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Current Awareness Weblog

Covers England and Wales case law, legislation, and legal news. From the Inner Temple Library.

http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/

Sep 18
Recent Statutory Instruments – legislation.gov.uk

Recent Statutory Instruments – legislation.gov.uk

The Nuclear Installations (Excepted Matter) Regulations 2017 The Pensions Act 2014 (Commencement No. 11) and the Pension Schemes Act 2015 (Commencement No. 2) Regulations 2017 The Motor Vehicles (Tests) (Amendment) Regulations 2017 The…
Sep 18
Charlie Alliston: Cyclist detained over pedestrian death – BBC New

Charlie Alliston: Cyclist detained over pedestrian death – BBC New

‘A cyclist who knocked over and killed a 44-year-old woman in east London has been sentenced to 18 months in a young offenders’ institution.’ Full StoryBBC News, 18th September 2017Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Sep 18
Press regulator censures Mail on Sunday for global warming claims – The Guardian

Press regulator censures Mail on Sunday for global warming claims – The Guardian

‘Claims in the Mail on Sunday that global warming data had been exaggerated in order to secure the Paris climate change agreement have been criticised by the UK’s press regulator.’ Full StoryThe Guardian, 17th September…

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Features law-related calls for papers, conferences and workshops. From the Ohio State Moritz College of Law, University of Georgia School of Law, University of Pittsburgh School of Law and University of Washington School of Law.

http://legalscholarshipblog.com

Sep 18
Lecture

Lecture

University of Wisconsin Law School Mariano-Florentino Cuéllar, Associate Justice, Supreme Court of California, presents today: Conflict, Institutions, and Public Law: Reflections on Twentieth Century America as a Developing…
Sep 15
Symposium: Truth, Law and Public Discourse, Pittsburgh, PA

Symposium: Truth, Law and Public Discourse, Pittsburgh, PA

Duquesne University School of Law will host a symposium entitled “Truth, Law and Public Discourse” on November 16–17, 2017. From the announcement: From fake news to alternative facts, the American...
Sep 14
Colloquia/Workshop

Colloquia/Workshop

University of Wisconsin Law School Vivian Curran, Distinguished Professor of Law, University of Pittsburgh School of Law, presents today: The Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act’s Evolving Genocide Exception to Immunity. Abstract…

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Slaw

A Canadian cooperative weblog on all things legal.

http://www.slaw.ca

Sep 18
Monday’s Mix

Monday’s Mix

Each Monday we present brief excerpts of recent posts from five of Canada’s award-winning legal blogs chosen at random* from more than 80 recent Clawbie winners. In this way we hope to promote their work, with their permission, to…
Sep 18
Presentations and Legal Project Management

Presentations and Legal Project Management

If you’re managing legal projects, there will be times you need to present information to your boss(es), your clients, or your team. I’ve seen many successful projects perceived as troubled simply because the project manager…
Sep 17
Perceptions Matter, but Reality Matters More

Perceptions Matter, but Reality Matters More

Judges are not immune from scrutiny, but we should be cautious in the manner in which we exert that scrutiny. Sometimes that scrutiny is thrust directly into the public forum, as with Justice Zabel’s incident on Nov. 9, 2016, when he…

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beSpacific

Features law, marketing, Internet legal resources and technology news. By Sabrina I. Pacifici.

http://www.bespacific.com/

Sep 18
USDA – Household Food Security in the United States in 2016

USDA – Household Food Security in the United States in 2016

Household Food Security in the United States in 2016 – “An estimated 87.7 percent of American households were food secure throughout the entire year in 2016, meaning they had access at all times to enough food for an active,…
Sep 18
Congressional Consideration of Resolutions to “Censure” Executive Branch Official

Congressional Consideration of Resolutions to “Censure” Executive Branch Official

CRS INSIGHT Congressional Consideration of Resolutions to “Censure” Executive Branch Officials, September 14, 2017 (IN10774): “Over the history of the federal Congress, Members have proposed resolutions to formally express…
Sep 18
Elsevier DataSearch Beta

Elsevier DataSearch Beta

Search for research data across domains and types, from many domain-specific, cross-domain and institutional data repositories. “Elsevier DataSearch (https://datasearch.elsevier.com) is a data search engine that allows scientists and…

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New York Supreme Court Criminal…

New York Supreme Court Criminal Term Library

News and information gateway to web based services provided by the New York State Supreme Court Criminal Term Library in New York County.

http://crimlawlib.blogspot.com/

Dec 14
Library Announcement: Online Access to Temporary Commission on Revision of New York Penal Law and Criminal Code (1961-1970) Papers Held by Library

Library Announcement: Online Access to Temporary Commission on Revision of New York Penal Law and Criminal Code (1961-1970) Papers Held by Library

The New York Supreme Court Criminal Term Library (New York County) is pleased to announce a major enhancement regarding access to those Temporary Commission on Revision of New York Penal Law and Criminal Code (1961-1970) papers held by the…
Oct 27
Second Circuit: Fair Sentencing Act is not Retroactive

Second Circuit: Fair Sentencing Act is not Retroactive

Summary Summaryposted by Steve Statsinger at Second Circuit Blog This is hot off the presses - today, in a summary order, the court held that the Fair Sentencing Act is not retroactive, since it "contains no express statement that it is…
Oct 27
U.S. Supreme Court Vacates order Blocking Execution Based on Speculation About Method of Execution

U.S. Supreme Court Vacates order Blocking Execution Based on Speculation About Method of Execution

Supreme Court Vacates Order Blocking Execution Based on Speculation About Method of Execution posted by Orin Kerr at The Volokh Conspiracy

