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This week in the Law Library we’re teaching advanced legal research, highlighting love in the law, and celebrating Black History Month.

This Week’s Research Sessions

Monday, Feb. 12, 2024

Advanced Legal Research Criminal Law
Associate Dean Michael Whiteman and Instructional & Reference Services Librarian Ashley Russell
Room 107
2:00pm – 2:55pm

Tuesday, Feb.13, 2024

Advanced Legal Research Civil Litigation
Associate Director Susan Boland & Instructional & Reference Services Librarian Laura Dixon-Caldwell
Room 135
2:00pm – 2:55pm

Wednesday, Feb. 14, 2024

Advanced Legal Research Ohio
Electronic Resources Instructional Services Librarian Ron Jones
Room 107
2:00pm – 2:55pm

Featured Study Aids

Family Law in Perspective (Concepts & Insights)

Available via the West Academic Study Aid subscription, this book continues the focus of providing students, practitioners, and observers with insight into the ever-changing parameters of laws pertaining to family structure and responsibilities. Specifically, this book addresses, among other topics, nonmarital cohabitation, establishment of paternity, premarital and marital contracting, assisted reproductive technology, marriage, and divorce. Recent cases and federal and state statutes address specific topics such as surrogacy agreements, division of marital and nonmarital property upon dissolution of cohabitation or divorce, child support guidelines, and establishing custody rights through parenting agreements or what is considered in the best interest of the child. And there is a continuation of discussion illustrating equal protection, liberty interest, and free exercise in the context of same-sex relationships, the safety of partners and children, and termination of parental rights and possible adoption of minors.

Family Law: Examples & Explanations

Available via the Aspen Learning Library, this study aid identifies and explores new trends in family law practice. It includes central topics such as alternative dispute resolution, domestic violence, alternative reproduction, premarital agreements, and professional responsibility. Analysis is first provided for a topic and then examples are given to help students understand the analysis. A series of problems at the end of each section or chapter assist you in testing your understanding. Answers are provided for these problems.

Understanding Family Law

Available via the LexisNexis Digital Library, this text includes coverage of both traditional and nontraditional families, nonmarital and postmarital contracts, annulment, paternity and legitimacy, procreation rights, contraception, abortion, sterilization, artificially assisted conception, adoption and termination of parental rights. Understanding Family Law explains specific family law issues, such as intrafamily tort immunity and liability, medical care for child and spouse, wrongful life and wrongful birth, domestic violence, PINS, ethical issues for the lawyer, alternative dispute resolution, equitable distribution, community property, and child custody and visitation.

Featured Guide

Family Law Research Guide

This guide provides a quick overview of general and law materials related to families and domestic relations. It covers browsing for materials by call number range, using encyclopedias for background research and how to locate articles, textbooks, treatises, statutory law, administrative materials, agency publications, legislative histories and websites of interest. The guide can be used by students, faculty members, lawyers, and the general public.

Featured Treatise

Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Family Law

Available on Westlaw, this volume explores the principle and history of international human rights law. It addresses questions regarding the sources of human rights, its historical and cultural origins and its universality. It evaluates the effectiveness of procedures and international institutions in enforcing and ensuring compliance with human rights. This volume investigates the underlying structural principles that bind together the internationally-guaranteed rights and provide criteria for the emergence of new rights. It also evaluates whether the international human rights project has made a difference in the lives and well-being of individuals and groups around the world.

Featured Video

The Story of Obergefell v. Hodges

The National Constitution Center presents a video featuring Carrie Johnson discussing The Story of Obergefell with Jim Obergefell and Debbie Cenziper.

Featured Website

The Road to Loving v. Virginia

This digital exhibit from the Virginia Memory site by the State Library of Virginia traces state anti-miscegenation laws and the challenges to these bans on interracial marriage. At the time of the US Supreme Court decision in Loving v. Virginia, sixteen states still had bans on interracial marriage. Even after Loving v. Virginia, it took decades before the laws were repealed. In 2000, Alabama became the last state to repeal its statute.

February is Black History Month

Black History Month

This year’s theme for Black History Month is “African Americans and the Arts”. According to the Association for the Study of African American Life and History, “African American artists have used art to preserve history and community memory as well as for empowerment.”

White House Proclamation on National Black History Month

5 More Resources to Help You Celebrate and Learn During Black History Month

Last week we focused on resources regarding African Americans in the legal profession. This week we focus on resources that will help you learn more about Black history and culture.

PBS, What to Watch this Black History Month

Celebrate Black History Month this year with a closer look at the lives of various Black Americans who have made indelible marks on history with their artistry, professional achievements, and community activism. We’ve compiled a list of films premiering this month, as well as programs available to stream in February.

Library of Congress, African American History Online: A Resource Guide

A large number of primary source collection materials related to African American history are digitized and available online via the Library of Congress’s website, including manuscripts, newspaper articles, images, and rare books. In addition, the Library also provides digital content on African American history through their exhibition program, “Today in History” essays, and online research guides.

Library of Congress: The African-American Mosaic: A Library of Congress Resource Guide for the Study of Black History and Culture

The exhibit covers four areas –Colonization, Abolition, Migrations, and the WPA– of the many covered by the Mosaic. These topics were selected not only because they illustrate well the depth, breadth, and richness of the Library’s black history collections, but also because of the significant and interesting interplay among them. For example, the “back-to-Africa” movement represented by the American Colonization Society is vigorously opposed by abolitionists, and the movement of blacks to the North is documented by the writers and artists who participated in federal projects of the 1930s.

National Archives African American Heritage

The Archives holds a wealth of material documenting the Black experience. This page highlights these resources online, in programs, and through traditional and social media.

