Jenkins Blog

January 28, 2021

Hein's New Topic Taxonomy: Enhanced Searching in the Law Journal Library

HeinOnline recently introduced an enhanced “topic taxonomy” to its Law Journal Library, making searching by topic more “intuitive, discoverable, and user friendly,” according to Hein’s December 28, 2020 blog post . For context, each article in Hein’s Law Journal Library is essentially ‘tagged’ with...

January 26, 2021

Judicial Conduct and Ethics, 6th Edition

The 6th edition of Judicial Conduct and Ethics (2020) by Charles Gardner Geyh, James J. Alfini, and James Sample is now available at Jenkins. Judicial Conduct and Ethics is a definitive guide to the conduct of federal, state, and local judges. The treatise “concerns itself primarily with behavioral...

Pennsylvania

January 21, 2021

New Research Guide Available Now: Pennsylvania Appellate Law & Practice

Those looking to appeal a case to the Pennsylvania Commonwealth, Superior, or Supreme Courts may find themselves asking the questions: Who has the right to appeal? ; Where should I appeal to? ; How long do I have to appeal? ; What orders/decisions/opinions can be appealed? ; and How do I appeal?...

Common Pleas Court

January 19, 2021

Understanding Civil Cases in Pennsylvania's Court of Common Pleas

Need help understanding what a civil case is? The Unified Judicial System of Pennsylvania has added Understanding Civil Cases in Pennsylvania’s Court of Common Pleas to its Media Resources . The helpful graphic offers examples of civil cases and provides basic information about a trial, burden of...

Jury Practice

January 14, 2021

Grand Juries: A Legal Research Guide

Jenkins recently acquired the newest title by renowned legal research scholar and law librarian, Dr. Joel Fishman: Grand Juries: A Legal Research Guide . Fishman is a specialist in Pennsylvania legal history and has authored over 300 publications, including the Pennsylvania Legal Research Handbook...

Copyright

January 12, 2021

Works from 1925 Enter the Public Domain

On January 1, 2021, copyrighted works from 1925 entered the public domain. Several amendments to federal copyright law throughout the 20th century extended the copyright terms of works from 1925 resulting in a total term of 95 years. Now, after almost a century of waiting, many notable works of...

LexisNexis Digital Library

January 7, 2021

Scientific Evidence, 6th Edition

The 6th edition of Scientific Evidence (2020) by Paul Gianelli, Edward Imwinkelried, Andrea Roth, et al. is now available on LexisNexis Digital Library . This three volume treatise is written for the active litigator. It “covers rules and precedents relating to admissibility, constitutional...

Fastcase

January 5, 2021

Breaking News: Fastcase and Casemaker Announce Merger

Today Fastcase, one of our most popular remote-access member databases, and rival Casemaker announced a merger. For more information, see: The Fastcase blog post announcing the merger. Commentary by Robert Ambrogi , an attorney and respected longtime legal journalist. Here's the bottom line for...

Federal Government

January 5, 2021

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...

Courts

December 17, 2020

Unified Judicial System: Understanding the Courts

Need help to understand the basic structure of the Pennsylvania Court System? Check out the Unified Judicial System of Pennsylvania's video, Pennsylvania Justice: Understanding the Courts . This video uses graphics and examples to explain the differences between the Magisterial District Courts, the...

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