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Posts Tagged ‘Lot’

JSTOR Opens Up A Little On Public Research And Congress Wants To Close It Down A Lot

16 Jan

Several stories are popping up on JSTOR’s Register and Read program which will allow non-affiliates to have limited free access to some of the content in JSTOR, with emphasis on the word “limited.” Signing up gives one access to a…

 

And now for something completely different: Above the Law’s top 10 most popular posts of 2011 and predictions for 2012

06 Jan

See Above The Law’s Top Ten Most Popular Stories of 2011. Predictions include: Law schools will get more creative in how they massage their employment numbers. We talk a lot about “transparency,” and there will be MOAR TRANSPARENCY in 2012….

 

An eBook Divide

12 Dec

eBooks seem to hog up a lot of space in both the information and legal professional trade presses these days. On pg 12 of the December 2011 Information Today issue, there is an article on “Ebook trends” (the author used…

 

Undocumented Search Operators In Google

05 Dec

Searching Google, or any search engine for that matter, almost always offers relevant results, though with a lot of noise hits thrown in just for the fun of it. I’ve always imagined how Google might benefit from using Boolean connectors…

 

Supreme Court Action: Arbitration And A Whole Lot of Habeas

14 Nov

The Supreme Court issued four opinions in the last two weeks. Three of them are Per Curiam and one was authored by Justice Scalia. The first of these is Cavasos v. Smith (10-1115). It’s an unusual case involving the prosecution…

 

Friday Fun: A 1L’s Love-Hate Ode to the Law Library

23 Sep

Quoting the video’s creator: “I’ve spent a lot of time in the law library during my first semester at law school. This ode represents our relationship.” [JH]

 
 

Supreme Court Action Today – Tenth Amendment, Comity, And A Lot Of Criminal Stuff

16 Jun

The Supreme Court issued five opinions today, mostly dealing with criminal law issues, though they touch on other aspects of constitutional law. The first case is Bond v. United States (09-1227), where the Court decided that individuals have standing under…