Taxation and Economic Reform in America, A Historical Archive

Taxation and Economic Reform in America, A Historical Archive 1789-2009, a new library in the Hein Online database, is now available!

Loads of legislative histories. Check it out by going to http://www.ggu.edu/lawlibrary/virtual/online_resources, scroll down and click on Hein Online.

Rules For Using the Law Library Reference Desk

Courtesy of Nova Southeastern University blog, Novalawcity:
http://nsulaw.typepad.com/novalawcity/2009/08/rules-for-using-law-library-reference.html

Updates to the CCH Databases

CCH has migrated to a new platform, and all of our subscribed databases are accessible via one window. Click on any CCH database link here to access Omnitax, the Pension library, and Business and Finance networks. Please contact any reference librarian if you have a question about using the databases.

ACLU Report on Judge Sotomayor

The ACLU has published an 88-page report "on the Nomination of Judge Sonia Sotomayor to be Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court."

"Students Aren't Customers; Education Is Not a Commodity"

Interesting article by William Astore about the state of higher education: "Students Aren't Customers; Education Is Not a Commodity."

SPECIAL NOTICE ABOUT THE LEGAL DATABASES

Due to security issues, ALL LEGAL DATABASES now require users to login with their last name and GGU Law ID number. We apologize for any inconvenience.

Don't cite to Wikipedia!

Reported from http://legalresearchplus.com/ . . .

Case reversed for allowing Wikipedia entry as evidence

By Paul Lomio

From the Examiner.com

Bergen judge reversed for allowing Wikipedia entry as evidence

By Jerry DeMarco

North Jersey Crime Examiner

A Bergen County judge mistakenly let a collection company lawyer cover a gap in evidence against a credit-card holder by using a Wikipedia page, a state appeals court has ruled.
. . .
“Such a malleable source of information is inherently unreliable and clearly not one whose accuracy cannot reasonably be questioned,” they added.