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Attorney, instructor, and law wonk: Finding humor and hmmmm in the law. #LawLibraries #Law #LegalResearch #Libraries

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Boydston Law @boydstonlaw.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Westlaw's interface radically changed in the middle of my legal research for litigators class today. It's not early June...it's August, and we're three days into the semester. I don't have time to rebuild my course materials. #LawSky #LegalResearch #NotCool #LegalAI
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Man Collapses, George Michael Bluth Style
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Boydston Law @boydstonlaw.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Westlaw's interface radically changed in the middle of my legal research for litigators class today. It's not early June...it's August, and we're three days into the semester. I don't have time to rebuild my course materials. #LawSky #LegalResearch #NotCool #LegalAI
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Man Collapses, George Michael Bluth Style
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Russ Silva @russellsilva.bsky.social · 13/06/2026
CEO said a thing! karlbode.com/ceo-said-a-t...
karlbode.com
"CEO Said A Thing!" Journalism
"CEO said a thing!" journalism involves parroting the claims of a business leader or executive with absolutely no context, correction, or challenge whatsoever, no matter how elaborate the delusion.
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Boydston Law @boydstonlaw.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
I'm taking the opportunity switch to another search engine. I hear #Startpage is pretty good. Or #Brave or #Mojeek. Thoughts? What about maps alternatives? #Tech #Google #AI #NobodyAskedForThis #ReadTheRoom
inc.com
Google's Ambitious AI Search Changes Are Risky. Here's Why
Google says its new AI-powered experience will help people search more. But will it surface information that's reliably true?
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Boydston Law @boydstonlaw.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
I feel seen... #UsbCables #Technology #LegalTech #Obsolescence
mcsweeneys.net
I Cannot Throw Away USB Cables, and It Is Becoming a Problem
“I have entire desk drawers of USB cables. Shoeboxes under the bed. I wouldn’t be surprised if the shoes themselves came with a USB cable. I really can’t loo...
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Boydston Law @boydstonlaw.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
AI shenanigans... "...we began to suspect that Howe’s briefs were generated, at least in part, by artificial-intelligence software. The first tell was the file name of the principal brief: “CoCounsel Skill Results.” #Ethics #Law #LawSky #LegalNews #GENAI #LegalWriting #legaltech​ #AIFail
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per curiam opinion – #31, Att. #2 in United States v. John Farris (6th Cir., 25-5623) – CourtListener.com
PER CURIAM PUBLISHED OPINION. Eric L. Clay, Julia Smith Gibbons, and Whitney D. Hermandorfer, Circuit Judges.--[Edited 04/03/2026 by LAW] (LAW) [Entered: 04/03/2026 01:57 PM]
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Boydston Law @boydstonlaw.bsky.social · 08/04/2026
I just went down a bit of a rabbit hole researching the nationwide #dognapping issues of the 1960s and the passage of the Animal Welfare Act. 😶 #Law #LawSky #Dog #Cat #AnimalLaw #HumaneSociety
slate.com
A 1965 dog-napping leads to the passage of the Animal Welfare Act.
Rep. Joseph Resnick planned to take Pepper's story to the Capitol even before anyone knew she was dead. The cigar-chomping congressman had been recruit ...
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Orin Kerr @orinkerr.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
Have to appreciate that when you visit the 7th Circuit website to look for recent opinions you are greeted with a vintage 1990s Geocities feel.
