This Week in the Law Library …

This week in the Law Library we’re teaching statutes and technology in law practice, as well as reminding you to vote, honoring our veterans, continuing to celebrate American Indian and Alaska Native Heritage Month, and previewing US Supreme Court oral arguments.

This Week’s Library Sessions

Tuesday, November 7, 2023

Technology in Law Practice

Shannon Kemen, Legal Technology & Research Instructional Services Librarian
Room 107
11:10am – 12:05pm

Thursday, November 9, 2023

Lawyering I, sec. 4

Ronald Jones, Electronic Resources Instructional Services Librarian
Room 135
10:40am – 12:05pm
Researching Statutes

Technology in Law Practice

Shannon Kemen, Legal Technology & Research Instructional Services Librarian
Room 107
11:10am – 12:05pm

Lawyering I, sec. 6

Susan Boland, Associate Director & Ashley Russell, Instructional & Reference Services Librarian
Room 135
1:30pm – 2:55pm
Researching Statutes

Vote!

Vote America Every Vote Counts

November 7th is election day! Have you voted yet? If not, please vote tomorrow! Elections matter, even non-presidential ones, and so does your vote. Need voter information? You can find links to resources in our Election Law Guide or check out the resources below:

MyOhioVote.com

State of Kentucky Voting Website

State of Indiana Voting Website

Veterans Day

Honoring All Who Served Veterans Day

This Friday Veterans Day is observed. Veterans Day originated as “Armistice Day” on Nov. 11, 1919, the first anniversary marking the end of World War I. Congress passed a resolution in 1926 for an annual observance, and November 11th became a national holiday beginning in 1938. There were an estimated 16,200,322 million veterans in 2022. There were an estimated 602,318 veterans in Ohio in 2022. Thank you to all who have served!

The College of Law will hold classes and the Law Library will be open on Veteran’s Day.

Featured Study Aids

Election Law in a Nutshell

Available via the West Academic study aid subscription, this Nutshell provides a succinct and thorough description of the law governing elections, the right to vote, and the political process in the United States. The topics addressed include “one person, one vote,” gerrymandering, minority voting rights, ballot access, voter identification, recounts, direct democracy, and campaign finance. The Nutshell covers U.S. constitutional law in these areas, as well as the Voting Rights Act, Federal Election Campaign Act, and other essential statutes. It includes Evenwel v. Abbott, McDonnell v. United States, and other cases from the 2015-16 Supreme Court Term. Election law is a dynamic and rapidly expanding field that generates enormous public interest. It is also of great practical importance to lawyers and law students, with increasing litigation and many controversial Supreme Court decisions such as Bush v. Gore, Citizens United v. FEC, and Shelby County v. Holder.

Understanding Election Law and Voting Rights

Available via the LexisNexis Digital Library study aid subscription, this study aid 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.” Did you know that Prof. Michael Solimine is one of the authors?

Examples & Explanations: Legislation, Statutory Interpretation, and Election Law

Available via the Aspen Learning Library, this study aid tackles the complex subjects in this field, including statutory interpretation, lobbying, bribery, redistricting, campaign finance law, and voting rights.

Featured Guide

Election Law Guide

This guide is intended as a starting point for research in the law of elections.

Featured Video

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.

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 Treatise

America Votes! A Guide to Modern Election Law & Voting

Available to law students & faculty only via Westlaw, this treatise provides a snapshot of key election and voting rights issues from practitioners highly experienced in a wide variety of areas. Part 1 details the election administration processes, challenges, and opportunities at the local and national level. Included are chapters on the FEC, enforcing federal election law, using census data to prove citizenship, and administrative challenges for recounts, contests; and post-election audits. Part 2 details the Voting Rights Act and discusses rights of language-minority voters, voter suppression tactics including voter ID laws, immigration voting rights, and redistricting issues to watch during the current redistricting cycle. Part 3 details the challenges of redistricting and includes state legislative reapportionment, Section 2 vote-dilution litigation, and corporate districting and the Voting Rights Act.

Featured Website

Federal Election Commission

American Indian and Alaska Native Heritage Month

American Indian and Alaska Native Heritage Month

This month is American Indian and Alaska Native Heritage Month! Celebrate with us as we explore the contributions and history of the Native people in the United States of America.

5 Selected Resources to Learn More About American Indian and Alaska Native Heritage

ABA, Celebrating Legal Trailblazers (PDF)

This ABA publication highlights Native American legal trailblazers.

ABA Commission on Women in the Profession & the National Native American Bar Association, Excluded and Alone: Examining the Experiences of Native American Women in the Law and a Path Towards Equity (PDF)

Nearly a decade after NNABA’s comprehensive research on Native American attorneys was released, the American Bar Association Commission on Women in the Profession and
NNABA have collaborated to release what is only the second research study focused solely on Native American attorneys – and the first focused on Native American female lawyers. This research builds on the 2015 NNABA study, delving deeper into the unique experiences of Native American women who navigate the intersection of tribal identity, race, and gender in the legal profession. This study also explores the generational perspectives of Native American women and illustrates that, while progress in advancing Native American women in the legal profession is evident, it proceeds at a glacial pace.

ABA Presidential Speaker Series, Deb Haaland and Native American Women “Firsts” (Video)

This program featuring Deb Haaland, U.S. Secretary of the Interior,  and a panel of other Native American women “firsts” including Abby Abinanti (Yurok), Chief Judge, Yurok Tribe and First Native American Woman to pass the California Bar Exam; Kimberly TeeHee (Cherokee), first Delegate-designate to the U.S. House of Representatives from the Cherokee Nation and former senior policy advisor for Native American affairs in the White House; Stacy Leeds (Cherokee), Willard H. Pedrick Dean and Regents Professor of Law, Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law, and first Native American woman to serve as a law school dean; and Valerie Nurr’araluk Davidson (Yup’ik), President/CEO of the Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium; interviewed by Makalika Naholowa’a, Executive Director, Native Hawaiian Legal Corp. and President, National Native American Bar Association (and first Native Hawaiian in this role). Sponsored by the National Native American Bar Association.

