Category Archives: Publishers and Publications

Sites collecting FOIA Documents

Another aspect of working in DC is the increased need for Federal agency materials not readily available to the public.  Two sites that help are FOI Services, which collects FOIA documents from the FDA, and Government Attic, which collects FOIA documents … Continue reading

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Reynold’s Foreign Law Guide finds a new home

The Foreign Law Guide by Reynolds and Flores is the first resource I recommend in the Foreign Law entry.  This venerable resource was first published as a loose-leaf by F.B Rothman and then as an online book self-published by the … Continue reading

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Shifting sources for PLI publications

The Practicing Law Institute entry was edited to reflect the fact that PLI treatises and Course Handbooks are no longer available on Westlaw.   I made sure to list all the ways that PLI materials are available:  in print, through the Discover Plus … Continue reading

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Bouvier’s Law Dictionary back in print

I thought that the venerable Bouvier’s Law Dictionary was no longer being published, but in fact there is that there is a new edition called The Wolters Kluwer Bouvier Law Dictionary, which I just added to the Dictionaries entry.   Thanks to Alison Perry at Hawley Troxell … Continue reading

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New Jersey regulatory history resources

This week I tracked the development of some New Jersey regulations and took the opportunity to add searchable historical editions of the NJAC to the New Jersey entry.  I won’t keep you in suspense:  Lexis has historical editions of the NJAC back … Continue reading

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Treatises for IPOs and Retirement Plans

I added the names of useful treatises to the Inital Public Offerings entry and to a special section of the Retirement Plans entry for “Mergers and Acquisitions.”

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Who knew? Wisconsin has a Blue Book too

Thanks to Angela Humiston at the Wisconsin State Law Library for writing in to say that Wisconsin has a Blue Book.  The Wisconsin Blue Book describes the organization of Wisconsin state government.  I added the Wisconsin Blue Book to the Wisconsin … Continue reading

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ALI-ABA is now ALI-CLE

The ALI-ABA was a joint project of the American Law Institute and the American Bar Association that produced CLE presentations and publications for lawyers.  The ALI has now taken over the work, and the name has been changed to ALI-CLE.   I … Continue reading

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Green Book Is Officially Online

Big thanks to Barbara Tanzer at K&L Gates LLP for passing on the link to The Green Book Online, the official directory of all the city, state and Federal agencies located in New York City.  The Green Book has been … Continue reading

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Used Books entry turned upside down

I just revised the Used Books entry so the websites that search multiple bookstore databases at once are right up top.   I moved the paragraph on local bookshops down, but I didn’t cut it because your local used book store is still the best bet … Continue reading

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