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Posted by: Margaret Wood
Since it is April, and today is Shakespeare’s birthday, it is time for our annual post on this great playwright. Last year, in honor of our upcoming Magna Carta exhibit, I blogged about the play King John. This year, in honor of Wolf Hall, I thought it would be fun to read and write about …
Posted in: Education, Global Law, Law Library
Posted by: Margaret Wood
I suspect most people would not find the United States Code a riveting read. And I have to admit, I would not chose it for my bedtime reading; but in the course of my work, I am continually amazed at the wealth of legislative and historical information that can be found in the U.S. Code–print …
Posted in: Collections, Congress, Law Library
Posted by: Margaret Wood
As promised, here are the answers and the citations for yesterday’s post, April Fools’ Day Quiz – Star Trek Court Cases. Although some of the cases have been cited by elsewhere, I also tried to find others that are less familiar. And I discovered that composing made-up opinions was quite difficult! The best method seemed …
Posted in: Law Library
Posted by: Margaret Wood
In honor of April 1st, April Fools’ Day, and actor Leonard Nimoy who played Mr. Spock in Star Trek, we thought it would be fun to challenge our readers with quotes from cases which cited or referenced Star Trek. Some of these quotes are from real cases and some from cases we concocted. In fairness …
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