National Museum of African American History & Culture, Make Good the Promises: Reconstruction and Its Legacies

Reconstruction—the period following the Civil War—was a revolutionary moment in the nation’s history. For the first time, African Americans were recognized by the U.S. government as equal citizens. But due to white resistance, Reconstruction’s promise of racial equality was not fulfilled. Instead of full citizenship rights, African Americans experienced decades of discrimination, segregation, and terrorism. Learn more about Reconstruction through this online exhibit.

University of Cincinnati Events

Law Library Display

2023 Black Hist Month Display

Explore some of the College of Law’s notable African American alumni as well as a few of history’s most impactful African American Lawyers and Legislators. Be sure to check out one (or two) of our display books!

UC Blue Ash Library Black History Month Display

Explore these select titles for Black History Month.

UC Clermont Frederick A. Marcotte Library Black History Month Display

UC Alumni Association Celebrates Black History Month

University of Cincinnati Department of Athletics Black History Month

Lift Every Voice Sing-A-Long

Every Monday
12:00pm
TUC Atrium
Join the AACRC Choir, The Black Faculty Association, and the Department of Africana Studies in paying homage to James Weldon Johnson’s eloquent poem-turned-hymn that was recognized in 1919 by the NAACP as the “Negro National Anthem” and is today still celebrated as the “Black National Anthem.”

50 Years of Hip-Hop Music Through the Ages

Monday, February 12, 2024
12:00pm – 2:00pm
UC Blue Ash, Muntz 119
Local DJ Apryl Reign will take participants on a musical journey through the history of Hip Hop and how it has impacted and been impacted by society and societal movements.

Black History Month Key Note Speaker Dr. Bettina Love

Tuesday, February 13, 2024
UC Blue Ash, Nuntz 119
Dr. Bettina Love holds the prestigious William F. Russel Professorship at Teachers College, Columbia University and is the acclaimed author of the New York Times bestseller Punished for Dreaming: How School Reform Harms Black Children and How We Heal. In 2022 the Kennedy Center recognized Dr. Love as one of the Next 50 leaders dedicated to making the world more inspired. Dr. Love is a sought after public speaker on a range of topics including abolitionists teaching, education reform, anti-racism, Hip Hop education, Black girlhood, queer youth, educational reparations, Hip Hop feminism, art based education to foster youth civic engagement, and issues of diversity and inclusion.

Douglas Day Transcribe-a-thon

Wednesday, February 14, 2024
12:00pm – 3:00pm
Langsam 462
Come transcribe the correspondence of the Black activist Frederick Douglas! Around the country, local organizers host events in which faculty, students, staff, and community members gather to transcribe archival records, manuscripts, letters, and other writing by prominent but understudied figures from Black history.

Drink-N-Think

Wednesday, February 14, 2024
6:30pm
Ludlow Wines
331 Ludlow Ave.
Ludlow Wines will host Dr. Holly Y. McGee every Wednesday in Black History Month for a 4-part lecture series on everything you’ve ever wanted to know about African American History but were hesitant to ask.

Urban Renewal Screening

Thursday, February 15, 2024
1:00pm – 4:00pm
TUC Cinema (220 TUC)
Join Africana Studies as they screen Urbanist Media’s 20-minute documentary, “Urban Renewal Means Negro Removal,” about the wholesale demolition of Cincinnati’s Lower West End for the construction of Interstate 75 during the mid-20th century. The documentary will play on a continuous loop and attendees are welcome to drop in at their convenience.

A Conversation with Tuskegee Airmen

Friday, February 16, 2024
12:00pm – 2:00pm
UC Blue Ash Muntz Hall
Veteran pilots trained at Tuskegee University will share their stories and experiences as part of the Tuskegee Air Corps.

AACRC Choir’s Annual Love Concert

Friday, February 16, 2024
5:00pm – 7:00pm
AACRC
Join the AACRC Choir for their Annual Love Concert. There will be karaoke open mic after performances.

Sisters Impacting Sisters Galentine’s Lady and the Tramp Bouquets

Friday, February 16, 2024
7:00pm – 9:00pm
AACRC Harmbee Room
Join SIS to spread some love and get creative as they celebrate Galentine’s Day and create festive bouquets.

The Ruby & Onyx Gala

Saturday, February 17, 2024
6:00pm – 9:00pm
The Graduate Cincinnati
The Onyx & Ruby Gala recognizes the achievements of African American alumni, faculty, staff and students. Registration is required.

Historical Black Church Visit

Sunday, February 18, 2024
Details TBA

Spotlight on Health Law Resources

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As we get closer to Spring, health becomes a priority for a lot of us. Check out these resources for researching Health Law and related topics!

Law Library Health Law Research Guide

Bloomberg Law Healthcare Law Practice Center 

Lexis Healthcare Law Practice Area Section

Lexis Life Sciences and Pharmaceutical Practice Area Section 

Lexis Practical Guidance Healthcare 

Westlaw Practical Law Healthcare 

Westlaw Pratice Area Section Health Law 

VitalLaw Healthcare Law

 

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This week in the Law Library we’re teaching advanced legal research, doing a research review using Federal law, highlighting constitutional law resources, previewing Ohio Supreme Court oral arguments, and celebrating Black History Month.

