New Journal Issues Have Moved
Posted by Maggie Stewart on Aug 11, 2008
The library is beginning a small renovation project to the area behind the Reference Desk on the Delaware Campus. Previously, this room (then known as the Open Reserve Room) housed the newest issues of all law journals as well as legal newpapers. These materials have been moved to the area between the reference desk and the student lounge. We have also moved some other materials into the stacks or reference area. The study aids (Hornbooks, Nutshells, Sum & Substance CDs, etc.) will continue to reside in this room. Please see a reference librarian if you have any trouble locating material that has moved.
New Look for Widener Blogs
Posted by Janet Lindenmuth on Aug 6, 2008
As you may have noticed our Widener blog pages have a new look. I’m writing this post in the doldrums of early August to try out the new software and see how everything works.
We’re all looking for forward to the return of our students and faculty. Hope you’re all enjoying your summer break!
U.S. Supreme Court Issues Opinion in New Jersey v. Delaware
Posted by admin on Mar 31, 2008
The U.S. Supreme Court has issued its opinion in the case New Jersey v. Delaware. This case was brought by the State of New Jersey when Delaware refused to grant permission to the energy company BP to build an Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) terminal on the Delaware River. A 1934 decision of the court found that Delaware’s jurisdiction covered the entire Delaware River up to New Jersey’s shore line. The LNG terminal would have been built on a pier that extended into the Delaware River.
The court found that New Jersey does not have exclusive jurisdiction over the area which allows Delaware’s Coastal Zone Act to stop BP from starting construction. The case is Original No. 134.
The report of the Special Master appointed to review the case can be found here.
A transcript of the Oral Arguments before the Supreme Court can be found here.
Today’s opinion can be found here.
Analysis of the case from BNA’s US Law Week is available here. [External link to US Law Week is only available to current Widener Law students, faculty and staff- off campus access requires users to input their name and Widener barcode number.]
U.S. Law Week: Circuit Splits- 4th Quarter, 2007
Posted by admin on Jan 2, 2008
BNA’s weekly newsletter, U.S. Law Week, is available electronically to
all Widener Law students, staff and faculty. Sign up online (here) for email delivery of this and other BNA titles by entering your email address and
selecting the titles you wish to receive.
U.S. Law Week is a current awareness service that focuses on a wide
variety of legal topics. Other BNA publications cover narrower topics
such as Environmental, Securities, Health and Family Law.
In this week’s issue of U.S. Law Week, the editors have created a chart
of notable circuit splits across the country. Circuit splits are a
great source of topics for seminar papers and other writing
assignments because they expose an unsettled area of law. View the
Circuit Splits report from the 4th quarter of 2007 here:
http://pubs.bna.com/ip/bna/LAW2.NSF/eh/a0b5e8n6z0
New Jersey v. Delaware
Posted by admin on Nov 26, 2007
The United States Supreme Court will hear arguments on November 27,
2007 in the ongoing dispute between the State of Delaware and the State
of New Jersey. The issue is a boundary dispute brought in 2005 by New
Jersey who would like to allow the company BP to build a
Liquified Natural Gas (LNG) terminal on the New Jersey side of the
Delaware River. Delaware opposes the construction of the terminal for
environmental reasons and claims the right to halt the project because
Delaware controls the entire river up to the low-tide mark on the New
Jersey side of the river.
A special master appointed by the court sided with Delaware in his ruling in April of this year.
The U.S. Supreme Court has original jurisdiction over disputes between states.
The case is Original No. 134, New Jersey v. Delaware. The special masterís report can be viewed online at:
http://www.supremecourtus.gov/SpecMastRpt/SpecMastRpt.html
Briefs filed in the case can be found here:
http://www.abanet.org/publiced/preview/briefs/dec07.shtml#newjersey2
Delaware Uniform Citation
Posted by admin on Oct 16, 2007
The Litigation section of the Delaware Bar Association has just released a new
booklet, Delaware Uniform Citation. According to the author of
the booklet, Blake Rohrbacher, it was produced with three objectives:
ï To clarify which citation format is actually preferred and used by Delaware courts.
