Honduran regime's crackdown on dissent condemned Sep 30, 2009
Latest Political Stories. Latest World Stories. (Anchorage Daily News)
How to Choose the Right Type of Law... Sep 26, 2009
How to Choose the Right Type of Lawyer. How to Choose the Right Type of Lawyer. (Suite101.com)
Young: Talkin' trash Sep 24, 2009
by Bob Young - Sept. 23, 2009 06:43 PM The Arizona Republic. Attention Arizona State fans planning to attend Saturday's ASU-Georgia football game at Sanford Stadium in Athens. (AZCentral -- Sports)
Bureau County Board 9-8 Sep 23, 2009
Approved increased law library fees as presented. Comments. (Princeton Bureau County Republican, IL)
UGA tailgaters asked to clean up Sep 18, 2009
Tom Ritch, Special to the AJC Tailgaters left a mess on the lawn in front of the Alexander King Law Library -- on the north Georgia campus, near Lumpkin and Baldwin streets -- during Saturday's Georgia-South Carolina game ... Tom Ritch, Special to the AJC Trash is strewn across the lawn in front of Georgia's Alexander King Law Library Sunday morning following Georgia-South Carolina football game in Athens Saturday evening. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Sports)
Future uncertain for retired judge's specially built chambers Sep 13, 2009
The building s extensive law library would then be easily accessible by the city s attorneys and judges. C.F. Evans Co. was tapped to be the general contractor for the building and owned the building through 2006 until Pearlstine purchased it. (Orangeburg Times and Democrat, SC)
Teachers still can't wear religious clothing in 3 states Sep 3, 2009
Loyola law student Mona Elgindy, a Muslim, poses in the law library in Chicago. She says her dress was never a problem in her eight years of teaching in Chicago. (USA Today -- News)
Jon R. Pearce Aug 22, 2009
Memorials may be directed to the University of Iowa Law Library or the Muscatine Humane Society in Jon's name. Online condolences may be left at. (Muscatine Journal, IO)
Court rules against Sri Rams bid to get his books back Aug 14, 2009
KUALA LUMPUR: The Civil High Court dismissed, with costs, Federal Court Justice Gopal Sri Rams claim for the return of the law library of the firm he started and for the discontinuance of the use of his name by the defendants, his former partners. More to come. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- News)
Kind to speak to local Democrats Aug 12, 2009
wiseup wrote on Aug 11, 2009 8:38 PM:" morga have you ever heard of George Soros? Have you heard the CLINTON's raised at least $495,000,000 for their law library? Money donated by the hundreds of millions of dollars from OUTSIDE our country to build a LAW LIBRARY and you don't think there is anything wrong with this INFLUENCE PEDDLING? You are worried that some politicans that have pushed THEIR UNPOPULAR agendas on the rest of US gets shouted down at a meeting? Liberals INVENTED THOSE TACTICS... (La Crosse Tribune, WI)
New school: $14.7 million law building project follows ADA, energy efficient Aug 12, 2009
The Law Library was added in the 1970s and the basement was renovated about 25 years later, he said. Last year, noise from construction displaced Law School classes. (Missoulian, MT)
UPDATED STORY: Trimble convicted of lesser charges Aug 8, 2009
Deputies searched the empty courtroom, nearby hall and adjacent law library, and an officer stashed several extra sets of handcuffs and chains in the courtroom. As they returned to hear the verdict, Trimble s friends and family were assigned to one side of gallery benches; Randall s were told to stay on the other. (Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier)
buy your own bankrupt creation-science theme park Aug 7, 2009
Librarian Univ. of Cincinnati Law Library. Disclaimer. (Harper's Magazine)
DIY legal assistance Aug 5, 2009
Lisa Kunkel Independent Record - Carroll College senior Mark Perez, an intern, works in the Self-Help Law Center in the State Law Library Tuesday afternoon ... In civil cases such as divorce, nearly half of the defendants do not have legal representation, according to State Law Library of Montana librarian Judy Meadows. (Helena Independent Record)
Law school applications rise despite costs, job market Jul 28, 2009
In addition to working part-time for an Oxford law firm - a job that started out as a volunteer position - Martin also has been working at the law library. And, he started a musical side job. (The Clarion-Ledger)
Letters to the editor (7/27/09) Jul 27, 2009
I knew him well from our many encounters in the law library. No matter how busy he was with his own cases and deadlines, he always took the time to answer my various questions. (Anchorage Daily News)