This Week’s Research Sessions

Monday, Feb. 5, 2024

Advanced Legal Research Criminal Law
Associate Dean Michael Whiteman and Instructional & Reference Services Librarian Ashley Russell
Room 107
2:00pm – 2:55pm

Tuesday, Feb. 6, 2024

Advanced Legal Research Civil Litigation
Associate Director Susan Boland & Instructional & Reference Services Librarian Laura Dixon-Caldwell
Room 135
2:00pm – 2:55pm

Wednesday, Feb. 7, 2024

Advocacy, Lawyering II, Cohort 4
Electronic Resources Instructional Services Librarian Ron Jones
Room 245
10:40am – 12:05pm

Advanced Legal Research Ohio
Electronic Resources Instructional Services Librarian Ron Jones
Room 107
2:00pm – 2:55pm

Featured Study Aids

Constitutional Law: Individual Rights: Examples & Explanations

Available online via the Aspen Learning Library, this is a problem-oriented guide to the principle doctrines of Constitutional law as covered in the typical course. This text walks the student through the provisions that protect individual rights. It combines textual material with examples, explanations, and questions to test the students’ comprehension of the materials and provide practice in applying legal principles to fact patterns.New to the Ninth Edition: inclusion of nearly 50 new Supreme Court cases, as well as expanded discussion of the freedom of association and the Richer treatment of the right to keep and bear arms.

Constitutional Law Hornbook

Available online via the West Academic study aid subscription,this text analyzes and discusses the origins of judicial review and federal jurisdiction, sources of national authority, the growth of federal commerce and fiscal powers, and the limits on state laws that burden interstate commerce. It also explores and analyzes individual liberties and due process, including equal protection, freedom of speech and religion, federal powers to enforce the Bill of Rights, and limitations on the jurisdiction of federal courts. Finally, this one-volume treatise explores the separation of powers including the restrictions on the foreign affairs power and the recent cases on the war on terror.

Understanding Constitutional Law

Available online via the LexisNexis Digital Library study aid subscription, this study aid covers all of the central concepts and issues students encounter in any basic constitutional law course. Structure of Government issues revolve around the twin themes of federalism and separation of powers. Individual rights and liberties follow a concept organization-Due Process, Equal Protection, and First Amendment. Clearly written and authoritative, Understanding Constitutional Law addresses the central concepts and issues students encounter in most Constitutional Law casebooks. “Structure of government” issues revolve around the twin themes of federalism and separation of powers. Individual rights and liberties follow a concept organization – Due Process, Equal Protection, and First Amendment.

Featured Guide

Constitutional Law Study Aids: Exam Study Guide

Featured Treatise

Rotunda & Nowak’s Treatise on Constitutional Law Substance and Procedure

Available online via Westlaw, this multi-volume legal treatise provides up-to-date analysis of every area of federal constitutional law with a focus on the Supreme Court.

Featured Video

The Bill of Rights: Constitution 101

Jeffrey Rosen, president and CEO of the National Constitution Center, explores the influences that George Mason and the Virgina Declaration had on the Bill of Rights.

Featured Website

The Constitution Annotated

The Constitution Annotated provides a comprehensive overview of how the Constitution has been interpreted over time. It includes discussions of the Supreme Court’s latest opinions.

February is Black History Month

Black History Month

This year’s theme for Black History Month is “African Americans and the Arts”. According to the Association for the Study of African American Life and History, “African American artists have used art to preserve history and community memory as well as for empowerment.”

White House Proclamation on National Black History Month

5 Resources to Help You Celebrate Black History Month

ABA, Black Lawyers in America Toolkit

The Black Lawyers in America Toolkit was created as a follow up to the original Black Lawyers in America Webinar Series, co-sponsored by the American Bar Association and hosted by Duane Morris. The toolkit includes facilitation guidelines, discussion questions, and continuing resources to engage in the work of uplifting Black lawyers’ experiences in the workplace and ending practices of implicit bias and anti-Black racism in the legal profession and educational pipeline. It also provides resources and tips for Black lawyers.

ABA-Wide 21-Day Racial Equity Habit-Building Challenge

The 21-Day Challenge concept was conceived several years ago by diversity expert Eddie Moore, Jr. to advance deeper understandings of the intersections of race, power, privilege, supremacy and oppression. The goal of the Challenge is to assist each of us to become more aware, compassionate, constructive, engaged people in the quest for racial equity. It transcends our roles as lawyers. Non-lawyers are also welcome to participate.

ABA, Celebrating Black Trailblazers 2023 (PDF)

This year, the ABA is celebrating Black Legal Trailblazers, from the 1800s to the present. The individuals have not only been powerful examples of leadership in the legal profession, but have brought about historic change and progress to make the legal field more inclusive today, and more representative of our population as a whole.

ABA Section of Civil Rights and Social Justice, CRSJ Celebrates Black History Month: The Challenges that African Americans Face in the 21st Century

In this compelling series of webinars, we take a close look at the civil rights and social justice issues that African Americans are still facing 53 years after the peak of the Civil Rights Movement. The impressive panels and experts will examine a range of issues from environmental justice to economic equity, COVID-19 testing and vaccine distribution to racial disparities and criminal justice.

Joan C. Williams et al., ABA Commission on Women in the Profession & the Minority Corporate Counsel Association, You Can’t Change What You Can’t See Executive Summary (2018)

This report is the first of its kind to provide a comprehensive picture of how implicit gender and racial bias—documented in social science for decades—plays out in everyday interactions in legal workplaces and affects basic workplace processes such as hiring and compensation.

University of Cincinnati Events

Lift Every Voice Sing-A-Long

Every Monday
12:00pm
TUC Atrium
Join the AACRC Choir, The Black Faculty Association, and the Department of Africana Studies in paying homage to James Weldon Johnson’s eloquent poem-turned-hymn that was recognized in 1919 by the NAACP as the “Negro National Anthem” and is today still celebrated as the “Black National Anthem.”

