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The Ginger Law Librarian
The Ginger Law Librarian
The Ginger Law Librarian discusses all things law libraries, legal research and writing, and law schools.
http://gingerlibrarian.blogspot.com
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Sep 22
The 21st Century Law Library: Focus on Service
The 21st Century Law Library: Focus on ServiceAs we continue to talk about the ABA's watering down of law library standards, as well as the impending squeeze from artificial intelligence, Law Librarian Dan Odenwald reminds us to focus on the fundamental service tenet of our… -
Sep 19
Our Changing Role: A Survey of Law Firm Librarian
Our Changing Role: A Survey of Law Firm LibrarianAs this study indicates, the legal profession is nearly a decade into fundamental, structural change. And perhaps no single role has seen greater impact than the law firm librarian. Budget pressures, shrinking law library footprints, a… -
Sep 14
The Dark Side of Open Access Publishing
The Dark Side of Open Access PublishingNormally, I am a staunch advocate for open-access (OA) publishing. See previous blog posts on OA here, here, here, here, and here. But with a recent article in the Chronicle of Higher Education (sub. req'd.), it became clear that advocating…
Rank this Week: 75
Wills, Trusts & Estates Prof…
Wills, Trusts & Estates Prof Blog
By Gerry W. Beyer.
http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/trusts_estates_prof/
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Sep 25
Why It’s So Hard for Americans to Save for Retirement
Why It’s So Hard for Americans to Save for RetirementTed Benna, considered by many to be the father of the 401(k), is still striving to make it easier for ordinary Americans to save for retirement. Despite numerous retirement options available to the average worker, many reach retirement age… -
Sep 25
Jerry Lewis Excludes His Six Sons from His Will
Jerry Lewis Excludes His Six Sons from His WillJerry Lewis, who passed away in August at age 91, has apparently excluded his six sons and his first wife, Patti Palmer, from inheriting as beneficiaries from his estate. The pertinent portion of the will reads: “I have intentionally… -
Sep 24
Alan Thicke’s Widow Scores Court Win Against Sons…for Now
Alan Thicke’s Widow Scores Court Win Against Sons…for NowTanya Callau, Alan Thicke’s widow, won a brief victory in court over Thicke’s sons, Robin and Brennan. The boys originally alleged that Callau was preparing to challenge the prenuptial agreement she had signed with Thicke, and they…
Rank this Week: 120
The Reporter
The Reporter
Covers legal research. By the Texas Tech Law Library.
https://texastechlawlibrary.wordpress.com
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Sep 12
The Study and Practice of Law and Stress—A Modest Law Library Response
The Study and Practice of Law and Stress—A Modest Law Library ResponseThere is no doubt that a strong correlation exists between the study and practice of law and stress. Stress in …Continue reading → -
Sep 11
August 2017 Law Faculty Publications & New
August 2017 Law Faculty Publications & NewThroughout August 2017, the Law Library received alerts for full-time TTU Law Faculty publications and news. Below is the compilation …Continue reading → -
Sep 7
August 2017 New Book
August 2017 New BookIn August 2017, the Law Library added the following new titles to the collection to support the research and curricular …Continue reading →
Rank this Week: 151
JOTWELL - The Journal of Things We…
JOTWELL - The Journal of Things We Like (Lots)
Edited by University of Miami School of Law Professor Michael Froomkin, The Journal of Things We Like (Lots)–JOTWELL–invites law professors to join us in filling a telling gap in legal scholarship by creating a space where legal academics will go to identify, celebrate, and discuss the best new legal scholarship.
http://jotwell.com/
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Sep 25
Checking the Government’s Deception Through Public Employee Speech
Checking the Government’s Deception Through Public Employee SpeechHeidi Kitrosser, The Special Value of Public Employee Speech, 2015 Sup. Ct. Rev. 301 (2016).Helen NortonSuppose the United States elected a president with authoritarian tendencies. Imagine that the president regularly attacked and undermined… -
Sep 22
Contracting for the Public Good
Contracting for the Public GoodPatience A. Crowder, Impact Transaction: Lawyering for the Public Good through Collective Impact Agreements, 49 Ind. L. Rev. 621 (2016).Eboni NelsonAlthough contracts may not immediately come to mind when one considers measures by which to… -
Sep 21
An Empirical Window into Retrospective Review
An Empirical Window into Retrospective ReviewWendy Wagner, William West, Thomas McGarity & Lisa Peters, Dynamic Rulemaking, 92 N.Y.U. L. Rev. 183 (2017), available at SSRN.Christopher WalkerRetrospective review remains a hot topic in administrative law. The Administrative Conference…
Rank this Week: 679
Health Law Prof Blog
Health Law Prof Blog
Edited by Katharine Van Tassel, Jennifer S. Bard, Leslie Francis, Nicole Huberfeld, Mary Munson, David Orentlicher, Frank Pasquale, Nicolas P. Terry and Vickie Williams.
