Sentences with phrase «for public legal information»

* this should be a resource available to everyone * lawyers are comfortable with the CANLII structure, but if I were designing a portal for public legal information, it wouldn't look like it * CANLII is not deep indexed by the major search engines, and I would want something that (literally) a high school student could stumble on.

When not writing for Slaw and losing in debate with Simon Chester, I oversee Clicklaw Wikibooks, a wiki - based publishing platform for public legal information in British Columbia.

Not exact matches

If you need skilled expertise — legal, programming, information technology or public relations, for example — you might as well spend that money.

You acknowledge, consent and agree that we may access, preserve, and disclose your registration and any other information you provide if required to do so by law or in a good faith belief that such access preservation or disclosure is reasonably necessary to: (a) comply with legal process; (b) enforce this Agreement; (c) respond to claims of a violation of the rights of third - parties; (d) respond to your requests for customer service; or (e) protect the rights, property, or personal safety of The Defense Alliance of Minnesota, The Defense Alliance of Minnesota Affiliates, its users and the public.

Because doctors can't sweep this information under the rug, there are public records of what happen, but you read those Hurt by Homebirth stories and see how many times a perfectly nice wonderful BFF of a midwife then turns into a complete bitch when the birth goes wrong and they fear that there might be some sort of legal repercussion or bad press for them.

The Code provides in the same Rule that «A judge is permitted to make public statements (my emphasis) in the course of his or her official duties or to explain for public information the procedure of the court, general legal principles, or what may be learned from the public record in a case.

There is another MPA assessment due this month, and with the information commissioner demanding the details of the amber - red reports are released, the public accounts committee to debate the details of the stinging National Audit Office report, and a ruling on legal appeals all due for July, the answer for government is simple: get the vote on the paving bill through before any of that happens, whilst trying to con MPs in affected constituencies that if they don't vote for it, the compensation pot will run dry.

«If the government is required to pay the legal costs when a court finds they had no reasonable basis to deny a public information request, it provides an incentive for them to comply with legitimate requests in the first place.

«Public information belongs to the public, and it shouldn't cost thousands of dollars in legal fees to access it,» said Bruce Brown, executive director of the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Public information belongs to the public, and it shouldn't cost thousands of dollars in legal fees to access it,» said Bruce Brown, executive director of the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the public, and it shouldn't cost thousands of dollars in legal fees to access it,» said Bruce Brown, executive director of the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press.

I welcome a boycott of the Journal News and their advertisers for the newspaper's deliberate and irresponsible publishing of personal information of legal and law - abiding citizens of Rockland and Westchester Counties.The boycott should continue until the Journal News publishes a full page apology containing a list of DISMISSED Editors who are responsible for this outrage which has caused a real threat to the safety of the general public.

The city of New York has been ordered to pay the legal costs and fees to the Empire Center for Public Policy in connection with the Center's successful effort to obtain city payroll data under the state Freedom of Information Law.

The FOIL — which gives members of the public the legal right to access government documents and records — was filed after the officials said the city rebuffed their «repeated requests» for financial information in the past.

School district shuts down information after Stoneman Douglas shooting Facing significant legal and political exposure over the shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, the district has tried to keep information from the public and put out untrue and misleading statements, frustrating parents who say this is the time for maximum transparency.

The decision by U.S. District Judge Emmet G. Sullivan of Washington came in a lawsuit over public records brought by Judicial Watch, a conservative legal watchdog group, regarding its May 2013 request for information about the employment arrangement of Huma Abedin, a longtime Clinton aide.

By submitting information to us you acknowledge, consent and agree that United Way of the Southern Tier, Inc., may access, read, preserve and disclose the personal information you provide to us as a donor, along with your usage history, submitted messages or data and similar information regarding your use of the website in order to: (a) comply with any applicable law, regulation, legal process, or governmental request; (b) detect, prevent, or otherwise address fraud, security, or technical issues; (c) respond to your requests for customer service; (d) protect the rights, property, or personal safety of United Way of the Southern Tier, Inc., its visitors, or the public, (e) where we sell any or all our business assets; or (f) as otherwise set forth herein.

As our knowledge of the role of pathogen and host genomic factors in the prevention and treatment of infectious disease expands, it is critical that we evaluate current legal frameworks to determine the extent to which current genetic privacy laws - for example, both state and federal in the US - may hinder our ability to use genetic information to protect the health of both individuals and the general public.

