The Chief Justice of the United States: Responsibilites of the Office and Process for Appointment, updated September 12, 2005 [thanks to GalleryWatch.com] Continue Reading
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Monthly Archives: September 2005
Draft Legislation Proposes Fundamental Changes to Clean Air Act
From a September 22, 2005 letter written by Rep. Henry A. Waxman to EPA Administrator Stephen L. Johnson: “…draft legislative language, which was prepared under the direction of political appointees within the agency…would allow a single person, the EPA Administrator, to waive the Clean Air Act, its implementing regulations, and state air pollution requirements approved… Continue Reading
Judicial Conference Votes in Favor of Citation to Unpublished Decisions
Judicial Conference Supports Citing Unpublished Opinions Rule 32.1 of the Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure Continue Reading
New Blog Focuses on Global Response to American Foreign Policy
Joining the recently launched national security affairs blog at the Washington Post is another new blog, the World Opinion Roundup. The author, journalist Jefferson Morely, mines web sources from around the world, providing perspective, commentary, and documentation of U.S. and international policies on critical issues. [thanks Margot] Continue Reading
Website Provides Access to Prescription Info on Katrina Evacuees
“KatrinaHealth.org, an online service to help individuals affected by Hurricane Katrina work with their health professionals to gain access to their own electronic prescription medication records. Through KatrinaHealth.org authorized pharmacists and doctors can get records of medications evacuees were using before the storm hit, including the specific dosages.” Continue Reading
Handbook for Bloggers and Cyber-Dissidents
From Reporters Without Borders, a new resource: Handbook for bloggers and cyber-dissidents (46 pages, PDF): “Bloggers are often the only real journalists in countries where the mainstream media is censored or under pressure. Only they provide independent news, at the risk of displeasing the government and sometimes courting arrest. Reporters Without Borders has produced this… Continue Reading
Google Digitization Program Controversy Intensifies With Copyright Lawsuit
A complaint was filed against Google in US District Court, Southern District of New York, for copyright infringement, involving the Google Print program. Related links: Press release: Authors Guild Sues Google, Citing “Massive Copyright Infringement” Google’s blog posting about the lawsuit. BusinessWeek.com’s commentary Topical postings from beSpacific The Google Print Library Project: A Copyright Analysis,… Continue Reading
Gadgets That Assist Personal Emergency Preparedness
From WSJ free contents, Walt Mossberg’s September 21 column reviews several communications tools that consumers may want to consider purchasing to facilitate uninterrupted communications during emergencies. Continue Reading
Floodplain Managers Outline Recovery Plan
The Association of State Floodplain Managers published a White Paper, Hurricane Katrina: Reconstruction Through Mitigation (6 pages, PDF) which merits review. Also note that the organization’s Hurricane Katrina Resource Page provides links to key government resources with a focus on “policy, recovery and economics.” Continue Reading
Postal Rate Commission Website Links to Archival Document Repository
The legislative history of the Postal Rate Commission enabling statute is available on the agency website. To locate it, look at the top of the homepage navigation bar, and click on ARCHIVES. This in turn will take you to this page, where the database hosting the legislative history is located. In addition to this resource,… Continue Reading
National Archives Offers Assistance to Gulf States
Press release: “Archivist of the United States Allen Weinstein announced today several initiatives to aid in the recovery of original records in the states of Mississippi, Alabama, and Louisiana that have been affected by Hurricane Katrina…[he stated] the potential loss of information that directly affects the lives of people in these states is staggering. The… Continue Reading
Business Week Highlights “Best of The Web”
From BusinessWeek.com, Editor’s Picks for Best of the Web, with a discrete number of choices in categories ranging from research, to blogs, tech news, politics, shopping and music. Continue Reading
