University of Baltimore Law Library

From Google’s Official Blog: Starting today, we’re enabling people everywhere to find and read full text legal opinions from U.S. federal and state district, appellate and supreme courts using Google Scholar. You can find these opinions by searching for cases (like Planned Parenthood v. Ca...

This is an UNOFFICIAL listing by applicant seat number of pass/fail results for the July 2009 Maryland General Bar Examination. The State Board of Law Examiners sends OFFICIAL results to each examinee by regular mail in accordance with Maryland Bar Admission Rule 8(a).

Once again, proving the usefulness of Twitter, I find out (via @elizabethf) that Lexis has released a free iPhone/iPodTouch app that allows users to get cases from Lexis and to Shepardize them. You do need to have a current Lexis account. Still, how cool is that?

Despite all the controversy about Westlaw getting exclusive rights to the digitized legislative histories compiled by the GAO (see e.g. http://dukelawref.blogspot.com/2008/07/who-owns-legislative-history.html), I really didn’t take a close look until I needed some examples for class. ...

2 new printer-related notices from OTS: 1. The printers in the computer lab now have double-sided printing capability. The instructions are posted on the lab doors, and there is a print-out with instructions at the library’s Information Desk. 2. ...

Failure to pay attention might get you some unwanted publicity. Just ask David Glasser, an attorney in Floriday, who was chastised by a U.S. District Court judge for poor writing skills (among other things). Be sure to click on the link to the full motion at the end of the article.

Playing whisper down the lane, I’m imitating the Law Librarian Blog in alerting you to 2 social networking sites for law students. Enjoy.

Starting on Monday, August 10th, the library’s hours of operation will change. These are permanent changes that reflect the new budget realities and the pattern of student use. The new hours are: Monday through Thursday: 8:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m. Friday: 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. ...