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Caselaw & the Courts
July 31, 2025

New Content: Philadelphia City Solicitor Opinions

Jenkins recently updated its Philadelphia City Solicitor Opinions database with additional opinions, expanding coverage through 2019. The Philadelphia City Solicitor Opinions database contains exclusive coverage of over 2,300 full-text, searchable opinions issued by the Philadelphia City Solicitor...
Remote Resources
July 24, 2025

Congress in Context on ProQuest Congressional

Understanding the historical context of a Congressional term can bring a greater understanding of how the legislation was impacted by economic conditions, major world events, Landmark Supreme Court cases, and partisan divisions and leadership. The Congress in Context feature on ProQuest...
VitalLaw
July 17, 2025

Finding Corporate Counsel Profiles on VitalLaw

VitalLaw , a database available in the library, is a great resource for finding information on in-house corporate counsel. As defined by Black’s Law Dictionary, corporate counsel refers to an “in-house attorney for a corporation”. VitalLaw provides information on nearly 50,000 records, allowing you...
Caselaw & the Courts
June 27, 2025

Shepardizing Citation Subsections in Lexis

Citators can be helpful tools for determining whether a case is “good law” or for identifying cases and other legal material that cite to a particular authority you are researching. At Jenkins, both members and patrons from the general public can use citator tools at our onsite Lexis+ stations (...
News & Events
June 18, 2025

Jenkins Celebrates Juneteenth

“The people of Texas are informed that, in accordance with a Proclamation from the Executive of the United States, all slaves are free” ( CRS Report ). It was 160 years ago that enslaved people in Galveston, Texas, learned of this proclamation. On June 19, 1865, Union troops arrived in Galveston...
LLMC Digital
June 12, 2025

Using LLMC's New Platform

Need help navigating the new LLMC platform? This post has you covered! First, you need to create an account in LLMC. This is especially important if you intend to download, print, or email any content to yourself. Follow the steps below to set up your account. Once your account is created, take a...
Caselaw & the Courts
June 6, 2025

Subject Guide Spotlight: Federal Administrative Decisions

Looking for a federal administrative decision? Consult our research guide Federal Administrative Decisions for pointers on where to find a variety of useful resources, including free online access, member databases, and other resources available at Jenkins. "[A]dministrative law is a vast field...
Historical
May 15, 2025

The U.S. Constitution: Analysis and Interpretation

The Library of Congress continues to provide access to the Constitution Annotated , which is an amazing resource created to help individuals brush up on their history and understanding of the U.S. Constitution. This resource provides interpretation and analysis for each article and amendment of the...
Court Rules
May 7, 2025

Finding Historic Version of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure

Looking for older versions of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure? Check out our research guide on the Federal Court Rules . We have a handy table which helps you quickly navigate to older versions of the rules through the United States Code on HeinOnline . The Federal Rules of Civil Procedure...
American Bar Association (ABA)
May 1, 2025

Law Day 2025

The Philadelphia Bar Association, amongst other national bar associations, are taking part in the annual Law Day of Action. Introduced in 1958 by President D. Eisenhower and envisioned by previous ABA President Charles S. Rhyne in 1957, Law Day is an annual commemoration held on May 1st to...