Legal Research

Stem Cell Resources

Posted on March 21, 2009
When the topic is stem cell research, the place to start for background information, federal policy, bioethics and other topical papers, research programs, and related internet links is the Stem Cell Information web site, the official stem cell resource of the National Institutes of Health (NIH)...

Last chance to attend Top 10 Research Workshops

Posted on March 20, 2009
The Top 10 Research Skills Workshops will be repeated next week. The schedule is copied below. If you are unable to attend some of the workshops, they will be available as podcasts on the Law Library's web site. The handouts are available on TWEN...

The Ten Most Endangered Newspapers In The U.S.

Posted on March 19, 2009
Many of you may have heard already that the Seattle Post-Intelligencer daily newspaper has moved to online-only status. For an interesting overview of the state of print newspapers in the digital age, see this recent Time magazine article.Ernster, the Virtual Library Cat

Women's History Month at the Library of Congress

Posted on March 18, 2009
Learn more about Women's History Month at the Library of Congress. This year's theme is "Women Taking the Lead to Save Our Planet" and it honors the contributions of women in the "going green" movement. You can read about the 2009 Honorees here.Ernster, the Virtual Library Cat

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Subject Compilations of State Laws

Posted on March 17, 2009
is now available on HeinOnline! accessed from the Law Library's homepage. The subject compilations reference articles, documents and other sources that compare state laws on hundreds of subjects. You can search the database or browse by subject. Links to the articles and documents that are available in other Hein libraries...

Should Radio Stations Pay to Play?

Posted on March 16, 2009
This week, the House Judiciary Committee will consider H.R. 848. The bill would require AM and FM radio stations to pay royalties to songwriters when their material is played on the radio. In a related bill, S. 379 requires fair compensation to artists for use of their sound recordings by satellite, Internet and cable stations...

Rule of Law in Armed Conflicts

Posted on March 15, 2009
RULAC is a new project by the Geneva Academy of International Humanitarian Law and Human Rights. It attempts to provide links to many relevant documents on international humanitarian law and how that law is interpreted by different countries. Each country has its own page, including a list treaties adhered to, interpretations of international humanitarian law, and information on the country's current conflicts and peace-keeping operations...

Changes Proposed for Civil Trials

Posted on March 14, 2009
In their final report issued this week, a task force of prominent plaintiffs' attorneys and defense attorneys from the American College of Trial Lawyers agreed on something. They called for changes that would transform the current civil discovery rules--including replacing notice pleading with fact-based pleading, revising the rules for initial disclosures, and making civil discovery more targeted and time-limited...

What employers want you to know - workshops next week

Posted on March 13, 2009
You have seen the emails, now find out how to handle that first scary research assignment from your new employer. The Reference librarians will be leading workshops starting Monday. The schedule and description is below. For those who are curious to read the article TOP 10 THINGS LAW LIBRARIANS WISH NEW ASSOCIATES WOULD KNOW, sign on to Westlaw and Use Find for 4/7/2006 Legal Intelligencer 7...

Federal Budget 2010

Posted on March 12, 2009
The United States Government Budget overview for the 2010 fiscal year is now online. This document offers an overview of the full Fiscal Year 2010 Budget that is expected to be released this Spring.Ernster, the Virtual Library Cat

SEC Interactive Data for Mutual Funds - Final Rule

Posted on March 11, 2009
To improve the usefulness of business intelligence, the SEC recently adopted rule amendments changing the form in which mutual funds provide risk/return summary information. The rule outlines what firms must file using XMBL tags and when they must file using these tags...

Obama on Presidential Signing Statements

Posted on March 10, 2009
Presidential signing statements have been controversial in recent years. Yesterday President Obama released a memorandum that sets forth how and when he will issue signing statements. From the memorandum:The executive branch will take appropriate and timely steps, whenever practicable, to inform the Congress of its constitutional concerns about pending legislation...

