Elena Kagan, The Law Professor

Here is an interesting blog post for those wanting to research the new Supreme Court nominee, Elena Kagan. It is written by Elie Mystal, one of her law students from when she taught at the University of Chicago School of Law. It is a personal look at her values and her teaching style.

http://abovethelaw.com/2010/05/elena-kagan-and-me-one-semester-of-civ-pro-with-the-new-scotus-nomiee/#more016791

New Nominee to the Supreme Court

Yesterday, May 10th, President Obama nominated Elana Kagan to the Supreme Court. She is a graduate of Harvard Law School and currently the Solicitor General of the United States.

If you would like to learn more about her, The University of Michigan Law School has created a short biographical sketch that includes her accomplishments and articles. The website is http://www.law.umich.edu/library/info/kagan/Pages/default.aspx.

Hat tip to Darla Jackson, Lee Peoples, and the listserv of the Academic Law Libraries Special Interest Section.

April's Acquisition List

The Law Library purchased many new books in April. Peruse the list of its new acquisitions, and plan your summer reading list. This month's acquisition list is on the Law Library website at http://www.okcu.edu/law/lawlib/library_geninfo.php#MonthlyAcquisition.

You may also find many of these books on the "New Book" display in the reference room.

Career Book Display for Graduates

The Law Library is featuring a book display for graduating law students. The display highlights several recent acquisitions on how to pursue a law career after graduation. Find resources on how to find the perfect job, how to interview, and how to survive that first year after law school.

Feliz Cinco de Mayo!

In honor of Cinco de Mayo, I am posting a link to the resource, "Mexico and its Legal System." It is available on the website, Law and Technology Resources for Legal Professionals at http://www.llrx.com.

This overview of Mexican legal system is by Jorge A.Vargas who is a professor at the University of San Diego School of Law, and it a useful place to begin research on the subject.

Nomination for OCU Law Alumnus

On April 28th, 2010, President Obama nominated OCU Law graduate Barry R. Grissom ('81) to the position of United States Attorney for the District of Kansas. Read the full press release here.

Grissom has run his own private practice since 1983 in Kansas City. Hat tip to OCU Law Blog.

Photo credit: Main Justice: Politics, Policy and the Law

Humor for Finals Week

Do you need a break from studying? Visit the website, McClurg's Legal Humor Headquarters. It's URL is lawhaha.com. It has growing collections of "strange judicial opinions," "weird legal news," and "funniest law school moments." Law students may even submit their own funniest moments to the website.