USAToday.com reported that “the federal government will pay a Texas law school $1 million to do research aimed at rolling back the amount of sensitive data available to the press and public through freedom-of-information requests. Beginning this month, St. Mary’s University School of Law in San Antonio will analyze recent state laws that place previously available information, such as site plans of power plants, beyond the reach of public inquiries.”
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Daily Archives: July 6, 2006
Pew Survey on Muslims in Europe
Pew Global Attitudes Project Survey released July 6, 2006 – Muslims in Europe: Economic Worries Top Concerns About Religious and Cultural Identity – Few Signs of Backlash From Western Europeans. See also New Pew Survey Examines Widening Gulf Between Westerners and Muslims Continue Reading
Copyright Law, Second Edition
Federal Judicial Center: Copyright Law, Second Edition, 2006, 241 pages. “This monograph provides a concise overview of the law of copyright from its origins in the English common law through recent Supreme Court cases, designed to provide judges with a grounding in the essential concepts and statutory and case law in this specialized area. The… Continue Reading
DOE IG Report on Human Reliability and National Security at Livermore Labs
Department of Energy’s Office of the Inspector General Report IG-0732, The Human Reliability Program at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (20 pages, PDF), June 30, 2006. Continue Reading
Reporting is Perceived as Biased According to New Poll
The Harris Poll® #52, June 30, 2006: “News Reporting is Perceived as Biased, though Less Agreement on Whether it is Liberal or Conservative Bias — CNN and FOX News are channels most often turned to for political news.” Continue Reading
Appeals from General Civil Trials in 46 Large Counties, 2001–2005
Bureau of Justice Statistics press release: “From 2001 through April 2005 about 15 percent of general civil trials concluded in 46 large counties in the United States were appealed after trial verdict or judgment, the Justice Department’s Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) announced today. Litigants filed appeals in 11 percent of all tort trials, 21… Continue Reading
FBI OIG Report of Investigation into Allegations Relating to the Selection of the U. S. Attorney for Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands
Report of Investigation into Allegations Relating to the Selection of the U. S. Attorney for Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands, Special Report, June 2006 (42 pages, PDF) Continue Reading
CBO Reports on Effects of Liberalizing World Agricultural Trade
CBO, The Effects of Liberalizing World Agricultural Trade: A Review of Modeling Studies, June 2006 (128 pages, PDF). Continue Reading
Commentary on Style and Substance in Website Writing and Design
Putting the White Back in Strunk and White, by Christina Wodtke. “Style and appropriateness may seem like an odd duo, but they are not. Style is the natural result of the over-abundance of energy and unique perspective a designercreative personis gifted and cursed with. Appropriateness is what helps them guide it in its application.” Continue Reading
Use of National Security Letters to Obtain Private Data
USAToday.com follow’s up on news about the FBI dropping demands for Connecticut library patron records with this article on the expansive post 9/11 use of National Security Letters to obtain private data from a range of organizations. Continue Reading
