 |
|
May 2006
This monthly digest on litigating in an electronic age is brought to you compliments of TGL Media, a provider of hyperlinked briefs, presentations and other litigation support. For more information on TGL Media, please click on the links above.
In this issue:
Visit our Archive
|
A Library of Resources for using hyperlinked briefs
|
|
 |
U.S. Supreme Court TV: Bill Would Televise Oral Arguments |
|
|
 |
|
|
Link: http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5348842
In a move strongly opposed by the nine Supreme Court justices, a bill in the U.S. Senate would force the Supreme Court to televise its oral arguments. Historically, justices have resisted electronic coverage of court proceedings and only recently allowed audio recordings of selected case arguments.
|
|
|
|
Government Calls for Mandatory Warnings for Porno Websites |
|
|
|
|
|
Link: http://news.com.com/2100-1028_3-6063554.html
Web site operators posting sexually explicit information must place official government warning labels on their pages or risk being imprisoned for up to five years, the Bush administration proposed Thursday. A mandatory rating system will "prevent people from inadvertently stumbling across pornographic images on the Internet," Attorney General Alberto Gonzales said at an event in Alexandria, Va.
The Bush administration's proposal would require commercial Web sites to place "marks and notices" to be devised by the Federal Trade Commission on each sexually explicit page.
|
Attorney General
Alberto Gonzales
|
|
|
Major Banking Sites Place Customers at Risk |
|
|
|
|
|
Link: http://www.infoworld.com/article/06/04/21/77634_HNbankingsites_1.html
Online bank customers may want to pay a little more attention to their browsers the next time they log in, because many of the most popular banking sites in the U.S. may be needlessly placing their customers at risk to online thieves, a noted security researcher warned Thursday. At issue are the user login areas that can be found on banking sites such as Chase.com and Americanexpress.com, which ask users to submit their user ID and password information.
|
 |
|
|
China Close to Being Top Spam Sending Nation On Earth |
|
|
|
|
|
Link: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/4929716.stm
And, conversely, the U.S. is close to losing its place as the top Spam sending nation on Earth. Statistics from security firm Sophos show that China is fast catching up the US as a source of junk e-mail. According to Sophos, 23.1% of Spam comes from computers in the US and 21.9% comes from China. The UK is tenth on the list of Spam sources. As a continent, Asia is the biggest source with 42.8% of unwanted commercial e-mail coming from that region.
|
 |
|
|
A Funeral Company Makes A Move Into the Legal Market |
|
|
|
|
|
Link: http://www.lawfuel.php?page=newssortby=timestamp&screen=1
The Co-operative Group, the banking, supermarkets, funerals and pharmacies company, is making its first move into the legal market, launching a range of services from conveyancing to will writing, probate and accident management. Its new division, Co-operative Legal Services, is to be headed by Eddie Ryan, formerly head of RAC Legal Services, and will create about 150 jobs over five years. Martin Beaumont, the Co-op chief executive, said he believed the group's reputation for honesty and openness would be a big plus for the business, particularly in a market "that hasn't always enjoyed the total confidence of consumers".
|
|
|
|
Get the WIRE emailed to you each month.
|
|
