At the Law Library, we want to connect our patrons with the most useful legal and government information available. Harris County Public Health has created an easy process that allows everyone to register for the vaccine through HCPH and other local providers on their website. To help all of our patrons access the tools they need to get vaccinated and help get things back to normal, we have added the HCPH website as a convenient shortcut to every public computer in the Law Library.
Read moreThe 411 on Advance Child Tax Credit Payments in 2021
Information about and resources for the 2021 advance Child Tax Credit.
Read moreUpheld: NCAA Cannot Limit College Athletes’ Access to Certain “Education-Related Benefits”
The US Supreme Court case National Collegiate Athletic Association v. Alston upholds a prohibition on NCAA limiting certain “education-related benefits” for college athletes. Read more about it and the underlying federal district court case in this blog post.
Read moreStirring and Shaking Up Those Robocalls
STIR/SHAKEN. No. That’s not a comment on the choices you have for the perfect martini. STIR/SHAKEN refers to a technology that the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is requiring of all telephone providers to combat robocalls, those recorded telephone messages and text messages that are the scourge of many and have become seemingly more and more ubiquitous.
Read moreJuneteenth National Independence Day: A Legal Public Holiday
Yesterday, President Biden signed into law an act declaring June 19 a legal public holiday designated as “Juneteenth National Independence Day.” Learn more about this holiday and ways to celebrate in this blog post.
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