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    13
    Jan

    Presidential Impeachment Library

    Posted by dustinkwilson | Comments Off on Presidential Impeachment Library

    Through our subscription to HeinOnline, you can now access Hein’s Presidential Impeachment Library, an online collection bringing “together a variety of documents both contemporaneous and asynchronous to each president’s impeachment, presenting both a snapshot of the political climate as each impeachment played out and the long view history has taken of each proceeding.” The collection […]

    Category : Current Affairs, Law
    3
    Oct

    First Monday in October 2019

    Posted by dustinkwilson | Comments Off on First Monday in October 2019

    The new Supreme Court term is set to begin this year on Monday October 7, 2019. For previews of arguments scheduled for this term, visit the SCOTUSblog. Cornell’s Legal Information Institute (LII) also offers a comprehensive preview of the upcoming term. You can listen to oral arguments at the Supreme Court’s Oral Arguments link, where […]

    Category : Courts, Law, Legal News
    29
    Mar

    Selecting Your Courses for Next Year: Why You Should Consider Legal Research

    Posted by dustinkwilson | Comments Off on Selecting Your Courses for Next Year: Why You Should Consider Legal Research

    Among the most important skills all lawyers rely upon is the ability to do legal research– to find what’s needed to to interpret and analyze legal issues. Legal research is an integral part of the “competencies” that NYLS and the ABA require of law students. Effective research skills are vital to students engaged in any […]

    Category : Law, Library Information, Research
    19
    Jul

    Listen to Second Circuit Court of Appeals Arguments

    Posted by Farrah Nagrampa | Comments Off on Listen to Second Circuit Court of Appeals Arguments

    If you can’t make it to the U.S. Courthouse in Foley Square to attend oral arguments before the Second Circuit Court of Appeals, next month you’ll be able to access audio recordings of them from the court’s own website.  See the court’s announcement here or here. The recordings will become available on August 15, 2016, […]

    Category : Courts, Courts, International, Current Affairs, Law, Library Information
    26
    Apr

    Michael H. Roffer wins The Joseph L. Andrews Legal Literature Award!

    Posted by Farrah Nagrampa | Comments Off on Michael H. Roffer wins The Joseph L. Andrews Legal Literature Award!

    At this year’s Annual Meeting of the American Association of Law Libraries, our very own Michael H. Roffer, Associate Librarian for Reader Services & Professor of Legal Research will be honored with The Joseph L. Andrews Legal Literature Award, for his book The Law Book: From Hammurabi to the International Criminal Court, 250 Milestones in […]

    Category : Law, Library Information
    3
    Feb

    The Natural Born Citizen

    Posted by Farrah Nagrampa | Comments Off on The Natural Born Citizen

    There’s been a lot of debate lately about the citizenship of presidential candidates and the constitutional requirement that only a “natural born Citizen” is eligible for the Office of President.  You can find the relevant provision in Article II, Section 1, Clause 5 of the United States Constitution. It was not until 1868, however, that […]

    Category : Law, Legal History
    30
    Apr

    Free E-Book Provides Overview of Emerging Law Office Technology

    Posted by Farrah Nagrampa | Comments Off on Free E-Book Provides Overview of Emerging Law Office Technology

    The former director of the ABA’s Legal Technology Resource Center  recently published an e-book, Law Practice Technology: An Introduction for Law Students, that introduces law students to current law office technology.  Targeting law students interested in starting their own practice, the e-book covers cloud computing, calendaring, security, training, document management, speech input to create documents, […]

    Category : Law, Law School, Research
    1
    May

    Law Day 2012: NO COURTS | NO JUSTICE | NO FREEDOM

    Posted by farrah nagrampa | Comments Off on Law Day 2012: NO COURTS | NO JUSTICE | NO FREEDOM

    Every May 1 the United States observes Law Day, which President Dwight D. Eisenhower set aside as a day for Americans to reflect on the role of law in the foundation of our country and its importance for society.  The theme for 2012, No Courts | No Justice | No Freedom, focuses on the importance […]

    Category : Current Affairs, Law, Legal History
    26
    Sep

    First Monday in October

    Posted by farrah nagrampa | Comments Off on First Monday in October

    The 2011-2012 term of the United States Supreme Court begins Monday, October 3, 2011, the first Monday in October.  In most terms, the Court usually completes its work by the following July 1.  Of the approximately 10,000 petitions filed with the Court each term, very few cases are granted review and receive signed opinions. Many […]

    Category : Courts, Law, Law Practice
    1
    Jul

    Remembering Seven Dirty Words

    Posted by library | Comments Off on Remembering Seven Dirty Words

    Can you name all seven dirty words?  Justice Stevens can, and did — in FCC v. Pacifica Foundation, 438 U.S. 726 (1978), decided 33 years ago on July 3. In December, 1973, the Federal Communications Commission received a letter from John Douglas, a member of Morality in Media.  He and his fifteen-year-old son had heard […]

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