Legal Ethics and Social Media: Use in LitigationJonathan Ezor
Presentation by Jonathan I. Ezor of the Touro Law Center for Innovation in Business, Law and Technology at the 2013 ASRC/NAD conference in New York City on October 1, 2013
This presentation by Phil Lacey and Steven Baule was presented at the Tech Forum Chicago in May 2014 as an overview of how to move towards a digitally-based curriculum.
Legal Ethics and Social Media: Use in LitigationJonathan Ezor
Presentation by Jonathan I. Ezor of the Touro Law Center for Innovation in Business, Law and Technology at the 2013 ASRC/NAD conference in New York City on October 1, 2013
This presentation by Phil Lacey and Steven Baule was presented at the Tech Forum Chicago in May 2014 as an overview of how to move towards a digitally-based curriculum.
Brown, Christopher C. “The Darkening of Government Information.” Presentation given at the Western States Government Information Virtual Conference, 7 August 2014, online.
Research Skills for International Law Moot Court Competition 'Phillip C. Jess...Riyad Febrian Anwar
This presentation covers the brief overview of legal research on public international law and how to conduct internet research. It also offers some insights into how to keep student research progress in check.
Option 1 In the wake of the terrorist attacks in New York on Sept.docxpickersgillkayne
Option 1:
In the wake of the terrorist attacks in New York on September 11, 2001, a law called the USA Patriot Act was passed by Congress and signed into law by President George W. Bush. Regulations were put into place as a result of this law that increased the powers of various government agencies to engage in surveillance activities on American citizens under broader circumstances than ever before. This called into question for many people whether the legislation trampled on the civil liberties of Americans. Although reforms to the Act have resulted in changes intended to reduce these fears, in a number of court cases, interest groups have engaged in activities in an attempt to influence the outcomes.
Assignment Guidelines
Write an essay of between 2–4 pages on 1 of these issues. You will need to access various types of outside sources to respond thoroughly to the following questions and topics, and include appropriate and properly formatted APA-style citations:
What are the key provisions of law that are at the center of this debate?
Which interest groups and individuals are active on both sides of the debate on this issue, and what specific interests are they attempting to promote?
What is the current legal situation on this issue?
Using research from your text, the AIU Library, supplemental course materials, and Web-based resources for background, what activities have the groups or individuals promoting various positions on this issue engaged in that you think might have influenced legal interpretation?
What do you conclude about how public opinion, actions of interest groups, and media coverage do or do not have the potential of influencing the outcome of court cases on important social policies?
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Brown, Christopher C. “The Darkening of Government Information.” Presentation given at the Western States Government Information Virtual Conference, 7 August 2014, online.
Research Skills for International Law Moot Court Competition 'Phillip C. Jess...Riyad Febrian Anwar
This presentation covers the brief overview of legal research on public international law and how to conduct internet research. It also offers some insights into how to keep student research progress in check.
Option 1 In the wake of the terrorist attacks in New York on Sept.docxpickersgillkayne
Option 1:
In the wake of the terrorist attacks in New York on September 11, 2001, a law called the USA Patriot Act was passed by Congress and signed into law by President George W. Bush. Regulations were put into place as a result of this law that increased the powers of various government agencies to engage in surveillance activities on American citizens under broader circumstances than ever before. This called into question for many people whether the legislation trampled on the civil liberties of Americans. Although reforms to the Act have resulted in changes intended to reduce these fears, in a number of court cases, interest groups have engaged in activities in an attempt to influence the outcomes.
Assignment Guidelines
Write an essay of between 2–4 pages on 1 of these issues. You will need to access various types of outside sources to respond thoroughly to the following questions and topics, and include appropriate and properly formatted APA-style citations:
What are the key provisions of law that are at the center of this debate?
Which interest groups and individuals are active on both sides of the debate on this issue, and what specific interests are they attempting to promote?
What is the current legal situation on this issue?
Using research from your text, the AIU Library, supplemental course materials, and Web-based resources for background, what activities have the groups or individuals promoting various positions on this issue engaged in that you think might have influenced legal interpretation?
