Thanks to all who participated in our contest to guess the date on which it would be returned to service, and congratulations to the three winners who came closest to the actual date! And the winners are… 1. Taylor Conroy – Dec. 25 2. Erika Pederson – Dec. 23 3. Melanie Shebelle – Dec. 22 […]

On December 6, 2017, President Trump recognized Jerusalem as the capital of Israel and instructed the State Department to develop a plan to relocate the U.S. Embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem. On December 21, 2017, two weeks later, the United Nations voted 128-9 (with 35 abstentions) to demand that the US rescind the declared […]

Does your phone or laptop need a charge?  Stop by the Library’s Circulation Desk and the juice is on us;  no charge to charge – it’s free!  Charging is limited to 30 minutes if another student needs the charger too. Otherwise, you can fill ‘er up.

Not heading to Rio for the Olympics?  Curious about the many different laws and regulations that underlie and sometimes impact what has been described as “the world’s most recognized international sporting event”?  Check out the wide-ranging Olympics and International Sports Law Research Guide produced by the Georgetown Law Library.  You may not win any medals […]

For a summary of the key Supreme Court cases decided this term check out this week’s Lawyer 2 Lawyer Podcast, hosted by Robert Ambrogi and featuring two Supreme Court experts.  Click here for more details.

We now have a site-license for unlimited access to all articles and cases found on the websites of four major legal newspapers: The New York Law Journal, The New Jersey Law Journal, The National Law Journal, and The American Lawyer. These sites offer the latest legal news, with a six-month archive. Earlier content is available […]

Take a break from the tedium of law study and enjoy the pleasures of punctuation!  September 24 is National Punctuation Day:  “A celebration of the lowly comma, correctly used quotation marks, and other proper uses of periods, semicolons, and the ever-mysterious ellipsis.”  How do you celebrate such an event?  Enter the Presidential Punctuation Challenge; entries […]

Haven’t been able to make it to London for the Olympics?  Curious about the many different laws and regulations that underlie and sometimes impact what has been described as “the world’s most recognized international sporting event”?  It’s not too late to explore the wide-ranging Olympics and International Sports Law Research Guide produced by the Georgetown Law […]

Sunday April 22, 2012 is Earth Day. Repeating last year’s theme of A Billion Acts of Green®, a “people-powered campaign to generate a billion acts of environmental service and advocacy . . .” the folks at the Earth Day Network have almost reached their goal:  the total Acts of Green reported as of the morning […]