Keeping It Brief!

Dickinson Law: Articles of Incorporation

February 21, 2019 by Pamela G Smith

The exact fate of the Law School after Judge Reed’s passing in 1850 is unknown. However, it appears that operation of the Law School was suspended for a period of time. In 1862, Dickinson College conferred upon Judge James Hutchison Graham the Doctor of Laws degree and appointed him as Professor of Law. However, it is not known whether law classes were held during Judge Graham’s tenure as Professor of Law. Judge Graham passed away in the fall of 1882, and it does appear that at that time, there was no law school, and no law classes were being taught in relationship with Dickinson College.

In 1889, George Edward Reed was appointed President of Dickinson College. On January 9, 1890, the Trustees of Dickinson College met. At this meeting, Reed proposed:

That the President and Executive Committee be authorized to establish a law school in connection with the College if it can be done without expense to the institution, and that permission be granted to allow use of Emory Hall, or such portion of it as may be necessary for the purpose specified.

Burton R. Laub, The Dickinson School of Law: Proud and Independent (1983)

The Trustees accepted the proposal, and on February 19, 1890, Articles of Incorporation were filed in the Court of Common Pleas in Cumberland County. By Order of the Court issued on the same day, the Articles were approved, establishing The Dickinson School of Law as a corporation under the Corporation Act of April 29, 1874. The Articles were then recorded as a Charter with the Recorder of Deeds.

The Articles of Incorporation/Charter sets forth the agreement between George Edward Reed and several individuals, who have become known as the Incorporators of the Law School. Four of the Incorporators – Governor Andrew G. Curtin, William Penn Orbison, Nathaniel Barrat Smithers and James Patterson Sterrett – were students of Judge Reed. More information about the Incorporators, including brief biographies, can be found in Burton Laub’s book, The Dickinson School of Law – Proud and Independent.

The original Articles of Incorporation/Charter sets forth, in pertinent part:

1^st. The name of the Corporation shall be – The Dickinson School of Law.

2d. The purpose of the Corporation is to dispense instruction in the law of the United States and of the Several States of the Union – in international law – in political and Social Science and in allied sciences.

3d. This instruction shall be dispensed, and the other business of the Corporation, transacted, in the Borough of Carlisle, State of Pennsylvania.

4^th. The Corporation shall be perpetual.

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8^th. The Corporation shall have power to appoint a dean and faculty of instruction and discipline and upon their recommendation, to confer appropriate degrees and Certificates of Scholarship on students of the School and others.

Certain provisions of the Charter were amended in 1941, but the above provisions, from the original Charter, remained the same.

February Acquisitions

February 19, 2019 by Susan Zullinger

The Assault on Intelligence : American National Security in an Age of Lies by Michael V. Hayden
Call Number: JK468.I6H388 2018
American Intelligence – the ultimate truth teller – has a responsibility in a post-truth world beyond merely warning of external dangers, and in The Assault on Intelligence, General Michael Hayden takes up that urgent work with profound passion, insight and authority. It is a sobering vision. The American intelligence community is more at risk than is commonly understood, for every good reason. Civil war or societal collapse is not necessarily imminent or inevitable, but our democracy’s core structures, processes, and attitudes are under great stress. Many of the premises on which we have based our understanding of governance are now challenged, eroded, or simply gone. Because when we lose our intelligence, literally and figuratively, democracy dies.

Handcuffs and Chain Link : Criminalizing the Undocumented in America by Benjamin Gonzalez O’Brien
Call Number: JV6483.O47 2018
Handcuffs and Chain Link enters the immigration debate by addressing one of its most controversial aspects: the criminalization both of extralegal immigration to the United States and of immigrants themselves in popular and political discourse. Looking at the factors that led up to criminalization, Benjamin Gonzalez O’Brien points to the alternative approach of the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986 and how its ultimate demise served to negatively reinforce the fictitious association of extralegal immigrants with criminality.

Law and Legitimacy in the Supreme Court by Richard H. Fallon
Call Number: KF8748.F284 2018
In Law and Legitimacy in the Supreme Court, Richard H. Fallon reframes and ultimately transcends familiar debates about constitutional law, constitutional theory, and judicial legitimacy. Drawing from ideas in legal scholarship, philosophy, and political science, Fallon presents a theory of judicial legitimacy based on an ideal of good faith in constitutional argumentation. Good faith demands that the Justices base their decisions only on legal arguments that they genuinely believe to be valid and are prepared to apply to similar future cases. Originalists are correct about this much. But good faith does not forbid the Justices to refine and adjust their interpretive theories in response to the novel challenges that new cases present. Fallon argues that theories of constitutional interpretation should be works in progress, not rigid formulas laid down in advance of the unforeseeable challenges that life and experience generate. This book offers theories of constitutional law and judicial legitimacy that accept many tenets of legal realism but reject its corrosive cynicism. Fallon’s account both illuminates current practice and prescribes urgently needed responses to a legitimacy crisis in which the Supreme Court is increasingly enmeshed.

