Catch up on legal news and items of interest from last week: “Senate OKs first openly gay black federal judge” (AP) The USPTO cancelled trademark protection of the Washington Redskins name for being disparaging (ATL Redline) Judge Posner and the 7th Circuit determined that most of the Sherlock Holmes canon is in the public domain…
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Your recap of last week’s legal news and items of interest: The Third Circuit issued an opinion that suggests that connecting to an open WiFi network may be a criminal act (Above the Law) A jury mistakenly acquitted a man who was then fatally stabbed after leaving the courthouse (Fresno Bee) Follow up: Master Softee…
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Catch up on last week’s legal news and items of interest right here: And now a federal judge in Wisconsin has struck down the state’s ban on gay marriage (SCOTUSblog) A man was convicted for a murder not committed in a prison while he was in prison (Overlawyered) A judge in Florida fought, like, physically…
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Catch up on some recent legal news and items of interest: The Supreme Court issued an important decision on intellectual capacity and the death penalty (SCOTUSblog) Property adjacent to an Exxon-owned swamp was abnormally full of alligators. Not Exxon’s fault, says MS Supreme Court (Abnormal Use) Aaron Hernandez’s tattoo artist may have some valuable information…
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Enjoy a little finals respite by catching up with last week’s legal news and items of interest: The FCC is still figuring out net neutrality (Wall Street Journal) The Senate confirmed the first female Native American federal judge (USA Today) Some long ongoing Apple-Google litigation has come to an end (Al Jazeera) Switzerland voted against…
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Join us for some brain fuel on the 6th floor of the library until it’s gone: Monday May 12, 3:30 pm Tuesday May 13, 8 am Wednesday May 14, 3:30 pm Monday May 19, 8 am Thursday May 22, 8 am
In light of the recent phishing attacks on the JMLS email system, LTS has put together a helpful guide on the risks and problems associated with phishing and how to avoid them. Key take away: don’t click on links to change your password in emails. Check out the guide.
Welcome to an exam week Detours and Frolics! Catch up on last week’s legal news and items of interest: Arkansas’s gay marriage ban was struck down (SCOTUSblog) Students at UC Davis have petitioned for licensure of an attorney whose 1890 application to practice law was denied solely because he was Chinese (AP) A man who…
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Welcome to the end of the semester! Take your mind off finals for a minute and catch up on last week’s legal news and items of interest: Oklahoma botched an execution in horrifying fashion (New York Times) A jury decided that Samsung owes Apple about $120 million (Al Jazeera) The Matrix producers were granted summary…
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The library will operate on extended hours from April 22 through May 28: Monday – Friday: 7:00 a.m. – 11:00 p.m. Saturday – Sunday: 8:00 a.m. – 11:00 p.m. Good luck on all your finals!