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Legal Informatics Blog

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

http://legalinformatics.wordpress.com

Jul 31
Updates Now on Legal Informatics Tumblr and Twitter

Updates Now on Legal Informatics Tumblr and Twitter

Updates on selected legal informatics developments are now being posted on Legal Informatics tumblr and on Twitter. In the Web interface to this blog, the Twitter updates are visible to the right under “Twitter updates”.Filed…
Jul 11
Greenwood: Law Itself is the Killer Blockchain App

Greenwood: Law Itself is the Killer Blockchain App

Dazza Greenwood has posted Law Itself is the Killer Blockchain App. Excerpts: […] On a panel discussion about blockchains and the law at the Legal Hackers Congress in NYC this weekend, I’ll provide a sneak-peek at a new,…
Jul 10
SubTech 2016: International Conference on Substantive Technology in Legal Education and Practice: Storify, links, and resource

SubTech 2016: International Conference on Substantive Technology in Legal Education and Practice: Storify, links, and resource

SubTech 2016: International Conference on Substantive Technology in Legal Education and Practice was held 7-9 July 2015 at University of Richmond School of Law in Richmond, Virginia, USA. The conference website is at:…

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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

Sep 13
OPINIONS – September 12, 2017

OPINIONS – September 12, 2017

State v. J. Doney DA 15-0206 2017 MT 228N Criminal – Assault Matter of A.M.M. DA 16-0729 2017 MT 227N Civil – Guardian/Conservator State v. Estes DA 16-0684 2017 MT 226 Criminal – DUI State v. J. Franks DA 16-0356 2017 MT…
Sep 6
OPINIONS – September 6, 2017

OPINIONS – September 6, 2017

Bitterrooters v. DEQ DA 16-0429 2017 MT 222 Civil – Judicial Review Smaage v. State DA 16-0750 2017 MT 221N Civil – Postconviction Marriage of Barlow DA 17-0107 2017 MT 220N Civil – Domestic Relations State v. Benjamin DA…
Aug 30
OPINION – August 30, 2017

OPINION – August 30, 2017

Matter of J.S. DA 16-0156 2017 MT 214 Civil – Commitment-Mental Illne

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Library Boy

Features legal research news. By Michel-Adrien Sheppard.

http://micheladrien.blogspot.com/

Sep 18
The Good and Bad of PowerPoint Slide

The Good and Bad of PowerPoint Slide

Ah...PowerPoint.How do I love thee? How do I hate thee? Let me count the ways...Today on Slaw.ca, Steven B. Levy wrote about what PowerPoint is good for, and not so good for:"I’ve seen many successful projects perceived as troubled…
Sep 16
Supreme Court of Canada: New Library Title

Supreme Court of Canada: New Library Title

The list of new library titles added to the Supreme Court of Canada collection from September 1st to 15th, 2017 is now available on the Court website.It is possible to subscribe via e-mail to receive the list.
Sep 14
September 2017 Issue of Governance and Recordkeeping Around the World

September 2017 Issue of Governance and Recordkeeping Around the World

The Governance and Recordkeeping Around the World newsletter, published by Library and Archives Canada (LAC), highlights issues pertaining to government and recordkeeping practices in the public and private sectors around the world.The…

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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/

Sep 15
How to use Facebook in a crisi

How to use Facebook in a crisi

I've been a member of Facebook since, I don't know, maybe 2009? I have always been cautious about Facebook. It was never my favorite social media tool. But, as they say, keep your friends close but your enemies closer. I'm fairly…
Sep 10
On Law Firm Marketing Bullshit

On Law Firm Marketing Bullshit

First, the obligatory nod to On Bullshit. For the academically inclined, there is subversive fun in being able to deploy “bullshit” as a term of art. The custom is “bullshit” does not constitute profanity if you…
Aug 28
Harvey, social media and getting real.

Harvey, social media and getting real.

It's Day 3: I'm sitting in my island of a home waiting out #Harvey. I'm one of the very lucky ones. I still have power, potable water and a working Netflix account. But I'm movied out and reduced to organizing my closet. On Day 1, I packed my…

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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/

Aug 24
Announcing: West Academic Study Aids Online

Announcing: West Academic Study Aids Online

At the end of a law student's semester of law school, she might not know how to approach their exams. Students can't possibly expect to write everything that they learned in a three hour exam, so how do they pare their outlines down to the…
Aug 17
The Path to Lawyer Well-Being

The Path to Lawyer Well-Being

The National Task Force on Lawyer Well-Being has just released its report, The Path to Lawyer Well-Being: Practical Recommendations for Positive Change (Aug. 2017). It's important for all sectors of the legal community, so it includes…
Aug 17
Confederate Monuments and the Law

Confederate Monuments and the Law

Civil War monuments have been in the news lately, so I thought I'd do some research.One great (and free) starting point is SSRN, a site where scholars can post their papers and researchers can search them. I typed in civil war…

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Lex Scripta

From the Dallas Association of Law Librarians.

http://dallnet.blogspot.com/

Jul 27
It's Not Just Legal Research -- Check Alerts & Analytics Too!

It's Not Just Legal Research -- Check Alerts & Analytics Too!

Numerous articles have been written lately about the differences in relevant results pulled back in various legal research databases (e.g. Robert Ambrogi's recent article and Susan Mart's research that really kicked off this…
Jun 30
Big Change on Congress.gov. Now the default search operator is AND instead of OR

Big Change on Congress.gov. Now the default search operator is AND instead of OR

June 26, 2017 is the date it all changed.Your search results may be more relevant on the Congress.gov website because the space between two search terms now uses the AND operator instead of the OR operator.Before June 26, 2017 the space…
Jun 4
Dallas City Code Online

Dallas City Code Online

The Dallas City Code is online, which saves you time in finding the general language of an ordinance. However, if you need historical information you might want to try the 7th floor of the Dallas Public Library (Dallas History and…

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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

Aug 10
Free Access to Nolo Legal Self-Help Publications for ALL Oregonians (Fastcase, too)

