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From an e-newsletter:

"Justice Stevens Invented the Internet

http://www.llrx.com/features/supremecourtandinternet.htm

With the announcement that Justice John Paul Stevens will resign from the Supreme Court at the end of this term, Jonathan Band and Matt Schruers focus on one of his opinions that has had a direct daily impact on virtually all Americans: the majority opinion in Sony v. Universal, decided by the Supreme Court in 1984. This decision is the legal foundation of the Digital Age.

The Government Domain: New & Free Regulations Trackers

http://www.llrx.com/columns/govdomain45.htm

Peggy Garvin reviews new, free, non-government resources that have recently come online to complement the official U.S. government regulatory information sites, RegInfo.gov and Regulations.gov. For this bounty, Peggy says researcher can thank innovative developers and the relatively new availability of a free XML version of the Federal Register that can be downloaded in bulk.

Of Refrigerators and E-Discovery

http://www.llrx.com/features/processandediscovery.htm

Conrad J. Jacoby's commentary offers perspective on the complexities and nuances of technology innovations, in the home and in the office, causing him to reflect on how incomplete or incorrect impressions of how a responding party organizes and manages its business records impacts knowledge management and e-records...

Source: Pacifici, Sabrina. "New on LLRX.com for April 2010." Copyright © LLRX TM, Law Library Resource Xchange, LLC. All rights reserved. Subscribe <http://www.llrx.com/subscribe.htm>.

From an e-newsletter sent by Sabrina Pacifici:

Source: Pacifici, Sabrina. "New on LLRX.com for January/February 2010." Copyright © LLRX TM, Law Library Resource Xchange, LLC. All rights reserved. Subscribe <http://www.llrx.com/subscribe.htm>.

This post was written by Bonnie Shucha: "FDsys.gov, the Government Printing Office's replacement for the aging GPO Access website, continues to grow. It now covers the following:

Congressional Bills, 103rd Congress (1993-1994) to present; BILLS

104th Congress (1995-1996) to present; CCAL

Congressional Committee Prints, 100th Congress (1987-1988) to present; CRPT

Congressional Directory, 104th Congress (1995-1996) to present; CDIR

Congressional Documents, 104th Congress (1993-1994) to present; CDOC

Congressional Hearings, if available from committee, 105th Congress (1997-1998) to present; CHRG

Congressional Record (Bound), 1999 to 2001; CRECB

Congressional Record (Daily), 103rd Congress, 2nd session (1994) to present; CREC

Congressional Record Index (Daily), 1983 to present; CRI

Congressional Committee Reports, Senate Executive Reports (includes conference committee reports), 104th Congress (1995-1996) to present; CRPT

History of Bills, 1983 to present; HOB

Precedents of the U.S. House of Representatives (Hinds, Cannon, Deschler); GPO

Public and Private Laws, 104th (1995-1996) to present; PLAW

Statutes At Large, 2003-2006; STAT

According to a recent article in LLRX, migration is now expected to be complete in April 2010 with a full switchover to FDsys in Summer 2010. See the article for more info, as well as some advanced search tips."

Posted by Sabrina Pacifici: "Research RoundUp: Business Filings Databases Updated - Kathy Biehl's guide to online corporate and business filings available provides links to and descriptions of services available from all 50 states and the District of Columbia, as well as selected commercial services. It is the most comprehensive, reliable web resource available on the topic.

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Source: beSpacific - Accurate, focused law and technology news by Sabrina I. Pacifici. 6 December 2009 Copyright ©2002-2009. BeSpacific LLC. All Rights Reserved. Subscribe <http://www.bespacific.com/mt/subscribe.html>.

New Report Provides a History of the Child Pornography Guidelines

Posted by Sabrina I. Pacifici: "The U.S. Sentencing Commission has issued a report, The History of Child Pornography Guidelines, as a first step in its review of the punishment prescribed for the sexual exploitation of children...The Commission has sought to implement congressional intent in the area of child pornography offenses in a manner consistent with the SRA and subsequent legislation. As discussed in this paper, in amending the child pornography guidelines over the years, the Commission has reviewed sentencing data, considered public comment on proposed amendments, conducted public hearings on proposed amendments, studied relevant literature, and considered pertinent legislative history."