ABA 21-Day National Native American Heritage Equity Habit Building Challenge

The goal of the Challenge is to assist each of us to become more aware, compassionate, constructive, engaged people in the quest for equity, and specifically to learn more about the Native American communities. It transcends our roles as lawyers. Non-lawyers are also welcome to participate.

The National Native American Bar Association, The Pursuit of Inclusion: An In-Depth Exploration of the Experiences and Perspectives of Native American Attorneys in the Legal Profession (2015) (PDF)

In order to raise the visibility of Native American attorneys in the legal profession at large, to effectuate lasting reforms in the legal community, and to help build a better pipeline to law school, the National Native American Bar Association (NNABA) conducted the first-of-its-kind study of Native American attorneys. This research provides the first comprehensive picture of the issues confronting Native American attorneys across all settings – including private practice; government practice in state, federal and tribal arenas; the judiciary; corporate legal departments; and academia.

November Arguments at the United States Supreme Court

US Supreme Court - corrected

From SCOTUS Blog:

Monday, November 6, 2023

Dep’t Agric. Rural Dep’t Rural Hous. Serv. v. Kirt – whether the civil-liability provisions of the Fair Credit Reporting Act unequivocally and unambiguously waive the sovereign immunity of the United States.

Tuesday, November 7, 2023

United States v. Rahimi – whether 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(8), which prohibits the possession of firearms by persons subject to domestic-violence restraining orders, violates the Second Amendment on its face.

Wednesday, November 8, 2023

Rudisill v. McDonough – whether a veteran who has served two separate and distinct periods of qualifying service under the Montgomery GI Bill and the Post-9/11 GI Bill is entitled to receive a total of 48 months of education benefits as between both programs, without first exhausting the Montgomery benefit in order to obtain the more generous Post-9/11 benefit.

This Week in the Law Library …

Happy Halloween!

This week in the Law Library we’re celebrating Halloween, teaching technology in law practice and heading out the Ohio Regional Association of Law Libraries Annual Meeting, We’re also continuing to raise awareness for Cybersecurity Month and Domestic Violence Awareness Month, celebrating American Indian and Alaska Native Heritage Month, and previewing US Supreme Court oral arguments.

Be sure and stop by for some treats!

2023 Marx Law Library Halloween

Don’t worry the spiders are friendly!

Skeleton at a table researching

Always remember to take breaks when studying!

This Week’s Library Sessions

Tuesday, October 31, 2023

Technology in Law Practice

Shannon Kemen, Legal Technology & Research Instructional Services Librarian
Room 107
11:10am – 12:05pm

Wednesday, November 1, 2023

LLM Research & Writing

Shannon Kemen, Legal Technology & Research Instructional Services Librarian
Room 245
4:30pm – 6:05pm
Terms & Connectors Research

Thursday, November 2, 2023

Technology in Law Practice

Shannon Kemen, Legal Technology & Research Instructional Services Librarian
Room 107
11:10am – 12:05pm

LLM Research & Writing

Shannon Kemen, Legal Technology & Research Instructional Services Librarian
Room 245
4:30pm – 6:05pm
Researching Statutes

Ohio Regional Association of Law Libraries

ORALL

Associate Director Susan Boland and Instructional & Reference Services Librarians Laura Dixon-Caldwell and Ashley Russell will be attending the Ohio Regional Association of Law Libraries this week and participating in the program: Where the Rubber Meets the Road: Onboarding Challenges and Best Practices.

Featured Study Aids

Family Law CALI Lessons

CALI currently offers several interactive exercises for Family Law students. You will need to set up a password to use CALI online. To set up a username and password, you will be asked to enter UC Law’s authorization code. You can get this code from any reference librarian or at the Circulation Desk.

Family Law: Examples & Explanations

This study aid, available via the Aspen Learning Library, continues to identify and explore 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.

Family Law in Perspective

Available via the West Academic Study Aid subscription, this text 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.

Understanding Family Law

Understanding Family Law, available via the LexisNexis Digital Library, includes coverage of topics such as traditional and nontraditional families, nonmarital and postmarital contracts, annulment, paternity and legitimacy, procreation rights, contraception, abortion, sterilization, artificially assisted conception, and adoption and termination of parental rights. It 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, CHINS, ethical issues for the lawyer, alternative dispute resolution, equitable distribution, community property, and child custody and visitation. It also includes references to 50 states surveys so the reader can find their local law quickly.

Featured Guide

Family Law Research Guide

This guide provides a quick overview of general and law materials. 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.

Featured Treatise

Anderson’s Ohio Family Law

Available on Lexis, Anderson’s Ohio Family Law is a set addressing the legal issues with regard to children, marriage, the elderly, and juvenile court practice and procedure. Volume One presents an overview of family law. Volume Two of Anderson’s Ohio Family Law, Juvenile Court Practice and Procedure is a treatise designed specifically for Ohio’s judges, child welfare workers, and other individuals active with or concerned about the welfare of children.

Featured Website

The Supreme Court of Ohio Children & Families Publications & Resources

The Children & Families Section provides technical assistance, training, and policy recommendations to improve court performance in cases involving children and families.

National Domestic Violence Awareness Month

October National Domestic Violence Awareness Month
October is National Domestic Violence Awareness Month. Begun in 1981 by the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence, it is a Day of Unity to connect battered women’s advocates across the country.

