Summer Lexis/Westlaw access

For those of you taking summer classes, doing research for a class or working as a research assistant, you may extend your Lexis and Westlaw passwords for the summer. To do this, use the links for each service in this post and look for the summer access links.



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Free and Low-Cost Online Legal Research Resources

As many of you prepare for your Summer jobs, you may be interested to learn of free or low-cost legal research resources that are available online. Both Pace and Georgetown law schools offer excellent guides to unearthing such economical online legal research resources.

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GlobaLex Research Tools

Are you looking for international, foreign, and comparative law research tools? Try GlobaLex.

Published by the Hauser Global Law School Program at NYU School of Law, GlobaLex is an electronic legal publication dedicated to international and foreign law research.


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Constitution Finder

Need to find the constitution of a particular country? Look no further than the Constitution Finder.
This handy site allows you to search by country and links to the country's constitutional text. It is a nice place to keep in mind when doing foreign law research.

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Souter Replacement Speculation

With the announcement that Justice Souter will be retiring at the end of the current term, the game of Supreme Court nomination speculation is in full gear.

The Blog of Legal Times lists all of the likely candidates, and some others are listed in the comments.

The National Law Journal lists most of the same likely candidates.

In this article, The New York Times lists the ages of some likely candidates.

In addition to birthdates, the Washington Post gives short biographies of the likely candidates.

And Brian Leiter is running a poll (including the obvious candidates and some that are listed for fun), where many of the voters will probably be law professors.

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Law Day Perspective

Each year on May 1, with law students in the midst of final exams, the nation observes Law Day, celebrating the higher ideals for which the law profession stands and the role it plays in a nation "under law." For just a little perspective while studying, take a few moments to read the official proclamation of the 51st Law Day, U.S.A., by President and former constitutional law professor, Barack Obama.


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Facts Galore

Need a quick fact and Google not finding it? refdesk.com is a great source for facts - such as maps, definitions, and translations. It is also great for a quick study break, with comics, music, games and jokes. There is much, much more, so check it out.

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U.S. Government Web Site On Influenza Pandemics

Pandemicflu.gov is a U.S. government Web site devoted to swine, avian, and other pandemic influenza information.  The home page currently offers updates regarding the threatened swine influenza pandemic. Sidebar subjects include links to general information, planning and preparation, monitoring outbreaks, travel and economic impact, and much more

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Google's Public Data Tool

I was prowling the Law Librarian's Blog and discovered a cool new Google feature. With Google's Public Data Tool you can "compare visually public data often buried deep in government websites." Click here for more information.



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Nuremberg Trials

From the site: Twenty-four major political and military leaders of Nazi Germany, indicted for aggressive war, war crimes, and crimes against humanity, were brought to trial before the International Military Tribunal. More than 100 additional defendants, representing many sectors of German society, were tried before the United States Nuremberg Military Tribunals in a series of 12 trials known as “Subsequent Nuremberg Proceedings.”

The four major publications contain: the official proceedings of the trial of the major war criminals (The Blue Series), documentary evidence and guide materials from that trial (The Red Series), the official condensed record of the subsequent trials (The Green Series), and a final report on all the war crimes trials held in Nuremberg, Germany, from 1945 to 1949.

The site links to the full text (PDF) of all of these publications.

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