This week the Federal Law Librarians Special Interest Section of
the Law Librarians Society of Washington, D.C., announced a new online resource available on their site, entitled Quick
Links and Sources to U.S. Court Opinions. The new website presents quick
links to all major sources for U.S. Court opinions including sites for recent
years, sites for recent and historical years, and subscription sites. It also
presents direct links to court opinion sites of specific U.S. courts such as
the U.S. courts of appeals as well links to opinion sites to those courts
before the 1990’s. Each specific’s court’s abbreviation and city location
can also be found and there is an example of how new slip opinions can be
cited. Though this list is of most use for finding opinions from the federal courts, it links to Cornell's Legal Information Institute for Texas opinions. Provided this list is updated consistently, it will be a useful bookmark for any practitioner seeking quick access to case law.
Earlier this week, the University of Houston Law Center was fortunate to have as its guest Professor Daniel Kanstroom of Boston College of Law. An expert in immigration law, he is the Director of the International Human Rights Program, and he both founded and directs the Boston College Immigration and Asylum Clinic. Speaking as the guest of the Houston Journal of International Law’s annual Fall Lecture Series, Professor Kanstroom discussed issues raised in his new book, Aftermath: Deportation Law and the New American Diaspora . Professor Michael Olivas introduced Professor Kanstroom to the audience, and mentioned the fascinating tale of Carlos Marcello, which Professor Kanstroom wrote about in his chapter “The Long, Complex, and Futile Deportation Saga of Carlos Marcello,” in Immigration Stories , a collection of narratives about leading immigration law cases. My interest piqued, I read and was amazed by Kanstroom’s description of one of the most interesting figures in American le...
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