Library of Congress research guide – A comprehensive research guide on finding federal legislative history documents, including congressional committee reports and hearings, presidential signing statements, and the debates of Congress Authors: Barbara Bavis, Bibliographic and Research Instruction Librarian, Law Library of Congress; Robert Brammer, Senior Legal Information Specialist, Law Library of Congress Continue Reading
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CRS – Policy and Legislative Research for Congressional Staff – Finding Documents, Analysis, News and Training
Policy and Legislative Research for Congressional Staff: Finding Documents, Analysis, News, and Training. March 25, 2014 – June 28, 2019. R43434. Sarah W. Caldwell, Senior Research Librarian; Ada S. Cornell, Senior Research Librarian; Michele L. Malloy. Research Librarian. “This report is intended to serve as a finding aid for congressional documents, executive branch documents and… Continue Reading
Will California’s New Bot Law Strengthen Democracy?
The New Yorker – “When you ask experts how bots influence politics—that is, what specifically these bits of computer code that purport to be human can accomplish during an election—they will give you a list: bots can smear the opposition through personal attacks; they can exaggerate voters’ fears and anger by repeating short simple slogans;… Continue Reading
How do you read ancient scrolls too brittle to unfurl?
Washington Post – How do you read ancient scrolls too brittle to unfurl? An American scientist may have an answer. “If the technology works, it could decode the only large collection of original texts to survive from Greco-Roman antiquity…” Continue Reading
Identifying, Discussing, and Responding to Gender Bias in the Legal Profession
Goodman, Christine Chambers, Identifying, Discussing, and Responding to Gender Bias in the Legal Profession (2019). California Real Property Journal, Vol. 37, Iss. 1; Pepperdine University Legal Studies Research Paper No. 2019/10. Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3409280 “This article begins with highlights from a few stories by real estate practitioners describing their real-world experiences. It then provides… Continue Reading
Judiciary Creates Public User Group for PACER
Via press release on June 26, 2019: “The Federal Judiciary has created and is seeking members for a public user group to provide advice and feedback on ways to improve its electronic public access services. The Electronic Public Access (EPA) Public User Group membership will be selected from interested applicants who represent the legal sector,… Continue Reading
Can a cancer registry keep firefighters safe?
BBC: “A new US cancer database – the Firefighter Cancer Registry which was fully funded by Congress in June – aims to track the careers and health histories of thousands of firefighters in order to better understand the link between emergency work and disease, writes Victoria Oldridge. For thousands of years, firefighters have entered into… Continue Reading
Sens. Warner, Hawley Team on Social Media Data Monetization Dashboard
“Today, U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner (D-VA) and Josh Hawley (R-MO) will introduce the Designing Accounting Safeguards to Help Broaden Oversight And Regulations on Data (DASHBOARD) Act, bipartisan legislation that will require data harvesting companies such as social media platforms to tell consumers and financial regulators exactly what data they are collecting from consumers, and how… Continue Reading
Technological Convergence: Regulatory, Digital Privacy, and Data Security Issues
EveryCRSReport.com – Technological Convergence: Regulatory, Digital Privacy, and Data Security Issues. May 30, 2019 R45746. “Technological convergence, in general, refers to the trend or phenomenon where two or more independent technologies integrate and form a new outcome. One example is the smartphone. A smartphone integrated several independent technologies—such as telephone, computer, camera, music player, television… Continue Reading
New York Enacts One of the Most Aggressive Climate Bills in the U.S.
New York Assembly Passes Climate Leadership And Community Protection Act – “Legislation sets the goal of reducing greenhouse gas emissions 85 percent by 2050, and having net zero emissions in all sectors of the economy. Speaker Carl Heastie and Environmental Conservation Committee Chair Steve Englebright today announced Assembly passage of the Climate Leadership and Community… Continue Reading
New online guide to the Paperwork Reduction Act
“The Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) is a law governing how federal agencies collect information from the public.” This new site, https://pra.digital.gov/ addresses the following topics: About the PRA Do I need clearance? PRA approval process Clearance types Estimating burden Additional resources Continue Reading
Should the police be able to investigate your genetic family tree for any crime, no matter how minor?
The New York Times – Want to See My Genes? Get a Warrant – Should the police be able to investigate your genetic family tree for any crime, no matter how minor? “…Genetic genealogy requires lots of DNA samples and an easy way to compare them. Americans have created millions of genetic profiles already. A… Continue Reading
