Legal Research

Career Suicide Tips

Posted on May 13, 2008
Career Suicide Tips (registration may be required) or what you should know, but may not think about. This article appears in the New York Lawyer, May 9, 2008 and is written by Steven C. Bennett who is a partner is Jones Day in New York.This is a quick synopsis of the tips...

Answers to the Questions Associates Should Be Afraid to Ask

Posted on May 11, 2008
Via law.com here (this article, written by "The Snark," is semi-serious).Ernster, the Virtual Library Cat

Transnational Law Blog

Posted on May 10, 2008
Transnational legal issues are part of the typical summer associate and new attorney experience. Check out Transnational Law Blog, which encompasses "all law regulating actions or events transcending national frontiers." This blog is authored by law students and recent law school graduates enthusiastically involved in transnational law and issues, and features wide-ranging topics and diverse perspectives...

PLoL: Public Library of Law

Posted on May 08, 2008
In keeping with our recent theme of suggesting sources for free online access to primary legal materials, here is yet another source for such information. The Public Library of Law (PLoL) offers free online access to primary sources of United States law...

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HeinOnline on Youtube

Posted on May 07, 2008
If you are looking for instruction on using HeinOnline, take a look at the the HeinOnline YouTube channel. The channel features how-to videos for HeinOnline collections. To date, there are eleven videos available, including a "Quick Start Guide". Ernster, the Virtual Library Cat

Presidential Claims of Executive Privilege: History, Law, Practice & Recent Developments

Posted on May 06, 2008
Presidential Claims of Executive Privilege: History, Law, Practice & Recent Developments is a CRS report recently updated. It includes an Appendix listing claims of executive privilege from the Kennedy administration through the George W. Bush administration...

Google Date-Limiting

Posted on May 05, 2008
Is currency an important factor in your search query? Try Google date-limiting and restrict your search results by a date specification that you set. To use date-limiting, go to advance search on the Google home page, click on ?date, usage rights, numeric range, and more...

Lawyers and Social Networking

Posted on May 04, 2008
A recent post on the KM Space blog lists some Facebook groups of big law firms (particularly groups made for summer associates), and a post on the Lexblog points out that, despite what some may say, online social networking may be around for awhile, including for lawyers...

PollingReport

Posted on May 03, 2008
What do Americans really think about the key social, political and policy issues of the moment? Find the latest poll and survey results from PollingReport, chosen one of time.com's "50 Best Websites 2007". This independent, nonpartisan site posts American survey data from a wide group of reputable and authoritative polling sources, including Pew, Harris, Gallup and a range of major news organizations...

AltLaw?Update

Posted on May 01, 2008
AltLaw, about which we previously blogged last October 4, has expanded its freely available federal case law offerings. AltLaw now offers most federal circuit court cases dating from the past forty or fifty years, as well as U.S. Supreme Court opinions dating from approximately the past thirty years...

Center for Worklife Law

Posted on April 30, 2008
Family Responsibility Discrimination (also called "caregiver discrimination") is "discrimination against workers who have family caregiving responsibilities" and it can affect both women and men, parents of children and children of the elderly. The Center for Worklife Law at UC Hastings College of the Law is a great resource for learning about this type of discrimination...

Google Timeline

Posted on April 28, 2008
Are you interested in knowing when something was a ?hot? topic? Google's new timeline operator will help. Simply add ?view:timeline? to any search and a navigable timeline appears across the top of your query results. Ernster, the Virtual Library Cat

The Bluebook: Have Your Say

Posted on April 27, 2008
The editors of The Bluebook are asking for advice to help them create the 19th edition. They have an online survey here and are also taking suggestions via email. The survey must be submitted by June 30.Ernster, the Virtual Library Cat

Finding Quotes with Google News

Posted on April 26, 2008
Want to find the actual quote behind all the media comment and spin about what a politician, actor or sports figure has been saying recently? Last week Google announced a new Google News feature that lets you find the original quote fast, and then link directly to the news article where the quote appeared...

Congressional Research: Video Tutorials

Posted on April 24, 2008
The University of California at Berkeley has created several video tutorials that demonstrate how to do Congressional research in the following areas, each of which is highly useful for law students: Finding bills and Congressional debates from 1989 forward on Thomas Finding a Congressional report on LexisNexis Congressional Finding debates from 1873 to the present in print in the Congressional Record...

