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State Law Library of Montana

State Law Library of Montana

Features notices of new Opinions and Orders from the Montana Supreme Court, library announcements, research tips, and Montana legal news.

http://mtlawlibrary.wordpress.com
  • Jun 19

    OPINION: Citizens v. Maurier

    OPINION: Citizens v. Maurier
    The Montana Supreme Court has issued an Opinion in the following matter: DA 12-0306, 2013 MT 166, CITIZENS FOR BALANCED USE; SEN. RICK RIPLEY; VALLEY COUNTY COMMISSIONERS, DUSTIN HOFELDT; VICKI HOFELDT; KEN HANSEN; JASON HOLT; SIERRA…
  • Jun 19

    UNPUBLISHED OPINION: Weaver v. First Bank Lincoln

    UNPUBLISHED OPINION: Weaver v. First Bank Lincoln
    The Montana Supreme Court has issued an Unpublished Opinion in the following matter: DA 12-0422, 2013 MT 165N, C.R. WEAVER, Plaintiff and Appellant, v. FIRST BANK OF LINCOLN, Defendant and Appellee.
  • Jun 19

    UNPUBLISHED OPINION: State v. Shegrud

    UNPUBLISHED OPINION: State v. Shegrud
    The Montana Supreme Court has issued an Unpublished Opinion in the following matter: DA 12-0410, 2013 MT 164N, STATE OF MONTANA, Plaintiff and Appellee, v. WILLIAM SHEGRUD, Defendant and Appellant.
Rank this Week: 110

National Indian Law Library --…

National Indian Law Library -- News

Covers Native American legal issues, published by the National Indian Law Library, a public law library devoted to federal Indian and tribal law.

http://nilllibrary.blogspot.com/
  • Jun 19

    NILL added new content to 7 Indian Law Bulletins on 6/19

    NILL added new content to 7 Indian Law Bulletins on 6/19
    * U.S. Supreme Court Bulletin http://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/sct/currentsct.htmlPetition for certiorari was denied in Miller v. Wright (tribal sovereign immunity) on 6/17/13. * United States Courts of Appeals Bulletin…
  • Jun 12

    NILL added new content to 6 Indian Law Bulletins on 6/12

    NILL added new content to 6 Indian Law Bulletins on 6/12
    * State Courts Bulletin http://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/state/currentstate.htmCases featured:In re K.T. (Indian Child Welfare Act, notice)In re G.C., Jr. (Indian Child Welfare Act, tribal customary adoption)In re L.J. (Indian Child Welfare…
  • Jun 6

    NILL added new content to 7 Indian Law Bulletins on 6/06

    NILL added new content to 7 Indian Law Bulletins on 6/06
    * U.S. Supreme Court Bulletin http://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/sct/currentsct.htmlPetition for certiorari was filed in Tonasket v. Sargent (land into trust) on 5/30/13. * U.S. Courts of Appeals…
Rank this Week: 175

Lex Scripta

Lex Scripta

From the Dallas Association of Law Librarians.

http://dallnet.blogspot.com/
  • Jun 19

    Survey on serving on AALL committee

    Survey on serving on AALL committee
    Sarah Mauldin is conductin a survey on PLL participation for AALL committees. She sent this email to various listservs, and I sent it to DALL. If you are a PLL-SIS member, please take the survey to help her with her…
  • Jun 13

    Supreme Court of the United States decides gene patentability

    Supreme Court of the United States decides gene patentability
    The full decision is located here, but the holding is below.http://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/12pdf/12-398_8njq.pdf ASSOCIATION FOR MOLECULAR PATHOLOGY ET AL. v.MYRIAD GENETICS, INC., ET AL. CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES COURT OF…
  • Jun 10

    HALL/DALL/SWALL/UNT reception at AALL 2013

    HALL/DALL/SWALL/UNT reception at AALL 2013
    The HALL/DALL/SWALL/UNT reception at the AALL 2013 Conference will be held Sunday, July 14th from 6:30 - 8:30 PM at the Dragon Fish Cafe.Google Map Directions:Dragon Fish Cafe (in the Paramount Hotel)722 Pine Street Seattle, WA 98101If you…
Rank this Week: 120

Gallagher Blogs

Gallagher Blogs

Features library news and legal research tips. From the Marian Gould Gallagher Law Library of the University of Washington School of Law.

http://gallagherlawlibrary.blogspot.com/
  • Jun 19

    Spreadsheet Horrors!

    Spreadsheet Horrors!
    Law Technology News presents 9 Tips to Avoid Starring in a Spreadsheet Horror Story (June 18, 2013). (You might have to register on the site to see the story, but registration is free.) Does "spreadsheet horror story" seem ridiculous? After…
  • Jun 19

    Happy Juneteenth!

    Happy Juneteenth!
    Although Lee surrendered on April 9, 1865, the word that the war was over and the slaves were free didn't get to Galveston, Texas, until June 19, 1865. The anniversary has been celebrated as Juneteenth in many communities since then.The…
  • Jun 18

    Lexis Moves to a Single ID for Signing In to Both System

    Lexis Moves to a Single ID for Signing In to Both System
    At the end of this week, Lexis Nexis is doing away with its two-ID sign on system. Currently, you access Lexis.com and Lexis Advance with separate IDs. Starting June 22, Lexis is turning off its Lexis.com IDs so users can sign in to both the…
Rank this Week: 98

Slaw

Slaw

A Canadian cooperative weblog on all things legal.

http://www.slaw.ca
  • Jun 19

    DPLA and HathiTrust Launch Partnership

    DPLA and HathiTrust Launch Partnership
    Yesterday the Digital Public Library of America launched a partnership with HathiTrust, marrying the preservation mission of one with the access strengths of the other. The partnership will have the DPLA—itself only a couple of months…
  • Jun 19

    Internships and Wage

    Internships and Wage
    A recent decision by a New York federal judge has raised a number of issues concerning unpaid internships. It was decided in this case that two interns working on the set of the film Black Swan should have been paid, given…
  • Jun 19

