Muse Law Library Blog at Richmond School of Law
In American legal history, few cases resonate as profoundly, or are as aptly named, as Loving v. Virginia, 388 U.S. 1 (1967). This landmark Supreme Court ruling in 1967 marked the end of state laws banning interracial marriage and championed
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The Law Library would like to offer our most heart-felt congratulations to our very own Systems Administrator, Michael Dickerson! Michael has recently become the first person to be certified by UR’s Student Center for Equity & Inclusion (SCEI) as an
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Did you know that the law school has its very own in-house artist? If not, let me introduce you to Kim Edwards! Richmond Law’s Director of Technology is very active in art both in and out of The Commons. Many
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An overview with floor plan diagrams showing law library study spaces for Fall 2023. The focus is on spaces available for quiet study and reserved seating during final exams.
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Ah, Florida! A land of sunbaked beaches, a vibrant nightlife, and stupid, stupid lawyers. Let’s visit a couple of the Sunshine State’s finest with this month’s well-tanned Facepalm. Halloween may be over, but some people are still getting ghosted–specifically all
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At the risk of getting kicked out of the librarian club, did you know that you can step outside of the law library and take a short break from outlining and studying? With fall break about to start, we wanted
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Let’s talk lawyers behaving badly in an all-new Facepalm! First, we have attorney Jason R. Buckley, who recently had his Maine law license suspended for a year after claiming he attended two online CLE programs, or Continuing Legal Education programs,
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Every year in October, we ask our faculty, staff, and members of our student-library advisory group SLATE to recommend their favorite scary movies. Enjoy these spine-tinglers! Kira Stevens, 1L My current favorite horror film is The Invisible Man from 2020 (I
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Ready for some super-sized fast food mayhem, Facepalm-style? First, a spicy legal spat between the once and future king of food poisoning, Chipotle, and salad bowl chain Sweetgreen has settled without much sizzle. Sweetgreen recently released a new menu item
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Constitution Day is celebrated in the United States every September 17th. It marks the anniversary of the signing of the U.S. Constitution in 1787. This historic document is the cornerstone of American democracy and has had a profound impact not
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