SCU Law Grads Studying for the Bar Exam have alternate study sites during construction project. Read More ...

As many of you are aware the law library experienced a number of roofing leaks during the past rainy season. The University facilities department has been planning a roofing project to address the problem. Read More ...

The budget crisis in California is getting tragically worse by the day. The Los Angeles Times is reporting that the L.A. County Sheriff's Office will be suspending DNA testing for sexual assault victims due to budgetary reasons. There is currently no money to pay for testing at private labs, although federal money may alleviate this problem next month. Read More ...

Technology advocates have long predicted that we are approaching a tipping point where mobile electronic devices can effectively replace print materials. A number of legal scholars, and law school IT specialists, point to a future where casebooks are collated electronically and then transferred to a mobile device -- either a cellphone or an e-book reader. Read More ...

CLE bar class being offered in Second Life. Read More ...

April 2009 study of high-speed internet usage Read More ...

The status of a 1989 law taxing personal use of company cell phones Read More ...

The Boston Globe has published a series of photos of the protests following the contested election results in Iran. Some images are rather graphic. Read More ...

There have been some major developments in marriage equality over the last few weeks. In addition to state legislatures in New Hampshire and Maine passing marriage equality bills, there have been developments in regards to Prop. 8 and the so-called "Defense" of Marriage Act (DOMA). Read More ...

Protests following the Iranian election are presently ongoing in the streets of Tehran and elsewhere in Iran. Amid accusations of impropriety, protesters claim that the election results which indicate a victory by Mahmoud Ahmadinejad are inaccurate. Of particular interest is how protesters are organizing in Iran. There have been reports that the government has restricted phone service to Tehran, and have blocked social networking websites such as Twitter and Facebook. Read More ...

June 12th order Read More ...

Anti-smoking; study abroad Read More ...

It's not too late to register for full summer access to Lexis and Westlaw! When you log in to Lexis and Westlaw, you should see a link or a button that will take you to the summer registration pages. If you don't see these, you may need to disable any ad-blocking functions on your internet browser. Read More ...

Links to opinion and orders released today Read More ...

A number of news outlets are reporting on the emerging crisis within public defender offices. Although public defenders have long dealt with overwhelming workloads, and the risk of burnout, the economic collapse has forced many into an unprecedented crisis. The Washington Post is reporting that the economic collapse is posing the most serious challenge to public defenders since the Gideon decision in 1963. Read More ...

Today, Microsoft unveiled its new search engine, called Bing, designed to compete directly with Yahoo and Google. The search engine offers some unique features not available elsewhere, including a semantic searching function that suggests alternative search terms. Additionally, the map function offers some features not available through Google Maps. Already the product is being criticized for not following accepted web standards, such as XHTML. Read More ...

If your brief or pleading or memorandum is unpleasant to read, the quality of your reasoning and arguments can be muted. Matthew Butterick, formerly a typeface designer and now a litigation attorney in Los Angeles, has created Typography for Lawyers to give lawyers and law students an introduction to the principles of typography. Read More ...