City accepts ownership of former bank building Jul 16, 2009
Plans for the future use of the building are not yet determined, but Chambers mentioned the possibility of a law library and office for the Scott County Bar Association on the second floor of the two-story building. The Scott County Board of Supervisors had recently expressed interest in the building for a possible location for the Children and Family Services office until it was disclosed that the city already had its acquisition in process. (Forest Scott County Times, MS)
Anand Jon wants to defend himself in court Jul 13, 2009
"If you're going without a lawyer it's easier -- you have access to the law library and other aspects of your case, which he doesn't have now. I think a policy of direct engagement will assist this defendant," he said. The latest move from Anand comes after the California court denied him a new trial. (India Times, India)
Alzheimer's forces judge's retirement Jul 10, 2009
Then you have these wonderful relationships with the law clerks, said Williams, who has the wall of her Orangeburg office s law library lined with pictures of each of her law clerks. Although the judges sit in Richmond, Va. (Orangeburg Times and Democrat, SC)
New Jersey State Bar Association Provides Free Legal Research with Fastcase Jul 8, 2009
New Jersey State Bar Association Members Receive Access to Comprehensive, Next-Generation Law Library Online ... New Jersey lawyers can now access the complete New Jersey law library online by visiting the NJSBA website, , Members now get for free - as a part of their NJSBA membership - services that previously cost thousands of dollars per lawyer each year. (Yahoo News -- Press Releases)
John Grisham marks 20th anniversary of 'A Time to Kill' Jun 22, 2009
"If I had 30 minutes to an hour, I would sneak up to the old law library, hide behind the law books and write A Time to Kill," he says. It has been two decades since the publication of A Time to Kill, Grisham's first novel. (USA Today)
Corrections officer raped by inmate sues city Jun 20, 2009
Authorities say Jonathan Tave used a makeshift knife to attack the 50-year-old victim in the law library at the Duval County Jail. Tave later pleaded guilty to the crime. (The Palm Beach Post)
Former Officer Sues City Over Rape Jun 19, 2009
She went to work at the jail in May of 2008 and she hasn't been back after the vicious rape inside the law library, where she was the clerk ... "The former officer said she had no gun, no Taser gun and no help. She said she was always the only one in the law library with the inmates, and she said there was no way for her to get out unless she was buzzed out.She told Channel 4 that while she was being rapped Tave told her, "No one can help you. (News4Jax.com, FL)
Burcham has no luck intervening in 'Pledge' lawsuit Jun 16, 2009
Hager alleges the law library was closed down for as long as two or three years but funds collected for the law library were used to construct two new courtrooms ... The judge granted Hager 60 days to get information from the state about any law library funds used to construct or improve new courtrooms, as opposed to renovated courtrooms ... Mr posted on Thursday, June 11th, 2009 at 11:03 amCould this attorney not use his personal computer to look up what he wanted to find in the law library or... (Park Hills Daily Journal, MO)
Spotted®: The focus is on you! Jun 6, 2009
IN HONOR OF SERVICE: E. Ann Puckett, University of Georgia School of Law Alexander Campbell King Law Library director and professor, won the Marian Gould Gallagher Distinguished Service Award, presented by the Association of American Law Libraries. LAW SCHOLARSHIP: Benjamin T. Bridges of Athens, a second-year law student at the Southern Illinois University School of Law, was honored for academic excellence and given the Phi Kappa Phi Scholarship Award during the school s 2009 awards ceremony. (Athens Banner-Herald)
Virginia Primary 2009 Voter's Guide Jun 5, 2009
He has held the following offices: Vienna Board of Architectural Review, Vienna Town-Business Liaison Committee, Vienna Volunteer Fire Department Capital Campaign Steering Committee, Holy Comforter Vestry member, Sunday school teacher & lay minister, Board of Directors and chairman, Vienna-Tysons Regional Chamber of Commerce, Government Affairs Committee, Vienna Elementary School PTA Board, Fairfax Bar Association Circuit Court, Law Library & Lawyer Referral Committee. Esam Omeish. (W-USA News, DC)
Santa Maria law librarian will be sentenced for burglary Jun 3, 2009