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Boydston Law @boydstonlaw.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
I teach litigation research. We had loads of fun with judicial analytics tools a few weeks ago. I just shared the following case with my students as an example of what not to do. #Law #LawSky #Ethics #Pinching #JudgeShopping #JudicialAnalytics #Analytics #Uggs #JustBecauseYouCanDoesntMeanYouShould
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Boydston Law @boydstonlaw.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
Legal Writing - keep on keepin' on: Wax On, Wax Off: In Defense Of Formulaic Legal Writing by Amanda Christy & Jonathan Bremen #LMU #LawSky #Law #LegalWriting #pedagogy
papers.ssrn.com
Wax On, Wax Off: In Defense Of Formulaic Legal Writing
This Article defends the continued pedagogical value of formulaic writing structures, particularly IRAC (issue, rule, application/analysis, conclusion), amid lo
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Boydston Law @boydstonlaw.bsky.social · 27/03/2026
Public reprimand of Judge in #Nebraska issued today. 1: It's an interesting example of what can be subpoenaed. 2: Why is this public document not searchable? Would this be readable by a screen reader? #LawSky #Ethics #JudicialEthics #JudicialDiscipline #Accessibility #ADA #transparency
nebraskajudicial.gov
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Boydston Law @boydstonlaw.bsky.social · 08/03/2026
I hate the week of the time change. That is all. #DST #SpringForward #TimeWarp #WhyIsItSoLate #ApplianceTimeZone
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Power Out Alarm Clock GIF
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Boydston Law @boydstonlaw.bsky.social · 04/03/2026
Airport Libraries Take Off: In these spaces, travelers pick up books before they board #booksky #libraries #outreach #books #travel #GoodIdea 📚 #Airport
americanlibrariesmagazine.org
Airport Libraries Take Off | American Libraries Magazine
Airport libraries, where travelers can pick up books before they board their flights. are becoming regular fixtures in US airports.
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Boydston Law @boydstonlaw.bsky.social · 05/02/2026
It's been 5 years?!? #NeverForget #IAmNotACat #LawSky #LawTech #Zoom #LOL
youtu.be
'I’m not a cat': lawyer gets stuck on Zoom kitten filter during court case
YouTube video by Guardian News
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Boydston Law @boydstonlaw.bsky.social · 31/12/2025
January 1, 2026 is #PublicDomainDay: Works from 1930 are open to all, as are sound recordings from 1925! #IntellectualProperty #Law #LawSky #BookSky 📚 #NancyDrew #Copyright #IP #BettyBoop #DigitalPreservation
web.law.duke.edu
Public Domain Day 2026 | Duke University School of Law
January 1, 2026 is Public Domain Day: Works from 1930 are open to all, as are sound recordings from 1925! By Jennifer Jenkins and James Boyle[1] CC BY 4.0 Please note that this site is only about US l...
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Boydston Law @boydstonlaw.bsky.social · 21/11/2025
To disable GeminiAI in your gmail account: Gmail > Settings > See all settings > deselect 'Smart Features' Gmail may restart/refresh Settings > Click: Manage Workspace Settings > Turn off Smart features buttons > Click 'Save'
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a cartoon drawing of a person pressing a light switch with their finger
ALT: a cartoon drawing of a person pressing a light switch with their finger
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Boydston Law @boydstonlaw.bsky.social · 20/11/2025
Judge Pushed To Retire Over Halloween Showmanship #JudicialEthics #Courts #Law #LawSky #Ethics #Elvis #SoManyQuestions #CourtNews #LegalEthics
abovethelaw.com
Judge Pushed To Retire Over Halloween Showmanship - Above the Law
There are time and place limits on Jailhouse Rock.
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Boydston Law @boydstonlaw.bsky.social · 18/11/2025
New published CA Court of Appeals opinion on fabricated cases. "spurious citations" #AttorneyEthics #AttorneyDiscipline #Ethics #Law #LawSky #LegalNews #CourtNews #AI #GENAI #citation #legalcitation #Law #LawSky #LegalWriting #ClericalError #LLM #legaltech​ #AIFail #bogus #Courts #VLex
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a man in a suit and tie is standing in front of a destroyed building and says please disperse
Alt: A man in a suit and tie stands in front of a burning and exploding building. People are panicked and running around in the background. The man waves both hands in the air in a calming manner and says, "Nothing to see here. Please disperse."
