Tag: Law Library

January 2020 New Resources

In January 2020, the Law Library added the following new resources to the collection to support the research and curricular needs of our faculty and students.

New Resources

reSearch TX

re:Search TX – A new database which allows users to search all 254 Texas counties for efiled cases and documents. Provides immediate access to every efiled case and document filed anywhere in Texas since 2016. Users can track cases and get case alerts.

 

New Books

2020 Jan new books

ADMIRALTY

  1. Irus Braverman and Elizabeth R. Johnson, eds., Blue Legalities: The Life and Laws of the Sea (2020).

COMMERCIAL LAW

  1. Brian M. Malsberger, Trade Secrets: A State-by-State Survey (2019).

CONSTITUTIONAL LAW, GENERALLY

  1. Paul W. Kahn, Origins of Order: Project and System in the American Legal Imagination (2019).

EVIDENCE

  1. Texas Family Law Foundation, Predicates Manual 4.0 (2019).

HEALTH LAW AND POLICY

  1. Alicia Ely Yamin, When Misfortune Becomes Injustice: Evolving Human Rights Struggles for Health and Social Equality (2020).

LEGAL EDUCATION

  1. Harriet L. Schwartz, Connected Teaching: Relationship, Power, and Mattering in Higher Education (2019).

LEGAL PHILOSOPHY

  1. Richard K. Sherwin, Visualizing Law in the Age of the Digital Baroque: Arabesques and Entanglements (2011).
  2. Anne Wagner and Richard K. Sherman, eds., Law, Culture and Visual Studies (2014).

LEGAL PROFESSION

  1. Will Baggett and Tai M. Brown, The Blueprint for a Successful Career: A Foundation for Developing Young Professionals (2017).

PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE

  1. Jeffrey T. Frederick, Mastering Voir Dire and Jury Selection: Gain an Edge in Questioning and Selecting Your Jury (2018).

All resources are available from the Law Library.  If you would like to check out any of these titles, please contact the circulation desk at either 806-742-3957 or circulation.law@ttu.edu.

All electronic databases are available through the Library’s webpage, http://www.depts.ttu.edu/law/lawlibrary/index.php.

Library staff will be able to assist in locating and checking out any of these items or helping you contact the Librarian on call for questions about electronic resources.

December 2019 New Books

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In December 2019, the Law Library added the following new titles to the collection to support the research and curricular needs of our faculty and students.

CONSTITUTIONAL LAW, GENERALLY

  1. Steven M. Salky, The Privilege of Silence: Fifth Amendment Protections Against Self-Incrimination (2019).

CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE

  1. Gerald S. Reamey and Charles P. Bubany, Texas Criminal Procedure (2018).
  2. Martha Minow, When Should Law Forgive? (2019).

DISPUTE RESOLUTION

  1. Brendan Ishikawa, Crafting Effective Settlement Agreements: A Guidebook for Attorneys and Mediators (2018).

INSURANCE LAW

  1. Lawrence Brody and Donald O. Jansen, The Irrevocable Life Insurance Trust: Forms with Drafting Notes (2020).

LEGAL ANALYSIS AND WRITING

  1. Paul Marx, The Modern Rules of Style: Write Like a Professional (2019).

LEGAL EDUCATION

  1. Meera E Deo, Mindie Lazarus-Black, and Elizabeth Mertz, Power, Legal Education, and Law School Cultures (2020).

LEGAL PROFESSION

  1. Hugh Logue, Automating Legal Services: Justice Through Technology (2019).
  2. Donald A. Tortorice, The Modern Rules of Order (2019).

PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE

  1. Leo M. Gordon and Daniel B. Garrie, Cybersecurity & the Courthouse: Safeguarding the Judicial Process (2020).

STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT LAW

  1. Joel A. Mintz and Ronald H. Rosenberg, Fundamentals of Municipal Finance (2019).

TAXATION—FEDERAL

  1. Jennifer Kowal and Greg White, Top Federal Tax Issues for 2020: CPE Course (2019).

All of these books are available from the Law Library.  If you would like to check out any of these titles, please contact the circulation desk at either 806-742-3957 or circulation.law@ttu.edu.  Library staff will be able to assist in locating and checking out any of these items.