More Resources to Learn More About Domestic Violence

Domestic Violence Research

The world’s largest domestic violence research data base, 2,657 pages, with summaries of 1700 peer-reviewed studies. For this project, a total of 42 scholars and 70 research assistants at 20 universities and research institutions spent two years or more researching their topics and writing the results. Approximately 12,000 studies were considered and more than 1,700 were summarized and organized into tables. The 17 manuscripts, which provide a review of findings on each of the topics, for a total of 2,657 pages, appear in 5 consecutive special issues of the peer-reviewed journal Partner Abuse. All conclusions, including the extent to which the research evidence supports or undermines current theories, are based strictly on the data collected.

The Supreme Court of Ohio, Domestic Violence Program

The Domestic Violence Program provides technical assistance and specialized resources to strengthen courts’ and justice system partners’ responses to domestic violence, stalking and sexual assault. The Program disseminates information, monitors trends, offers education, and recommends forms, rules, and standards that promote effective response to these cases.

RAND Corporation, Domestic Violence

From sexual or spousal abuse to child abuse and neglect, domestic violence entails any abusive behavior by one person to maintain power over another in a close relationship. The scope of RAND’s research on domestic violence includes its effects on families and children, the link between substance use and domestic violence, domestic violence by or against military service members, and how clinical depression and post-traumatic stress disorder may be contributing factors.

UN Women, Global Database on Violence against Women

In December 2006, the General Assembly of the United Nations adopted a comprehensive resolution calling for intensification of efforts to eliminate all forms of violence against women and requesting the Secretary-General to establish a coordinated database on the extent, nature and consequences of all forms of violence against women, and on the impact and effectiveness of policies and programs for eliminating such violence. The database was developed and launched in 2009, and was called the “UN Secretary-General’s database on violence against women”. In 2016, in accordance with the adoption of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, UN Women updated and redesigned the database and relaunched it as the “Global Database on Violence against Women”. UN Women serves as the secretariat for the database.

VAWnet, Research on Domestic Violence and the Workplace

Domestic violence can jeopardize a survivor’s ability to keep a job, typically either because of the need for time off to attend court or to receive medical care, or due to the abuser’s interference in the survivor’s ability to conduct her daily life by preventing her from going to work, harassing her at work, limiting access to money and transportation, or manipulating child-care arrangements. Survivors are therefore more likely than other women to be unemployed, to suffer from health problems that can affect employability and job performance, to report lower personal income, and to rely on public benefits (Legal Momentum, 2015). Resources listed here focus on statistics, studies, laws and information on employer responses to domestic violence in the workplace.

National Cybersecurity Awareness Month

October (2)
October is also National Cybersecurity Awareness Month. Cybersecurity Awareness Month was launched by the National Cyber Security Alliance & the U.S. Department of Homeland Security in October 2004.

This year’s campaign theme — “Secure Our World” — is here to remind us that there are simple ways to protect yourself, your family and your business from online threats.

Cybersecurity Awareness Month 2023 and Secure Our World will focus on four key behaviors:

  1. Use strong passwords and a password manager
  2. Turn on multifactor authentication
  3. Recognize and report phishing
  4. Update software

UC Cybersecurity Awareness Month Meme Competition

Show off your meme-making skills and win prizes! The contest runs now October 31, 2023.

Additional Cyber Security Resources to Check Out:

Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), Free Cybersecurity Services and Tools

CISA has compiled a list of free cybersecurity tools and services to help organizations further advance their security capabilities. This living repository includes cybersecurity services provided by CISA, widely used open source tools, and free tools and services offered by private and public sector organizations across the cybersecurity community.

Department of Education, Protecting Student Privacy

This section houses training modules, guidance documents and other student privacy resources.

Microsoft, Cybersecurity Is for Everyone Collection

Recommended learning for beginners, business decision makers, students, and administrators who specialize in any workload.

NIST, Free and Low Cost Online Cybersecurity Learning Content

The following links are for free and low-cost online educational content on topics such as information technology and cybersecurity. Some, not all, may contribute towards professional learning objectives or lead to industry certifications and online degrees.

SANS, Free Virtual Workshops

The upcoming workshops listed feature live stream instruction, subject matter expert support, immersive hands-on labs and student to student interactive Slack workspace.

October / November Arguments at the United States Supreme Court

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From SCOTUS Blog:

Monday, October 30, 2023

Culley v. Marshall – whether district courts, in determining whether the due process clause requires a state or local government to provide a post-seizure probable-cause hearing prior to a statutory judicial-forfeiture proceeding and, if so, when such a hearing must take place, should apply the “speedy trial” test employed in United States v. $8,850 and Barker v. Wingo or the three-part due process analysis set forth in Mathews v. Eldridge.

Tuesday, October 31, 2023

Lindke v. Freed – whether a public official’s social media activity can constitute state action only if the official used the account to perform a governmental duty or under the authority of his or her office.

O’Connor-Ratcliff v. Garnier – whether a public official engages in state action subject to the First Amendment by blocking an individual from the official’s personal social media account, when the official uses the account to feature their job and communicate about job-related matters with the public, but does not do so pursuant to any governmental authority or duty.

Wednesday, November 1, 2023

Vidal v. Elster – whether the refusal to register a trademark under 15 U.S.C. § 1052(c) violates the free speech clause of the First Amendment when the mark contains criticism of a government official or public figure.

American Indian and Alaska Native Heritage Month

This month is American Indian and Alaska Native Heritage Month! Celebrate with us as we explore the contributions and history of the Native people in the United States of America.

History Behind the Month

As far back as the late 1970s, Congress enacted legislation, and subsequent presidents issued, annual proclamations designating a day, a week, or a month to celebrate and commemorate the Nation’s American Indian and Alaska Native heritage.

