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General Materials
Special Materials
Wednesday, September 25, 2002
- Hotel Check-In and Conference Registration
- Reception
Thursday, September 26, 2002
- Continental Breakfast
- Welcome
Plenary Session
LEADING THE COURTS: THE FIRST SEVEN DAYS
Concurrent Panels
THE AFTERMATH: COURT ADMINISTRATION &
PRACTICE ISSUES
- The
Administration of Justice Under Emergency Conditions: Lessons
Following the Attack on the World Trade Center
- Vera Institute of Justice, January 2002
- Rain
of Terror: Harris County, Texas - Tropical Storm Allison,
June 8, 2001 (View with Powerpoint or Quick View Plus)
- Rain
of Terror: Harris County, Texas - Tropical Storm Allison,
June 8, 2001 (pdf format)
- Emergency
Orders - Arizona Courts, Uncontrolled Forest Fires, June
2002
- UCS
United We Stand (http://www.courts.state.ny.us/september11.htm)
- Unified Court System Web Site
- OCA
Reports Operations Return to Pre-9/11 Capacity - Daniel Wise,
NY Law Journal, September 11, 2002
- Memo
from Judge Richard Williams to Surrogates - Re: Rules Relaxation
Related to September 11, 2001 Declaration of Death & Other
Related Actions - Administrative Office of the Courts, New
Jersey, September 25, 2001
- Forms
for Obtaining a Declaration of Death & to Probate an Estate
for a Person Missing in Connection with the Terrorist Attacks
on September 11, 2001 - Superior Court of New Jersey, Chancery
Division, Probate Part
- Emergency
Preparedness in the Judiciary - The Third Branch, Newsletter
of the Federal Courts, November 2001
- The Third Branch
- (http://www.uscourts.gov/ttb), Web Site, Newsletter of the
Federal Courts
- Courts
Back in Service Following Hurricane Georges - The Third Branch,
Newsletter of the Federal Courts, October 1998
- Procedures
for Issuance of Death Certificates for Individuals Currently
Missing at the World Trade Center - New York State Unified
Court System
- Administrative
Order 8: Emergency Extension of Deadlines & Change in Location
of Court - Flood Damage, Grand Forks, North Dakota, April
23, 1997
GETTING THE WORD OUT: COMMUNICATION, COORDINATION,
COLLABORATION
THE BAR RESPONSE: LEGAL ASSISTANCE FOR VICTIMS
& FAMILIES
- The
NYSBA Mass Disaster Response Plan - NYSBA, June 1998
- Trial Lawyers Care:
Free Legal Help for 9-11 Victims (http://www.911lawhelp.org)
Web Site
- Helping
Handbook: Legal Resources for Families of Victims of the World
Trade Center Disaster New York - Morrison & Foerster
LLP
- Helping
Handbook: Legal Resources for Families of Victims of the World
Trade Center Disaster New Jersey - Riker, Danzig, Scherer,
Hyland & Perretti LLP, with assistance from Morrison &
Foerster LLP, under the auspices of the New Jersey State Bar
Association
- Emergency/Disaster
Legal Assistance: Training Manual Supplement - Brett Zwerdling,
Virginia State Bar Young Lawyers Conference Emergency Legal Services
Committee, October 9, 2001
- Bar
Planning for Mass Disaster Response: Lessons from September 11
- Daniel M. Waldman, President, NJSBA, Bar Leader, January-February
2002
- Legal
Alliance Aids Families - Dennis Duggan, Newsday, November
1, 2001
- 9/11
Remembered - Michael Miller, St. Louis Lawyer, Fall 2002
- Probono.net: Lawyers Serving
the Public Good - (http://www.probono.net) Web Site
Lunch and Speaker
Plenary Session
SAFETY & SECURITY POLICY ISSUES FACING
COURT ADMINISTRATORS
Concurrent Panels
SAFEGUARDING COURT RECORDS
Vital Records: Preparing for the Unexpected (View with Powerpoint or Quick View Plus)
Vital Records: Preparing for the Unexpected (pdf format)
Material Archives and Records Administration
(pdf format)
OUT OF THE GOODNESS OF OUR HEARTS: MANAGING
