Legal Research

Need a laugh?

Posted on September 19, 2010
Although the joys of taking on truly stupid lawsuits probably aren’t what drew you to law school, you can certainly enjoy a bit of schadenfreude by looking through this recent article from Women’s Day on the 9 Most Laughable Lawsuits.

Client Counseling Finals Results!

Posted on September 17, 2010
Thanks again to all who participated in the 2010 Client Counseling Competition. After last night?s Finals, we have our top four finishers for this year?s competition: Gayathiri Shanmuganatha (1) Andrew High (2) Selina Baschiera (3) Kevin Blood (4) On behalf of the Executive Moot Court Board, please join me in congratulating these competitors as well as the other students [...

Law Library Resource Relevant to Constitution Day!

Posted on September 17, 2010
What publication in Ross-Blakley Law Library is authorized by Congress (PL 91-589, 84 STAT. 1585. 2 U.S.C. 168), directed to be published decennially and supplemented biennially, and is also prepared by the Congressional Research Service of the Library of Congress? Where is a great place to review case law on constitutional issues?   The Constitution of [...

Legal Research Resource of the Week

Posted on September 17, 2010
InterAm is a database maintained by the National Law Center for Inter-American Free Trade. It includes English translations of Mexican laws (primarily commercial, environmental, etc.), text of the Diario Oficial (in Spanish), articles of interest, an English/Spanish list of legal terms and phrases, and links to Latin American law and government sites...

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Constituiton Day is Tomorrow

Posted on September 16, 2010
If you would like to celebrate Constitution Day, there will be a program at Hayden Library tomorrow in room C6 at 2:00pm.  For more information click below: Our Constitution: A Conversation

2010 Client Counseling Competition

Posted on September 15, 2010
Thank you to everyone who participated in the 2010 Client Counseling Competition.  On behalf of the Executive Moot Court Board, please join me in congratulating the following finalists who will advance to the final round tomorrow night, beginning at 6:30PM: Gayathiri Shanmuganatha William Knight Andrew High Jon Schultz Nicolette Kratochvil Neal Hawkins Emily Wolkowicz Daryl Gonzalez Dan White Amanda Grinstead Allison Preston Roger Klingler Kevin Blood Selina Baschiera John Gaylord Chase [...

Check Out Our New Books

Posted on September 14, 2010
Check out some of the new titles added to the Law Library collection.  The complete list can be found here. The Arizona bar exam : pass it now / Chad Noreuil Understanding and mastering The bluebook : a guide for students and practitioners / Linda J. Barris Innocent until interrogated : the true story of the Buddhist temple [...

Constitution Day Celebration, September 17th

Posted on September 13, 2010
Constitution Day is Friday, September 17th.  ASU will celebrate it by presenting a showing of Our Constitution: A Conversation. This discussion was taped in 2005 between former Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O?Connor and current Justice Stephen G. Breyer...

Legal Research Resource of the Week

Posted on September 10, 2010
This week we are putting a spotlight on the Index to Foreign Legal Periodicals.  This is the source to use to locate articles in law journals from countries other than the United States, U.K., Canada or Australia. You must be in the library to use this resource.

The Law Library is Tweeting!

Posted on September 09, 2010
Follow us on Twitter:  http://twitter.com/asulawlibrary We wil have substative and fun posts for you.  Keep an eye out for our Twitter & Treat contest in October!

Quick Review for Locating Legal Periodical Articles

Posted on September 09, 2010
Are you beginning research on a legal topic and looking for that law review article to lay the groundwork? Let?s begin by looking at indexes and how to locate the full-text of the law review or journal article once you identify the article. You can begin on the library home page...

Freeing Expressions and First Amendment Rights

Posted on September 05, 2010
Following last week’s post on the copyright of “Happy Birthday,” it seems only right to bring your attention to the Free Expression Network.  They have blogged about everything from banned books to the recent case filed to release the names of signers of the petition for Californias Proposition 8, from a Vanderbilt student’s letter concerning differences (and dissonances) between the [...

Weekend Reference

Posted on September 03, 2010
The Law Library will be open this weekend, (click here for hours), but there will be no Reference Librarian available on Sunday or Monday.  If you have any reference questions over the weekend, you can email a librarian. Happy Labor Day!

Let Law Students Save Money, Take Bar After 2 Years

Posted on September 03, 2010
Is the third year of law school really necessary?  Well a 3L law student and Georgetown is trying to get an answer to that question from the U.S. Supreme Court.  Georgetown 3L?s Supreme Court Appeal: Let Law Students Save Money, Take Bar After 2 Years 

Judge Removes Juror For Facebook Comment

Posted on September 03, 2010
Social networking can sometimes get you in trouble.  A judge hearing a case of resisting arrest removed a juror in the case for posting a Facebook page on which the juror had written that it was “gonna be fun to tell the defendant they’re GUILTY” during the trial...