Race Work, Memory, and the Troubles Between Us: Kivie Kaplan and the NAACP

Tuesday, February 6, 2024
12:30pm
The Jacob Rader Marcus Center of the American Jewish Archives
3101 Clifton Ave.
Join Dr. Holly McGee from the Department of Africana Studies as she discusses her research on Kivie Kaplan, the last, non-Black Executive President of the NAACP and the legacies of interracial political cooperation between Blacks and Jews in modern America.

Department of Anthropology Colloquium Series: The Social Microbiome: What Anthropology, Race, and Equity Have to do with Microbes

Amber Benezra, Stevens Institute of Technology
Thursday, February 8, 2024
4:00pm
Taft Research Center

Drink-N-Think

Wednesday, February 7, 2024
6:30pm
Ludlow Wines
331 Ludlow Ave.
Ludlow Wines will host Dr. Holly Y. McGee every Wednesday in Black History Month for a 4-part lecture series on everything you’ve ever wanted to know about African American History but were hesitant to ask.

Soul Food Cook Off

Wednesday, February 7, 2024
6:30pm
AACRC
Enjoy the 3rd Annual campus-wide Soul Food Cook Off. Eat, vote, and the winner is awarded the Golden Foot Award.

Black History Month Read-In / Poetry Slam

Thursday, February 8, 2024
11:30am – 1:00pm
UC Blue Ash
Muntz Hall 119/119L

Hidden Figures Movie Night

Thursday, February 8, 2024
7:15pm
3616 French Hall West (Africana Studies Student Lounge)
Join the UC History Club in watching the movie Hidden Figures.

Black Food Truck Friday

Friday, February 9, 2024
11:00am 2:00pm
Sigma Sigma Commons
The return of three of the best Black Food Trucks in the Cincinnati/Dayton region for free. Just attend any even during the first week of Black Future Month to claim your food ticket at the end of the event.

AGIDIGBO (Saturday Field Trip)

Saturday, February 10, 2024
1:00pm – 6:00pm
Bi-Okoto Cultural Center

Historical Black Church Visit: Gaines United Methodist Church

Sunday, February 11, 2024
10:45am
Gaines United Methodist Church
5707 Madison Rd.

February Arguments at the Ohio Supreme Court

You can view the live stream of oral arguments on the Court’s website or see them after the arguments take place in the Ohio Channel archives.

Ohio Supreme Court Chamber

Tuesday, February 6, 2024

State v. Fork – (1) whether the definition of a “motor vehicle” as it applies to Ohio Rev. Stat. sec. 2903.08(A)(1)(a) is the definition found in Ohio Rev. Stat. sec. 4511.01 or the definition found in Ohio Rev. Stat. sec. 4501.01 and (2) whether a court must consider how a vehicle was used if the vehicle was not used for its principal purpose. Court News Ohio Oral Argument Preview

In re R.G.M. – whether a parent’s constitutional rights are violated when a psychologist’s report evaluating the parent is admitted as evidence in a custody hearing, but the psychologist doesn’t testify. Court News Ohio Oral Argument Preview

In the Matter of the Application of Ohio Power Company for an Increase in Electric Distribution Rates, et al., 2023-0464 – whether the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio improperly allow an electric company to recover costs to provide generation services when it approved an increase in its electric distribution rates. Court News Ohio Oral Argument Preview

Wednesday, February 7, 2024

State v. Macklin – whether the Supreme Court of Ohio ruling in State v. Burns, 170 Ohio St.3d 57, 2022–Ohio–4606 (2022) allows a grand jury to indict on additional offenses as long as they are “rooted in” the offenses sent by the juvenile court. Court News Ohio Oral Argument Preview

State v. Glover – whether a trial court must consider whether the entire prison term is necessary to protect the public and whether consecutive sentences are proportionate to the seriousness of the offender’s conduct when it imposes consecutive sentences. Court News Ohio Oral Argument Preview

Caldwell v. Whirlpool Corp. – whether the five-year limit to receive coverage for an additional condition from the Bureau of Workers’ Compensation includes the time that a worker’s appeal of a denial of coverage is before a court. Court News Ohio Oral Argument Preview

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This week in the Law Library we’re teaching advanced legal research, highlighting health law and bioethics resources, raising awareness of stalking, and celebrating Black History Month.

This Week’s Research Sessions

Monday, Jan. 29, 2024

Advanced Legal Research Criminal Law
Associate Dean Michael Whiteman and Instructional & Reference Services Librarian Ashley Russell
Room 107
2:00pm – 2:55pm

Tuesday, Jan. 30, 2024

Advanced Legal Research Civil Litigation
Associate Director Susan Boland & Instructional & Reference Services Librarian Laura Dixon-Caldwell
Room 135
2:00pm – 2:55pm

Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2024

Advanced Legal Research Ohio
Electronic Resources Instructional Services Librarian Ron Jones
Room 107
2:00pm – 2:55pm

Featured Study Aids

Bioethics and Law in a Nutshell

Available online via the West Academic study aid subscription, this book provides a concise analysis of areas in which the law has addressed issues in bioethics. Topics include assisted reproductive techniques and family-making, limitations on reproduction (including abortion, contraception and sterilization), the role of ethical and religious beliefs of health care professionals, the definition of death, end-of-life decision-making (including physician assisted death), genetics, research involving human subjects (including issues related to conflicts of interest), stem cell research, organ transplantation, and other emerging topics.

CALI: Healthcare Law Research: An Introduction

This lesson is an introduction to health law with a concentration on health care law and is intended for use by upper level students interested in researching health law and policy. However, this lesson may be utilized by any researcher interested in brushing up on their legal research skills. The goal of this lesson is to (1) provide an understanding of the regulatory scheme of health care institutions at both the state and federal level; and (2) give a critical overview of the features of analytical materials (secondary sources) that you may utilize for more in-depth understanding. If using CALI, you will need to create an account (if you have not already done so) using a Cincinnati Law authorization code. You can obtain this code from a reference librarian.

