Researching Laws and Information on Nutritional and Dietary Supplements On the Web
Joel Rothman is an attorney with the Florida law firm Rutherford Mulhall, P.A. where he practices intellectual property and business litigation. Joel maintains The Nutritional and Dietary Supplement Law Blog, a legal weblog on nutritional and dietary supplement regulation and litigation.
Published January 15, 2006
A Selected Bibliography on “Sensitive But Unclassified” and Similarly Designated Information Held by the Federal Government
By Sara E. Kelley
Wrongful Conviction and Innocence Resources on the Internet
By Ken Strutin
Ken Strutin (JD, MLS) is an experienced law librarian, criminal defense attorney, and well-known writer and speaker. He is the author of The Insider’s Guide: Criminal Justice Resources on the Internet, and has lectured extensively about the benefits of using the Internet for legal research at national and local CLE training programs. Mr. Strutin also wrote ALI-ABA’s Practice Checklist Manual on Representing Criminal Defendants, and co-authored the award winning Legal Research Methodology computer tutorial, published by the Center for Computer-Assisted Legal Instruction (CALI). He has contributed chapters to several books and written many articles concerning knowledge management, legal research and criminal law. Mr. Strutin has taught courses in Advanced Legal Research and Law Office Management. He is also listed in Who’s Who in American Law. Currently, Mr. Strutin is the Director of Legal Information Services at the New York State Defenders Association and writes a column for the New York Law Journal.
2005 Holiday Gadget Gift Guides
By Jeff Beard
Jeff Beard is the author of Law Tech Guru Blog, and Legal IT Manager at Caterpillar Inc.’s Legal Services Division.
CongressLine, by GalleryWatch.com Floor Fight
By Will Hall and Dan Peake
Published January 15, 2006
Donna Cavallini and Sabrina I. Pacifici’s guide has again been completely revised and updated to include new recommendations ranging from free websites, news alerts, RSS and blogs to fee- based subscriptions and licensed enterprise applications.
Beth Wellington examines issues related to the management, safety and economic costs of nuclear energy in light of shifting support for and opposition to its use.
The administration’s unprecedented plan to have the Forest Service sell large tracts of National Forest is the topic of Beth Wellington’s commentary this month.
Susan Nevelow Mart examines the legal basis of the public’s right to access government information, reviews the types of information that have recently been removed from the Internet, and analyzes the rationales given for the removals. The article suggests that the concerted use of the Freedom of Information Act by public interest groups and their constituents is a possible method of returning the information to the Internet.
Beth Wellington reviews and recommends a recently published book that provides perspective on both sides of the contentious social, political and ethical debate surrounding abortion in America.