-Anthony Aycock-
November 9, 2009
School Sues Student for Facebook Comments
School Sues Student for Facebook Comments
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November 9, 2009
CSL announces new CPD Twitter feed
Make sure to start following the Center for Professional Development Twitter feed for up-to-the-minute information on CPD events and activities. (@CharlotteLawCPD)
Did you just say “What’s twitter?” Don’t worry, we’ve got you covered. The CPD tweets will automatically be fed to our blog for easy access!
Just for fun, check out the Top 100 Twitter Feeds for Law Students compiled by law librarians, lawyers, faculty, students, and many more.
November 5, 2009
Humor from the Journal of Legal Education…
Thoughts on the U.C.C. (With Apologies to Dr. Suess) by Meredith Lauren Zinnecker with help from Tim Zinnecker.
I do not like the U.C.C.
I do not like it, no sirree.
Article I and all its terms?
I think I’d rather eat fried worms.
“Good faith,” I see. But what’s the test?
And what if I’m an atheist?
Don’t care for Sales, not one wit.
Is this a “good”? Don’t give a ___.
A holder in due course, you say?
The pain is back. Please go away!
Forged indorsements, stolen checks?
My dad enjoys them more than sex.
Wire transfers, Article 4?
I’d rather listen to Al Gore.
Letters of credit? Oh how boring.
Read one last night. Started snoring.
Bills of lading? What a drag.
The topic makes me want to gag.
Stocks and bonds. Article 8?
Start without me. I may be late.
Secured Transactions? Not for me.
The topic makes me wanna pee.
The Code just puts me out of sorts.
Would much prefer to study Torts.
I do not hold the Code in awe.
Want something sexy? Try Con Law.
Property sounds kinda cool.
Those future interests make me drool.
Grant Gilmore? Dude, you make no sense.
But Wigmore? Love your Evidence!
Civ Pro? Now that’s the class for me.
Not daddy. He received a “D.”
A course that works just like Ex-Lax?
The U.C.C. (And maybe Tax).
The Code is not my friend or pal.
Would much prefer a root canal.
Commercial law? It ain’t for me.
But I still love Professor Z!
*Meredith Lauren Zinnecker is the two-year-old daughter of Tim Zinnecker, the Harry and Helen Hutchens Research Professor at South Texas College of Law. Professor Zinnecker teaches commercial law courses, including Payment Systems and Secured Transactions.
See also: Journal of Legal Education, Volume 59, Number 1 (August 2009)
October 27, 2009
Statutory Research and the Legislative Process
Need a quick refresher on how a bill becomes a law?
How about using the popular name table on Westlaw? (Courtesy Harvard Law)
-Liz McCurry-
October 19, 2009
No-Hoax Ballooning
I know midterms are over, and you’re ready to kick back and relax, but I have one more question for you (don’t worry it’s not graded) – what do magician Eric Dobell, the Part-Time Blues Band, and Hot Air Balloons all have in common? That’s right, the Carolina BalloonFest.
This will be my third year at the festival, and I love it. You just bring your lawn chairs (and blankets) and sit back and enjoy the beautiful Carolina autumn weather. The balloons fly on Friday at 4:30, and twice on Saturday & Sunday (8:00 & 4:30). On both Saturday and Sunday mornings, the balloonists launch and compete in various challenges. Every time I see the balloons take off, I have to catch my breath, but my favorite part of the whole weekend is Saturday evening when all the balloons return to the air field, and glow.
Not only can you come and watch the balloons fly, you can enjoy some of the best North Carolina wines at the wine tasting on Saturday. This year, the Carolina BalloonFest will host the Chatham Hill Winery, Daveste’ Vineyards, Southern Charm Winery, Stephens Vineyard & Winery, Weathervane Winery, Woodmill Winery, and The Wine Maestro. Make sure you do your homework and learn the Five S’s to Wine Tasting.
Plus, there are plenty of fun and exciting activities for kids of all ages. The “KIDS FUN ZONE” has a number of free inflatable rides like the Giant Slide, Excalibur Bounce and Crayola Obstacle Course. For older children, there are games of Monster Soccer, Football Toss and Homerun Baseball. All Kids Zone activities are free except the Bungee Trampolino which costs $7. By the way, they let the “big kids” on the Bungee Trampolino, feel free to ask me how I know.
Families can sit back, relax and enjoy great live entertainment, such as Clay Lunsford, The Part-Time Blues Band, The Reach Band, and The Mike Hager Group on the festival’s main stage. Hot air balloons have a long history, especially in Statesville, so come and be part of the experience of the beauty and wonder of 50 magical hot air balloons decorating the sky!
Nuts and Bolts of the BalloonFest: Here are directions, information on scheduling a hot air balloon ride, and the site to pre-order your ticket today. I hope to see you out there!
-Liz McCurry-
October 17, 2009
Murder One on a Saturday Afternoon
Sitting here at the reference desk on this lovely, rainy, and cold Saturday afternoon, I was approached by one of our “regulars,” a student who often frequents the library almost referring it to as their home-away-from-home. Taking a brief break from a tax take-home midterm, this student strolled by and asked if I had ever seen the TV series, Murder One. Intrigued, because I hadn’t, I asked about it. He gave me his brief synopsis, making sure to include that only the 1st season was worth watching. On his 30 minute-ish break from his mid-term, he found Murder One on Hulu and was ecstatic. We talked for a few minutes, and then he shuffled on off to finish his midterm (or at least I hope it was to finish his midterm).
So I decided to take matters into my own hands and find out why this law student was so intrigued about a show that aired almost 2 years ago. Well, this is what I found out. In the series, Murder One, “Theodore Hoffman is a prominent defense attorney in a prestigious Los Angeles law firm. After successfully defending the wealthy but suspicious Richard Cross in a lurid murder trial, he is now involved in the defense of Neil Avedon. Neil is a famous young actor who has had severe drug and alcohol problems and was subsequently charged with the murder, after Cross was exonerated. This single case will run an entire television season (interspersed with bits from other cases that the firm is involved in).” I know from what I’ve seen about the show, it gives law students (and others) a glance at what a trial really entails. I guess the short life of this show is attributable to the limited viewing audience (i.e. attorneys and law students) that finds these “real-life” scenes riveting, but to me, this show really is a reality show. Go check it out yourself.
-Liz McCurry-
October 13, 2009
North Carolina regulations regarding coyote community
The law of coyotes in North Carolina is a well developed common law tradition dating from the earliest years of British rule to the present day. This rich heritage of amusing anecdotes, famous cases, and important contributions to the law of ferae naturae is well documented.
Or there are only a handful of North Carolina regulations on the topic. Yea, there’s only a handful of regulations. I lied about the rich common law heritage of coyote law.
State regulations are an important part of the legal landscape in North Carolina. Regulations contain law that is not found in cases or statutes yet is often critical in resolving an issue. In addition to paid databases such as Westlaw, LexisNexis and LoisLaw, North Carolina regulations are found at the North Carolina Administrative Code online. Bimonthly updates to the Code can be found in the North Carolina Register online. Below are some examples of NC Administrative Code documents:
While the search engine is not as sophisticated as Westlaw or LexisNexis it is effective and it is also easy to pull up exact citations.
If you have any questions on finding North Carolina regulations stop by the reference desk and chat with our wily librarians.
-Tom Hemstock-
