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Voting
May 19, 2020

Apply for Your Mail-In Ballot Today

Did you know that Pennsylvania now offers mail-in ballots for both the primary and general elections? To vote by mail in the primary on June 2, apply for your mail-in ballot no later than May 26. Thanks to Pennsylvania Act 77 of 2019 , you do not need to provide a reason or excuse if you want to...
Common Pleas Court
May 15, 2020

Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas Postpones Civil Trials

On Wednesday, the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas provided a “ Notice to the Bar ” announcing that “all civil trials, currently scheduled through Monday, July 6, 2020, are postponed and will be rescheduled by the court.” This is the latest decision by the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas in...
West Academic
May 14, 2020

Depositions in a Nutshell

Depositions in a Nutshell is available to Jenkins members online through our West Academic Digital Library database. The 'In a Nutshell' series serves as a thorough law reference guide in a concise format. This title deals with the depositions process and is divided into four parts: Deposing...
Self-Help
May 12, 2020

Phila Rental Assistance Program - Applications Open May 12 - May 16th

Last week, the City of Philadelphia announced a COVID-19 Emergency Rental Assistance Program ( en Español ) for certain tenants, in the hopes of keeping about 3,000 families in their homes. The program aims to help those who have lost income due to COVID-19 and need help paying rent, by providing...
Pennsylvania County Cases
May 8, 2020

Searching Pennsylvania Case Law

Trying to search Pennsylvania case law while you are working remotely? Jenkins has several resources that may be helpful. For Pennsylvania appellate court cases, take a look at Fastcase . Generally, Fastcase has case law from all 50 states going back at least as far as 1950. Many states, including...
U.S. Supreme Court
May 7, 2020

SCOTUS Rules "No One Can Own The Law" - Georgia v. Public.Resource.Org, Inc.

The Supreme Court issued a 5-4 opinion on April 27, 2020 in the case Georgia v. Public.Resource.Org, Inc. The case considered whether annotations that summarize and provide further context to the law are copyrightable, particularly when the annotated version of the law is the official code. The...
HeinOnline
May 5, 2020
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New and Updated Databases on HeinOnline

HeinOnline recently unveiled some exciting updates for our members. The database History of Bankruptcy: Taxation & Economic Reform in America Part III was added to our subscription and the Criminal Justice & Criminology database underwent a complete reorganization and revision. Continue...
May 1, 2020

Celebrate Law Day!

Happy Law Day! Celebrated on May 1 each year, Law Day is an opportunity to honor the principles of our government under law. Law Day was first recognized in 1958 under President Dwight D. Eisenhower. In 1961, Congress designated May 1 as the official date with Public Law 87-20 , a Joint Resolution...
Law Journal Press
April 28, 2020

Law Journal Press: Searching & Navigating within Online Books

We recently highlighted a handful of the 150+ online books available to most Jenkins members through Law Journal Press * (LJP). As a follow up to that blog entry, this post will convey how to search and navigate within a particular LJP title. To find a title of interest, you can either browse...
Court Records and Briefs
April 24, 2020

Court Brief and Record Access

Trying to work remotely and need to view a brief? At Jenkins we have a large collection of Pennsylvania briefs and records from the Pennsylvania Appellate Courts. After 2006, most of the material has been digitized, and much of it is accessible for free to Jenkins' members in our Court Records...