UB Law Library

Spotlight on: Habeas corpus

Inspired by and in conjunction with Judge Robertson's Mitchell Lecture on "Quo Vadis Habeas Corpus?" the Law Library is currently displaying materials about habeas corpus.

Visit the Law Library to learn more about featured topics including "Habeas Corpus through History," "Judge James Robertson," "Hamdan v. Rumsfeld: the history," and "Military Commissions Act & the future."

Materials will be on display through April 8th.

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New blog for UB Libraries Alerts

The University Libraries have established a new blog for Library Alerts at http://libweb.lib.buffalo.edu/blog/alerts/index.php Check this blog for news about University Libraries databases, website, and other technical and access issues. Blog headlines are also feature on the University Libraries main page at http://ublib.buffalo.edu/libraries/ and on the Law Library's blogroll at http://law.lib.buffalo.edu/index.asp#librarynews

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Temporary change in passport application processing times

The office of Passport Services of the U.S. Department of State has issued an important notice about a temporary increase in passport application processing times. The agency reports a record number of passport applications at this time and currently individuals should allow ten (10) weeks for routine processing and four (4) weeks for expedited processing.

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Texas Supreme Court Webcasts Oral Arguments

Texas Supreme Court advisory

Contact: Osler McCarthy, staff attorney for public information
512.463.1441 or click for email

March 12, 2007
JOINT PROJECT TO ENABLE LIVE VIDEO
WEBCASTING OF COURT ORAL ARGUMENTS

In a joint project, the Supreme Court of Texas and St. Mary’s University School of Law will begin live Internet video streaming of the Court’s oral arguments March 20.

“This represents not only a great service to lawyers around Texas, but an educational opportunity for law students, colleges, high schools and the public at large,” said Chief Justice Wallace B. Jefferson. “Broadcasting these arguments over the Web will enable anyone, anywhere to see how an appellate court grapples with some of the toughest legal issues our state confronts. (more)

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2007 Mitchell Lecture

The audio from the 2007 Mitchell Lecture can be heard at the following link:

http://ublawspecialevents.classcaster.org/blog/

Once on the site, the mp3 file can be reached one of the following ways:

1. double clicking on the mp3 link which will open it in the current browser

2. right click on the mp3 link and save it (save target as) to your computer or device.

It works best using Internet Explorer - if you are using Firefox you will need to change the .php extension to .mp3 once you save the file to your device.

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New Special Collections finding aids: Watergate Collection and Seneca Land Claims Records

New and updated finding aids for the Law Library's Special Collections are being made available.

The Watergate Collection, 1973-1975 (Law Spec. Coll. 08) consists of the original notebooks of William P. Dixon, Counsel to the U.S. House Judiciary Committee, and the investigative files collected by the House Committee during the impeachment proceedings regarding President Richard M. Nixon.
Link to finding aid in in PDF or HTML format.

Seneca Land Claims Records, 1994-2005 (Law Spec. Coll. 07) includes materials from litigation of Seneca Nation of Indians and Tonawanda Senecas' land claims for Grand Island, New York and the Oil Springs Reservation in Cuba, New York.
Link to finding aid in PDF or HTML format.

Posted on behalf of Karen Spencer, Archives & Special Collections Librarian

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CASE Report 3/19/2007

University at Buffalo Law School

Community Action & Student Engagement Report

Mar 19, 2007

Equal Justice Works Summer Corps

Interested in providing critically needed legal assistance in low-income and underserved communities in the United States on a broad range of issue areas this summer? The Equal Justice Works Summer Corps is an AmeriCorps-funded program providing law students the opportunity to work on a legal project at a nonprofit public interest organization. Earn a $1,000 education voucher, applications are available as of March 21^st on the Equal Justice Works website, equaljusticeworks.org.

2007 Mitchell Lecture on Habeas Corpus

The Hon. James Robertson, US District Judge for the District of Columbia, will deliver this year’s Mitchell Lecture “Quo Vadis Habeas Corpus?” on March 21st at 11:00 am in the Lippes Concert Hall in Slee Hall on North Campus.

Judge Roberston served on the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court for more than three years, stepping down in December 2005 after the disclosure by the Bush administration of the National Security Agency's warrantless surveillance program. The lecture is free.

Reduce Poverty by 50%: UN Millenium Development Goal

Marieme Lo, from UB Women’s Studies, presents “The United Nation’s Millennium Development Goals: A Utopian Agenda or a Realistic Commitment to Halve Poverty by 2015?” this Saturday, March 24^th at 10:30 a.m. in the Center for the Arts. This is part of the Cutting Edge Lecture Series of the UB College of Arts and Sciences.