Research skills needed in your new job

Posted on March 09, 2009
As you read in your email, this week the Library begins our Top 10 Research Skills workshops. Start with our special feature workshop, this Wednesday, March 11 in Room 206. Two law firm librarians will share their insights on Cost Efficient Research and other Law Practice Survival Tips...

The Glass Hammer

Posted on March 09, 2009
The Glass Hammer is a great blog dedicated to issues relevant to women in the legal and business professions. The articles offer useful advice and insight to women navigating their careers and the blog is updated frequently. Recent articles have discussed the "mommy penalty", handling sexual harassment and the recession...

More on Pacer

Posted on March 08, 2009
To follow up from this post, Sen. Lieberman recently used his position as chair of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee to question why federal court documents are not provided for free (hat tip: Out of the Jungle). This was apparently in response to the previously mentioned New York Times article...

Women's History CyberMuseum

Posted on March 07, 2009
Women's History Month is a great time to become familiar with the CyberMuseum of the National Women's History Museum (NWHM). The Museum, a nonprofit and nonpartisan institution "dedicated to preserving, interpreting, and celebrating the diverse historic contributions" of American women, created the CyberMuseum as a platform for its collection of online exhibits while awaiting a permanent home in Washington, D...

Afraid about that first research assignment at your new job?

Posted on March 06, 2009
Whether you will be a summer associate/intern or starting your career, you want to hit the ground running. So, if you are concerned about that first research assignment, we can help.Next week, the Library kicks off our Top 10 Things You Should Know series...

Pew Research Center for the People & the Press

Posted on March 05, 2009

The President's Budget Proposal

Posted on March 04, 2009

Department of Justice Releases Nine Office of Legal Counsel Memoranda and Opinions

Posted on March 03, 2009

USA.gov 2.0

Posted on March 01, 2009

Financial Services Fact Book

Posted on February 28, 2009

Coming in March . . .

Posted on February 27, 2009

Catalog Of U.S. Government Publications

Posted on February 26, 2009
The Catalog of U.S. Government Publications is a finding tool for federal publications. It includes descriptive records for historical and current publications, and provides direct links to those that are available online. Users may search by authoring agency, title, and subject, as well as by general keyword...

Searching the Deep Web

Posted on February 25, 2009
The phenomenon of the "invisible Web" or "deep Web" is not new, yet information remains hidden from search engine crawlers. Alex Wright discusses recent attempts to capture this data in Exploring a 'Deep Web' That Google Can't Grasp.Ernster, the Virtual Library Cat

Forensic Science: reality v. television

Posted on February 24, 2009
You may have heard of the CSI Effect that is a reference to the phenomenon of popular television shows raising peoples real-world expectations of forensic science and especially crime scene investigation. Sensible people acknowledge that television takes dramatic license with science, but we tend to think that there is at least a reasonable basis for the techniques and procedures shown...

Leash Laws

Posted on February 23, 2009
Do you need to find the leash laws for your state? Take a look at the Animal Legal and Historical Center's overview of state leash laws. It provides a handy table where you can look up your state's leash laws. Do proceed with caution--while the site does give information on statewide leash laws, many municipalities also have ordinances concerning dogs...

Blogging Jurors

Posted on February 22, 2009
A recent article in the Fulton County Daily Report points out the new problems, and opportunities, attorneys are faced with as jurors sign onto blogs and social networking profiles to complain about the cases they are deciding. It might be possible not only to find out if a juror is commenting during trial, but also to use information culled from social networking sites to tailor a presentation to specific jurors...

Licensed to Practice?

Posted on February 21, 2009
Finding out if an attorney is licensed to practice law in a particular state is the topic of a recently updated research guide and directory, "A Compilation of State Lawyer Licensing Databases," provided by the legal research and technology site, LLRX...

Guide to the Stimulus

Posted on February 20, 2009
Plan on buying a car this year? Wondering what your tax bill will look like for 2009? Get a guide to the new Stimulus package enacted into law at the NY Times. This guide lets you get information on the stimulus by categories such as Tax Cuts for Individuals, Energy, Housing and many others...

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