Sanity Saver: RefWorks

Posted on September 01, 2010
Have you ever muttered any of the following phrases? “Where in the world did I see that article…” “I have a million things bookmarked for my research and I can’t keep all these resources straight!” “Ack, I have to put together a bibliography!” Then it sounds like RefWorks could be a big help to you! RefWorks allows you to create a personal [...

Labor Day Hours

Posted on August 31, 2010
The Law Library will be open from 8am - midnight on Labor Day, Monday, September 6.  

Fast and Furious: Guide to Cite-Checking for Foreign and International Law

Posted on August 30, 2010
Are you new to a journal and have your first assignment to cite-check a paper?  Even more challenging, the paper has foreign or international law cites? How do I cite that treaty or convention or agreement? What follows is a quick guide to resources. Abbreviations Cardiff Index to Legal Abbreviations A more thorough resource specific to foreign jurisdictions:  [...

Birthdays and Copyright Infringement

Posted on August 29, 2010
Have you sung the Happy Birthday song to any of your friends in a restaurant, at a park, in the mall?  If so, you’ve been infringing on the copyright owned by Time Warner, purchased from Jessica Hill, whose sisters Mildred and Patty wrote the song as a teaching aide...

Did Someone Say FREE?!?

Posted on August 27, 2010
Sure, Westlaw and Lexis are great legal research tools, but they can also be very costly.  Why not check out some of the FREE resources available on the web first.  Check out the Law Student Guide to Free Legal Research on the Internet put together by Valparaiso University Law Librarians...

Studying law? Here?s some free help?..this weekend ONLY!

Posted on August 27, 2010
Kaplan Publishing is offering more than 80 book titles as free downloads on the iBookstore through August 30th. To download free Kaplan ebooks on the iBookstore, visit http://kaplanpublishing.com/itunes. The iBookstore is included in the free iBooks app for iPad, iPhone, and iPod touch device (www...

This is a Library After All

Posted on August 27, 2010
We are all very happy and excited about the new classroom located in the Law Library.  But the classroom also presents a new challenge. There have already been some complaints about students talking while entering and exiting the library classroom.  Please be respectful of your colleagues and other library patrons who are using the library to [...

New books

Posted on August 25, 2010
Check out some of the new titles recently added to the library.  Visit our New Acquisitions page to see the complete list of titles. The case for books : past, present, future / Robert Darnton In the courts of the conqueror : the 10 worst Indian law cases ever decided / Walter R...

Legal Research? ?There?s an App for That?

Posted on August 24, 2010
At this summer’s annual conference of the American Association of Law Libraries (AALL), one of the stand-out topics was mobile applications. Whether you need a legal definition, want to keep up with the latest legal news, or need to research on-the-go, there are some great mobile apps available! To learn more, check out LexTek’s Goin’ Mobile blog entry, [...

A New Edition of The Bluebook, A Uniform System of Citation Has Arrived!

Posted on August 23, 2010
The nineteenth edition of The Bluebook arrived this summer.  First published in 1926, this definitive guide to legal citation is compiled by the editors of the Columbia Law Review, the Harvard Law Review, the University of  Pennsylvania Law Review, and the Yale Law Journal, and is published and distributed through the Harvard Law Review Association...

Asbestos

Posted on August 22, 2010
Lawyers (and just about anyone who pays attention to popular lawsuits) know about asbestos primarily as a carcinogin and fire repellant.  More than sixty countries have banned the use of asbestos, at least in part, and litigation related to the health effects of asbestos caused more than half of the United States’ largest manufacturers of [...

Don?t Forget Your SunCard!

Posted on August 20, 2010
Beginning on Monday, the Law Library’s Limited Access Policy will go into full effect.  Law students: please remember to bring your SunCards with you when you come to the library; you will need it in order to gain entrance into the library.  Stop by the front desk of the library with your SunCard to have [...

Library Hours

Posted on August 17, 2010
The library hours for August 16 - 22 will be: Monday - Tuesday: 8am - 6pm Wednesday: 8am - midnight Thursday: 7am - midnight Friday: 7am - 10pm Saturday: 8am - 10pm Sunday: 10am - midnight Regular Fall semester hours begin next week.  You can see the full schedule here.

Hey 1Ls: What is Corpus Juris Secundum?

Posted on August 16, 2010
CJS is a multi-volume national legal encyclopedia covering state and federal legal topics.  General rules of law are summarized in “Black Letter” headings and expanded upon in the text. Even though CJS is not a primary legal source, it has been cited over 90,000 times by all levels of US courts...

Did you know we?ve got a Facebook page?

Posted on August 11, 2010
Well, we do, and we’d love to have you friend us and become fans of the library page.  Come take a look and tell us what you’re doing with the last few days of summer vacation.

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