On Aug. 3, 1990, Congress finally passed Pub. L. 101-343 which designated the month of November 1990 as “National American Indian Heritage Month.” Then, in 1991, Congress passed Pub. L. 102-123 which “authorize[s] and request[s] the President to proclaim the month of November 1991, and the month of each November thereafter, as ‘American Indian Heritage Month.’” President George H.W. Bush issued Proclamation 6368 on October 30, 1991.

This Week in the Law Library …

This week in the Law Library we’re teaching online searching, as well as legal technology. We’re also celebrating Open Access Week and continuing to raise awareness for Cybersecurity Month and Domestic Violence Awareness Month.

This Week’s Research Sessions

Tuesday, October 24, 2023

Technology in Law Practice

Shannon Kemen, Legal Technology & Research Instructional Services Librarian
Room 107
11:10am – 12:05pm

Thursday, October 26, 2023

Lawyering I, sec. 3

Laura Dixon-Caldwell, Instructional & Reference Services Librarian
Room 145
10:40am – 12:05pm
Online Searching: Basic Terms & Connectors

Technology in Law Practice

Shannon Kemen, Legal Technology & Research Instructional Services Librarian
Room 107
11:10am – 12:05pm

Lawyering I, sec. 1

Laura Dixon-Caldwell, Instructional & Reference Services Librarian
Room 145
10:40am – 12:05pm
Online Searching: Basic Terms & Connectors

Celebrate Open Access Week!

2023 Open Access Week

Open Access Week 2023 is an opportunity to join together, take action, and raise awareness around the importance of community control of knowledge sharing systems. This year’s theme encourages a candid conversation about which approaches to open scholarship prioritize the best interests of the public and the academic community—and which do not.

Featured Study Aids

Because open access involves copyright, this week our featured study aids are all about copyright!

Copyright: Examples & Explanations

Available in the Aspen Learning Library, this study aid provides an overview of Copyright Law, together with examples that illustrate how these principles apply in typical cases. Discussions of issues include whether artists have copyright in their performances, first sale of digital works, copying of information from famous news photographs, copyright of works in virtual worlds, fair use of appropriation art, news clippings services, Google Books, course pack, secondary liability of BitTorrent and YouTube, and reasonable royalty damages. A series of problems at the end of each section or chapter assist you in testing your understanding. Answers are provided for these problems.

Copyright Law in a Nutshell

Available through the West Academic study aid subscription, this nutshell coverage ranges from the fundamental concepts of originality, authorship, and infringement to the highly technical rules governing digital phonorecord deliveries and digital public performance rights in sound recordings, the safe harbor provisions that limit the liability of Internet service providers, and the anti-circumvention and copyright management information provisions of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act. This updated edition includes detailed analysis of the changes introduced by the Music Modernization Act of 2018, as well as the creation of the Copyright Claims Board. The evolving doctrines of fair use and contributory liability are also given thorough attention.

Intellectual Property CALI Lessons

CALI currently offers interactive exercises for intellectual property students. You will need to set up a password to use CALI online. To set up a username and password, you will be asked to enter UC Law’s authorization code. You can get this code from any reference librarian or at the Circulation Desk.

Understanding Copyright Law

Available via the LexisNexis Digital Library, Understanding Copyright Law has incorporated all the recent case law and legislative developments, focusing on the challenges of the digital age. In addition to including the latest case law developments, this edition incorporates the Music Modernization Act of 2018. The seventh edition covers all aspects of the MMA, a dazzling legislative overhaul of the musical copyright, which among its other provisions, creates a new blanket license for digital deliveries and provides protection to pre-1972 sound recordings.

Featured Guide

Open Access: Health Sciences Resources

Although this guide discusses health sciences resources, it is also an excellent guide to open access in general.

Featured Database

VitalLaw: Intellectual Property Practice Area

Featured Video

This video is intended to serve as an introduction to Open Educational Resources (OER) for college professors.

Featured Treatise

Open Access

In this concise introduction to open acces, Peter Suber tells us what open access is and isn’t, how it benefits authors and readers of research, how we pay for it, how it avoids copyright problems, how it has moved from the periphery to the mainstream, and what its future may hold. Distilling a decade of Suber’s influential writing and thinking about open access, this is the indispensable book on the subject for researchers, librarians, administrators, funders, publishers, and policy makers.

Featured Website

Open Access Week

Open Access Week 2023 is an opportunity to join together, take action, and raise awareness around the importance of community control of knowledge sharing systems.

National Domestic Violence Awareness Month

October National Domestic Violence Awareness Month
October is National Domestic Violence Awareness Month. Begun in 1981 by the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence as a Day of Unity, the month provides an opportunity for advocacy organizations to connect with the public and one another throughout the month to raise awareness about the signs of abuse and ways to stop it, and to uplift survivor stories and provide additional resources to leaders and policymakers. battered women’s advocates across the country.

#Every1KnowsSome1

More Resources for Domestic Violence Awareness

Childhood Domestic Violence Association

Childhood Domestic Violence Association was originally founded in 2007 by Brian F. Martin, who grew up living with domestic violence. Using the leading research and best known practices in the field, they develop and deploy scalable tools, as well as partner with leading organizations that directly touch the lives of children and adults who are growing up/grew up living with domestic violence. Their tools and resources are used to educate, train, and empower as they strive to reach their full potential.

DomesticShelters.org

This organization provides online and mobile searchable directory of domestic violence programs and shelters in the U.S. and Canada, and a leading source of helpful tools and information for people experiencing and working to end domestic violence.

Love is Respect

A project of the National Domestic Violence Hotline, love is respect offers 24/7 information, support, and advocacy to young people between the ages of 13 and 26 who have questions or concerns about their romantic relationships. They also provide support to concerned friends and family members, teachers, counselors, and other service providers through the same free and confidential services via phone, text, and live chat.

