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Lynn Lenart

NEW U.S. Supreme Court Database

November 6, 2009

Questions:

In the last 50 years or so, how many U.S. Supreme Court cases dealt with Fifth Amendment self-incrimination?
Of the four Court eras covered by the database (Warren, Burger, Rehnquist and Roberts), which court era had the most number of liberal decisions?
How many cases from Ohio made it to the U.S. Supreme Court?

 
Answering these types of [...]

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Haunted Courthouses, Jails and Libraries, and the Famous Haunted House Case

October 30, 2009

Let's have some fun!  Below is a sampling of haunted courthouses, haunted jails and even haunted libraries.  Some of the ghostly apparitions were caught on security cameras or web cams!  
Haunted Courthouses

Lincoln County Courthouse, NC.  Charlotte News (after clicking on the link scroll down to read the article and see the video from a surveillance camera).  Possible explanation [...]

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What are the states doing about health care reform?

October 22, 2009

Here is a look at some health care reform initiatives at the state level.
1.   National Governors Issue Brief Highlights State Employee Health Management Initiatives
"States are exploring programs to combat the chronic diseases that account for more than 75 percent of all health care costs, including the states', according to a new Issue Brief from the [...]

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More on the Constitution and Famous Trials

October 9, 2009

Exploring Constitutional Law is a wonderful site created by Doug Linder, a professor at the University of Missouri-Kansas City Law School.  “This site explores some of the great issues and controversies that surround our Nation's founding document.”  “It was created for use by those interested in understanding our nation’s most important document.”  Articles address such [...]

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"Supreme Court Week" on C-SPAN

October 2, 2009

From C-SPAN’s  website:
“Beginning Sunday October 4 at 9:00 p.m. and continuing through that entire week–each night at 9:00 p.m. — C-SPAN will present groundbreaking and unique programs on the Supreme Court. Featuring an original documentary production "The Supreme Court: Home to America's Highest Court" as well as an unprecedented collection of original interviews with 9 [...]

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FREE online law magazine

September 25, 2009

The Legal Workshop features short, concise articles written by scholars but for a generalist audience.  You can read the “short and sweet” version on the site, or for some of the articles, you can read the full law review version.  FREE.
Here is more information from a press release:
“A consortium of America’s most influential law reviews launched The [...]

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The Constitution of the United States

September 18, 2009

This week, the country celebrated the anniversary of the signing of the Constitution in September of 1787.  Let’s look at some of the various web sites with United States Constitutional materials.
The Library of Congress has a United States Constitution page.  Resources include scanned images of a very early printing of the U.S. Constitution and links to [...]

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Legislative Tracking and Web 2.0

September 11, 2009

Here is a nice review of 3 web sites for researching federal legislative information.  I added the Thomas site because it is such a good site and also has RSS feeds.

Thomas (Library of Congress)- purpose of the site is to make federal legislative information freely available to the public.  Search for bills, Congressional Committee information, [...]

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Ohio Attorney General Provides Assistance to Crime Victims

September 4, 2009

Sometimes I am amazed at what I find when helping patrons.  Here is one of those “gems of information.”
Innocent victims of violent crime can apply online on the Attorney General’s web site for compensation of up to $50,000 in expenses.  There are strict guidelines of course.

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Want to sue the government? There's a court for that!

August 14, 2009

Question: Isn’t the government protected by immunity?
Answer:  Many actions are protected by sovereign immunity (also called civil immunity), but in 1975 the Ohio Court of Claims Act was passed creating the Ohio Court of Claims.   “The Court of Claims has original jurisdiction to hear and determine all civil actions filed against the state of Ohio [...]

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The Anatomy of a Trial

August 7, 2009

Sometimes when I am helping library users, they ask for a “simple” description of what happens in a trial.  Cases can get complicated very quickly and  if you are litigating your own case, you need to know what the next step is to prepare your case properly.  Today I am providing links to websites that [...]

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Legal Research Meets Web 2.0

July 31, 2009

Free legal dictionary app for your iPhone
Download Nolo’s Plain English Law Dictionary for free from the iTunes Store. 
Nolo Press is a publisher of legal self-help books.  “Edited by a team of lawyers with expertise in all the vital areas of the law, Nolo’s Plain-English Law Dictionary contains nearly 4,000 legal terms defined in everyday, understandable [...]

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