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Lynn Lenart

Digest of Motor Vehicle Laws

August 5, 2011

The Digest of Motor Laws is available at the AAA website. âThe AAA Digest of Motor Laws is an online compendium of laws and rules related to driving and owning a motor vehicle in the United States and Canada. Use the map at the site to browse each stateâs traffic laws, driverâs license, vehicle titling [...]

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Ohio Texting Bill

July 22, 2011

Ohio House Bill 99 successfully passed the House and is now in the state Senate. A recent article in the Beacon Journal about texting while driving made me curious about the status of Ohioâs bill.  House Bill 99 was introduced in February, passed the House in June and has moved on to the Senate. The [...]

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Evaluating Websites – new Library Guide

April 29, 2011

Caveat lector: Let the reader beware! The information literate person is able to critically evaluate information found on the web.   The purpose for a website is not always apparent.   Web pages pretending to be objective may really have a hidden agenda.  Some sites are neglected and have outdated information but still turn up in Google [...]

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Senate Releases Financial Crisis Report

April 22, 2011

Senate Investigations Subcommittee Releases Levin-Coburn Report On the Financial Crisis âOur investigation found a financial snake pit rife with greed, conflicts of interest, and wrongdoing,â said Levin.   Read how investment banks took actions to actually profit from the decline of the mortgage market at the expense of their clients!  This is quite an exposeâ.

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Supreme Court on your smart phone

April 16, 2011

Follow the U.S. Supreme Court on your smart phone OyezToday is a new free app.  âUsers can now tap, listen, and share U.S. Supreme Court information via this free app,â which was recently released by the Oyez Project.  Users can read todayâs opinion, listen to oral arguments within hours of their release by the court, or [...]

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Mobile Apps for Searching the Law

March 25, 2011

Use these apps to conduct quick research while on the go.  This new library guide describes the latest legal research apps for iPhones, iPads, iPods and Android mobile devices.  Some apps cost to down load, a few require a subscription to use, but the majority of these apps are free to use!  The guide also [...]

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Climate Change and U.S. Law

March 4, 2011

Hat tip to the RIPS Law Librarian Blog. âClimate change affects many areas of U.S. law including SEC disclosure rules, tax law, rules regarding facility permits, insurance law, greenhouse gas reporting, etc.â   Jason Sowards put together a list of links to climate change websites.  Here are some of the websites included on his list: Climate [...]

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Ohio Senate Bill 5 abolishing state collective bargaining rights

February 18, 2011

Senate Bill 5 would affect all public employees in Ohio.

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Best Free Reference Websites

February 11, 2011

The Best of the Best.  Librarian chosen websites and all are free.  On the next page are some government and law related sites that were added to this list in 2010.   The complete 2010 picks are here. 

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The Looming Cable Monopoly

January 28, 2011

Cardozo law professor, Susan Crawford, takes a close look at Verizonâs decision to pull out of FiOS (fiber optic service) and how this clears the way for cable companiesâ monopoly of high-speed internet.  The article is online here and PDF here.    More about this issue here and additional commentary here. Professor Crawford is also following the Comcast/NBCU merger on her [...]

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BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill Report

January 14, 2011

The National Commission of the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill released its final report this week.  The report explores the causes and consequences of the BP disaster and in a separate document, lists recommendations for decision makers.  The full report in PDF is available here and the recommendations report is here.

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Economic Impact on the Older Worker – EEOC investigates

November 19, 2010

âUnemployment for workers 55 and older rose from a pre-recession low of 3.0 percent (November 2007) to reach 7.3 percent in August 2010, making the past 22 months one of the longest spells of high unemployment workers in this age group have experienced in 60 years.â  Source âAt a meeting held Wednesday, the U.S. Equal [...]

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