Gerding, Erik F., Disclosure 2.0: Can Technology Solve Overload, Complexity, and Other Information Failures? (August 1, 2016). Tulane Law Review, Vol. 90, No. 5, 2016. Available for download at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2889598 “In recent years, securities law scholars have either renewed an old attack on mandatory issuer disclosure or questioned the effectiveness of securities disclosure in… Continue Reading
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Monthly Archives: December 2016
Form and Substance in the Fusion of Law and Equity
Bray, Samuel L., Form and Substance in the Fusion of Law and Equity (December 23, 2016). Available for download at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2889633 “This essay considers the fusion of law and equity through the lens of translation. It begins by showing that translations vary along two dimensions. First, a translator might follow the lead of the… Continue Reading
The Conversation – What Trump Foundation’s ‘self-dealing’ disclosure means for a conflicted president-elect
Profs. Philip Hackney and Brian Mittendorf – The Conversation: “Earlier this month, we learned that the Donald J. Trump Foundation admitted to acts of self-dealing in its most recent IRS filing. But what is self-dealing and, more significantly, what does it mean for the president-elect as he deals with his many conflict of interest issues… Continue Reading
17 Google products and services in one guide
You may be acquainted with some, but perhaps not all, of the “under-the-radar services Google offers.” Free Google designed fonts, translation, high resolution photos of great works of art in museums around the world, trends and search terms, Google shopping express, identify songs with partial lyrics, and a catalog of animal sounds. Continue Reading
NIST – Guide for Cybersecurity Event Recovery
NIST Special Publication 800-184 Guide for Cybersecurity Event Recovery, 2016. Michael Bartock, Jeffrey Cichonski, Murugiah Souppaya, Matthew Smith, Greg Witte. Karen Scarfone. https://doi.org/10.6028/NIST.SP.800-184 “bstract – In light of an increasing number of cybersecurity events, organizations can improve resilience by ensuring that their risk management processes include comprehensive recovery planning. Identifying and prioritizing organization resources helps… Continue Reading
Guardian – Why time management is ruining our lives
All of our efforts to be more productive backfire – and only make us feel even busier and more stressed by Oliver Burkeman”…And yet the truth is that more often than not, techniques designed to enhance one’s personal productivity seem to exacerbate the very anxieties they were meant to allay. The better you get at… Continue Reading
Locate public records in Arizona
“Government officials increasingly are conducting the public’s business in the shadows. Journalists and citizens are routinely denied even the most basic public records: city budgets and bids, law enforcement reports, court records. Many times, officials and citizens don’t understand or know the law around public records. Other times, officials know the law but create artificial… Continue Reading
LexisNexis to Retire lexis.com Service
“LexisNexis® announced [December 20, 2016] that it will retire its legacy online legal research service, lexis.com® and upgrade U.S. legal professionals to the company’s Lexis Advance® solution. “We are proud of what we have offered legal and business professionals through lexis.com over the past two decades,” said Sean Fitzpatrick, managing director of North American Research… Continue Reading
Ambrogi – The 10 Most Important Legal Technology Developments of 2016
Via LawSites: “What were 2016’s most important developments in legal technology? Every year since 2013, I’ve posted my picks of the year’s top developments in legal tech (2015, 2014, 2013). As another year wraps up, it’s time to look back at 2016. What follows are my picks for the year’s most important legal technology developments.… Continue Reading
POGO/NYT – Whistleblowing Linked to Decrease in Financial Misconduct
“Public companies appear to have a better handle on their books after a whistleblower investigation, according to a new study reported by The New York Times. Jaron H. Wilde from the University of Iowa attempted to clarify the impact on corporate practices of employees blowing the whistle. He concluded that whistleblowing can lead to lasting… Continue Reading
Federal Reserve Payments Study Highlights Strong Trends in Card Use
News release: “From 2012 to 2015, credit and debit (including prepaid and non-prepaid) card payments continued to gain ground in the payments landscape, accounting for more than two-thirds of all core noncash payments in the United States, according to a Federal Reserve study of U.S. non-cash payments released today. Automated clearinghouse (ACH) payments grew modestly… Continue Reading
Pew – Most Americans favor stricter environmental laws and regulations
“More Americans say environmental regulations are “worth the cost” than say such regulations come at too steep a price, according to a new Pew Research Center survey. These views come amid speculation about what President-elect Donald Trump’s Cabinet nominees may mean for future regulatory policy. A majority of U.S. adults (59%) say stricter environmental laws… Continue Reading