Free Access to Nolo Legal Self-Help Publications for ALL Oregonians (Fastcase, too)

Your State of Oregon Law Library give you FREE access to NOLO publications and the FASTCASE legal research database: NOLO (aka Nolo Press): “NOLO provides access to full-text legal reference publications written for consumers that allow…
Aug 10
Free Access to Nolo Legal Self-Help Publications for ALL Oregonians (Fastcase, too)

Free Access to Nolo Legal Self-Help Publications for ALL Oregonians (Fastcase, too)

Your State of Oregon Law Library give you FREE access to NOLO publications and the FASTCASE legal research database: NOLO (aka Nolo Press): “NOLO provides access to full-text legal reference publications written for consumers that allow…
Aug 10
Revisionist History (Malcolm Gladwell) and the Law

Revisionist History (Malcolm Gladwell) and the Law

Gladwell’s podcasts (now in their 2nd season) are entertaining, enlightening, and law-full (i.e. full of legal history, stories, and “well, that was seriously interesting!” moments). Don’t be lead astray by podcast…

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Library Stuff

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

http://www.librarystuff.net

Jul 24
National Archives Begins Online Release of JFK Assassination Record

National Archives Begins Online Release of JFK Assassination Record

“Today at 8 a.m., the National Archives released a group of documents (the first of several expected releases), along with 17 audio files, previously withheld in accordance with the JFK Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992. The…
Jul 19
2 NEW HARRY POTTER BOOKS SET TO BE PUBLISHED IN OCTOBER

2 NEW HARRY POTTER BOOKS SET TO BE PUBLISHED IN OCTOBER

“Two new books from the Harry Potter universe are set to be released as part of a British exhibition that celebrates the 20th anniversary of the launch of the series. The British Library’s Harry Potter exhibition, “A History…
Jul 19
From trash to treasure: British composer Holst’s lost manuscripts found in New Zealand

From trash to treasure: British composer Holst’s lost manuscripts found in New Zealand

“Two handwritten music manuscripts discovered in a library clearout at an amateur orchestra in New Zealand have been confirmed as the work of British composer Gustav Holst, untraced for more than a century. The North Island’s Bay…

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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

Nov 25
History of Thanksgiving Proclamation

History of Thanksgiving Proclamation

Category: Legal History Body: For a brief history of Thanksgiving presidential proclamations and congressional resolutions beginning with the first Federal Congress, see the following National Archives web page: Congress Establishes…
Nov 23
Administrative Appeal Supreme Court Opinion - 11/23/2015

Administrative Appeal Supreme Court Opinion - 11/23/2015

Category: Recent Decisions;Administrative Appeals Opinions Body: SC19458 - Cales v. Office of Victim Services ("The plaintiffs...appeal from the judgment of the trial court dismissing their appeal from the decision of a Victim Compensation…
Nov 23
Family Law Appellate Court Opinions - 11/23/2015

Family Law Appellate Court Opinions - 11/23/2015

Category: Recent Decisions;Family Opinions Body: AC37980 - O’Brien v. O’Brien ("The dispositive issue raised by the plaintiff in the present appeal is whether, after remand, the court improperly skewed its equitable distribution…

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Criminal Law Library Blog

Covers criminal law, information technology and news for law librarians. By David Badertscher.

http://www.criminallawlibraryblog.com/

Aug 12
State Advocacy Strategies: The New York Story

State Advocacy Strategies: The New York Story

Included below are my introductory remarks delivered at the Annual Meeting of the American Association of Law Libraries on July 23, 2012 as part Program E-1 State Advocacy Strategies: Learning to Connect, Grow and Survive. The material below…
Aug 12
State Advocacy Strategies: The New York Story

State Advocacy Strategies: The New York Story

Included below are my introductory remarks delivered at the Annual Meeting of the American Association of Law Libraries on July 23, 2012 as part Program E-1 State Advocacy Strategies: Learning to Connect, Grow and Survive. The material below…
Aug 12
State Advocacy Strategies: The New York Story

State Advocacy Strategies: The New York Story

Included below are my introductory remarks delivered at the Annual Meeting of the American Association of Law Libraries on July 23, 2012 as part Program E-1 State Advocacy Strategies: Learning to Connect, Grow and Survive. The material below…

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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/

Feb 8
Hints on Job Interview

Hints on Job Interview

(with thanks to Nancy Scott Hanway, in an article “A Foot in the Door at a Small Liberal-Arts College” at p. A23, in the Dec. 19 issue of the Chronicle of Higher Education. I found many of her suggestions, tailored to applicants…
Dec 30
Who put the damn wind up the doctors' offices?!

Who put the damn wind up the doctors' offices?!

Have your doctors' offices gotten on the bandwagon yet? There is this new trend to have Patient Gateways. The gateway keeps increasing its security. Now, it's like trying to get into Fort Knox. 2-factor security, where I have to include not…
Dec 9
Google Master Class MOOC

Google Master Class MOOC

A while ago, Marie posted here about teaching her students better Google searching skills. I was looking at what Google makes available and was thrilled to locate the excellent MOOC they developed on Power Searching and Advanced Power…

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BLS Library Blog

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

http://www.blslibrary.com/

Sep 18
Constitution at 230 Years Old

Constitution at 230 Years Old

The US Constitution was adopted 230 years ago, on September 17, 1787. Its words are as vital today as when the founders agrees that the Constitution would be sent to the Confederation Congress to start the ratification process with the…
Sep 18
Book Festival in My Backyard

Book Festival in My Backyard

After a hellish mid-week commute that trapped me underground for nearly an hour, what could possibly lure me back to Brooklyn on a Sunday? BROOKLYN BOOK FESTIVAL! My literary life partner, Ken, accompanied me. He is hard at work…
Sep 12
Stressed about your seminar paper? Attend the Seminar Paper Workshop this Thursday

