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Jenkins Blog

February 18, 2020

Looking for articles? We can help!

Have a reference to an article that you need to find? Here is a checklist of resources available remotely on your desktop through Jenkins that could be helpful: GeneralOnefile - Contains more than 8,700 full text titles including newspapers and periodicals on a wide range of topics: business,...
ABA
February 13, 2020

The Law of Regulated Gambling: A Practical Guide for Business Lawyers

In 2018, the gambling industry saw a dramatic change when the Supreme Court decided in consolidated cases, Murphy v. NCAA and New Jersey Thoroughbred Horsemen’s Association, Inc. v. NCAA , that the Professional and Amatuer Sports Protection Act of 1992 (PAPSA) was unconstitutional. The decision “...
ABA
February 11, 2020
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America Votes! Challenges to Modern Election Law and Voting Rights

With primary season kicking off in Iowa last week, we thought it would be timely to highlight one of our newly acquired books at Jenkins, entitled America Votes! Challenges to Modern Election Law and Voting Rights , Fourth Edition, edited by Benjamin E. Griffith and John Hardin Young. America Votes...
Forms
February 6, 2020

Finding Pennsylvania Orphans' Court Forms

Many of the forms used in Orphans' Court are standard across all 67 Pennsylvania counties and are available for free as PDF downloads on the court's website. So the next time you need forms for practice in Orphans' Court, first check the website for the Unified Judicial System of Pennsylvania ...
Databases
February 4, 2020

Researching PFAS on Bloomberg Law

If you are concerned about your continuous exposure to harmful chemicals like me, then you have probably already heard of perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). If you were not yet aware, you can now add PFAS to the long list of chemicals to watch out for. PFAS are man-made chemicals...
Attorney fees
January 30, 2020

Survey of Law Firm Economics

The Survey of Law Firm Economics 2019 is now available at Jenkins. This title offers information related to law firm management, financials, hourly billing rates, billable hours, and compensation. The 2019 edition is based on 2018 data and was compiled by gathering information from over 4,000...
Privacy
January 28, 2020
January 28 is Data Privacy Day

Protect Your Online Data This Data Privacy Day

Do you know what access you're giving online companies to your personal information? This Data Privacy Day , take a look at the privacy settings of your online accounts and know how your personal information is being recorded and used. Data Privacy Day , the signature event of the National Cyber...
PA Legal Forms
January 23, 2020

New Interactive Web Forms in PA Legal Forms Database

Gale's PA Legal Forms has a new feature that allows users to complete a selection of documents using its interactive web forms. For those unfamiliar with this database, PA Legal Forms provides access to over 5,700 forms on a wide-range of legal topics. You can search for forms using keywords from...
Databases
January 21, 2020

A Quick Run Through the Cheetah Practice Areas

Cheetah is our latest addition to the onsite legal research databases available to Jenkins’ patrons. The database provides access to many of the CCH and Wolters Kluwer titles that you may be familiar with, such as Blue Sky Reporter , Federal Banking Law Reporter , and Wigmore on Evidence. One of...
January 16, 2020

New Phila, PA, and NJ Laws in 2020

With the new year comes a slew of new laws that go into effect in 2020. Let’s take a look at a selection of laws that will impact the lives of Philadelphians, other residents of Pennsylvania, and New Jersey in the upcoming year. Philadelphia Locally, Philadelphia City Council passed legislation...