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Analysis of Ohio SB 5 (Collective Bargaining)

Posted on February 18, 2011
The Ohio Legislative Service Commission has released its analysis of Senate Bill 5, which proposes to abolish collective bargaining rights for state employees. Access the bill analysis in html or pdf format. See also coverage of yesterday's hearing by the Columbus Dispatch and Gongwer News Service (accessible from Drinko Hall).

More TSA Lawsuits

Posted on February 17, 2011
More lawsuits against the TSA are being filed (and resolved):A Seattle man was acquitted of four misdemeanor charges, including concealing his identity and disorderly conduct. Phil Mocek failed to show ID to the TSA in Albuquerque and filmed the encounter with his phone...

Same-Sex Marriage Laws Updates

Posted on February 16, 2011
Recent updates to our table of Same-Sex Marriage Laws include Illinois' new civil union law, a proposed bill allowing civil unions in Hawaii, and proposed constitutional amendments banning same-sex marriage in Wyoming and Indiana. The Hawaii bill and the Wyoming and Indiana constitutional amendments have each passed one legislative chamber...

Global Legal Monitor

Posted on February 15, 2011
In past years, this blog has mentioned Global Legal Monitor, an online publication from the Law Library of Congress. As In Custodia Legis explains, many of these stories will not reach most American newspapers or television. You can search Global Legal Monitor (by country, topic, date, etc...

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Video Game Bar Association

Posted on February 14, 2011
A group of attorneys in Los Angeles has formed the Video Game Bar Association, a worldwide association for attorneys practicing in the area of video game law. See a recent article on the organization in National Law Journal.

State Cyberbullying Laws

Posted on February 11, 2011
Via beSpacific, here is a review of state cyberbullying laws and policies from the Cyberbullying Research Center, updated January 2011. The review includes descriptions of statutes and policies from each state often with links to legislation.

Disney Lawsuits

Posted on February 10, 2011
Some developments in lawsuits filed by and against Disney:A quadriplegic man sues for emotional distress and violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act after being stuck on It's A Small World.A woman sues Disney, claiming the an employee in a Donald Duck costume groped her at Epcot...

Criminal Law Essay Competition

Posted on February 09, 2011
From Cleveland-Marshall:the American Judges Association's Twenty-Third Annual Law Student Essay CompetitionThe predetermined issue is whether minors are entitled to notification of Miranda rights and the right to have a parent present before police questioning on school grounds...

Ohio Custody Case Between Former Same-Sex Partners

Posted on February 07, 2011
The Ohio Supreme Court recently heard a child custody case between two women formerly in a committed romantic relationship. One woman seeks shared custody of the child with the other woman, the child's biological mother. The merit briefs of appellant and appellee are available from the Ohio Supreme Court...

Reading Apps

Posted on February 04, 2011
Here's a recent article about software applications designed to ease reading on the web. Among the apps discussed is Readability, which with one click strips articles to simply text and photos for a "cleaner" reading view. This app requires a subscription fee, a large percentage of which goes to the article content creators...

Changes for Drug Offenses in Ohio?

Posted on February 03, 2011
Hat tip to Sentencing Law and Policy Blog:With Ohio prisons overcrowded by 33%, an overhaul of the current system is being proposed, including treatment instead of prison for nonviolent drug offenders, and shortened sentences for offenders who complete certain programs while in prison...

Interview of Moritz Grad and LOC Librarian

Posted on February 02, 2011
An interview with Moritz grad and Library of Congress librarian Matthew Braun appears today on In Custodia Legis. Read interesting facts such as the surprisingly large portion of the LOC's print collection that is in languages other than English and Braun's distant relation to Babe Ruth.

Animals in Libraries

Posted on February 01, 2011
Lately there has been celebration of animals, both wild and domestic, in libraries.The Library of Congress hosted a bird visitor recently, a Cooper's Hawk which got lost and somehow found its way into the Main Reading Room. The hawk, nicknamed Jefferson (though the bird is female), was caught and transported to the Raptor Conservancy of Virginia...

New U.S. Code Title

Posted on January 31, 2011
As Barco 2.0 points out, there is a new title of the U.S. Code: Title 51, National and Commercial Space Programs. The Office of the Law Revision Counsel explains that the title does not establish new federal programs nor does it modify or repeal existing programs...

Dodd-Frank Legislative History

Posted on January 28, 2011
HeinOnline's new Taxation & Economic Reform in America library contains an extensive legislative history of the Dodd-Frank financial reform legislation enacted last year. The history, spanning 15 volumes and 146 documents, includes Congressional reports, floor debate, Presidential remarks, related bills, related hearings, Congressional Budget Office reports, and all versions of the

Where's the Beef?