Stressed about your seminar paper? Attend the Seminar Paper Workshop this Thursday

This Thursday Prof. Fajans and Librarian Kathy Darvil are holding their semi-annual workshop on how to research and write a seminar paper in Room 502. The workshop is from 4-5:30 PM. Topics covered include sources for selecting your…

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Moritz Legal Information Blog

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

http://moritzlegalinformation.blogspot.com/

Sep 18
Request a Research Consultation with a Moritz Librarian

Request a Research Consultation with a Moritz Librarian

If you are writing a research paper for a seminar or a note for a law review or journal this semester, now might be a good time to schedule an in-office research consultation with a Moritz…
Sep 11
BuckeyeBox and Microsoft Office: Free Software and Storage Solutions for OSU Student

BuckeyeBox and Microsoft Office: Free Software and Storage Solutions for OSU Student

Working on a group project for class? Sharing documents or images with others? All OSU students, faculty, and staff have access to BuckeyeBox, a cloud-based collaboration tool that allows…
Sep 6
New Bookeye4 Scanner in Law Library

New Bookeye4 Scanner in Law Library

Welcome back, students! As some of you may have noticed, a new scanner now resides near the Law Library Administration Suite, next to the Congressional Record, Federal Register, and Federal Reporter. The KIC Bookeye4 scanner is designed to…

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Judge Ben C. Green Law Library…

Judge Ben C. Green Law Library Blog

Features legal news and research guides. From Case Western Reserve University School of Law.

http://lawlibrary.case.edu/blog

Nov 9
New Law Review format on display at Circ. Desk

New Law Review format on display at Circ. Desk

The Case Western Reserve Law Review has put a lot of really solid work into the typesetting and page layout of their journal. Besides some real benefits for their operation in the pre-production process, this reformatting makes the Law Review…
Nov 8
The Day After – Looking at the Prediction

The Day After – Looking at the Prediction

The votes are still being counted in 27 states as of 5pm. However, the election has been called and President Barack Obama will serve an additional four years as President.
Nov 5
Election Maps — Nov 5th — Election Eve Prediction

Election Maps — Nov 5th — Election Eve Prediction

Last Tuesday I posted the information from four election map sites. I have posted at the end of this blog the information from today for those same sites. Not surprisingly, not one of the maps has gone completely unchanged.

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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/

Sep 14
NILL added new content to the Indian Law Bulletins on 9/14

NILL added new content to the Indian Law Bulletins on 9/14

John Tahsuda III named Principal Dep Asst Sec'y for Indian AffairsNews Bulletinhttp://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/news/currentnews.htmlIn the Intergovernmental section, we feature a story about the appointment of the Principal Deputy…
Sep 8
NILL added new content to the Indian Law Bulletins on 9/7

NILL added new content to the Indian Law Bulletins on 9/7

News Bulletinhttp://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/news/currentnews.htmlIn the Recognition & Enrollment section, we feature a couple of articles about the Cherokee Nation Freedmen case.U.S. Federal Courts Bulletin…
Aug 31
NILL added new content to the Indian Law Bulletins on 8/31

NILL added new content to the Indian Law Bulletins on 8/31

U.S. Supreme Court Bulletin http://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/sct/2017-2018update.htmlPetition for certiorari was filed in Washington v. U.S. (Fishing Rights) on 8/17/17. Petition for certiorari was filed in Alaska v. Ross (Climate Change -…

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Law Library Letter

Summaries of recent Wyoming Supreme Court decisions and law library information. From the Wyoming State Law Library.

http://wyolawlibrary.blogspot.com/

May 14
Summary 2014 WY 62

Summary 2014 WY 62

Summary of Decision May 14, 2014Justice Fox delivered the opinion of the Court. Reversed.Case Name: LEEKS CANYON RANCH, LLC, a Wyoming limited liability company; LEEKS CANYON, LLC, a Wyoming limited liability company; ELIZABETH LOCKHART and…
May 14
Summary 2014 WY 61

Summary 2014 WY 61

Summary of Decision May 12, 2014Justice Davis delivered the opinion for the court. Affirmed. Case Name: IN THE MATTER OF THE WORKER’S COMPENSATION CLAIM OF: CHRISTINA S. HIRSCH, AN EMPLOYEE OF BORDER FOODS, INC. v. STATE OF WYOMING…
May 8
Summary 2014 WY 60

Summary 2014 WY 60

Summary of Decision May 8, 2014Justice Fox delivered the opinion of the Court. Affirmed.Case Name: GILBERT ORTIZ, JR. v. THE STATE OF WYOMINGDocket Number: S-13-0127URL: http://www.courts.state.wy.us/Opinions.aspxAppeal from the District…

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Barco 2.0 : Law Library Reference

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

http://barcorefblog.blogspot.com/

Sep 3
Facebook and privacy

Facebook and privacy

Gizmodo has an interesting blogpost about Facebook called "Facebook Figured Out My Family Secrets, And It Won't Tell Me How." The author says: "Rebecca Porter and I were strangers, as far as I knew. Facebook , however, thought we might be…
Aug 5
FDLP webinar: Preservation for Free

FDLP webinar: Preservation for Free

The FDLP has scheduled another of their excellent free webinars for librarians called "Preservation for Free." It will be held on Wednesday, August 23, 2017 from 2:00 pm until 3:00 pm EDT. Description: Preserving library collections can seem…
Aug 4
ProQuest Ebook Central will be temporarily unavailable

ProQuest Ebook Central will be temporarily unavailable

ProQuest has announced that to maintain the currency and security of ProQuest ebook platforms, Ebook Central, used by the Pitt University Library System, will be unavailable for approximately three hours beginning Saturday, August 12, 2017…

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Cleveland Law Library Weblog

Informs local attorneys of major legal developments important to their practice. By Sue Altmeyer.

http://suealtmeyer.typepad.com/cleveland_law_library_web/

Sep 14
Tech Thursday: The Latest On The Equifax Situation

Tech Thursday: The Latest On The Equifax Situation

Click Here to read the latest Equifax data breach information.
Aug 24
Tech Thursday: Artificial Intelligence And The Firm Of The Future

Tech Thursday: Artificial Intelligence And The Firm Of The Future

"The IBM machine ‘Watson’ can handle many tasks that paralegals and trainees perform. It may even tackle tax evasion by partnerships and corporations soon. Read the rest of The Legal News article here.
Aug 3
Tech Thursday: 22 iOS Apps Worth Paying For

Tech Thursday: 22 iOS Apps Worth Paying For

Many of the apps in Apple's App Store are free, but PC Mag asked their staff to list their favorite paid apps. You can see their choices here.

