Moritz Legal Information Blog

Maintaining his innocence until the end, Troy Davis was executed late last night for the 1989 murder of an off-duty police officer.  The execution took place after a final request to delay the execution was denied by the Supreme Court. News and commentary: Sentencing Law and Policy Blog  MSNBC NPR Wall Street Journal Law Blog New York Times

A California federal judge has granted a motion to unseal video of last year's trial involving Proposition 8, California's same-sex marriage ban. U.S. District Court Judge James Ware of the Northern District of California stayed the order until September 30 when, unless a higher court reverses the decision, the video will become available. JURIST provides additional coverage.

Today marks the repeal of Don't Ask/Don't Tell, the ban on gay men and women openly serving in the military. H.R. 2695 DOD Memorandum and "Quick Reference Guide" News and commentary: SCOTUSblog Time blog Washington Post NPR Wall Street Journal

In its final online symposium before the start of the October term, SCOTUSblog provides guest commentaries on the subject of arbitration. Guest writers will comment on recent Supreme Court decisions including AT&T v. Concepcion . Ten commentaries are currently available on the SCOTUSblog site with more to come.

A classic red British phone booth in the town of Clinton, New York, has been called "America's Littlest Library."  The refurbished phone booth houses about 100 books on shelves built by a local carpenter.  The "Book Booth" is part of the Clinton Comunity Library's book exchange program. Library Journal Facebook Huffington Post

Hat Tip: Lowering the Bar An Iowa man was sentenced to 10 days in jail due to excessive library fines.  The library's items, valued at over seven hundred dollars, were not returned despite repeated requests.  More commentary: Huffington Post

CALI and Cornell's Legal Information Institute have partnered to release freely downloadable e-books for the Federal Rules of Evidence, the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, and the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure. The e-books are in .epub form and compatible with iPhones and iPads. The books are based on the rules versions available on the LII site and include advisory committee notes, internal links to referenced rules, and links to the LII's U.S. Code version. CALI's eLangdell site asks downloaders to consider a donation to LII, which published the books. CALI provides a help page for e-book files and downloading.