Honoring Our Veterans

Today is Veterans Day, a day when we honor all American military veterans. For more information on this important day, visit the Department of Veterans Affairs website, which includes a historical overview of Veterans Day and other information.

New Jury Instruction Research Guide

There is a new research guide available for anyone doing work on jury instructions. This guide "helps you find the standard and pattern jury instructions issued by state and federal judiciaries, as well as other sources when those standard instructions do not cover your situation."

From CM Law Library Blog

Sources for Research on the United States Supreme Court

Doing some research on SCOTUS? Look no further than these excellent sources, which will provide you with all the information you'll need:

Supreme Court of the United States
Cornell University Law School Legal Information Institute
The U.S. Courts
Oyez
FindLaw U.S. Supreme Court Opinions
Justia Supreme Court Center
The Supreme Court Historical Society
American Bar Association (ABA)

From Ross-Blakley Law Library Blog

Need a Good Book?

Looking for a good book to read or want to keep your friends up to date on the good things you've been reading lately? Then check out goodreads.com. It's a lot like a virtual book club, where you can rate books that you have read and check out what your friends and others have been reading and what they recommend.

If you're looking for something a little more substantive, be sure to check out the Moritz Book Club, which you can sign up for on TWEN!

100 Days until the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver

We're now just 100 days away from the Opening Ceremonies for the 21st Winter Olympics which will be held in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Although we are still months away from competition, NBC has already launched it's website for the games. It's a great place to learn more about the events, athletes, and the city of Vancouver as we countdown to opening day.

Google Flu Trends

As both the seasonal flu and H1N1 continue to spread, Google has realized that certain search terms provide a pretty good indicator of where flu outbreaks are occuring and how many people are becoming ill. The Google Flu Trends tracker allows you to see trends in the spread of the flu both in the U.S. and around the world.

From beSpacific

Happy Halloween!

This weekend, children across the country will dress up and walk (or run) door-to-door collecting candy as they celebrate Halloween. For a little history lesson on the folklore behind the holiday, check out this website, from the Library of Congress.

From Librarians' Internet Index

101 Damn Fine and Not-So-Fine Law Firm Taglines

Branding your lawfirm with a tagline can be tricky business and this list proves that while some law firms have done a great job thinking of the perfect motto or slogan, others need to spend a bit more time determining what message they are trying to send to potential clients!

From Legal Blog Watch

Who Knew Public Transportation Could Be So Much Fun?!

Here are a couple videos of some fun things you might be lucky enough to run into on your morning commute: a musical staircase and a flash mob singing the Sound of Music.

From beSpacific

Young Lawyers Blog

Young Lawyers Blog is authored by 5 young associates at Waller Lansden Dortch & Davis, a firm with offices in Nashville and Birmingham. They cover a whole variety of topics about life as a young attorney.

From Interalia

70 Sizzling Apps

Looking for a list of iPhone or Blackberry apps that are lawyer-friendly? The American Bar Association has you covered, with this list of applications perfect for legal professionals.

From Heafy Headnotes

100 years of Big Content fearing technology

New technology can be a scary thing -- How will this technology change our lives? Will that change be good or bad? From our fear of the gramophone to the MP3 player, ars technica takes look at some examples of our hesitation in embracing new technology.

From Barco 2.0

Guide to the Bluebook

The Georgetown University Law Center has complied this helpful Bluebook Guide, designed to help students navigate this all-important law school resource.

From Due Process: The Georgetown Law Library Blog

"The Office" and the Law

If you're a fan of the NBC hit "The Office," you'll be interested in the new "That's What She Said" blog from the labor and employment law firm Ford & Harrison. The blog looks at each episode and analyzes the myriad of employment law violations that occur every day at Dunder Mifflin.

From Legal Blog Watch

National Cybersecurity Awareness Month

For the 6th year, October has been declared "National Cybersecurity Awareness Month" by the Department of Homeland Security. This designation is meant to focus our attention on the dangers lurking on the internet, and to encourage Americans to protect themselves and their families by taking appropriate measures towards online safety.

From beSpacific