The National Clearinghouse on Abuse in Later Life (NCALL)

NCALL is committed to creating a world that respects the dignity of older adults and enhances the safety and quality of life of older victims and survivors of abuse. NCALL staff are available to provide technical assistance, consultation, training, and resources related to abuse in later life and elder abuse.

The Network/La Red

The Network/La Red is a survivor-led, social justice organization that works to end partner abuse in lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, kink, polyamorous, and queer communities.The Network/La Red’s 24-hour hotline provides confidential emotional support, information, referrals, safety planning, and crisis intervention for lesbian, gay, bisexual, queer and/or transgender (LGBTQ+) folks, as well as folks in kink and polyamorous communities who are being abused or have been abused by a partner. We also offer information and support to friends, family, or co-workers on the issue of domestic violence in LGBTQ+ communities. Hotline: 617-742-4911 (voice) • 800-832-1901 (Toll-Free)

National Cybersecurity Awareness Month

October (2)
October is also National Cybersecurity Awareness Month. Cybersecurity Awareness Month was launched by the National Cyber Security Alliance & the U.S. Department of Homeland Security in October 2004.

This year’s campaign theme — “Secure Our World” — is here to remind us that there are simple ways to protect yourself, your family and your business from online threats.

Cybersecurity Awareness Month 2023 and Secure Our World will focus on four key behaviors:

  1. Use strong passwords and a password manager
  2. Turn on multifactor authentication
  3. Recognize and report phishing
  4. Update software

UC Cybersecurity Awareness Month Trivia Challenge Week 4

Flex your cybersecurity knowledge in our trivia event. Open to all at UC, the Cybersecurity Awareness Month Trivia Challenge offers weekly winners and a grand prize.

UC Cybersecurity Awareness Month Meme Competition

Show off your meme-making skills and win prizes! The contest runs now October 31, 2023.

Additional Cyber Security Resources to Check Out:

Bloomberg Law, Data Security, Professional Perspective – ChatGPT: IP, Cybersecurity & Other Legal Risks of Generative AI, Practical Law Guidance

This article is aimed at shedding some light on a set of interconnected cybersecurity, compliance and legal risks created by intelligent chat bots—such as ChatGPT—and similar forms of generative AI, as well as offering solutions on how to address them.

EFF, Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning

There is a wide range of views about how urgent or profound the policy questions raised by general, “human level”, artificial intelligence may be. But regardless of whether you think general purpose AI is imminent or still in the distant future, there are some topics raised by the state of the art in neural networking and machine learning algorithms that need to be addressed in the short term.

EuroPol, ChatGPT: The Impact of Large Language Models on Law Enforcement

In response to the growing public attention given to ChatGPT, the Europol Innovation Lab organised a number of workshops with subject matter experts from across the organisation to explore how criminals can abuse LLMs, as well as how it may assist investigators in their daily work. This Tech Watch Flash report analyses the findings of these sessions and includes key information for law enforcement as they continue to scan for new and emerging technologies that affect their work.

This webinar examines the ins and outs of generative AI products like ChatGPT and discuss what your company should think about with this rapidly evolving tech. What are the glaring privacy concerns? What should be your red line for your staff? How can you best leverage it for success? As ChatGPT would say, “don’t miss out on this lively discussion about the future of work in the age of AI!”

Open Worldwide Application Security Project (OWASP), AI Security and Privacy Guide

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is on the rise and so are the concerns regarding AI security and privacy. This guide is a working document to provide clear and actionable insights on designing, creating, testing, and procuring secure and privacy-preserving AI systems.

 

October is ADHD Awareness Month

In addition to being Cybersecurity Month, Domestic Violence Awareness Month and Hispanic Heritage Month, October is also ADHD Awareness month. According to a 2016 study, 12.5% of the attorneys disclosed having ADHD. For students with ADHD, law school can be a challenge. Check out our helpful links below.

UC Law Academic and Student Affairs Personnel 

UC Accessiblity Resources 

UC Graduate College: Eight Tips for Navigating Graduate School With Adult ADHD

UC University Health Services ADHD/ADD Information 

JDHD: For Lawyers with ADHD

Psychology Today: 5 Tips for Law Students with Adult ADHD

 

 

This Week in the Law Library …

Welcome back! We hope everyone had a restful break.

This week in the Law Library we’re teaching online searching and statutes, as well as legal technology. We’re also continuing to raise awareness for Cybersecurity Month and Domestic Violence Awareness Month.

This Week’s Research Sessions

Tuesday, October 17, 2023

Lawyering I, sec. 2

Susan Boland, Associate Director & Ashley Russell, Instructional & Reference Services Librarian
Room 245
9:00am – 10:25pm
Online Searching: Basic Terms & Connectors

Technology in Law Practice

Shannon Kemen, Legal Technology & Research Instructional Services Librarian
Room 107
11:10am – 12:05pm

Lawyering I, sec. 5

Susan Boland, Associate Director & Ashley Russell, Instructional & Reference Services Librarian
Room 230
10:40am – 12:05pm
Online Searching: Basic Terms & Connectors

Thursday, October 19, 2023

Lawyering I, sec. 2

Susan Boland, Associate Director & Ashley Russell, Instructional & Reference Services Librarian
Room 245
9:00am – 10:25pm
Researching Statutes

Lawyering I, sec. 3

Laura Dixon-Caldwell, Instructional & Reference Services Librarian
Room 145
10:40am – 12:05pm
Researching Statutes

Technology in Law Practice

Shannon Kemen, Legal Technology & Research Instructional Services Librarian
Room 107
11:10am – 12:05pm

