HeinOnline recently announced an enhancement to their U.S. State Package, which now offers unprecedented access to historical state information. This upgrade includes a brand-new database and new indexing for all state session laws from inception to date. In the new U.S. Political & Legal History database, you can find an array of titles tailored to each state's history and development. The collection is browsable to the state level, offering content that highlights each state's unique legal, social, geographic, and economic history. Read contemporary accounts of Leo Frank ..read more

  Interested in analytical data about federal court judges, federal district courts, companies, law firms, or attorneys? Litigation Analytics offered on Bloomberg Law is an extremely useful tool for accessing and viewing relevant data in order to supplement your legal research.  Data-driven analytical research can be incredibly useful in preparing for litigation. For example, here are some ways you can use Bloomberg's litigation analytics in order to give yourself a leg up in your search: Researching Judges Analyze judge rulings by motion outcomes, appeal outcomes, length o ..read more

  Jenkins' Philadelphia City Solicitor Opinions Database contains exclusive coverage of over 2200 full text searchable opinions issued by the Philadelphia City Solicitor. This includes both formal and informal opinions going back to 1952. New opinions have recently been added, expanding content coverage to 2017. Explore this collection of opinions spanning over 60 years from the City of Philadelphia’s Law Department. The answers (and inquiries) might surprise you! What happened when an inauguration of the Mayor was scheduled for the same day as the Mummers’ parade? 1955, Formal O ..read more

  Looking for a free online research tool to search caselaw? Try descrybe.ai!  With AI-generated summaries of over 3.3 million opinions, descrybe.ai is a great place to search caselaw that is freely accessible with no logins or fees in order to access content. Not only can you search state and federal content across all 50 states, but descrybe.ai's search bar uses natural language. Simply input relevant legal terms, concepts, or case facts and the results will match and/or find similar or related concepts/terms/or case facts within the case list results.  Here is an examp ..read more

  In today's digital world, accessing court docket information online is crucial for legal professionals, researchers, and the general public. Docket sheets typically list the proceedings and documents filed in a case. In a criminal matter, the docket may also list the criminal charges. Pennsylvania offers multiple resources for accessing court docket information. County-Specific Resources Pennsylvania county courthouse's often have their own online docket access systems. Our research guide links into a few of these county websites. Keep in mind that for some jurisdictions the only ..read more

  If you are a Philadelphian representing yourself in a debt collection case or a Landlord-Tenant case regarding non-payment of rent in Municipal Court, check out these new digital assistants for guidance: Consumer Debt Collection Information Bot (CODI) Tenant/Landlord Digital Assistant (T/LDA) These tools will ask you questions and give you customized information based on your answers. You can download this information as a guide to help you prepare for a hearing at court. CODI  will help you understand your debt collection case in Philadelphia Municipal Court. Codi will ..read more

  The ABA has issued its first ethics guidance for attorneys on their use of generative AI technology. Formal Opinion 512 directs lawyers who use generative artificial intelligence tools to "fully consider their applicable ethical obligations, including their duties to provide competent legal representation, to protect client information, to communicate with clients, to supervise their employees and agents, to advance only meritorious claims and contentions, to ensure candor toward the tribunal, and to charge reasonable fees."  Generative AI (GAI), which is a subset of AI ..read more

  This month, 65 ABA titles were added to Jenkins' LexisNexis Digital Library. The titles are available to access remotely with select memberships. Jenkins will continue to receive additional ABA titles in print while also maintaining historic titles on microfiche. A full list of the new additions can be found here. Browse below for a small selection of the titles added. Annotated Model Rules of Professional Conduct is the ABA's definitive single-volume resource for information about how courts, disciplinary bodies, and ethics committees apply the lawyer ethics rules. Annotated Mod ..read more

  Did you try to read an e-book in the LexisNexis Digital Library (LNDL), but get an error message that says that "something went wrong"? There's an easy fix! Click here or click "View Steps" below for step-by-step instructions. Hint: Start by signing out of LNDL (not your Jenkins account). Close the browser you were using to view LNDL. Then re-launch the database from Jenkins' website.  ..read more

  Our public access Westlaw stations here at the library now include National Reporter images for case law. This new feature allows you to see exactly what a case from the National Reporter system looks like in a print reporter. Find images from sources such as the Federal Reporter, Federal Supplement and the Atlantic Reporter.  To view an image, pull up a case on Westlaw. While viewing the case, look for the pdf icon in the upper left portion of the page: When you select the link to the image, it will automatically download. The file will be a replica from the print reporter ..read more