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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

Feb 3
American Library Association (ALA) Reference and User Services Association (RUSA): Best Free Reference Websites List

American Library Association (ALA) Reference and User Services Association (RUSA): Best Free Reference Websites List

The list includes: Open States: Discover Politics in Your State Crime Statistics Travelers’ Health Famous Trials, UMKC School of Law Country Statistics In Motion: The African-American Migration Experience 360 Degrees of Financial…
Feb 3
American Library Association (ALA) Reference and User Services Association (RUSA): Best Free Reference Websites List

American Library Association (ALA) Reference and User Services Association (RUSA): Best Free Reference Websites List

The list includes: Open States: Discover Politics in Your State Crime Statistics Travelers’ Health Famous Trials, UMKC School of Law Country Statistics In Motion: The African-American Migration Experience 360 Degrees of Financial…
Feb 3
American Library Association (ALA) Reference and User Services Association (RUSA): Best Free Reference Websites List

American Library Association (ALA) Reference and User Services Association (RUSA): Best Free Reference Websites List

The list includes: Open States: Discover Politics in Your State Crime Statistics Travelers’ Health Famous Trials, UMKC School of Law Country Statistics In Motion: The African-American Migration Experience 360 Degrees of Financial…

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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://wisblawg.law.wisc.edu/

Sep 14
Access LLMC Digital Remotely With Your Wisconsin State Law Library Card

Access LLMC Digital Remotely With Your Wisconsin State Law Library Card

LLMC Digital is a searchable archive of historical primary legal sources for Wisconsin, the United States, and other jurisdictions. Wisconsin materials included in LLMC’s collections include historical Wisconsin reports, session laws,…
Sep 7
Arrest Data Analysis Tool Available from Bureau of Justice Statistic

Arrest Data Analysis Tool Available from Bureau of Justice Statistic

Established in 1949, the Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) is the United States’ primary source for criminal justice statistics. BJS publishes many reports such as the seminal Crime in the United States as well as several data analysis…
Aug 21
Update from 511 Wisconsin to Help You Plan Your Next Trip!

Update from 511 Wisconsin to Help You Plan Your Next Trip!

511 Wisconsin is a website with up-to-date information about Wisconsin traffic, travel, road conditions, etc. According to the website, “We’re updating the 511 Wisconsin website with additional features that will help My 511WI…

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Trial Advocacy Blog

Focuses on trial advocacy. From Temple University's Beasley School of Law.

http://indexhtml.blogspot.com/

Mar 11
Temple Law alum vies for vacant Montana Supreme Court seat

Temple Law alum vies for vacant Montana Supreme Court seat

Copyright 2014 Great Falls TribuneAll Rights ReservedGreat Falls Tribune (Montana)March 9, 2014 Sunday1 EditionSECTION: A; Pg. 1LENGTH: 1677 wordsHEADLINE: 15 vie for vacant state Supreme Court seatBYLINE: By, John S.…
Nov 21
Samuel Pond and Jerry Lehocky Create Trial Advocacy Scholarship at Temple University Beasley School of Law

Samuel Pond and Jerry Lehocky Create Trial Advocacy Scholarship at Temple University Beasley School of Law

Once classmates, now law partners, attorneys Samuel H. Pond and Jerry M. Lehocky have found a way to give back to the institution that launched their highly successful careers in law. The two partners at Philadelphia-based Pond Lehocky Stern…
Nov 14
August/September 2013 Law Library Acquisition

August/September 2013 Law Library Acquisition

Administrative LawFederal administrative law / by Gary Lawson.Lawson, Gary, 1958-St. Paul, Minn. : West, c2013.TZ2 L445 2013 Administrative Law Developments in Administrative Law and Regulatory Practice, 2012 / edited by Jeffery S. …

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Charlotte Law Library News

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

http://charlottelawlibrary.wordpress.com

Aug 9
Our Blog Has Moved Closer to Home!

Our Blog Has Moved Closer to Home!

Please visit http://www.charlottelaw.edu/blog/ for future updates from the Charlotte Law Library and the Charlotte School of Law!
Aug 2
What I Am Reading: The Bad-Ass Librarians of Timbuktu and Their Race to Save the World’s Most Precious Manuscript

What I Am Reading: The Bad-Ass Librarians of Timbuktu and Their Race to Save the World’s Most Precious Manuscript

How can you be a librarian and not be intrigued by the title of this book? Besides having a very distinctive title, this book is a fast paced, true account of the history of Timbuktu in Mali. Joshua Hammer, an … Continue reading →
Jul 28
Learn to Show Your Value to Leadership: A Guided Tour Through the Wonderful World of Metrics, The Final Chapter

Learn to Show Your Value to Leadership: A Guided Tour Through the Wonderful World of Metrics, The Final Chapter

At long last, let’s finish our tour through the wonderful world of metrics, where we’re exploring ways to both define and communicate value to leadership using quantitative and qualitative factors. Our final stops include desk…

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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/

Oct 2
Farewell

Farewell

Today the Hofstra Law library blog moves to a new space with a new look and new voices. With sincere appreciation and apologies to T.S. Eliot, I say my farewell . . .You've read many posts from this Cat,And my opinion now is thatYou…
Oct 1
Constitutional Protections For Mobile Phone Pass Codes?

