The beginning of the week, you say? That means it’s time for some law news: The 9th Circuit issued a ruling that opens the door for paying college athletes – though it doesn’t go as far as the players would like (SCOTUSblog) Last Friday marked the anniversary of Thurgood Marshall’s swearing-in to the Supreme Court…
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This week’s D&F covers some things that you’ve almost certainly heard about, and some things that you more than likely have not: For instance, you probably heard that VW is in a heap of trouble after cheating emissions tests (The Atlantic), and that the copyright on “Happy Birthday” has been held invalid (Al Jazeera). But…
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Well, the semester certainly is rolling along at this point. Here’s some legal news and items of interest for a little palate cleanser: It’s been 10 years since John Roberts became chief justice. Where does the time go? Here’s a retrospective of the Supreme Court in the last decade (Constitutional Accountability Center) Some reflections on…
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This week we have an Atlantic-heavy edition of D&F for your reading pleasure: Is the Constitution flawed in its design? “Can DNA Evidence Solve a 30-Year-Old Crime?” Marcel Duchamp’s chess set, 3D printing, and droite d’auteur Caesar’s Palace fined $9.5 million for giving a tacit, potentially inadvertent, green light to money laundering One Texas college student…
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Some legal news and miscellany for your reading pleasure as you begin your week: Why does it cost $2,350 to renounce your citizenship? (WSJ Law Blog) There’s some new evidence that may lead to overturning Adnan Sayed’s murder conviction (Gawker) You’d probably sue an AC company for ruining your $300,000 wine collection too (Munchies) A chicken…
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Do you need help . . . finding a case? Setting up a research plan for a comment, memo, or brief? How about tracking down study materials for your exams? Reference librarians are here to help you with all that and more! John Marshall’s reference librarians staff the reference desk on the 6th floor from 10:00…
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Another week, another collection of legal news and miscellany for your reading pleasure: Illinois enacted the Youth Mental Health Protection Act, a ban on gay conversion therapy for minors (Time) The NLRB denied Northwestern football players’ bid to unionize (Al Jazeera) A judge fined himself $25 when his phone rang in court (Above the Law)…
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This Wednesday, the library will hold an open house from 2:30 to 4:30 on the 6th floor. It will be an opportunity for you to get to know library staff and the services we provide, tour the entire library space (including the mysterious seventh floor), peruse the library book sale, and pick up some snacks while…
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Classes have started for the fall semester, so of course it’s time to take a break and check out some legal news and items of interest from the past week: Governor Rauner signed a pretty major piece of police reform legislation (Jurist) Harvard law professor Larry Lessig may enter the democratic primary solely to tackle…
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Happy orientation! Here’s some legal news and miscellany to distract you from the impending beginning of the semester: Some big decisions came down from the 5th (voting rights) and 4th (obtaining cell phone records) Circuits (ABA Journal, Volokh/WaPo) The Seventh Circuit lost track of a case on remand from the Supreme Court for five years…
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