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The Golden Years, How Americans Invented and Resisted Old Age: a Review

Chappell, James. The Golden Years, How Americans Invented and Resisted Old Age. Basic Books, 2024 (publication date November 19, 2024). James Chappell’s The Golden Years provides a compelling and incisive examination of the history of aging in America from the 19th century’s radical yet unrealized visions for reparative pensions to…

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Selected Opinion Summaries Published by Justia, Week Ending December 13, 2024

During the week ending December 13, 2024 we have received listings of 27 Government and Administrative Law Summaries,  18 Constitutional Law summaries, 74 Criminal Law Summaries,   3 White Collar Summaries,  5 Intellectual Property Summaries, 1 Internet Law Summary,  2 Medical Malpractice Summaries. and 1 U.S. Supreme Court Summary.   We plan…

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Congratulations to the 2025 Alexander Awards Recipients

The American Bar Association Council for Diversity in the Educational is thrilled to announce the recipients of the 2025 Raymond Pace and Sadie Tanner Mossell Alexander Awards for Excellence in Pipeline Diversity. These awards honor the legacy of Raymond Pace Alexander, the first African American graduate of the Wharton School of the…

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NJLJ: Spoilation of Evidence Costs Defendants Nearly $850K in Sanction

From the New Jersey Law Journal, December 9, 2024, by Colleen Murphy: Essex County court judge Jodi Lee Alper awarded two plaintiff medical companies nearly $850,000 in damages against a doctor for spoliation of evidence and violation the New Jersey Computer Related Offenses Act and Trade Secrets Act by using…

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Preemptive Pardons: Constitutional Authority and Real World Implications

A preemptive pardon is an act of clemency issued by a head of state or government before charges are formally brought against an individual. Though relatively rare, this type of pardon can generate intense public and legal debate. To understand the complexities of preemptive pardons, it is necessary to examine…

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Selected Opinion Summaries Published by Justia, Week Ending December 6, 2024

During the week ending December 6, 2024 we have received listings of 12 Government and Administrative Law Summaries,  11 Constitutional Law summaries, 30 Criminal Law Summaries,   1 White Collar Summary,  2 Intellectual Property Summaries,     We plan is to continue posting opinion summaries, under corresponding areas of law, weekly whenever…

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Articles and Comments from Jurimetrics Journal, Spring 2024 Issue.

About Jurimetrics Journal: The Jurimetrics Journal is published quarterly  “Jurimetrics is the oldest and most widely circulated peer-reviewed journal in its field and is proud to be the official journal of the American Bar Association Science & Technology Law Section. Currently, the journal is housed at the Sandra Day O’Connor…

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Human Rights Day: Our Rights, Our Future, Right Now!

A webinar presented by the International Human Rights Committee of the International Law Section of the American Bar Association on December 10, 2024 at 12:–pm ET. This presentation is in observance of the 76th anniversary of Human Rights Day. “ABA International Law Section leaders will discuss urgent human rights issues…

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U.S. Supreme Court to Weigh Bans on Puberty Blockers, Hormones for Trans Teens

From: Washington Post Gift Article. December 4, 2024: “At issue is a Tennessee law barring transgender minors from using puberty blockers and hormones, treatments the state characterizes as risky and unproven. Lawmakers said the state should instead encourage adolescents to ‘appreciate their sex, particularly as they undergo puberty’ “. To read…

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News From the Informed Librarian Online

December, 2024. WHAT’S NEW: *” The Informed Librarian Online is partnering with Emerald Publishing to bring you full-text access to Emerald’s library journals. At all times you have free access to all of the Emerald journals and the backfiles of these titles. You can read them, print them, and search…

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