Excuse our "Mess"

If you have been by the Law Library lately, you may have noticed the stacks of books and shelving on the main floor. This is all part of a project to widen the aisle space between the shelving to ensure compliance with accessibility requirements for all of our patrons. Please excuse the mess, we are working as quickly as possible to move the shelving and get the carpeting properly laid so that the reference area will be back to "normal" as soon possible. However, you may notice that while we are putting the books back on the shelves, we are changing the locations of some of the resources so that more often used reference resources, such as legal encyclopedias, can be more easily seen and located. We hope this will encourage you to use these resources.

(This entry was originally written and posted by Darla Jackson)

Retirement Announcement

Doris Hodgen, a member of the staff at the McKusick Law Library at the University of South Dakota School of Law, has announced her intent to retire, effective December 21, 2012. The Law Library staff, the Law School and USD communities would like to express our appreciation of her service. While, consistent with her wishes, a formal reception in her honor will not be held, those who have worked with Doris are invited and encouraged to visit her at the Law Library prior to December 21st to wish her well in her retirement.

(This entry was originally written and posted by Marsha Stacey)

Human Rights Day, December 10, 2012

The date was chosen to honour the United Nations General Assembly's adoption and proclamation of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) on December 10, 1948. The UDHR was the first global enunciation of human rights. The Human Rights Day was formally established at the General Assembly on December 4, 1950, when all member states and any other interested organizations were invited to celebrate the day as they saw fit. To learn more about Human Rights Day visit http://www.un.org/en/events/humanrightsday/2012/about.shtml. Also, the McKusick Law Library's current display, compiled by Gordana Filipovic, highlights information on international human rights.

(This entry was originally written and posted by Darla Jackson)

The Citation Wars, Episode II

The Citation Wars, Episode I: In two 1999 decisions, the United States Circuit Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit denied West Publishing's claims of copyright protection in some of its judicial opinion enhancements and its internal page numbers. In one case, the Second Circuit held that West's additions of parallel or alternative citations, attorney information,and data on subsequent procedural history to its printed compilations of judicial opinions (known as "reporters") was factual information and as such, was not copyrightable by West. As a result, CD-Rom manufacturers Matthew Bender & Company and HyperLaw, Inc. could copy this information. (1) In the second case, the Second Circuit held that Matthew Bender and HyperLaw's "star pagination" (insertion of citations within their judicial opinions on CD-ROM to show the location of particular text in West's printed reporters) did not infringe on West's copyright. (2)

The Citation Wars, Episode II??? Fast forward to 2012. Last week, in a post on 3 Geeks and a Law Blog, Mark Gediman described how he obtained a letter from Westlaw, which included the following language (see Mark's post for the text of the entire letter):

"Please know that we have not given permission to LexisNexis for the use of Westlaw citations to unpublished decisions on the Lexis Advance research service. Moreover, we would encourage you to trust only those Westlaw citations that access directly from Westlaw Classic or WestlawNext where you can be assured of their accuracy and origin."

Gediman also included in his post the LexisNexis response to West's letter, assuring its users that Lexis Advance's Westlaw parallel citations were lawfully obtained "from reliable and accurate sources." Gediman noted that both Westlaw and LexisNexis have used parallel citations for several decades and also have built their reputations as "accurate purveyors of legal information." In commenting on Westlaw's letter, Gediman concluded ".., I think that to respond to what is really a common industry practice indicates a surprising degree of desperation."

Continuing the discussion, Joe Hodnicki, in the Law Librarian Blog, acknowledged Gediman's conclusion, but added his belief that "... Thomson Reuters is preparing the stage for an anticipated new normal when West is not the official publisher of federal and state court opinions." Referring to the First Episode of Citation Wars, he opines that "[t]hen all decisions may be 'unpublished' as defined in the [Second Circuit cases discussed above] and vendor database file citations ... may require permission to be used by a competitor."

Are these November 2012 letters from Wexis the opening volleys in the next Citation War? Is Westlaw positioning itself for the time, as Hodnicki suggests, when all courts officially publish in electronic format and adopt a universal system of official citation? Could Westlaw be serious about copyright protection for its WL citations? Or is this merely evidence that Westlaw, whose small competitors (e.g., Fastcase, CaseMaker) have never really developed into serious competition, is running scared with the advent of a third major contender for our online database dollars, Bloomberg Law?

