Loyola University New Orleans Law Library

The Law Library will be closed to patrons the week of January 3-8. We will reopen Sunday, January 9th. Some library services will be available during this timeas faculty and staff are working remotely. If you require library assistance please email Library Director Brian Barnes at [email protected] and we will assist you to the best of our ability.

All Sound Recordings Prior to 1923 Will Enter the US Public Domain in 2022

All Sound Recordings Prior to 1923 Will Enter the US Public Domain in 2022 Thanks to the Music Modernization Act passed by US Congress in 2018, all sound recordings prior to 1923 will have their copyrights expire in the US on January 1st.

An interesting project on industrial pollution that references Louisiana's "Cancer Alley" which many of you know from Prof. Verchick's classes.

The Most Detailed Map of Cancer-Causing Industrial Air Pollution in the U.S. Using the EPA’s data, we mapped the spread of cancer-causing industrial air emissions down to the neighborhood level. Look up your home to see if you and your loved ones are living in a hot spot.

Due to inclement weather tonight the library will be closing at 5 p.m. We plan to reopen with our regular hours tomorrow at 7:30 a.m.

https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20211009/18253847725/court-says-google-translate-isnt-reliable-enough-to-determine-consent-search.shtml

Court Says Google Translate Isn't Reliable Enough To Determine Consent For A Search The quickest way to a warrantless search is obtaining consent. But consent obtained by officers isn't always consent, no matter how it's portrayed in police reports and court testimony. Courts have sometimes pointed this out, stripping away...

https://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/six-ethical-pitfalls-to-avoid-on-lawyer-9601327/

Six Ethical Pitfalls to Avoid on Lawyer TikTok | JD Supra At first glance, TikTok might not have obvious utility to the working professional. After all, its pandemic-era popularity seems to be the product of...

HT@marinklevy on Twitter

Marin K Levy on Twitter “Judicial Fun Fact of the Day: Did you know that the Justices haven't always worn back robes? In the very early days of the Court, the Justices "lent a colorful air" with red and salmon! Below is the robe worn by Chief Justice John Jay - the very first Chief Justice of the U.S.”

https://www.deweybstrategic.com/2021/09/westlaw-services-back-to-normal-following-serious-disruptions-through-most-of-tuesday.html

Westlaw Services Back to Normal Following Serious Disruptions Through Most of Tuesday - Dewey B Strategic Tuesday morning law librarians around the country began fielding inquiries from lawyers complaining of slow response times and access problems on Westlaw.

Information on the LexisNexis Digital Library available Loyno law students.

An interesting article on Bloomberg Law from our own Prof. Karen Sokol:

IPCC Report Shows Urgent Need for Two International Climate Policies The Interdisciplinary Panel on Climate Change report released Aug. 9 declared that evidence is now unequivocal that human activity is driving global warming, and immediate steps must be taken to mitigate profound changes. Karen C. Sokol, professor at Loyola University New Orleans College of Law, say...

Updated information on our West Academic Study Aid Collection

https://www.lsba.org/NewsArticle.aspx?Article=4fb7a490-9b6e-435a-8ea9-968f429f419f La. Supreme Court Announces Method of Administration of July 2021 Bar Exam

La. Supreme Court Announces Method of Administration of July 2021 Bar Exam Louisiana State Bar Association