Tag Archives: Web

Meet Victor Lawrence, I.T.’s New Web Coordinator & Developer

By Leslie Grove The Law School’s IT Department welcomes Victor Lawrence, our new Web Coordinator and Developer.  Victor comes to us from the world of software startup consulting and brings a fresh perspective as we work to update all of … Continue reading

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Tax Twitter Feeds!

It’s tax season. Because we know how much you love tax season (don’t we all?) and that you can’t get enough tax news, tax updates, tax analysis and tax tips, we offer you The 100 Must-Follow Tax Twitter Feeds from … Continue reading

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Tracking Your State Legislature via OpenStates.org

      The legislature’s in session! Want to find your legislators, see how they’re voting, browse bills or track committee activity and events? Try Open States, a legislative resource created and maintained by the nonpartisan, nonprofit, Sunlight Foundation. Find … Continue reading

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10 Tech Mistakes that Lawyers Make

Great article from the tech firm, Clio, covering the ten most common tech mistakes lawyers are making. Good advice, generally. Does your firm or department have a BYOD policy? Do you? How often do you back up your data? Is … Continue reading

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Looking for SCOTUS Updates and Info?

Looking for ways to keep up on the news and activities of the U.S. Supreme Court this term? Try these two. While the court’s in session, our go-to source for updates is the highly acclaimed, award winning SCOTUSblog. We appreciate … Continue reading

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Copyright Office seeks public comment after SCOTUS Aereo decision

In a notice in yesterday’s Federal Register, the U.S. Copyright Office announced it is seeking public comment on how the U.S. Supreme Court’s opinion in Aereo will likely affect the scope of “making available” and “communication to the public” rights … Continue reading

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App of the Week: Bloomberg BNA Law Reports

This week’s featured app is Bloomberg’s BNA Law Reports. The app lets you use your iPhone to access original, authoritative and timely reporting and analysis and find key legal, legislative, regulatory and business developments in numerous practice areas, including Labor … Continue reading

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Yahoo! Reports Attack on its Mail Accounts

Another reason why it’s a bad idea to use the same passwords across different applications: According to the New York Times, Yahoo! reported a hacking attempt on its e-mail accounts, this week. According to a company official, “the list of … Continue reading

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U.S. Supreme Court Opinions Suffering from Link Rot

“Link rot,” and its cousin, “reference rot.” If you haven’t heard about them, spend any time on the Web and you’ll experience them. Link rot means the URL you just clicked on isn’t there; reference rot means the URL is … Continue reading

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New ways to follow the U.S. House of Representatives

The Office of the Clerk has rolled out a new search tool for live and on-demand video access to proceedings on the Floor of the House, both regular sessions and special events. The tool is called HouseLive. The Speaker of … Continue reading

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