Lawyering I, sec. 1

Laura Dixon-Caldwell, Instructional & Reference Services Librarian
Room 145
10:40am – 12:05pm
Researching Statutes

Friday, October 20, 2023

Lawyering I, sec. 5

Susan Boland, Associate Director & Ashley Russell, Instructional & Reference Services Librarian
Room 135
10:40am – 12:05pm
Researching Statutes

Featured Study Aids

Cybersecurity Law

Available via the West Academic study aid subscription, this book provides a relatively comprehensive examination of cybersecurity related laws. The book outlines and details the U.S. federal sectoral approach to cybersecurity, such as covering the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act and regulations, and the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act Security Rule, as well as an examination of state laws impacting cybersecurity, such as data breach notification, privacy and state education laws. International issues as well as specific topics such as ransomware and the Internet of things are addressed. Notably, the book provides a review of the role of the cybersecurity professional, risk assessment as well as the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) risk assessment framework, and laws related to hacking.

Principles of Cybersecurity Law (Concise Hornbook)

Available via the West Academic study aid subscription, this book covers the cybersecurity laws that apply to an entity based on the entity’s business model(s) and data collection model(s). For example, what is the applicable Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) cybersecurity law if an entity provides an alternate trading platform (ATP) with a daily trading volume of 50,000? The authors combine years of technical and legal experience in providing a map for cybersecurity counseling based on an understanding of the CISO’s technical cybersecurity issues and how they fit into today’s cybersecurity law challenges. The authors explain the difference and overlap between privacy law, cybersecurity law, and cybersecurity. The first chapter provides a review of cybersecurity. For example, key to any discussion on cybersecurity is the Confidentiality, Integrity, and Availability (CIA) of data. Learn how to implement policy-based “reasonable security measures” frameworks for your organization that form a legal defense to cybersecurity-based actions brought by U.S. agencies such as the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and state Attorney Generals. A high-level discussion of the National Institute of Science and Technology (NIST) cybersecurity frameworks is included as well as data breach laws, anti-hacking related laws and some international issues.

Cybersecurity and Privacy Law in a Nutshell

Available via the West Academic study aid subscription, this book provides a comprehensive and up-to-date overview of cybersecurity law and policy. Cybersecurity is a serious concern in our lives. It affects individuals, governments, the military, big businesses, small businesses, and law firms themselves. Cybersecurity policy issues implicate both private and public international law, in addition to domestic law. In this Nutshell, we present case law, federal, state and international legislation, administrative actions and regulations, and relevant policy considerations that attorneys and their clients should keep in mind, whether they are working on a case about cybersecurity or just wanting to know more about cybersecurity and privacy in the Internet age.

Featured Guide

College of Law IT Support: Information Security

The Information Security page on the College of Law IT Support Guide provides information on UC Information Security policies, how to report information security incidents, cyber security tips, and more.

Featured Database

Bloomberg Law Privacy & Data Security Practice Center

From EU GDPR to CCPA and beyond, the Bloomberg Law Privacy & Data Security Law is a platform for practitioners to track the latest developments– with actionable guidance. It features primary and secondary sources, practice tools, and analysis across data privacy law and other key topics. It contains data privacy news. It provides checklists and sample forms, as well as In Focus resource pages providing analysis of critical issues.

Featured Treatise

Law of the Internet

Available on Lexis. Internet law is changing almost as fast as technology itself. Law of the Internet is an easy-to-use resource written for busy practitioners with summaries of major cases and statutes, and forms. This annually-updated, treatise provides analysis of legal issues raised by the Internet and insightful commentary on future directions the law may take.

Featured Video

20 Years of Cybersecurity Awareness Month Kick-Off

Featured Website

Stay Safe Online

National Domestic Violence Awareness Month

October National Domestic Violence Awareness Month
October is National Domestic Violence Awareness Month. Begun in 1981 by the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence as a Day of Unity, the month provides an opportunity for advocacy organizations to connect with the public and one another throughout the month to raise awareness about the signs of abuse and ways to stop it, and to uplift survivor stories and provide additional resources to leaders and policymakers. battered women’s advocates across the country.

#Every1KnowsSome1

More Resources for Domestic Violence Awareness

National Domestic Violence Hotline 

The National Domestic Violence Hotline provides an immediate response to people who have experienced domestic violence and their families, and a seamless referral system to community programs in response to the needs of the women, men, and children on the line. The Hotline is available 24/7 and in 170 languages. Call 1-800-799-7233, text “START” to 88788, or chat online at www.thehotline.org.

National Human Trafficking Hotline

The National Human Trafficking Hotline is available 24/7. Call 1-888-373-7888, text 233733, or email help@humantraffickinghotline.org.

National Resource Center on Domestic Violence

The National Resource Center on Domestic Violence has resources such as the Preventing Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) toolkit.

National Child Traumatic Stress Network (NCTSN)

The National Child Traumatic Stress Network (NCTSN) features a host of resources on their National Domestic Violence Awareness Month page for parents and caregivers, children and teens, mental health providers, child welfare workers, law enforcement professionals, educators and school staff, and policy makers.

National Center on Domestic Violence, Trauma & Mental Health

The National Center on Domestic Violence, Trauma & Mental Health promotes survivor-defined healing, liberation, and equity by transforming the systems that impact survivors of domestic and sexual violence and their families. They have hundreds of resources in their library.

National Cybersecurity Awareness Month

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October is also National Cybersecurity Awareness Month. Cybersecurity Awareness Month was launched by the National Cyber Security Alliance & the U.S. Department of Homeland Security in October 2004.

This year’s campaign theme — “Secure Our World” — is here to remind us that there are simple ways to protect yourself, your family and your business from online threats.

