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Posts by Kristen Matteucci

Remote Resources
March 23, 2020

Free Online Federal Research Materials

Last week, we wrote about where you can find Pennsylvania primary legal information for free online . Today, we’ll feature free online resources for such federal materials. The US Government Publishing Office's govinfo is a great website to familiarize yourself with, as it offers “free public...
HeinOnline
February 20, 2020

Black History Biographical Materials

When discussing an episode of ABC’s television comedy Black-ish that she directed last year, actress and producer Tracee Ellis Ross commented on the way the episode, entitled “Black History Month,” was intended to elevate African American leaders in history beyond the typical few stories that are...
American Bar Association (ABA)
February 11, 2020
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America Votes! Challenges to Modern Election Law and Voting Rights

With primary season kicking off in Iowa last week, we thought it would be timely to highlight one of our newly acquired books at Jenkins, entitled America Votes! Challenges to Modern Election Law and Voting Rights , Fourth Edition, edited by Benjamin E. Griffith and John Hardin Young. America Votes...
PA Legal Forms
January 23, 2020

New Interactive Web Forms in PA Legal Forms Database

Gale's PA Legal Forms has a new feature that allows users to complete a selection of documents using its interactive web forms. For those unfamiliar with this database, PA Legal Forms provides access to over 5,700 forms on a wide-range of legal topics. You can search for forms using keywords from...
News & Events
January 16, 2020

New Phila, PA, and NJ Laws in 2020

With the new year comes a slew of new laws that go into effect in 2020. Let’s take a look at a selection of laws that will impact the lives of Philadelphians, other residents of Pennsylvania, and New Jersey in the upcoming year. Philadelphia Locally, Philadelphia City Council passed legislation...
HeinOnline
December 10, 2019

Celebrating International Human Rights Day, 2019

“[R]ecognition of the inherent dignity and of the equal and inalienable rights of all members of the human family is the foundation of freedom, justice and peace in the world…” These words, from the first sentence of the Preamble to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights , embody the spirit of...
Statutes
November 26, 2019

It’s Back: Unofficial Purdon’s Pennsylvania Statutes from Westlaw!

Many legal researchers - whether attorneys, law librarians, or self-represented litigants - may have noticed that the Unofficial Purdon’s Pennsylvania Statutes from Westlaw website was temporarily unavailable this year. Jenkins is happy to spread the news that, thanks to the Pennsylvania...
Philadelphia Bar Association (PBA)
November 25, 2019

Low-Income Tenants’ Right to Counsel in Philadelphia

UPDATE: On November 14th, Philadelphia City Council unanimously passed the Legal Representation in Landlord Tenant Court bill, making Philadelphia the fifth city in the nation to pass such historic legislation. According to a press release from the Philadelphia Bar Association , Chancellor Rochelle...
HeinOnline
November 7, 2019

New on HeinOnline: State Constitutions Illustrated

HeinOnline has added a new database on state constitutions to its vast collection of content. Edited by Jefri Jay Ruchti, the newly released State Constitutions Illustrated database comprises nearly 9,000 current and historical constitutions, including the text of every constitution that has been...
American Bar Association (ABA)
October 21, 2019

2019 National Celebration of Pro Bono

This year, the legal community is celebrating Pro Bono week from October 20th - 26th. Started in 2009 to meet the increasing need for such services during harsh economic times, the National Celebration of Pro Bono highlights the work of lawyers, paralegals, and law students who volunteer their...