http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/healthlawprof_blog/
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Nov 13
KY Governor-Elect Bevin and Health Care Federalism Post-ACA
KY Governor-Elect Bevin and Health Care Federalism Post-ACAMatt Bevin will soon become Kentucky's Republican Governor, which has created consternation regarding his plans for discontinuing Kentucky's successful implementation of the Affordable Care Act (ACA). While on the campaign trail,… -
Oct 30
News from the AALS Section on Law, Medicine and Health Care
News from the AALS Section on Law, Medicine and Health CareThe AALS Section on Law, Medicine & Health Care has issued a call for nominations for section officers. The Section would like to encourage anyone who is a faculty member at an AALS member school to apply. The Section is... -
Aug 15
A Very Special 'The Week in Health Law' Podcast
A Very Special 'The Week in Health Law' PodcastBy Nicolas Terry TWIHL presents its first Back to School Special. We asked some wonderful health lawyers what were the compelling additions to this Fall’s health law curriculum. The answers are diverse and fascinating. To hear their…
Rank this Week: 586
Law School Academic Support Blog
Law School Academic Support Blog
Edited by Rebecca Flanagan, Amy Jarmon, Daniel Weddle, Myra Orlen, Alex Ruskell, Bonnie Stepleton and Lisa Young.
http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/academic_support/
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Sep 25
We Are Not in College Anymore
We Are Not in College AnymoreWe are several weeks into the Fall semester. 1L students are starting to get a little better handle on what law school is all about. If they didn’t know this already, they are starting to realize that law school is... -
Sep 24
Lots of Top 10 Awards from the Summer
Lots of Top 10 Awards from the SummerOur Contributing Editors were recognized by Texas Bar Today for a number of Top 10 Awards this summer. You may have missed these posts while you were on vacation, so I want to list them here so you can read... -
Sep 23
Director Position at Brooklyn Law School
Director Position at Brooklyn Law SchoolBrooklyn Law School seeks candidates for the Director of its Academic Success Program. The Director will: Enhance learning habits and strategies of entering and returning students, both through classroom and one-on-one instruction; Coordinate…
Rank this Week: 3720
Legal Writing Prof Blog
Legal Writing Prof Blog
Edited by Nancy Soonpaa, Mark E. Wojcik, Judith D. Fischer, Dustin Benham, Lori D. Johnson and Kristen E. Murray.
http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/legalwriting/
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Sep 19
Vermont is Hiring . . . Again!
Vermont is Hiring . . . Again!In addition to an earlier post about a legal writing position at Vermont Law School, the school also has an opening for its Assistant Director of theAcademic Success Program. This is a 12-month faculty position. A full description and… -
Sep 19
Loyola-Chicago is Hiring
Loyola-Chicago is HiringLoyola University Chicago School of Law is hiring for a newly created position: Director of Bar Success and Academic Support. The job posting, which includes a detailed position description, qualifications for the position, and information… -
Sep 19
Congratulations to the Central States Legal Writing Conference
Congratulations to the Central States Legal Writing ConferenceCongratulations to the Central States Legal Writing Conference Planning Committee (Debby McGregor, Cynthia Adams, Jim Dimitri, Allison Martin, and Joel Schumm) and to the host law school Indiana McKinney for a successful regional conference…
Rank this Week: 3718
Nonprofit Law Prof Blog
Nonprofit Law Prof Blog
Covers federal and state laws and cases affecting non-profits. Edited by David A. Brennen, Darryll K. Jones, Johnny Rex Buckles, John D. Colombo, Susan N. Gary, Vaughn E. James, Thomas A. Kelley III, Lloyd H. Mayer, Nancy A. McLaughlin, Nicholas A. Mirkay, Karla W. Simon, Sophie E. Smyth, Alice M. Thomas, Elaine Waterhouse Wilson, and Miranda Perry Fleischer.
http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/nonprofit/
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Sep 15
The DAFs Strike Back
The DAFs Strike BackAs the use of donor advised funds grows, so does the legal attention to donor advised funds. All of this attention started in (what seems like forever ago…) 2006, with the passage of the Pension Protection Act. Since that time,... -
Sep 14
2017 Guidestar Compensation Report
2017 Guidestar Compensation ReportThe 2017 Guidestar Compensation report is now available for purchase, although Guidestar does provide a sample of the report here. Summaries highlight two issues: - Nonprofit compensation has gone up over the last year, returning to… -
Sep 12
Aprill, "Religious Organizations, Refuge for Undocumented Immigrants, and Tax Exemption"
Aprill, "Religious Organizations, Refuge for Undocumented Immigrants, and Tax Exemption"The abstract from SSRN: The Trump Administration plans for aggressive enforcement of immigration laws have caused many houses of worship and other religious organizations to consider whether their beliefs call upon them to grant refuge or…
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