Articles Posted in December, 2002

Rules to go

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Cribcard Inc. is publisher specializing in legal reference books for PDAs using either the Palm or Pocket PC operating systems. I recently came across the Web site for its Pocket Litigator series, featuring federal rules for the PDA. It just released its 2003 editions, which include the Federal Rules of Evidence, Civil Procedure, Criminal…

Just in time for the holidays

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Among the many e-mails I received from readers who saw my article on Law.com was one from Lawrence Savell, counsel with New York’s Chadbourne & Parke, expressing disappointment over my failure to include legal-humor sites. Savell operates an enjoyable site I somehow had never seen before, LawHumor.com, featuring legal humor articles he has…

Laudable Web site launches in 2002

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In the annals of Internet history, 2002 may go down as the year of the blog. Twelve months ago, few of us had ever heard the term, even though blogs had existed in one form or another since at least 1997. Today, their number is estimated to be anywhere from 200,000 to more than half…

Government science portal

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Lawyers in a range of practice areas — from tort to IP to biotech and beyond — can attest that scientific research is often an important aspect of law practice. Such research is now a bit easier thanks to a new federal government gateway to science and technology information on the Internet, science.gov. The…

Statutory Construction

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Launched in October, Statutory Construction Zone is an innovative blog from Washington, D.C., lawyer Gary O’Connor where he analyzes current federal cases that involve matters of statutory construction. For each case, he sets out the statute construed, the court’s conclusion, and the statutory construction tools used by the court. As of now, O’Connor covers…

Google’s New Viewer

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Search engine Google’s latest innovation is The Google Viewer, which displays the pages found as a result of your search as a continuous scrolling slide show. This lets you view search results without using a keyboard or mouse. A control bar lets you adjust the speed or stop the display altogether. A short description…

Workers’ Rights

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Workplace Fairness is the new Web site from the organization of the same name, devoted to providing information, education and assistance to individual workers and their advocates nationwide. It is affiliated with the National Employment Lawyers Association, a national organization of lawyers who represent employees in cases involving employment discrimination, wrongful termination, employee…

More on LeapLaw

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Yesterday’s report about LeapLaw noted that the basic subscription is $35 per inquiry and $15 per form. A subsequent note from CEO Denise Annunciata confirmed that an “inquiry” is the same as a search, meaning that each search results in a charge. She noted, however, that a single search can result in a lot…

Legal Services Links

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Maine’s Pine Tree Legal Assistance recently revamped its entire site, incorporating a more stylish design and new features, while retaining many of the outstanding features it already had. For lawyers, whether in Maine or not, PTLA’s site is most useful for its collection of links to legal services, legal aid, pro bono and public-interest…