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The Supreme Court’s 2022-2023 term ended last week after beginning on the first Monday in October with a variety of decisions that we at Ex Libris Juris have done our best to summarize in this post.
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If you are trying to find an address or phone number for someone you’ve fallen out of touch with, then consider the following people finding tools.
Read moreThis post highlights recent intellectual property cases and resources for further research on intellectual property law.
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Chat GPT and AI have been a hot topic in the legal field as of late. Many legal research databases such as Lexis and Westlaw have invested millions of dollars into this new and emerging technology. While Lexis and Westlaw are both companies that will combine their legal databases with AI technology, these features have not been released to the public just yet. They are still being tested and adapted for improvement to be used by legal professionals.
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LGBTQ+ Pride month takes place in June every year to commemorate the “1969 Stonewall Uprising in New York.” This uprising “began in the early hours of June 28, 1969 when New York City police raided the Stonewall Inn, a gay club located in Greenwich Village in New York City.” This uprising served “as a catalyst for the gay rights movement in the United States and around the world.”
Read moreWhat’s behind the name? “Ex Libris Juris” is Latin for “from the books of law” and much of the information here will relate to the legal information collected and curated by the Law Library. Additionally, “Ex Libris” has long appeared on bookplates – labels appearing inside the front cover of books – and has acquired the connoted meaning “from the library of” to show ownership of the book. Using this connotation, the phrase becomes “from the library of law” and better describes the posts about digital resources, event announcements, and research tips that will regularly appear here.
