Good morning, Countdowners. Here are the day's must-reads:

3)  Is your website effective?

2)  Happy birthday, Sedition Act!

1)  The County has put data online for people considering challenging the new property assesments.

Stop back tomorrow for more.

The PG's Amy McConnell Schaarsmith offers a profile today of  William Carter, Jr., the incoming dean at the University of Pittsburgh School of Law:

"As dean, Mr. Carter said he plans to talk to students, staff, faculty and alumnae to develop a collaborative approach to the law school's direction under his leadership.

" 'There is already good forward momentum and thoughtfulness about a lot of challenges facing legal education,' Mr. Carter said. 'While I do have a variety of ideas, I want people to know I am listening.' "

For more background, check out Drew Singer's Q&A with Carter earlier this month.

(Photo: William M. Carter Jr./Temple University)

 

 

Good Tuesday morning and welcome back. Here are the day's must-reads:

4)  Today marks the anniversary of the federal government shipping off to Washington.

3)  Contributing to Pitt Law's JURIST, a professor examines Viacom v. YouTube.

2)  Timeout, if it please the court.

1)  A New York Timed op-ed looks at a landmark ruling in South Africa.

Stop back tomorrow for more.

Starting your week with the Post-Gazette Business/law package today begins with a profile by the PG's Joyce Gannon of the Allegheny County Bar Association's new Internet-based directory of local attorneys, Pittsburgh Lawyer Finder.

The Post-Gazette's Anna Orso reports on renewal of a cooperation agreement between Duquesne University Law School and the Supreme Court of Costa Rica for the promotion of education about international law..

The Legal Intelligencer's Amaris Elliott-Engel offers an update on some of the initiatives on the drawing board for new Pennsylvania Bar Association president Thomas Wilkinson Jr., including continuing education on juvenile justice, improved civics education in schools and special youth courts.

And from the weekend, the Panic Street Lawyer's Jay Hornack examines the implications of the court sanctions against a citizens' group that challenged the move of the legendary Barnes art collection to a new museum in Philadelphia, a facility that opens on May 19.

(Top photo: Whitney Hughes, director of the Allegheny County Bar Association's lawyer referral who worked on the launch of Pittsburgh Lawyer Finder. Michael Henninger/Post-Gazette)