THE 9-11 CHARITIES
- Remarks
to a NYS Assembly Hearing - Nancy B. Anthony, November 7,
2001
- Lessons
Learned for Charities from the Oklahoma City Bombing - Oklahoma
City Community Foundation
- Oklahoma
City, New York & Baton Rouge: Remarks to the Baton Rouge
Area Foundation - William Josephson, Assistant Attorney General/Charities
Department/NY State Department of Law, March 6, 2002
- Helping
Handbook: Legal Resources for Families of Victims of the World
Trade Center Disaster New York - Morrison & Foerster
LLP
- Helping
Handbook: Legal Resources for Families of Victims of the World
Trade Center Disaster New Jersey - Riker, Danzig, Scherer,
Hyland & Perretti LLP, with assistance from Morrison &
Foerster LLP, under the auspices of the New Jersey State Bar
Association
NEW THREATS: BIOTERRORISM
- Memo
to All Chief Judges, US Courts: Anthrax Testing - Administrative
Office of the US Courts, November 9, 2001
- The
Model State Emergency Health Powers Act: Planning for & Response
to Bioterrorism & Naturally Occurring Infectious Diseases
- JAMA, August 7, 2002-Vol. 288, No. 5
- Glossary
for the Law & Science Academy: Workshop -
EINSCHAC, November 16, 2001
- Court
Security Manual - State of Minnesota
Conference of Chief Judges
- Court
Security Manual: NBC (Nuclear, Biological & Chemical) Incidents
(Draft Update to Minnesota) - Minnesota Division of Emergency
Management & the Center for Disease Control, December 31,
2001
- Court
Security Manual: Mail Screening (Draft Update to Minnesota)
- Minnesota Division of Emergency Management & the Center
for Disease Control, December 31, 2001
- Mailroom
Security: Addressing Biological & Chemical Threats - US Postal Inspection Services, October 2001
- US
Army Medical Research Institute of Infections Diseases - (http://www.usamriid.army.mil/), Web Site,
Frederick, Maryland, February 2001
- USAMRIID's
Medical Management of Biological Casualites Handbook - Fourth Edition, Fort Detrick, Frederick,
Maryland, February 2001
- Molecular
Investigation of the Aum Shinrikyo Anthrax - Kameido, Japan,
Journal of Clinical Microbiology, December 2001
- Multiple-Locus
Variable Number Tandem Repeat Analysis Reveals Genetic Relationships
Within Bacillus Anthrcis - Journal of Bacteriology, May 2000
- Rich
Man, Spore Man: If the elite want to survive terrorism, they'll
have to make sure the poor do, too. - Stephanie Mencimer,
The Washington Post, December 2001
Adjourn
Friday, September 27, 2002
Continental Breakfast
Plenary Session
EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS PLANS: AN OVERVIEW
OF POLICY & PRACTICE ISSUES
Resource
- Bibliography
Prepared by Thomas Birkland
- Occupant
Emergency Program Guide - US General Services Administration,
March 2002
- Federal
Preparedness Circular to Heads of Federal Departments & Agencies
- Federal Emergency Management Agency, Washington, DC, July 26,
1999
- The
Emergency Preparedness Process Flowchart
- Memorandum
to All Chief Judges, Re: Emergency Preparedness in the Judiciary
- Administrative Offices of US Courts, October 17, 2001
- Contingency
Planning: COOP Self Assessment Guide & Checklist - Federal
Executive Branch
- Continuity
of Operation (COOP) Plan Coordination Draft - Federal Executive
Branch, August 13, 2002
- Templates
1-12 Describing Essential Functions, Positions & Responsibilities
- US Court System COOP Project
- Templates
1-12 Court Element Circuit Executive's Office - US Court
System COOP Project
Sample State Plans
- Power
Outage Emergency Plan: Continue Operations - Superior Court
of California, County of Sacramento, Revised 07/01/02
- Power
Outage Emergency Plan: Suspend Operations - Superior Court
