The issue itself may not be altogether interesting, but the order written by the judge is a nice introduction to topics taught in the first semester of Civil Procedure and Con Law I.
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Clarifying grounds for seeking protection in the U.S.
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Online game to promote discussion of gender bias in academia
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Students often come to the Reference Desk with a citation to a House or Senate Report, and then want to know what they are looking for. Here's a list of readily-accessible places where you can find these reports. The list is arranged by the years the reports were published. If the report you are looking for deals with a bill that was passed into law, there are other places you can also look. Please speak with a librarian for assistance.
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Mini-conference to take place in Second Life on the topic of practicing law in a virtual world. The conference is November 14, 2009 starting 12 noon PST. If you have been curious to find out why the legal community is interested in virtual worlds, here is your chance to meet and hear from leaders in the area.
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Issues Related to Law School Cost and Access
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Refusal to appear delays but does not stop proceedings
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ICANN conference in Seoul
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An optimistic view of California's future
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Public Policy research from the Hoover Institution
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Focusing on the financial costs of capital punishment
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Cook County Prosecutor subpoenas student records
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Information at the BIA website
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Criticism from California's Chief Justice
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Webpage comparing legislative proposals
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In Middlesex Guildhall, Parliament Square
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Last application of roof adhesive (we hope!) scheduled for Friday 10/9.
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Free video and audio of lectures on a variety of topics
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The U.S. Supreme Court is hearing arguments today regarding a case involving animal abuse videos and a federal law which bans the sell, or possession, or videos which depict animal cruelty with the intent to place them into interstate commerce. The government is asking the court to carve out a narrow exception for these videos placing them in a category similar to child pornography, which receives no first amendment protections.
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Opening of the U.S. Supreme Court term
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The American Bar Association Journal recently published an article on applications designed for mobile devices that are of interest to those in the legal professions. The article reviews applications for the iPhone, Blackberry, other PDAs, and desktop computers. I particularly enjoyed their section reviewing applications designed for legal research. They mention the electronic version of Black's Law Dictionary being offered by West for $49.99 which I think is still far too high to entice the average law student particularly since they already have electronic access via their subscription to WestLaw and it is so easy to acquire old paper copies for free.
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Once again, I will be attending the Internet Librarian Conference in Monterey, California from October 26-28. This is one of my favorite conferences as it is heavily focused on emergent technologies and practices. They have been doing an entire program track on virtual reference services with a particular focus on Second Life that has been very interesting. I noticed that last year's conference was heavily affected by the economic downturn with a noticeable decrease in the number of attendees and exhibitors. I'm hoping that the excitement around library technology will come back this year and produce another valuable conference. For the first time, I'm going to be an official blogger for the conference. You can follow my posts at this blog. I will also be tweeting the conference using the hash tag "#IL20093.
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Irish referendum over the weekend
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A gay male couple married in Massachusetts in 2006 won an initial victory in their effort to file for divorce in Texas. That state, like many others, has a constitutional amendment which bans recognition of same-sex marriages. Dallas judge, Tena Callahan, ruled that the Texas ban on marriage equality violates federal equal protection. This is the first such ruling in Texas.
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Documents on U.S. detention and interrogation
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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.
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