Legal Research

The Ground Truth

Posted on September 16, 2009
Listen to Dean Farmer discuss his new book, The Ground Truth: The Untold Story of an America Under Attack on 9/11. In an interview with Leonard Lopate on WNYC. Dean Farmer, 9/11 Commission senior counsel, explains how the truth of 9/11 was obfuscated by a false version of events that...

Gift of Books on Slavery and Revolution

Posted on June 05, 2009
The Law Library's holdings on slavery and the American Revolution have been enhanced by a donation from Professor Alfred W. Blumrosen of books gathered by him and his late wife Ruth G. Blumrosen while writing their book Slave Nation: How Slavery United the Colonies and Sparked the American Revolution (2005)...

Lexis Access for Public Interest Work

Posted on May 07, 2009
LexisNexis has announced a program called ASPIRE (Associates Serving Public Interests Research), allowing continued free Lexis access after graduation for graduates who have accepted an Associate position at a law firm with a deferred fall 2009 start date, who are taking on public interest work during their deferral period...

A Centennial Symposium

Posted on April 15, 2009
A Legal Education Prospectus: Law Schools & Emerging Frontiers in Curriculum, Lawyering, and Social Justice Friday, April 17, 2009 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. Rutgers School of Law - Newark 123 Washington Street, Newark, New Jersey In the 100 years since the founding of Rutgers Law School, the legal community...

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Centennial Web Site

Posted on September 09, 2008
In celebration of the centennial year of Rutgers Law School, the library has created a website dedicated to our history. Featured on the site are law school yearbooks, oral histories, and student newspapers. We invite you to explore the website at: http://lawwiki...

Welcome New Students!

Posted on August 19, 2008
The faculty and staff of the law library welcomes members of the day class of 2011 and evening class of 2012, our centennial class. Please stop by the reference or circulation desks if you have any questions about library services. We look forward to working with you this year...

Welcome MSP students!

Posted on August 13, 2008
The library welcomes the 40th MSP class, members of the day class of 2011 and evening class of 2012. Please stop the reference or circulation desks if you have any questions....

Rutgers Clinic Sues Bush over Iraq War

Posted on May 16, 2008
The Constitutional Litigation Clinic at the Rutgers School of Law in Newark has filed a suit in the federal District Court accusing President Bush of waging an illegal war in Iraq. For Professor Frank Askin's "NJ Voices" post on the suit, click here. For the text of the complaint, click...

Summer Hours

Posted on May 08, 2008
The library's summer hours are posted here....

Library Hours for the Exam Period

Posted on April 21, 2008
To better serve our students, the law library will extend its opening hours. We will also reduce our coffee price to a dollar a cup during the exam period. From Sunday April 20 - Wednesday May 7, we will be open as follows: Mon. - Fri. 8 am - Midnight...

2008 Paul S. Miller Distinguished Lecture

Posted on March 21, 2008
On March 4, Clarence B. Jones presented the 2008 Miller Lecture. His topic was based on his new book to be published in April: What Would Martin Say? Mr. Jones, a former legal counsel to the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, discussed current civil rights issues and, based on his...

Professor Venetis Interview

Posted on February 15, 2008
Clinical Professor of Law Penny Venetis had an interview on the Brian Lehrer show on WNYC on February 4. She discussed electronic voting issues. You can listen to the show here or download the MP3 file here....

Happy Valentine's Day

Posted on February 14, 2008
Today we honor the anniversary of the birth of Samuel J. Foosaner (1907-1988), tax lawyer, author, and philanthropist. The Law Library's collections on taxation and estate planning are supported by a grant from the Samuel J. Foosaner Foundation. With Mr...

Stoffer Lecture Podcast

Posted on February 06, 2008
The library is pleased to present video and audio podcasts of the 2008 David J. Stoffer Lecture given by Professor Vera Bergelson. The topic of the lecture is: Autonomy, Dignity, And Consent to Harm. Click here to view or listen to the lecture....

Former Dean Ron Chen Named Lawyer of the Year by NJLJ

Posted on January 07, 2008
Ronald Chen (Rutgers-Newark Law School Class of 1983), former Associate Dean of the Rutgers-Newark School of Law and now Public Advocate of the State of New Jersey, has been named Lawyer of the Year by the New Jersey Law Journal. See the article in the December 31, 2007 issue of...