Featured Guide

Health Law

This guide provides a general overview of health law. It covers locating articles, treatises, statutory law, administrative materials, agency publications, legislative histories and websites of interest. The guide can be used by students, faculty members, lawyers, and the general public.

Featured Database

Bloomberg Law Health Practice Center

Bloomberg Law’s Health Practice Center provides access to health law news, case law, statutes, regulations, analysis, and practice tools, as well as access to BNA’s Health Law and Business Portfolios, which provide authoritative, in-depth legal analysis and practical guidance from expert legal practitioners.

Featured Treatise

Biotechnology & the Law

Available on Westlaw. this treatise covers patent law and biotechnology.

Featured Videos

TED Talks: Ideas about Bioethics

A collection of TED Talks (and more) on the topic of Bioethics.

Featured Website

UNESCO’s Ethics of Science and Technology and Bioethics Programme

The Bioethics Programme is part of UNESCO’s Social and Human Sciences Sector. It is primarily responsible for the Secretariat of two advisory bodies: the International Bioethics Committee (IBC), composed of 36 independent experts, and the Intergovernmental Bioethics Committee (IGBC), composed of representatives of 36 Member States. These Committees cooperate to produce advice, recommendations, and proposals that each submits to the Director-General for consideration by UNESCO’s governing bodies.

January Is National Stalking Awareness Month

National Stalking Awareness Month: Know It Name IT Stop It

January 2023 marks the nineteenth annual National Stalking Awareness Month (NSAM), an annual call to action to recognize and respond to the serious crime of stalking. For UC and other selected resources, see our previous blog posts.

More Selected Resources to Raise Awareness of Stalking

Ohio Legal Help, Civil Stalking & Sexually Oriented Offense Protection Orders

Learn more about getting a Civil Stalking or Sexually Oriented Offense Protection Order.

Ohio’s Safe at Home Program

Ohio’s Safe at Home laws protect victims of domestic violence, sexual battery, human trafficking, rape, or menacing by stalking by keeping their personal information private. To join the program, survivors must apply through a certified Application Assistant who works or volunteers at an agency or organization that helps survivors of domestic violence, stalking, human trafficking, rape, or sexual battery. These assistants receive supplemental training and are certified by the Secretary of State to vet and help individuals complete their program applications.

CoerciveControl.org

A website by University of Kentucky faculty members that provides reports and helpful resources.

Hawai’i State Coalition Against Domestic Violence Online Training

An online training curricula for direct service providers focused on understanding and responding to stalking.  Part I of this training, the Foundations of Stalking, is an introductory course created for victim advocates, judicial officers, law enforcement, and prosecutors. Following completion of Part I, learners can complete one of the specialized courses catered towards the above groups.

Stalking Prevention Awareness and Resource Center, Identifying Stalking: SLII Strategies (2017)

Stalking is its own crime with its own risks, safety planning needs, and legal responses. This resource covers some strategies to help responders identify stalking.

February is Black History Month

Black History Month

This year’s theme for Black History Month is “African Americans and the Arts”. According to the Association for the Study of African American Life and History, “African American artists have used art to preserve history and community memory as well as for empowerment.”

University of Cincinnati Events

Kuamka Week

Kuamka is a Swahili term that means “in the beginning” and celebrates with a week full of exciting events highlighting Black excellence, sponsored by the African American Cultural & Resource Center. Students will compete to become the next Mr., Mx., or Ms. Kuamka, and will serve as the critical student leaders of the African American Cultural & Resource Center (AACRC).

Monday, Jan. 29, 2024

BHM 2024 Writing Contest Deadline

The Theme for the 2024 BHM Writing contest is “African-Americans in the Arts”. African-American art is infused with African, Caribbean, and the Black American lived experiences. In areas such as music, art, fashion, and even foods, the influence of African-Americans has been important. In a short story, essay or poem, students are asked to write about how their work(s) have been inspired by an African-American artistic icon, genre or work. We welcome submissions in the following categories:Poetry, Personal Essay or Short Story.

Winners will be asked to read their work at the Final Lunch & Learn on Feb. 29, 2024

Mr., Mx., or Ms. Kuamka Platform and Q&A Competition

6:00pm
AACRC., 60 W. Charlton
Cincinnati OH 45219

For the co-ed leadership competition our candidates will select platforms ranging from the importance of mentorship, increasing dialogue for racial and cultural reconciliation, creating awareness & prevention strategies to combat bullying, to name a few. Candidates will also participate in an essay, video, interview, question and answer and talent competitions.

Tuesday, Jan. 30, 2024

Graduate Welcome Back Social

A graduate student social hosted by the AACRC and the Black Graduate Professional Student Association. Enjoy light snacks and refreshments.

Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2024

Kuamka 2024: Talent Showcase Competition

6:00pm – 7:00pm
TUC Great Hall

The third competition, where Kuamka candidates will showcase their expertise and talents

Thursday, Feb. 1, 2024
Black History Month (BHM) 2024 Kick Off Tabling Event

11:00am – 2:00pm
UCBA Muntz Hall Corridor
9555 Plainfield

Stop by the table to pick up information on the upcoming events for Black History Month (BHM) 2024. Students can also stop by and get tickets for the On Campus Food Truck. Best Thing Smokin’

Saturday, Feb. 3, 2024

25th Annual Kuamka Ball: Diamond Edition

5:00pm – 9:00pm
TUC Great Hall

25 years makes this ball the Diamond Edition. Also join as we recognize our scholars and for the crowning of Mr. and Ms. Kuamka.

