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3 Geeks and a Law Blog

Journal d'un avocat Sonoma County Lawyer Blog :: Published by Santa Rosa Divorce Lawyer :: Petaluma Bankruptcy Attorney :: Law Offices of James V. Sansone Precisement.org - Documentation. Droit. Internet. Blog The Way I See It « Should Law Schools Publish Warnings for Prospective Applicants? | Main | Law School Graduate Blues Ctd. With Post-Graduation Welfare » November 17, 2010 The Way I See It I heard some shocking news about the West Librarian Relations team. I have known Mark Schwartz for many years. I am concerned about the fate of Librarian Relations at the big vendors. So why is Librarian Relations being cut? Caren Biberman November 17, 2010 in Firm & Corporate Law Libraries , Products & Services , Publishing Industry | Permalink Comments Yes, this is an issue of significant concern. Posted by: Lynn Merring | Nov 19, 2010 10:09:23 AM Like Cassandra, I have been saying for years that WTR really doesn't care about the librarians as a market sector. Posted by: Mary Ann Archer | Nov 18, 2010 6:14:53 AM N.B: comments are mine and do not necessarily represent those of my employer I am shocked by this news.

Turner and the Self-Represented — A Summary of Its Very Broad Implications and The Begining of a New Jurisprudence | Richard Zorza's Access to Justice Blog Turner and the Self-Represented — A Summary of Its Very Broad Implications and The Begining of a New Jurisprudence Below find the full text of my post on ConcurringOpinions titlted Turner’s Trombone Blows for Every Self-Represented Litigant. It is, of course, part of the Synposium on the case that David Udell and I are co-hosting. Turner v. Rogers, 564 U. There is a due process right to court procedural safeguards” that ensure the protection of the right to be heard in casers involving potential deprivation of a constitutionally protected interest.The extent of those “procedural safeguards” depends on: “(1) the nature of ‘the private interest that will be affected,’ (2) the comparative ‘risk’ of an ‘erroneous deprivation’ of that interest with and without ‘additional or substitute procedural safe- guards,’ and (3) the nature and magnitude of any countervailing interest in not providing ‘additional or substitute procedural requirement[s].” I believe that this case therefore means that:

California Defamation Law Blog : Los Angeles Defamation & Anti-SLAPP Lawyer & Attorney : Adrianos Facchetti Law Firm Big Hairy Audacious Goal (BHAG) Cultivating lawmaker friendships can lead to more compromise across the aisle Former California Assemblyman Bill Bagley (R-AD07 Marin/Sonoma, 1960-1974) - known as a moderate - has watched with the rest of Californians as interactions between state lawmakers have become more hyper-partisan and gridlocked. The top-two primary and redistricting should help ease the gridlock and hyper-partisanship. But, Bagley also hopes to see a more congenial atmosphere developed through simple social interaction and remembers the days when lawmakers from all political stripes could call each other friend. The Legislature has lost its ability to lead and thus work together and compromise. Then in 1990 – the nail in the collegial coffin – term limits. There are changes finally taking place: less rigid reapportionment and less ideologue-driven primaries, now open to all voters. No amount of superficial rule changes can alone inculcate a bi-partisan culture of trust. Bill Bagley is a former Republican California Assemblyman from the North Bay Area. Categories: Governance Reform

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