The Law Library of Congress has compiled a guide with links to information about, and writings by, Judge Sonia Sotomayor, who was nominated by President Obama this week to the United States Supreme Court. The Library has provided similar guides on other recent Supreme Court nominees.

In an interview in BU Today, Prof. Beermann provides his analysis of President Obama’s nomination of Judge Sonia Sotomayor to the United States Supreme Court.

On May 26, the California Supreme Court rejected a challenge to Proposition 8, leaving intact the bar to same-sex marriage approved by voters in November 2008.

The full text of Strauss v. Horton is available from the Court’s web site. A news release summarizes the separate opinions of the justices.

News coverage is available from the Los Angeles Times and the San Francisco Chronicle.

Just a reminder about the library’s Prepare for Summer Research Classes, which are taking place all next week!  Check the schedule and come on by!  All classes are in room 334.

In an article published in USA Today, Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg comments on the need for more women on the Supreme Court:

“Women belong in all places where decisions are being made. I don’t say (the split) should be 50-50. … It could be 60% men, 40% women, or the other way around. It shouldn’t be that women are the exception.”

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The LexisNexis ASPIRE (Associates Serving Public Interests Research) program allows qualified graduates to access a specified menu of LexisNexis services at no charge.  To be eligible, you must have accepted an Associate position at a law firm, but 1) are experiencing a deferred fall 2009 start date, and 2) are taking on public interest work during your deferral period. To learn more and to register, go to http://www.lexisnexis.com/aspire

To learn about other options for Lexis and Westlaw access during the summer for both continuing and graduating students, visit the Library’s Summer Access to Lexis and Westlaw page.

In his remarks at the White House yesterday, President Obama announced proposals to close “overseas tax havens” and “restore fairness and balance to our tax code.” A press release from the Treasury Department provides details about the proposals and how they would change current law.

BNA’s Daily Tax Report and Tax Notes Today provide coverage and analysis of the Administration proposals.

The library is offering a series of research classes to help students prepare for summer.  The classes will offer practical training and be wonderfully entertaining.  All the classes will be held in room 334.  Check out the schedule and drop by!

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