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Supreme Court Won't Stay Fine on 'Birther' Attorney

Posted on August 20, 2010
I have a policy of linking to all articles that use the term "attorney-dentist".

Inappropriate Clothes in Court

Posted on August 19, 2010
Judges are cracking down on casual wear in the courtroom. From the Cleveland Law Library Weblog

In Defense of Young Lawyers

Posted on August 19, 2010
A nice commentary on young attorneys from the National Law Journal.

Judge Rejects People's Court Testimony

Posted on August 13, 2010
Something about The People's Court not being a real court.From WisBlawg.

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Free Amazon Shipping for Students

Posted on August 13, 2010
Amazon is offering a free Amazon Prime Subscription for college students. Great for free two-day shipping on casebooks and anything else sold by Amazon.

Student Plagiarism in the Digital Age

Posted on August 03, 2010
An interesting article from the New York Times.

"Greatest" Law Review Articles Ever Written

Posted on July 27, 2010
Gerald F. Uelmen, law professor and former dean at Santa Clara law school, has compiled a list of the "Greatest" Law Review Articles Ever Written. The humorous top ten list is a sidebar to Professor Uelmen's article, The Wit, Wisdom, and Worthlessness of Law Reviews, appearing in California Lawyer Magazine...

Students Prefer Print Over Digital Textbooks

Posted on July 23, 2010
The findings of a study commissioned by the National Association of College Stores.From Barco 2.0.

Wall Street Sequal or "Spinoff"

Posted on July 20, 2010
Is Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps a "sequel" to Oliver Stone's Wall Street or "spinoff" of the 1987 movie? Michael Douglas' former wife and her divorce lawyer are arguing that it is a "spinoff", an interpretation that may entitle her to half of of the money that Mr...

Who Needs Law School?

Posted on July 16, 2010
One man's quest to become a lawyer without going to law school. Law school taught me that this suit will probably not be successful.

New Edition of the Bluebook

Posted on July 13, 2010
The new 19th Edition of the Bluebook was released in May. The most significant changes appear to be changes made to Rule 18 to allow increased citation to electronic sources. The Pace University Law Library has created a nice one-page guide that describes all of the signficant changes made by the 19th Edition.

Elena Kagan Nomination Resources

Posted on July 08, 2010
President Obama has nominated Solicitor General and former Harvard Law School Dean Elena Kagan to replace retiring Justice John Paul Stevens on the Supreme Court. Good resource pages about the nomination are available at the Harvard University Law School Library, the Georgetown Law Library, the University of Michigan Law Library, and the Law Library of Congress...

Supreme Court on your iPhone

Posted on June 11, 2010
Finally, a U.S. Supreme Court app for your iPhone. From Rinn Law Library Blog.

Comedian Wins Defamation Suit Over Mother-in-Law Jokes

Posted on May 21, 2010
Comedian Wins Defamation Suit Over Mother-in-Law Jokes. The class action lawsuit is much less likely now. From Barco 2.0.

Chesapeake Project's "Link Rot" Study

Posted on May 20, 2010
The study analyzed the disappearance of functional links to digital legal information. The take away:In other words, link rot increased from about one in every 12 archivedtitles in 2008, to one in every seven titles in 2009, and finally to about onein every 3...

Facebook and Privacy

Posted on May 19, 2010
An interesting article about privacy issues with Facebook in Wired.From Barco 2.0.

PACER's New Look

Posted on May 18, 2010
A new look for PACER.

Elena Kagan Information Pages

Posted on May 17, 2010
The University of Michigan Law Library has created a helpful informational web page for the latest nominee to the U.S. Supreme Court, Solicitor General Elena Kagan. The Georgetown Law Library has also updated its Supreme Court Nominations Research Guide with information about the new nominee...

Changing Role of Academic Libraries

Posted on May 11, 2010
An interesting article about the changing role of academic libraries in the latest issue of Harvard Magazine.

Legal Problems Arising from Social Media

Posted on May 10, 2010
An interesting list of legal problems related to social media on the Legal Informatics Blog.From the Law Librarian Blog.

Kagan Nominated to Supreme Court

Posted on May 10, 2010
President Obama has nominated Elena Kagan to the U.S. Supreme Court.

HouseLive.gov

Posted on May 07, 2010
The United States House of Representatives is now offering live streaming video at the new HouseLive.gov web site going back to the 111th Congress (January 6, 2009). Users can browse House floor proceedings or search by keywords or dates. Users can also use keyword searches and construct custom RSS feeds.

Google?s Government Requests Tool

Posted on May 06, 2010
Google recently announced the launch of its Government Requests Tool. The purpose of the tool is to provide information about the requests for user data or content removal that Google (and the Google-owned YouTube) receives from government agencies around the world...

Criminal Liable Suit Over Book Review

Posted on May 06, 2010
The Chronicle of Higher Education is reporting that Joseph H.H. Weiler, editor of the European Journal of International Law, is facing a criminal liable suit in France over a review that he published on a web site that he edits. From Barco 2.0.

Franklin County Purchases E-Filing System

Posted on May 05, 2010
The Columbus Dispatch reports that Franklin County is purchasing an onling filing system for county courts. Civil suits will go online first, likely in about 13 months. Other courts, including Probate Court, Domestic Relations Court, the 10th District Court of Appeals will follow...

The Case of the $18,000 Phone Bill

Posted on May 04, 2010
A dispute in Massachusetts over an $18,000 phone bill.

19th Edition of the Bluebook to be Released this Month

Posted on May 04, 2010
The newest edition of the Bluebook will be released this month. According to Wisblawg (quoting Hein):the 19th edition retains the same basic approach to legal citationestablished by its predecessors. The layout has been updated to make informationeasier to access...

Library of Congress acquires entire Twitter archive

Posted on April 16, 2010
The online networking site, Twitter, is now being archived by the Library of Congress, which recently acquired the site's entire archive of public tweets. These tweets will be added to the Library's already extensive collection of digital assets.From University of Baltimore Law Library Blog

Breaking Legal News: Justice Stevens is Retiring

Posted on April 09, 2010
Associate Justice John Paul Stevens just announced that he will be retiring from the Supreme Court this summer, after 34 years on the bench.

EPA's HERO Database Available to the Public

Posted on April 05, 2010
The Environmental Protection Agency has recently announced that its Health and Environmental Research Online (HERO) database is now available to the public. The database contains the scientific studies that the EPA uses when making regulatory decisions...

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