Thanksgiving break is coming up and I know that many of you will be driving home to enjoy the festivities. By this time of year, many areas are already covered in snow or will be soon enough. Now is the time to think about winterizing your car. DMV.org, the unofficial guide to the DMV has some fantastic pointers! Engine Oil …
Do you use your library?
While traveling through the blogosphere, I came across Ask Reddit. Ask Reddit is a place where one can post thought-provoking, inspired questions. As cool as Ask Reddit is, one question was posted that really got to me. Do you use your library? Here are some sample answers: You could work a minimum wage job and live in a small apartment …
Google Maps helps you out on Election Day
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 …
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 …