Raymond MacGregor, the library director for the Santa Barbara County Law Library, said previously that Zaharias was taking time off from his job, but declined to discuss what, if any, disciplinary action would be taken against Zaharias. MacGregor could not be reached Tuesday for comment. (Santa Maria Times)
Meadows, Dahl take new positions at UGA May 24, 2009
E. Ann Puckett, a University of Georgia School of Law professor and director of UGA s Alexander Campbell King Law Library, has earned the Marian Gould Gallagher Distinguished Service Award the most prestigious award presented by the Association of American Law Libraries ... Puckett joined the UGA Law faculty in 1994, where she teaches a course on law and disability in addition to overseeing the law library, computing services and educational technology for the law school. (Athens Banner-Herald)
Your views: Letters to the editor May 17, 2009
It is what the summons does not say that should raise an eyebrow, such as that if youre penalized by your employer for serving on a jury, when you call the clerk of court for help, they refer you to the law library, whose two librarians are more than willing to help, although they cannot give advice. When you call the State Attorneys Office, youll be told the office strictly prosecutes and cannot help. (Florida Today)
Official Wants Riker Evacuation Over H1N1 Scare May 17, 2009
Seabrook said the inmate was in the general population who can obtain passes to go to the jail's barber shop, commissary, law library and recreation yards. He said the inmate could have passed the virus to hundreds of others. (CBS 2, NY)
Philanthropist, UO donor John Jaqua dies at 88 May 17, 2009
His legacy includes the John E. Jaqua Law Library at the UO, the Jaqua Concert Hall at Eugene's Shedd Institute and the Jaqua Distinguished Alumnus Award at the law school. His volunteer efforts included the American Red Cross, the Marist Foundation, the Springfield Museum, the Sacred Heart Medical Center Foundation, the YMCA, and the Oregon Historical Society. (OregonLive, OR -- News)
Honorees for the 41st Wellesley Veterans Parade May 16, 2009
In 1947, Marion Rae Foster visited the law library of Suffolk Law School She was a law student at Boston University. Auburn said when he saw her enter the library, I said to myself, that is the girl I am going to marry. (Wellesley Townsman, MA)
Government Whistleblowers, Trauma Recovery Expert and Roseanne Barr to Speak Out Against Torture and Mind Control May 11, 2009
Despite media censorship and death threats and attempts, these proven, documented facts have now reached over 48 countries, been licensed and translated into 8 languages, and are in major universities worldwide such as the Oxford Law Library. Mark Phillips is a native of Nashville, Tennessee. (Yahoo News -- Press Releases)
Law library will be back in service soon May 7, 2009
This follows on the heels of a lawsuit filed by St. Francois County Attorney Don Hagar in which he accused St. Francois County judges of dismantling the law library and using funds meant to support it to remodel judges' chambers. He cited an audit of the 24th Judicial Circuit for 2006/2007 in which the state auditor voiced concern about the possible use of about 2,600 in law library funds to carpet judges' office ... Judge Kenneth Pratte, responding to the concerns, had said he had worked for... (Park Hills Daily Journal, MO)
Union: Too Many Gaps in GPO Security May 6, 2009
Most reiterated concerns of the past, such as the growing backlog of claims at the Copyright Office and the need for more funds to help the Law Library of Congress. Rep. (Roll Call)
Students seek out study spots for finals week preparation May 4, 2009
Dickinson School of Law Library. Although the Law Library is primarily designed to support the legal research needs of Penn State Dickinson law students and faculty, other members of the Penn State community looking for a quiet study space are welcome to test it out ... Located on Park Ave., the law library is a great option for East Hall residents who aren't looking to make the haul to Pattee and Paterno libraries. (Daily Collegian, PA)
Stevenson U. names business school after developer Howard S. Brown May 2, 2009
The $13 million, 60,000-square-foot Owings Mills school includes a forensic studies program, a business and law library, 12 classrooms, a student lounge, six computer labs, and two distance learning classrooms. Stevenson officials said they named the school after Brown because he contributed to the development of its Owings Mills campus during the past six years. (Baltimore Business Journal, MD)
Williams responds to petition May 1, 2009
