Metadata – What Is It and What Are My Ethical Duties?: Jim Calloway explains why every lawyer needs to understand a few basic things about metadata. He contends that the legal ethics implications of metadata mining are no longer just of interest to the lawyers processing electronic discovery, or the ethics mavens.
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Daily Archives: January 5, 2009
Bush Administration to Designate Three New Marine National Monuments in the Pacific Ocean
Pew Environment Group: “President Bush today designated 3 new marine national monuments in the Pacific Ocean totaling more than 195,000 square miles, an area greater than Oregon and Washington combined. Together with Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument, which was established in 2006 in the northwestern Hawaiian Islands, President Bush will have designated monuments protecting 335,561 square… Continue Reading
GAO – Immigration Benefits: Actions Needed to Address Vulnerabilities in Process for Granting Permanent Residency
Immigration Benefits: Actions Needed to Address Vulnerabilities in Process for Granting Permanent Residency, GAO-09-55, December 05, 2008. “Summary data provided by FDNS showed that of the approximately 917,000 applications for lawful permanent residency USCIS received from January 1, 2006, through May 31, 2007, 516 were referred to FDNS for national security reasons. According to FDNS… Continue Reading
Treasury Provides TARP Funds to Local Banks
News release: “The U.S. Treasury Department announced details this week of a $15 billion investment in 7 banks made through its Capital Purchase Program. Treasury created the Capital Purchase Program, a part of the Troubled Asset Relief Program, to help to stabilize and strengthen the U.S. financial system. Treasury allocated $250 billion under TARP’s Capital… Continue Reading
Pew Survey: States of the Union Before and After Bush
States of the Union Before and After Bush, by Jodie T. Allen, Senior Editor, Pew Research Center, January 5, 2009 “No question the overall mood of the public has changed a great deal since Bush was elected president in the fall of 2000. A mere 13% of Americans are now satisfied with the way things… Continue Reading
New U.S. Capitol Visitor Center
“The new U.S. Capitol Visitor Center welcomed its first public guests last month. This 580,000-square-foot facility offers new amenities and services as visitors learn about Americas legislative process and about the art and architecture of the U.S. Capitol Building. In addition to a restaurant and two gift shops, visitors can enjoy lectures, special events, and… Continue Reading
President-elect Obama, Vice President-elect Biden, and their transition team
“Visit USA.gov for information about the parade, inaugural balls, tickets to the swearing-in, transportation, and more. Youll also find resources on President-elect Obama, Vice President-elect Biden, and their transition team.” Continue Reading
CRS Reports: Job Loss and Infrastructure Job Creation During the Recession, Membership of the 111th Congress
Job Loss and Infrastructure Job Creation During the Recession, December 23, 2008: “After the long economic expansion that characterized much of the current decade, the nation entered its eleventh postwar recession in December 2007. The unemployment rate rose from 5.0% in that month to 6.7% in November 2008, the latest data released to date by… Continue Reading
Statistical Abstract of the United States 2009
U.S. Census Bureau, Statistical Abstract of the United States: 2009 (128th Edition) – Washington, DC, 2008 “The Statistical Abstract of the United States is the standard summary of statistics on the social, political, and economic organization of the United States. It is also designed to serve as a guide to other statistical publications and sources.… Continue Reading
PBGC Publishes Pension Insurance Data Book 2007
News release: “The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) today released the Pension Insurance Data Book 2007, which offers information on statistical trends related to defined benefit retirement plans in the private sector. The 2007 Data Book features an article examining the characteristics of standard terminations, the most common procedure used to end PBGC-insured single-employer defined… Continue Reading
