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CMLawLibraryBlog

The CM Law Library Blog seeks to inform the Cleveland-Marshall College of Law community about key legal education, research, practice, and law library news, with a particular focus on Cuyahoga County and Ohio as well as faculty research interests.

Watch State Government in Action

Jessica Mathewson-Library Media Technical Asst.-jessica.mathewson@law.csuohio.edu | October 02, 2007 - 16:22

Check out live feeds of the Ohio Supreme Court, the Ohio Senate and House of Representatives and Governor in action on the Ohio Channel . Coverage, provided by Ohio PBS channels and the Statehouse Media Center, is unedited and commentary free, giving you an unbiased perspective. Both the Supreme Court and the House and Senate archive their sessions. The Supreme Court beginning in 2004 and the House and Senate in 1997. The Governor's Office archives the current administration.

House and Senate sessions may provide valuable insight into the legislative intent behind Ohio statutes. For additional information, see our Ohio Legal Research Guide/Legislative History .


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Banned Books Week-September 29th-October 6th

Jessica Mathewson-Library Media Technical Asst.-jessica.mathewson@law.csuohio.edu | October 02, 2007 - 13:55

Celebrate Banned Book Week ! In addition to the list of current and previously banned books, there is also a list of notable First Amendment cases compiled by the Office of Intellectual Freedom (policy arm of the American Library Association). Topics range from Freedom of Religion to Privacy and Anonymity. Of particular interest during Banned Book Week, are cases related to the Right to Read . Even Harry Potter was taken to court...Check out how he fared in Counts v. Cedarville School District (W.D. Arkansas 2003), 295 F.Supp.2d 996.


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Frederick M. Gittes - Employment Rights Attorney

Marie Rehmar, Head of Reference Services, marie.rehmar@law.csuohio.edu | October 02, 2007 - 12:05

Frederick M. Gittes will speak on mandatory arbitration in employee contracts, “The Assault on the Right to Trial by Jury,” this Wednesday, Oct. 3rd, at 5 p.m. in the Bartunek Moot Court Room, as part of the Cleveland-Marshall Employment and Labor Law Speakers Series.

A 1975 cum laude graduate of the Ohio State University College of Law, he was a founding member of Gittes & Schulte in Columbus, Ohio, and brings to this lecture several decades of workplace litigation experience. You’ve read about his background in the CSU news release.

For specific information about recent litigation in which he has been involved, see Westlaw’s Litigation History for 2002 – 2007.

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