Monthly Archives: June 2010

Supreme Court Extended The Right To Keep And Bear Arms To All 50 States.

If for some reason you missed all of the excitement,  on Monday June 28, 2010,  the Supreme Court in McDonald v. City of Chicago, No. 08-1521, ___U.S.___ (2010) extended the federally protected right to keep and bear arms to all … Continue reading

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Gulf Drilling Moratorium Struck Down

A New Orleans federal judge has lifted the six-month moratorium on deepwater drilling imposed by President Barack Obama following the largest oil spill in U.S. history.  The ruling in the case of Hornbeck Offshore Services LLC v. Salazar, 2:10-cv-01663, U.S. … Continue reading

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Circuit Riders Move Through The State

South Carolina law librarians Terrye Conroy and David Lehmann continue on their journey through the state as they hit another Judicial Circuit.  On June 11, 2010, following their presentation at Winthrop in the 16th Judicial Circuit,  the Circuit Riders conducted … Continue reading

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Bluebook nerds rejoice in newest edition!

The 19th edition of the Bluebook has been published and we Bluebook nerds are poring over it.  The new edition is almost 100 pages longer than the previous edition.  There are major changes in at least one important area, which … Continue reading

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Circuit Riders Arrive at Winthrop University

The Circuit Riders Outreach Program is on the move again. On Friday, May 28th, 2010, USC law librarians Terrye Conroy and David Lehmann visited the Winthrop University’s Dacus Library for a day-long program teaching both academic and public librarians about … Continue reading

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Cat Scratch Fever

The news is frequently full of stories of dogs behaving badly, but a 2008 Connecticut case is a tale of two kitties. Plaintiff was injured while trying to protect her cat from the neighborhood fighting tom. Defendants denied responsibility because, … Continue reading

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Calling all Bluebook nerds!

When you use The Bluebook do you think, “Why did the editors do this”?  Now law librarians, at least, will have a chance to ask those questions.   The program “The Bluebook: An Open Discussion Among Editors and Librarians” will be … Continue reading

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