The state of public school desegregation

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To what extent is the geographic location in which a court enters an order a factor in predicting compliance? When the court order concerns desegregation, location would seem highly relevant. Now, Brown University has brought the social-science discipline of spatial analysis to bear on this question, and has put the resulting data on the…

Yahoo Builds Search into Web Pages

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Yahoo! Wednesday introduced a beta version of a dramatic innovation in Web-search technology. Called Y!Q, it is contextual search technology that analyzes the contents of the Web page you are viewing and then gives you a list of search results directly related to that content. Yahoo calls it “an entirely new way to…

AGs launch site to promote SUV safety

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When an SUV rollover results in injury or death, attorneys are sure to become involved. Now, the legal community is using the Web to help prevent these rollovers, and the ugly beast shown here — the 6-foot long, 11-foot wide and 10-foot tall ESUVEE — is the mascot of that effort.

The attorneys general of…

Blawgerpix

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What do blawgers look like in person? I’ve posted some pics of today’s blawgers’ lunch at Legal Tech in NY. You can find them here.…

A tool to quickly search IP case filings

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Want to know whether a company has been sued for patent, trademark or copyright infringement? Want to track new IP case filings in a particular jurisdiction? Who’s Suing Whom is a simple interface for searching information about IP cases filed in U.S. district courts for at least the last five years. A free basic…

New Web site targets online child abuse

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A Web site launched yesterday as part of a collaborative effort by law enforcement agencies on three continents is intended to serve as a global resource for helping to prevent child abuse online. Virtual Global Taskforce, created through a partnership between law enforcement agencies and industry in Australia, the United Kingdom, Canada, the United…