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This week in the Law Library we’re introducing students to Administrative Law research, highlighting human rights resources, raising awareness of stalking, and celebrating Data Privacy Week.

This Week’s Research Sessions

Monday, Jan. 22, 2024

Advanced Legal Research Criminal Law
Associate Dean Michael Whiteman and Instructional & Reference Services Librarian Ashley Russell
Room 107
2:00pm – 2:55pm

Tuesday, Jan. 23, 2024

Advanced Legal Research Civil Litigation
Associate Director Susan Boland & Instructional & Reference Services Librarian Laura Dixon-Caldwell
Room 135
2:00pm – 2:55pm

Wednesday, Jan. 24, 2024

Advanced Legal Research Ohio
Electronic Resources Instructional Services Librarian Ron Jones
Room 107
2:00pm – 2:55pm

Thursday, Jan. 25, 2024

Advocacy, Lawyering II, Cohort 1
Instructional & Reference Services Law Librarian Ashley Russell
Room 245
10:40am – 12:05pm
Introduction to Administrative Law Research

Advocacy, Lawyering II, Cohort 2
Instructional & Reference Services Librarian Laura Dixon-Caldwell
Room 230
10:40am – 12:05pm
Introduction to Administrative Law Research

Advocacy, Lawyering II, Cohort 5
Associate Director Susan Boland
Room 245
3:05pm – 4:30pm
Introduction to Administrative Law Research

Advocacy, Lawyering II, Cohort 6
Instructional & Reference Services Librarian Laura Dixon-Caldwell
Room 230
3:05pm – 4:30pm
Introduction to Administrative Law Research

Friday, Jan. 26, 2024

Advocacy, Lawyering II, Cohort 3
Associate Director Susan Boland
Room 230
10:40am – 12:05pm
Introduction to Administrative Law Research

Featured Study Aids

International Human Rights in a Nutshell

Available via the West Academic Study Aid subscription, this nutshell provides a comprehensive overview of the international, regional and domestic human rights systems. Reviews recent developments in the field, including in the UN, European, OAS and African human rights systems and the adoption of new conventions such as those on forced disappearances and persons with disabilities. Includes chapters on the treatment of human rights treaties and norms within the U.S. legal system as well as on the role of non-governmental human rights organizations.

International Law: Examples & Explanations

Available via the Aspen Learning Library, this study aid begins  with an introduction to the main principles and sources of international law. This study aid covers specific areas of international law, covering a wide array of topics from human rights and extradition, to the law of the sea and the laws of war. From start to finish this text offers a succinct but comprehensive overview of public international law.

Understanding International Law

Available via the LexisNexis Digital Library, this text explains what international law is, why it exists, and the basic subjects it covers. The law of treaties is given particular attention. Understanding International Law also provides introductory coverage of topics of current relevance, such as terrorism, international criminal law, use and applicability of international law in United States courts, and the law governing the use of military force.

Featured Guide

International Human Rights

Human rights may be inalienable rights but they depend on State actors to enforce through laws and policies. This guide helps you research those laws and policies.

Featured Treatise

Oxford Handbook of International Human Rights Law

Available in the Urban Morgan Collection at K 3240.094 2013, this volume explores the principle and history of international human rights law. It addresses questions regarding the sources of human rights, its historical and cultural origins and its universality. It evaluates the effectiveness of procedures and international institutions in enforcing and ensuring compliance with human rights. This volume investigates the underlying structural principles that bind together the internationally-guaranteed rights and provide criteria for the emergence of new rights. It also evaluates whether the international human rights project has made a difference in the lives and well-being of individuals and groups around the world.

Featured Website

Country Reports on Human Rights Practices

The annual Country Reports on Human Rights Practices, also known as the Human Rights Reports, cover internationally recognized individual, civil, political, and worker rights, as set forth in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and other international agreements.

Featured Video

Foreign & International Law Research Video: IGOs & NGOs

This video shows how to research Intergovernmental Organizations and Non-governmental Organizations. Particular attention is paid to the UN. It also covers private international law conventions and customary law. It introduces state norms, Opinio Juris, Jus Cogen, and  Lex Mercatoria. It is 15:33 minutes long and is closed captioned.

This Week Is Data Privacy Week!

Data Privacy Week 2024
Data Privacy Week is an international effort to empower individuals and business to respect privacy, safeguard data and enable trust. The goal of Data Privacy Week is to spread awareness about online privacy. Data is collected everyday — your computer, smartphone, and every other internet-connected device gathers data. Personal data can be stored indefinably. Data can be used to make inferences about your socioeconomic status, demographic information, and preferences. Even seemingly innocuous information can be used to make assumptions about you and your habits. Many companies sell data on their customers for a profit. In addition to selling this data to others, they can also sell it to the government and police. Companies may not securely store your data, allowing bad actors to access it for nefarious purposes.

Learn More About Data Privacy

Manage Your Privacy Settings — Use these direct links from the National Cybersecurity Alliance to update your privacy settings on popular devices and online services or read about your platforms’ privacy policies and statements.

Talking Data — The National Cybersecurity Alliance is sponsoring a new series of conversations about how to keep your data private and safe. Each day, they will be hosting 30-minute conversations with industry leaders to discuss all things data privacy.

Jen Caltrider, et al., Mozilla Foundation, Our Longest Naughty List Ever, *Privacy Not Included (Nov. 14, 2023) — A review of the safety and security of over 100 connected products.

Electronic Frontier Foundation, Surveillance Self-Defense: Tips, Tools and How-tos for Safer Online Communications — An expert guide to protecting you and your friends from online spying.

