Watch the journey of one of America’s most influential black leaders, Malcolm X. Directed by Spike Lee, this is the film dramatization of Malcolm X’s life, played by Denzel Washington, from a criminal life to civil rights leader through his religious conversion to Islam.
Check it Out: Malcolm X
Published February 3, 2012 legal movies Leave a CommentTags: law, law library, legal movies
Red Scare Era Law Still on the Books
Published February 2, 2012 legal news Leave a CommentTags: law, law library, legal history
The Seattle Times reports that Rep. Joe Fitzgibbon, D-Burien, is working to remove a law from 1951 that penalizes subversive people and organizations. The law was part of Washington’s un-American activities committee led by late state Rep. Albert Canwell, R-Spokane.
- Read the full article here.
- Read the text of the bill here.
This Week in Legal History: First session of first Supreme Court, February 1st, 1790
Published February 1, 2012 legal history Leave a CommentTags: law, legal history, supreme court
The first Supreme Court met on February 1st, 1790. The first appointees were John Jay (Chief Justice), John Rutledge, William Cushing, John Blair, Robert Harrison, and James Wilson. They met in the Royal Exchange Building in New York. The court would not have real power until John Marshall took over and Marbury v. Madison was decided in 1803.
For more information, check out:
- CQ Press’s Guide to the U.S. Supreme Court, Part I, “Origins and Development of the Court” (KF8742.W567 2004 – Reference Desk – Law Library)
- History.com
Finding Non-Legal Sources
Published January 31, 2012 research Leave a CommentTags: database, law library, Lemieux
Most of the databases the law library subscribes to contain legal materials, but what do you do when need non-legal sources? Use the databases available through our undergraduate library. You can access all Lemieux’s resources by following the link at the top of our databases tab.
New Books in the Library
Published January 30, 2012 new & notable Leave a CommentTags: books, law library, new
The library is constantly adding new books to the collection. Many of those titles can be found (for a short period of time) on the New and Notable shelf just in front of the reference desk. Feel free to stop by to peruse the new books or check them out for more in depth reading.
Check it Out: I Confess
Published January 27, 2012 legal movies Leave a CommentTags: law, law library, legal movies
Directed by Alfred Hitchcock I Confess is a drama about a catholic priest, played by Montgomery Clift, who hears a confession of murder but cannot tell anyone because he is bound by the secrecy of the confessional. When he cannot tell the police what he knows he becomes the murder suspect.
Remembering Biscuit
Published January 27, 2012 other 1 CommentTags: Biscuit, Dogs in Libraries, Pets
The library lost its “unofficial mascot” last semester. Biscuit was a bundle of joyous energy for about an hour each workday and a serene snoozer for the remainder–she could be found near the feet of Associate Dean Kristin Cheney during the latter times. Biscuit was also part of the “talent” in the law library’s annual “Day in the Life” photographic exhibit. She is missed profoundly by her family. Visit her online memorial housed by Northcentral Maltese Rescue.
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