translate

Jenkins Blog

Courts
June 22, 2023

New Interactive Magisterial District Court Map

Together with the Pennsylvania State Data Center, the Pennsylvania Courts have created a new interactive tool to help the public find information related to the Magisterial District Courts. The Interactive Magisterial District Court Map clearly lays out the boundaries of all of Pennsylvania's 509...
June 15, 2023
Image by Mohamed_hassan via pixabay

Avoiding Legal Website Scams and Pitfalls

When searching online for legal forms or information, it is important to use safe internet practices to avoid scams or other misrepresented services. When representing oneself, it is up to each litigant to understand the procedures of a lawsuit, draft the legal forms required, file them with the...
ALI
June 5, 2023
American Law Institute Logo

ALI Approves New Principle of the Law: Government Ethics

The American Law Institute has recently announced their approval of a new Principles of the Law -- Principles of the Law, Government Ethics. These principles comprise the first project from the ALI on the topic of government ethics, with the project beginning back in 2009. The Principles aim to "...
ABA
May 26, 2023

Advancing Equity at the Intersection of Race, Mental Illness, and Criminal Justice Involvement

Among the new books that Jenkins continuously incorporates into its collection is a recent addition entitled Advancing Equity at the Intersection of Race, Mental Illness, and Criminal Justice Involvement (2023). Published by the American Bar Association’s Criminal Justice Section, this book helps...
ALI
May 18, 2023

New Subject Guide: Restatement of the Law of American Indians

Jenkins has recently published a new subject guide -- Restatement of the Law of American Indians . This guide provides details on accessing the restatement, finding annotations, finding drafts, information about ALI, the Restatements Series, and their drafting process. The American Law Institute's...
Databases
May 4, 2023

Search for Cases Remotely With Your Jenkins Membership

With a Jenkins membership , you gain access to several legal databases that offer extensive case law collections. We have options for federal, state, local, and even international cases. Fastcase , for example, includes both federal and state reported cases. The federal collection includes full...
Fastcase
April 27, 2023

Legal Tech & Research News: vLex and Fastcase Merge to form vLex Group

If you haven’t yet heard the big news about vLex and Fastcase – both of which are available to Jenkins members remotely * – the two legal tech companies are merging to form the vLex Group. Announced earlier this month, the merger purports to create both the “the world’s largest law firm subscriber...
Environmental law
April 20, 2023

Environmental Law Research Materials

With Earth Day just a few days away, celebrate by having a refresh on the variety of environmental law resources available at Jenkins. Jenkins has environmental law resources available on both our remote access membership databases and in our print collection. Print Materials Pennsylvania Law...
April 10, 2023

Search U.S. Tax Court Cases with DAWSON

DAWSON (Docket Access Within a Secure Online Network) is the U.S. Tax Court's electronic filing and case management system. The system allows parties to electronically file documents and manage their cases. DAWSON also has a useful public search tool for locating U.S. Tax Court cases, orders, and...
Online Catalog
March 30, 2023

Jenkins Debuts New Online Catalog Interface: Encore

In addition to the refresh of Jenkins’ Research Guides that we wrote about recently , users may have noticed that our online catalog has a new look as well. Jenkins is now using a platform called Encore for our online catalog. Let’s take a look at how to navigate and utilize some of its features...