Tag Archives: access to information

Law Day 2021 Goes International: Advancing the Rule of Law Now

Posted on April 28, 2021 by Anne Burnett

The American Bar Association sets the theme for Law Day each year, and this year’s theme is “Advancing the Rule of Law Now.” The ABA will join with the Library of Congress on April 29, 3:30 – 5:00pm ET, to present … Continue reading →

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The Georgia Legislature Is In Session

Posted on February 7, 2020 by UGA Law Library

By Amy Taylor 2020 is the second year of the 2019-2020 Regular Session. The first of Georgia’s 40 legislative session days began on Monday, January 13, 2020. Legislative days aren’t necessarily the same as calendar days; here is a list … Continue reading →

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Banned Books Week 2017: Documentaries

Posted on September 27, 2017 by ninakguzman

To continue with Banned Books Week, below we’ve compiled a list of documentaries that, while not about banned books specifically, tackle different instances in history where freedom of expression and access to information were fought on a national scale. For more about … Continue reading →

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Banned Books Week 2017: Titles from the Collection

Posted on September 26, 2017 by Rachel Evans

As a follow up to our first blog post for Banned Books Week, Acquisitions Law Librarian Wendy Moore has shared a list of book titles from our collection which relate to freedom of expression and access to information. For more about each book, … Continue reading →

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New Book: #SCOTUS

Posted on September 30, 2014 by UGA Law Library

Covering the United States Supreme Court in the Digital Age is a collection of new essays concerning the relationship of the Supreme Court with journalism and new media. Articles include “How and Why the Supreme Court Remains Undercovered” by Tyler … Continue reading →

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Free Law!

Posted on July 9, 2014 by UGA Law Library

Created by Fastcase, the Public Library of Law – PLoL is a resource for searching law freely available on the Internet.  It provides a searchable interface to a large collection of primary law at both the state and federal levels.  … Continue reading →

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New Book: Search Engine Freedom!

Posted on March 1, 2013 by UGA Law Library

Search engines play a pivotal role in connecting people to the information and resources they desire. But what rules or laws govern how these search engines work and can we trust our search results?  Author Joris van Hoboken explores the … Continue reading →

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Crime Data Going Online – City of Philadelphia Releases New Search Tool

Posted on December 14, 2012 by fiveblackdogs

The City of Philadelphia has joined cities like Baltimore and Chicago in putting its crime data online with the release of its new search tool, this week.  Part of the city’s open data initiative, the database of raw crime data … Continue reading →

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Nixon Watergate-related Records Unsealed by National Archives

Posted on December 3, 2012 by fiveblackdogs

By court order, the National Archives has released 36 folders of documents (about 960 pages) of material related to the 1970s trial of seven men involved in the Watergate burglary, U.S. v. Liddy, et al. The sealed proceedings include “evidentiary … Continue reading →

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Ninth Circuit Now Publishing Own Opinions

Posted on November 30, 2012 by Anne Burnett

Citing an estimated savings of $350,000 for the first full year of in-house production, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals issued a press release yesterday announcing that it had begun processing its opinions in-house instead of continuing to contract with … Continue reading →

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