(1)Matthew Bender & Co., Inc. v. West Publ'g Co., 158 F.3d 674 (2d Cir. 1998), cert. denied, 526 U.S. 1154 (1999).
(2)Matthew Bender & Co., Inc. v. West Publ'g Co., 158 F.3d 693 (2d Cir. 1998), cert. denied, 526 U.S. 1154 (1999).

(This entry was originally written and posted by Marsha Stacey)

Display - International Human Rights

To coincide with the publication of the latest edition of Law Professor Jo M. Pasqualucci's book, The Practice and Procedure of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights, one of the McKusick Law Library's current displays is on International Human Rights, compiled by Gordana Filipovic. Included in the display are Professor Pasqualucci's book on the human rights system in the Western Hemisphere, Vincent O. Orlu Nmehielle's book, The African Human Rights System , and Kirsten Young's book The Law and Process of the U.N. Human Rights Commission on the procedure developed by the Commission to govern its consideration of violations of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR). In addition, the display features the Encyclopedia of Human Rights, published by Oxford University Press, and Human Rights and Judicial Review, edited by David M. Beatty, a collection of essays on the basic principles, methods, and analysis that are used by the Supreme Courts of India, Japan, Canada and the United States, the Constitutional Courts of Germany and Italy, and the European Court of Human Rights to decide whether a law violates someone's constitutional rights. The display also includes the web address for the U.S. Department of State's website on Human Rights. This website contains the State Department's annual Country Reports on Human Rights Practices.

(This entry was originally written and posted by Marsha Stacey)

Display - The South Dakota Constitution

On October 1, 1889, the South Dakota Constitution was adopted by the people of South Dakota with a vote of 70,131 yeas and 3,267 nays. The most recent display at the McKusick Law Library, compiled by Doris Hodgen, contains a brief history of the three constitutional conventions in South Dakota and a display of items from the library's general collection. These books include Dakota Constitutional Convention, published by the Huronite Printing Company in 1907 and containing the South Dakota Constitutional Debates of 1885, History and Civil Government of South Dakota, authored by G.M. Smith and C.M. Young and published in 1898, and the Annotated Constitution of the State of South Dakota. (When referring to constitutions or statutes, the term "annotated" means that each provision may be followed by "squibs," or brief paragraphs, describing cases that interpret the provision.) Interestingly, this Annotated Constitution, presented to the Library in 1935 by the Honorable Ellison G. Smith, Justice of the South Dakota Supreme Court and Professor of Law, has lined, blank pages between each page of the printed text. One can speculate that this feature allowed practicing attorneys to make important notes on particular provisions of the South Dakota Constitution.

(This entry was originally written and posted by Marsha Stacey)

Finding a Law Blog (Blawg) That's Right for You: Blawg Directories and a Directory of Legal Birds

Are you looking for a blog about law ("a blawg") in a subject that interests you? In my quest to find a quality blawg in my specialty area, I discovered numerous blawg directories. In addition, while putting together this post, I was directed to the December 2012 issue of the ABA Journal. This issue contains the ABA Journal's inaugural "Blawg 100 Hall of Fame," described as the 100 law blogs the authors "can't imagine not making our favorites list each year." Listed below are the links to the ABA Journal "Blawg 100" article and several of the "best" and "not so good" blawg directories.

1. For the ABA Journal "Blawg 100" article, click here. Many of the blawgs listed, such as "Above the Law" and "SCOTUSblog," are exemplary and valuable learning resources. It is exam time, however, so you may want to enjoy the odd legal humor of "Lowering the Bar" or Allison Leotta's analysis of the legal procedures in every episode of "Law and Order."

2.The ABA Journal has its own Blawg Directory. It is a well-maintained list organized by topic, author type, region and law school.

3. Another blawg directory, US Law Blogs, has some good features, but the ads on the site distract me. I like the ability to search for "Today's Posts" by category. After the first click on a post, however, click on the link directly to the blawg to read the post. If you click on the link to the individual post, you will be asked to log in to the blog feed reader. This directory also lets you know when a blawg was last updated and the average number of posts per day. One drawback: some of the blogs listed may be abandoned.

4. "A Taxonomy of Legal Blogs" is unique in its categorization of blawgs. You can search by law or legal event, jurisdictional scope, author/publisher type, number of contributors, topic, collection, or general legal blog. Although this directory may not be updated regularly, it is very useful.