    Anti-Spam Law – Update on Timing

    Anti-Spam Law – Update on Timing
    On Monday I chaired a joint LSUC /IT-Can afternoon on IT privacy law. One of the panels was on the anti-spam act, including representatives from the CRTC and Industry Canada. While there is no clear implementation date yet, Industry…
Rank this Week: 30

Internet For Lawyers

Internet For Lawyers

Covers free and low-cost investigative and background research resources on the Internet, as well as search engine search tips with a focus on Google and its features, functions and productivity tools.

http://www.netforlawyers.com/newsitems
  • Jun 19

    ABA TECHSHOW Seeks Proposals for 2014 Presentation

    ABA TECHSHOW Seeks Proposals for 2014 Presentation
    The American Bar Association’s TECHSHOW is seeking the legal community’s input to continue the event’s tradition of bringing together outstanding faculty to educate lawyers on the most current technology information that…
  • May 28

    Digital Public Library of America Offers Free Access to Millions of Digital Resource

    Digital Public Library of America Offers Free Access to Millions of Digital Resource
    The Digital Public Library of America offers access to millions of photographs, manuscripts, books, sounds, and moving images from hundreds of libraries, archives, museums, and other "knowledge institutions" across the country. Access to the…
  • May 25

    Sunlight Foundation Offers Directory of Congressional Staffer

    Sunlight Foundation Offers Directory of Congressional Staffer
    The Sunlight Foundation has created a searchable database of Congressional Staffers. The database, listing current members of the U.S. House of Representatives and their current and past staff, is searchable by a variety of criteria,…
Rank this Week: 2050

Seattle University Law Library…

Seattle University Law Library INFO

Covers legal news, legal research and library news.

http://sulawlibrary.wordpress.com
  • Jun 19

    Today in Legal History: Statue of Liberty Arrives in New York

    Today in Legal History: Statue of Liberty Arrives in New York
    The Statue of Liberty arrived in New York Harbor on June 19, 1885. The statue was a gift from France to the United States commemorating the centennial of the American Declaration of Independence. The 151-foot statue, Liberty Enlightening the…
  • Jun 18

    First-Year Law Student Resource Guide

    First-Year Law Student Resource Guide
    This is the authoritative guide to our favorite things here in the library to help you survive being a 1L.  It covers resources about law school, case briefing, and outlining.
  • Jun 17

    Featured Database: LegalTrac

    Featured Database: LegalTrac
    Looking for a bar journal article that was published in 1985? There is a good chance that LegalTrac will be able to provide the information. There are over 1.6 million articles in the LegalTrac database. LegalTrac covers 1,400 legal…
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Off the Shelf - The Osgood Hall…

Off the Shelf - The Osgood Hall Law School Library Blog

Covers developments in legal information and legal information technologies for research and practice.

http://libblog.osgoode.yorku.ca
  • Jun 19

    GitHub: Where Law Meets Technology?

    GitHub: Where Law Meets Technology?
    It’s likely that many of you are not familiar with GitHub the collaborative management platform used by many open source software developers.   This is a place where the open source coding community share, review and develop…
  • Jun 17

    Recent Acquisitions, June 10 – June 14, 2013

    Recent Acquisitions, June 10 – June 14, 2013
    7 new acquisitions in Osgoode Hall Law School Library, including 3 from 2013: The government and the economy, 1783-1861 Goodrich, Carter, 1897-1971 HD 3616 U46 G68 1967 The government and the economy, 1783-1861 / edited by Carter Goodrich.…
  • Jun 12

    Punctuation – it DOES matter

    Punctuation – it DOES matter
    The following is an extended passage taken from the wonderfully cranky and pedantic book The King’s English by the wonderfully cranky and pedantic Kingsley Amis. Intended as a highly subjective and opinionated “guide to…
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Library Boy

Library Boy

Features legal research news. By Michel-Adrien Sheppard.

http://micheladrien.blogspot.com/
  • Jun 19

    Pro Bono Quebec Launches Legal Resource Site

    Pro Bono Quebec Launches Legal Resource Site
    Pro Bono Quebec has launched Votre Boussole Juridique ("Your Legal Compass"), an online search tool to help Quebecers find free or low cost legal information.For the launch, Pro Bon Quebec has compiled some 300 legal resources including…
  • Jun 18

    Older Law Society of Upper Canada Continuing Education Materials Free of Charge

    Older Law Society of Upper Canada Continuing Education Materials Free of Charge
    It is now possible to download without charge any articles older than 18 months from the Law Society of Upper Canada’s Continuing Legal Education (CLE) collection.The articles are offered through the Law Society’s AccessCLE…
  • Jun 17

    Library Associations Support Canadiana.org/Library and Archives Canada Digitization Project

    Library Associations Support Canadiana.org/Library and Archives Canada Digitization Project
    Last week, a controversy erupted over a proposed deal between Library and Archives Canada (LAC) and Canadiana.org, a not-for-profit partnership, to digitize the LAC's vast collections of material.The fear seems to be that Canadiana.org would…
Rank this Week: 54

Vincent G. Rinn Law Library

Vincent G. Rinn Law Library

Covers books, current affairs, legal news and legal research. From the DePaul University College of Law.

http://depaullaw.typepad.com/library/
  • Jun 19

    Office Of The Clerk Of The Circuit Court Of Cook County Moves Forward With eFiling

    Office Of The Clerk Of The Circuit Court Of Cook County Moves Forward With eFiling
    The process had begun with a pilot project in 2009, followed by an expansion in January 2013. On April 1, 2013, citizens were given access to electronically file cases for all Law Division case types, except condemnations. The Clerk's…
  • Jun 18

    Former West Publishing CEO, Dwight Opperman, dies at 89

    Former West Publishing CEO, Dwight Opperman, dies at 89
    Dwight Opperman, a Drake University law grad who started out as an editor at West Publishing in 1951 and went on to become the CEO of the company, died this past wednesday at the age of 89. During his tenure...
  • Jun 13

    Government Datamining Knows No Limits ?

