EU Begins Antitrust Proceedings Against Google

Yesterday, the European Commission initiated antitrust proceedings against Google. The Commission accuses Google of using its dominant position in the search engine market to harm competitors, by favoring its own shopping products within search results.

Read more here. 

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Exam Period Extended Hours

Exam Period Schedule - Monday, April 20 - Wednesday, May 13
Monday - Friday       8:00 A.M. - 11:00 PM.
Saturday & Sunday 10:00 A.M. - 11:00 A.M.

Exception

Wednesday, May 13 (last day of final exams)  8A.M.- 7:00 P.M.

Library Study Rooms

Click here to access the Library’s study room policy.

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Magna Carta Celebration Continues

You've probably heard by now that this year marks the 800th anniversary of one of Anglo-American law's most treasured documents--the Magna Carta.  A special exhibit at the Library of Congress, featured in a previous post, proudly displayed one of the original copies.  Now, to accompany its ongoing celebratory exhibit, the British Library has created an outstanding digital presentation of original items on display, articles, videos, and more to enjoy online.  And closer to home, the latest issue of the New Yorker features an eye-opening article about the Magna Carta in its own times and in American legal tradition, "The Rule of History: Magna Carta, the Bill of Rights, and the Hold of Time," by historian staff writer Jill Lepore.  Anyone interested in law, history, or our heritage of legal rights should check these out.

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ABA Journals on Hein Online

The American Bar Association Journals is a sub collection of the Law Journal Library (Hein Online) which contains only titles published by the American Bar Association.  You can search an individual title or across the collection.  Each article is a separate PDF so this is a good source for journal source gathering.

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Access to Justice apps

For those of us interested in increasing access to legal assistance for those with limited resources, there are now apps for that.  Free apps to find a lawyer or legal assistance such as Ask a Lawyer:Legal Help, CitizenshipWorks (for immigration assistance) and LawZam (matching lawyers and clients) are all free.  Other apps like Stop & Frisk (free),  Disastr (free web app) and My Health Care Wishes Pro ($3.99) address more specific legal concerns.

For more Access to Justice apps, see the ABA Journal's listing and descriptions.

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This Day In The Law: Purchase Of Alaska

On this day in 1867, the U.S. Senate voted to ratify the Treaty with Russia for the purchase of Alaska. What was then known as "Seward's Folly", after the U.S. Secretary of State who advocated for the purchase, was later viewed much more favorably when gold and oil were discovered there.

Acknowledgment to Jurist.

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ABA Announces Free Law Student Membership

The American Bar Association announced yesterday that "effective immediately," it would offer free membership to all students enrolled in ABA-approved law schools.  ABA membership, which previously cost students $25, offers a wealth of benefits geared to a law student's career interests and development. For example, students will have access to the ABA Job Board, with listings for clerkships and internships as well as other positions, and a resume posting service. Career advice webinars, networking events, CLE opportunities, free subscriptions, and product discounts are among the other valuable membership benefits.  Law students can apply online for ABA membership here, or by phone by calling the ABA Service Center. 

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Research Resources: Finding State Government Websites

If you are looking for quick way to find a state web page, try USA.Gov. The site provides access to  the government website for each state, the District of Columbia, and U.S. territories and associated states.

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Sourcebook of Federal Sentencing Statistics

Are you interested in federal criminal prosecution or defense?  Do you need reliable, current crime and sentencing statistics for a research paper or assignment?  The United States Sentencing Commission has just released its free, online 2014 Sourcebook of Federal Sentencing Statistics (scroll down for links to the content).  The Sourcebook contains statistics on federal crimes and offenders and the application of the federal sentencing guidelines in selected districts, circuits, and nationally. It includes numerical and demographic data on offenders by crime category, statistics on guilty pleas and trials, comparisons of sentences to the guideline range, data from drug and immigration cases, and sentencing appeals information.

Best of all, there is an Interactive Sourcebook where you can create customized statistical tables and filter data by circuit, district, and date. For historical or comparative statistics, consult the Annual Reports & Sourcebooks Archives, containing all Sourcebooks back to the 1996 first edition.      

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LLT Lab Open House Continues this week

LLT Lab Open House
 
The Research Laboratory is dedicated to inventing and making available to the public the technological tools that can make legal practice and legal education more effective and more efficient.
Learn more about who we are and what we do. Stop by any time during the hours listed below.

Everyone is welcome, especially 1Ls who might be  interested in joining the Lab in August 2015.
 
Tuesday, March 31 | Noon - 3 p.m. | LLT Lab, Room 113
Wednesday, April 1 | Noon - 3 p.m. | LLT Lab, Room 113

The LLT Lab was  featured in the December 2014 ABA Student Lawyer article Law Schools 3.0.

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