Cybersecurity Awareness Month 2023 and Secure Our World will focus on four key behaviors:

  1. Use strong passwords and a password manager
  2. Turn on multifactor authentication
  3. Recognize and report phishing
  4. Update software

UC Cybersecurity Awareness Month Trivia Challenge Week 3

Flex your cybersecurity knowledge in our trivia event. Open to all at UC, the Cybersecurity Awareness Month Trivia Challenge offers weekly winners and a grand prize.

UC Cybersecurity Awareness Month Meme Competition

Show off your meme-making skills and win prizes! The contest runs now October 31, 2023.

Additional Cyber Security Resources to Check Out:

EDUCAUSE Cybersecurity and Privacy Guide

CISA Cybersecurity Awareness Program

NIST Cyber Security Awareness Month Resources & Events

National Cyber Security Alliance Resources & Guides

Stop. Think. Connect.

This Week in the Law Library …

This week in the Law Library it’s Fall Break! We’re still here to answer any of your cite checking or legal research questions! We’re also continuing to raise awareness for Cybersecurity Month and Domestic Violence Awareness Month and celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month. This week we’re also previewing United States Supreme Court oral arguments.

Happy Indigenous Peoples’ Day!

On October 3, 2018, Cincinnati City Council passed a resolution officially recognizing the second Monday in October as Indigenous Peoples Day. President Biden has also proclaimed October 9 as Indigenous Peoples Day.

Presidential Proclamation

City of Cincinnati Resolution

Indigenous Ally Toolkit

The Greater Cincinnati Native American Coalition feels that this toolkit is the most concise education for any person interested in supporting Indigenous folx.

University of Cincinnati Land Grant Acknowledgement

The Cincinnati area and the land that the University of Cincinnati has been built on is the native homeland of the Indigenous Algonquian speaking tribes, including the Delaware, Miami, and Shawnee tribes.

University of Cincinnati Libraries Land Grant Acknowledgement

We respectfully acknowledge that we are on the traditional, ancestral lands of the Ni-u-kon-ska (Osage), Ani’-Yun’wiya (Cherokee), Myaamia (Miami), Lenape (Delaware), and Shawandasse (Shawnee) Nations. These peoples, in addition to the ancient Adena and Hopewell cultures, lived and thrived here before being subjected to forcible removal and genocide. As we reflect on the Nations whose land we appropriated, it is also critical to acknowledge that Native peoples are still here. The legacy of displacement and subjugation disproportionally affects Native communities and families as they continue to fight for the sovereignty of their Nations and the retention of their tribal lands.

Learning our land’s history is not enough. A shared commitment to learning about and supporting Native nations, organizations, and causes is also an important way to acknowledge the land on which our city was built and the Native peoples who were displaced from it. Further, we acknowledge the institutional, socioeconomic, physical, psychological and emotional wounds and inequalities that remain in existence as a result of these inhumane and reprehensible crimes.

Learn More about Indigenous Peoples and Indigenous Peoples’ Day

Drew Desilver, Pew Research Center, Working on Columbus Day or Indigenous Peoples’ Day? It Depends on Where your Job Is (Oct. 5, 2023)

Dennis W. Zotigh & Renee Gokey, Rethinking How We Celebrate American History—Indigenous Peoples’ Day, Smithsonian Magazine (Oct. 12, 2020)

United Nations and Indigenous Peoples – Outreach Material from Across the UN

Mental Health Awareness Day

Person holding a sad face in front of their face

October 10 is Mental Health Awareness Day. You, the law student, are not alone in struggles with mental health. Seeking help is not a sign of weakness, but rather a sign of strength. .Focus, resilience, balance and overall wellness are essential to a successful and fulfilling experience as a law student and as an attorney. Our Resiliency & Wellness for Law Students & Lawyers guide will provide you with resources to help you throughout your time in law school and as you practice law.

GlobeMed at UC will be tabling for Mental health awareness day on Oct. 10th in the Langsam Library Lobby 10:30am – 12:30pm. Stop by to talk about the importance of mental health, play some fun activities to win prizes, and grab a free wellness kit!

National Domestic Violence Awareness Month

October National Domestic Violence Awareness Month
October is National Domestic Violence Awareness Month. Begun in 1981 by the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence as a Day of Unity, the month provides an opportunity for advocacy organizations to connect with the public and one another throughout the month to raise awareness about the signs of abuse and ways to stop it, and to uplift survivor stories and provide additional resources to leaders and policymakers. battered women’s advocates across the country.

#Every1KnowsSome1

More Resources for Domestic Violence Awareness

ABA, The Commission on Domestic & Sexual Violence

The ABA Commission on Domestic & Sexual Violence’s mission is to increase access to justice for victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, and stalking by mobilizing the legal profession.

ABA, The Commission on Domestic & Sexual Violence, Domestic & Sexual Violence 101 Webinar Series

  • Part I: Understanding Sexual Assault and Victimization: Building the Foundation for Civil Legal Advocacy
    • The course will establish the basic differences between non-intimate partner sexual assault and domestic violence, address the dynamics of victimization and perpetration, and introduce why the civil legal system is needed to meet the most urgent needs of sexual assault survivors.
  • Part II: Issue Spotting Sexual Assault Survivors’ Needs: Conducting a Holistic Intake
    • This online course explores the impact trauma can have on a sexual assault legal intake and invites participants to develop strategies for working effectively with sexual assault survivors to identify and address their legal needs.
  • Part III: Intersections of Sexual Assault and Family Law
    • This training will explore the intersections of sexual assault and family law matters, including working with minor clients and advocating on behalf of non-offending parents.

Ohio Domestic Violence Network, See the Signs & Speak Out

See the Signs & Speak Out is an innovative workplace training program from the Ohio Domestic Violence Network that helps employers and employees learn to talk about domestic and sexual violence issues in the workplace.

