer Privacy In The News
13
Jul
Two stories related to computer privacy caught my attention. One is that law enforcement agencies are increasing the amount of warrants sent to Facebook to gather data on individuals. That law enforcement agents are interested in Facebook user details is…
New Academic Law Library Directorship Appointments: Vicki Szymczak (Hawaii) and Teresa Stanton (Florida International)
11
Jul
Vicki Szmczak, Library Director at Brooklyn Law (and long-time LLB contributing editor) has accepted a faculty appointment at the Richardson School of Law, University of Hawaii, and will serve as the Law School’s library director. Vicki will be making the…
