America's chief driving safety regulator effectively told a crowd of telematics executives that the National Highway and Traffic Safety Administration ('NHTSA') doesn't like social media tools in your car. "I'm not in the business of helping people tweet better. I'm not in the business of helping people post on Facebook…
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The Bluebook is one of those fixtures—dare I say institutions—that professors, judges, and practitioners love to hate. Judge Posner recently (and famously, as his article "went viral" as much as one can among the online legal community) criticized The Bluebook as "a monstrous growth, remote from the functional need for…
So, pretend you're from Ann Arbor. Ever since you were a little boy (and we're talking the Dark Ages . . . you know, the 1970s) you stood tall in your bell bottoms and Bobby Brady striped t-shirt against the surrounding swarm of Detroit Red Wings fans, forever dreaming of…
Yesterday, the Supreme Court of Illinois announced that it will adopt a vendor-neutral citation system. According to the press release, the official citation of Illinois Supreme Court and Appellate Court opinions will change to a public-domain numbering and paragraph scheme. Concurrently, the Illinois Supreme Court will also be discontinuing official…
Here is a rundown of May's highest scoring lawyers on Justia Legal Answers, along with a look at which Onward blog and Facebook posts readers viewed the most. Justia Legal Answers’ Top 10 Legal Answerers for May 2011 Mark A. Siesel, 3475 points, 70 answers Rodney John Alberto, 2,747 oints,…
36 U.S. Code § 116 requests that the President issue a proclamation calling on the people of the United States to observe Memorial Day by praying for permanent peace. Here are some photos and videos of how various Presidents and the people of the United States have observed Memorial Day…
Who doesn't like puppies? They are cute, adorable, and have a way of helping folks part with hard-earned cash in their wallets. Thankfully, more states are enacting stricter laws to regulate commercial puppy mills that breed dogs for profit, but often raise and house them in deplorable conditions. Federal laws…
Last week, Justia had the distinct pleasure of helping the Massachusetts Bar Association celebrate its centennial year during the Bar's two-day annual meeting in Boston. A variety of events took place to highlight the Bar's century of commitment to public service and the legal profession. I was lucky enough to…
The Justia Latinoamerica project seeks to provide legal research tools for persons interested in laws and legal issues throughout Latin America. Today, I want to share with you Justia Cuba, our website that compiles most of Cuba’s legal resources. This project posed some unique challenges in that some of…
The folks at Justia traveled from Silicon Valley, California to New York City this past weekend to meet with clients and get a taste of the Big Apple. We came to see our friends Tom Bruce and Paul Miller from Cornell's Legal Information Institute: