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Kentucky v. King

Posted on January 06, 2011
Next week, the Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in the case of Kentucky v. King. The issue at hand is whether lawful police action can impermissibly create the very exigent circumstances that would preclude a warrantless entry.Read the SCOTUSblog coverage here...

My BlackBerry Is Not Working

Posted on January 05, 2011
Here's some British humor for these gadgety times, courtesy of former OSU Prof. Nancy Rapoport's blog.

"Friending" the Judge

Posted on January 04, 2011
Last month (December 10), we discussed various opinions on the ethicality of "friending" potential adverse witnesses on social networking sites.The Supreme Court of Ohio's disciplinary board has issued an opinion on the ethics of judges friending attorneys...

E-Books and E-Readers in 2011

Posted on January 03, 2011
From Law Librarian Blog:5 E-Book Trends that Will Change the Future of Publishing.From Publishers' Weekly:What's Ahead in 2011.From Portfolio.com:E-Readers Hold Up in Year of Tablet.And, from PCWorld:Could Disposable E-Readers Be in the Near Future?

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A Few Free Apps

Posted on December 30, 2010
For research needs, legal and otherwise...1. Constitution for iPad2. MyCongress3. GoSkyWatch Planetarium for iPad4. The Onion5. Tip Calculator

Sending Documents to Kindle from WestlawNext

Posted on December 29, 2010
WestlawNext offers a "Send to Amazon Kindle" option for document delivery along with email, print, and download options. Users can select the Kindle option from the drop-down menu next to the download button (green down arrow in upper right of screen)...

Google nGram Viewer

Posted on December 28, 2010
Google has unveiled a new tool for analyzing the popularity of words over time. Using 5.2 million books (about 500 billion words, or 4% of all books ever published), the Ngram Viewer allows you to plug in up to five words or phrases, and see their frequency of use on a year-by-year basis...

Superheroes and the Law

Posted on December 27, 2010
Ever wonder how the law might apply to superheroes and supervillains? For instance, are mutants a protected class? Who is legally responsible when a hero damages property while fighting a villain? A new blog written by two attorneys/comic book enthusiasts called Law and the Multiverse tackles these difficult hypothetical questions...

Report of Current Opinions

Posted on December 22, 2010
From the pages of O'Reilly Radar: Public.Resource.Org will partner with Fastcase in 2011 to produce RECOP (Report of Current Opinions), a weekly release of all opinions from appellate and supreme courts of the 50 states and federal government. The feed will be available for reuse without restriction and include star pagination.

Law Firm Holiday Greetings

Posted on December 21, 2010
Last year, Above the Law held its first law firm holiday card contest. The winner, by a landslide, was Akin Gump. The winning card can still be seen here.In related news, The Wall Street Journal Law Blog named Manatt, Phelps, & Phillips as their favorite holiday card of 2010, sparking a back-and-forth regarding the similarity of the two firms' cards and the vintage of the joke...

Best Free Reference Websites

Posted on December 20, 2010
Reference and User Services Quarterly recently published its annual list of the best free reference websites. Notable sites include the Museum of the Moving Image's The Living Room Candidate: Presidential Campaign Commercials, 1952-2008. Others on the list are Washington University's Supreme Court Database, Abbreviations...

Scalia an iPad, Kagan a Kindle

Posted on December 17, 2010
An excerpt from an upcoming C-SPAN interview with U.S. Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan provides insight into the brief-reading habits of the court. See also the commentary by Professor Berman on the Law School Innovation blog.

Suing the TSA

Posted on December 16, 2010
Colorado attorney Gary Fielder thinks that both full-body scans and enhanced pat-downs at the airport are a violation of his rights. Calling the pat-downs "disgusting, unconscionable, sexual in nature, unnecessary and a complete violation of his and his children's constitutional rights," Fielder's suit seeks both to enjoin the TSA from screening him without his express permission, and to require

Free Resource for the Law of India

Posted on December 15, 2010
The non-profit Legal Information Institute of India recently launched its website providing free online access to numerous databases on Indian law. The site includes Indian Supreme Court decisions, the Indian federal code, a treaty series, law journal articles, and the law of India's 28 states and 7 union territories...

Bush v. Gore: A Look Back

Posted on December 14, 2010
Sunday was the tenth anniversary of the decision in Bush v. Gore. SCOTUSblog covered much of the commentary in its Monday Round-Up, including pieces by Brad Knickerbocker of The Christian Science Monitor and George Will of The Washington Post. There was also commentary from Slate, MediaMatters (responding to George Will), and The New York Times.

Memorable Quotes from 2010

Posted on December 13, 2010
The Associated Press is reporting the release of Yale law librarian Fred Shapiro's ten most memorable quotes from 2010. At the top of the list is former Senate candidate Christine O'Donnell's statement in a campaign ad: "I'm not a witch." Other quotes include "I'm going to take my talents to South Beach" (LeBron James) and this priceless one from airline passenger John Tyner directed to a TSA

"Friending" for Info.

Posted on December 10, 2010
The ABA recently published an article about the ethics of attorneys or their agents using deception to "friend" adverse witnesses on social networking sites. The article examines opinions from the Philadelphia Bar Association, the New York City Bar Association, and the New York State Bar Association...

Nervous flyer?

Posted on December 09, 2010
With the holiday travel season upon us, this site may help assuage some of the fear of flying.Questions and Answers

Prop. 8 Oral Argument Video Archived

Posted on December 08, 2010
In case you missed the live broadcast on Monday, C-SPAN has archived its video of the Proposition 8 (California Marriage Protection Act) oral argument in the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. The "transcript" feature allows viewers to skip ahead to particular portions of the argument or to particular speakers.

Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day

Posted on December 07, 2010
Today is National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day.From THOMAS:H.J. Res. 131From The White House:Today's proclamationFrom Words and Deeds in American History:Naval dispatch from CINCPAC, December 7, 1941

E-Book Reader Guides

Posted on December 06, 2010
For those considering the purchase of an e-book reader this holiday season, here is an online guide from PC World. Consumer Reports provides additional guides (accessible with OSU authentication) for e-book readers and tablets.In related news, Google entered the digital book market today with the launch of its ebookstore...

Jogging with the Judge

Posted on December 03, 2010
The Judicial Ethics Advisory Committee of the Florida Supreme Court recently issued an opinion on a juvenile court judge's program that would allow juvenile offenders to complete their community service hours by jogging with the judge. The committee's conclusion: the well-intentioned program is contrary to Florida's Code of Judicial Conduct...

Laws of the Nations of the World

Posted on December 02, 2010
The Law Library of Congress, in its Guide to Law Online, has research pages for every nation of the world.Here, for example, is the page for Canada, including among its many links:Judgments of the Supreme Court of Canada Consolidated Laws and Regulations of CanadaGuide to Children's Rights in CanadaLibrary and Archives Canada

Academic Freedom and Law School Clinics

Posted on December 01, 2010
Academe, a publication of the American Association of University Professors, recently published an article by two Washington University law professors about attacks by legislators and corporate interests on law school clinics. The article, entitled "'Kneecapping' Academic Freedom," includes a timeline of publicized instances of interference in law school clinic activities...

Supreme Court Oral Arguments

Posted on November 30, 2010
The Supreme Court has transcripts and audio recordings of oral arguments available to the public on its website. See here for a full description and here for recordings of recent cases.

Golfer Assumes Risk of "Errant Balls"

Posted on November 29, 2010
In affirming a summary judgment ruling in favor of a golf course, the Supreme Court of New Hampshire recently stated that "obstacles and errant balls" are inherent risks assumed by participants in the game of golf. The plaintiff was injured when his ball ricocheted off a four-foot high, four-inch wide yardage marker in the fairway and struck him in the eye...

Magna Carta - 800th Anniversary

Posted on November 24, 2010
The UK has commenced a five-year long celebration leading up to the 800th anniversary of the Magna Carta. The document was sealed by King John in 1215 at Runnymede, a meadow along the River Thames west of London. The BBC has more details about the celebration as well as a brief history of King John and the Magna Carta...

Famous Cases in History

Posted on November 23, 2010
The UMKC School of Law has a page of famous trials, including:The Amistad TrialsThe Lizzie Borden TrialThe Hauptmann (Lindbergh Kidnapping) TrialandThe Chamberlain "Dingo" Trial

Originalism Blog

Posted on November 22, 2010
The University of San Diego School of Law's Center for the Study of Constitutional Originalism has launched The Originalism Blog. The introductory post indicates that there are currently no other blogs devoted to cataloging and reviewing developments in originalism...

Live T.V. Broadcast of Prop. 8 Oral Argument

Posted on November 19, 2010
The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals recently issued an order approving live television broadcast by C-SPAN of the upcoming Proposition 8 oral argument. The argument is scheduled for Monday, December 6 at 10:00 a.m. Pacific time. In an earlier order, the court set the hearing for two hours, the first hour for argument on appellants' standing to appeal and the second hour for argument on the

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