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Boydston Law @boydstonlaw.bsky.social · 24/10/2025
Nebraska Supreme Court upholds disbarring ex-Dodge County Attorney #Nebraska #AttorneyEthics #AttorneyDiscipline #Nebraska #CyberStalking #Ethics #Law #LawSky #DodgeCounty #Fremont #PublicSafety #NebraskaLaw #LegalNews #CourtNews @nebraskaexaminer.com #ItsAboutTime
nebraskaexaminer.com
Nebraska Supreme Court upholds disbarring ex-Dodge County Attorney • Nebraska Examiner
The Nebraska Supreme Court upheld the disbarment of a former Dodge County Attorney for misusing his authority on a man dating his ex-wife.
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Boydston Law @boydstonlaw.bsky.social · 12/09/2025
Suspended lawyer accused of citing hallucinated case in bid to reinstate law license #AI #GENAI #citation #legalcitation #Law #LawSky #LegalEthics #LegalWriting #AttyDiscipline #YeahThatllWork
abajournal.com
Suspended lawyer accused of citing hallucinated case in bid to reinstate law license
A suspended Iowa lawyer cited at least one hallucinated case likely generated by artificial intelligence in his bid to return to law practice, according to a motion filed by the Iowa Supreme Court Attorney Disciplinary Board.
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Boydston Law @boydstonlaw.bsky.social · 09/09/2025
Yikes! The Bluebook's Generative AI Rule is Flawed #AI #GENAI #citation #legalcitation #bluebook #Law #LawSky #LegalEthics #WorkProduct #LegalWriting
papers.ssrn.com
Yikes! The Bluebook's Generative AI Rule is Flawed
Criticism of the Bluebook is not new. The Bluebook is an arguable form of hazing, with a long and storied history of making first-year students cry. Judge Posne
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Boydston Law @boydstonlaw.bsky.social · 05/09/2025
Books by Bots: Librarians grapple with AI-generated material in collections #AI #AISlop #Libraries #Books #Booksky 📚 #Audiobooks #Copyright #CollectionDevelopment
americanlibrariesmagazine.org
Books by Bots | American Libraries Magazine
Librarians grapple with AI-generated material in their library collections.
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Boydston Law @boydstonlaw.bsky.social · 20/08/2025
AOL dial-up dies Sept. 30. No more fighting with your mom because she picked up the phone mid-download. 📞💻💔 #AOL #DialUp #InternetHistory #90sTech #DigitalDivide #TechHistory #YouveGotMail #ForeverBuffering
laist.com
Say bye-bye to the beeps and boops of AOL's dial-up internet service
AOL debuted the service in 1989. Dial-up has largely been replaced by broadband internet.
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Boydston Law @boydstonlaw.bsky.social · 20/08/2025
New 9th Circuit ruling: studios can’t use DMCA’s streamlined subpoena process to force ISPs to hand over alleged pirates’ identities—thanks to one John Doe who objected. In re Subpoena Internet Subscribers (9th Cir. - Aug. 15, 2025) #TechLaw #StreisandEffect #InternetLaw #Copyright #DMCA #YoHo
calapp.blogspot.com
In re Subpoena Internet Subscribers (9th Cir. - Aug. 15, 2025)
Here's a good example of a quasi- Streisand effect as applied to precedent. The studio that owns the rights to the movie The Fall  are, lik...
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David Shiffman, Ph.D. 🦈 @whysharksmatter.bsky.social · 19/08/2025
Hey everybody! @drjuliawester.bsky.social and I have a new paper! We surveyed over 800 scientists, science communicators, and science educators who use social media. Conclusion: Scientists no longer find Twitter useful or pleasant, and many have switched to Bluesky! 🧪🌎🦑 doi.org/10.1093/icb/...
doi.org
Scientists no Longer Find Twitter Professionally Useful, and have Switched to Bluesky
Synopsis. Social media has become widely used by the scientific community for a variety of professional uses, including networking and public outreach. For
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Boydston Law @boydstonlaw.bsky.social · 13/08/2025
Thousands of once-secret California police misconduct incident records are now available as a searchable database. #Law #LawSky #LegalResearch #Research #LawLibraries #Librarians #Skybrarians #DigitalPreservation #DigitalArchives #DigitalAccess #PublicData #Library
laist.com
Thousands of once-secret police records are now public. Here’s how you can use them
For the first time, you can look up serious use of force and police misconduct incidents in California.
