Veterans Day Closure

The Law Library will be closed Monday, Nov. 11, 2019 for Veteran’s Day. Law students and faculty will have their usual 24/7 access, however, circulation and reference services will not be available and the Law Library will not be open to non-law students, faculty, or the public.

Research Instruction

Monday, Nov. 4, 2019

• Prof. McCord’s Lawyering I, Section 1
  • Reference Librarian Shannon Kemen will teach section 1 researching statutes
  • 10:40am – 12:05pm
  • Room 302
• Library & Lexis Lunch & Learn on Exam Preparation
  • Associate Director of Public & Research Services Susan Boland and Lexis Representative Ashley Russell will demonstrate resources to help you prepare for final exams.
  • 12:15pm – 1:15pm
  • Room 302
  • Lunch & Lexis points provided!

Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2019

• Prof. Oliver’s Lawyering I, section 6
  • Electronic Resources & Instructional Services Librarian Ron Jones will will go over Researching a Problem from Start to Finish with section 6
  • 3:05pm – 4:30pm
  • Room 100B

Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2019

• Prepare to Practice: Using Government Resources
  • Reference Librarian Shannon Kemen and Lexis Representative Ashley Russell will be holding a prepare to practice table outside of rooms 114 and 118.
  • 12:15 – 1:15pm
  • Hallway across from 118
  • Snacks and Lexis points provided
  • Join the UC Law Library Prepare to Practice Community to access a video and quiz.
• Prof. Oliver’s Lawyering I, section 2
  • Electronic Resources & Instructional Services Librarian Ron Jones will will go over Researching a Problem from Start to Finish with section 2
  • 1:30pm – 2:55pm
  • Room 100B
• Prof. McCord’s Lawyering I, Section 5
  • Reference Librarian Shannon Kemen will teach section 5 researching statutes
  • 3:05pm – 4:30pm
  • Room 302

November Arguments at the United States Supreme Court

Monday, Nov. 4, 2019

• Barton v. Barr – whether a lawfully admitted permanent resident who is not seeking admission to the United States can be “rendered inadmissible” for the purposes of the stop-time rule, 8 U.S.C. § 1229b(d)(1).
• Kansas v. Glover – whether, for the purposes of an investigative stop under the Fourth Amendment, it is reasonable for police office to suspect that the registered owner of a car is the driver.

Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2019

• CITGO Asphalt Refining Co. v. Frescati Shipping Co., Ltd. – whether under federal maritime law a safe-berth clause in a voyage charter contract is a guarantee of a ship’s safety, as the U.S. Courts of Appeals for the 2nd and 3rd Circuits have held, or a duty of due diligence, as the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit has held.
• Allen v. Cooper – whether Congress validly abrogated state sovereign immunity via the Copyright Remedy Clarification Act in providing remedies for authors of original expression whose federal copyrights are infringed by states.

Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2019

• County of Maui, Hawaii v. Hawaii Wildlife Fund – whether the Clean Water Act requires a permit when pollutants originate from a point source but are conveyed to navigable waters by a nonpoint source, such as groundwater.
• Retirement Plans Committee of IBM v. Jander – whether Fifth Third Bancorp v. Dudenhoeffer’s “more harm than good” pleading standard can be satisfied by generalized allegations that the harm of an inevitable disclosure of an alleged fraud generally increases over time.

Vote!

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Wednesday, Nov. 6 is an election day. Please Vote! Elections matter, and so does your vote. Need voter information? You can find links to resources in our Election Law Guide.

Featured Study Aids

• Election Law Stories
  • This text offers a rich and detailed account of the most significant cases in election law, including the landmark decisions of Reynolds v. Sims, Bush v. Gore, Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission, and Shelby County v. Holder. The book relies on a unique encapsulated approach to storytelling, as each of its authors surveys an important doctrinal area in the field through the telling of his or her story. The volume’s thirteen cases concern the right to vote, redistricting and gerrymandering, campaign finance, and election administration.
  • Available via West Academic subscription
• Understanding Election Law and Voting Rights (co-authored by UC Law Prof. Michael Solimine)
  • Understanding Election Law and Voting Rights takes readers through the electoral process, beginning with the right to vote and continuing through the election itself. Along the way, the authors provide thorough explanations of manifold topics, including Congress’s power to protect voting rights, the use of race in districting, political gerrymandering, political parties’ rights, the place of third parties, free speech and the First Amendment rights to participate in campaigns and run for office, campaign-finance regulation, vote-counting, and the role of courts in adjudicating disputes about political power and challenges to election “irregularities.”
  • Available via LexisNexis Digital Library (Overdrive)

Featured Database

• CQ Press Voting and Elections Collection
  • This database provides reference narratives and documents on elections, parties, voter behavior, and campaigns. It allows users to extract election results by characteristics such as: candidate, office, locality, and race type over time. Access U.S. election results across states with great historical depth and accuracy.

Featured Videos

• Election Law Program Videos for Judges & Journalists
  • Created in 2005 as a joint venture of the National Center for State Courts and the William & Mary Law School, the Election Law Program seeks to provide practical assistance to state court judges called upon to resolve difficult election law disputes.These videos are a series of web-based lectures designed to educate judges and journalists about the fundamentals of election law.