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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.

Govit---Vote With Your Representative

Jessica Mathewson-Library Media Technical Asst.-jessica.mathewson@law.csuohio.edu | April 22, 2008 - 13:35

Want to send your vote directly to your Senator or Congressperson? Govit allows you to vote on pending legislation important to you and to send your vote to your representative in Congress. You can also track voting on a bill by other Govit users and your Representative. Additional information about the bill includes the sponsor and co-sponsors, their voting behavior and contributors to their campaigns.

Other sites that track bills thomas.gov.bill summary, GPO Access-Legislative or review our Legislative History Research Guide. These three links can provide access to legislative history documents, such as Committee Reports and the Congressional Record.


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Reading/Exam Period Odds & Ins

Jessica Mathewson-Library Media Technical Asst.-jessica.mathewson@law.csuohio.edu | April 22, 2008 - 10:42

The Law Library will have extended hours during Reading/Exam period, beginning Wednesday, April 23 through Wednesday, May 7th. Hours are as follows...

Monday-Thursday-8am-Midnight

Friday-8am-10pm

Saturday-9am-10pm

Sunday-Noon-Midnight

Please note...Thursday, May 8th we will be open 8am-9pm and Friday May 9th from 8am-6pm.

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Study Rooms-The Law Library has 9 study rooms. Rooms are reserved at the Information Services Desk. Rooms may also be reserved in advance, 72 hrs in person and 24 hrs via phone. There must be 2 or more students in order to reserve a room. Only law students may reserve rooms. We strongly suggest you reserve the rooms in advance during exam season.

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Study Aids---If you are in need of some study aids, Nutshells, Hornbooks or Examples & Explanations, take a look in room A066 located on the Atrium level. All of the materials will circulate. We also keep the most recent editions, on reserve at the Information Services Desk, however reserve materials do not circulate. For additional resources, check out our Exam Prep Guide.

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Good Luck With Finals & Enjoy Your Summer!


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Journal of Law and Health Awards and Notes

Laura E. Ray, Educational Programming Librarian, laura.ray@law.csuohio.edu | April 22, 2008 - 10:14

The Journal of Law and Health presented its 2007-2008 Awards at its annual banquet on April 13th. Also announced were the student Notes selected for publication in the 2008-2009 academic year. Congratulations to all of you!

Awards:

  • Editor of the Year - Donald Bulea
  • Associates of the Year - Jana Pavlic and Kathryn Kramer

Student Notes accepted for publication:

  • Barbara Tyler Best Note Award - Joel Juan Tovanche - Dying to Wait: How the Abigail Court Got It Wrong
  • Amy Chaho - To Pay or Not to Pay: Medicare and the Preventable Adverse Event: A Rational Decision of Dangerous Philosophical Change?
  • Shannon Folger - The Neglect of the Umbilical Cord: Ohio's Failure to Adequately Promote Banking of Umbilical Cord Blood Stem Cells and the Need for New Legislation
  • Kathryn Kramer - Shifting and Seizing: A Call to Reform Ohio's Outdated Restrictions on Drivers with Epilepsy
  • Jana Pavlic - Reverse Pre-empting the Federal Arbitration Act: Alleviating the Arbitration Crisis in Nursing Homes

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Five for Earth Day

Amy Burchfield, Access & Faculty Services Librarian amy.burchfield@law.csuohio.edu | April 22, 2008 - 07:41

In honor of Earth Day, here’s a list of five useful resources for researching environmental law available at C-M Law Library:
  • Treatise on Environmental Law KF3775 .G7
    In-depth resource.

Just for fun, try taking the Ecological Footprint Quiz. You might be surprised at your results!


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