Moritz Legal Information Blog

Bloomberg Law Continuing students have full access to Bloomberg Law for personal and professional use during the summer. If you have not done so already, you can register for Bloomberg Law at http://bloomberglaw.com/activate using your law school email address (name.#@osu.edu). Disregard the blue box asking for an activation code; you do NOT need a code to register. Graduating students have full access to Bloomberg Law for six months after graduation. No additional registration is required. Lexis Advance Continuing students have access to Lexis Advance's full content for any paid or unpaid purpose throughout the summer. No additional registration is necessary, and there is no usage cap. Lexis also continues to provide free printing in the law library's computer lab. Graduating students will have access to Lexis Advance until December 31, 2020. Graduates will also have access to the Lexis Graduate Home Page beginning August 2020, which provides career and job search information

Interested in exploring legal research systems beyond Westlaw Edge, Lexis Advance, and Bloomberg Law? By April 17, 2020, Moritz reference librarians Susan Azyndar and Chris Galanos will post a recorded presentation on various free or low-cost research alternatives on the library’s Legal Research and Writing Success guide. Some of the resources which will be discussed include: Casemaker . (cases and statutes) Free to law students and faculty who register; also accessible to members of statewide bar associations like the Ohio State Bar Association Fastcase . (cases and statutes) Accessible through the Moritz Law Library and to members of local bar associations such as the Columbus Bar Association Congress.gov and other publicly available governmental websites (legislative history) Justia, LII, SSRN, and more (secondary sources) While the presentation will be pre-recorded, you are welcome to reach out to Susan, Chris, or any of Moritz’s reference libr

States are approaching the COVID-19 pandemic in varying ways, in part because the disease is spreading differently in each state. The virus is also raising a host of legal issues, from  election postponement  to  refunds for students moving out of dorms unexpectedly . There are a number of ways to learn about and keep up to date on these issues and approaches. The National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL) provides many resources comparing state bills and laws. For example, the  environmental health state bill database  includes topics from body art tattoo to swimming pools. The NCSL has put together a page of  coronavirus resources , tracking both state and federal actions on a wide range of issues. Keep the NCSL in mind for future research comparing state law, particularly regarding issues of current interest. Subscription legal databases often present similar collections of resources, ranging beyond recent state actions. For example, Bloomberg Law’s health law practice cen

The Moritz College of Law reference librarians created an online chart for the availability of all required textbooks. You can access the Moritz Textbook Electronic Availability Chart by visiting the library’s COVID-19 Update page . The chart is located under the  "Accessing Textbooks Remotely" section and shows electronic access options for textbooks listed on the Moritz first day assignment page for Spring semester.