    Government Datamining Knows No Limits ?
    The recent disclosures of decades long data gathering of individualized communications behaviors by the US government intelligence community, have confirmed that the government considers the gathering of massive amounts of personal data, as…
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In Custodia Legis

In Custodia Legis

Covers current legal trends, collecting for the largest law library in the world, a British perspective, a perspective from New Zealand, legislative developments in THOMAS, and cultural intelligence and the law.

http://blogs.loc.gov/law
  • Jun 19

    Interview with Antoinette Ofosu-Kwakye, Foreign Law Intern

    Interview with Antoinette Ofosu-Kwakye, Foreign Law Intern
    This week’s interview is with Antoinette Ofosu-Kwakye, a summer intern at the Global Legal Research Center, Law Library of Congress. The Law Library’s internship program is in full swing and we plan to introduce all our summer…
  • Jun 18

    Laws of the Russian Federation – Global Legal Collection Highlight

    Laws of the Russian Federation – Global Legal Collection Highlight
    The following is a guest post by Peter Roudik, Director of  Global Legal Research at the Law Library of Congress.  Peter has previously contributed various posts to In Custodia Legis, including on the Pittsburgh Agreement, the ASIL…
  • Jun 17

    The Italian Legislative Procedure

    The Italian Legislative Procedure
    This is a guest post by Dante Figueroa, Antonio Casu (Direttore della Biblioteca, Camera dei Deputati), and Vito Cozzoli (Consigliere Capo dell’Avvocatura, Camera dei Deputati).  This is the second post in a…
Rank this Week: 462

Current Awareness Weblog

Current Awareness Weblog

Covers new case law, changes in legislation, and legal news. From the Inner Temple Library.

http://innertemplelibrary.wordpress.com
Rank this Week: 10

CT Judicial Law Libraries' NewsLog

CT Judicial Law Libraries' NewsLog

Covers recent legal developments, legal practice tools, and law library resources in Connecticut.

http://ersa.jud.ct.gov/lawlibnews/Lists/Posts/AllPosts.aspx
  • Jun 19

    Property Law Supreme Court Opinion - 6/19/2013

    Property Law Supreme Court Opinion - 6/19/2013
    Category: Recent Decisions;Property Law Opinions Body: SC 18968 - Kasica v. Columbia ("The primary issue in this tax appeal is whether a municipal assessor has the authority, under General Statutes § 12-55 (b), to conduct an interim…
  • Jun 18

    Privacy Rights in Connecticut

    Privacy Rights in Connecticut
    Category: FYI;Did You Know? Body: The American Civil Liberties Union of Connecticut has posted to its website the 2013 edition of Privacy Rights in Connecticut. It is a 130-page guide based on a 2003 publication from the ACLU of…
  • Jun 17

    Administrative Appeal Appellate Court Opinion - 6/17/2013

    Administrative Appeal Appellate Court Opinion - 6/17/2013
    Category: Administrative Appeals Opinions Body: AC34861 - F.M. v. Commissioner of Children & Families (Child abuse and neglect; appeal from decision to place plaintiff’s name on child abuse and neglect central registry; "The…
Rank this Week: 105

Un blog pour l'information…

Un blog pour l'information juridique

By Emmanuel Barthe.

http://www.precisement.org/blog/
Rank this Week: 307

Cincinnati Law Library Blog

Cincinnati Law Library Blog

Covers laws and cases, with a focus on Cincinnati and Ohio. By the Cincinnati Law Library Association.

http://cincinnatilaw.blogspot.com/
  • Jun 19

    Ohio 1st. District Court of Appeals upholds ‘Adam Walsh’ Provision Extending Juvenile Sex Offender’s Registration Requirement Beyond Defendant’s 21st Birthday

    Ohio 1st. District Court of Appeals upholds ‘Adam Walsh’ Provision Extending Juvenile Sex Offender’s Registration Requirement Beyond Defendant’s 21st Birthday
    Hamilton County’s 1st. District Court of Appeals last week upheld as constitutional a provision of Ohio’s Adam Walsh Act (AWA) requiring juvenile courts to sentence certain juvenile sex offenders to registration requirements that extend…
  • Jun 17

    Ohio Medicaid effort

    Ohio Medicaid effort
    A new poll for the Health Foundation of Greater Cincinnati from the University of Cincinnati asking respondents whether they favored or opposed expanding Medicaid to provide health insurance to more low-income uninsured adults showed 63.1…
  • Jun 14

    Cincinnati parking meter outsourcing case update

    Cincinnati parking meter outsourcing case update
    The Ohio First District Court of Appeals handed down a ruling last Wednesday, June 12th., allowing the City of Cincinnati to move forward with leasing its parking system to the Port of Greater Cincinnati Development Authority, Cincinnati.com…
Rank this Week: 1137

Boston College Legal Eagle

Boston College Legal Eagle

Features news and research updates from the legal information librarians at Boston College Law School.

http://bclegaleagle.blogspot.com/
  • Jun 19

    Corporate Practice Resource

    Corporate Practice Resource
    BC Law Library offers access to a number of research tools for corporate practice.  Here is a sampling of resources related to corporate practice; the links provided will lead you to the BC Law Library's database list. BloombergBNA…
  • Jun 5

    Interactive Map of the Economic and Political Impact of Immigrant

    Interactive Map of the Economic and Political Impact of Immigrant
    Today, the Immigration Policy Center of the American Immigration Council released the 2013 state-by-state fact sheets on the demographic and economic impact of new Americans, Asians and Latinos.  Fact sheets and accompanying information…
  • Jun 4

    U.S. Immigration Legislation Online

    U.S. Immigration Legislation Online
    In 2007, students enrolled in the Exploring American Culture:  Race, Ethnicity and Immigration course at the University of Washington-Bothell created an online annotated bibliography of U. S. immigration legislation from the 1790…
Rank this Week: 2043

Charlotte Law Library News

Charlotte Law Library News

Covers research, books and library news. From the Charlotte School of Law library team.

http://charlottelawlibrary.wordpress.com
  • Jun 19

    ALR Student’s Corner: Decoding the law behind a ubiquitous experience

    ALR Student’s Corner: Decoding the law behind a ubiquitous experience
    Experience with K-12 education is nearly ubiquitous. Almost everyone remembers their own experiences, some more fondly than others, sitting in class, working on assignments, and going to football games or senior prom. Many of us will broaden…
  • Jun 18

    Gamification

    Gamification
    Gamification seems to be the hot new buzzword in the library world. You can even pay $175 for a four week course entitled Game Based Learning in Library Instruction. What is gamification all about? Is it really something new? What ……
  • Jun 17

    Last Chance: Law Library Book Giveaway!