Posted on January 27, 2011
From Above the Law (and many others):What's really in that Taco Bell taco? A new class-action lawsuit alleges that it's not beef, at least not by the USDA's standards. The complaint, available here, alleges that the tacos are filled with a "taco meat filling" that contains, among many other things, "isolated oat product...

Judge Posner's Bluebook Blues

Posted on January 26, 2011
Seventh Circuit Judge Richard Posner's review of the 19th edition of the Bluebook appears in the latest issue of the Yale Law Journal. The review, titled "The Bluebook Blues," is not favorable. Judge Posner writes that the Bluebook is "remote from the functional need for legal citation forms" and "serves obscure needs of the legal culture and its student subculture...

Would You Be a Good Mediator?

Posted on January 25, 2011
Recommended (and declared scientifically valid!) by ADR Prof Blog:The online profiler, Could You Be a Mediator? The profiler is a promotion for the USA Network's new series, Fairly Legal.

Ohio Election Case

Posted on January 24, 2011
A Hamilton County election law case involving provisional ballots in a juvenile court judge race is making its way through Ohio state and federal courts. It does not appear that the case has received a lot of national media attention, but as some have noted, it is conceivable that the case will reach the U...

Kagan Reports for Duty

Posted on January 21, 2011
Apparently even Supreme Court Justices must report for jury duty (with a set of briefs to read during the down time of course).Spoiler: she was not called to serve.

Legal Podcasts

Posted on January 20, 2011
Some podcasts on the law:Nolo PodcastsHearsay CultureLaw and DisorderThe Law School PodcasterMay It Please the CourtPresidential Libraries PodcastSCOTUSblog Podcastsand, of course, our own...Moritz Podcasts

Buy/Sell/Rent Textbooks

Posted on January 19, 2011
Still looking for a textbook? Need a better buying/renting strategy for next time? Have textbooks that you want to sell? Here's an article that looks at various websites where users can buy, rent, sell, and compare prices. Also discussed is an e-textbook seller that offers free 7-day trials...

Best and Worst 25 Legal TV Shows

Posted on January 18, 2011
Found at Legal Skills Prof Blog:National Jurist comments on the best and worst of television shows about law school and practice. From Petrocelli and Paper Chase to JAG and Judge Judy, the article can be found here.

Martin Luther King, Jr.

Posted on January 17, 2011
On this holiday honoring Martin Luther King, Jr., here is the text and audio of his 1964 Nobel Peace Prize acceptance speech courtesy of The Martin Luther King, Jr. Research and Education Institute, directed by Stanford history professor Clayborne Carson...

Your Digital Legacy

Posted on January 14, 2011
Ever wonder what will happen to your information on Facebook, MySpace, or Twitter after you die? A website called The Digital Beyond addresses this question and others, looking at policies of various social media sites. Read the story and listen to the interview of the editors by National Public Radio...

Justice Kagan's First Opinion

Posted on January 13, 2011
The Supreme Court decided the case of Ransom v. FIA Card Services this week. Involving the question of a debtor in bankruptcy and his deductions for ownership of a car, the opinion is the first authored by Justice Elena Kagan, with only one dissent--Justice Scalia...

1789 Copy of Constitution Used at House Swearing-In

Posted on January 12, 2011
Read about the 1789 copy of the U.S. Constitution recently used at the swearing in of newly-elected U.S. House of Representatives members. The Law Library of Congress provided the copy printed by prominent New York City printers Childs and Swaine. And yes, it is correct that one of the original 12 constitutional amendments proposed in 1789 was not ratified by three-fourths of the states until

Congressional FAQ

Posted on January 11, 2011
In Custodia Legis (the blog of the Law Librarians of Congress), has posted Tip of the Congressional Iceberg, covering some of the most commonly-asked questions they get at the beginning of a new Congress.

Top Environmental Law and Policy Issues

Posted on January 10, 2011
Vermont Law School recently released a list of the top ten environmental law and policy issues of 2010. Making the list are Congress' failure to enact climate change legislation, the worst oil spill in U.S. history, a Supreme Court decision concerning genetically modified crops, and the U...

ADA and the Bar Exam

Posted on January 07, 2011
The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals recently released an opinion regarding the Americans with Disabilities Act and a legally blind bar exam taker. The appeals court upheld a district court decision requiring the National Conference of Bar Examiners to allow the use of assistive technology software by a UCLA law grad...

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