Gallagher Blogs

The Gallagher Law Library is seeking UW Law Students from all law programs to become members of the Student Law Library Advisory Board (SLLAB).   SLLAB is a quarterly forum for law students to...

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 Calling all current UW Law students--the Gallagher Law Library is offering guided tours all week  (October 3 to 7) to show you our facility, collections, and services. Tour groups are small to...

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Gallagher Law Library is thrilled that we will soon be seeing UW Law students back in the library. Welcome new Huskies and welcome back to our returning Huskies! Remember that our Law Students ...

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You've no doubt heard that the Supreme Court is considering a case that could overrule Roe v. Wade, 410 U.S. 113 (1973).*  Maybe you've been following this news closely. Or maybe you've been ...

http://gallagherlawlibrary.blogspot.com/2022/05/resources-for-understanding-dobbs.html

Ever wondered about how to become a space lawyer or an animal rights lawyer but didn't know where to start? The Gallagher Law Library is here to help!  In honor of National Library Week, t...

http://gallagherlawlibrary.blogspot.com/2022/04/happy-national-library-week-celebrate.html

Do you prefer the warm, rich sound of  vinyl records  to the precise yet cold sound you get from digital media? Will you go out of your way to get a luscious heirloom tomato from a produce sta...

http://gallagherlawlibrary.blogspot.com/2022/04/vintage-law-library-experience.html

Key Numbers are powerful! The West Key Number System has been helping researchers find relevant cases since the late nineteenth century. Part of what has kept it useful is the editors' ongoin...

http://gallagherlawlibrary.blogspot.com/2022/03/west-key-number-system-keeps-adapting.html

With the nomination of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to be the 116th Justice of the United States Supreme Court, news reports have noted that the great majority of Justices through history have be...

http://gallagherlawlibrary.blogspot.com/2022/03/database-of-all-article-iii-judges.html

To start off your celebration of Women's History Month you might visit the Secretary of State's online exhibit, Moving Forward Looking Back: Washington's First Women in Government .   There ...

http://gallagherlawlibrary.blogspot.com/2022/03/first-washington-women-in-government.html

Tomorrow (Feb. 19) is Civil Liberties Day of Remembrance , the anniversary of Roosevelt's EXECUTIVE ORDER 9066, which set in motion the removal of thousands of Japanese American families from the...

http://gallagherlawlibrary.blogspot.com/2022/02/anniversary-of-executive-order-9066.html

The University Libraries has subscribed to ProQuest Legislative Insight Major Laws (1789-present).  ProQuest says that the content in the database has been "selected to support entry-level st...

http://gallagherlawlibrary.blogspot.com/2022/02/meet-proquest-legislative-insight-and.html

The legal profession, which was almost entirely white, slowly began to crack open its doors to lawyers of color in the 1970s. The 1972-73 Prelaw Handbook (p. 9) noted that "the number of lawyers ...

http://gallagherlawlibrary.blogspot.com/2022/02/lawyers-of-color-snapshot-from-1970s.html

The Gallagher Law Library is seeking UW Law Students to become members of the first Law Library Student Advisory Board (LLSAB).   LLSAB is a quarterly forum for law students to share direct fee...

http://gallagherlawlibrary.blogspot.com/2022/02/get-involved-with-gallagher-law-library.html

Black History Month is one of the twelve best months to see new books about impressive Black leaders. These two just came in: LaDoris H. Cordell, Her Honor: My Life on the Bench . . . What Wo...

http://gallagherlawlibrary.blogspot.com/2022/02/new-books-about-black-women-on-bench.html

Whether you grew up here or just moved here for law school, you'll learn a lot about race in Seattle by watching the new documentary, Roosevelt High School: Beyond Black and White . Composit...

http://gallagherlawlibrary.blogspot.com/2022/02/documentary-explores-race.html

Some of you find great stuff out on the web. And then you're frustrated because the publisher's paywall cuts you off from full access. That is disappointing, isn't it? But wait a minute. Librar...

http://gallagherlawlibrary.blogspot.com/2022/01/doggone-paywalls-but-theres-good-news.html

Most legal scholarship focuses on federal and state law, with perhaps a quick nod to local government law. But what about the law of the 574 federally recognized tribal governments?  Prof. Eli...

http://gallagherlawlibrary.blogspot.com/2022/01/research-tribal-court-caselaw.html

Gallagher Law Library will be be unstaffed from Wednesday, November 24 at 5:00 pm until Monday, November 29 at 8:00 am for the Thanksgiving holiday. We will not be providing Info Desk staffing, r...

http://gallagherlawlibrary.blogspot.com/2021/11/library-closed-for-thanksgiving-holiday.html

Today is National Bison Day (S. Res. 441 ). It comes around on the first Saturday of November. Hats off to our National Mammal (Pub. L. 114-152 )!  American Bison, by Pelck's Scenic & Art St...

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Check out these films and presentations during Native American Heritage Month . Native Cinema Showcase , from the National Museum of the American Indian, will stream feature films and shorts fro...

http://gallagherlawlibrary.blogspot.com/2021/11/native-american-heritage-month-on-your.html

Did you know that Washington lawyers have access to Fastcase through the bar association? Fastcase has primary materials for federal and state jurisdictions. (There used to be another service cal...

http://gallagherlawlibrary.blogspot.com/2021/10/our-fastcase-now-includes-wsba.html

Different groups and governments have started marking Indigenous Peoples' Day instead of (or in addition to Columbus Day). This year, for the first time, a Presidential proclamation recognizes t...

http://gallagherlawlibrary.blogspot.com/2021/10/indigenous-peoples-day-land.html

You've probably stumbled across law firm newsletters or blogs that have helpful guidance about some area of the law. Without counting on the lucky stumble, how can you find these gems? If you j...

http://gallagherlawlibrary.blogspot.com/2021/10/neat-trick-search-law-firm-websites-for.html

 You know that the Law Library has tons of great resources for research, such as practice manuals and treatises, not to mention all the study aids . And, golly, the databases!  But there's mo...

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After a long closure for the pandemic, the Law Library is reopening to the UW Law community, Monday morning, September 20. We're excited to see you again, and we hope you'll be happy with the stu...

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