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Keeping up with the Justices
It’s mid-June, which means that things are starting to heat up in the Supreme Court. As you probably know, the Supreme Court has a history of releasing their most controversial/high-profile opinions at the end of the term, which is generally in late June. The Court has already moved to announcing opinions twice a week, on […]
Toward Better Googling
May 9, 2013
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There’s this idea floating around that, as librarians, we’re supposed to tell you not to “just Google it.” But the reality is that, well, that works sometimes. The problem that many people have with finding information on Google, though, is that they don’t know all of the different tricks you can use to make your Google […]
Read (Something Other Than Casebooks)!
April 30, 2013
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We know – finals are about to get underway, and you don’t have time right now to read anything other than casebooks and outlines. That’s OK. Because in a few weeks, finals will be over, and the summer will begin. Which means that you’ll have time to read for fun, because that’s a thing that […]
Work for the Law Library!
March 29, 2013
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The Law Library is hiring Reference and Research GRAs for Summer and Fall 2013. Reference GRAs work at the reference desk and report to Deborah Schander; more information on the position is available in the job description. Research GRAs perform research and document delivery for law faculty and report to Pam Brannon; more information on […]
The Race (to the Patent Office) is On!
March 16, 2013
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Today, March 16, 2013, marks a major change in U.S. patent law. Until today, the United States has operated under a unique first-to-invent system.Today, thanks to the America Invents Act, the U.S. changes to the system used by the rest of the world, a first-to-file system. What does this mean? Under a first-to-invent system, if two people […]
Happy Birthday, Antitrust Law!
February 23, 2013
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In the beginning of this year, the Federal Trade Commission concluded a 20-month-long investigation into whether Google violated federal antitrust laws, an action which has met with mixed reactions. When most people think of antitrust law, they think of trust-busting Presidents Theodore Roosevelt and William Howard Taft, the Sherman and Clayton Acts, or more recent […]
Top Blawgs
December 6, 2012
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Recently the ABA Journal named its 2012 “Blawg 100,” the 100 best legal blogs (or “blawgs”) out there. The list includes some of our old favorites, like Law and the Multiverse (seriously, love that blog), but some others that deserve mention: Abnormal Use: Abnormal Use focuses on products liability litigation, including litigation about football turf […]
Thanksgiving Proclamations
November 22, 2012
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On Tuesday President Obama issued a proclamation naming November 22, 2012 a day of thanksgiving. The Thanksgiving proclamation was a practice begun by President Washington; however, there were no proclamations from 1815 to 1861. President Lincoln restarted the tradition of the Thanksgiving Day proclamation in 1863, and a new proclamation has been issued every year […]
Happy U.N. Day!
October 24, 2012
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On October 24, 1945, the Charter of the United Nations entered into force, and October 24th has been recognized since 1948 as U.N. Day. The United Nations celebrates U.N. Day with various activities, including a concert that is broadcast for free on the web. (This year’s featured performer is Stevie Wonder.) The United Nations is […]
Kick Back, Watch TV (We’re Here to Help)
October 3, 2012
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It’s fall TV season, and there’s a crop of new shows vying for your attention. There’s even another new show about a lawyer, Made in Jersey, on CBS. But what if the new shows all leave you feeling kind of flat? What do you do then? Well, we’re here to help you out with that. […]
June 17, 2013
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