Legally Straight : Sexuality, Childhood, and the Cultural Value of Marriage by Joe Rollins
Call Number: KF539.R65 2018
Legally Straight offers a critical reading of the legal debates over lesbian and gay marriage in the United States. The book draws on key judicial opinions to trace how our understanding of heterosexuality and marriage has changed. Upon closer inspection, it seemed that the cultural value of marriage was becoming tarnished and the trouble appeared to center on one very specific issue: reproduction. As opponents of lesbian and gay marriage emphasized the link between marriage and accidental pregnancy, the evidence mounted, the arguments proliferated, and resistance began to turn against itself. Heterosexuality, it seemed for a moment, was little more than a set of palliative prescriptions for the worst of human behavior, and children became the victims. It thus became the province of the courts to reinforce the cultural value of marriage by resisting what came to be known as the “procreation argument,” the assertion that marriage exists primarily to regulate the unruly aspects of heterosexual reproduction. Cultural conceptions of children and childhood were being put at risk as gays and lesbians were denied marriage, so that writing lesbian and gay families into the marriage law became the better option.

Speak Freely : Why Universities Must Defend Free Speech by Keith E. Whittington
Call Number: LC72.2.W46 2018
Free speech is under attack at colleges and universities today, with critics on and off campus challenging the value of open inquiry and freewheeling intellectual debate. Too often speakers are shouted down, professors are threatened, and classes are disrupted. In Speak Freely, Keith Whittington argues that universities must protect and encourage free speech because vigorous free speech is the lifeblood of the university. Examining such hot-button issues as trigger warnings, safe spaces, hate speech, disruptive protests, speaker disinvitations, the use of social media by faculty, and academic politics, this book describes the dangers of empowering campus censors to limit speech and enforce orthodoxy. Timely and vitally important, Speak Freely demonstrates why universities can succeed only by fostering more free speech, more free thought–and a greater tolerance for both.

Exploding Data : Reclaiming Our Cyber Security in the Digital Age by Michael Chertoff
Call Number: KF1263.C65C44 2018
In this bracing book, Michael Chertoff makes clear that our laws and policies surrounding the protection of personal information, written for an earlier time, need to be completely overhauled in the Internet era. On the one hand, the collection of data–more widespread by business than by government, and impossible to stop–should be facilitated as an ultimate protection for society. On the other, standards under which information can be inspected, analyzed, or used must be significantly tightened. In offering his compelling call for action, Chertoff argues that what is at stake is not so much the simple loss of privacy, which is almost impossible to protect, but of individual autonomy–the ability to make personal choices free of manipulation or coercion. Offering colorful stories over many decades that illuminate the three periods of data gathering we have experienced, Chertoff explains the complex legalities surrounding issues of data collection and dissemination today, and charts a path that balances the needs of government, business, and individuals alike.

Strategic Networking for Introverts, Extroverts, and Everyone in Between by Carol S. Greenwald
Call Number: HM741.G75 2019
Strategic Networking for Introverts, Extroverts, and Everyone in Between provides a nuts-and-bolts guide for turning socializing into business development opportunities. By detailing first-hand accounts alongside visuals, charts and checklists, the author introduces a high-level approach to making connections, and offers helpful tips and tricks that any lawyer can use to grow their client base.

Putting Children’s Interests First in U.S. Family Law and Policy : With Power Comes Responsibility by Helen M. Alvaré
Call Number: KF505.5.A949 2018
The well-being of children should be a social priority, and should consider the family circumstances into which children are born. Putting Children’s Interests First in U.S. Family Law and Policy details the rise of a federal policy of ‘sexual expressionism’, which prioritizes adults’ interests over children’s welfare. It describes the costs to children in the areas of family structure and stability, and the federal programs attempting to ameliorate the situation of non-marital children. Offering a detailed empirical and ethical critique both of ‘sexual expressionism’ and of the related federal programs, this study will be of interest to scholars and activists supporting children, women and the poor.

Estate Planning for the Muslim Client by Yaser Ali; Ahmed Shaikh
Call Number: KF750.A76 2019
Islamic law provides a non-discretionary system of rules that governs the distribution of a Muslim’s estate. Designing an estate plan based upon these rules presents unique challenges and opportunities. As the demand for faith-based planning increases, there is a growing need for culturally competent advisors who understand how these complex rules interplay with state and federal law. This first-of-its-kind practice guide serves as an authoritative resource for practitioners on how to ethically and effectively draft and administer estate plans for Muslim clients seeking to comply with their faith.