Educause, Privacy and Cybersecurity 101

White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, The Blueprint for an AI Bill of Rights — A guide for a society that protects all people from threats and uses of technologies that violate privacy and other civil rights.

January is National Stalking Awareness Month

National Stalking Awareness Month: Know It Name IT Stop It

January 2024 marks the twentieth annual National Stalking Awareness Month (NSAM), an annual call to action to recognize and respond to the serious crime of stalking. Last week we identified University of Cincinnati resources. This week, in conjunction with Data Privacy Week, we look at resources to assist when technology is used for stalking.

More Resources to Help You Know It, Name It, and Stop It

The Cyber Helpline, Cyberstalking Action Plan

A guide to arm you with the knowledge to regain your security, privacy and online confidence.

Domesticshelters.org, What Is Cyberstalking (PDF)

A toolkit to help you understand what cyberstalking is so you can better assess and understand your situation. Inside you’ll find links to helpful articles, recommended books, checklists, relevant survivor survey results, support communities and how to find help.

Federal Trade Commission, Stalking Apps: What to Know

Information about what stalking apps are, how to tell if they’re on your device, and what to do if they are.

The National Network to End Domestic Violence (NNEDV), Safety Net Project

Safety Net focuses on the intersection of technology and abuse, and they work to address how that abuse impacts the safety, privacy, accessibility, and civil rights of survivors. They provide expert training and technical assistance, create and disseminate resources, and influence conversations on technology abuse and safety globally.

Take Back the Tech, Cyberstalking Strategies

Strategies for people experiencing cyberstalking or worried that it might happen.

Legal Authority Resources

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One of the trickiest concepts to grasp as a 1L is the mandatory vs. persuasive authority. Below are some helpful links!

Here are some resources to help you understand more about legal authority: 

UC Law Library Case Law Research Guide (US Court Systems) 

Taggart Law Library Research Guide: Research as a Process: Mandatory v. Persuasive 

Cornell Law School LII (Legal Information Institute) Persuasive Authority 

National Court Statistics Project-State Court Guides 

https://www.ncsc.org/scoLinks to an external site. 

https://cspbr.azurewebsites.net/Links to an external site. 

United States Courts Federal vs State Couts Guide  

https://www.uscourts.gov/about-federal-courts/court-role-and-structure/comparing-federal-state-courtsLinks to an external site. 

Georgetown University Law Center-Binding Vs. Persuasive Cases Handout 

https://www.law.georgetown.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/Which-Court-is-Binding-HandoutFinal.pdf 

 

 

Welcome Back!

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Welcome Back!

Welcome back to a new semester at UC Law. This week in the Law Library we are celebrating Martin Luther King Jr., teaching a Research Review Using Federal Law, and raising awareness of stalking.

Spring Law Library & Circulation Desk Hours:

Martin Luther King Day

Closed Jan. 15, 2024

Spring 2024 (Jan. 16 – May 12)

Monday – Friday: 8:00am – 5:00pm for nonlawschool persons
Monday – Friday: 8:00am – 6:00pm for law students, faculty, and staff

Spring Break Hours (Mar. 11 – Mar. 15, 2024)

Monday – Friday: 8:00am – 5:00pm

Martin Luther King Jr. Day

Martin Luther King Jr.

The Law Library will be closed Monday, Jan. 15 for Martin Luther King Jr. Day but never fear, all of our virtual resources will be available and law students, faculty, and staff will still have 24/7 access to the building and library spaces!

Martin Luther King Jr. Display

Check out our small library display on Martin Luther King Jr.!

2024 MLK Display

Selected Books & Speeches on/by Martin Luther King Jr.

All Labor Has Dignity

The Autobiography of Martin Luther King, Jr. (Clayborne Carson, ed. 1998)

A Call to Conscience : The Landmark Speeches of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. (Clayborne Carson & Kris Shepard eds. 2001)

“In A Single Garment of Destiny:” A Global Vision of Justice (Lewis V. Baldwin ed. 2012)

The Martin Luther King, Jr., Companion : Quotations from the Speeches, Essays, and Lectures of Martin Luther King, Jr.

The Papers of Martin Luther King, Jr. (Clayborne Carson et al. eds. 1992)

A Testament of Hope: The Essential Writings and Speeches of Martin Luther King, Jr. (James Melvin Washington ed. 1991)

Textbooks

This semester, in response to numerous requests from students, the Law Library is experimenting with making available some course textbooks in the law library. Textbooks will be available on a first come, first served basis for check-out in two hour increments during the hours when the Circulation Desk is open.

The purpose of these materials is not to replace your purchasing you own copy, rather for those times when you forgot your textbook and need to read a chapter or two, or for some other need.

Textbooks that are, or will soon be, available are:

Administrative Law, Prof. Mank
Advanced Problems in Constitutional Law, Prof. Bilionis
Bioethics Seminar, Prof. Malloy
Business Associations, Prof. Jackson
Business Tax, Prof. McMahon
Civil Procedure II, Prof. Lenhart
Civil Procedure II, Prof. Solimine
Civil Rights Litigation, Prof. Honkonen
Client Counseling in the dispute/Litigation Context, Prof. Mamo
Computer and Internet Law, Prof. Armstrong
Conflict of Laws, Prof. Ford
Constitutional Law II, Prof. Bryant
Constitutional Law II, Prof. Thoreson
Copyright Law, Prof. Owens
Criminal Law, Prof. Lavalais
Criminal Law, Prof. Whiteman
Criminal Procedure I, Prof. Bilionis
Criminal Procedure II, Prof. Godsey
Human Rights Seminar, Prof. Lockwood
International Business Transactions, Prof. Bernay
International Criminal Law, Prof. Behlen
Intro to Sports Law, Prof. Combs
Labor Law, Prof. Newport
Advocacy, Lawyering II
Legal Ethics, Prof. Rucker
Legal Ethics, Prof. Vander Laan
Legal Ethics Skills and Applications, Prof. Smith
Property, Prof. Bai
Property, Prof. Cogan
Public Health Law Seminar, Prof. Bard
Remedies, Prof. Lenhart
Sales, Prof. Houh
Sex, Gender Sexuality, and the Law, Prof. Bailey
State and Local Government Law, Prof. Ghiz
Trademark and Unfair Competition, Prof. Krafte
White Collar Crime, Prof. Ziepfel

Please contact Circulation Manager Justin Ellis for more information.