    Last Chance: Law Library Book Giveaway!
    We still have materials left over from the month long book giveaway. Please come by the Law Library Circulation Desk between the hours of 9 am and 4 pm Monday through Friday to see what we still have left. Ask … Continue reading →
Rank this Week: 381

Library Stuff

Library Stuff

Dedicated to resources for keeping current and professional development. From Information Today, Inc.

http://www.librarystuff.net
  • Jun 19

    Academics will need both the physical and virtual library for years to come

    Academics will need both the physical and virtual library for years to come
    “Ask someone to describe an academic in the throes of research and there’s a good chance that description will include a physical library (or at least a collection of office shelves not dissimilar to a library) with books and…
  • Jun 19

    Yale University picks Summon for discovery

    Yale University picks Summon for discovery
    “Yale University has chosen the Summon discovery service from Serials Solutions, a ProQuest business. With this purchase, the US university aims to improve access to its collection, which includes 15 million volumes and information…
  • Jun 19

    Penguin Tests Social Reading Rewards Program

    Penguin Tests Social Reading Rewards Program
    “Penguin has unveiled a new program, aimed at raising the discoverability of its books, that will allow customers to read some of its most anticipated titles months before they go on sale. Called First to Read, the program will allow…
Rank this Week: 157

Law Bod Blog

Law Bod Blog

News and chat from the Bodleian Law Library at Oxford University.

http://lawbod.wordpress.com
  • Jun 19

    Foreign Office Confidential Print

    Foreign Office Confidential Print
    by Hannah Chandler, Official Papers Librarian When I took over the Official Papers section in 1998 I was shown 46 m metres of shelving containing many very dusty old brown boxes, it was apparent the contents had not been shown the love of a…
  • Jun 14

    A glimpse of life under Roman law

    A glimpse of life under Roman law
    Bodleian Law Librarians do get out and about … even though this expedition entailed going into a (decommissioned) reading room to see the current exhibition at the British Museum, Life and death in Pompeii and Herculaneum. Among the…
  • Jun 7

    Local history: Sir William Blackstone

    Local history: Sir William Blackstone
    William Blackstone (1723-1780) studied at Oxford, joining Pembroke College at the age of 15, eventually holding high office at All Souls (where his statue now sits in his Judge’s robes in The Codrington Library) and taking the first…
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Moritz Legal Information Blog

Moritz Legal Information Blog

Legal information and research resouces. By the Michael E. Moritz Law Library at Ohio State University.

http://moritzlegalinformation.blogspot.com/
  • Jun 19

    Counterfeit Luxury Good

    Counterfeit Luxury Good
    The Daily Reporter, the paper of the Columbus Bar Association, recently ran a story on New York's attempt to regulate the sale of counterfeit merchandise. Turns out, there's a difference between counterfeit goods and knock-offs. There's also…
  • Jun 17

    Shark Tank Contract Law

    Shark Tank Contract Law
    The ABC show Shark Tank stresses me out. Entrepreneurs go on the show and face a barrage of questions from potential investors, vetting their business acumen and the viability of their product or service. A recent New York Times article,…
  • Jun 14

    FTC Alert: Celebrity Endorsement

    FTC Alert: Celebrity Endorsement
    Celebrity product endorsements are huge business. Like most federal agencies (actually, like most lawmakers), however, it seems the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is having a hard time keeping its rules and restrictions current with new…
Rank this Week: 212

3 Geeks and a Law Blog

3 Geeks and a Law Blog

Covers knowledge management, internet marketing and library sciences. By Greg Lambert, Lisa Salazar and Toby Brown.

http://www.geeklawblog.com/
  • Jun 19

    Dan and Jane: Ep. 4 - The Social Law Firm

    Dan and Jane: Ep. 4 - The Social Law Firm
    Jane:  I recently read a short book by Nilofer Merchant called 11 Rules for Creating Value in the Social Era. In this lovely little tome she draws some powerful conclusions about the impact of the Social Era…
  • Jun 18

    The Value of Fee Cap

    The Value of Fee Cap
    Image [cc] RigmaroleAs legal pricing evolves, it is taking many twists and turns - along with some convoluted spins. The initial efforts by clients to save money typically results in requests for bigger discounts. This allows the GC to go…
  • Jun 14

    The Value & Strategy Behind Where to Play & How to Win

    The Value & Strategy Behind Where to Play & How to Win
    As many of you have watched over the past two years, JC Penny has gone through a bit of a rough patch with its failed experiment with Ron Johnson as its CEO. In fact, today is the two-year anniversary of Johnson’s appointment, which…
Rank this Week: 80

Law Librarian Blog

Law Librarian Blog

By Librarians Joe Hodnicki and Ron Jones.

http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/law_librarian_blog/
Rank this Week: 5

The BIALL Blog

The BIALL Blog

From the British and Irish Association of Law Librarians.

http://biall.blogspot.com/
  • Jun 18

    Conference News - Photos, lovely photo

    Conference News - Photos, lovely photo
    Psst!  Catch up with the Conferencephotos on Flickr – have a peek and see if you can spot anyone you know!If you couldn’t make Conference you’ll get a good overview of the thrills and spills of Glasgow.Perhaps you can…
  • Jun 17

    Conference News - Feedback survey online

    Conference News - Feedback survey online
    Thanks to everyone who attended the BIALL Conference in Glasgow.  If you haven’t already had a chance to complete your feedback form don’t worry!   We’ve sent an email to all delegates with a link to our…
  • Jun 16

    Conference News - Thank you

    Conference News - Thank you
    The Conference Committee would like to say a BIG thank you to everyone who sponsored, supported and attended the 44th BIALL Annual Study Conference and Exhibition.    We're already planning for 2014 in Harrogate and would love…
Rank this Week: 943

Oregon Legal Research

Oregon Legal Research

Features information about and links to Oregon Legal Research resources, in addition to comments about cases, statutes, and interesting events in the world of legal research and law libraries. By Laura Orr.

http://blog.oregonlegalresearch.com
  • Jun 18

    Compete in the MBA Battle of the Lawyer Bands 2013: July 8th Deadline!