5. Many of the blawgs listed in the directories discussed above are authored by practicing attorneys, often for marketing or networking purposes. For blawgs that focus more on legal scholarship, try the directory at Law Professor Blogs Network.

6. Last, but not least, is Justia's BlawgSearch. This site contains blawg lists by subject, state, country, and law school, as well as a list of other blawg directories. (Note that the alleged University of South Dakota School of Law blawg is written by a University of North Dakota School of Law professor.) And for those on Twitter, the site links to Justia's Legal Birds site for legal professionals who tweet.

(This entry was originally written and posted by Marsha Stacey)

Native American Indian and Alaska Native Heritage Month

In recognition of National American Indian and Alaska Native Heritage Month, the McKusick Law Library's latest display features items from its Native American Law collection. The display includes general Native reference resources, such as William N. Thompson's Native American Issues, and Jerry D. Stubben's Native Americans and Political Participation. Also included are books focused on more specific geographical and societal themes, such as Donald Craig Mitchell's Sold American: The Story of Alaska Natives and Their Land, R. David Edmund's Enduring Nation: Native Americans in the Midwest (the Native experience in the Great Lakes region), and Christopher Vecsey's Handbook of American Indian Religious Freedom. In addition, the display contains one of the Library's copies of the South Dakota Humanities Council's 2012 One Book South Dakota title, Dammed Indians Revisited, authored by Michael Lawson. These books are only a few of the books concerning Native history and heritage that are available to be checked out from the Law Library.

(This entry was originally written and posted by Marsha Stacey)

Tips for Writing Law School Exams

Are you a first year law student and overwhelmed by the thought of writing your first three hour (or more) law school exam? Are you a second or third year law student who would like to improve his or her exam skills? I have listed below some online and print resources that may help you. If you are short on time, I also have suggested the most useful pages within those resources.

1. A Really Short Read: American Bar Association, How to Survive the First Year of Law School, pages 14-16. Click Here.

2. Another Really Short Read: Carolyn Nygren, Confronting Your Final Exam - Torts. Click Here.

3. Best Instruction and Practice, and well worth your time: William R. Andersen, Writing the Better Law School Exams: The Importance of Structure. Skip to page 21 and look at pages 21-60 - 4 Essentials, pages 61-92 - expanding the 4 Essentials and Examples, and pages 93-98- 3 Practice Problems. You can write your answers to the practice problems online and compare them to the sample answer. Click Here.

This is a CALI Lesson. If you have forgotten how to log in to CALI, or have lost your card, please see us at the circulation/reference desk of the McKusick Law Library for assistance.

4. These books are found on the "New Books" shelf to the right of the main floor entrance to the McKusick Law Library. See our Blog Post for Friday, October 26th.

My choice for the best examples and exercises: Ruta K. Stropus & Charlotte D. Taylor, Bridging the Gap Between College and Law School: Strategies for Success, pages 101-140.

Tracey E. George & Suzanna Sherry, What Every Law Student Really Needs to Know: An Introduction to the Study of Law, pages 143, 145-147.

Shana Connell Noyes & Henry S. Noyes, Acing Your First Year of Law School: The Ten Steps to Success You Won't Learn in Class, pages 115-137.

Michael Hunter Schwartz, Expert Learning for Law Students, pages 243-250.

Good luck on your exams!

(This entry was originally written and posted by Marsha Stacey)

"Stick It in Your Brief" Wins FLS Trivia Competition

On Monday afternoon, November 26th, USD's first year law students battled it out in a Fundamental Legal Skills Trivia Competition! Teams of four and five students competed by answering twenty questions about legal research, legal writing, grammar and Blue Book citation. The teams "Stick It in Your Brief" and the "Blue Barracudas" tied for first place and continued into a thrilling, sudden death final round of questions. The bruised and battered, but still smiling winners of that round, Chauncey Moulding, Chad Boelhower, Jessica Dybing-Jorgensen, Haleigh DeBoer, and Roy Haberstick of Stick It in Your Brief, each took home a bag of valuable prizes. Last, but not least, the team "Malice A-Five Thought" won best team name.

