We Welcome Two New Law Librarians

Please join us in welcoming our two new law librarians to Golden Gate School of Law!

Jodi Collova
Reference Librarian
415-442-6683
jcollova@ggu.edu

BA, English and Dance, Carleton College; JD, University of Minnesota Law School.
Prior to joining the Golden Gate Law Library staff in 2011, Jodi taught legal research and writing courses to college students at John F. Kennedy University in Pleasant Hill and Heald College in San Francisco. Prior to that, she practiced plaintiff's-side employment law with a mid-sized firm in San Francisco and Minneapolis for two years. While practicing law, Jodi also served as a pro-bono supervising attorney at the Legal Aid Society-Employment Law Center in San Francisco. Jodi attended UMN Law School as a MacKinnon & Stone Scholar, was a staff member of Law & Inequality: A Journal of Theory and Practice, received the Best Brief Award in legal writing, spent a semester studying international human rights law in Costa Rica, and chaired a committee that persuaded the law school to offer a new seminar in reproductive rights law. Jodi is currently pursuing an MLIS at San Jose State University.

Jennifer Pesetsky
Reference and Electronic Services Librarian
415-442-6520
jpesetsky@ggu.edu

BA, Legal Studies & Conservation and Research Studies, University of California at Berkeley; JD, Willamette University; MLIS, San Jose State University.
Prior to joining the GGU staff, Jennifer worked as a librarian in law firms including Heller Ehrman, Reed Smith, and Morrison & Foerster. In her law firm work, Jennifer has taught courses, given presentations and researched a broad range of issues. She also worked as a librarian in Washington, DC at both National Public Radio and the Law Library of Congress. In law school, she received a Certificate in Dispute Resolution in addition to her JD. Jennifer joined the staff at GGU in the fall of 2011.

HeinOnline World Constitutons Illustrated - UPDATE

More than 62,000 words of new translations added New Documents The following countries have been updated with more than 150 new documents: Mexico English translation of the Electoral Court, our translation of the four subsequent amending laws, to bring the text 100% up to date, the latest amendment being of 10 June 2011. Benin English translation of the Constitution of 1990. Central African Republic English translation of the original text of the Constitution of 27 December 2004, together with the subsequent amending law, Constitutional Law No. 10.005 of 11 May 2010, and the consolidated text. Guatemala English translation of the Constiution of 1985 as amended to Legislative Accord No. 18-93 of 17 November 1993. and many more!

Notable Books This month we added more than 100 books. Following is a list of notable titles: Canadian Constitution in Form and in Fact - William Renwick Riddell (1923) Choix de Rapports, Opinions et Discours Prononces a la Tribune Nationale Depuis 1789 Jusqu'a ce Jour; Recueillis dans un Ordre Chronologique et Historique (1818) Constitucion en el Congreso General Constituyente (1943) Constitution of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea - Sung Yoon Cho (1986) Constitutional Law of England - Edward Wavell Ridges (1934) Constitution Americaines et Francaises - J.B.J. Pailliet (1848) Constitutions D'Haiti (1801-1885) - Janvier Haiti, Joseph Louis (1886) We've also added linking to the following titles: Select Constitutions of the World, compiled by the Dail Eireann, the Irish Parliament (1922) Federal and Unified Constitutions/A Collection of Constitutional Documents for the Use of Students by Arthur Percival Newton (1923) Click here to view complete list of titles added.

Contribute to the Project If you would like to contribute to World Constitutions Illustrated, please contact us at marketing@wshein.com or click on the "Contribute to the Project" button from within the collection in HeinOnline.

Why to NEVER Talk To The Police

This is a 48 minute lecture on why to NEVER talk to the police, given by a law professor and a police officer.  Take the time to watch.  It's funny as well as educational.

The New Lawyer

The New Lawyer, an annual publication of the Daily Journal, is available digitally here. Check it out!

E&E Publishing

For GGU law students & faculty interested in environmental law, we have added access to E&E Publishing, the home of several environmental law news alert services. Go to: http://www.ggu.edu/lawlibrary/virtual/online_resources and scroll down to E&E Publishing and click on the link. You will be prompted for your last name and GGU ID#.  Environmental & Energy Publishing provides the following news alert services: E&E Daily, Greenwire, ClimateWire, E&E News PM, and Land Letter.