Williams, who spoke to the Daily Journal by phone Wednesday afternoon while he was on his way back to Farmington from the Cape Girardeau County Courthouse, said they got rid of the law books some time ago and the law library consisted of a computer with a West Law program. Williams said apparently after the county annex was built and during the courthouse remodeling, the contractors moved the law library computer from the basement where it had been located ... Williams said the law library is... (Park Hills Daily Journal, MO)
County awards bids9:49 am | (No comments posted.) Apr 30, 2009
It will be primarily the law library and a portion of the area near the west courtroom, Ford said last week. It will create three attorney/client areas, one new office and a major renovation of an existing office. (Watertown Public Opinion, SD)
Pledge attorney files another suit Apr 30, 2009
Attorney Don Hager filed a petition Wednesday morning against all four of the county s judges claiming law library funds have been misused and that the law library has been dismantled ... Hager asks the judges to stop spending law library money on their office space and asks for an independent audit. (Park Hills Daily Journal, MO)
AUDIO: Police scanner traffic immediately following the shooting Apr 28, 2009
"As soon as we looked out the window, there was a cop walking by with an assault rifle," said Bryan Shivera, who was studying inside the UGA Law Library, which is near Brooks Hall. Graduate student Kerry Steinberg said she felt a little anxious about her own safety after she received the alert, which UGA sent out to about 34,000 students and 8,000 workers. (Athens Banner-Herald)
Judge Signs Off On Spiffier Death Row Apr 17, 2009
It also required improvements in food, medical care, cells, showers and access to a law library. As the Death Row population multiplied, the state periodically sought to end court supervision. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Crime)
State auditor expresses some concerns Apr 16, 2009
The report voices concerns about 2,640 in law library funds used to carpet the judges office space ... The purpose of a law library is to provide legal resources for private practicing attorneys ... In response to the concern, Presiding Circuit Court Judge Kenneth W. Pratte told the auditor that the circuit was instrumental in getting an amendment to the law allowing law library funds to be used for courtroom renovation and technology enhancement. (Park Hills Daily Journal, MO)
Man charged with destroying statue of Moses in Worcester courthouse Apr 4, 2009
In dire need of a cleaning and overall restoration, the Worcester Law Library paid to have the work done and had it reinstalled in the new courthouse just a few weeks ago. Yesterday lawyers said the statue has always marked a meeting spot, with lawyers telling colleagues or clients to meet "at Moses.". (Boston Globe)
$91.7 million Hilo courthouse ready to open Mar 29, 2009
Inside are seven general-purpose courtrooms, two family courtrooms, law library, holding cells, and meeting rooms for witnesses, attorney interviews and grand jury use. After parking in one of the complex's 400 stalls, members of the public will be able to pay fines or file documents on the first floor. (Honolulu Advertiser)
SU to host memorial for law professor Mar 27, 2009
Before her death, Arzt decided that she wanted to donate her collection of international human rights books, including a few she'd written herself, to the law library, Kanter said. The books will be officially donated in a ceremony at Barclay Law Library after the memorial service. (Daily Orange, NY)
New court complex to open in Hilo Mar 24, 2009
The three-story, 175,000-square-foot complex at the Kaikoo Mall in Hilo will have seven general courtrooms, two family courtrooms, a law library, secure holding cells, witness rooms, attorney interview rooms and a grand jury meeting room. The long-awaited Hilo complex, located across from the Hilo State Office Building and Big Island County s Aupuni Center, will consolidate the 3rd Circuit Court s four different courts, including its drug and family courts and adult probation division, which for... (Pacific Business News, HI)
Study shows how illegal immigrants face long detention Mar 19, 2009
She traded her Baby Phat clothes for a gray uniform and window-shopping at the mall for a law library behind razor wire. Her only crime. (Douglas Daily Dispatch, AZ)
Plan to give Internet access to inmates advances in Nevada Legislature Mar 13, 2009