of California, County of Sacramento, Revised 07/01/02
- "Keep
the Courts Open": Final Report - Florida Supreme Court,
Workgroup on Emergency Preparedness, March 28, 2002
- Court
Security Manual - State of Minnesota
Conference of Chief Judges
- Court
Security Manual: NBC (Nuclear, Biological & Chemical) Incidents
(Draft Update to Minnesota) - Minnesota Division of Emergency
Management & the Center for Disease Control, December 31,
2001
- Court
Security Manual: Mail Screening (Draft Update to Minnesota)
- Minnesota Division of Emergency Management & the Center
for Disease Control, December 31, 2001
- Emergency Preparedness and Response Planning Manual - New York State Unified Court System, March 2003
- Emergency Preparedness and Response Planning Manual Appendices - New York State Unified Court System, March 2003
- Facility Emergency Preparedness and Response Plan Template - New York State Unified Court System, March 2003
- Wisconsin
Courthouse Security Resource Center - The Wisconsin Partners,
November 2000
Sample Federal Plans
Concurrent Panels
THE COST OF PREPAREDNESS: BUDGET ISSUES
& FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES
- Office of Domestic
Preparedness - (http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/odp)
Web Site, US Justice Department
- Region
X - King County Courthouse: FEMA Approves $2.6 Million Earthquake
Damage Repair - FEMA, April 12, 2002 (pdf format)
- Region
X - King County Courthouse: FEMA Approves $2.6 Million Earthquake
Damage Repair - (http://www.fema.gov/regions/x/2002/regx_39.shtm)
Web Site, FEMA, April 12, 2002
- Northwest:
Retrofitting Buildings Seems to Have Helped. Seismic Upgrades
Limited Damage - FEMA, March 1, 2001
- Northwest:
Retrofitting Buildings Seems to Have Helped. Seismic Upgrades
Limited Damage - (http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/local/retro01.shtml)
Web Site, FEMA, March 1, 2001
- Region
IV: Four Savannah, Chatham Facilities to Get Hurricanes-Proof
Windows - FEMA, December 17, 2001
- Region
IV: Four Savannah, Chatham Facilities to Get Hurricanes-Proof
Windows - (http://www.fema.gov/regions/iv/2001/r4_47.shtm)
Web Site, FEMA, December 17, 2001
- Region
IV: Escambia County Gets $88,000 FEMA Grant - FEMA, June
4, 2002
- Region
IV: Escambia County Gets $88,000 FEMA Grant - (http://www.fema.gov/regions/iv/2002/r4_32.shtm)
Web Site, FEMA, June 4, 2002
NEW THREATS: CYBERTERRORISM
THE LEGAL AFTERMATH: TERRORISM LAWS &
DISASTER-RELATED LITIGATION
- Resource
Guide for Owners & Tenants Affected by the WTC Disaster
- Civil Court of the City of New York, October 2001
- National
Conference of State Legislatures - (http://www.ncsl.org/programs/press/2001/freedom/stateaction.htm),
Web Site
- Terrorism
& Emergency Law Center - (http://www.terrorism-emergency-law.com/),
Web Site
- Building
Community Legal Capabilities for Post 9-11 Terrorism Preparedness
- William C. Nicholson, JD, Widener University School of Law,
to be published November 2002, Volume 9, Issue 2
- An
Act to Amend Titles 16 & 20 of the Delaware Code Relating
to Emergencies & Public Health - House of Representatives,
State of Delaware
- Emergency
Management & Disaster Law: Indiana Code § 10-4-1-5 (2002)
- Title 10. State Police, Civil Defense & Military Affairs,
Article 4. Emergency Management
- Emergency
Management & Disaster Law: Indiana Code §10-4-1-5.5
(2002) - Title 10. State Police, Civil Defense & Military
Affairs, Article 4. Emergency Management
- Law,
Liberty & Justice After Sept. 11th: Coping With Disaster
- Council of Chief Judges of Court of Appeal, Joint Luncheon
with Council of Appellate Lawyers, October 5, 2001, Judith S.
