Posts by Jennifer Broadie

January 10, 2025

New Content on LLMC

A recent LLMC newsletter provides information regarding content updates they've made in the past year or so. Some of the main updates have been summarized below: LLMC has been working to identify and fill any gaps in their historical primary law collections, primarily for the jurisdictions of...

Statutes

November 7, 2024

Purdon's Master Disposition Table

Since 1970, the Pennsylvania legislature has been working to consolidate Pennsylvania Unconsolidated Statutes into Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes (Pa.C.S.), which are organized by subject. Prior to 1970, all Pennsylvania statutes were unconsolidated. Research was done using pamphlet laws and...

HeinOnline

October 3, 2024

U.S. State Package Upgrade in HeinOnline

HeinOnline recently announced an enhancement to their U.S. State Package, which now offers unprecedented access to historical state information. This upgrade includes a brand-new database and new indexing for all state session laws from inception to date. In the new U.S. Political & Legal...

Caselaw & the Courts

September 17, 2024

Philadelphia City Solicitor Opinions

Jenkins' Philadelphia City Solicitor Opinions Database contains exclusive coverage of over 2200 full text searchable opinions issued by the Philadelphia City Solicitor. This includes both formal and informal opinions going back to 1952. New opinions have recently been added, expanding content...

Caselaw & the Courts

August 22, 2024

Online Docket Access in Pennsylvania

In today's digital world, accessing court docket information online is crucial for legal professionals, researchers, and the general public. Docket sheets typically list the proceedings and documents filed in a case. In a criminal matter, the docket may also list the criminal charges. Pennsylvania...

LexisNexis Digital Library

August 1, 2024

New Additions to the LexisNexis Digital Library

This month, 65 ABA titles were added to Jenkins' LexisNexis Digital Library . The titles are available to access remotely with select memberships. Jenkins will continue to receive additional ABA titles in print while also maintaining historic titles on microfiche. A full list of the new additions...

West Academic Digital Library

June 27, 2024

Recent Additions to West Academic

West Academic Digital Library offers access to over 280 Nutshells, Hornbooks, and Concise Hornbooks providing valuable reference guides that cite landmark cases, statutes, and articles. As a Jenkins member, you can access publications directly in your browser, with no need to check out or download...

News & Events

June 6, 2024

Stay Connected on LinkedIn!

Make sure to follow us on LinkedIn ! As a way for members and other interested parties to keep connected with Jenkins, we’ve branched out to LinkedIn where we plan to post regular blog highlights.

American Law Institute (ALI)

May 30, 2024

The American Law Institute Approves Restatement of the Law, Children and the Law

Last week, members of the American Law Institute (ALI) voted to approve the Restatement of the Law, Children and the Law . This project was launched in 2015 and covers issues such as parental rights and state intervention in cases of abuse and neglect; the rights of students and the limits of state...

News & Events

May 10, 2024

Law Libraries Serving their Communities

A recent article titled How Law Libraries are Serving Self-Represented Litigants Across the Country caught my attention this week due to its informative and detailed analysis of law libraries serving the public across America. This engaging survey gathers statistics from 158 law libraries. A number...

Menu