Super Bowl Sunday Legal Fun!
This Sunday, the New England Patriots and the New York Giants will face off in Super Bowl XLVI in Indianapolis. In honor […]
Category: Legal News
The Furor Over SOPA and PIPA
You may have noticed the internet “strike” being waged today against the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) and the Protect IP Act […]
Arizona Supreme Court Reinstates Redistricting Chair
The Arizona Supreme Court has reinstated Colleen Mathis, the chairwoman of the Independent Redistricting Commission (IRC), who Governor Jan Brewer had impeached […]
Penn State Abuse Scandal a Catalyst for Change
Pennsylvania’s nickname is the “Keystone State,” and it appears to be living up to that name with the legal hullabaloo that has followed the Penn State […]
Arizona Supreme Court Justice Andrew Hurwitz nominated to the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals
President Obama nominated Andrew Hurwitz on Wednesday to serve on the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals. Justice Hurwitz was appointed to the […]
Highlighting new books at the Law Library, part 7
This week’s installment of the new book series features the story of John Thompson, a man who served 18 years in prison […]
You’ve Been Served. . .via Facebook
How do you serve process on someone when you do not know where they are? As a recent ABA Journal article explains, […]
Movie Night, Courtesy of the Law Library
The Ross-Blakley Law Library has a number of legal-themed films in its Law Media collection. In the mood for something light? How […]
First Monday in October-‘Supremes’ Back in Session!
The U. S. Supreme Court is back in session and crime and First and Fourth Amendment cases are on the docket. In […]
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 […]