The online catalog will be down December 25 - 28 for a system upgrade. Also, there will be no new updates until January 3rd. Have a good winter break!

The card catalog will be unavailable this Sunday, December 19th, from 5 am to noon. Sorry for the inconvenience.

Hey, they finally did something right: Discourse.net: US Reverses Unconstitutinal Policy Making Editing A Crime

beSpacific: New Online Video and Audio Search Tool

Ernie The Attorney: Dress Smart for Airport Travel

Legal Gateway - Maryland Legal Resources, Law, & Lawyers

beSpacific: Proposed E-Discovery Rules Generate Controversy and Merit Scrutiny

Bugs Bring New Dangers to Acrobat Users

Wired News: Linux: Fewer Bugs Than Rivals. Tell me something I don't know.

The New York Times > Technology > Google Is Adding Major Libraries to Its Database

From the humor department: Judge Not for Sale, Despite eBay Listing

Blog 702: 4th Circuit Excludes Voice Spectographic Analysis

beSpacific: Justia.com Launches Free Website Design Service for Lawyers and Law Firms

Ernie The Attorney: Civil liberties, wherefore art thou?

This is just plain wrong: Foreign dissidents facing U.S. hurdles to publishing.

School's out to shun IE:

Citing security risks, a state university is urging students to drop Internet Explorer in favor of alternative Web browsers such as Firefox and Safari.

In a notice sent to students on Wednesday, Pennsylvania State University's Information Technology Services department recommended that students download other browsers to reduce attacks through vulnerabilities in the Microsoft software.

beSpacific: New on LLRX.com

beSpacific: Free Experts and Services Web Directory From LexisNexis Martindale-Hubbell

Bills Signed and Vetoed During 2004 Maryland Legislative Session. (props to Maryland Law Blog)

Slashdot | Universal Free Dictionary

CBS News: High Court Revisits Death Penalty | December 7, 2004

Blog 702: Georgia Judge Bans Expert for Life

beSpacific: Pew Internet Survey Findings on How Musicians View Internet and P2P File Sharing

beSpacific: Website Provides Analysis of Charities to Facilitate "Intelligent Giving"

FDIC Consumer News: ID Theft: Strategies and Help for Fighting Back

The Becker-Posner Blog: A Blog by Gary Becker and Richard Posner.

LAW LIBRARY ANNOUNCES WINTER INTERSESSION HOURS

The Law Library will be closed December 24, 25 and 26, and, the Law Library will be closed December 31, January 1 and 2.

On other days from Saturday December 18 through December 30 we will be open 9am to 6pm, with reduced reference desk hours.

Normal hours resume on Monday January 3, 2005.

PRESS RELEASE: Law Firm Files Suit for Plagiarism of its Web Site

beSpacific: Academic and Scholar Search Engines and Sources

How to Write a Good Appellate Brief. LARW students might want to
bookmark this link.

How a Personal Digital Assistant (PDA) Can Help You Find Your Way

beSpacific: Guide to Firewalls for Home PCs