(This entry was originally written and posted by Marsha Stacey)

Federal Judge Orders Apple to Reveal to Samsung Details of Apple's Settlement With HTC

On Wednesday, November 21, 2012, a federal judge for the US District Court for the Northern District of California ordered Apple to disclose a copy of its settlement agreement with HTC to Samsung Electronics. HTC and Apple announced earlier this month that they had reached a global settlement dismissing all patent lawsuits between the two companies. Samsung hopes that the settlement details will assist Samsung prepare for a December hearing concerning Apple's bid for a permanent US sales ban on eight Samsung smartphone models and one tablet computer. Samsung has also requested that the court add to its patent infringement claims Apple's iPod Touch 5, iPad 4, and iPad mini devices. For more, including a link to the order, see the University of Pittsburgh School of Law Jurist website, http://jurist.org/paperchase/2012/11/federal-judge-orders-apple-to-reveal-details-of-htc-settlement.php

(This entry was originally written and posted by Darla Jackson)

Mozilla Leads Icon Experiment To Simplify Information About Website Privacy Policies

Meeting at Mozilla headquarters Friday, November 16, "experts" read through privacy policies of 235 websites and assigned icons that will summarize their content. For example, if a site has a privacy policy which allows it to sell users’ personal data to third parties, the site is assigned an icon that consist of an orange circle with a dollar sign in the middle and an orange arrow pointing up, suggesting caution. In comparison, a website privacy policy that indicates the site will not sell such information gets a green circle and dollar sign. For additional information on the initiative see the New York Times Bits Blog, http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/11/19/building-an-iconography-for-digital-privacy/

(This entry was originally written and posted by Darla Jackson)

Social Science Research Network (SSRN) IPhone/IPad App

SSRN, the Social Science Research Network, recently launched version 2.0 of its iPhone/iPad app. The app is available for free download in itunes. For a preview of the app see https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/issrn/id334702612?mt=8

SSRN is a repository of scholarly research for social sciences and humanities scholarship, including law. Authors, including some USD Law School professors, contribute scholarship to SSRN. The SSRN app allows users to search over 260,000 research papers in the SSRN electronic library. The papers can be emailed or viewed right on the device. Hat tip to WisBlawg - from the UW Law Library.

(This entry was originally written and posted by Darla Jackson)

Highlights from the MAALL Annual Meeting

Several of our USD Law Library staff members recently attended the Annual Meeting of the Mid-America Association of Law Libraries (MAALL) in St. Louis, Missouri. USD Law Library Director Darla Jackson gave a presentation on recent initiatives prohibiting the application of foreign and international law by state courts (anti-sharia laws). Assistant Director Marsha Stacey and Acquisitions Librarian Gordana Filipovic were also attendees. The meeting provided opportunities to connect with other law librarians, learn about new trends in law libraries, and explore the sights of St. Louis. Highlights of the conference included roundtables on eBooks and Institutional Repositories, programs on new presentation software platforms such as Xtranormal and on methods and principles of instructional design, a reception at the Old Courthouse in downtown St. Louis, and a visit to the Saint Louis Art Museum.

Inside the Old Courthouse in Downtown St. Louis

Display at the Old Courthouse in Downtown St. Louis 

Statue Outside the Saint Louis Art Museum

View of St. Louis Arch

(This entry was originally written and posted by Sarah Kammer)

Display - Military Law and Veterans Day

With Veterans Day right around the corner on Monday, November 12, the McKusick Law Library is currently featuring a display of Military Law resources. The display features print and electronic resources, information about the USD Law Veterans' Legal Education Group (VLEG), as well as research guides on Military Justice and Veterans Benefits. These guides are available via library's website under "Research Guides and LibGuides" or you can link directly to the guides here:

Military Justice Research
Veterans Benefits Research

Today also marks the beginning of a series of events for University-wide Veterans' Appreciation Week. To view the calendar of events, Click Here.

Please join in thanking all our nation's veterans and the veterans and military personnel (former and present) of the USD and USD Law School community for their sacrifice and service.

(This entry was originally written and posted by Sarah Kammer)

Today is Election Day

Don't forget to vote! Polls in South Dakota are open today from 7:00 a.m. until 7:00 p.m. The website of the South Dakota Secretary of State, Jason Gant, provides a wealth of voting-related information, including polling locations, identification procedures, and sample ballots, as well as information on constitutional amendments, initiatives and referred measures. The website also features a live Twitter feed with up-to-the minute South Dakota election news. To link to the Secretary of State website, Click Here.