November 2019 New Books

2019 November new books

In November 2019, the Law Library added the following new titles to the collection to support the research and curricular needs of our faculty and students.

BANKING AND FINANCE

  1. Kevin Werbach, The Blockchain and the New Architecture of Trust (2018).
  2. Jelena Madir, ed., Fintech: Law and Regulation (2019).

CYBER LAW

  1. Jacob Turner, Robot Rules: Regulating Artificial Intelligence (2019).

EVIDENCE

  1. Elizabeth F. Loftus, et. al., Eyewitness Testimony: Civil and Criminal (2019).

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW

  1. Kevin L. Smith and Erin L. Ellis, eds., Coaching Copyright (2020).

LAW AND SOCIETY

  1. Paul Gowder, The Rule of Law in the Real World (2016).

LEGAL ANALYSIS AND WRITING

  1. Robin Boyle-Laisure, Christine Coughlin, and Sandy Patrick, Becoming a Legal Writer: A Workbook with Explanations to Develop Objective Legal Analysis and Writing Skills (2019).

LEGAL PHILOSOPHY

  1. Joel Cohen, with Dale J. Degenshein, I Swear: The Meaning of an Oath (2019).

LEGAL RESEARCH AND LIBRARIES

  1. Ellyssa Kroski, ed., Law Librarianship in the Age of AI (2020).

All of these books are available from the Law Library.  If you would like to check out any of these titles, please contact the circulation desk at either 806-742-3957 or circulation.law@ttu.edu.  Library staff will be able to assist in locating and checking out any of these items.

October 2019 New Resources

2019 October new books

In October 2019, the Law Library added the following new resources to the collection to support the research and curricular needs of our faculty and students.

New Resources

State Constitutions Illustrated (HeinOnline) – A new HeinOnline collection containing a vast collection of state constitutions and related documents for all 50 states.  Includes many versions of each state’s constitution, including a wide-variety of pre-statehood primary material. In total, there are nearly 9,000 current and historical constitutions for all 50 states.

New Books

ADMINISTRATIVE LAW

  1. Lisa Miller, The Art of Advocacy in Administrative Law and Practice (2019).

CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE

  1. Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association, 27th Annual Prairie Dog Lawyers Advanced Criminal Law Seminar (2007).
  2. Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association, 20th Annual Rusty Duncan Advanced Criminal Law Course (2007).

INSURANCE LAW

  1. Tom Baker, Restatement of the law, liability insurance, as adopted and promulgated by the American Law Institute at Washington D.C., May 22, 2018 (2019).

LEGAL PROFESSION

  1. Andrew J. McClurg and Nancy Levit, Law Jobs: The Complete Guide (2019).

LEGAL RESEARCH AND LIBRARIES

  1. Eric P. Voigt, Legal Research Demystified: A Step-by-Step Approach (2019).
  2. Ron Sturgeon, Green Weenies and Due Diligence: Insider Business Jargon–Raw, Serious and Sometimes Funny; Business and Deal Terms from an Entrepreneur’s Diary that you won’t get from School or a Dictionary (2005).

PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE

  1. Cecil C. Kuhne III, A Litigator’s Guide to Building Your Best Argument (2019).

PSYCHOLOGY AND PSYCHIATRY

  1. Emma Jones, Emotions in the Law School: Transforming Legal Education through the Passions (2020).

All resources are available from the Law Library.  If you would like to check out any of these titles, please contact the circulation desk at either 806-742-3957 or circulation.law@ttu.edu.

All electronic databases are available through the Library’s webpage, http://www.depts.ttu.edu/law/lawlibrary/index.php.

Library staff will be able to assist in locating and checking out any of these items or helping you contact the Librarian on call for questions about electronic resources.

September 2019 New Books

2019 September new books

In September 2019, the Law Library added the following new titles to the collection to support the research and curricular needs of our faculty and students.