ï To provide guidance on citing Delaware sources not addressed in The Bluebook.
ï To provide helpful information on Delaware sources and citations in general.
Read more about Delaware Uniform Citation on page 27 of the October
2007 issue of InRe: The Journal of the Delaware State Bar Association.
Download your own copy of DUC at:
http://www.dsba.org/SecComm/Litigation/PDFs/DE_Uniform_Citation.pdf
CALI Lessons Offers Interactive Lessons to all Widener Students
Posted by admin on Oct 4, 2007
Don’t forget to check out the CALI lessons.
If
you are unfamiliar, CALI lessons are interactive, computer-based
tutorials provided by the non-profit Center for Computer-Assisted Legal
Instruction (www.cali.org). There are over 625 lessons available to help you study 32 different legal subject areas at www.cali.org.
Lessons
are completely free for our law students. They are great for mastering
material during the semester and for studying for exams.
When registering a new account at cali.org, you must use our schoolís authorization code to create the account. Please contact the reference desk to get the CALI authorization code for Widener.
You
only need to use this authorization code once. After that, you may use
the email/password you used to sign up in order to login at cali.org.
If you need a CALI CD stop by the reference desk, we have plenty of CDs available (The CDs are optional but can be great for using CALI when you can’t get internet access).
Good luck with the rest of the semester!
Exam Archive Now Online
Posted by admin on Oct 4, 2007
The Delaware campus library’s archive of old exams is now available online. To access the exams visit the library web site: http://law.widener.edu/LawLibrary/Services/ExamArchive.aspx. To get the username and password for the exams, please contact the reference desk, by phone 302-477-2114, in person, or by email at Law.LibRef@law.widener.edu
The exams are now only available online. You can no longer get them from the library circulation desk.
Access to Variety and The Hollywood Reporter
Posted by admin on Sep 25, 2007
The Dean’s Leadership Forum Speaker, Kyle Bowser (’91), suggested that
students interested in entertainment law keep up with developments in
Hollywood through the publications Variety and The Hollywood Reporter.
Although the library does not subscribe to either of these publications
in print, Widener law students and faculty have access to these
publications through the subscription databases Westlaw and Lexis.
Variety is available in Westlaw as abstracts only (Westlaw database=
VARIETY). Lexis has the full text of the most recent two weeks
(Lexis database= DLYVTY).
The Hollywood Reporter is available in Westlaw as selected full-text
(Westlaw databases= HOLLYWDR). Lexis has the most recent 2 weeks
available (Lexis database= THR).
Please contact a reference librarian if you have trouble accessing
these titles or would like help setting up email alerts from these
publications.
Delaware Campus: New Spaces in the Library!
Posted by admin on Sep 13, 2007
We hope everyone has noticed the recent changes to the Delaware Campus Law Library.
The PC Lab has moved across
Main Street and is now located on the 1st floor of the library. A new
entrance to the library has been added on the 1st floor to provide
easier access to this space. The new copiers located in the PC Lab are
configured to handle print jobs from the PC Lab workstations.
Additional Study Rooms added.
The reconfiguration of the 1st floor has allowed the edition of a new
study room on the first floor, just past the computer workstations.
Also a new study room has been added to the 3rd floor of the library
(it was formerly a Law Review Workroom.)
New Classroom added to the 3rd floor.
A new conference / classroom has been added to the third floor of the
library. This room will be named the Marshall- Dennehey Room (you may
see it referred to as the ìMD Roomî.)
Due to the meetings and classes being scheduled in the Marshall-
Dennehey Room on the 3rd floor, you may occasionally notice more noise
than previous semesters on this former ìquiet floorî. You will still
find many quiet places to study in the library including the back areas
of the 1st and 2nd floors- we apologize if this causes any
inconvenience.