The Charles Hamilton Houston Institute for Race and Justice (CHHIRJ) at the Harvard Law School recently hosted a two-day national conference to examine Dred Scott, its historical significance, and current application to unique issues of law, particularly those pertaining to race and civil rights.  A webcast of the conference is available here.

The Nominees and Official Honorees for the 11th Annual Webby Awards have been announced. Congratulations to JURIST for being recognized as an Official Honoree in the Law. This is the first time in the Webbys’ 11-year existence that an academic legal website has taken a distinction two years in a row.

See them all and vote for your favorite Nominees until April, 27th.

http://www.webbyawards.com/webbys/current.php

JURIST (whose news feed runs at the bottom of the Library home page) and the University of Pittsburgh School of Law are hosting a one-day conference in Pittsburgh on Thursday in celebration of JURIST’s 10th anniversary. Law as a Seamless Web|features four panels and 14 distinguished speakers exploring a range of issues at the intersections of law,
war, rights, social justice, technology, legal journalism, legal education and public service.

Congratulations, Jurist!

Lexbe Litilaw is an online collection of hundreds of articles  written by lawyers as part of presentations given at continuing legal education (CLE) seminars and conferences, or otherwise published in legal periodicals.  Articles are organized in over 30 substantive and procedural specialties of interest to litigators and related legal professional, including Appellate Practice, Antitrust, e-Discovery, Expert Witnesses, Health Care and Product Liability.  Plus, the collection is text-searchable to allow users to find articles by applicable keywords.  All articles are available full-text in PDF format.  Descriptions include a brief summary, the year presented, author and number of pages, to make for easy review.

The SCOTUSblog’s "Ask the Author" series is featuring a two-part interview with Professor Jim Simon about his new book, Lincoln and Chief Justice Taney: Slavery, Secession, and the President’s War Powers.

In celebration of its 175 years of service to Congress and the nation, the Law Library of Congress is launching a yearlong series of events designed to celebrate its achievements and showcase its unparalleled resources.

Founded in 1832, the Law Library of Congress is the de facto national law library. Its mission is to provide research and legal information to the U.S. Congress, U.S. federal courts and executive branch agencies, and to provide reference service to the public. To accomplish this mission, the Law Library has amassed the world’s largest collection of law books and other legal resources from all countries, now comprising more than 2.5 million items. The Law Library is playing a leadership role in the creation of a Global Legal Information Network, a consortium of 46 government agencies and international institutions that contributes and shares global legal resources online.

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You can now access and download a PDF of the official version of the Iraq Study Group Report released earlier this this week.

September 17 is Constitution Day (officially celebrated this year on September 18).  Visit the Constitution Day page sponsored by the Administrative Office of the U.S Courts or the Law Library of Congress’s United States Constitution page for more information and related materials.

The Enron trial is winding down, with jury instructions and the beginning of deliberations scheduled for next week.  Through an online Special Report, the Houston Chronicle provides continuing comprehensive coverage of the trial, including trial transcripts, defense and prosecution exhibits, and expert legal commentary.