Legal Research

Changes to International Law in Domestic Courts

Posted on July 17, 2008
Changes to International Law in Domestic Courts We would like to inform you of some changes to International Law in Domestic Courts (ILDC). ILDC has become part of a broader online service called Oxford Reports on International Law. There was no interruption to your access...

Law Library Staff Recommend...

Posted on July 16, 2008
Photo by nichole45 via flickr An occasional feature, "Law Library Staff Recommend..." highlights books that Law Library staff members have read for enjoyment and now recommend that others consider for inclusion on their own reading lists. If you have any comments or questions about any of the titles presented in this feature, feel free to email lawlib@umn...

Climate Change and Human Rights

Posted on July 15, 2008
Photo by Peak of the Summit via Flickr New on BigThink: Is climate change a human rights issue? See what experts think with video responses to the question posed by Gus Speth, Carl W. Knobloch, Jr. Dean and Sara Shallenberger Brown Professor in the Practice of Environmental Policy at the Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies, New Haven, Connecticut...

New e-Magazine from HCBA

Posted on July 14, 2008
New e-Magazine from Hennepin County Bar Association The Complete Lawyer, the publication of the Hennepin County Bar Association, is now available online. The latest issue focuses on ways lawyers, whether they are approaching retirement or just beginning their legal careers, can create an effective strategy to achieve their goals...

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YouTube Review: Eminent Domain

Posted on July 11, 2008
Every so often, we'll review what we find on YouTube that could be used for legal research or education. Today we feature an interview from last fall between the Dean of Massachusetts School of Law and an author/reporter on the topic of Eminent Domain...

Law Librarians are Portland-Bound!

Posted on July 10, 2008
Many U of MN Law Librarians are off to Portland, OR, for the annual conference of the American Association of Law Libraries to be held July 12-15. Rest assured, the Law Library will remain staffed and open while they are away. We will offer reports from their Portland activities when they return...

Critical Role of Law Librarians Highlighted

Posted on July 09, 2008
Jamaica's Justice Minister Highlights Critical Role of Law Librarians at CARALL's Annual Conference Speaking at the annual conference of the Caribbean Association of Law Librarians (CARALL) earlier this week, Attorney-General and Minister of Justice, Senator Dorothy Lightbourne, highlighted the critical role law librarians play in providing information required in the legal profession...

Gov Doc Guide of the Week

Posted on July 08, 2008
From the Free Government Information blog comes news of this New Feature: Guide of the Week Government Information librarians have acquired a lot of expertise. They've written a lot of guides and pathfinders to government information. The Government Documents Roundtable (GODORT) of ALA has been collecting these handouts for years so docs librarians wouldn't have to reinvent the wheel every time they needed to create a handout or give someone a starting point for research...

Law Library Staff Recommend...

Posted on July 07, 2008
Photo by nichole45 via flickr An occasional feature, "Law Library Staff Recommend..." highlights books that Law Library staff members have read for enjoyment and now recommend that others consider for inclusion on their own reading lists. If you have any comments or questions about any of the titles presented in this feature, feel free to email lawlib@umn...

Introducing MyHein

Posted on July 02, 2008
HeinOnline announces the release of their newest research tool, MyHein. The features of this new tool include the ability to: --Bookmark articles and search results --Create tags for your results --Save search queries to quickly run the same search next time you're logged in MyHein is considered easy to use with several help guides available...

Upcoming Event: Re-inspiring Citizenship in the 2008 Election

Posted on July 01, 2008
Re-inspiring Citizenship in the 2008 Election A Civic Dialogue with Participants of the November 5th Coalition and The Citizen Solution, including Harry Boyte and Don Shelby -- Panel Discussion Thu 07/24/08 7:00 to 8:30PM ADMISSION Free LOCATION Weisman Art Museum -- 333 East River Road -- Minneapolis, MN 55455 Space is limited and registration required...

Law Library Closed on July 4

Posted on July 01, 2008
The Law Library is closed on Friday July 4. Law students and others with after-hours UCard access will still be able to access the library and building. Fast Facts: Fourth of July 2008 Facts and stats relating to the holiday. Including: + 2.5 million In July 1776, the estimated number of people living in the newly independent nation...

Two new resources on public policy and SCOTUS

Posted on June 30, 2008
New Online Archive of Policy Research Launched Policy Archive plans to become the largest free online repository of public policy research in the world. At its launch this month, the repository already contains over 12,000 policy documents from over 220 think tanks and other research organizations...

New Acquisitions in June 2008

Posted on June 30, 2008
Here is the list of new titles the Law Library acquired in June 2008. The list is on the library's home page. June Acquisitions

St Paul-itics @ SPPL

Posted on June 30, 2008
The Saint Paul Public Library is teaming up with local and national experts to host several Saint Paul-itics events in order to present information about election, national convention, and other political topics to the public. A regional and national speaker series will be held Tuesday evenings in August and feature: August 5: The Citizen Solution: How You Can Make a Difference Harry C...