National Cybersecurity Awareness Month

October (2)
October is also National Cybersecurity Awareness Month. Cybersecurity Awareness Month was launched by the National Cyber Security Alliance & the U.S. Department of Homeland Security in October 2004.

This year’s campaign theme — “Secure Our World” — is here to remind us that there are simple ways to protect yourself, your family and your business from online threats.

Cybersecurity Awareness Month 2023 and Secure Our World will focus on four key behaviors:

  1. Use strong passwords and a password manager
  2. Turn on multifactor authentication
  3. Recognize and report phishing
  4. Update software

 

UC Cybersecurity Awareness Month Trivia Challenge Week 2

Flex your cybersecurity knowledge in our trivia event. Open to all at UC, our Cybersecurity Awareness Month Trivia Challenge offers weekly winners and a grand prize.

UC Cybersecurity Awareness Month Meme Competition

Show off your meme-making skills and win prizes! The contest runs now October 31, 2023.

CISA Cybersecurity Awareness Month 2023 Webinar: Multifactor Authentication

You need more than just a password to protect our online accounts; enabling multifactor authentication (MFA) makes us significantly less likely to get hacked.

Microsoft, Securing You: Basics and Beyond

Security-related advice can be hard to understand and follow. Many people have asked for a simple description of how to secure their computers and online accounts without needing in-depth training or hours of study. This module will give you simple advice you can follow, tools you can use, and pitfalls to avoid, to ensure that you can remain secure online.

Celebrate National Hispanic Heritage Month

Miniature flags representing Hispanic Nations

Photo by Texas Military Department, CC BY-ND 2.0

Hispanic Heritage Month is September 15 to October 15 and celebrates the contributions and importance of Hispanics and Latinos to the United States and those American citizens whose ancestors came from Spain, Mexico, the Caribbean, Central America, and South America. This year’s theme is Uniting Communities.

UC Law Library Hispanic Heritage Month Display

2023 Hispanic Heritage Month Display

Take a few moments out of your busy schedules to view our Hispanic Heritage Month small display.

UC & UC Law Celebrations & Events

UC Alumni Association Celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month

UC Libraries Hispanic Heritage Month Display

A new exhibit on display on the 4th floor lobby of the Walter C. Langsam Library presents information about this month and features books from the collections of UC Libraries.

UCBA Library, Hispanic Heritage Month Display

Browse the online guide of suggested reads!

UC Latinx en Acción, Cafecito Conversaciones

Thursday, Oct. 12, 2023
6:00pm
Ethnic Programs and Services, Steger 539

UC Latinx en Acción, Hispanic Volunteer Day

Saturday, Oct. 14, 2023
8:00am
Roberts Academy
1702 Grand Ave, Cincinnati, OH 45214
Volunteer Sign-up

5 Resources to Learn More about Hispanic Heritage

Chicano Database

Bibliographic materials on Mexican-American topics 1967 to the present. Scope expanded 1992 to include the broader Latino experience¸ including Puerto Ricans¸ Cuban Americans¸ and Central American immigrants. Includes the Spanish Speaking Mental Health Database.

Ethnic Newswatch

Full text articles from newspapers and periodicals published by the ethnic and minority press in America¸ some dating back to 1985.
Coverage: Full Text; 1985 – present

Hispanic / Latino Demographics

Statistics and demographic information from the Pew Research Center.

HAPI Online (Hispanic American Periodicals Online)

HAPI Online combines current information about Latin America with complete coverage spanning more than 25 years¸ from 1970 to the present. The database contains over 200¸000 citations from 400 humanities and social science journals published worldwide. Most of the journals covered by HAPI are not comprehensively indexed elsewhere¸ although many articles from these journals are selectively included in HLAS.

LatCrit

The LatCrit community operates as a not-for-profit corporation. LatCrit goals are: (1) to develop a critical, activist and inter-disciplinary discourse on law and policy towards Latinas/os, and (2) to foster both the development of coalitional theory and practice as well as the accessibility of this knowledge to agents of social and legal transformation. LatCrit theorists aim to center Latinas/os” multiple internal diversities and to situate Latinas/os in larger inter-group frameworks, both domestically and globally, to promote social justice awareness and activism.

October Arguments at the United States Supreme Court

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From SCOTUS Blog:

Tuesday, October 10, 2023

Murray v. UBS Sec., LLC – whether, following the burden-shifting framework that governs cases under the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, a whistleblower must prove his employer acted with a “retaliatory intent” as part of his case in chief, or whether the lack of “retaliatory intent” is part of the affirmative defense on which the employer bears the burden of proof.

Great Lakes Ins. SE v. Raiders Retreat Realty Co., LLC, – whether, under federal admiralty law, a choice-of-law clause in a maritime contract can be rendered unenforceable if enforcement is contrary to the “strong public policy” of the state whose law is displaced.

Wednesday, October 11, 2023

Alexander v. S.C. State Conf. NAACP – (1) whether the district court erred when it failed to apply the presumption of good faith and to holistically analyze South Carolina Congressional District 1 and the South Carolina General Assembly’s intent; (2) whether the district court erred in failing to enforce the alternative-map requirement in this circumstantial case; (3) whether the district court erred when it failed to disentangle race from politics; (4) whether the district court erred in finding racial predominance when it never analyzed District 1’s compliance with traditional districting principles; (5) whether the district court clearly erred in finding that the General Assembly used a racial target as a proxy for politics when the record showed only that the General Assembly was aware of race, that race and politics are highly correlated, and that the General Assembly drew districts based on election data; and (6) whether the district court erred in upholding the intentional-discrimination claim when it never even considered whether—let alone found that—District 1 has a discriminatory effect.