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE LAW

  1. Theodore F. Claypoole, ed., The Law of Artificial Intelligence and Smart Machines: Understanding A.I. and the Legal Impact (2019).

CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE

  1. Stephen Saltzburg, Trial Tactics (2019).

ELECTIONS AND VOTING

  1. Robert S. Mueller, III, Report on the Investigation into Russian Interference in the 2016 Presidential Election: Submitted Pursuant to 28 C.F.R. & § 600.8(c) (2019).

ENVIRONMENTAL LAW

  1. Kegan A. Brown, Andrea M. Hogan, eds., Environmental Litigation: Law and Strategy (2019).
  2. Brian D. Israel, Brett Marston, and Lauren Daniel, Natural Resource Damages: A Guide to Litigating and Resolving NRD Cases (2019).

FOURTH AMENDMENT

  1. William W. Greenhalgh, The Fourth Amendment Handbook (2019).

HEALTH AND MENTAL WELLNESS

  1. German Garcia-Fresco, Train Your Brain for Success: How a Healthy Brain is the Key to Happiness and Better Health (2019).

LEGAL EDUCATION

  1. Jody L. Fitzpatrick, James R. Sanders, and Blaine R. Worthen, Program Evaluation: Alternative Approaches and Practical Guidelines (2011).
  2. Maggie Berg and Barbara K. Seeber, The Slow Professor: Challenging the Culture of Speed in the Academy (2017).
  3. Douglas S. Lang, col., Deeds, Not Words: Mentors as Guiding Lights of Integrity in the Legal Profession (2007).
  4. Oliver Caviglioli, Dual Coding with Teachers (2019).

LEGAL PROFESSION

  1. Arthur G. Greene and Peter D. Roberts, The Lawyer’s Guide to Increasing Revenue: Heighten Client Satisfaction, Improve Law Firm Morale, Enhance Revenue and Profitability (2019).
  2. Jim Parsons, Oral History Interview: Judge Jim Parsons. (2019).
  3. Thomas L. Ausley, Oral History Interview: Thomas L. Ausley (2019).
  4. Lonny D. Morrison, Oral History Interview: Lonny D. Morrison (2019).
  5. Tom Henson, Oral History Interview: Tom Henson (2019).
  6. Gerry Goldstein, Oral History Interview: Gerry Goldstein (2019).

LEGAL RESEARCH AND LIBRARIES

  1. Ellyssa Kroski, Escape Rooms and Other Immersive Experiences in the Library (2019).

MARTIAL LAW

  1. Francis Lieber and G. Norman Lieber, eds., To Save the Country: A Lost Treatise on Martial Law (2019).

MEDICAL JURISPRUDENCE

  1. Wes Cleveland, ed. Physician Law: Evolving Trends & Hot Topics 2019 (2019).

PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE

  1. Gary P. Bauer, Hire and Retire: A Plan for a Continuing Income Stream in Retirement from any Practice (2019).
  2. James F. Haggerty, In the Court of Public Opinion: Winning Strategies for Litigation Communications (2019).
  3. Richard A. Courtney, A Lawyer’s Guide to Working with Special Needs Clients (2019).
  4. Frank Ramos, The Practice and Process of Law: Checklists for Every Occasion (2019).
  5. Elden Rosenthal, The Plaintiff Lawyer’s Playbook Insights and Recommendation on how to Prepare for Success in Settling and Trying Cases (2019).
  6. Kevin D. Ashley, Artificial Intelligence and Legal Analytics: New Tools for Law Practice in the Digital Age (2017).

PROPERTY–PERSONAL AND REAL

  1. Sidney G. Saltz, From Handshake to Closing: The Role of the Commercial Real Estate Lawyer (2019).

SECURITIES LAW

  1. Stephanie Tsacoumis, What Must Public Companies Disclose?: A Primer (2019).

TORTS

  1. Mark S. Guralnick, Formulas for Calculating Damages (2019).

TRADE REGULATION

  1. Rohini Acharya, ed., Regional Trade Agreements and the Multilateral Trading System (2016).

All of these books are available from the Law Library.  If you would like to check out any of these titles, please contact the circulation desk at either 806-742-3957 or circulation.law@ttu.edu.  Library staff will be able to assist in locating and checking out any of these items.