Constitutional Protections For Mobile Phone Pass Codes?

A judge for the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania ruled last week that the Fifth Amendment protects the right of insider trading suspects to withhold the pass codes to their business cellular phones. Read more…
Sep 30
New CRS Report: Dark Web

New CRS Report: Dark Web

You have probably heard of the Deep Web, but how much do you know about the Dark Web? Discover more about the dark web in Kristin Finklea's CRS Report entitled - you've guessed it - Dark Web. "This report illuminates information…

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LibraryLaw Blog

Covers issues concerning libraries and the law. By Peter Hirtle, Raizel Liebler, Mary Minow and Susan Nevelow Mart.

http://blog.librarylaw.com/librarylaw/

Nov 16
Libraries that want to protect themselves…

Libraries that want to protect themselves from copyright lawsuits should take this action before December 1. This is the safe harbor that libraries get if a patron posts copyrighted content on a library site (such as comments on a library...
Dec 1
Was CCC formed "at the suggestion of Congress"?

Was CCC formed "at the suggestion of Congress"?

As I was reading Roy Kaufmann’s testimony on behalf of the Copyright Clearance Center (CCC) at the recent Congressional hearing on "Copyright Issues in Education and for the Visually Impaired," I was struck by CCC’s boilerplate…
Jul 24
What the University of Arkansas controversy can teach us about archival permission practice

What the University of Arkansas controversy can teach us about archival permission practice

(By Peter Hirtle) By now most archivists and many librarians will have heard something about the controversy concerning the use of material found in Special Collections at the University of Arkansas. Researchers from the Washington Free…

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Utah State Law Library Blog

Provides information about Utah legal research, self-help resources, new books and briefs.

http://www.utcourts.gov/lawlibrary/blog/

Mar 14
So Long, Blog

So Long, Blog

Dear loyal blog readers: We are retiring the Utah State Law Library blog after more than four years and 800+ posts. The blog has been a great way for library staff to share library news, new forms, court resources and...
Mar 7
SLC Infobase

SLC Infobase

The Salt Lake City's website provides a wealth of resources for SLC residents, including information about the city justice court, city services like garbage pickup or snow removal, and city council news. If you're interested in some historic…
Mar 4
National Consumer Protection Week

National Consumer Protection Week

March 3-9, 2013 is National Consumer Protection Week (NCPW). Organizations from around the nation developed National Consumer Protection week to make people aware of their consumer rights and help them make better financial decisions. The…

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Guilford Centre Weblog

Features library news and information. From the College of Law of England and Wales.

http://guildfordlibrary.wordpress.com

Aug 16
Vacancies for paid student ambassador

Vacancies for paid student ambassador

Thomson Reuters currently have two vacancies for student ambassadors to represent and promote Westlaw and Practical Law services at the University of Law, Guildford. These roles are external posts, which could be carried out alongside…
Jul 18
Welcome

Welcome

Welcome to the library
Jul 5
Library and LRC summer opening hour

Library and LRC summer opening hour

The Library will be remain open as usual on weekdays from 8.30am – 10pm from Monday 17th July – Friday 8th September to help you in your studies over the summer. During this time the library will be staffed from Monday to…

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CM Law Library Blog

Seeks to inform the Cleveland-Marshall College of Law community about key legal education, research, practice, and law library news, with a particular focus on Cuyahoga County and Ohio as well as faculty research interests.

http://cmlawlibraryblog.classcaster.net/

Sep 18
Winners from the Law Library Open House

Winners from the Law Library Open House

Congrats to Joseph Lucchesi (pictured)–the winner of the law library’s Open House gift card contest. Enjoy your Amazon card Joe! Also congrats go out to Tyler Berry and Marlise Taylor for winning 1000 points from Lexis.
Sep 13
WLSA Dress for Success Clothing Drive

WLSA Dress for Success Clothing Drive

The Women Law Students Association (WLSA) of C|M|Law is sponsoring a clothing drive to help others “Dress for Success”. There is a donation box at the law library’s circulation desk. Clothing Donation Guidelines Accepting…
Sep 12
Cuyahoga County Now Using Electronic Pollbook

Cuyahoga County Now Using Electronic Pollbook

If you will be voting in the 9/12/17 Primary Election in Cuyahoga County, and have not voted since before the 5/2/17 Primary Election, you will see a new feature at the polls. Electronic pollbooks were tested in many precincts for the…

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Trial Ad Notes

Offers news items and resources relating to trial advocacy, with a focus on Washington State. By Mary Whisner.

http://trialadnotes.blogspot.com/

Apr 13
National Academies reports - Growth of Incarceration

National Academies reports - Growth of Incarceration

The Growth of Incarceration in the United States: Exploring Causes and Consequences (2014), packed with research and analysis from social scientists and policy experts, is available as a free PDF from the National Academies Press.This…
Apr 9
Evidence-Based Practice in Criminal Defense

Evidence-Based Practice in Criminal Defense

This interesting paper was recently posted on SSRN:Jennifer E. Laurin, Gideon by the Numbers: The Emergence of Evidence-Based Practice in Indigent Defense, Ohio State Journal of Criminal Law, Forthcoming 2015Abstract: A widespread…
Apr 3
Conviction Reversed Because Expert Testimony re Eyewitness ID Excluded

Conviction Reversed Because Expert Testimony re Eyewitness ID Excluded

Interesting case from New York: Joel Stashenko, Conviction Reversed as Expert Barred from Testifying, N.Y.L.J., April 3, 2015.The case is People v. McCullough, 11-01614 (N.Y. Sup. Ct., App. Div. March 27, 2015), link to court website

