New West Programs

West recently announced two new programs that are aimed at supporting pro bono initiatives as well as supporting displaced attorneys seeking new employment or networking opprotunities.
Do Justice is a program that supports law firm pro bono initiatives by providing Westlaw access to firms engaging in pro bono work.
Between Cases is an online resource for unemployed lawyers that provides job search tools, legal education opportunities, and special Westlaw offers. Between Cases also offers displaced lawyers freee resources to engage in pro bono activities.

LexisNexis for Recent Grads

LexisNexis has recently launched a new program which offers complimentary Lexis service to 2009 law school graduates engaging in public interest work. The program entitled LexisNexis Associates Serving Public Interest Research (ASPIRE) will provide qualifying law school graduates with access to federal and state caselaw, codes, regulations and law reviews through September 2010.
To join this program, go to www.lexisnexis.com/aspire.

Recent US Supreme Court decisions

The U.S. Supreme Court concluded its 2008-2009 term today. The Court's final two decisions for this term were Cuomo, Attorney General of New York v. Clearing House Association and Ricci et al. v. DeStefano. The Cuomo case addressed whether several national banks violated New York's fair lending laws and the Ricci case dealt with an issue of discrimination within a firefighter

Extended Hours for Bar Exam Preparation

Friday Study Hall in the Gould Law Library

To assist Touro students who are studying for July bar exams, the Gould Law Library will remain open as a study hall each Friday afternoon from 2:45 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. through Friday, July 24. As usual, circulation and reference services will close at 2:45 p.m. on Fridays, but a security guard will be available in the law school atrium. Happy studying!
The new hours are effective beginning on Friday, June 12, 2009 through Friday July, 24, 2009.

Resource for Supreme Court Nominee

The Law Library of Congress recently launched a new legal resource containing information about Supreme Court nominee and current justice of the Second Circuit Court of Appeals Sonia Sotomayor. This site contains links to articles and books written by Judge Sotomayor; transcripts of her two confirmation hearings; and web resources pertaining to Judge Sotomayor.
The site can be accessed at http://www.loc.gov/law/find/sotomayor.php.

Summer Bar Study

Many area law school libraries have restricted summer access for students from other law schools who are studying for the bar and several require that a pass be purchased to use the library.
A chart detailing the bar access policies of area law schools can be accessed here or through the library's homepage at http://www.tourolaw.edu/library.

Summer Library Hours

Effective Thursday, May 21-Saturday, August 15, 2009 (for Touro Law
students, faculty and administration):
Sunday: 9:00 a.m.-2:00 a.m. *
Monday-Thursday: 7:00 a.m.-2:00 a.m. *
Friday: 7:00 a.m.-2:45 p.m.*
Saturday: closed.
* From 7:00 a.m.-8:00 a.m. Monday-Friday, and from 11:45 p.m.-2:00 a.m.
Sunday through Thursday, the Library is open as a study hall. Circulation
and reference services are not available during these times.
The Library will be closed on the following dates: Sunday, May 24
(Commencement); Monday, May 25 (Memorial Day); Thursday, May 28
(Shavuot-closes at 2:45 p.m.); Friday, May 29 (Shavuot); and Friday, July 3
(Independence Day).
Updates to the library calendar, as well as visitor hours for Friends of the
Library and Alumni Association members, are available online at
http://www.tourolaw.edu/library/.