    Compete in the MBA Battle of the Lawyer Bands 2013: July 8th Deadline!
    Band applications are available at the Multnomah Bar Association (MBA) website for the September 5th competition. Performance will be: Date: 9/5/2013 Time: 7:00pm-9:00pm Location: Kennedy School, 5736 NE 33rd Ave., Portland Bands comprised of…
  • Jun 18

    Free Copyright Treatise for Lawyers, Librarians, and Artist

    Free Copyright Treatise for Lawyers, Librarians, and Artist
    Lawyers at Adler Vermillion & Skocilich, LLP have made this remarkable copyright resource publicly available – and free. (Thank you!) Copyright Codex (Beta): A Free Treatise for Lawyers and Artists Many thanks for the tip from…
  • Jun 17

    Access to Justice and Simplifying the Legal System

    Access to Justice and Simplifying the Legal System
    If Access to Justice (A2J) is to be something other than a catch-phrase or a pipe dream, lawyers, judges, court administrators, and law librarians need to think, plan, and act creatively on micro and macro initiatives. Many ideas are already…
Rank this Week: 159

Oregon Legal Research

Oregon Legal Research

Features news, tips, and information about Oregon legal research.

http://blog.oregonlegalresearch.com/
  • Jun 18

    Compete in the MBA Battle of the Lawyer Bands 2013: July 8th Deadline!

    Compete in the MBA Battle of the Lawyer Bands 2013: July 8th Deadline!
    Band applications are available at the Multnomah Bar Association (MBA) website for the September 5th competition. Performance will be: Date: 9/5/2013 Time: 7:00pm-9:00pm Location: Kennedy School, 5736 NE 33rd Ave., Portland Bands comprised of…
  • Jun 18

    Free Copyright Treatise for Lawyers, Librarians, and Artist

    Free Copyright Treatise for Lawyers, Librarians, and Artist
    Lawyers at Adler Vermillion & Skocilich, LLP have made this remarkable copyright resource publicly available – and free. (Thank you!) Copyright Codex (Beta): A Free Treatise for Lawyers and Artists Many thanks for the tip from…
  • Jun 17

    Access to Justice and Simplifying the Legal System

    Access to Justice and Simplifying the Legal System
    If Access to Justice (A2J) is to be something other than a catch-phrase or a pipe dream, lawyers, judges, court administrators, and law librarians need to think, plan, and act creatively on micro and macro initiatives. Many ideas are already…
Rank this Week: 405

BLS Library Blog

BLS Library Blog

Provides news and views on matters of interest to the Brooklyn Law School community.

http://blslibraryblog.blogspot.com/
  • Jun 18

    CALI Conference 2013

    CALI Conference 2013
    This past weekend, the 23rd Annual CALI Conference for Law School Computing was held at IIT Chicago-Kent College of Law. The conference featured several sessions on the flipped classroom: Flipping the Classroom in Legal Skills…
  • Jun 17

    Copyright and the Public Domain on Trial

    Copyright and the Public Domain on Trial
    A recent article in the New York Law Journal reports on a class action complaint, Good Morning To You Productions Corp. v. Warner/Chappell Music, Inc., filed in the Southern District of New York where ownership of the well-known song…
  • Jun 8

    112th BLS Commencement at Lincoln Center

    112th BLS Commencement at Lincoln Center
    Brooklyn Law School held its 112th Commencement Ceremony on Friday, June 7 at Lincoln Center’s Avery Fisher Hall. With more than 450 law students receiving either a Juris Doctor or a LL.M degree, the Class of 2013 was one of school’s…
Rank this Week: 203

WisBlawg

WisBlawg

Covers legal research and Internet news & information with an emphasis on Wisconsin. From the University of Wisconsin Law Library and librarian Bonnie Shucha.

http://www.law.wisc.edu/blogs/wisblawg/
  • Jun 18

    Tributes to Three UW Law Profs in Recent Law Review Issue

    Tributes to Three UW Law Profs in Recent Law Review Issue
    Three UW Law School Professors, Marc Galanter, Neil Komesar, and Jim Jones, have been the subject of tribute issues of law reviews recently. Jim Jones is the subject of the most recent edition of the Wisconsin Law Review, Volume 2013, no 3. …
  • Jun 18

    TrialPad and Other Apps for Legal Professional

    TrialPad and Other Apps for Legal Professional
    Last month in San Diego, a local news station reported that the District Attorney's office was beginning to use an IPad app in the courtroom. Called TrialPad, the app allows attorneys to view diagrams, pictures and other evidence from a…
  • Jun 5

    Black's Law Dictionary App on Sale Today

    Black's Law Dictionary App on Sale Today
    If you're thinking of purchasing the Black's Law Dictionary app for your mobile device but are hesitating because of the hefty $50 price tag, you'll be happy to hear that the app is on sale today only (Wed, June 5) for $26.99.
Rank this Week: 265

Barco 2.0 : Law Library Reference

Barco 2.0 : Law Library Reference

From the librarians of the Barco Law Library, University of Pittsburgh School of Law.

http://barcorefblog.blogspot.com/
  • Jun 18

    ULS adds new database PolicyMap

    ULS adds new database PolicyMap
    The University Library System at Pitt has announced that we now have access to PolicyMap, thanks to a state grant. PolicyMap is a fully web-based Geographic Information System that captures data and presents it visually through custom…
  • Jun 12