Library Seating & Study Rooms

Library seating is found throughout the law school building. Most seating is available on a first-come, first-served basis.

Basement

A limited number of carrels are available in the basement where the law stacks are.

First Floor

Study rooms 101, 103, 163, and 165 on this floor are for law students only and can be reserved through TWEN.

Second Floor

Library seating on the second floor includes the Law Library Reading Room and study rooms 227, 271, 273, 275, 276, and 277. The group study rooms on this floor are for law students only and can be reserved through TWEN.

Fourth Floor

The fourth floor library seating includes carrels in the Quiet Reading Room.

Fifth Floor

The fifth floor library seating consists of open study space in room 545.

Study Room Reservations

Study rooms may be reserved through TWEN. Add the Law Library Study Rooms as a course and use that TWEN course to access the study room reservations.

  • Reservations may be made from 8am – 5pm Monday – Friday. Reservations are on a first-come, first-serve basis.
  • Only 4 hours (per individual) may be reserved each day.
  • After 6pm and on weekends, study rooms are available on a first come, first serve basis.
  • Students may stay in a study room for longer than the reserved period of time provided no one has reserved the room. Those with reservations have first priority for the rooms. Those without reservations must leave when a student having a reservation claims the room.
  • Study room keys are available at the Circulation Desk for check-out Monday – Friday 8am – 6pm. All study room keys must be returned before the 6pm closing of the Circulation Desk.

Anyone leaving any items in a study room beyond the reserved time will have these items turned into the lost-and-found. The Law Library takes no responsibility for any items left in a study room. When leaving the room, please leave the room neat and clean. Contact  Circulation Manager Justin Ellis if you have questions.

This Week’s Research Sessions

Tuesday, Jan. 16, 2024

Advanced Legal Research Civil Litigation
Associate Director Susan Boland & Instructional & Reference Services Librarian Laura Dixon-Caldwell
Room 135
2:00pm – 2:55pm

Wednesday, Jan. 17, 2024

Advanced Legal Research Ohio
Electronic Resources Instructional Services Librarian Ron Jones & Legal Technology & Research Instructional Services Librarian Shannon Kemen
Room 107
2:00pm – 2:55pm

Thursday, Jan. 18, 2024

Advocacy, Lawyering II, Cohort 1
Instructional & Reference Services Law Librarian Ashley Russell
Room 245
10:40am – 12:05pm
Research Review Using Federal Law

Advocacy, Lawyering II, Cohort 2
Instructional & Reference Services Librarian Laura Dixon-Caldwell
Room 230
10:40am – 12:05pm
Research Review Using Federal Law

Advocacy, Lawyering II, Cohort 5
Legal Technology & Research Instructional Services Librarian Shannon Kemen
Room 230
3:05pm – 4:30pm
Research Review Using Federal Law

Advocacy, Lawyering II, Cohort 6
Associate Director Susan Boland
Room 245
3:05pm – 4:30pm
Research Review Using Federal Law

Friday, Jan. 19, 2024

Advocacy, Lawyering II, Cohort 3
Associate Director Susan Boland
Room 230
10:40am – 12:05pm
Research Review Using Federal Law

January is National Stalking Awareness Month

National Stalking Awareness Month: Know It Name IT Stop It

January 2024 marks the twentieth annual National Stalking Awareness Month (NSAM), an annual call to action to recognize and respond to the serious crime of stalking.

White House Proclamation

University of Cincinnati Resources

University of Cincinnati Gender Equity & Inclusion (Title IX)
Clery Act at University of Cincinnati
Victim Services, Harassment, Stalking and Dating Violence
Help for Student Victims & Student Survivors
Women Helping Women Campus Based Advocacy
Stalking Q&A with UCPD’s Crime Victim Services Coordinator

January Arguments at the United States Supreme Court

US Supreme Court - corrected

From SCOTUS Blog:

Tuesday, January 16, 2024

Macquarie Infrastructure Corp. v. Moab Partners, L.P. – whether the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit erred in holding that a failure to make a disclosure required under Item 303 of SEC Regulation S-K can support a private claim under Section 10(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, even in the absence of an otherwise misleading statement.

Devillier v. Texas – whether a person whose property is taken without compensation may seek redress under the self-executing takings clause of the Fifth Amendment even if the legislature has not affirmatively provided them with a cause of action.

Wednesday, January 17, 2024

Relentless v. Dep’t. Com. – whether the court should overrule Chevron v. Natural Resources Defense Council, or at least clarify that statutory silence concerning controversial powers expressly but narrowly granted elsewhere in the statute does not constitute an ambiguity requiring deference to the agency.

Loper Bright Enter. v. Raimondo – whether the court should overrule Chevron v. Natural Resources Defense Council, or at least clarify that statutory silence concerning controversial powers expressly but narrowly granted elsewhere in the statute does not constitute an ambiguity requiring deference to the agency.