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April 20, 2021
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Environmental Law Resources for Earth Day

Earth Day is celebrated this week, on Thursday, April 22nd. The international network EARTHDAY.ORG is planning three days of climate action around the 2021 theme, Restore Our Earth . In honor of this day of awareness and action, Jenkins is highlighting some of its environmental law materials. Print...
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March 23, 2021
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This Spring, Research Climate Data through NOAA

This past weekend marked the first day of Spring, when the warmer weather arrives, the rain falls, and the flowers begin to bloom. To get a sense of the type of weather your area typically sees this time of year, take a look at NOAA, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administraion . NOAA...
Legislative History
March 16, 2021

Agendas, Minutes and More on Philadelphia City Council's Legislative Information Center

Philadelphia's City Council's Legislative Information Center is the primary source for accessing bills, finding the bill history and obtaining transcripts of hearings (see our blogs Finding Bills and Resolutions and Finding Transcripts for more information). This site also provides access to the...
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March 12, 2021

Children and the Law in a Nutshell, 7th Edition

This newly updated and recently released edition of Children and the Law in a Nutshell is now available on West Academic Digital Library . This edition covers "the meaning of "parent," civil and criminal abuse and neglect, the foster care system, adoption, medical decision-making, support and other...
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March 9, 2021

Check Out Our Research Guides to Help Start Your Legal Research Journey

Legal research can be challenging, especially when you don't know where to start. The librarians at Jenkins have created 66 research guides to help those who need guidance with their legal research. These guides highlight free online resources (when available), databases available 24/7 to...
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February 23, 2021

Finding Transcripts on Philadelphia City Council's Legislative Information Center

Interested in finding transcripts of Philadelphia City Council sessions or committee hearings? Check out the City Council of Philadelphia's Transcript Room . The Transcript Room contains transcripts of Committee hearings and Council sessions starting in September 1997. Transcripts may include...
HeinOnline
January 5, 2021
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Guides and Tutorials for Using govinfo

govinfo , a service of the United States Government Publishing Office (GPO), provides a wealth of federal government information for free. This includes the United States Code (USC), the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), executive agency materials, Congressional materials, and much more. govinfo...
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November 24, 2020

Using Fastcase 7: The Results Page

If you are a new user of Fastcase * or still getting familiar with Fastcase 7 (FC7), you may not know about all the features of the FC7 search results page. This post will help you to get acquainted with the results page so that you can better navigate the database and narrow in on the results that...
Caselaw & the Courts
November 9, 2020

Pennsylvania Election Cases

Looking for Pennsylvania cases related to the 2020 election? The Administrative Office of Pennsylvania Courts has created a helpful page on The Unified Judicial System of Pennsylvania's website . This page pulls together public court documents and opinions for cases dealing with the election. These...
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September 1, 2020
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Explore "Congress in Context" on ProQuest Congressional

Federal legislation does not occur in a vacuum. Understanding the historical context of a Congressional term can bring a greater understanding of how the legislation was impacted by economic conditions, major world events, Landmark Supreme Court cases, and partisan divisions and leadership. The...