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Boydston Law @boydstonlaw.bsky.social · 09/08/2025
After using ChatGPT, man swaps his salt for sodium bromide—and suffers psychosis. #ChatGPT #LLM #InfoVetting #Bromism #Tech #Research #GenerativeAI #Skybrarians #Hallucinations
arstechnica.com
After using ChatGPT, man swaps his salt for sodium bromide—and suffers psychosis
Literal “hallucinations” were the result.
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Boydston Law @boydstonlaw.bsky.social · 08/08/2025
If You Give an LLM a Legal Practice Guide #Law #LawSky #LegalResearch #AI #ChatGPT #LLM #GenerativeAI @colindoylelaw.bsky.social ‪
papers.ssrn.com
If You Give an LLM a Legal Practice Guide
Large language models struggle to answer legal questions that require applying detailed, jurisdiction-specific legal rules. Lawyers also find these types of que
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Boydston Law @boydstonlaw.bsky.social · 05/08/2025
Journey to the heart of the forgotten internet: #DialUp @archive.org #InternetArchive #DigitalPreservation #Libraries #WaybackMachine #GeoCities #SEO #algorithm #History
bbc.com
My journey to the heart of the forgotten internet
Slowly but surely, huge swaths of the internet are vanishing. But the artefacts of the early web are still out there, and they have lessons for the future.
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Boydston Law @boydstonlaw.bsky.social · 01/08/2025
A quick how-to video on the new oral argument transcript tool! Nice! #Law #LawSky #LegalResearch #LawLibraries #Librarians #PACER #Skybrarians #DigitalPreservation #Courts #CourtListener​ #legaltech​ #oralarguments​ #FreeLawProject​ #openlaw #accessibility @free.law #DigitalAccessibility
youtu.be
New! Oral Argument Transcripts on CourtListener
YouTube video by Free Law Project
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Boydston Law @boydstonlaw.bsky.social · 01/08/2025
I just can't... #WTH #Law #LawSky #LegalEthics #YeahThatllWork #NotTheOnion #IllTakeCLETopicsFor500Alex
cbsnews.com
Pennsylvania lawyer pleads guilty to forging signature of U.S. district judge
Sentencing is scheduled for Nov. 18.
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Boydston Law @boydstonlaw.bsky.social · 29/07/2025
Internet Archive Designated as a Federal Depository Library #Library #AI #BookSky 📚 #FreedomToRead #librarians #LegalResearch #Research #Skybrarians
blog.archive.org
Internet Archive Designated as a Federal Depository Library | Internet Archive Blogs
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EveryLibrary @everylibrary.bsky.social · 24/07/2025
Prison libraries provide access to books and educational materials that can have a transformative effect on incarcerated individuals and promote rehabilitation.
buff.ly
Prison Libraries: How Do They Work? Why Are They Important?
Prison libraries provide access to books and educational materials that can have a transformative effect on incarcerated individuals and promote rehabilitation.
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Boydston Law @boydstonlaw.bsky.social · 24/07/2025
Beta testing of Ex Libris' Summon AI 'Research Assistant' is...um... a bit concerning... “We Couldn’t Generate an Answer for your Question” #Library #AI #BookSky 📚 #FreedomToRead #LibraryTech #librarians #censorship @penamerica.bsky.social #accessibility #LegalResearch #Research #Skybrarians
acrlog.org
“We Couldn’t Generate an Answer for your Question” - ACRLog
Editor’s note: We welcome a guest blog post from Jay Singley, Document Delivery and Circulation Desk Manager at North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics. In March 2025, Ex Libris unveiled thei...