    United States Code Website Beta from the OLRC

    United States Code Website Beta from the OLRC
    The Office of the Law Revision Counsel of the United States House of Representatives has been working to create a new website for the Office and the United States Code. The latest (second) version of the beta website is now available for…
  • Jun 12

    Notable Government Documents of 2012 published

    Notable Government Documents of 2012 published
    The list of 2012's Notable Documents appears in the latest issue of Library Journal and is now available online. This was the result of an effort to raise awareness of noteworthy government information resources issued by state, local, and…
Rank this Week: 284

Election Law @ Moritz

Election Law @ Moritz

Information and insight on the laws governing federal, state and local elections. By the Moritz College of Law.

http://moritzlaw.osu.edu/electionlaw/
Rank this Week: 216

VLLB Linkblog

VLLB Linkblog

By Steve Matthews.

http://vllblinks.blogspot.com/
  • Jun 18

    Enviro-friendly & Cloud Technology

    Enviro-friendly & Cloud Technology
    From the Google Blog: "migrating all U.S. office workers to the cloud could save up to 87 percent of IT energy use—about 23 billion kilowatt-hours of electricity annually, or enough to power the city of Los Angeles for a year."
  • Jun 14

    Pew Internet: Tablet Ownership Numbers in 2013

    Pew Internet: Tablet Ownership Numbers in 2013
    Pew Internet: "Tablet adoption has almost doubled over the past year. A third of American adults now own a tablet computer, including almost half of those ages 35-44 and a majority of those in higher income households. "
  • Jun 14

    New Grads and LinkedIn

    New Grads and LinkedIn
    via the LinkedIn blog: "Three Ways Recent Grads Can Leverage LinkedIn for Long-Term Success"Covers profile tweaks, alumni connectivity.
Rank this Week: 1049

Legal Research Plus

Legal Research Plus

By Paul Lomio, Erika V. Wayne, Kate, Wilko and George Wilson. The authors are law librarians and advanced legal research instructors at Stanford Law School.

http://legalresearchplus.com
Rank this Week: 448

Pappas Law Library Blog

Pappas Law Library Blog

From the Boston University School of Law.

http://bulawinteractive.org/libraryblog/
  • Jun 18

    The 2012 SCOTUS Term Winds Down

    The 2012 SCOTUS Term Winds Down
    In the final weeks of a Supreme Court Term, there are dramatic moments on the days when opinions are released. Court-watchers and those who have a strong interest in the pending cases follow the news from Washington closely. Often, the most…
  • Jun 13

    Ravel Law introduces a new way to visualize case law research.

    Ravel Law introduces a new way to visualize case law research.
    If you dream of the day when you can see case law search results in a visual result list, your dreams are coming true! Ravel Law has released its Beta-version case law research database…. It is still a work in progress but is worth…
  • May 30

    Managing the Firehose of Legal Information

    Managing the Firehose of Legal Information
    A new app, Law Ratchet, promises to help you do just that. Law Ratchet bills itself as an app designed for lawyers, by lawyers, and is designed to scan a variety of legal news sources, including law reviews, blogs, regulatory websites,…
Rank this Week: 1880

University of New Hampshire School…

University of New Hampshire School of Law Library Blog

Provides law library news.

http://library.law.unh.edu/blog
  • Jun 18

    New Foreign Trademark, Copyright and Patent Database: Darts IP

    New Foreign Trademark, Copyright and Patent Database: Darts IP
    UNH Law now has student access to an excellent source on foreign trademark, and patent decisions in Darts IP. Finding European, Asian and other foreign cases and material has never been easier. Please see the Library for a username and…
  • Jun 12

    New Library Display: Agriculture and the Law

    New Library Display: Agriculture and the Law
    Stop by the library's circulation desk area to see the new display highlighting law and agriculture. We have a surprisingly large amount of material - 19th century treatises available electronically and recent monographs. Oh and friendly…
  • May 31

    New Databases on Poverty Law and Immigration Law

    New Databases on Poverty Law and Immigration Law
    Recently the library added two new databases to our collection - the Clearinghouse Review Journal of Poverty Law and Policy and AILA (American Immigration Lawyer's Association) Link. read more
Rank this Week: 2092

Strictly Legal - The Birkbeck Law…

Strictly Legal - The Birkbeck Law Librarian's Blog

Features library news, tips on new resources, links to useful web sites and more.

http://birkbecklibrarylaw.blogspot.com/
  • Jun 18

    New Law titles on Oxford Scholarship Online

    New Law titles on Oxford Scholarship Online
    34 titles have been added to Oxford Scholarship Online as part of its latest update, and these are also now available via Birkbeck's library catalogue.  The latest update means that there are over 900 ebooks within the Law module of OSO,…
  • Jun 3

    Institute of Advanced Legal Studies - library refurbishment

    Institute of Advanced Legal Studies - library refurbishment
    From mid-June to the end of September, part of the IALS library will be closed as a result of refurbishment work. The affected floor (L2) contains material from key commonwealth jurisdictions as well as material on jurisprudence and islamic…
  • May 23

    Late May Bank Holiday weekend opening

    Late May Bank Holiday weekend opening
    Just a quick post to confirm that the library will open over the Bank Holiday weekend. Saturday & Sunday we'll be open from 8.30am-11.45pm, and on Monday between 10am-8pm. Normal opening hours resume on Tuesday 28th May.  During…
Rank this Week: 1645

Class Action Countermeasures

Class Action Countermeasures

Covers class action defense. By McGuireWoods LLP.

http://www.classactioncountermeasures.com
  • Jun 18

    Predominance and the Privacy Class Action - In re Hannaford Bro

    Predominance and the Privacy Class Action - In re Hannaford Bro
     In late 2007 and early 2008, the Hannaford Brothers Grocery stores suffered a security breach: thieves stole the debit and credit card data of thousands of customers. As one might imagine, a number of lawsuits followed, including a…
  • Jun 13

