Articles Posted in March, 2005

The Federal Trade Commission has produced a Web page devoted to helping victims remedy the effects of identity theft. Called Take Charge: Fighting Back Against Identity Theft, it describes immediate steps to take if one is a victim of identity theft, tells how to resolve specific types of identify theft, and outlines ways…

Offering “communication without the risk,” Anonymous Employee is a Web site created to provide employees with a way to convey their problems or concerns to their employers without revealing their identities. Employment lawyers and others might look to it as a form of informal dispute resolution for their clients.

The way it works,…

beSpacific reports on the new design and new features of Stateline.org, the 50-state politics and policy news site. Notably, the site now offers RSS feeds: three for top news, 12 for news relating to specific issues, and individual feeds for each state.…

That most ethical of esq.’s, David Giacalone, provides a pointer to Lexington, Ky., attorney Ben Cowgill’s newly hatched Legal Ethics Blog. Onetime Kentucky bar counsel, Cowgill now concentrates his practice in legal ethics, legal malpractice and the law governing lawyers.

He describes the project as a Web site and portal, as well as…

What might a law librarian achieve in a career? How about saving the life of someone who was suicidal and homeless? According to this Santa Cruz Sentinel profile, that is but one of Pat Pfremmer’s accomplishments during her 25-year career as librarian for the Santa Cruz County Law Library. She retired last week,…

In recognition of Sunshine Week, the Electronic Privacy Information Center today launched a new online publication designed to help bring attention to secrecy in the federal government. Called EPIC FOIA Notes, it will highlight important documents EPIC obtains under the Freedom of Information Act.

The first edition features documents recently obtained from…

If St. Patrick’s Day has you green with the urge to research Irish law, a good starting point is the aptly named site Irish Law and its companion blog Irish Law Updates. The main site, which is hosted by the law faculty at the University College, Cork, is a wide-ranging portal to…

The Center for Information Technology and Dispute Resolution at the University of Massachusetts will present its seventh annual online dispute resolution Cyberweek April 4 to 8. This is an entirely Web-based conference with no fee for participation and registration. I have participated in this conference in prior years and can recommend it…

Temple University Law Library has recently started Trial Advocacy Blog, as a forum to provide information and discussion on trial advocacy. The blog is an adjunct to Temple’s trial advocacy program.…

LeapLaw has unveiled a blog devoted to state-specific corporate and UCC filing information that puts a new spin on blogging. Called the Secretary of State Blawg, it focuses on the practical aspects of doing business with the 50 secretaries of state.

Unlike blogs that are organized by date, LeapLaw’s blog is organized…

I wrote in January (Bringing order to Web searching) about the search tool Clusty, noting its customizable tabs for searching news, images, shopping sites, blogs and other types of information. Now it has added a “Gov” tab, allowing users to search a number of special collections focused on U.S. government and politics. It…

Say you represent the plaintiff in a motor vehicle negligence case and you need to pin down weather conditions at the time of the accident. Where would you turn? Here are three resources on the Web:…