What's New in the Law Library

Recent new titles in the Law Library:

Lawyers on trial : understanding ethical misconduct, by Richard L. Abel.

Lawyer misconduct affects many people: clients, adversaries, opposing counsel, judges, the legal profession, and society at large. The records of disciplinary proceedings offer a penetrating, and largely ignored, perspective on how lawyers misbehave. Because the lawyers' professional lives are at stake, the factual records are extraordinarily detailed and the lawyers surprisingly open about their motivations and justifications.




How to try a murder case: pretrial and trial guidelines for prosecution and defense, by Michael D. Wims, Jack B. Rubin, Charles Ambrose.

Murder is different. No other crime permanently deprives the victim of everything he possesses, including his life. As a consequence, the trial for a murder case is unique because the crime has raised the stakes -- for the victim, for the victim's survivors, and for the defendant.




Food, farming, and sustainability : readings in agricultural law, by Susan A. Schneider.
Agricultural law is the study of the unique network of laws that apply to the production, marketing, and sale of agricultural products—the food we eat, the natural fibers we wear, and increasingly, the bio-fuels that run our vehicles. Traditionally, agriculture has been favored with exemptions, exceptions, and special rules that reflect the uniqueness and the political power of the industry. In recent years, the study of agricultural law has expanded beyond its traditional scope to include issues of food safety and sustainability. Popular interest in agriculture has increased as consumers seek to know more about their food and where it comes from.




Polar imperative : a history of Arctic sovereignty in North America, by Shelagh D. Grant.

The definitive history of sovereignty in the North American Arctic, by the foremost expert in the field.

Based on Shelagh Grant ’s groundbreaking archival research and drawing on her reputation as a leading historian in the field, Polar Imperative is a compelling overview of the historical claims of sovereignty over this continent’s polar regions.


Pregnant pause : an international legal analysis of maternity discrimination, by Anne-Marie Mooney Cotter.
Pregnant Pause provides readers with a better understanding of the issue of maternity discrimination and inequality by looking at the primary role of legislation, and its impact on the court process at both national and international levels for those suffering maternity discrimination. It also discusses the two most important trade agreements of our day – namely the North American Free Trade Agreement and the European Union Treaty – in a historical and compelling analysis of maternity discrimination and employment.





Wrongful death sentences : rethinking justice in capital cases, by Cathleen Burnett.
What acts truly deserve the death penalty? And how equitably do we apply this ultimate punishment? Cathleen Burnett explores wrongful capital sentencing to offer a sober yet searing critique of the criminal justice procedures and legal criteria involved.







The class action playbook, by Brian Anderson, Andrew Trask.
A unique and strategic "how to" guide for practitioners seeking to bring or defend a class action. Every important issue is addressed, including the initial shape of the proposed action, choice of forum, case-management schedules, pre-certification discovery and motions activity, briefing and argument of the class-certification motion, class notice, preparation for trial, class settlements, and the binding effects of class-action judgments.

Digital Commons Update

Our Digital Commons site is less than a year old, but already containts over 1700 documents. All issues of all three law reviews are available, as well as back issues of our alumni and law school magazines. We continue to add faculty publications as we receive permission from the publishers.

New on the DC are back issues of the School of Law Bulletin. Did you know that Caspar Weinberger (yes, that Caspar Weinberger!) used to teach at GGU School of Law in the early 1950's? Also, tuition was a whopping $11.50 per unit in 1951! We have many issues from 1932 up to 2010. Please take a look, and if you happen to have a missing issue squirreled away in your office, please let us know.

You will also find an archive of the Student Handbook and other materials from the Registrar. The Jesse Carter library is slowly being uploaded as well.

To explore the DC, go to: http://digitalcommons.law.ggu.edu/ to see the menu. Click on the site map to get a clear picture of the sections under each heading. We continue to harvest important materials to add to our archive of the GGU School of Law. If you have materials that you think would be appropriate for the DC, please contact Janet Fischer at jfischer@ggu.edu. Thank you!