HeinOnline’s Browsable Congressional Record Index10 Feb 2012

We’ve recently learned that HeinOnline’s “U.S. Congressional Documents” library offers browsable copies of the Congressional Record Index.  Given proposals to axe many print copies of the Congressional Record, there is concern that, among o...

American Bar Association (ABA) House of Delegates Supports Uniform Electronic Legal Material Act (UELMA)6 Feb 2012

The American Bar Association (ABA) House of Delegates has approved a resolution — Resolution 102B — in support of the Uniform Electronic Legal Material Act (UELMA) of the Uniform Law Commission (ULC) of the National Conference of Commissi...

Expert Commentaries Posted on the China Guiding Cases Project3 Feb 2012

Stanford’s China Guiding Cases Project has recently posted two expert commentaries on the first batch of guiding cases released by the Supreme People’s Court. Both commentaries are available in English and Chinese. Prof. Wang Chenguang o...

LexisNexis Launches “Social Media Visibility”1 Feb 2012

Online provider of legal research, news and other content LexisNexis, has launched a new service: LexisNexis Social Media Visibility. According to the press release here, the new service enables solo practitioners and lawyers at smaller law firms to ...

U.S. Government Printing Office (GPO) Adding Mobile Apps24 Jan 2012

The U.S. Government Printing Office (GPO) is adding mobile apps — please see: GPO Mobile ...

Moody's threatens to downgrade Britain's credit rating - Telegraph.co.uk14 Feb 2012

Telegraph.co.ukMoody's threatens to downgrade Britain's credit ratingTelegraph.co.ukBritain has been threatened by ratings agency Moody's with the loss of its AAA status in the most serious challenge yet to the Coalition on the economy. By James Kirkup, Deputy Political Editor Moody's said the outlook for the UK's creditworthiness is ...Asia Stocks Fall After Moody's Downgrades; Yen Drops on BOJ PlanBusinessWeekEURO GOVT-Bunds rally after Moody's mass downgradeReutersTuesday newspaper round-up: AAA, UK bonds, GreeceShareCastWall Street Journal -Proactive Investors UK -Financial Timesall 870 news articles »

Houston Taken To New Jersey Funeral Home - Sky News14 Feb 2012

Sky NewsHouston Taken To New Jersey Funeral HomeSky NewsThe body of singer Whitney Houston has been flown to her home state of New Jersey, ahead of an expected funeral service later this week. The 48-year-old pop star was born in the state's largest city Newark and her family have reportedly suggested the ...Whitney Houston's body arrives in New Jersey ahead of funeralTelegraph.co.ukWhitney Houston's body is flown home to New JerseyBBC NewsNewark Likely Site of Funeral for HoustonNew York TimesDaily Mail -E! Online -CBS Newsall 20,262 news articles »

Syria: Hillary Clinton Backs Arab Plan, Says UN Pecaekeepers Unlikely - Sky News14 Feb 2012

Sky NewsSyria: Hillary Clinton Backs Arab Plan, Says UN Pecaekeepers UnlikelySky NewsHillary Clinton has backed an Arab League plan to end the violence in Syria, but acknowledged it is unlikely that calls for a UN military presence would be met. After a meeting with her Turkish counterpart, the US Secretary of State said: "There are a ...Fresh Violence in Syria as UN Warns of Civil WarABC NewsIdea of peacekeeping force for Syria greeted coollyLos Angeles TimesScolded China takes Syria diplomacy to Arab LeagueReutersRadioFreeEurope/RadioLibertyall 4,505 news articles »

Religion sidelined by militant secularisation, says Baroness Warsi - BBC News14 Feb 2012

BBC NewsReligion sidelined by militant secularisation, says Baroness WarsiBBC NewsBritain is under threat from a rising tide of "militant secularisation", a cabinet minister has warned. Conservative co-chairwoman Baroness Warsi will say during an official visit to the Vatican that religion must be given a greater role in public life ...Stand up for faith, says peer Warsiic NorthWalesall 159 news articles »