Law Blogs - WSJ Article

 
Today's (7-22-04) Wall Street Journal has an article  on blawgs. The article features a blawg called Sentencing Law and Policy (http://sentencing.typepad.com) created by Douglas Berman, a law professor at Ohio State University (Columbus).  The blawg chronicles the effect of the Supreme Court's 5-4 ruling in Blakely v. Washington, which has been felt on federal sentencing guidelines.  Berman's competition is the Blakely Blog (Blakelyblog.blogspot.com), which was founded by Jason Hernandez, a law student at Columbia University.

NH Supreme Court Offers Audio Arguments Online

The New Hampshire Supreme Court makes audio recordings of oral arguments since 9 June 2004, available on the judicial branch web site at http://www.courts.state.nh.us.

The recordings are free and are posted within 24 hours of each argument.  The recordings are part of the Judicial Branch's ongoing effort to enhance public understanding of the court system.

Bravo!

Smaller Search Engines

Today's San Francisco Chronicle  reviews some alternatives to large search engines like Google and Yahoo, several of which you may have heard of and/or use now, such as clustering engine Vivisimo and Topix.net. Suggested sites worth a try include Find.com, focused on sources for business research (in beta) and the open source engine Mozdex. (Info from BeSpacific.com)