Kaye
- Six
Months After the Attack: A Cumulative Report - Legal Services
of New York City, The LSNY September 11th Project, April 2002
- The
Model State Emergency Health Powers Act: Planning for & Response
to Bioterrorism & Naturally Occurring Infectious Diseases
- JAMA, August 7, 2002-Vol. 288, No. 5
- Fatal
Confusion: A Troubled Emergency Response; 9/11 Exposed Deadly
Flaws in Rescue Plan - The New York Times, July 7, 2002,
Sunday, Late Edition, Page 1
- Threats
& Responses: Response; In Crisis, New York's Emergency Office
Was Thwarted by Its Past - Al Baker, The New York Times,
September 9, 2002, Section A, Page 15
- Legal
Issues in Emergency Response to Terrorism Involving Hazardous
Materials: The Hazardous Waste Operations & Emergency Response
("HAZWOPER") Standard, Standard Operating Procedures,
Mutual Aid & the Incident Management System - William
Nicholson, SOURCE: This article will be published in the November
2002, Volume 9, Issue 2 of the Widener Law Symposium Journal
- Procedures
for Issuance of Death Certificates for Individuals Currently
Missing at the World Trade Center - New York State Unified
Court System
- UCS
United We Stand (http://www.courts.state.ny.us/september11.htm)
- Unified Court System Web Site
- Trial Lawyers Care:
Free Legal Help for 9-11 Victims (http://www.911lawhelp.org)
Web Site
- Report
& Recommendations on Military Commissions - ABA Task
Force on Terrorism & the Law, January 4, 2002
- Forms
for Obtaining a Declaration of Death & to Probate an Estate
for a Person Missing in Connection with the Terrorist Attacks
on September 11, 2001 - Superior Court of New Jersey, Chancery
Division, Probate Part
- Memo
from Judge Richard Williams to Surrogates - Re: Rules Relaxation
Related to September 11, 2001 Declaration of Death & Other
Related Actions - Administrative Office of the Courts, New
Jersey, September 25, 2001
- Boim
v. Quranic - Boim v. Quranic Literacy Institute, 291 F.3d
1000 (7th Cir. 2002)
- State
Legislation Addressing Terrorism (http://www.ncsl.org/programs/press/2001)
- National Conference of State Legislators Web Site, December
2001
- Implementation
of the September11th Victims Compensation Fund of 2001: Two Steps
Foward/One Step Back - Richard P. Campbell, Accepted for
Publication in Defense Counsel Journal
- World
Trade Center Disaster Relief Initiative: A Proposal to Continue
to Provide Civil Legal Assistance for Low Income Families &
Individuals Who Have Lived or Worked in Lower Manhattan -
The Legal Aid Society
EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS PLANS: A PRACTICAL
WORKSHOP
Resource
- Bibliography
Prepared by Thomas Birkland - Bibliography
- Occupant
Emergency Program Guide - US General Services Administration,
March 2002
- Federal
Preparedness Circular to Heads of Federal Departments & Agencies
- Federal Emergency Management Agency, Washington, DC, July 26,
1999
- The
Emergency Preparedness Process Flowchart
- Memorandum
to All Chief Judges, Re: Emergency Preparedness in the Judiciary
- Administrative Offices of US Courts, October 17, 2001
- Contingency
Planning: COOP Self Assessment Guide & Checklist - Federal
Executive Branch
- Continuity
of Operation (COOP) Plan Coordination Draft - Federal Executive
Branch, August 13, 2002
- Templates
1-12 Describing Essential Functions, Positions & Responsibilities
- US Court System COOP Project
- Templates
1-12 Court Element Circuit Executive's Office - US Court
System COOP Project
- Bomb
Threat Checklist - US General Services
Administration, Washington DC
- Chemical/Biological
Threat Checklist - US General Services
Administration, Washington DC
- Sample
Contents of an Office Security Book - Tina Rowe
- Sample
Handouts: "You Can Help Keep the Courthouse Safe" &
"What is Suspicious" - Tina Rowe
- Sample
Security Training Outline in Spanish - Tina Rowe
- Office of Domestic
Preparedness - (http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/odp),
Web Site, US Department of Justice
Sample State Plans
- Power
Outage Emergency Plan: Continue Operations - Superior Court
of California, County of Sacramento, Revised 07/01/02
- Power
Outage Emergency Plan: Suspend Operations - Superior Court
of California, County of Sacramento, Revised 07/01/02
- "Keep
the Courts Open": Final Report - Florida Supreme Court,
Workgroup on Emergency Preparedness, March 28, 2002
- Court
Security Manual - State of Minnesota
Conference of Chief Judges
- Court
Security Manual: NBC (Nuclear, Biological & Chemical) Incidents
(Draft Update to Minnesota) - Minnesota Division of Emergency
Management & the Center for Disease Control, December 31,
2001
- Court
Security Manual: Mail Screening (Draft Update to Minnesota)
- Minnesota Division of Emergency Management & the Center
for Disease Control, December 31, 2001
- Wisconsin
Courthouse Security Resource Center - The Wisconsin Partners,
November 2000
Sample Federal Plans
Chief's Roundup/Closing Remarks
