Legal Research

Easy Chat with a Law Librarian
It is easier than ever to ask a question of the law library's reference staff. You no longer need an instant messaging account.Just go to the Library's website and click on the chat button...

Blawg of the Day -- Law Library Reference Blog
I've already mentioned the University of British Columbia's Law Library Blog, but I didn't realize they had a second blog, dedicated to reference materials. The Law Library Reference Blog says that it's a "blog for UBC Law Library Reference Staff," but there are lots of great resources here for any law librarian or lawyer.

Former Rinn Law Library Librarian Gets Presidential Service Award
Jim Goodridge was one of the Rinn Law Library's reference librarians for eleven years from 1989 to 2000.He was an excellent reference librarian who seemed to know most of the students by first name...

Special Thanksgiving Library Hours
The Boley Law Library will be open during the Thanksgiving holiday with altered opening and closing hours. Lewis & Clark Law School and College students, faculty, staff and the legal community Thursday, Nov...

Welcome, Carolina Law students!
We have made a few changes in the library Reading Room to answer your call for more electrical support at the tables. You?ll see 40 table seats newly supplied with electrical outlets for your laptop use and 4 upholstered chairs newly located near outlets...

Internet Librarian
I'm at Internet Librarian in Monterey - it's a hard life but someone has to be here! Tom Hogan did his usual superb job of opening this favourite conference by recalling last year?s challenge to find a name for a librarian who wasn't on the Internet...

Heart of Atlanta v United States
Supreme Court Decision: Civil Rights Act Protected by Interstate Commerce Clause

Mitchell Report Summary
Report on Steroid Drug Use in Major League Baseball by Senator George Mitchell

Investor Fraud
Company president and director Gregory William Rivers to pay $10,000 shareholder fraud settlement.

Alta College
Settles False Claims Allegatiions for $7 Million

Music Teacher
College of the Desert agrees to $660,000 discrimination and retaliation settlement.

School Misrepresentation
Lehigh Valley College agrees to pay $200,000 settlement for violating consumer protection laws.

NCAA and Ticketmaster
alleging they have a monopoly on college sports events and charge non-refundable fees to enter a lottery for the rights to purchase tickets to the sporting events.