The only thing better than a Search Engine Features Comparison Chart is one that is updated regularly. The Internet for Lawyers bloggers (and all round legal information gurus) update their Chart regularly. That is priceless and we thank them!
What is better than finding something both fun and useful – at least for lawyers and law librarians?
From Yale Law School, this gem:
Pronouncing Dictionary of the Supreme Court of the United States
Read the Dec. 10, 2012, press release at the Governor’s website. Other press releases can be found at the Legislature’s website:
“The Oregon Legislature will meet in Special Session on Friday, December 14, to consider authorizing Governor Kitzhaber to enter into agreements with companies committing to significant job growth and investment in Oregon. The Governor called the session at a news conference today where he emphasized an extraordinary opportunity exists to boost Oregon’s economy with high wage jobs….”
Hung jury, mistrial, death, not guilty, plea bargain, other?
The Law Librarian Blog post: Guilty or Not Guilty, Stats on Law & Order Episodes, links you to Overthinking It, where you can see the results of crowdsourced episode endings from 20 seasons of Law & Order, with accompanying colorful charts (but no 8×10 glossies).
Happy Friday!
You have until December 21st, 2012, to vote for your favorite ABA Blawg 100 blogs.
Even if you don’t want to vote, the list is a great way to sample the current crop of blawgs to see what works for you and your practice (and sometimes your life). And, you might get some ideas for a blog of your own, an excellent way to get it out of your system (whatever “it” may be).
(No, our little niche blawg is not on the list, but the ones you will see on the list are super and of interest across borders – hmmm, Blawgs without Boarders are the best ones to make the cut :-)
From, Dombey & Son, by Charles Dickens (via Gutenberg), Chapter 8:
“…. ‘Papa! what’s money?’
The abrupt question had such immediate reference to the subject of Mr Dombey’s thoughts, that Mr Dombey was quite disconcerted.
One day you will need or thank the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), just as we need or thank the Federal Trade Commission’s Bureau of Consumer Protection.
If you want to know more about the CFPB, one of the blogs listed at the 6th Annual ABA Blawg 100 site is the CFPB Monitor. It tracks the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.
You can also visit the official CFPB website and read CFPB’s official blog.
If you need a laugh from the bench of the funniest judge in California (I can’t speak for the rest of the country – in fact I can’t even really speak for California – ahem), read OC Lawyer Magazine columnist, Justice Bedsworth (yes, he’s a real judge!), in his December 2012 column, “Dog Days in New Mexico”
Not many judges can get Strindberg, Vaughn, New Mexico, and dog Nikka, the only state certified “police officer” in town in the same paragraph. But Justice Bedworth can.
From the Governor’s homepage, link to The Governor’s Budget.
This is only the beginning. Read more about state budgeting processes and transparency aspirations.
The budget includes this goal: “Improve access to justice so all Oregonians are able to exercise their rights, regardless of race, gender, income, or location.” [Safety, p. 8.]
We try to keep an eye out for any updates to our How to Find U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit briefs posts.
You can visit our previous post and also see the official United States Courts for the Ninth Circuit website.
Oregon Legal Research Blog