If you want more information, you can read the official state memo covering everything from the exemption of SGP scores from the state's Open Public Records Act and the process for administrators to access data through a centralized information - management system, to corrective action plans for low - rated educators and legal requirements for tenure cases, to the score certification process and accessing official course roster data.

• Discounted legal products including model board policies, Student Code of Conduct, and a Personnel Handbook • Access to the Learning Zone, TCSA's robust online training portal, and discounted registration rates for the Texas Charter Schools Conference • Legal information and advice, as well as updates and alerts on specific matters pertaining to charter schools • Tools to engage parents on advocacy efforts with the Texas Legislature • Access to a growing market of solution providers and strategically - aligned partnerships with negotiated pricing and contract terms • Resources and advice for navigating TEA requirements for your school's growth and expansion • Representation in the rulemaking process with TEA to protect the interest of public charter sclegal products including model board policies, Student Code of Conduct, and a Personnel Handbook • Access to the Learning Zone, TCSA's robust online training portal, and discounted registration rates for the Texas Charter Schools Conference • Legal information and advice, as well as updates and alerts on specific matters pertaining to charter schools • Tools to engage parents on advocacy efforts with the Texas Legislature • Access to a growing market of solution providers and strategically - aligned partnerships with negotiated pricing and contract terms • Resources and advice for navigating TEA requirements for your school's growth and expansion • Representation in the rulemaking process with TEA to protect the interest of public charter scLegal information and advice, as well as updates and alerts on specific matters pertaining to charter schools • Tools to engage parents on advocacy efforts with the Texas Legislature • Access to a growing market of solution providers and strategically - aligned partnerships with negotiated pricing and contract terms • Resources and advice for navigating TEA requirements for your school's growth and expansion • Representation in the rulemaking process with TEA to protect the interest of public charter schools

Facing significant legal and political exposure over the shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, the district has tried to keep information from the public and put out untrue and misleading statements, frustrating parents who say this is the time for maximum transparency... It flatly refused to issue any records regarding the shooting to the news media, in a possible violation of the state's open - records law.

In these cases, PII of these individuals may be included in TIGR, including: Name Date of birth Social security number Contact information Legal documents For a member of the publics PII to be included in TIGR, that individual must be associated with an OIG investigation.

Finally, please note that we may also use the personal information that we collect from you for any or all of the following reasons: (i) to comply with a subpoena, legal process, government request or any other legal obligation, (ii) to prevent, investigate, detect, or prosecute criminal offenses or attacks on the technical integrity of the Sites or our network, and / or (iii) to protect the rights, privacy, property, business, or safety of The Animal League, its partners and employees, the visitors of the Sites, or the public.

2.5 We may collect, use or disclose personal information without the client's knowledge or consent in the following limited circumstances: · When the use of personal information is permitted or required by law · When the personal information is available from a public source (e.g. at telephone directory) · When we require legal advice from a lawyer or regulatory association · For the purpose of collecting a debt · To protect ourselves from fraud

We may share your information for legal purposes if we believe you are violating laws pertaining to the property rights of Digital Extremes and the users of our Website / Game, as well as to ensure the safety of our users and the public.

Scientists above a certain level, whether employed by the state or the private sector, must obey a protocol when engaging the media, which allows only such information as is necessary to educate the public regarding the science process (similar to lawyers and the legal process), yet not advocate for any outcome of socially conflicted science in progress.

I believe that the leaking of this draft is entirely legal, that the taxpayer funded report report is properly in the public domain under the Freedom of Information Act, and that making it available to the public is in any case protected by established legal and ethical standards, but web hosting companies are not in the business of making such determinations so interested readers are encouraged to please download copies of the report for further dissemination in case this content is removed as a possible terms - of - service violation.

«For the past nine months, MDE has given the public incomplete and inconsistent information on how the Potomac Pipeline would be regulated,» said Katlyn Clark, Legal Fellow at Waterkeepers Chesapeake.

(7) According to her family one of those responsible for denying basic information around Cáceres» case is Honduras» Director of Public Attorneys, Jose Arturo Duarte, who represented the dam company DESA in past legal actions against Cáceres» organisation COPINH.

For those not familiar, «PLEI Connect is a project to help organizations across Canada identify and share technology tools to effectively deliver public legal education and information (PLEI) services.»

2lst century marketing and public awareness of authoritative information online (or any product / service) without user going to legal aid (lots of people don't know what it is), not contacting a library (a lot of people are bypassing libraries for information research) is a big problem in world where newspapers are increasingly fee - based, tv ads continue to be expensive and people no longer want paper snail mail.

