From the time that Pfizer-BioNTech, Moderna, and Johnson & Johnson announced the availability of vaccines to prevent severe cases of COVID-19 in late 2020, vaccination has been a hot-button issue. From vaccine passports and vaccine mandates to boosters and side effects, the topic of vaccination has dominated the news and social media outlets, with the most recent thrust coming from the United States Supreme Court’s decision in National Federation of Independent Business, et al. v. Department of Labor, Occupational Safety and Health Administration, et al., which blocked a mandate that would have required employers of more than 100 employees “to develop, implement, and enforce a mandatory COVID-19 vaccination policy,” with some exceptions.
Read morePublic Domain Day: Class of 2022!
Each New Year, a new batch of creative works enters the public domain as their copyright terms expire and they become free to use, reuse, and share. Public Domain Day is observed each January 1st to commemorate the works that enter the public domain. In 2022, thousands of works first published in 1926 became public domain, including A. A. Milne’s Winnie-the-Pooh, Ernest Hemingway’s The Sun Also Rises, and Franz Kafka’s The Castle, as well as over 400,000 sound recordings from pre-1923.
Read moreLexisNexis Digital Library: New Content!
The Harris County Robert W. Hainsworth Law Library is excited to announce that its LexisNexis Digital Library now features content published by the American Bar Association (ABA). More than 700 ABA titles covering 84 subjects are now available for free to all law library patrons. Subjects range from general practice and litigation to technology and law practice management. Practice areas include commercial law; criminal law; employment and labor law; estate, gift, and trust law; family law; government law; health care law; and so much more.
Read moreToward the Beloved Community: MLK Day 2022
This coming Monday, January 17th, 2022, is MLK Day, a federal holiday that recognizes the birthdate of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and commemorates his life and work as a civil rights activist and leader.
Read moreKeeping Current: Free Bill Tracking and Court Case Alert Services
How do you keep track of new developments in the legislation and court cases you need to follow closely? Do subscribe to a tracking service? Receive email alerts? Or maintain an RSS feed? If not, perhaps you should! We have recommendations for the best free services available on the Web.
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