Who Is That Man on the Wall?

Posted on January 04, 2008
The portrait that hangs behind our reference desk is of Henry E. Ackerson, Jr. (1880-1970), one of the first seven justices of the New Jersey Supreme Court under the 1947 constitution. Ackerson Hall, at 180 University Avenue, the home of our law school from 1965 to 1978, was named in...

Holiday Hours

Posted on December 20, 2007
The Rutgers Law Library will be closed for a winter break from Saturday, December 22, 2007 through January 1, 2008. The library will close at 5:00 p.m. on Friday, December 21st. The library reopens on Wednesday, January 2, 2008, but will close at 5:00 p...

Past Exams Online

Posted on November 26, 2007
Hundreds of past exams are available online at the library's Exam Archive. Go to https://njlegallib.rutgers.edu/splash/exams.php to view exams from 1987 through 2006. You will need your NetID (Pegasus username and password) to log in. In addition to our electronic archive, the library also has copies of exams given prior 1987...

New Legal Databases

Posted on November 25, 2007
The library has just subscribed to the full package of databases from the Bureau of National Affairs (BNA), a major legal publisher. Law students and faculty now have online access to over 100 databases that provide topical updates on the law in banking, business and finance, the environment, evidence, health...

Web Server Maintenance Notice

Posted on November 22, 2007
Please be advised that the IT office of the Law School is scheduled to perform an upgrade operation on the web server. The Law Library and the New Jersey Digital Legal Library's web sites will not be available on Sunday morning(November 25, 2007). Both sites should be back on-line by...

New Legal Databases

Posted on October 10, 2007
The library has just subscribed to the full package of databases from the Bureau of National Affairs (BNA), a major legal publisher. Law students and faculty now have online access to over 100 databases that provide topical updates on the law in banking, business and finance, the environment, evidence, health...

Library Newsletter

Posted on October 01, 2007
A new edition of the library newsletter, Bit & Bytes, is now available. This edition features news about the latest library databases and services, and an article by Prof. Mark Weiner on the history of English case law reporters. View Bits & Bytes by clicking here...

Audio Case Files: New Database

Posted on September 12, 2007
In addition to reading cases, how about listening to them on your MP3 player? Now you can, with Audio Case Files. You can download the audio of many popular law school cases as MP3 files and listen to them on your computer or Ipod. Access the database by going to...

Welcome!

Posted on August 16, 2007
The staff of the law library extends a warm welcome to all entering, returning, transfer, and visiting students. With over half a million volumes, our library is the largest law library in New Jersey. Beyond our print collection, the library provides electronic access to tens of thousands of full-text journals...

New Database Adds 21,000 Legal Treatises

Posted on July 19, 2007
The library recently added The Making of Modern Law, an online database that provides full-text access to over 21,000 legal treatises published between 1800 and 1926. This valuable new resource contains approximately 10 million pages of text and is fully searchable...

Germany and the European Union in 2007

Posted on March 12, 2007
Dr. Hans-Jürgen Heimsoeth, Consul General of the Federal Republic of Germany in New York City visited the law library. View photos and video of this event.                            ------------------------------ "NEW BOOK BY PROFESSOR COLB" Be sure to congratulate Professor Sherry Colb on her new book, "When Sex Counts: Making Babies and Making...

Friends of the Rutgers Law Library

Posted on February 28, 2007
Reception and Panel Discussion on "ELECTRONIC VOTING: WILL YOUR VOTE COUNT?" Thursday, March 8, 2007 6 pm - Reception, 7 pm - Panel Discussion Rutgers School of Law-Newark 123 Washington Street Panelists: Edward W. Felton, Professor of Computer Science, Princeton University Penny Venetis, Clinical Professor of Law and Associate Director,...

Library remembers Samuel J. Foosaner

Posted on February 14, 2007
On February 14th, 2007, the Law Library honored the 100th anniversary of the birth of Samuel J. Foosaner (1907-1988), a tax lawyer, author, and philanthropist. Mr. Foosaner was admitted to the bar in 1935 and practiced in Essex County. He served as chair of the National Federal Tax Lawyers Committee,...

New Library Newsletter

Posted on February 08, 2007
Please take a look at the February issue of Bits & Bytes. This issue has articles on two upcoming Friends of the Library events, library research classes and a list of select new titles in the library. Please click here to view the newsletter....