Volunteer Fair on March 31

Sign up outside 412 O’Brian to join other Law students going to the Volunteer Fair next Saturday, March 31^st from 10:00 am - 2:00pm.  This free event will be at the WNED studios, 140 Lower Terrace, in downtown Buffalo.   More than 35 non-profit organizations will be represented and hope to match the needs of non-profit organizations with volunteers.  

C.A.S.E. Reports produced by

UB Law School Office of Civic Engagement and Public Policy, 412 O’Brian Hall.

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NYTimes Select for free

The New York Times is now offering complimentary subscriptions to TimeSelect to students and faculty of institutions of higher learning. All you need is a valid college or university email address ending with “.edu”. You know, something like yournamehere@lclark.edu.

To sign up just bring your .edu email address to the TimesSelect Complimentary University Subscription page. Enter your email address, follow the confirmation link they’ll send you, and c’est voila - access to the formerly paying-customers-only section of the New York Times website.

TimeSelect content includes:

• Op-Ed Columnists: From Brooks to Rich
• News Columnists: From Business, New York/Region, Sports and The International Herald Tribune
• TimeSelect Newsletters
• Archives: Access up to 100 articles each month from the NY Times’ 1851 - Present archive

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UPDATE: No water shutdown in O'Brian (Thurs. 3/15/07)

The water will NOT be shutdown in O'Brian Hall today (Thurs. 3/15).  The water shutdown will be only in Baldy Hall.

A water shutdown has been scheduled for O'Brian Hall, including the the Law Library, on Thursday, March 15, 2007 from 7:00 a.m. until 2:00 p.m. This shutdown is necessary for a water main repair. The water shutdown will also include Baldy Hall and Lockwood Library.

Nearby restroom locations include: Park Hall, Jacobs Mgt. Center, Capen Hall, Clemens Hall, Knox Hall, and the Student Union.

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New Bibliography on Philosophy of Law

E.N. van Trigt, reference librarian at the Peace Palace Library has compiled a detailed bibliography on philosophy and law. Is is based on the Peace Palace Library collection , one of the world's largest in the fields of international law, public and private law, foreign national law, international political and diplomatic history, and the history of peace movements. The bibliography also includes websites, will be extended and updated regularly, and is searchable.

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OpenCongress--find out what's up

From the new website OpenCongress.org:

 '...OpenCongress is a free, open-source, non-profit, and non-partisan web resource with a mission to help make Congress more transparent and to encourage civic engagement. OpenCongress is a joint project of the Sunlight Foundation and the Participatory Politics Foundation. OpenCongress brings together data on what's really happening in Congress:

• Official Congressional information from Thomas, made available by GovTrack.us: bills, votes, committee reports, and more.
• News articles about bills and Members of Congress from Google News.
• Blog posts about bills and Members of Congress from Google Blog Search and Technorati.
• Campaign contribution information for every Member of Congress from the website of the non-profit, non-partisan Center for Responsive Politics, OpenSecrets.org.
• Congress Gossip Blog: a blog written by the site editors of OpenCongress that highlights useful news and blog reporting from around the web. The blog also solicits tips, either anonymous or attributed, from political insiders, citizen journalists, and the public in order to build public knowledge about Congress.    

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Attention Law Students

  Westlaw Summer Access Rules

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Inside Higher Ed on SUNY Chancellor

Today's Inside Higher Education has a story on the resignation of SUNY Chancellor John R. Ryan and Governer Spitzer's plans for the University:

Officials in the governor’s office have reportedly been asking questions about SUNY’s structure, and whether it is logical to have a single board oversee 64 campuses, which include community colleges, regional four-year institutions, highly specialized institutions, and research universities. Others have raised questions about whether having too many common policies across SUNY may hinder the development of the research universities, which is a top interest of the governor’s. While Spitzer announced his plan to create the commission, he hasn’t appointed members, so any recommendations are a ways off — but Ryan’s departure leaves SUNY without a strong leader just as the panel will get organized. 

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2007 Mitchell Lecture Reminder: "Quo Vadis Habeas Corpus?"

The 2007 Mitchell Lecture will take place at 11 a.m. on Wednesday March 21, 2007 in Lippes Concert Hall in Slee Hall. The lecture is free and open to the public. Please save the date.

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Baldy Center Updated Spring '07 Events Calendar

News from the Baldy Center for Law & Social Policy:
An updated calendar of Baldy Center events for this spring is now available at http://www.law.buffalo.edu/baldycenter/pdfs/EventsCalSpr07.pdf
All events will take place in 509 O'Brian Hall, unless otherwise indicated.
For more information and updates, visit the Baldy Center website at http://www.law.buffalo.edu/baldycenter/

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