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Un blog pour l'information…

Un blog pour l'information juridique

By Emmanuel Barthe.

http://www.precisement.org/blog/

Sep 11
Utiliser Legifrance à 100%

Utiliser Legifrance à 100%

Legifrance, une gourmandise ? Je n'irai peut-être pas jusque là ;-) mais un mille-feuilles, oui. Pourquoi un mille-feuilles ? Des bases de données mélangées Un mille-feuilles, d'abord, parce que Legifrance…
Sep 7
Statistiques sur le surendettement en France avant 2000

Statistiques sur le surendettement en France avant 2000

Voici une synthèse des réponses (personnelles et apportées par mes collègues) à ma question sur la liste de diffusion ADBS : un étudiant recherche des statistiques sur les niveaux d'endettements des…
Sep 5
Oudropo, l'Ouvroir de droit potentiel, lance son nouveau site

Oudropo, l'Ouvroir de droit potentiel, lance son nouveau site

Il y avait déjà l'Oulipo, l'Ouvroir de littérature potentielle, fondé notamment par Raymond Queneau et qui compta entre autres Italo Calvino et Marcel Duchamp parmi ses membres. L'Oulipo est un club discret…

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Vermont Law School's Library Blog

Covers legal news and information about the library.

http://vlslibrary.wordpress.com

May 2
*NEW*Summer & Post-Graduation Access info about Westlaw, Lexis, and Bloomberg Law

*NEW*Summer & Post-Graduation Access info about Westlaw, Lexis, and Bloomberg Law

Want to know your access privilege to your favorite legal databases for the summer or post-graduation? Here are all the details you need to know. For our Graduates Westlaw You will begin to see a pop-up message whenever you log into…
Feb 8
National Survey of State Laws now available on HeinOnline!

National Survey of State Laws now available on HeinOnline!

Previous only available in print in the reference collection, now available both in print and on HeinOnline, National Survey of State Laws is an indispensable reference work provides an overall view of some of the most-asked about and…
Jan 20
Library Instagram Contest – Show us what you love about our Library!

Library Instagram Contest – Show us what you love about our Library!

We know you love our library. So do we! Started last year, we created a library Instagram account to showcase our library’s happenings and services. Over there, you will see pictures and posts about the events we sponsored at the…

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Yale Law Library - Foreign and…

Yale Law Library - Foreign and International Blog

Covers international law, agreements and legal research resources.

http://library.law.yale.edu/blogs/foreign-international-blog

Apr 3
New Book Display: Cyber Law

New Book Display: Cyber Law

New Book Display: Cyber Law Check out the new book display on cyber law on L1 of the law library when you are free. Complementing the two recent conferences held on campus: the Yale Cyber Leadership Forum and the 2017 We Robot…
Mar 28
Law Library Research Workshop: Foreign Law Research

Law Library Research Workshop: Foreign Law Research

Law Library Research Workshop: Foreign Law Research March 29 2017 / Wednesday / Room 113 / 3:10 - 4:00 PM Students will learn the basic strategies of conducting foreign law research using open-access and subscription resources.…
Feb 5
Brexit Talk with MEP Catherine Stihler

Brexit Talk with MEP Catherine Stihler

The Lillian Goldman Law Library invites you to join MEP Catherine Stihler for a Brexit talk and discussion on Friday, February 10, 9:10 am – 10:00 am, in the Yale Law School Faculty Lounge. Doors will open at 9:00 for refreshments.

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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/

May 29
New ejournal on the Civil Rights Act of 1964

New ejournal on the Civil Rights Act of 1964

On October 11, 2013, a diverse group of civil rights scholars met at the University of Michigan Law School in Ann Arbor to assess the interpretation, development, and administration of civil rights law in the five decades since President…
May 28
Book By Professor Raphael, Named To “100 Great books for the Social Worker’s Library”

Book By Professor Raphael, Named To “100 Great books for the Social Worker’s Library”

As is true for practicing attorneys, many social workers choose a particular area or client constituency to concentrate their efforts on during their career. Each area has it's own specialized knowledge, practices and research tools,…
May 6
"Flawed Convictions" Book Signing, Deborah Tuerkheimer

"Flawed Convictions" Book Signing, Deborah Tuerkheimer

The Barnes & Noble bookstore is located in the DePaul Center at 1 E. Jackson ( corner with State St. )

Rank this Week: 498

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/

Sep 13
U.S. Supreme Court Grants Texas\' Request for Stay in Redistricting Case

U.S. Supreme Court Grants Texas\' Request for Stay in Redistricting Case
Sep 12
The Missing Link in Gerrymandering Jurisprudence

The Missing Link in Gerrymandering Jurisprudence
Jul 13
The Vare Precedent in the Senate—and Its Relevance to the Trump-Russia Inquiry

The Vare Precedent in the Senate—and Its Relevance to the Trump-Russia Inquiry

Rank this Week: 500

l r c - o r b i t ... ... ... the…

l r c - o r b i t ... ... ... the usd research satellite

Covers the legal research center, legal news and legal research resources. By John Adkins.

http://lrc-orbit.typepad.com/lrc/

Nov 4
ATL's Legally Themed Halloween Costume Contest

ATL's Legally Themed Halloween Costume Contest

Check out this year's entries in ATL's Legally Themed Halloween Costume Contest and vote for your favorite! Here's a sampling: [JML]
Nov 1
LRC October Trivia Winner!

LRC October Trivia Winner!

Congratulations to our September trivia winner Katie Lepore! Question: The University of San Diego School of Law was founded in 1954. What was the original name of the building now known as Warren Hall? Answer: Thomas More Hall Stop by...
Oct 31
Happy Halloween from the LRC!

Happy Halloween from the LRC!