    Superiority as Unity

    Superiority as Unity
    Professor Jay Tidmarsh of the University of Notre Dame has a new article on superiority: Superiority as Unity, 107 Nw. U. L. Rev. 565 (2013). The piece is heavily influenced by Martin Redish's book Wholesale Justice.  In particular,…
  • Jun 11

    The ALI & Cy Pres - In re USF

    The ALI & Cy Pres - In re USF
    Today's case, In re Universal Serv. Fund Telephone Billing Practices Litig., 2013 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 80204 (D. Kan. Jun. 7, 2013), provides an unusual situation for a class action. First of all, it involves a verdict in a class action trial. …
Rank this Week: 1893

Legal Informatics Blog

Legal Informatics Blog

Provides scholarly & professional commentary on legal information systems. By Robert Richards.

http://legalinformatics.wordpress.com
  • Jun 17

    ODI Open Data Certificates: Application to open legal data

    ODI Open Data Certificates: Application to open legal data
    The UK Open Data Institute has launched Open Data Certificates, and legislation.gov.uk, the UK Government’s official online legislative information service, will be implementing them, according to the ODI announcement.…
  • Jun 17

    Bruce on GitLaw

    Bruce on GitLaw
    Tom Bruce of the Legal Information Institute has posted GitHub: It Ain’t Magic Pixie Dust, at his blog, b-screeds. Here are excerpts: These days, people are sticking legislation into GitHub at a furious pace. It is all the rage among…
  • Jun 15

    Many new U.S. state and municipal legislative codes posted free on Web by Public.Resource.Org

    Many new U.S. state and municipal legislative codes posted free on Web by Public.Resource.Org
    Public.Resource.Org has posted legislative codes for several U.S. states and localities, free on the Web. The data are available in various formats, including XML, PDF, HTML, and RTF. Legislative codes have been posted for the following U.S.…
Rank this Week: 59

The Blackacre Times

The Blackacre Times

Features research tips, pop culture, and legal news. By the Georgia State University Law Library.

http://theblackacretimes.com/
  • Jun 17

    Keeping up with the Justice

    Keeping up with the Justice
    It’s mid-June, which means that things are starting to heat up in the Supreme Court. As you probably know, the Supreme Court has a history of releasing their most controversial/high-profile opinions at the end of the term, which is…
  • Jun 13

    New Titles Coming to the DVD Collection

    New Titles Coming to the DVD Collection
    by Lindsey LaForge Got the summer time blues? No fear, new movies are near! The library DVD collection is expanding soon and some great titles are due to come in! All the DVDs in the collection have some relation to the law, so you can always…
  • Jun 6

    Biggest US Criminal in History

    Biggest US Criminal in History
    by Ryan Browne When many people think of the biggest criminal in US history, many names may come to mind.  Some might think of David Berkowitz, known as the Son of Sam, who terrorized New York City during 1976-1977 in a series of random…
Rank this Week: 328

Out of the Jungle

Out of the Jungle

Thoughts on the present and future of legal information, legal research, and legal education. From Jim Milles, BJ Kaufman, Betsy McKenzie, Linda Ryan, Marie S. Newman, Greg Laughlin, Ann Puckett, Gail Daly and Jacqueline Cantwell.

http://outofthejungle.blogspot.com/
  • Jun 17

    Happy Birthday!

    Happy Birthday!
    Oh, have you heard the rumor about "Happy Birthday" being copyrighted, and the copyright is held by a grasping old woman?  There is a wonderful, witty blog post on Forbes.com about a class action law suit in the Southern District of New…
  • Jun 11

    How to collect those pesky overdues - the Grim Book Reaper

    How to collect those pesky overdues - the Grim Book Reaper
    From http://imgur.com/gallery/hclcXXp , where "maddymooster" posted this with the header: Ever year my school's librarian dresses up as a book reaper to collect overdue books.Tip of the OOTJ hat to Eli Senesh, who kindly passed this along!
  • Jun 8

    First BeenVerified, Now NSA, FBI, and the rest of the Feds... do you feel a bit surveilled?

    First BeenVerified, Now NSA, FBI, and the rest of the Feds... do you feel a bit surveilled?
    The news broke in just the last day or two, about the large tech companies and telecommunications companies reluctantly acceding to government requests for vast amounts of user data.  The Boston Globe ran a nice report that summarizes…
Rank this Week: 231

Delaware Campus Library Blogs

Delaware Campus Library Blogs

From Widener Law.

http://blogs.lawlib.widener.edu/delaware
  • Jun 17

    Westlaw discontinues free student printing

    Westlaw discontinues free student printing
    Westlaw is discontinuing free printing as of June 17, 2013. Students will no longer be able to send Westlaw research to the dedicated (free) Westlaw printers. The printers will be removed soon. The Lexis free printers will still be available.
  • Jun 3

    Law library phones are fixed

    Law library phones are fixed
    Our phone problem has been fixed, so you can call the library again
  • Jun 3

    Phones not working

    Phones not working
    Our phone system is down this morning. If you need to contact the law library please email us at Law.LibRef@widener.edu
Rank this Week: 936

Cocky Law Blawg

Cocky Law Blawg

Legal research tips & musings. By the Coleman Karesh Law Library.

http://blawg.law.sc.edu
  • Jun 17

    Great Resources: HeinOnline – World Constitutions Illustrated

    Great Resources: HeinOnline – World Constitutions Illustrated
    This ninth installment continues our series on HeinOnline’s digital collections. Ever wondered how the U.S. Constitution differs from that of China? of France? Or would you be interested to read the the most recent constitutions of…
  • Jun 13

    Great Resources: HeinOnline – American Indian Law Collection

    Great Resources: HeinOnline – American Indian Law Collection
    “American Indian Law Collection” is a database on HeinOnline, and includes various resources on the subject of American Indian Law through history, going as far back as 1678.  Many of the materials included in the database…
  • Jun 13

    Legal News of the Day: SCOTUS Says No Patent on Natural Gene

    Legal News of the Day: SCOTUS Says No Patent on Natural Gene
    This morning, the Supreme Court issued its opinion in Association for Molecular Pathology v. Myriad Genetics, Inc.  The court’s unanimous decision held that researchers must create something to get protection to study and apply the…
Rank this Week: 1302

