Federal Statutory Codes: Free (official? authentic?) Research Here?
I recently wrote about the fact that website distribution of digitally-signed PDF facsimiles of the “classic” printed versions of certain Government Printing Office publications made it possible to do...
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Short Book Review: Typography for Lawyers
image from www.typographyforlawyers.com Matthew Butterick’s 2010 Typography for Lawyers: Essential Tools for Polished & Persuasive Documents, with a forward by legal (and non-legal) style and usage...
View ArticleSupreme Court Upholds ACA mandate, but not on Commerce Clause grounds
UPDATE: Here it is: 11-393c3a2 Also, the slip opinion can now be found on the Court’s website here. And LII has a html version with pdf download links to each of the opinions. You’ll need to make a...
View ArticleWelcome Reception Tomorrow
The law library’s annual welcome reception especially for the 1Ls, LLM students, and other new arrivals is tomorrow, Thursday Sept. 13. Join us for snacks and beverages, from 3:00 to 4:30. The...
View ArticleIntroducing Making of Modern Law: Treatises
The library purchased a number of new online resources over the summer that enhance the core research collection that we can offer to online-oriented researchers, while aligning with our collection...
View ArticleDemystifying Legislative History
Knowing how to do legislative-history research, at least in the federal system, is now not really any different than simply having general knowledge of the work-product of Congress: what, in a...
View ArticleLegislative History “genres”
In my last post I mentioned that the technical/mechanical tools for working with legislative materials (at least at the federal level) have lately become much more accessible and, if not intuitive, at...
View ArticleNew Law Review format on display at Circ. Desk
The Case Western Reserve Law Review has put a lot of really solid work into the typesetting and page layout of their journal. Besides some real benefits for their operation in the pre-production...
View ArticleDo you know how to find the law? Advanced Legal Research can help.
In the coming semester, the law librarians will participate in teaching an Advanced Legal Research course. The course is designed to provide in-depth exposure to the sources of law and legal commentary...
View ArticleMarriage Cases
Today the U.S. Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in Hollingsworth v. Perry, a challenge to the constitutionality of California’s Proposition 8, a ballot initiative that banned same-sex marriage...
View ArticleLibrary Access During Finals
Effective today, the library has begun our extended hours for the reading period and finals. Please see the library schedule online for full details on the extent of hours. Please help us maintain a...
View ArticleIRS Controversy: What is a 501(c)(4) anyway?
Primary Sources Selected Recent Articles of Interest Disclosure Issues Other Aspects of Political Participation and Non-profit Tax Status Allegations of inappropriate IRS investigations of the tax...
View Article“LibGuide” list of government website statuses
Lisa Peters blogged last week about some of the notable impacts of the government shutdown on government websites. A research librarian at Florida State’s main library is now editing this list on the...
View ArticleOn getting online state codes (mostly) right
I recently had occasion to confirm a citation to the codified statutes of Wisconsin. Wisconsin happens to be one of the minority of states that produces both a directly state-published statutory Code...
View ArticleDo you know how to find the law? Advanced Legal Research can help you be sure.
The Spring Semester course is designed to provide in-depth exposure to the sources of law and legal commentary in American and other legal systems, combined with extensive hands-on exposure to...
View ArticleStudy Hall Extended Hours and Access Restrictions
Dear Students, Effective Saturday, the library will begin our extended hours for the reading period and finals. Please see the library schedule online for full details of our augmented study-hall...
View ArticleDemystifying Legislative History
Knowing how to do legislative-history research, at least in the federal system, is now not really any different than simply having general knowledge of the work-product of Congress: what, in a...
View ArticleStudy Hall Extended Hours and Access Restrictions
Dear Students, Effective Saturday, the library will begin our extended hours for the reading period and finals. Please see the library schedule online for full details of our augmented study-hall...
View ArticleStudents — Share Your Thoughts
Current law students, in particular, are invited to share their feedback about library services through a short online survey. The survey is only one page long, but will help us understand student...
View Article‘Net Neutrality’ in the News
The FCC is scheduled to vote today on a proposal from its Chairman to revise the FCC rules governing the network management practices of “last mile” wired broadband Internet providers — those...
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