The Compassion Index from the Animal Welfare Institute

Posted on April 23, 2008
Naturally, I am always interested in legislation affecting me and my friends. Thus, I was happy to find the Compassion Index from the Animal Welfare Institute. The Compassion Index rates U.S. Senators and Representatives based on their positions on animal protective measures...

Earth Day

Posted on April 22, 2008
Earth Day is intended to inspire awareness and appreciation of the Earth's environment. Originally a grassroots demonstration, this day - April 22nd - is now celebrated worldwide. For ideas on what you can do to protect the environment check out the Earth Day page at the EPA...

Vulcan

Posted on April 19, 2008
Would you like to escape exam outlines for a few minutes and focus on the wider world? Here's something brand new from scientists at Purdue University. Vulcan is a web site of interactive high-resolution maps with zoom features, tracking carbon emissions in the U...

Just the Facts

Posted on April 18, 2008
In this presidential election season, knowing the facts and knowing whether the candidates get them right matter. For help in making those judgments and keeping those politicians accountable, go to FactCheck.org . This site monitors the factual accuracy of what is said by major U...

GovEngine

Posted on April 17, 2008
GovEngine is a Web portal for uncovering information about federal, state, and local government. Links on the sidebar to the right lead to pages on each of these subjects.There is also a map of the U.S.A., where one can click a state and then go to a page that contains links to the state's home page and constitution...

Art Law Blog

Posted on April 16, 2008
If you are interested in art law, take a look at the art law blog. This frequently updated blog discusses current events in the art law world. Besides offering loads of information on art law, the blog also gives insight into the fascinating world of art collectors, dealers, museums and artists...

Work / Life Balance in the Law

Posted on April 15, 2008
Students experience the demands of law school, but how to learn what to expect in the practice of law? The New York State Bar Association. Special Committee on Balanced Lives in the Law recently released the long awaited Final Report. The bad news is that for many attorneys it is difficult to find and achieve a work / life balance...

Wham! Pow! Zoom! A Superhero Registration Act?

Posted on April 14, 2008
Exam period is near. Take a study break to consider the legal issues that arise in Marvel Universe when Capital Hill proposes that all costumed heroes unmask themselves before the government! In Civil war: a Marvel Comics event, superheroes clash with one other as they struggle towards a decision that will change the Marvel Universe ...

Federal Materials on Scribd

Posted on April 13, 2008
Some federal agencies seem to be putting a number of their documents on www.scribd.com. These are not easily browsable, so you should only use this site if you have some information on what you are looking for, but there may be documents here that do not appear on agency websites...

Tax Filing Day is next week

Posted on April 11, 2008
I hate to mention this on a Friday, but just in case you need that last minute tax form, remember you can find most of them on the web. For Federal Forms and Publications, go to the IRS web site. You will find just about any form you need and the publications are good sources of explanation for how to fill out those forms...

Sunshine in Government Initiative

Posted on April 10, 2008
According to its Web site, the Sunshine in Government Initiative is ?a coalition of media groups committed to promoting policies that ensure the government is accessible, accountable and open?. In addition to a brief history of the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), the site offers FOIA statistics, a study on FOIA litigation from 1999 to 2004, and FOIA-related Congressional testimony...

National Poetry Month

Posted on April 09, 2008
April is National Poetry month and Poets.org (from the Academy of American Poets) is celebrating by offering a Poem-A-Day . For the month of April, Poets.org will send a new poem into your e-mail inbox. Or, you can take a break from your studies and read the poems in the Poem a Day archive...

Criminal Law Resources: Fingerprint Evidence Challenges

Posted on April 08, 2008
Fingerprint analysis has been around since the 19th Century and we assume that if the police can get fingerprints, they are good identification. Actually the science is not is not as accurate as assumed and professionals have been debating the reliability and admissibility of fingerprint evidence for a number of years...

Evening Research Skills Workshop

Posted on April 07, 2008
As requested and promised, tonight we will repeat the Top 10 Research Skills workshop, ?Strategic Searching?. This was rescheduled from last week and will be held in Room 206 at 5:10-6pm. In this workshop you will learn tips for mapping out a research strategy...

Legal Blogger Sued for Defamation

Posted on April 06, 2008
For any other bloggers and those thinking about blogging, this story about the Patent Troll Tracker blog (currently off-line) may be instructive. This particular blogger is an in-house lawyer with Cisco, which is often a party in patent cases. He blogged anonymously about patent law, and in one post he seemed to allege an instance of improper conduct by two attorneys and some judicial clerks in a case which involved Cisco...

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