The American Library Association's annual celebration of intellectual freedom Read More ...

Celebrating the freedom to read Read More ...

On February 27th, President Obama signed into law P.L. 111-141 (H.R. 3961), which extends key elements of the Patriot Act. Among these is the "library" provision which allows the government to seek surveillance orders from the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court for tangible things, including medical and library records, that it states are related to a terrorism investigation. Library records have historically been protected as private documents. In California, library documents are considered confidential under Cal. Govt. Code § 6267 which reads that "[a]ll registration and circulation records of any library which is in whole or in part supported by public funds shall remain confidential". Additionally, the American Library Association, in its Code of Ethics (54.15) states that "[l]ibrarians must protect each user's right to privacy with respect to information sought or received, and to materials consulted, borrowed or acquired." Read More ...

Final work on adhesive application planned for Friday, 10/2 beginning at 6:00 AM. Staff will make decision on when to open Law Library at 8:00 AM. Read More ...

Banned Books Week Read More ...

The Supreme Court of the State of Washington is hearing a case that challenges a library Internet filtering policy that applies to adult patrons. It is the first legal challenge to library Internet filtering since CIPA (Children's Internet Protection Act) was unsuccessfully challenged in 2003. Read More ...

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 Supreme Court of the United States declined today to hear the government's appeal regarding a lower court's decision on the constitutionality of COPA (Child Online Protection Act). This effectively brings an end to the 10-year long legal struggle surrounding this legislation. Civil rights activists, and librarians, are delighted with the outcome of the case and the court's decision today. Read More ...

A federal district court has certified a question to the Washington State Supreme Court on the issue of filtering Internet access in public libraries. The case, Bradburn v. North Central Regional Library District, revolves around the impediment to access for adult patrons to websites that are blocked by filtering software. Read More ...