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)