The January 15, 2006 issue of LLRX.com includes the following articles: Deep Web Research Research 2006, by Marcus P. Zillman The Google Library Project: The Copyright Debate, by Jonathan Band Researching Laws and Information on Nutritional and Dietary Supplements On the Web, by Joel Rothman Election Law @ Moritz, by Sara Sampson Adobe’s Macromedia Studio… Continue Reading
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Monthly Archives: January 2006
National Election Archive Project Report on 2004 Ohio Exit Poll Data
The Gun is Smoking – 2004 Ohio Precinct-Level Exit Poll Data Show Virtually Irrefutable Evidence of Vote Miscount (31 pages, PDF) Continue Reading
10 Year Plus Investigation Into Cisneros Ends, With $21 Million Pricetag
January 18, 2006: “Rep. Waxman asks Independent Counsel David M. Barrett for an explanation regarding why his office has been renting 11,500 square feet for only five full-time employees and other new details GAO recently provided on Mr. Barrett’s expenditures. To date, his ten-and-a-half year investigation of former HUD Secretary Henry Cisneros has cost the… Continue Reading
Maine First With E-Waste Recycling Law
Press release, National Resources Council of Maine: Maine’s First-In-The-Nation Law Requiring Manufacturers to Pay to Recycle Electronic Waste Goes Into Effect “Today Maine launched the first manufacturer-funded program in the nation designed to capture hazardous electronic waste for safe disposal and recycling. Under the law enacted in 2004, beginning January 18, municipalities will send waste… Continue Reading
EPIC Sues DOJ for Domestic Surveillance Documents
Press release: “Today EPIC filed a Freedom of Information Act lawsuit (PDF) against the Department of Justice, asking a federal court to order the disclosure of information about the Administration’s warrantless domestic surveillance program within 20 days. The Justice Department has played a key role in authorizing, implementing and overseeing the National Security Agency’s domestic… Continue Reading
DOJ Defends Legal Authority For NSA Domestic Surveillance
As reported by the New York Times: Administration Lays Out Legal Case for Wiretapping Program, which references the following report: a 42 page DOJ paper, in unclassified form (PDF), titled Legal Authorities Supporting the Activities of the National Security Agency Described by the President, released January 19, 2006. There is also a one page preface… Continue Reading
Google Fights DOJ Order to Produce Records of Database Searches
MercuryNews.com, Feds after Google data: “The Mountain View-based search and advertising giant opposes releasing the information on a variety of grounds, saying it would violate the privacy rights of its users and reveal company trade secrets, according to court documents. Nicole Wong, an associate general counsel for Google, said the company will fight the government’s… Continue Reading
Three New Columns Offer Range of Valuable Resources to LLRX.com Readers
I am delighted to announce the addition of three new columns on LLRX.com, authored by leading professionals from different spheres of our community. Law librarian and blogger Connie Crosby writes about The Tao of Law Librarianship, the second installment of which is titled Do-It-Yourself Professional Development. Faulkner’s Practical Web Strategies for Attorneys, by Frederick L.… Continue Reading
Limited Congressional Briefings on NSA Spying “Inconsistent With the Law” Says CRS Memo
On January 4, 2006, Congresswoman Jane Harman (D-CA) sent a letter to President Bush stating that “… the practice of briefing only certain Members of the intelligence committees [on NSA programs] violates the specific requirements of the National Security Act of 1947.” A New York Times article published on January 19, 2006 discusses a January… Continue Reading
Democratic Leaders Request Bush Disclosure of Ties to Abramoff
In a January 17, 2006 letter, Senate Democratic Leader Harry Reid, Assistant Senate Democratic Leader Richard Durbin, Senate Democratic Campaign Committee Chairman Charles Schumer and Senate Democratic Conference Secretary Debbie Stabenow requested that President Bush “…make public as soon as possible an accounting of Mr. Abramoff’s personal contacts with Bush Administration officials and the official… Continue Reading
National Report Card on the State of Emergency Medicine
National Report Card on the State of Emergency Medicine: “The National Report Card on the State of Emergency Medicine assesses the support that each state and the District of Columbia provides for their emergency care systems. A wake-up call for policymakers, the report underscores the challenges facing patients who need emergency care and recognizes efforts… Continue Reading
LC Country Profiles
Country Profiles: “This series of profiles of foreign nations is part of the Country Studies Program, formerly the Army Area Handbook Program. The profiles offer brief, summarized information on a country’s historical background, geography, society, economy, transportation and telecommunications, government and politics, and national security. In addition to being featured in the front matter of… Continue Reading
