Talk about the weather
Whether you wonder what happened to June, need a warm sunny windowsill for a nap or are investigating standards of care for plane, trains and automobiles, we all talk about the weather. You can get...
View ArticleLexis Advance Tips: Accessing Law360.com and Signing up for Daily Newsletters
Law360 provides coverage of industry news and trends in forty different practice areas, state sections with litigation, legislation and regulation, corporate deals, and more. Faculty and students can...
View ArticleBloomberg/LexisAdvance/WestlawNext Alerts - keeping track and updating your...
So you have a long-term project and you have crafted a really good search query for the project. Bloomberg/LexisAdvance/WestlawNext all have an "Alert" feature that permits you to save your query, set...
View ArticleDriving, Mobile Devices, and State Laws
It's summer again, when we drive to new jobs, vacations, and other unfamiliar places both in and outside of New York. Current laws on the use of hand-held phones, texting, and other uses of mobile...
View ArticleU.S. Copyright Office: Fair Use Index
The U. S. Copyright Office launched a new tool for copyright researchers: the Fair Use Index. "The Fair Use Index tracks a variety of judicial decisions to help both lawyers and non-lawyers better...
View ArticleSummer: Even Non-Humans Like To Swim
Like to swim during your Summer break? You aren’t the only one, and that preference transcends the human genus. Have a look hereto see which animals share your enjoyment of natation, including pigs,...
View ArticleSummer Research tip - Treatises
Really this applies all year round, but for those diving into legal research for a Summer job, remember to see if there is a treatise in your subject area. Let someone else do the work for you!You can...
View ArticleResearch Resources: ERISA Litigation Tracker (BNA)
If you are interested in a source that provides significant ERISA cases as they are being litigated then check the BNA ERISA Litigation Tracker. This source also provides alerts and full text of court...
View ArticleLincoln: Master of Words
Did you miss Lincoln Speaks: Words That Transformed a Nation, an exhibit at the Morgan Library & Museum in Manhattan that closed on June 7? Well, you can still experience it. A complete online...
View ArticleWatching Cute Cat Videos May Be Beneficial—Really!
Granted, I am not a disinterested witness, so let me offer some scientific evidence that it is not only OK to watch cute cat videos online during a Bar exam study break, but it may even be...
View ArticleFerguson Report
The FERGUSON report : Department of Justice investigation of the FERGUSON Police Department is now available in the Library collection (HV8148.F47 F47 2015) and online.Ernster, the Virtual Library Cat
View ArticleGraphics and visuals of U.S. law
There have been many efforts over the past few decades to use visualization methods and technologies to create graphical representations of the law. Alan Rothman has written a short article Recent...
View ArticleState Court Websites
As a summer intern or new lawyer, you'll often need to obtain information quickly about particular state courts of general or special jurisdiction. Whether you are interested in the New York City...
View ArticleThe New Edition of the Blue Book Has Been Published!
The 20th edition of The Bluebook Citation Manual has just been published. Cynthia Pittson of Pace Law School compiled the changes, from the 19th to the 20th edition.Ernster, the Virtual Library Cat
View ArticleAlternative Idea For A Summer Blockbuster
Quieter days in the library allow this virtual library cat time to reflect on better ideas for a Summer blockbuster movie, an alternative to the usual tedious cloned dinosaur-run-amok fare. With that...
View ArticleEnd of the Term
As we reach the end of the Supreme Court's term, you may be inspired to catch up on what happened (in yesterday's Affordable Care Act decision), is happening as I type (the last decision of the term on...
View ArticleGeneral Legal Research Apps
Law Technology Today recently published a list of general legal research apps. The apps are organized by category which include court rules, case law, legal dictionaries, state statutes and more....
View Article10 Mobile Apps to Simplify Life for Lawyers
This is another apps list from Law Technology Today, 10 Mobile Apps to Simplify Life for Lawyers. Some apps are strictly for lawyers - Fastcase - while others are general - Workshare - but meet a...
View ArticleNew York Freedom Trail
Fourth of July weekend is almost here. Many of us will be heading into Manhattan, Brooklyn, or elsewhere in New York City to take advantage of the fun and festivities. While you're taking a much...
View ArticleDid Benjamin Franklin Really Say That?
As Independence Day approaches, we can reliably expect to see quotations throughout the various media from that most quotable of the Founders, Benjamin Franklin. But did Benjamin Franklin really say...
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