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Source: beSpacific, 8 November 2009

2009 Business Social Media Benchmarking Study

Posted by Sabrina I. Pacifici: "2009 Business Social Media Benchmarking Study 'was designed to assess current trends in the use of social media in North American businesses. Based on 2,948 valid responses to our online Business Social Media Benchmarking Survey during August and early September, 2009, the results provide a very useful benchmark for where businesses, and business people, are finding value in social media across different activities and sites. The study was focused on social media utilization - how people and companies are using social media in a work context today - and not on adoption. All study participants currently used social media in their day-to-day jobs as a resource for business-relevant information and/or worked for a company currently managing, developing or planning social media initiatives.'"

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Source: beSpacific, 8 November 2009

Tort Bench and Jury Trials in State Courts, 2005

Posted by Sabrina I. Pacifici: "Tort Bench and Jury Trials in State Courts, 2005: 'Discusses tort cases concluded by a bench or jury trial in a national sample of jurisdictions in 2005. Topics include the types of tort cases that proceed to trial, the differences between tort cases adjudicated by judges and juries, and the types of plaintiffs and defendants represented in tort trials. The report also covers plaintiff win rates, punitive damages, and the final award amounts generated in tort trial litigation. Lastly, trends are examined in tort trial litigation in the nation's 75 most populous counties, based on comparable data in 1996, 2001, and 2005.'"

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Source: beSpacific - Accurate, focused law and technology news by Sabrina I. Pacifici. 8 November 2009 Copyright ©2002-2009. BeSpacific LLC. All Rights Reserved. Subscribe <http://www.bespacific.com/mt/subscribe.html>.

Posted by Sabrina Pacifici: "The United States is increasingly dependent on information and information technology for both civilian and military purposes, as are many other nations. Although there is a substantial literature on the potential impact of a cyberattack on the societal infrastructure of the United States, little has been written about the use of cyberattack as an instrument of U.S. policy. Cyberattacks--actions intended to damage adversary computer systems or networks--can be used for a variety of military purposes. But they also have application to certain missions of the intelligence community, such as covert action. They may be useful for certain domestic law enforcement purposes, and some analysts believe that they might be useful for certain private sector entities who are themselves under cyberattack. This report considers all of these applications from an integrated perspective that ties together technology, policy, legal, and ethical issues. Focusing on the use of cyberattack as an instrument of U.S. national policy, Technology, Policy, Law and Ethics Regarding U.S. Acquisition and Use of Cyberattack Capabilities explores important characteristics of cyberattack. It describes the current international and domestic legal structure as it might apply to cyberattack, and considers analogies to other domains of conflict to develop relevant insights. Of special interest to the military, intelligence, law enforcement, and homeland security communities, this report is also an essential point of departure for nongovernmental researchers interested in this rarely discussed topic."

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Source: beSpacific - Accurate, focused law and technology news by Sabrina I. Pacifici. 3 November 2009 Copyright ©2002-2009. BeSpacific LLC. All Rights Reserved. Subscribe <http://www.bespacific.com/mt/subscribe.html>.

New on LLRX: Competitive Intelligence - A Selective Resource Guide - Updated and Revised

Posted by Sabrina Pacifici: "Competitive Intelligence - A Selective Resource Guide - Updated and Revised October 2009: Sabrina I. Pacifici's completely revised and updated pathfinder focuses on leveraging selected reliable, focused, free and low cost sites and sources to effectively profile and monitor companies, markets, countries, people, and issues. This guide is a "best of list" of web, database and email alert products, services and tools, as well as links to content specific sources produced by government, academic, NGOs, the media and various publishers. 

New on LLRX: Legal Implications of Cloud Computing - Part Two (Privacy and the Cloud)

Posted by Sabrina Pacifici: "Legal Implications of Cloud Computing - Part Two (Privacy and the Cloud): As a follow-up to last month's article that provided an overview of cloud computing in the context of significant legal issues, this article by Tanya Forsheit reviews the issues of privacy and cross-border data transfers. 

New on LLRX: Using Technology To Estimate, Control And Manage Litigation Document Review Budgets

Posted by Sabrina Pacifici: "Using Technology To Estimate, Control And Manage Litigation Document Review Budgets: Conrad J. Jacoby details approaches and exercises that contribute to a successful process for calculating - and staying within - a realistic budget for a litigation or regulatory document review." 