August 2019 New Resources

2019 August

In August 2019, the Law Library added the following new resources to the collection to support the research and curricular needs of our faculty and students.

New Resources

This month several ProQuest databases received 2019 updates. These updates ensures that each database contains the most current information available. The following databases were updated:

-ProQuest Congressional Publications (updated Congressional Hearings & U.S. Serial

Set)

-Legislative Insight

-Regulatory Insight

Find legislative histories, committee hearings, prints, and reports, bill texts and tracking, and information about members of the House and Senate. Both Insight products provide full legislative or regulatory histories which includes the full text of the public law or regulation, all versions of related bills, law-specific Congressional Record excerpts, committee hearings, reports, and prints. Also included are presidential signing statements, CRS reports, and miscellaneous congressional publications that provide background material to aid in the understanding of issues related to the making of the law and regulations.

Use our Electronic Resources: Databases, Journals, and Sites page to locate links to each database.

New Books

CONTRACTS

  1. Edward Yorio and Steve Thel, Contract Enforcement: Specific Performance and Injunctions (2011).

DISPUTE RESOLUTION

  1. Andrea Kupfer Schneider and Chris Honeyman, eds., Negotiation Essentials for Lawyers (2019).

EVIDENCE

  1. Janet S. Kole, How to Train Your Expert: Making Your Client’s Case (2019).

INDIAN AND ABORIGINAL LAW

  1. Kim TallBear, Native American DNA: Tribal Belonging and the False Promise of Genetic Science (2013).

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW

  1. Simon Tam, Slanted: How an Asian American Troublemaker Took on the Supreme Court (2019).

LEGAL EDUCATION

  1. Michael Hunter Schwartz, Expert Learning for Law Students (2018).
  2. Jessamyn Neuhaus, Geeky Pedagogy: A Guide for Intellectuals, Introverts, and Nerds Who want to be Effective Teachers (2019).
  3. Tom Sherrington, Rosenshine’s Principles in Action (2019).

LEGAL PROFESSION

  1. Will Baggett with Tai M. Brown, The Blueprint for a Successful Career: A Foundation for Developing Young Professionals (2017).

LEGAL RESEARCH AND LIBRARIES

  1. Shannon D. Jones and Beverly Murphy, eds., Diversity and Inclusion in Libraries: A Call to Action and Strategies for Success (2019).

MEDICAL JURISPRUDENCE

  1. Kate Moore, The Radium Girls: The Dark Story of America’s Shining Women (2018).

PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE

  1. Brendon Ishikawa and Dana Curtis, Appellate Mediation: A Guidebook for Attorneys and Mediators (2016).
  2. Vincent S. Walkowiak and Oscar Rey Rodriguez, eds., The Attorney-Client Privilege in Civil Litigation: Protecting and Defending Confidentiality (2019).

PROPERTY–PERSONAL AND REAL

  1. Christopher K. Odinet, Foreclosed: Mortgage Servicing and the Hidden Architecture of Homeownership in America (2019).

PSYCHOLOGY AND PSYCHIATRY

  1. Robert D. Morgan, ed., The Sage encyclopedia of criminal psychology (2019).

All resources are available from the Law Library.  If you would like to check out any of these titles, please contact the circulation desk at either 806-742-3957 or circulation.law@ttu.edu.

All electronic databases are available through the Library’s webpage, http://www.depts.ttu.edu/law/lawlibrary/index.php.

Library staff will be able to assist in locating and checking out any of these items or helping you contact the Librarian on call for questions about electronic resources.

July 2019 New Books

2019 July New Books

In July 2019, the Law Library added the following new titles to the collection to support the research and curricular needs of our faculty and students.

