07 Saturday Dec 2013
Posted in Federal Law, Personal Injury
≈ Comments Off on EPA Standard for Lead Poisoning Will Not Change In Spite of Evidence That Harm Exists.
‘It’s outrageous we aren’t acting on what we know,’ said Howard Mielke, a soil contamination expert at Tulane University’s medical school. Mielke served on an EPA lead advisory panel that gave input on revising the agency’s house dust standard for lead more than two years ago. He said the soil standard also is too high to protect kids from harm.
02 Saturday Nov 2013
Posted in Appellate Law, Case Law, Court Rules, Federal District Court Rules, Federal Law, Legal Ethics, Research, Trial Tips and Techniques
≈ Comments Off on What do you think about the Second Circuit’s removal of Judge Shira Scheindlin?
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New York City Police Department, Removal of federal judge, Shira Scheindlin, Stop-and-frisk program, United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
As always, Judge Kopf asks an interesting question. CCE
Judge Scheindlin is a New York federal trial judge who has taken senior status.* She was handling high profile cases involving New York’s “stop and frisk” practices. She issued an opinion providing remedial relief and an injunction to the folks who were challenging the police department’s practices, and up the case went to the Second Circuit. On Thursday, without ruling on the merits of the appeal, and acting on its own without a request from the appellants, the Second Circuit removed Scheindlin. The Court stated that the trial judge had violated the Code of Conduct and failed in her responsibility to uphold the appearance of impartiality (1) because of her statements to the parties regarding “related” cases and (2) because of interviews she gave to the media. The Second Circuit’s short opinion is here. Liberal legal commentators exploded in outrage. See, for example, here and here. The…
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02 Saturday Nov 2013
Posted in Criminal Law, Discovery, Federal Law, Fraud, References, Research, Trial Tips and Techniques
≈ Comments Off on Resources from the Offices of the United States Attorney . . . and more.
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Bullying, DOJ, FOIA, Fraud, Freedom of Information Act, National Security, Prescription Drug Abuse, United States Attorney, United States Department of Justice, Victim's Rights
Resources, Offices of the United States Attorney
http://perma.cc/0pU5ocUruhw
FOIA/Privacy Act Requests – “How to” submit FOIA requests
http://perma.cc/0xyPEK7KcCN
FOIA Library – Available to public about office’s operations
http://perma.cc/07JeT6GjPPp
Annual Statistical Reports – Accomplishments for each fiscal year
http://perma.cc/09vkJheop6X
Victim’s Rights Ombudsman – Complaints filed against DOJ employees
http://perma.cc/07fbNaXZcka
United States Attorney’s Bulletin – Legal or technical topics
http://perma.cc/0QdV5c8XtUK
United States Attorney’s Manual – The official handbook
http://perma.cc/0djGLTsgpwy
This is a sample of the great information at this website. See more at Priority Areas (http://perma.cc/0ssbcTres9kl) and Justice 101 (http://perma.cc/0B27rPGVtMV). CCE
24 Thursday Oct 2013
Posted in Assisted Living Abuse, Elder Law, Federal Law, Legal Directories, Nursing Home Abuse, Research, State Law
≈ Comments Off on National Center on Elder Abuse
National Center on Elder Abuse – Administration of Aging
http://www.ncea.aoa.gov/
An excellent resource with current information on best practices, news, resources, FAQs, training, and a library. Research data includes:
State Resources: http://www.ncea.aoa.gov/Stop_Abuse/Get_Help/State/index.aspx
Tribal Resources: http://www.ncea.aoa.gov/Resources/Tribal/index.aspx
Statistics and Data: http://www.ncea.aoa.gov/Library/Data/index.aspx
Research Briefs for 2013 and 2012: http://www.ncea.aoa.gov/Library/Review/Brief/index.aspx
23 Wednesday Oct 2013
Posted in Case Law, Federal Law, Law Journals, Law Libraries, Law Reviews, Legal Directories, Research, State Law, Statutes
≈ Comments Off on Some of the Best, Free Legal Research Guides on the Internet – no, Wikipedia does not count.
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Case Law, Cornell LII, Federal Law, Google Scholar, International Law, Legal Directories, Legal Research, Legal Research Guides, Statutes
Even when you or your firm have access to Westlaw or Lexis, you may still want or need access to free resources to do your legal research.
Most, if not all, states provide a free website for state law (e.g., statutes, case law, state constitution, attorney general opinions, etc.). Perhaps the easiest route is to go to that state’s official government website. The state court’s websites use their own search engines – do not expect each to work the same as the others.
Here is another resource that will also lead you to state law: 50 States (http://www.50states.com/). (Click on the state, and scroll down to “Courts” and click on “Judicial System.”
Below is a selection of websites that provide comprehensive links to state, federal and, in some instances, international law.
Competitive Intelligence – A Selective Resource Guide – Completely Updated – September 2013, by Sabrina I. Pacifici, LLRX.com http://www.llrx.com/features/ciguide.htm
How to Use Google Scholar for Legal Research, LawyerTechReview.com
http://lawyertechreview.com/2011/how-to-use-google-scholar-for-legal-research/
Google Scholar – Guide Review of Google Scholar as a Legal Research Tool, by William Pfeiffer, About.com Law Practice Management
http://abt.cm/aZHa4s
HG.org – Legal Resources – http://www.hg.org/
Cornell University Law School – Legal Information Institute (LII)
http://www.law.cornell.edu/
Duke Law – Legal Databases & Links – http://law.duke.edu/lib/lresources
The Public Library of Law – http://www.plol.org/Pages/Search.aspx
George Mason University School of Law – Free Legal Research Sites
http://www.law.gmu.edu/library/research
Washburn University School of Law
Washlaw – Legal Links and Directories
http://www.washlaw.edu/directories/index.html
Georgetown Law Library – Free and Low Cost Legal Research Guide –
http://www.law.georgetown.edu/library/research/guides/freelowcost.cfm
22 Tuesday Oct 2013
Posted in Administrative Law, Federal Law, Research
≈ Comments Off on Federal Administrative Law Tutorials and Links
U.S. Administrative Law Research: General Sources
Gallagher Law Library, University of Washington School of Law
http://bit.ly/1aB7xrf
Not familiar with the Federal Register, Code of Federal Regulations, or administrative law in general? Not to worry. This website provides links for general sources, directories, guides, websites, and statistics. Lots of goodies here, including a tutorial for looking up the Code of Federal Regulations, a Guide to the Rulemaking Process, an Administrative Law Research Tutorial, and a Research Guide to the Federal Register.
This is the kind of website I call the “motherload” – something that provides a lot of quality information at one place. Take a look at the buttons towards the top of the page — The Library Catalog, Databases, Research Guides, Free Law Online, and the Gallagher Blog. More useful information there as well.
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