Under AB34, they could get e-mail from approved senders, take online classes and access an electronic law library. They also could videoconference with state Parole Board commissioners for hearings, virtually visit with doctors and buy items such as digital music files. (KLAS-TV.com, NV)
Entertainment Guide Mar 13, 2009
According to the Metropolitan Correction Center in New York City, which Madoff now calls home, the Ponzi King has all day to "watch TV (installed in common areas only), play table games such as ping pong, attend educational programming (GED and other classes), work on his legal case on the unit or in the law library, and read material provided by the leisure library.". Cultivating solitary pursuits will be key to Madoff, as he will likely not find many friends in jail, according to Larry Levine,... (Fox News)
Trickett Hall ahead of schedule Mar 8, 2009
Trickett Hall, meanwhile, will be renovated to house the H. Laddie Montague Jr. Law Library and a legislative hearing room. Kelly Rimmer, director of marketing and communications for the law school, said interior work on the buildings is staggered so one type of crew can move along and not be in the way of others. (Carlisle Sentinel, PA)
Law of the land Mar 7, 2009
Mark Ylen/Democrat-HeraldSix of the firm s current attorneys there are eight in all gathered in the law library Feb. 19. From left are Mike Cowgill, Ed Schultz, Dennis Ashenfelter, Jonathan Lee, Joel Kalberer and Andy Bean. (Albany Democrat-Herald, OR)
2009 Dancing with the Athens Stars lineup Mar 1, 2009
Natalie Cox, an instructor at CONTACT Dance with DanceFX and artistic director for UGA;s Ballroom Performance Group, was much more likely to run into her partner, law school associate dean Paul Kurtz, in UGA;s law library than on the dancefloor. A 2006 graduate of the law school, Cox is an attorney, but she and Kurtz have spent more time perfecting footwork than debating amicus briefs. (Athens Banner-Herald)
Governor not interested in brewing up a beer tax Feb 27, 2009
Taxman wrote on Feb 22, 2009 3:43 PM:" Tax the rich to feed the poor, til there are no rich no more! Tax their beer, tax their tobacco, tax their gas, tax their property, tax their purchases, tax their income, tax the payroll, tax their tea~ time for another Boston tea party! The rich will not stand for being punished~ note Swiss bank accounts, off shore accounts, business headquarters moving out, evade, avoid, scam and Clinton's law library! ". The Unposted Comment wrote on Feb 21, 2009 6:29... (La Crosse Tribune, WI)
Web Sites' Outrageous Service Agreements Feb 20, 2009
"At the bottom of pretty much every page there is a terms-of-service agreement that tells you rules of the road in terms of that Web site," said Martin H. Samson, a New York attorney who runs the Internet Law Library, an online Internet law database. Related Stories. (Fox News)
Mice scamper, leap, fall from ceilings in the Palm Beach County Courthouse Feb 20, 2009
There are sightings in the law library on the ground floor, usually around 3 p.m. Scratching can be heard behind press room walls. Traffic homicide prosecutor Ellen Roberts, in the state attorney's office building across the street, has one she nicknamed "Moses.". (The Palm Beach Post)
Nevada lawmakers debate limited Internet access for prison inmates Feb 12, 2009
Under , they could get e-mail from approved senders, take online classes, and access an electronic law library. All the e-mail traffic could be monitored by prison staffers. (KRNV.com, NV)
Know your campus: Law school a leader in diversity Feb 10, 2009
The college's prestigious law library, located on four floors in the Boyd Law Building. According to American Bar Association and Association of American Law School statistics, the UI Law Library has the second or third largest number of unique individual cataloged volume and volume equivalent titles among all law school libraries. (Daily Iowan, IA)
Jewish texts to stimulate intellect Feb 10, 2009
Looking to establish and maintain intellectual curiosity among students and faculty, the Bloch Law Library is playing host throughout this semester to a traveling collection of Jewish law texts ... Paul Callister, director of the Law Library, said he first heard about the collection through a Listserv announcement. (University News, MO)
Northwestern Mutual grants $4.5 million for education Feb 9, 2009
The building will house classrooms, conference spaces, offices, courtrooms, a chapel, a two-story vaulted reading room, 200-person conference center and a law library. The grant brings us one step closer to securing all the funds we need to raise for the Eckstein facility, said Joseph Kearney, dean of the law school. (Milwaukee Business Journal, WI)
