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.

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(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)