American Dialogue : The Founders and Us by Joseph J. Ellis
Call Number: E183.E436 2018
The award-winning author, Joseph J. Ellis, gives us a deeply insightful examination of the relevance of the views of George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, and John Adams to some of the most divisive issues in America today. The story of history is a ceaseless conversation between past and present, and in American Dialogue, Joseph J. Ellis focuses the conversation on the often-asked question “What would the Founding Fathers think?” He examines four of our most seminal historical figures through the prism of particular topics, using the perspective of the present to shed light on their views and, in turn, to make clear how their now centuries-old ideas illuminate the disturbing impasse of today’s political conflicts. He discusses Jefferson and the issue of racism, Adams and the specter of economic inequality, Washington and American imperialism, Madison and the doctrine of original intent. Through these juxtapositions, Ellis illuminates the obstacles and pitfalls paralyzing contemporary discussions of these fundamentally important issues.

Dale and Mary Ann Shughart

February 14, 2019 by Pamela G Smith

In honor of Valentine’s Day, today, here is a look back at an iconic Dickinson Law couple: The Honorable Dale F. Shughart and his wife, Mary Ann.

Judge Dale Shughart was born on July 21, 1913 in South Middleton Township, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania. He graduated from Boiling Springs High School before earning a Ph.B. from Dickinson College. He then taught for two years before enrolling at The Dickinson School of Law. After graduating from The Dickinson School of Law in 1938, Judge Shughart entered private practice, while also working as an attorney for the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission. As a result of World War II, Judge Shughart enlisted in the Army, where he earned three Battle Stars and a Bronze Star. After the war, Judge Shughart returned to private practice. In 1946, Judge Shughart was appointed district attorney, and in 1947, he was elected as Judge in Cumberland County. In 1958, Judge Shughart began teaching Pennsylvania Practice at the Law School. (He subsequently wrote a casebook on the subject.) On June 1, 1962, the Trustees’ of the Law School elected Judge Shughart to serve as President of the Law School. He served in that capacity until 1993.

As with many other alumni of the Law School, Judge Shughart’s accomplishments, both on the bench and off, were numerous. However, if Judge Shughart were alive today, he would no doubt agree that he could not have accomplished so much without the support of his loving wife, Mary Ann, who was a substantial contributor to the Law School and the Carlisle community in her own right. (In 1990, the General Alumni Association bestowed upon Mary Ann the title of honorary alumnae for her support of the Law School.)

Judge Shughart’s love and respect for his wife were well known, as he did not hesitate to publicly credit her for her support. ~ Deb Ryerson, former Director, Career Services, Penn State Dickinson School of Law.

He adored her and she adored him…They had a mutual respect for each other’s opinions. ~ Robert Frey, Class of 1953, who succeeded Judge Shughart as President of the Law School.

The Judge and Mary Ann have always been a team. ~ Sidney D. Kline, Class of 1956 and former secretary for the Law School’s Board of Governors.

It was a partnership. I became involved in whatever he did, and I had the same feeling for the Law School he had….He was a great human being…There was never any change in him. It was always utter devotion and love. ~ Mary Ann Shughart.

Deb Ryerson, The Shugharts: A Legendary Partnership, The Dickinson Lawyer, 2000.

One symbol of the love between Judge Shughart and Mary Ann was the flower that Judge Shughart wore in his lapel every day.

We were walking down the street in Philadelphia (in 1942) right before he was leaving for overseas…And he said to me, ‘When I went to law school, my mother would put a flower in my lapel each day.’ His first Christmas back, I gave him a card that said, “As long as I am living and able, I will see that there is a flower in your lapel every day.” ~ Mary Ann Shughart.

Deb Ryerson, The Shugharts: A Legendary Partnership, The Dickinson Lawyer, 2000.

Mary Ann kept her promise until Judge Shughart passed away on October 9, 2000. Mary Ann Shughart passed away on October 17, 2004.

Winter Blahs? Try Our DVDs, Video Resources, Games and Coloring Pages

February 13, 2019 by Jeri Fitzsimons

This is the time of year when most of us feel dreary because it is cold and grey outside. There are some things you can do, through the Law Library, to chase away those winter blahs.

There is a terrific selection of movies and video games available through The CAT. To find video games, search “video games”and choose “subject heading” from the drop down menu. There are numerous games listed at the top of the entry after you click search. Select the first entry “video games” and you will be able to scroll through the list.