(This entry was originally written and posted by Sarah Kammer)

Display - Election Law and the Right to Vote

On Tuesday, November 6th, United States citizens will go to the polls to vote in the general presidental election, as well as in Congressional and state races. At the McKusick Law Library, the Election Law and the Right to Vote display includes books on voter fraud, election reform and suffrage. For example, "Balancing Access and Integrity: The Report of the Century Foundation Working Group on State Implementation of Election Reform," identifies specific ways in which both the federal government and state governments could make improvements to electoral systems within the framework of the federal Help American Vote Act of 2002. "The Trial of Susan B. Anthony," compiled by Anthony herself, provides documents of her arrest, trial and sentencing for voting without having a legal right to vote. The display also contains a list of Voter Information and Voter Id Law websites and Election Law Blogs, including Election Law@Moritz and Election Law Blog.

(This entry was originally written and posted by Marsha Stacey)

Happy Halloween From the McKusick Law Library

Halloween comes but once a year, bringing along with it the traditional candy, costumes.... and of course, court cases. For those with a few free moments between studying and trick-or-treating, the McKusick Law Library invites you to check out some interesting court opinions dealing with the holiday and other spooky scenarios:

- Stambovsky v. Ackley, 169 A.D.2d 254 (N.Y. App. Div. 1991), which held a house to be haunted as a matter of law

- Purtell v. Mason, 527 F.3d 615 (7th Cir. 2008), considering First Amendment right to display Halloween tombstone lawn decorations designed to poke fun at neighbors

- South Dakota v. Waters, 529 N.W.2d 586 (S.D. 1995), upholding conviction of aggravated assault for pulling a shotgun on Halloween egg-throwers

(This entry was originally written and posted by Sarah Kammer)

USD Law Team Wins International Moot Court Competition in Information Technology & Privacy Law

Congratulations to 2L Christopher Dabney and 3L Kara Frankman, winners of the International Moot Court Competition in Information Technology & Privacy Law held October 25-27, 2012 at the John Marshall School of Law in Chicago. The team also received an award for the best respondent’s brief. To link to the University's press release, Click Here.

(This entry was originally written and posted by Sarah Kammer)

Congratulations to the Winners of the Intra-School Negotiation Competition

This past weekend, the USD Law ADR Board hosted the the 1L Intra-School Negotiation Competition. The final round matched the team of Ashlee Wendt and Melissa Knight against Tony Teesdale and James Shanor, with the Wendt/Knight team emerging as the victors. Congrats to Ashlee and Melissa!

For those interested in learning more about legal negotiation and alternative dispute resolution, the law library has a variety of resources available.

To view the library's titles on alternative dispute resolution, Click Here.

To view the library's titles on negotiation, Click Here.

(This entry was originally written and posted by Sarah Kammer)

New Arrivals in the Law Library

Several new books have arrived that will be of interest to first year Law Students.

To view this book in the catalog, Click Here.

To view this book in the catalog, Click Here.

To view this book in the catalog, Click Here. 

(This entry was originally written and posted by Karyl Knodel)

Cross-Train at the Crossroads

Several of our Librarians are attending the MAALL (Mid-American Association of Law Libraries) annual conference this week in St. Louis, MO. The theme for the convention is Cross-Train at the Crossroads. The meetings will be held at the Drury Inn at the Arch, just a few steps from the Gateway Arch grounds. We hope they return with many new insights and ideas.

(This entry was originally written and posted by Karyl Knodel)

Employee Recognition Event

Several of our Law School and Library faculty and staff were recognized last week at the Employee Recognition reception, in the ballroom of Muenster University Center. They were honored for 10 to 35 years of dedicated service to our Library and Law School. The event was hosted by Dr. Chuck Staben and awards were given out by President James Abbott. After this 3 year catch up event Academic Affairs will return to the 5 year increments of honoring long term employees from each academic unit. We want to congratulate and thank them for their years of service to the University and the State of South Dakota.

(This entry was originally written and posted by Karyl Knodel)

Capital Punishment display at McKusick Law Library

There is a new display of books on the subject of capital punishment in the first floor reading room of the McKusick Law Library. These books are available to the public to be checked out during this time of heightened interest in death penalty issues. Additional information on capital punishment can also be found on the new LibGuide at http://libguides.law.usd.edu/

(This entry was originally written and posted by Doris Hodgen)

Former Senator George McGovern

Relatives say that former Senator George McGovern is in hospice care. For an article discussing the Senator's legacy and a video, Click Here.

