Alliance for Justice yesterday launched a Supreme Court Watch podcast as part of its larger Supreme Court Watch Web site. The podcast focuses on discussion of the future of the Supreme Court. AFJ also has a blog, Insider Scoop, devoted to the Supreme Court vacancy. AFJ is a national organization advocating…
Case asks, Is blogging harassment?
A Massachusetts MD’s blog may become evidence in criminal harassment charges lodged against him, reports The Patriot Ledger. After a former patient took out a restraining order against the doctor, he took to his blog, where, in more than a dozen entries, he professed his love for the former patient and promised to divorce…
Virtual visitation mulled in Wisconsin
Bills pending in Wisconsin would allow divorced parents to visit their children through computer videoconferencing and other electronic forms of communication, the La Crosse Tribune reports. Only one state, Utah, already authorizes electronic visitations.
[Via Court Tech Forum.]…
FindLaw responds, says update underway
I spoke yesterday to Kyle Christensen, corporate communications manager for Thomson Legal & Regulatory, about my survey showing FindLaw’s index of legal Web sites to be out of date. He acknowledged that FindLaw has fallen behind in keeping the index current, but he said that efforts are underway to update the information and…
The aging of FindLaw, part 3: Notes
In this final post of my report on the aging of FindLaw’s index, I offer some notes and comments on the links within specific practice areas.…
FindLaw’s aging core, part 2: The numbers
Yesterday, in Part 1 of this report, I explained that my survey of FindLaw’s index of legal Web sites found that 28 percent of the links were bad. Today, I provide a closer look at the numbers underlying my survey. In a third post, I will provide comments and observations on particular practice areas…
FindLaw to remove free law firm sites
FindLaw notified lawyers yesterday that it would no longer host free law-firm Web sites and will remove the free sites from its servers on Aug. 1.
The notice states:
…“Because of technical and business constraints, we are no longer able to provide this service. We are writing to inform you that this site will
Survey reveals FindLaw’s aging core – Part 1
FindLaw’s core is showing its age. Started in 1994 as an index of legal resources on the Internet, FindLaw used that index as the foundation on which to build a range of resources for legal professionals, businesses and consumers. But in recent years, FindLaw has let its index go to seed, failing to weed…
The single-best resource on journalists’ shield laws
Yesterday’s jailing of New York Times reporter Judith Miller for refusing to disclose her sources heightens national attention on reporters’ shield laws. For anyone wanting to learn more about reporters, subpoenas and shield laws, there is no better resource on the Web than The Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press. Its special section,…
Lawyer’s blog among Time’s 50 coolest sites
Time magazine’s 50 Coolest Websites includes one lawyer’s blog — even if he is Anonymous.
[Thanks to Jim Calloway for the pointer.]…
Law jobs without lawjobs
beSpacific points to this round-up of Web sites for legal job seekers compiled by CareerJournal.com. If you are on the prowl for a job, the article is worth a look.
But there is a glaring omission: lawjobs.com. I say this not because I am a Law.com affiliate blogger, but…
In Missouri, corporate lawyers help the poor
From yesterday’s St. Louis Post-Dispatch comes this report of a unique Missouri Bar program to encourage pro bono work by corporate lawyers. Called the Corporate Pro Bono Project, its aims are to encourage company lawyers to donate their time and make it easier for them to find projects and insurance coverage. The association…
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