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Supreme Court Won't Stay Fine on 'Birther' Attorney
Posted on August 20, 2010I have a policy of linking to all articles that use the term "attorney-dentist".
Inappropriate Clothes in Court
Posted on August 19, 2010Judges are cracking down on casual wear in the courtroom. From the Cleveland Law Library Weblog
In Defense of Young Lawyers
Posted on August 19, 2010A nice commentary on young attorneys from the National Law Journal.
Judge Rejects People's Court Testimony
Posted on August 13, 2010Something about The People's Court not being a real court.From WisBlawg.
Free Amazon Shipping for Students
Posted on August 13, 2010Amazon is offering a free Amazon Prime Subscription for college students. Great for free two-day shipping on casebooks and anything else sold by Amazon.
Student Plagiarism in the Digital Age
Posted on August 03, 2010An interesting article from the New York Times.
"Greatest" Law Review Articles Ever Written
Posted on July 27, 2010Gerald F. Uelmen, law professor and former dean at Santa Clara law school, has compiled a list of the "Greatest" Law Review Articles Ever Written. The humorous top ten list is a sidebar to Professor Uelmen's article, The Wit, Wisdom, and Worthlessness of Law Reviews, appearing in California Lawyer Magazine...
Students Prefer Print Over Digital Textbooks
Posted on July 23, 2010The findings of a study commissioned by the National Association of College Stores.From Barco 2.0.
Wall Street Sequal or "Spinoff"
Posted on July 20, 2010Is Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps a "sequel" to Oliver Stone's Wall Street or "spinoff" of the 1987 movie? Michael Douglas' former wife and her divorce lawyer are arguing that it is a "spinoff", an interpretation that may entitle her to half of of the money that Mr...
Who Needs Law School?
Posted on July 16, 2010One man's quest to become a lawyer without going to law school. Law school taught me that this suit will probably not be successful.
New Edition of the Bluebook
Posted on July 13, 2010The new 19th Edition of the Bluebook was released in May. The most significant changes appear to be changes made to Rule 18 to allow increased citation to electronic sources. The Pace University Law Library has created a nice one-page guide that describes all of the signficant changes made by the 19th Edition.
Elena Kagan Nomination Resources
Posted on July 08, 2010President Obama has nominated Solicitor General and former Harvard Law School Dean Elena Kagan to replace retiring Justice John Paul Stevens on the Supreme Court. Good resource pages about the nomination are available at the Harvard University Law School Library, the Georgetown Law Library, the University of Michigan Law Library, and the Law Library of Congress...
Supreme Court on your iPhone
Posted on June 11, 2010Finally, a U.S. Supreme Court app for your iPhone. From Rinn Law Library Blog.
Comedian Wins Defamation Suit Over Mother-in-Law Jokes
Posted on May 21, 2010Comedian Wins Defamation Suit Over Mother-in-Law Jokes. The class action lawsuit is much less likely now. From Barco 2.0.
Chesapeake Project's "Link Rot" Study
Posted on May 20, 2010The study analyzed the disappearance of functional links to digital legal information. The take away:In other words, link rot increased from about one in every 12 archivedtitles in 2008, to one in every seven titles in 2009, and finally to about onein every 3...
Facebook and Privacy
Posted on May 19, 2010An interesting article about privacy issues with Facebook in Wired.From Barco 2.0.
Elena Kagan Information Pages
Posted on May 17, 2010The University of Michigan Law Library has created a helpful informational web page for the latest nominee to the U.S. Supreme Court, Solicitor General Elena Kagan. The Georgetown Law Library has also updated its Supreme Court Nominations Research Guide with information about the new nominee...
Changing Role of Academic Libraries
Posted on May 11, 2010An interesting article about the changing role of academic libraries in the latest issue of Harvard Magazine.
Legal Problems Arising from Social Media
Posted on May 10, 2010An interesting list of legal problems related to social media on the Legal Informatics Blog.From the Law Librarian Blog.
Kagan Nominated to Supreme Court
Posted on May 10, 2010President Obama has nominated Elena Kagan to the U.S. Supreme Court.
HouseLive.gov
Posted on May 07, 2010The United States House of Representatives is now offering live streaming video at the new HouseLive.gov web site going back to the 111th Congress (January 6, 2009). Users can browse House floor proceedings or search by keywords or dates. Users can also use keyword searches and construct custom RSS feeds.
Google?s Government Requests Tool
Posted on May 06, 2010Google recently announced the launch of its Government Requests Tool. The purpose of the tool is to provide information about the requests for user data or content removal that Google (and the Google-owned YouTube) receives from government agencies around the world...
Criminal Liable Suit Over Book Review
Posted on May 06, 2010The Chronicle of Higher Education is reporting that Joseph H.H. Weiler, editor of the European Journal of International Law, is facing a criminal liable suit in France over a review that he published on a web site that he edits. From Barco 2.0.
Franklin County Purchases E-Filing System
Posted on May 05, 2010The Columbus Dispatch reports that Franklin County is purchasing an onling filing system for county courts. Civil suits will go online first, likely in about 13 months. Other courts, including Probate Court, Domestic Relations Court, the 10th District Court of Appeals will follow...
The Case of the $18,000 Phone Bill
Posted on May 04, 2010A dispute in Massachusetts over an $18,000 phone bill.
19th Edition of the Bluebook to be Released this Month
Posted on May 04, 2010The newest edition of the Bluebook will be released this month. According to Wisblawg (quoting Hein):the 19th edition retains the same basic approach to legal citationestablished by its predecessors. The layout has been updated to make informationeasier to access...
Library of Congress acquires entire Twitter archive
Posted on April 16, 2010The online networking site, Twitter, is now being archived by the Library of Congress, which recently acquired the site's entire archive of public tweets. These tweets will be added to the Library's already extensive collection of digital assets.From University of Baltimore Law Library Blog
Breaking Legal News: Justice Stevens is Retiring
Posted on April 09, 2010Associate Justice John Paul Stevens just announced that he will be retiring from the Supreme Court this summer, after 34 years on the bench.
EPA's HERO Database Available to the Public
Posted on April 05, 2010The Environmental Protection Agency has recently announced that its Health and Environmental Research Online (HERO) database is now available to the public. The database contains the scientific studies that the EPA uses when making regulatory decisions...
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Did I harass someone?
Oh, yes. This can be taken in as so many things, especially since you had testif...
How to evict a roommate?
First, in most jurisdictions "self-help" is not a remedy available to any party ...
This has happened 3 or 4 times a month now- they have turned the electric off 2 days consecutively, the water off about 9 or 10 times now, and our heat has broken 5 times (once it would not shut off, and we were forced t
i say stick with the apartment. eventually, everything possible will be replaced...
The company I worked for forced me to quit instead of dealing with someone harassing me, what can I do?
Look up CONSTRUCTIVE DISCHARGE...................this looks like what happened t...
How do you recover money from a stop payment placed on a personal check given to you?
you can always take them to small claims court and sure them for 3 times the amo...