What do you conclude about how public opinion, actions of interest groups, and media coverage do or do not have the potential of influencing the outcome of court cases on important social policies?
.
Our unstable world has left many American’s to consider the costs and benefits of national security and civil rights. This paper briefly reviews the States Secret Privilege, Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA), and The Patriot Act. In response to the attacks to our financial capital in New York and our nation’s defense department, The Patriot Act was enacted. These expansive powers granted to protect our security are examined in terms of how the impact upon potential limitations to our Constitutional Rights.
1. Researching the law of Human rights and National Security Margaret Clark FSU College of Law Research Center June 2010
2. Human Rights and National SecurityLegal Research Step 1: Choosing a topic Step 2: Pre-emption check Step 3: Background research Step 4: Primary Materials Step 5: International Law
4. BNA U.S. Law Week Step 1: Choosing a Topic Specialized current awareness
5. Civil rights Electronic surveillance Habeas corpus Interrogation Right of privacy Speedy trial Terrorism Unlawful interception
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8. Step 1: Choosing a Topic Specialized current awareness Sign up for BNA Email
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11. Step 2: Pre-Emption Check Determine that nobody else has published on same thesis as yours Use step-by-step handout Consult cutting-edge resources…
12. Step 2: Pre-Emption CheckScholarly papers Social Science Research Network (SSRN)
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14. Step 3: Background ResearchSecondary Sources Research guides Books and treatises Journal articles Reports Current Awareness
15. Step 3: Background ResearchResearch Guides Use research guides that organize the primary and secondary sources Law Library of Congress National Security Research (Georgetown) Class Libguide Westlaw & LexisNexis Pages on “Homeland Security”
16. Step 3: Background ResearchResearch Guides Class LibGuide http://www.law.fsu.libguides.com/nationalsecurityandhumanrights
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19. Step 3: Background ResearchTreatises TOOLS FOR LOCATING TREATISES FSU Online Catalog WorldCat Digital Libraries Westlaw & Lexis
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21. Subject terms - broad military law AND united states Intelligence services AND united states National security AND law AND united states Terrorism AND prevention AND united states War on terrorism 2001 AND Civil rights OR Human rights
22. Subject terms - narrow Extraordinary rendition Detention of persons Abu Ghraib Prison Iraq War 2003 Prisoners of War – abuse of Electronic surveillance Library surveillance Questioning Military interrrogation
41. Step 5: International LawTreaties United Nations Treaty Collection Largest source for international treaties Not just UN treaties U.S. Treaties in Force List in LibGuide Class-related treaties
42. Step 5: International LawJurisprudence International Courts ICJ ICC Human Rights Courts U.N. Bodies Regional Human Rights Bodies
43. Step 5: International LawJurisprudence Online Digests International Law Reports (from 1918 @ http://www.justis.com/) Oxford Reports of International Law Digest of Jurisprudence of the UN and Regional Organizations on the Protection of Human Rights While Countering Terrorism
An often-recommended strategy for identifying potential topics involves exploring areas where courts of appeals from different federal circuits have ruled dissimilarly on an issue of law.BNA's United States Law Week summarizes the most significant federal and state court and administrative cases each week. Among the criteria: Cases which further split the circuits,
A biweekly newsletter covering the Defense Department role in homeland defense policies and procedures. We track developments at U.S. Northern Command, national ballistic and cruise missile defense programs and the Pentagon's work with the new Department of Homeland Security. We also keep tabs on relevant port and aviation security, chemical and biological defense initiatives and other means of countering domestic terror. Free with a subscription to one of the Inside the Pentagon family of defense newsletters.
Treatises give you background information and provide context. Use these two tools to locate treatises on any subject.
Oxford Reports on International Law contains many of the ECHR cases from 2000 onward.Relatively new database; it acts very much like an electronic digest in that it allows you to focus in on a jurisdiction and on particular legal issues. Oxford Reports makes available 5 modules. We subscribe to only 4 of them. One of the modules is Intl HR Law and that is where you can search for ECHR cases. The database allows you to browse all 203 cases or to search.
