Sat.Mar 15, 2014 - Fri.Mar 21, 2014

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FCC to Frame New Rules for Internet Neutrality

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In January, a US court turned down the open Internet regulations of the Federal Communications Commission or FCC, throwing a new challenge to the commission to create new neutral regulations for the Internet. The Commission is now gathering public opinion as a first step towards issuing fresh regulations.

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Best Practices for a Paperless Office

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A law firm and paper go hand in hand, considering the number of physical documents that change hands. In the present-day situation, however, there is a solution to the problem, which is in taking the paperless office route.

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What Paralegals Need to Know About the Freedom of Information Act?

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The Freedom of Information Act or FOIA gives individuals a right to gain access to federal agency records, except those records or parts of them that are protected from being disclosed to the public. A paralegal or a legal assistant can make a FOIA request for any agency record, but only federal agencies come under FOIA. The government agencies that are covered under FOIA departments include the Defense Department or Budget and Management office.