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Oliver Darcy @oliverdarcy.bsky.social · 24/07/2025
Over the past week, an astonishing exodus from The WaPo's opinion section has taken shape as columnists and editors opt to take buyouts amid a murky vision from the new editor. "It’s not really an exodus as much as it is a purge." Details in @status.news: www.status.news/p/washington...
status.news
The ‘Purge’ at The Post
The Washington Post’s opinion section is undergoing a sweeping transformation, as columnists and editors are pushed toward the exits amid a murky new vision.
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Boydston Law @boydstonlaw.bsky.social · 23/07/2025
Judge Withdraws Pharma Opinion After Lawyer lawyers complained that the opinion contained numerous errors, including made-up quotes and misstated case outcomes. #Law #LawSky #AI #LegalResearch #courts #JudicialEthics #Ethics #LegalTech #AIFail #whoopsy
bloomberglaw.com
Bloomberg Law - Product Log In
Sign in to Bloomberg Law for access to our comprehensive legal research software.
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Boydston Law @boydstonlaw.bsky.social · 19/07/2025
ok... I am thoroughly amused by this. 😆 #history #cars #KlaxonHorn #BeepBeep
youtu.be
Klaxons; What makes them sound like that?
YouTube video by Technology Connections
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Boydston Law @boydstonlaw.bsky.social · 18/07/2025
PACER electronic filing system under attack by hackers, federal judge warns lawmakers #Law #LawSky #AI #LegalResearch #courts #PACER #Cyberattack #hackers #Privacy
therecord.media
PACER electronic filing system under attack by hackers, federal judge warns lawmakers
The judge overseeing efforts to modernize the courts' electronic case filing technology told a congressional committee that the platform is under constant attack by increasingly sophisticated threat a...
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Boydston Law @boydstonlaw.bsky.social · 07/07/2025
First Known Court Order with Fabricated Cases (and a Test Run of CiteCheck AI) #Law #LawSky #AI #LegalResearch #courts
ailawlibrarians.com
First Known Court Order with Fabricated Cases (and a Test Run of CiteCheck AI) - AI Law Librarians
AI may have struck again with hallucinations. Yesterday evening, I was forwarded a quote from the case opinion of Shahid v. Esaam, 2025 Ga. App. LEXIS 299, at *3 [Ct App June 30, 2025, No. A25A0196]) ...
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Boydston Law @boydstonlaw.bsky.social · 25/06/2025
How a Single Court Case Could Determine the Future of Book Banning in America #libraries 📚 #BookSky #librarians #skybrarians #reading #FreedomToRead #bookban #censorship #FreeSpeech #LittlevLlanoCounty #SCOTUS
lithub.com
How a Single Court Case Could Determine the Future of Book Banning in America
Only one library book ban case has ever been decided by the U.S. Supreme Court: Board of Education, Island Trees Union Free School District No. 26 v. Pico (1982). In 1975, the Island Trees school b…
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Boydston Law @boydstonlaw.bsky.social · 21/06/2025
‘Magic Tree House’ Author, ‘Calvin and Hobbes’ among hundreds of Tennessee book bans #libraries 📚 #BookSky #librarians #skybrarians #reading #FreedomToRead #bookban #censorship @penamerica.bsky.social
pen.org
‘Magic Tree House’ Author, ‘Calvin and Hobbes’ among hundreds of Tennessee book bans - PEN America
The removals in Tennessee are the result of a growing political movement to control information through book banning.
