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Archive: September 2012 (3 Posts)

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Law Librarian Addresses the 2012 Harper Lee Prize for Legal Fiction Award Ceremony

Posted by: Jeanine Cali

On September 20, 2012, Kenneth Randall, dean of the University of Alabama School of Law, presented author Michael Connelly with the second annual Harper Lee Prize for Legal Fiction for his work, The Fifth Witness. The Fifth Witness is a legal thriller that features Connelly’s recurring character, lawyer Mickey Haller.  Haller represents a woman accused of killing a banker …

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Dahlia Lithwick to Speak at the Library of Congress on September 24th

Posted by: Jeanine Cali

In celebration of Constitution Day (September 17), the Law Library will host Dahlia Lithwick of Slate Magazine as she presents the lecture, “Supreme Court Review: Election Year Issues and Highlights of the Last Term.”  The event is scheduled for 4 p.m. on Monday, September 24th in the Mumford Room, which is on the sixth floor of the James Madison Building, 101 …

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Food for thought . . .

Posted by: Jeanine Cali

The following is a guest post by David Mao, Law Librarian of Congress.  He has previously guest posted Another Trip Down Memory Lane, 2012 Burton Awards – Pic of the Week, Shreddy: From the Office of the Law Librarian – Pic of the Week,  From the Desk of the Law Librarian, The Law Librarian in London, and Rebellious Children …