CIVIL LAW

  1. Elizabeth Cabraser and Fabrice N. Vincent, eds., The Law of Class Action: Fifty-State Survey, 2019 (2019).

CONTRACTS

  1. Frank J. Doti, Contract Law: Flowcharts and Cases: A Visual Guide to Understanding Contracts (2016).

DOMESTIC RELATIONS

  1. Gregg Herman, ed., 101+ Practical Solutions for the Family Lawyer: Sensible Answers to Common Problems (2019).
  2. Mark E. Sullivan, The Military Divorce Handbook: A Practical Guide to Representing Military Personnel and Their Families (2019).

ENVIRONMENTAL LAW

  1. Jerry L. Anderson, et.al., Environmental Law Practice: Problems and Exercises for Skills Development (2018).

EVIDENCE

  1. Shannon Lex Bales, The Trial Presentation Companion: A Step-By-Step Guide to Presenting Electronic Evidence in the Courtroom (2018).

LEGAL ANALYSIS AND WRITING

  1. Alexa Z. Chew and Katie Rose Guest Pryal, The Complete Legal Writer (2016).
  2. Mary Barnard Ray and Jill J. Ramsfield, Legal Writing: Getting It Right and Getting It Written (2018).
  3. Richard C. Wydick and Amy E. Sloan, Plain English for Lawyers (2019).
  4. Patricia T. O’Conner, Woe is I: The Grammarphobe’s Guide to Better English in Plain English (2019).

LEGAL EDUCATION

  1. Teresa Power, The ABCs of Law School: Diary of a First Year Student (2019).
  2. Michael Hunter Schwartz and Paula J. Manning, Expert Learning for Law Students (2018).
  3. Christopher J. Lucas and John W. Murry, Jr., New Faculty: A Practical Guide for Academic Beginners (2011).

LEGAL PROFESSION

  1. Toni Jaeger-Fine, Becoming a Lawyer: Discovering and Defining Your Professional Persona (2019).
  2. Aaron Dignan, Brave New Work: Are You Ready to Reinvent Your Organization? (2019).
  3. Marc I. Steinberg and Stephen B. Yeager, Inside Counsel: Practices, Strategies, and Insights (2015).
  4. Grover E. Cleveland, Swimming Lessons for Baby Sharks: The Essential Guide to Thriving as a New Lawyer (2016).

LEGAL RESEARCH AND LIBRARIES

  1. Elyse H. Fox, 11 Power Communications for Law Librarians: A Manual and Workbook (2019).
  2. John M. Budd, The Changing Academic Library: Operations, Culture, Environments (2018).
  3. Michael J. Krasulski and Trevor A. Dawes, eds., Twenty-First Century Access Services: On the Frontline of Academic Librarianship (2013).

NATURAL RESOURCES LAW

  1. Eric L. Kwa, ed., Natural Resources Law of Papua New Guinea (2010).

PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE

  1. Carole C. Berry and Raymond Michael Ripple, Effective Appellate Advocacy: Brief Writing and Oral Argument (2016).
  2. Ronald H. Clark, Jury Selection Handbook: The Nuts and Bolts of Effective Jury Selection (2018).
  3. Thomas A. Mauet and David Marcus, Pretrial (2019).
  4. Elyse H. Fox, compiler, Resources in Third-Party Legal Opinion Letters (2014).
  5. Thomas A. Mauet, Trial Techniques and Trials (2017).

PROPERTY–PERSONAL AND REAL

  1. Alan Mallach, Jessica Bacher, and Meg Byerly Williams, eds., Vacant and Problem Properties: A Guide to Legal Strategies and Remedies (2019).

PSYCHOLOGY AND PSYCHIATRY

  1. Clara E. Hill, Helping Skills: Facilitating Exploration, Insight, and Action (2014).

SENTENCING AND PUNISHMENT

  1. Frederic Block, Crimes and Punishments: Entering the Mind of a Sentencing Judge (2019).

TECHNOLOGY LAW

  1. Joshua Walker, On Legal AI (2019).

WORKPLACE VIOLENCE

  1. Don Philpott, The Workplace Violence Prevention Handbook (2019).

All of these books are available from the Law Library.  If you would like to check out any of these titles, please contact the circulation desk at either 806-742-3957 or circulation.law@ttu.edu.  Library staff will be able to assist in locating and checking out any of these items.