Librarians may now qualify for FOIA fee exemption as educational institution requesters:
Excerpt from Wisblawg, 12/21/2020, blog post:
“Librarians now qualify for FOIA fee exemption as educational institution requesters,” December 21, 2020
Oregon’s Classroom Law Project (CLP) has created a list of: Civics Digital Resources for Remote Learning
“During this unprecedented time when teachers must adjust to providing digital resources and connections for their students, Classroom Law Project is committed to providing and curating links to sites, lessons, ideas, and resources that might help you teach remotely. We will update this page as we continue to find resources….” [Link to CLP Civics Resources page.]
National Conference on Copyright of State Legal Materials
If you don’t think it matters, i.e. free access to current and historical local law, then you aren’t paying attention.
We can also only hope that any copyright law overhaul will be rational; Congress is involved. But there are a few good people in Congress so make your voices heard.
From the Law Librarian Blog (2): SCOTUS Style Manual Available for Purchase
Excerpt: “In Supreme Court’s Style Manual is Private No More, Tony Mauro reports that the US Supreme Court Style Guide, 2013 ed. can be purchased through Amazon without Court approval because a court aficionado named Jack Metzler is making it available for sale under his own imprint. Metzler reportedly photocopied the 200+ page long manual in the Supreme Court’s law library….” [Link to full LLB2 blog post.]
From a GovLoop blogger: 10 Most Entertaining Government Mobile Apps:
1) Solve the Outbreak, from the Centers For Disease Control and Prevention
2) NASA App: NASA’s official app enables you to discover the galaxies from the palm of your hand.
Oregon Legal Research Blog