Take a trip to Google Maps and you will see something different today! Google is making it easy for you to find all the information you need to vote. http://maps.google.com/vote Simply type in your full address and Google will provide you with the location of your polling place along with directions. On top of that, Google lists the candidates who …
Witchcraft trials
Less than a week until Halloween and we definitely do not have a shortage of witches in the news. From Delaware Senate candidate Christine O’Donnell’s campaign ad to the Witch’s Wit beer label controversy, October is definitely the season of the witch! As I’m sure you know Western culture has quite the history with witchcraft. In the United States, we …
Wine Law
This past weekend I presented at a Law Library conference in San Francisco. One of the presentations I attended was a short run-down on wine law. I found the history utterly fascinating! I won’t go into to much detail here but I will say that the current hot-topic issue is direct-to-consumer shipping. Of course each state has its own rules …
The power of positive psychology: part two
In our last Career Services blog posting, we introduced the field of positive psychology and its potential impact on law students and lawyers. To review, positive psychology is the science of exceptional human performance. Researchers in the field consider a number of questions, and one of the most important and fundamental is – what makes us happy? Is it money? …
Researching Native American Law
Native American law covers the body of law concerning American Indian tribes and their interactions with federal and state authorities, as well as among themselves. Historically, Native American law has been chiefly influenced and shaped by federal Indian policy. Tribes are generally considered self-governing, independent entities. However, this independence is subject to the power of Congress to regulate the status …
Wheat Law Library celebrates Banned Books Week
Banned Books Week September 25−October 2, 2010 This is Banned Books Week (BBW), an annual event celebrating the freedom to read and the importance of the First Amendment. Held during the last week of September, from Saturday to Saturday, Banned Books Week highlights the benefits of free and open access to information while drawing attention to the harms of censorship …