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March 7, 2024

CLE Opportunity: GPLLA 2024 Institute: Keeping it Local

Although federal law often gets the headlines, state and local law have an enormous impact on our rights and everyday life. Join the Greater Philadelphia Law Library Association (GPLLA) on March 20 to hear a fantastic array of experts in state and local law discuss those laws' importance, their...
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February 13, 2024
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Jenkins Law Library: Really On Your Desktop

For several years we've offered a CLE webinar on our remote-access databases . Now we've taken it a step further by placing our whole facility at your fingertips. We've just added a Google Street View virtual tour of our space . You can check out the digitized portraits at 3:00 am. (Are the eyes...
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February 9, 2024

Public Notices in The Legal Intelligencer

Looking for public notices or court listings in The Legal Intelligencer ? The Legal Intelligencer , published by ALM , has moved to a digital only format. The last print edition was published December 29, 2023, but public notices, sheriff's sale and court listings are still available through their...
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February 2, 2024

Celebrating Black History Month 2024

February 1st marks the beginning of Black History Month. Black History Month's inception began in the summer of 1915 by Carter G. Woodson -- an alumnus of the University of Chicago. Inspired by a three-week celebration of the fiftieth anniversary of emancipation held in Illinois, Woodson formed the...
Historical
January 5, 2024

Pennsylvania State Archives Reopen!

The Pennsylvania State Archives officially re-opened their doors to the public on December 13th, 2023. According to an alert on their website, the archives are open for research Wednesday through Saturday from 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM. In anticipation of their move to a larger facility, the archives...
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December 7, 2023

PhilaDox: Obtain Property Records from the Philadelphia Department of Records

If you need a copy of a real estate document that was recorded in Philadelphia - such as a deed, mortgage, declaration of condominium, lis pendens, certificate of stock transfers, easement, etc. - check out PhilaDox . PhilaDox is an online system that allows users to search for deeds and other...
Historical
September 14, 2023

Constitution Day: Discussing Constitution Annotated

This Sunday, September 17th marks Constitution Day, an annual observance celebrating the signing of the U.S. Constitution on September 17, 1787. Since Constitution Day is coming up, we thought it would be a perfect opportunity to spotlight the Constitution Annotated website. Constitution Annotated...
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August 24, 2023

Philadelphia Legal Support - Community Legal Services (CLS)

Philadelphia has quite a few organizations dedicated to making legal services accessible. One of the leaders is Community Legal Services (CLS) , an organization that provides “free legal advice and representation to low income residents of Philadelphia.” Their mission is to fight poverty, challenge...
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August 3, 2023

U.S. Voting Laws & Legislation Center by LexisNexis

The LexisNexis® Rule of Law Foundation has launched U.S. Voting Laws & Legislation Center , a free, publicly accessible tool for locating U.S. federal and state voting and election law and for tracking proposed legislation on the topic. According to a LexisNexis press release , this “first-of-...
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June 15, 2023
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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...