Access to the library will be swipe access only with your CSU ID card for the reading and exam periods April 24 – May 10. Share ..read more

Lexis’ newest product the AI assistant is now available on all CSU Law Lexis accounts.  To access AI click on the icon in the upper left hand corner. Share ..read more

Reserve a Study Room Here Study Rooms are available in the law library for law student use. Note: they are heavily used during exams—so be sure to familiarize yourself with how to reserve one for you or your group: Law students will need their CSU ID card to swipe into the study rooms. Study rooms may be reserved for three continuous hours per day and reservations can only be made online through this page with a valid law school email address. Confirmation of study room reservations are received by email. Study rooms can be reserved up to 7 days in advance. For questions with study room ..read more

The Legislative Insight Collection from ProQuest is a Federal legislative history service containing full-text publications created by Congress during the process leading up to the enactment of Public Laws. The following document types may be included in a legislative history: bills, reports, hearings, CRS reports, committee prints, Congressional Record entries, and presidential signing statements. You can find a legislative history in Legislative Insight several ways: Browse by Congress and by number in each Congress using the list on the left of the homepage Enter one of the ..read more

Cleveland will experience the total solar eclipse on Monday, April 8th. While we’re in the path of totality that day, the law library will be open for remote service only from 9:00a-5:00p. You can reach us by email at research.services@law.csuohio.edu or libraryinformation.services@law.csuohio.edu. We will be open for regular hours and regular in-person service on Saturday 4/6 and Sunday 4/7.   Share ..read more

We have textbooks required for this semester available for checkout at the circulation desk.  Some of the textbooks are available as ebooks so check the catalog for each title.  All textbooks are for library same day use only to ensure they are available for as many students as possible. Share ..read more

The availability of avenues to learn is, at times, dizzying. I’m old: I can remember relying heavily on books alone. This glut of resources is equal parts blessing and curse, especially within my role as a non-JD university law librarian. I’m in a constant state of keeping up keeping up-to-date with research methods and tools while also trying to develop a working, very base-line understanding of the subject area in which I work. Namely, I am trying to always develop a firmer footing in legal topics.   One of the avenues that I’ve turned to, thanks to my commute times, is podcasts. Someti ..read more

The U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (HHS), through the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), just released Revisions and Clarifications to Hospital Interpretive Guidelines for Informed Consent (Memo QSO-24-10-Hospitals).  The new guidance was announced in a 4/1/2024 “Letter to the nation’s teaching hospitals and medical schools.”  It specifies “surveyors must ensure that a hospital’s patient informed consent policy and process, as well as its informed consent forms, contain elements and information that allow for a patient, or his or her representative, t ..read more

Thanks to the First Amendment, Americans enjoy the constitutional right to lie.  Jeff Kosseff, a professor of cybersecurity law at the United States Naval Academy, argues that even though lies can inflict huge damage, the United States should continue to protect them. Kosseff’s book, Liar in a Crowded Theater explores both the history of protected falsehoods and where to go from here – including recent events such as the 2016 and 2020 elections, and the COVID pandemic.  The book looks at dozens of court cases dealing with free speech and why courts are reluctant to be the judges of t ..read more

Critical Pass products include MBE Flashcards, MEE Essay Flashcards and MPT Flashcards.  While designed for the bar exam, we are sure you can find them of use when studying for finals as well. Don’t forget we also have Law in a Flash  hardcopy and Spaced Repetition online flashcards available for checkout as well. Share ..read more