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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

Sep 15
Acta de Independencia de Centro América — Pic of the Week

Acta de Independencia de Centro América — Pic of the Week

This is a guest post by Hazel Ceron, external relations assistant with the Law Library Office of External Relations. On this day 196 years ago (September 15, 1821), the Acta de Independencia de Centro América proclaimed independence…
Sep 13
When Were Marriages Between Cousins Banned in China?

When Were Marriages Between Cousins Banned in China?

In my previous blog post, How Degrees of Kinship Are Calculated Under Chinese Law?, it was mentioned that cousin marriage is banned by the People’s Republic of China (PRC) Marriage Law. In fact, the ban has not been there for very…
Sep 12
Matrimonial Relations: European Law and Religious Communitie

Matrimonial Relations: European Law and Religious Communitie

A couple of years ago, I attended two separate marriage ceremonies for the same couple. The couple, now happily married, consisted of a Jewish American-Israeli dual national and a British national of Indian Hindu descent. The Hindu…

Rank this Week: 511

John Palfrey's Blog

Covers intellectual property, politics and teaching. By Harvard Law Professor and Executive Director of the Berkman Center for Internet & Society John Palfrey.

http://jpalfrey.andover.edu

Sep 13
Opening All School Meeting, Phillips Academy, 2017-2018

Opening All School Meeting, Phillips Academy, 2017-2018

All-School Meeting John Palfrey, Head of School, Phillips Academy September 13, 2017 Good morning, Andover! I am psyched to see you all here. The main point of this All School Meeting is simply for us to gather, in one space, ……
Aug 28
Start-of-School Message for our 240th Year at Andover

Start-of-School Message for our 240th Year at Andover

Dear Phillips Academy students: That school-is-about-to-start feeling is upon us. There are a few summer days left to enjoy, Labor Day weekend still to look forward to, and all the excitement of early fall just around the corner. I write…
Aug 27
Head of School Bookshelf, 2016-2017 edition (combined)

Head of School Bookshelf, 2016-2017 edition (combined)

Last academic year I kept up my tradition of putting out free copies of books on a bookshelf outside my office each term for the faculty to take and read but I didn’t manage to post the lists here on … Continue reading →

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The Running Librarian

Covers legal publishing and web 2.0. By James Mullan.

http://www.therunninglibrarian.co.uk/

Jan 26
Why legal intranets lets users down!

Why legal intranets lets users down!

For anyone who manages an intranet in a law firm, a recent webinar by BA Insight will definitely be of interest. Called "Why Legal Intranets Let Users Down"The Webinar starts with an introduction to the four main issues that BA Insight see as…
Jan 4
The future of enterprise tech-nolo-gy!

The future of enterprise tech-nolo-gy!

It's hot and chrismassy...a win win situation!It seems odd to be writing about something in 2016, that took place in 2015. But that's exactly what I'm doing in this post, which as you may have spotted is called "The future of enterprise…
Nov 16
Social, to Knowledge Management's Rescue?

Social, to Knowledge Management's Rescue?

Two articles recently published on the CMS Wire website have caught my attention because they mention both Social and Knowledge Management, two of my favourite subjects :-)In the first article called "Social to Knowledge Management's Rescue"…

Rank this Week: 558

Legal Commentary on Proposition 8…

Legal Commentary on Proposition 8 and the Right to Marry

Articles and comments by attorneys and legal scholars, and related legal news. From Michael Ginsborg.

http://prop8legalcommentary.blogspot.com/

Oct 28
Farewell

Farewell

In May, I decided that I would need a hiatus to prepare an article on a subject unrelated to this site. I have just completed my forthcoming article for law librarians, "Ending Our Conflicts of Interest to Protect Consumers of Legal…
May 22
Hiatus from my usual schedule of blogging

Hiatus from my usual schedule of blogging

I regret that, for at least several weeks, I will lack time to update this site on a regular basis. I face two challenges. First, I expect to publish an article on a subject I have been thinking about for 20 years.
May 15
Legal news this month

Legal news this month

Domestic partnership

Rank this Week: 562

The Blackacre Times

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

http://theblackacretimes.com/

Sep 11
MPRE Sign Up

MPRE Sign Up

Thinking of taking the MPRE? Don’t wait, the deadline is soon approaching to sign up for the November exam! Don’t forget, the MPRE is required for admittance to the Georgia Bar. WHAT IS IT? The Multistate Professional…
Sep 8
Faculty Spotlight Series: Dean Lisa Bli

Faculty Spotlight Series: Dean Lisa Bli

How well do you really know the faculty at the COL? Maybe you heard stories from other classmates or maybe you have taken a few classes with a certain professor, but have you ever wondered what really makes them tick? Well, wonder no more!…
Aug 30
Study habits, study aid

Study habits, study aid

The power of habit. Good habits can be created. Bad habits can be changed. It is never too early or late! The mastery of law requires good study habits. The library has tools to incorporate into your daily study…

Rank this Week: 567

AALL Spectrum Blog

A place for law librarians to discuss AALL Spectrum articles and their profession

http://aallspectrum.wordpress.com

Jun 15
AALL Spectrum blog has moved

AALL Spectrum blog has moved

The AALL Spectrum blog has moved to inside AALLNET, http://www.aallnet.org/blogs/spectrum-blog. Within AALLNET it should be more readily found by AALL members yet still viewable my non-members. All the archived content will remain on this…
Jun 15
AALL Spectrum blog has moved

AALL Spectrum blog has moved

The AALL Spectrum blog has moved to inside AALLNET, http://www.aallnet.org/blogs/spectrum-blog. Within AALLNET it should be more readily found by AALL members yet still viewable my non-members. All the archived content will remain on…
Jun 6
The Value of Law Librarian

The Value of Law Librarian

Law librarians know the value of law librarians, even when they struggle to articulate that value to others. It pleases us when someone aptly describes what we do; and it satisfies even more when that praise comes from a user. One such…

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