PACER Increases Electronic Access Fees
Accessing federal court cases via the federal court’s online document system, called PACER for Public Access to Court Electronic Records, is going […]
Month: September 2011
Shoe Suits
Today the Federal Trade Commission put its foot down on unsubstantiated claims that toning shoes strengthen and tone muscles: Reebok to Pay $25 […]
Highlighting new books at the Law Library, part 2
This week’s installment of the new books series features a guide to appellate brief writing. Moot court participants and second-semester 1L students […]
American Law Reports: a.k.a ALR, a.k.a. “Already Done Legal Research”
American Law Reports (ALR) is an attorney written, multi-series publication with objective, in-depth analysis of your specific legal issue, together with a […]
Blogging for Law Students
Many lawyers maintain blogs for marketing purposes – to share their expertise and build their practices. But is blogging useful for law […]
Happy Birthday, Bilbo Baggins!
74 years ago today, J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Hobbit was first published. We wondered if we might be able to find some Tolkien references […]
Highlighting new books at the Law Library, part 1
For the next few weeks we will be highlighting new books at the Law Library which may prove useful to you. Today’s […]
Court Case Asks if “Big Brother” Is Spelled GPS
In November, the Supreme Court will hear arguments in United States v. Jones, No. 10-1259, characterized by Adam Liptak in a New […]
Scalia and Kagan are doing it – how about you?
In a recent C-SPAN interview, Justice Elena Kagan mentioned that she uses a Kindle to read briefs. Justice Antonin Scalia has stated […]
The West Digest System
One of the most often asked questions this time of year is about digests and how to use them. The digest system […]