Shakespeare's Legal Puns

Posted on June 27, 2008
The Bard is well known for his characters? comments apropos of all things legal. This Time magazine article from 1964 offers an amusing overview of Shakespeare?s wittier references to the law. Photo by umjanedoan via Flickr Source: Virtual Library Cat's Eye View blog

Two Resources on Supreme Court

Posted on June 27, 2008
From Cornell Law Library?s InSITE: Interviews of United States Supreme Court Justices http://lawprose.org/supreme_court.php This site is put out by LawProse, a ?provider of CLE training in legal writing, editing, and drafting.? While most of the LawProse website focuses on advertising their services and training sessions, this section of the site provides video interviews with eight of the nine current Supreme Court justices, voicing their thoughts on legal writing and advocacy...

Article-level Records to be Available in OCLC

Posted on June 26, 2008
H.W. Wilson and MLA to make article-level records available in OCLC WorldCat.org DUBLIN, Ohio, USA, 18 June 2008?Database producers H.W. Wilson and MLA have agreed to make article-level records available in WorldCat.org, increasing visibility and access to authoritative content licensed by libraries on the Web...

Our Ears are Burning: Wippman Responds to Rankings

Posted on June 25, 2008
In this month's Minnesota Monthly magazine, incoming Law School Dean David Wippman offers these thoughts on law school rankings. (The article is at http://www.mnmo.com/media/Minnesota-Monthly/July-2008/Winds-of-Change/ if you scroll almost to the bottom) Objection! The U?s law school grapples with a slip in the rankings ?BETH HAWKINS When David Wippman takes over as dean of the University of Minnesota Law School on July 1, he?ll have his work cut out for him: This past spring, for the first time in 12 years, U...

Law Library Staff Recommend...

Posted on June 24, 2008
Photo by nichole45 via flickr An occasional feature, "Law Library Staff Recommend..." highlights books that Law Library staff members have read for enjoyment and now recommend that others consider for inclusion on their own reading lists. Summer reading brings out the lemonade and a great variety of book genre, from the latest spy novel to controversial scientific theories and reports, and we are delighted to summarize and share our reading experiences with you...

Generation-old Oil Spill Case Draws Local Interest

Posted on June 23, 2008
Local lawyers anxiously await Exxon Valdez decision By Judith Yates Borger Monday, June 23, 2008 Twin Cities lawyers are all a twitter today waiting for the U.S. Supreme Court decision on the $2.5 billion damages in the Exxon Valdez case. This is the last week the court will be in session, and as of noon it had issued decisions in all but seven of the cases it has heard since October...

Update: Law Student's Loan Forgiveness Tax Ruling

Posted on June 23, 2008
Cancellation of law school loan in exchange for public service work wasn't included in income Photo by curious_spider (Flickr) Rev Rul 2008-34, 2008-28 IRB IRS website: http://www.irs.gov/ Summary. In a revenue ruling, the IRS has ruled that the forgiveness of a law student's loan in exchange for the borrower working for a certain period of time in a qualifying law-related public service position wasn't includible in his/her gross income...

Journal Title Change: Real Property, Trust & Estate Law Journal

Posted on June 20, 2008
The name of the ABA Real Property, Probate & Trust Journal has been changed to: ?Real Property, Trust and Estate Law Journal.? This change is effective for Volume 43, Issue # 1 of the Journal, soon to be distributed to subscribers. The name change mirrors the change of the name of the ABA Section...

New on LawLib Website: Atty Guide to Library Privileges

Posted on June 19, 2008
The Law Library announces a new guide designed for attorneys. The guide compiles information about the privileges attorneys enjoy at Twin Cities area law libraries, as well as the actual borrowing procedure and contacts at each library. The guide will be updated as changes to policies or procedures occur...

New Legal Career Development Blog

Posted on June 18, 2008
National Career Development Blog You may be familiar with Law Professor Blogs, especially since we share many of the Law Librarian Blog posts with you. One of the newest blogs on the site is the Career & Professional Development Blog. Its contributors are law school and legal employer professionals from all over the country...

Report: Midwest Courts Face More Special Interest Pressure

Posted on June 17, 2008
New Report Shows Rising Special Interest Pressure on Midwest Courts New report from Justice at Stake: "A new report from Justice at Stake, The New Politics of Judicial Elections in the Great Lake States, 2000-2008, shows how the Midwest has become America?s leading judicial elections battleground...

Intro to Public Int'l Law Research

Posted on June 13, 2008
Introduction to Public International Law Research http://www.nyulawglobal.org/globalex/Public_International_Law_Research.htm Aspiring lawyers and academics hoping to peer into the world of public international law will be glad to learn about this site...

Upcoming Changes to Library Copiers!

Posted on June 12, 2008
Coming in July: a new debiting system for making photocopies in the Law Library! The Law Library photocopiers on 1st and 2nd floor are being wired for a campus network debiting system. Please excuse the noise that may be associated with this project...

Civil Rights Digital Library

Posted on June 11, 2008
NEWS FROM THE FIELD--C&RL (College & Research Libraries) News, June 2008--Vol. 69, No. 6 by David Free Civil Rights resources online The University of Georgia Libraries and the Digital Library of Georgia recently launched the Civil Rights Digital Library (CRDL), an initiative to deliver online educational content on the Civil Rights Movement...

Westlaw News & Notes

Posted on June 10, 2008
Recent News & Notes from Westlaw: Timely Topics ?First Focus The First Focus website is a quick and easy way to see all available West resources about some of the most compelling and complex legal issues of the day through print, online tools and seminars...

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