Law Commons^™

How Laws Are Made: The Administrative Agencies, Sharon Bradley

Presentations

Law, as defined in Black’s Law Dictionary, is “a body of rules of action or conduct prescribed by controlling authority and having binding legal force.” Our laws come from our three branches of Government: legislative, executive, and judicial. These webinars will focus on the law-making activities of each branch, the documents that are created during the process, and how they are used by lawyers and legal researchers.

Administrative agencies are part of the executive branch of Government headed by the President. They make laws through the rule-making process, but they also enforce the rules and have quasi-judicial power.

How Laws Are Made: The Legislature, Sharon Bradley

Presentations

Law, as defined in Black’s Law Dictionary, is “a body of rules of action or conduct prescribed by controlling authority and having binding legal force.” Our laws come from our three branches of Government: legislative, executive, and judicial. These webinars will focus on the law-making activities of each branch, the documents that are created during the process, and how they are used by lawyers and legal researchers

The Open Access Advantage For American Law Reviews, Carol Watson, James M. Donovan, Caroline Osborne

Presentations

Open access within legal academia provides a case study for the effective use of digital formats to promote scholarship. The presenters review the background historical developments in this field, and consider the benefits and rationales for providing open access to legal scholarship, including the special faculty concerns arising from SSRN and its relationship to the institutional repository. Results from the presenters’ recent empirical study of the citation advantage for open access scholarship in American law reviews will be discussed and placed in broader context of the benefits of open access scholarship.

Globalization And The Transformation Of Legal Practice: Implications For Jd Legal Education, Theresa Kaiser

Global Presentations

This presentation to the WCL faculty is focused on changes that have taken and are taking place in the business world and the practice of law. It addresses the profile of the US population and of WCL students.

Digital Commons And Ssrn: Turning Perceived Conflict Into Real Synergy, James M. Donovan, Carol A. Watson

Presentations

Covers the history of SSRN and the development of institutional repositories, how to positively address faculty concerns about losing SSRN download statistics, statistical analysis of downloads on each platform and research behavior, and an overview of the strengths and advantages of each platform.

Using The Bluebook, Clare Gaynor Willis

Presentations

Presentation for Chicago Association of Law Libraries, 2013

Case Law Research Using Westlaw Campus, Robert Berry

Librarian Publications

Presentation by Robert Berry on the basics of Case law research.

Patent Searching Using The Uspto Public Website, Amy Jansen, Robert Berry

Librarian Publications

Presentations which guides the layman through the basics of using the USPTO website, including the 7 steps of a preliminary patent search.

The United States Patent and Trademark Office website: http://www.uspto.gov/

What To Do When You Find A Case, Clare Gaynor Willis

Presentations

Class presentation for 1L students.

Supreme Court Update: 2012-2013 Term (Civil Cases In Constitutional Law), Wilson Huhn

Akron Law Faculty Publications

During 2012-2013 the Supreme Court handed down several significant constitutional law, including United States v. Windsor (striking down Section 3 of the federal Defense of Marriage Act) and Shelby County v. Holder (striking down Section 4 of the Voting Rights Act). These and other decisions are summarized in this presentation.

Fully Developed Suburbs Presentation, Myron Orfield

Presentations

PowerPoint Presentation

Searching Uspto Trademark Records, Amy Jansen, Robert Berry

Librarian Publications

Presentation by Amy Jansen and Robert Berry of the Sacred Heart University Library outlining the advantages of federal registration of trademarks and service marks and the steps involved. Includes legal background and examples.

What Is The Fuss About Joint Direct Infringement?: The Saga Of Akamai/Mckesson, Brian J. Love

Faculty Publications

• Summary of procedural history and en Banc holding
• Effect on Litigation in medical devices and computer software fields
• Effect on patent prosecution
• Discussion of dissents: Will this case be taken up by the Supreme Court?

Could A Patent Term Reduction Solve The Software Patent Problem?, Brian J. Love

Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.

Comments On Petherbridge, Et Al., Unenforceability, Brian J. Love

Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.

The 2011-2012 Supreme Court Term: Decisions In Constitutional Law, Wilson Huhn

Akron Law Faculty Publications

This presentation reviews the principal decisions of the Supreme Court in the field of Constitutional Law during the 2011-2012 Term of Court. The presentation primarily focuses on the Court's decisions involving the Arizona immigration law (SB 1070), the federal Stolen Valor Act, the "ministerial exception" to the anti-discrimination laws, and above all the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.

Same-Sex Marriage Litigation Update - September 17, 2012, Wilson Huhn

Akron Law Faculty Publications

Same-sex marriage cases are reaching the federal circuit courts and may be heard by the Supreme Court in the near future. This presentation summarizes the status of same-sex marriage litigation.

Video Making And Editing, Clare Gaynor Willis, Debbie Ginsberg

Presentations

Presentation from Chicago Association of Law Libraries Half-Day Institute on Technology, 2012

Online Privacy - What You Need To Know, Debbie Ginsberg, Richard Warner

Presentations

Special guest Professor Richard Warner discussed online privacy and the issues surrounding it.

Formulating A Research Plan, Maureen Cahill, Tj Striepe

Presentations

Presentation, delivered to clinic and externship students on January 30 and February 1, 2012, on formulating a research plan.

The Decision Of The Supreme Court On The Constitutionality Of The Ppaca, Wilson Huhn

Akron Law Faculty Publications

This powerpoint presentation summarizes the opinion of Chief Justice Roberts in NFIB v. Sebelius, upholding the constitutionality of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act

The Constitutionality Of The Patient Protection And Affordable Care Act, Wilson Huhn

Akron Law Faculty Publications

This presentation of April 26, 2012 presents data explaining why universal health care coverage is necessary, what the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act will accomplish, and the constitutional challenges that the Supreme Court is considering.

Twin Cities Charter Schools, Institute On Metropolitan Opportunity

Presentations

PowerPoint Presentation

The Fourth Amendment, Ethan Payne

A with Honors Projects

This projects explains the fourth amendment using skits and a PowerPoint presentation.

Law & Reference: Answering Legal Reference Questions, Wendy Moore, Maureen Cahill

Presentations

Answering legal reference questions can be challenging, especially when you are not doing it on a daily basis. More and more legal information is available freely on the internet, but sometimes it is hard to know what the best sources are and how to make certain you are not accidentally practicing law at the reference desk. This presentation provides exposure to helpful internet resources and discussion of effective strategies to help you answer legal related reference questions in a non-law library setting with skill and confidence.

Business Roundtable: Patents & Trademarks, Robert Berry

Librarian Publications

An October 2011 presentation by Robert Berry, Research Librarian and Patent and Trademark Resource Center representative for the Sacred Heart University Library.

Small Business Strategies Series: Patents & Trademarks, Robert Berry

Librarian Publications

A November 14 2011 presentation by Robert Berry, Research Librarian and Patent and Trademark Resource Center representative for the Sacred Heart University Library.

Trumbull Library System, Business Program: Patents & Business Intelligence, Amy Jansen, Robert Berry

Librarian Publications

A November 10, 2011 presentation by Amy Jansen, Business Librarian at Sacred Heart University and Robert Berry, Research Librarian and Patent and Trademark Resource Center representative for the Sacred Heart University Library.

Patent Settlements, Risk, And Competition, Mark R. Patterson

Faculty Scholarship

PowerPoint presentation delivered at the session, Patent Settlements: The Issues Beyond the "Reverse Payment" Cases at the ABA 59th Annual Antitrust Spring Meeting, March 30, 2011.

E-Casebook Update, Debbie Ginsberg

Presentations

This Brown Bag presentation explores the results of the student e-casebook survey.