Vermont Law School's Library Blog

Vermont Law School's Library Blog

Covers legal news and information about the library.

http://vlslibrary.wordpress.com
  • Jun 17

    Treasure Island & the Vermontasaurus: A Summer Encounter with Land-Use Law

    Treasure Island & the Vermontasaurus: A Summer Encounter with Land-Use Law
    Reblogged from Julien & Virginia Cornell Library: I love summer adventures and  I want to share with you my favorite place to go swimming throughout our short, albeit beautiful Vermont summer. I am obsessed with Treasure Island, at…
  • Jun 17

    Library Summer Break Hours, June 29-July 7

    Library Summer Break Hours, June 29-July 7
    Saturday(EXAM) June 29                   8AM – 10PM Sunday June 30                      …
  • May 24

    Library Hours, Memorial Day Weekend

    Library Hours, Memorial Day Weekend
    Saturday and Sunday May 25 & 26 : CLOSED Monday May 27: Noon-5PM Summer Hours Begin on Tuesday May 28 Monday-Friday: 8AM-10PM Saturday & Sunday: 9AM-10PM
Rank this Week: 123

Nevada Supreme Court Library

Nevada Supreme Court Library

Covers legal research tips. By Paula Doty and Christine Timko.

http://nvsctlawlib.blogspot.com/
  • Jun 17

    Treatise Spotlight: Age Discrimination

    Treatise Spotlight: Age Discrimination
    Title:  Age Discrimination, 2dAuthor:  Howard C. EglitLast Update:  May 2013Description:  Containing well-rounded views of age discrimination from perspectives of both employee and employer, this resource provides a…
  • May 28

    Treatise Spotlight: California Marital Settlement and Other Family Law Agreement

    Treatise Spotlight: California Marital Settlement and Other Family Law Agreement
    Title: California Marital Settlement and Other Family Law Agreements Author: Amyx, Carol; Blair, SandraPublisher: CEB Edition: 3rdLast Update: 4/2013Description: Ensure that your drafting is easy and correct with this comprehensive guide that…
  • May 16

    ABA Journal Article: Are digitization and budget cuts compromising history?

    ABA Journal Article: Are digitization and budget cuts compromising history?
    There's an interesting piece on efforts to digitize and authenticate legal materials - including the Uniform Electronic Legal Materials Act - in this month's issue of the ABA Journal:  While librarians see an enormous…
Rank this Week: 2045

Instructional Technology

Instructional Technology

A blawg by Darlene Cardillo, an Instructional Technologist at Albany Law School, dedicated to issues related to instructional technology in general and especially as it relates to legal education.

http://albanylawtech.wordpress.com/
  • Jun 17

    WestLaw ends free printing for students but LexisAdvance will not so…?

    WestLaw ends free printing for students but LexisAdvance will not so…?
    All law schools have been notified that as of June 30, 2013, WestLaw will no longer offer FREE printing to students. Therefore, in a course’s TWEN site, if a professor links to Westlaw or WestLawNext, students who want to print a…
  • Jun 17

    WestLaw ends free printing for students but LexisAdvance does not so what now?

    WestLaw ends free printing for students but LexisAdvance does not so what now?
    All law schools have been notified that as of June 30, 2013, WestLaw will no longer offer FREE printing to students. Therefore, in a course’s TWEN site, if a professor links to Westlaw or WestLawNext, students who want to print a…
  • Jun 14

    Virtual Live Blogging from the CALI Conference – Day 2

    Virtual Live Blogging from the CALI Conference – Day 2
    Again I am watching the sessions via YouTube. Keynote – Prof. William D. Henderson - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cKwTEyrgnQY quoted Richard Susskind – author of Tomorrow’s Lawyers, End of Lawyers? advice: start a…
Rank this Week: 44

Virtual Library Cat's Eye View

Virtual Library Cat's Eye View

Features news and views from Ernester, the Hofstra School of Law Deane Law Library Virtual Cat.

http://deanelawlibrary.blogspot.com/
  • Jun 17

    Founders Online

    Founders Online
    The National Archives, with a large assist from the University of Virginia, put up 119,000 documents from the collected papers of George Washington, John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, Benjamin Franklin, Alexander Hamilton, and James Madison. The…
  • Jun 13

    Unusual U.S. Government Publications, Part Three: Do You Know Oatmeal?

    Unusual U.S. Government Publications, Part Three: Do You Know Oatmeal?
    According to United States Food Leaflet No. 6, "you know [oatmeal] is a good breakfast food, but it is even better fixed up for dinner or supper". Learn more here (links to see the other sides of the pamphlet are available on the left side of…
  • Jun 12

    25 Greatest Fictional Lawyer

    25 Greatest Fictional Lawyer
    A few years ago, the ABA Journal published an article highlighting the 25 greatest legal movies. The journal compiled the list by asking 12 prominent lawyers who teach film or are con­nected to the business to choose which movies…
Rank this Week: 276

Legal Research is EASY

Legal Research is EASY

Covers basic legal research. By Bret Christensen.

http://legalresearchiseasy.blogspot.com/
  • Jun 15

    The Foibles of Youth

    The Foibles of Youth
    Picture it. I’m 10-years old, it’s my birthday, and I am flying down a hill on my beautiful new bicycle built for warp speed. Now I knew it was there when I started at the top of the hill, but somehow forgot, that at the bottom of…
  • Jun 7

    Talk to the hand

    Talk to the hand
    Amazing what people do to get attention, these days.  Take, for instance, the guy who came up to me stompin' around and making a royal ruckus.  Seems he had just lost his motion to lower his child support and he was looking to yell…
  • Jun 5

    You get what you pay for

    You get what you pay for
    Again with the mid-week posting.  Thing is, there is so much going on legalistically that it's hard not to comment on some of the insanity going on.  Take, for instance, the article I was reading in Ann Landers today.  Seems…
Rank this Week: 997