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Free Law Project ⚖ @free.law · 18/06/2025
News! CourtListener now lets you keep up with everything that's happening in PACER. Save a query to CourtListener, and we'll tell you when there are new results. RECAP Search Alerts are finally live! Follow people, organizations, topics, and anything else you can imagine. Learn how below: 👇
A picture showing how to make an alert:

1. Do a search in the RECAP Archive
2. Click the bell icon in the query bar.
3. A modal pops up where you can edit the details for the alert (give it a name, set the timing, etc.)
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Boydston Law @boydstonlaw.bsky.social · 18/06/2025
Idaho libraries will restructure their digital access plans following the termination of federal grants. #libraries 📚 #BookSky #librarians #ebooks #Skybrarians #Libby #TalkingBooks #accessibility #blind #VisualImpairment #DigitalAccessibility #Reading #Books #Idaho #DigitalAccess
ktvb.com
'We had lots of dreams'; Idaho's library system ends, restructures programs amid federal funding cuts
Idaho libraries will restructure their digital access plans following the termination of federal grants.
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Stacy Kess: the revolution will be accessible. @stacykess.bsky.social · 16/06/2025
Accessibility. Today in the form of a tactile and Braille map outside a restroom. #Accessibility #a11y
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Boydston Law @boydstonlaw.bsky.social · 06/06/2025
New 22nd Edition of The Bluebook Adds Tribal Law Citation Rules #law #LawSky #Skybrarians #libraries 📚 #BookSky #librarians #AcademicLawLibraries #LegalResearch #Teaching #LawSchool #Citations #IndigenousLaw #ItsAboutTime
wisblawg.law.wisc.edu
New 22nd Edition of The Bluebook Adds Tribal Law Citation Rules
The latest edition of The Bluebook: A Uniform System of Citation is hot off the presses.  Although this 22nd edition retains the same basic approach to legal citation, there are some notable changes, ...
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Boydston Law @boydstonlaw.bsky.social · 21/05/2025
Connecticut House approves bill placing limits on library e-book contracts #libraries 📚 #BookSky #librarians #ebooks #Skybrarians #Libby
ctmirror.org
CT House approves bill placing limits on library e-book contracts
The bill would put restrictions on contracts with e-book publishers to try to address the costs of e-books and audiobooks for libraries.
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Boydston Law @boydstonlaw.bsky.social · 06/05/2025
Should For-Credit Legal Research Instruction Have a Place of Its Own in AALL? #LawSky #Libraries #AcademicLawLibraries #LegalResearch #Teaching #AALL #LawSchool 📚
ripslawlibrarian.wordpress.com
Should For-Credit Legal Research Instruction Have a Place of Its Own in AALL?
Something that has bothered me is the lack of centralized information about for-credit legal research courses. Those of us teaching or acting as administrators for such classes don’t have acc…
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PSLF Defense @pslfdefense.bsky.social · 25/04/2025
The #DepartmentofEducation is seeking public comment on changes to #PSLF, #PAYE, #ICR, and #StudentLoan payment plans: shorturl.at/5FYQS. Please consider submitting a comment. Keep comments concise, unemotional, and specific. PSLF Defense will be submitting comments as a group and individually.
shorturl.at
Intent To Receive Public Feedback for the Development of Proposed Regulations and Establish Negotiated Rulemaking Committee
We announce our intention to host public hearings and establish one or more negotiated rulemaking committees to prepare proposed regulations on various programs authorized under title IV of the Higher...
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Boydston Law @boydstonlaw.bsky.social · 01/05/2025
Education Department restarts online library ERIC: New contract slashes budget in half, but library will continue to operate #Libraries #Archives #DigitalArchives #PublicData #DataPreservation #DigitalPreservation #Research #Skybrarians #ERIC #Education #AcademicLibraries #Teachers 📚
hechingerreport.org
Education Department restarts online library ERIC
New contract slashes budget in half, but library will continue to operate
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Boydston Law @boydstonlaw.bsky.social · 25/04/2025
Whooooohooooo! Finaleighhhhh!! #LAX #LAMetro #LA #LosAngeles #ItsAboutTime
youtu.be
Welcome to the new LAX/Metro Transit Center (opens 6.6.25)
YouTube video by Metro Los Angeles
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