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News & Events
June 30, 2020

Emergency Housing Protection Act passed by Philadelphia City Council during COVID-19

Philadelphia City Council recently passed a package of bills to protect renters in light of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Emergency Housing Protection Act (EHPA) was passed unanimously on June 18th, 2020 . The package is composed of five bills designed to keep renters in their homes as a...
NewsBank
June 25, 2020
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Caselaw & the Courts
June 23, 2020

Bostock v. Clayton County: SCOTUS Decides on LGBTQ Workers' Rights

On June 15, the U.S. Supreme Court delivered a victory to LGBTQ workers, giving the LGBTQ community an occasion to celebrate during Pride Month . The 6-3 decision in Bostock v. Clayton County extended the reach of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to include LGBTQ workers. The opinion was...
News & Events
June 19, 2020

Celebrating Juneteenth

Today is Juneteenth (a blending of “June Nineteenth”), an “annual observance to celebrate the date Union soldiers enforced the Emancipation Proclamation freeing all remaining slaves in Galveston, Texas, on June 19, 1865” ( National Juneteenth Observance Foundation ). Juneteenth - which goes by many...
LexisNexis Digital Library
June 16, 2020

Insurance Bad Faith in Pennsylvania

Insurance Bad Faith in Pennsylvania by Richard McMonigle is now on its 20th edition, and LexisNexis Digital Library provides electronic access to this Pennsylvania classic. Congratulations to Mr. McMonigle for 20 years of scholarship with this resource. In this title, the author aims to help...
HeinOnline
June 11, 2020

Observe Flag Day on June 14th

Flag day is observed on June 14th each year, the anniversary of the 1777 adoption of the stars and stripes as the U.S. flag. Flag Day was first observed nationally in 1877 to celebrate the centennial of the flag. In June of 1916, President Woodrow Wilson issued a proclamation (p.9258) for the...
Remote Resources
June 9, 2020

The Law Library of Congress Legal Research Institute

The Law Division at the Library of Congress (LOC) recently launched their Legal Research Institute , a one-stop-shop for the Law-related educational presentations and resources available from the LOC. It is divided into four categories: US Law Webinars , Foreign, Comparative, and International Law...
News & Events
June 8, 2020
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Jenkins' Reopening Plan [Updated Sep 8]

Update September 8: We are now open by appointment. See the blog post for details. As of July 3, Philadelphia is in a modified, restricted green phase, so we have begun implementing our reopening plan. We are preparing the library space for reopening. We have installed plexiglass around the...
News & Events
June 5, 2020

Talking About Race at the National Museum of African American History and Culture

The Talking About Race web portal debuted this week to equip individuals and communities with the “tools and guidance to empower your journey and inspire conversation” about race. The web portal is a project of the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture , and is...
West Academic Digital Library
June 4, 2020

Agency, Partnership, and the LLC in a Nutshell, 7th Edition

The 7th edition of Agency, Partnership, and the LLC in a Nutshell is available on the West Academic Digital Library . This concise yet “comprehensive guide explains the law of agency, partnership, and limited liability companies, and includes numerous references to the Restatement of the Law Third–...