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InSite recently wrote about iAbolish . From InSite : iAbolish is the website of the American Anti-Slavery Group (AASG), a non-profit founded in 1994 devoted to ending modern day slavery. AASG pursues its goal by “promoting awareness, engaging in advocacy and activism, and providing direct aid for victims.” The website is a communication vehicle for the group. In addition to the background and history of AASG, the main feature of the site is material discussing the current state of slavery — AASG estimates that more than twenty-seven million people are enslaved today. Users of the site can pick up various fast facts while learning more about the four types of slavery: chattel slavery, debt bondage, sex slavery, and forced labor. Essays on slavery are posted to the site, including pieces that address the situations in the U.S. and India, which, it is claimed, has more slaves than any other country. The site also provides news items and links to related organizations.

Pilot Program to Make Free Audio Recordings of Court Proceedings Available Online: The federal judiciary approved a pilot program this week to make free audio recordings of court proceedings available online. Although a court's participation in the program is voluntary, U.S. District Judge Thomas F. Hogan, the executive committee chairman of the policy-making Judicial Conference, said he expects the system ultimately will be widely used. From Cleveland Law Library Web Blog .

The Cleveland Plain Dealer has an article discussing a plan to link all Ohio courts records on one site. "The Ohio Supreme Court hopes to launch an online site by December that within two years could contain legal records from all 385 Ohio courts - from the high court down through the municipals." Anyone who has ever tried to get documents from Ohio courts knows this development would be a big deal. From Cleveland Law Library Web Blog .

Man Tells Cops Unicorn Caused Crash - No, He Didn't . Leprechaun Warns Drivers to Slow Down Have a happy and safe St. Patrick's Day !

The New York Times is offering complimentary TimesSelelect subscriptions to university students and faculty. A valid ".edu" university e-mail address is needed to subscribe. Faculty and students can sign up here . From BoleyBlogs .

Justice Antonin Scalia, while speaking at the University of Toledo on Tuesday (3/13) , expressed his opinion that future U.S. Supreme Court nominees will face bitter and partisan confirmation battles. Justice Scalia spent the majority of this time discussing Constitutional interpretation, but addressed other issues such as judicial pay.

Casemaker Publisher to be Exclusive Online Provider for Ohio Legislative Service Commission : Lawriter LLC, the publisher of the Casemaker Law Libraries, has been awarded an exclusive contract as web publisher to provide the Ohio Legislative Service Commission (LSC) online versions of the Ohio Revised Code (ORC) and Ohio Administrative Code (OAC). This online version is also made available to the general public. The new contract with Lawriter replaces LSC’s previous agreement with Lexis, which also bid on the contract along with Thomson West. From Cleveland Law Library Weblog .