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Daily Archives: March 15, 2021
Capitol Breach Cases
U.S. Attorney’s Office, District of Columbia – “Below is a list of defendants charged in federal court in the District of Columbia related to crimes committed at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C, on Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021. Every case is being prosecuted by the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia. Following arrests,… Continue Reading
How to find a COVID-19 vaccine appointment in your area
Ars Technica – Vaccination rollout has been a challenge across the US. These tips should help. “The data is in, and COVID-19 vaccines are working. They’ve been injected in tons of people around the world beyond the initial trials and found to be safe and effective. Each of the three vaccines available use unique technologies… Continue Reading
ABA Legal Fact Check explores social media platforms and freedom of speech
“A new ABA Legal Fact Check released today examines the case and statutory law allowing social media companies and their sites to ban or suspend individuals for promoting falsehoods of hatred. In recent weeks, those who have found themselves kicked off social media platforms have included then-President Donald J. Trump and several of his allies, in… Continue Reading
Drugs for Sale Plague Social Media Platforms
Digital Citizens Alliance: “Social media platforms continue to have difficulty removing illegal offers of opioids, steroids and COVID-19 “vaccines.” Even after they have been alerted of specific posts and long past when they have made public pledges to do a better job of making their services safe for U.S. consumers, Facebook, YouTube, Instagram and Telegram… Continue Reading
Here’s the whole box and dice on the OED March 2021 update
OED Blog – “Well ding-dong, it’s time for OED‘s quarterly update for March 2021, in which nearly 750 existing entries have been subjected to the freshening attentions of our team of researchers, editors, etymologists, and bibliographers, and over 700 new words, senses, phrases, and compounds have been added to the Dictionary. Buckle up, and we’ll… Continue Reading
ABA Issues Cautionary Ethics Guidance On Virtual Law Practices
LawSites: “The American Bar Association’s Standing Committee on Ethics and Professional Responsibility today issued a formal ethics opinion providing guidance on virtual law practices. The opinion (Formal Opinion 498) makes clear that the Model Rules of Professional Conduct permit lawyers to conduct their practices virtually, but it urges caution, competence and diligence with regard to… Continue Reading
Adopting DOI in Legal Citation: A Roadmap for the Legal Academy
Craigle, Valeri, Adopting DOI in Legal Citation: A Roadmap for the Legal Academy (March 8, 2021). Legal Reference Services Quarterly (2021 Forthcoming), University of Utah College of Law Research Paper Forthcoming, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3800465 “A Digital Object Identifier (DOI) is a unique string of numbers, letters, and symbols used to identify web-based information assets… Continue Reading
Federal Guidance Could Help Mitigate Cybersecurity Risks in 401(k) and Other Retirement Plans
Defined Contribution Plans: Federal Guidance Could Help Mitigate Cybersecurity Risks in 401(k) and Other Retirement Plans, GAO-21-25, Published: Feb 11, 2021. Publicly Released: Mar 15, 2021. “In their role administering private sector employer-sponsored defined contribution (DC) retirement plans, such as 401(k) plans, plan sponsors and their service providers—record keepers, third party administrators, custodians, and payroll… Continue Reading
7 tips for working more efficiently with PowerPoint shapes
Tech Republic: “The best presentations are visually informative, and shapes are a huge part of that visual message. Working with them is typically easy, but everyone wants to work a little quicker and smarter when then can. In this article, I’ll show you seven tips that will help you get those shapes into shape quickly.… Continue Reading