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Source: beSpacific - Accurate, focused law and technology news by Sabrina I. Pacifici. 18 October 2009 Copyright ©2002-2009. BeSpacific LLC. All Rights Reserved. Subscribe <http://www.bespacific.com/mt/subscribe.html>.

Posted by Sabrina Pacifici: "Official Google Blog: "Google for the Public Sector, a one-stop shop of tools and tips that local, state and federal government officials can use to help promote transparency and increase citizen participation. The site helps government agencies:

Make your website, and the information it offers, easier to find. For example, in less than 50 technical staff hours, Arizona's Government Information Technology Agency made hundreds of thousands of public records and other webpages "crawlable" to search engines and visible in Google search results.

Visualize your information and tell your story in Google Earth & Maps to the hundreds of millions of people who use them. The State Department runs an interactive Google Map of Secretary Clinton's travels, which shows where she has been and includes photos and videos.

Use the power of online video to engage millions of potential viewers and give constituents a voice. In the U.S. alone, the Senate, House of Representatives, White House, and federal government, among others, all have YouTube channels."

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Source: beSpacific - Accurate, focused law and technology news by Sabrina I. Pacifici. 16 September 2009. Copyright ©2002-2008 BeSpacific LLC. All Rights Reserved. Subscribe <http://www.bespacific.com/mt/subscribe.html>.

From the e-newsletter: 

**The Government Domain: Tracking Congress 2.0 

http://www.llrx.com/columns/govdomain42.htm 

With the 111th Congress of the United States reconvening on September 8th, e-gov expert Peggy Garvin highlights new tools and sources that enhance and expand your ability to track and monitor the action. 

**Re-Hashing the Hash Tag - Crowd Competition and Community Standards at the #AALL2009 Conference 

http://www.llrx.com/features/twitter.htm 

Roger V. Skalbeck and Meg Kribble describe how the majority of social media activity during the 2009 AALL conference took place on Twitter, and how this technology impacts the profession and the free exchange of information, moving forward. 

**The Legal Profession and Five Responses to Technology 

http://www.llrx.com/features/fiveresponses.htm 

Lawyer, writer and blogger Nicole Black's informed commentary reminds fellow professionals that technology and the Internet are here to stay. 

**Burney's Legal Tech Reviews: The Dell Mini 9 and the Averatec All-in-one PC

http://www.llrx.com/columns/legaltech61.htm 

Legal tech guru Brett Burney reviews the pros and cons of one of the smallest netbooks on the market, as well as a low-end all-in-one model PC, sporting a big monitor, all of which can easily be accommodated on just about any desktop. 

**Law Practice Technology Information Sources and Tools 

http://www.llrx.com/features/lawpracticetechinfo.htm 

Ken Strutin identifies core sources to learn about new technologies that apply to legal research and law practice. In addition, he has identified specific tools that will contribute to managing research, communication and information-based tasks. 

**LLRX Court Rules, Forms and Dockets - updated by law librarian Margaret Berkland 

http://www.llrx.com/courtrules 

Source: Pacifici, Sabrina. "New on LLRX.com for August 2009." Copyright © LLRX TM, Law Library Resource Xchange, LLC. All rights reserved. Subscribe <http://www.llrx.com/subscribe.htm>.

New on LLRX.com - PACER Spending Survey

Posted by Sabrina I. Pacifici: "PACER Spending Survey: Stanford Law School deputy library director Erika Wayne describes an open source document access project focused on improving PACER (Public Access to Court Electronic Records), sponsored by a small group of research savvy and customer service oriented group of law librarians.

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Source: beSpacific - Accurate, focused law and technology news by Sabrina I. Pacifici.  8 September 2009. Copyright ©2002-2008 BeSpacific LLC. All Rights Reserved. Subscribe <http://www.bespacific.com/mt/subscribe.html>.

From the Web Site:

A publication that discusses the importance of federal judges' papers as a documentary record of judges' careers and the work of the federal courts. The guide describes how students of the federal courts use judges' papers and offers guidelines for judges' selection of a repository to house a collection. The guide also offers recommendations for the management of documents in chambers.

Direct to Full Text (89 pages; PDF)

[Their] Source: Federal Judiciary History Office (via Federal Judiciary Center)

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Source: ResourceShelf, 26 June 2009