Ms Rai's presentation offered a great deal of survey information about the use of digital legal information resources in India, the commercial and public domain resources that are available for Indian law and, significantly, an evaluation of the competing commercial and public resources.

«Libraries were founded as an engine for the democratization of knowledge, and the digitization of Harvard Law School's collection of U.S. case law is a tremendous step forward in making legal information open and easily accessible to the public,» said Jonathan Zittrain, the George Bemis professor of international law at Harvard Law School and vice dean for library and information resources, in a press release issued this morning.

Harvard's vice dean for library and information resources, Jonathan Zittrain, summed up the significance better than I could when he said: «Libraries were founded as an engine for the democratization of knowledge, and the digitization of Harvard Law School's collection of U.S. case law is a tremendous step forward in making legal information open and easily accessible to the public.»

So, if you were to post a video which contains useful information about a legal topic which might reasonably lead a member of the public to contact you to hire for legal services, check your state's rules to see if it has any specific guidance about the placement of the disclaimers in dramatizations.

Look, globalization information technology and what I often call the kind of blurring together of traditional categories like law versus business, or global versus local, or public versus private, these three things are reshaping everything about our world and as lawyers of course we should think they're going to reframe us about what it means to be a lawyer, the market for legal services, how we connect with our clients, the kinds of things that we do and how we do them.

California will likely discover that the greatest service it can provide for those in need is to provide readily available public information regarding everyday legal problems, how those problems can be resolved (through diverse pathways), and how and where to access available resources, including from for - profit lawyers, non-profit organizations, and government programs.

A former Commissioner with the Nova Scotia Human Rights Commission, Ms. McNeill has also served on the boards for the Mi «kmaq Justice Institute, the Premier's Task Force on Employment Equity, and the Public Legal Education Society (now known as the Legal Information Society of Nova Scotia).

Katie then developed her data privacy and freedom of information law expertise by writing online legal know - how on these topics for use by in - house government and non-departmental public body lawyers.

Members of the public looking for legal information or legal help should visit OregonLawHelp.org.

Members of the public looking for legal information or legal help should visit www.georgialegalaid.org.

As NSU explains, «This course provides hands - on experience for students on a number of key operational aspects of the practice of law, including the business foundation of successful law firm management; security and confidentiality of client information; marketing, public relations, advertising and social media; duties of technological competence under ABA «Ethics 20/20» amendments to the Model Rules of Professional Responsibility; predictive coding and other eDiscovery issues; client intake and case management; and issues related to the scope and composition of representation, including the unauthorized practice of law and unbundled legal services.»

Thanks for this post; from where I sit as a legal publisher, I can see that public legal education and information is becoming much more important than ever before.

According to all 21 people interviewed and surveyed, and 80 % of 854 Court of Appeal web survey respondents, the CCAPP promoted education and public information regarding Ontario's justice system directly through its webcast; the CCAPP also enhanced and supported education for the legal profession;

At civil law, the website might sue you for making a defamatory statement, but as long as the statement is true, then you are still permitted to make the statement, and even if the statement turns out to be false (that the website turned out to be legal), then the defence of reportage (now known as the defence of Publication on a Matter of Public Interest, Defamation Act 2013 s. 4) would protect you, since you are arguably spreading information which is in the public intPublic Interest, Defamation Act 2013 s. 4) would protect you, since you are arguably spreading information which is in the public intpublic interest.

I think Canada has a tremendous resource for filtering public legal information: CanLII.

Online information can be the basis for public legal education and information initiatives that are particularly important with the growing number of self - represented litigants in the courts.

«Libraries were founded as an engine for the democratization of knowledge, and the digitization of Harvard Law School's collection of US case law is a tremendous step forward in making legal information open and easily accessible to the public.

Moreover, responding to public demand for improved access to justice and to legal information requires that CanLII direct greater energy and resources to generating public awareness of its service and to the education of users.

What's especially noteworthy about Free the Law, though, and what distinguishes it from other preservation initiatives, is that it provides for the preservation of historical legal materials in connection with free, public access to them, on the conviction that access to legal information promotes access to justice.

These practices — legal citation and casebooks — are but two among many that would encourage a re-evaluation of our legal information processes and the way we teach and practice legal research at the institutional level in light of methods that are not only fairer and more accessible but perhaps even more responsive to and reflective of the realities of legal education and practice, and that address the needs of a public hungry for legal information.

Imagine making these casebooks available not only to students, but to a public hungry for introductory information on the law, better to understand the law and to answer their legal questions!