White House To End National Smog Standards Regulations

As we mentioned in a previous post, the White House intends to remove hundreds of government regulations. One of the regulations that is slated to end is the EPA’s national smog standards. Read more here.

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Federal Rules Ebooks For Free!

Here's some great news. Three staples of legal education--the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure, and the Federal Rules of Evidence--can now be downloaded free and read on your iPad, iPhone, Nook, or any device or software that supports .epub files. Go to this CALI page to learn more about the ebooks and how to download them directly to your device or transfer them from a computer.

CALI has joined with Cornell Law School's Legal Information Institute (LII), the highly respected free legal information site, to publish these federal rules ebooks for everyone. Of course, creating them was costly, and commercial equivalents are expensive, so please consider donating something to LII, if you can, to help them continue the good work.
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Online Resources: The Economists' Voice

If you are looking for serious economic analysis about public policy and current issues, try The Economists' Voice. Edited by Aaron Edlin and Joseph Stiglitz, recipient of the 2001 Nobel Prize for Economics, together with Jonathan Carmel, J. Bradford DeLong and Jeffrey Zwiebel, The Economists' Voice offers access to full text (PDF) articles on a broad range of policy issues.

To access The Economists' Voice:

• Go to the Library's home page, click "Online Resources"
• Click the "Commercial and Corporate Law" link
• Scroll down to "Economists' Voice"

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Lexis/Westlaw training for 1Ls

Calling all first year students. Sign up for Lexis/Westlaw training at the Library Circulation desk. Here is the schedule. Make sure you have your registered Lexis and Westlaw usernames. Ask a Reference librarian if you need assistance with this.

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Online Resources: Corporate Governance Report

If you are looking for a source that discusses judicial, regulatory, and upcoming developments in corporate governance, try Corporate Governance Report (BNA).

The reporter provides coverage on major topics such as shareholder rights, directors' fiduciary duties and more. It also provides notice of the activities of courts and other agencies, latest corporate appointments, detailed reviews of corporate conferences and seminars.

To access Corporate Governance Report:

• Go to the Library's home page, click "Online Resources"
• Click the "Commercial and Corporate Law" link
• Scroll down to "Corporate Governance Report (BNA)"

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Legal Restrictions On Student-Teacher Interaction Via Social Media

Debates over the appropriate use of social media in educational settings, and, in particular, between education professionals and students, are increasingly not only in the news, but in the legislature and the courts. Read about one recent development here, in which a Missouri judge blocked a law that restricts teachers from using social media with students.

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Restaurant Rules and Regs--The Legal Side of Fun

Whether you came to Hofstra Law from nearby Long Island or from halfway around the world, it's not always easy to understand the rules and regulations that govern all those grading and calorie signs in the restaurants and bars of Manhattan (and the other four New York City Boroughs). Fortunately, the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene site is a wealth of user-friendly facts. It provides simple explanations and FAQs about the new grading system for restaurants, and you can search here for violations and inspection results by eatery name, neighborhood, and cuisine. Curious about those calorie postings? It's all here, with links to trans fat and smoking regulations.

Maybe the big city eating and drinking experience is going to the dogs? Well, not exactly. As related last week in the New York Times City Room blog, the city that never sleeps is finally cracking down on the dog-friendly (and I assume, cat-friendly) bar.
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Online Resources: Environment & Energy Daily(E&E)

If you are looking for a source with daily coverage of environmental and energy policy and markets, try Environment & Energy Daily (E&E).

To access Environment & Energy Daily(E&E):

* Go to the Library's home page, click "Online Resources"
* Click the "Environmental Law" link" link
* Scroll down to "Environment & Energy Daily"
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FOIA Facts: Information is not Free

This brief article "FOIA Facts: Information is not Free" highlights the impact of budget cuts will make on the public's access to government information. We currently take for granted that we have easy online access to the activities of Congress and federal regulatory actions. What if it were to end?
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We're back

We are open and are back to our regular schedule. 24/7 access will be available.

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