Scalia, and Bollywood

Howard's having fun on his blog, and so are we (possibly the world's first transition between Supreme Court jurisprudence and the "Ghost World" soundtrack). Good stuff over there.

"The Summers Are Here, The Summers Are Here!"

Ah, the pitter pat of little summer associate feet. Or, in Christopher's case, more like a stampede.

Now, Where's The Justice?

Howard Bashman's comprehensive article today in The Legal Intellegencer discusses how technology is making it easier for lawyers and courts to manage appeals. (He's right on target, a sufficiently loaded laptop lets an appellate lawyer or judge do his or her thing anywhere - have transcripts, law library and briefs, will travel. And lawyers and courts keep working to streamline old processes with new tech - see generally Rory and Rick.) Jaclyn Easton likewise describes, among other things, how wireless connectivity is poised to solve an age-old dilemma for the profession - making sure each and every billable moment of our time is duly captured. In other words, it's hard to get around the fact the tech world just keeps on giving and giving to the legal one . . . psst, McFly? We're the ones with all the litigation. (If it's any consolation - and I don't know why it should be - we appellate types don't actually help sue anyone, just do our best to sort things out later.)

The Link Goes On

"When is a link a copy, and when is it just a link?" [Testing the Links, Could Legal Challenges Limit Internet Linking?, at ABCNews] [via llrx]

"Instead of designing its own site to work around the Web's deep linking feature, the Dallas Morning News sent out its lawyers to force everyone else with a Web page to change their behavior." [Deep Links? Yay!, at TCS Tech Central Station] [via Glenn Reynolds]

"Let's say that my site becomes popular and attracts many viewers who used to use the [New York Times] site's own, advertising-filled, table of contents. My parasite has now deprived the Times of advertising revenue." [Deep Links? No Way!, at TCS Tech Central Station] [via Glenn Reynolds]

Feed The iPod

Part II of Eliot Van Buskirk's interview with Rep. Rick Boucher is available for your reading and downloading pleasure.