After working so hard students deserve to sit back, relax and enjoy a book unrelated to law.  Well, mostly unrelated to law.  Check out the Library's summer book displays!

Fun in the Sun:

and, okay, perhaps there should be some learning during the summer. 

Behold, the History Book Display:

http://azmemory.lib.az.us/cdm4/index.php#1

Looking for free access to information about Arizona, both past and present?  The Arizona Memory Project (AMP) is a great place to start.  AMP, sponsored by the Arizona State Library, Archives, and Public Records, has partnered with the Arizona State Law and Research Library, along with other state/local government agencies in Arizona to provide a database of primary resources and government documents.

For a Collection Directory or to simply Browse the collection, click on the links on the green toolbar at the top of the page.

Here are a few AMP collections which may be of interest:

 AZ Appellate Court Briefs from Ross-Blakely Law Library

http://azmemory.lib.az.us/cdm4/index.php?CISOROOT=/asuross

 AZ Attorney General Opinions

 http://azmemory.lib.az.us/cdm4/index.php?CISOROOT=/agopinions

Arizona Executive Orders

 http://azmemory.lib.az.us/cdm4/index.php?CISOROOT=/execorders

Arizona State Agency Publications

http://azmemory.lib.az.us/cdm4/index.php?CISOROOT=/statepubs

Arizona State Archives – State, Local, and County Government Records

http://azmemory.lib.az.us/cdm4/index.php?CISOROOT=/archgov

 Arizona-Related Federal Publications

 http://azmemory.lib.az.us/cdm4/index.php?CISOROOT=/feddocs

 Cochise County Clerk of Superior Court - Bisbee Deportation Documents

 http://azmemory.lib.az.us/cdm4/index.php?CISOROOT=/ccobisb

 Cochise County Territorial Court Documents

 http://azmemory.lib.az.us/cdm4/index.php?CISOROOT=/ccoter

 Cochise County Territorial Tax Roll Index

 http://azmemory.lib.az.us/cdm4/index.php?CISOROOT=/ccttaxroll

 Legal and Court-Related History of Cochise County

 http://azmemory.lib.az.us/cdm4/index.php?CISOROOT=/ccolch

The Chicago River is dyed green each year.

Happy St. Patrick's Day!  :)

Join us in the Loft from Noon to 1:30pm as LexisNexis provides St. Patty's Day cupcakes and coffee mugs!

Lots of GREEN is to be seen today! Hope you're wearing your GREEN so you don't get pinched!

Any Franz Kafka fans out there?  Did you know Kafka was a lawyer? 

 Many have tried to interpret the symbolism of Kafka’s story with ideas ranging from Kant’s Philosophy of Law and the Austrian legal code, to man’s fight against authority and evil.  One particularly interesting interpretation is Orson Welles’ 1962 nightmarish film The Trial, starring Anthony Perkins as the tortured main character Josef K. and Orson Welles as his law advocate.  Some say this is the worst movie ever made by Orson Welles, yet ironically in his 1962 BBC interview with Huw Wheldon, Welles states, “say what you like, but The Trial is the best film I have ever made.” A remake of the film was also done in 1998 starring Kyle MacLachlan, Anthony Hopkins and Jason Robards.

So, you be the judge …..come into the Law Library and check out The Trial by Franz Kafka -in book or DVD format.
PT2621.A26 P713 1998 Book
PN1997 .T75 1962         DVD
PN1997 .T7421 1998    DVD

The eBook can also be downloaded for free to your eBook reader or mobile phone from Project Gutenberg’s digital library.

Watch the bizarre court scene from Orson Welles’ movie on YouTube:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ApwPpqWzUlg

Additional Sources:

http://books.google.com/books?id=1ilYzkDvtu8C&dq=the+trial&source=gbs_navlinks_s

Picture source: United States National Archives

Happy Constitution Day! On this day, September 17th, in 1787 the 39 delegates to the Constitutional Convention completed and signed the U.S. Constitution. Here are some interesting websites that celebrate this historic event:

Read about the observance from the US Code: 36 U.S.C § 106 (from Cornell's Legal Information Institute)

The National Archives has a fantastic online exhibit called the Charters of Freedom which has articles about the creation of the Constitution. The Archives also provide some great resources for learning about the Constitution and this important day.

If you visit Philadelphia, PA you should check out the National Constitution Center. They have also created an interactive version of the Constitution. Or you can print your own copy (.PDF) of the Constitution!

Have an excellent weekend!