(This entry was originally written and posted by Karyl Knodel)

Inclusive Training at the Law School

Dr. Jesus Trevino, USD's new Associate Vice President for Diversity, presented an inclusive training workshop at the Law School this week, hosted by Interim Dean Geu. Dr. Trevino's desire is to implement a strategy of inclusive excellence at USD as he did at the University of Denver where minority students represented only 11% of the student body in 2002 and increased to 20% as of this past summer. Dr. Trevino stated that "inclusive excellence is a transformation of the University of South Dakota into an institution that embeds diversity and inclusiveness into everything it does." Faculty and staff attended Monday's inclusive training session, the first such session at USD. These individuals look forward to the part they can play in diversity.

(This entry was originally written and posted by Karyl Knodel)

Women in Law Clothing Sales

Check out what Women in Law are doing this week in the Law School Student Commons and get your new USD Law logo wardrobe featuring t-shirts, polo tops, sweatshirts and sweatpants. They are taking orders through October 26th. Be sure to contact either Swapna Kilani or Suzie Jones Pranger for detailed information. To see the items offered for sale, Click Here. For a printable copy of the order form, Click Here.

(This entry was originally written and posted by Sarah Kammer)

Display - Native American Day

South Dakota celebrated Native American Day on Monday, October 8th. At the McKusick Law Library, our current display highlights items from the Indian Law Collection, including University of South Dakota Law Professor Frank Pommersheim's book Broken Landscape: Indians, Indian Tribes, and the Constitution, and the South Dakota Humanities Council's 2012 One Book South Dakota selection Dammed Indians Revisited by Michael L. Lawson. We also have compiled a list of recommended online Indian Law Resources.

(This entry was originally written and posted by Marsha Stacey)

Display - Sports Law

With the fall sports season now underway, the McKusick Law Library is currently featuring a display of Sports Law materials in both print and electronic format. For those with an interest in the intersection of sports and the law, these materials offer a starting point for research into the legal issues surrounding both professional and amateur sports.

(This entry was originally written and posted by Sarah Kammer)

Guide on BPI vs. ABC News, Inc.

On September 13, 2012, a group of producers of finely textured beef, commonly referred to by news agencies as "pink slime", has filed a defamation suit against ABC News, Inc. in the First District Circuit Court in Union County, South Dakota. The complaint alleges that under South Dakota Law the ABC News, Inc. portrayal of the meat as unhealthy was false and defamatory. The filing of the lawsuit generated numerous inquiries about the suit and South Dakota Law. The Law Library has created a guide linking to the filed complaint as well as other legal resources on South Dakota Law and agricultural disparagement statutes.

(This entry was originally written and posted by Darla Jackson)

Display - 9/11 and the Law

Today marks eleven years since the tragic events of September 11, 2001. Those events have had a significant impact on our legal system, especially with regard to national security, civil liberties, and executive power. The McKusick Law Library is currently featuring a display highlighting several works in the library's collection which discuss 9/11 and its continuing legal influence.

(This entry was originally written and posted by Sarah Kammer)

Display - Debtor-Creditor Law Resources

Debtor-creditor law issues arise when one party is unable to pay a debt to another. See Cornell University Law School, Legal Information Institute, Debtor and Creditor: An Overview, http://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/debtor_and_creditor. This semester, Professor Jon Van Patten teaches a three (3) hour course entitled Debtor and Creditor Rights, covering the rights and remedies of debtors and creditors under state law and United States bankruptcy law. This display showcases the most authoritative bankruptcy treatises, Collier on Bankruptcy and Norton's Bankruptcy Law and Practice, as well as practice resources, such as the National Consumer Law Center's Foreclosures, Collection Actions and Mortgage Lending books.

(This entry was originally written and posted by Marsha Stacey)

DISPLAY - CONSTITUTION DAY SEPT. 10 AT USD TO FEATURE JUDGE ROGER WOLLMAN

The University of South Dakota will observe Constitution Day at 4 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 10 with a keynote address at the School of Law courtroom by the Hon. Roger L. Wollman, judge, United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit. Judge Wollman is a 1962 graduate of the School of Law. Please visit the display of biographic and career information regarding Judge Wollman on the main floor of the Law Library. The display was prepared by Candice Spurlin. In addition to the biographic information, the display provides instruction on how to use Westlaw and LexisNexis to locate opinions authored by Judge Wollman during his time on the bench.

(This entry was originally written and posted by Darla Jackson)