On Sept. 18, Thomson Reuters hosted Magna Carta: History, Law, and Legacy, a Continuing Legal Education program at its Eagan, Minn., campus. The program featured a presentation by Dr. Ryan Greenwood, Curator of Rare Books and Special Collections at the University of Minnesota Law School. As a leading expert on legal history, Roman and canon …
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Minnesota leaders and Library of Congress’s David Mao celebrate U.S. Constitution and its roots in the Magna Carta
Earlier this month, Minnesota Governor Mark Dayton, Minnesota Supreme Court Chief Justice Lorie Gildea and Deputy Librarian of Congress David Mao led a celebration at the Minnesota History Center in St. Paul, Minn., to honor the U.S. Constitution and the Magna Carta. More than 100 guests gathered as Chief Justice Gildea discussed the influence of …
- September 28, 2015
- Alex Cook
CTC2015 – Wrap-up with Steve Rubley and Manoj Jain
With the Court Technology Conference now concluded, Steve Rubley, managing director for the Government segment of Thomson Reuters, and Manoj Jain, vice president, Global Head of Business Development and Sales, Thomson Reuters Court Management Solutions, discuss their thoughts on the show, trends and the future of Thomson Reuters Court Management Solutions.
- September 25, 2015
- Alex Cook
CTC2015 – Access to Justice and Mahesh Rengaswamy
The Court Technology Conference in Minneapolis featured a packed agenda, and among the notable sessions held was “Access to Justice,” hosted by Mahesh Rengaswamy, senior director of Global Justice Programs, Thomson Reuters. We caught up with Mahesh after the session to get his views on the discussion and the conference overall.
- September 24, 2015
- Alex Cook
Mind Your Business Episode 4: A Conversation with Chris Arsenault of the Thomson Reuters Foundation on the 9 Billion Bowls Initiative
Mind Your Business returns with Patsy Doerr, global head of Corporate Responsibility and Inclusion at Thomson Reuters, discussing Thomson Reuters 9 Billion Bowls initiative with Chris Arsenault, Food Security Correspondent with the Thomson Reuters Foundation. You can listen to Mind Your Business by clicking the play button on the built-in player below, or to download, …
- September 24, 2015
- Alex Cook
CTC2015 – Technology to Connect the Justice Ecosystem
With the Court Technology Conference in Minneapolis in full swing, Thomson Reuters gathered leaders from across the justice system for the panel, Technology to Connect the Justice Ecosystem. Moderated by Brian Knudsen, vice president of the Government segment at Thomson Reuters, the discussion featured Judge Gary Lynch, Missouri Court of Appeals; J.D. Gingerich, Arkansas Director …
- September 23, 2015
- Alex Cook
Court Technology Conference comes to Minneapolis this week
This post comes from Manoj Jain, vice president, Global Head of Business Development and Sales at Thomson Reuters Court Management Solutions. The 14th Court Technology Conference (CTC) will be held in Minneapolis this week from September 22-24 at the Minneapolis Convention Center. Organized by the National Center for State Courts (NCSC), CTC is considered the …
- September 21, 2015
- Alex Cook
Technology Unconference Returns to Thomson Reuters
The following post comes from Kate Boeckman, product manager of Wearable and Emerging Product Technologies at Thomson Reuters. Earlier this month, more than 600 Thomson Reuters technologists came together in Eagan, Minn., for the third annual Technology “Unconference.” An unconference differs from a normal conference in that the attendees are in charge of bringing the …
- September 21, 2015
- Alex Cook
Identity Theft Resource Center launches free app to safeguard consumers
The following post comes from Jason Thomas, manager of Innovation for the Government segment of Thomson Reuters. Earlier this year, my aunt received a call from someone purporting to work for the US Internal Revenue Service (IRS). They claimed she had not filed her taxes for the preceding few years and were about to garnish her …
- September 18, 2015
- Alex Cook
Damn the C&D letters, politicians just want to ROCK
The following post comes from William Hochberg, Esq., head of the Music Law Department at Greenberg Glusker Fields Claman & Machtinger, LLP. You can follow William on Twitter at @billeeto That R.E.M. and Survivor recently had to let loose their legal teams against rock-loving politicians is surprising. You’d think political campaigns would know better than …
- September 16, 2015
- Alex Cook