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Daily Archives: June 26, 2003
FISA and the Patriot Act
Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act Before and After the USA PATRIOT Act, from the FBI Law Enforcement Bulletin, June 2003 (via Secrecy News). “…care must be taken to ensure that the new tools provided by Congress in the USA PATRIOT Act are employed within the constraints of the Constitution. The Supreme Court has said “the police… Continue Reading
Cook County Circuit Court Implements Major Tech Improvements
The Circuit Court of Cook County (IL) has migrated from an antiquated information system that “ran all of its operations on a 1980’s era mainframe, did not use e-mail or voicemail and provided only limited public Internet access,” to a new, networked IT infrastructure that will manage the court’s “2 million cases a year.” Continue Reading
Chicago Bar Association Announces New Portal
The Chicago Bar Association (CBA) launched a new portal that provides a member customizable homepage, access to case law resources, legal news, court forms, bar committee announcements, and more. Continue Reading
AlltheWeb Vs. Google – Is there really a contest?
AllTheWeb Now A Better Search Experience Than Google. Includes a summary of features tested. Continue Reading
Introduction of Public Domain Enhancement Act
Reps. Lofgren and Doolittle Announce the Public Domain Enhancement Act to Address the Need for Copyright Reform. From the press release of June 25: Rep. Zoe Lofgren (D-San Jose, CA) and Rep. John Doolittle (R-Rocklin, CA) introduced the Public Domain Enhancement Act, addressing the need to reform copyright laws identified in the recent Supreme Court… Continue Reading