DVDs may be searched in the The CAT the same way but the most methodical way is to enter the title of the DVD. Use the “I want it” button to request the video to be sent to the library. The Law library also has a collection of DVDs, including a guide to the ABA’s 25 greatest legal movies. For tips on searching for videos, this web page contains information regarding the streaming video resources we have access to through University Libraries.

Coloring pages are back! Because color design is not just for stress-busting during the exam period, the coloring station is now a permanent offering of the Law Library. Thanks to the Dickinson Law’s Wellness Committee, there is a fresh supply of design pages and gel pens for you to use to color. This station is set up at the far end of the circulation desk. Feel free to join in a communal picture or choose one of your own to work on it between your classes.

Have you played Catan? Do you remember playing the card game, UNO, or have had fun buying properties with Monopoly? Board games are enjoying new popularity and the Law Library has a few to check out. Search The The CAT for our games by entering the name of the game and limiting your search to Dickinson School of Law Library from the “In Library” menu. The entry in The CAT may include a description of the game under the detailed information tab of the entry. We also have Scrabble and a 3-in-1 magnetic board game that includes chess, checkers and backgammon.

Stop in the Law Library and try some of these suggestions to push the chill of winter away before spring arrives.

February is American Heart Month

February 8, 2019 by Susan Zullinger

When we think of the month of February, we normally envision hearts – romantic, platonic, familial – of the Cupid variety that surround Saint Valentine’s Day. Another focal point this February (and every year) is American Heart Month, which spotlights the major impact that cardiovascular health has on Americans’ lives. American Heart Month is designated to raise awareness about heart conditions and urge Americans to lower their risk for developing heart disease.

The statistics¹ are staggering:

Heart disease is the leading cause of death for men and women in the United States. Every year, 1 in 4 deaths are caused by heart disease;
Heart attacks are a major category of heart disease – someone in the United States has a heart attack every 40 seconds;
Nearly 1 in 3 adults in the United States has high blood cholesterol, a major risk factor for heart disease and stroke;
High rates of obesity and high blood pressure among younger people (ages 35-64) are putting them at risk for heart disease earlier in life; and,
Half of all Americans have at least one of the top three risk factors for heart disease (high blood pressure, high cholesterol, and smoking).

To find out more, below is a sampling of health resources available through the Law Library and online:

DATABASES:

CCH Cheetah
CCH Cheetah includes full-text primary sources of law with commentary, a variety of CCH and Aspen legal publications, smart charts, practical tools, news, webinars, white papers, and blogs. Practice areas covered include corporate & securities, labor & employment, intellectual property, healthcare, human resources, intellectual property and tax. CCH Health and Human Resources Research Network was replaced by CCH Cheetah at the end of 2018 (all content in this database is in CCH Cheetah).

Bloomberg Law
Bloomberg Law’s extensive network of health care information includes real-time coverage of federal and state legislative and regulatory developments, as well as key court decisions and enforcement actions, and industry trends. Bloomberg Law’s Health Law & Business News is relied on by legal, compliance, and industry professionals alike, alerting them of developments in courts, Congress, agencies, industry, and related organizations.

ONLINE:

Healthfinder.gov

Heart Health : Conversation Starters
February : American Heart Month

American Heart Association

Health Topics
Consumer Healthcare

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Heart Disease
American Heart Month 2019 : Let’s Talk About Cholesterol

National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute

#OurHearts are Healthier Together
Heart-Healthy Lifestyle Changes

¹ Sources: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute of the National Institutes of Health; Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

Clarence Muse

February 7, 2019 by Pamela G Smith

Clarence Muse was born on October 7, 1889. He grew up in Baltimore, and at his mother’s urging, entered Dickinson Law in 1908, as Dickinson Law’s first African American student. Muse, however, felt the theater calling, and left his pursuit of a career in the law to pursue acting. He performed first in New York and later in Chicago before he was lured by Hollywood with an offer to appear in the film Hearts in Dixie, one of the first full-length feature films with sound and one of the first, if not the first, to feature a predominantly African American cast. Muse loved theater and he was not initially sold on the idea of appearing in a “talkie” or going to Hollywood. Therefore, he demanded what was an “outrageous” sum of money at the time, $1,250.00 per week. He got it, so Muse went to Hollywood.

Earning the nickname, “The Dean of Black Actors,” Muse appeared in over 200 films during his career. His film credits include Huckleberry Finn (1931), The Count of Monte Cristo (1934), Way Down South (1939), Invisible Ghost (1941), Heaven Can Wait (1943), Porgy and Bess (1959), and The Black Stallion (1979), which would be his last film appearance. Although Muse was criticized later in life for having taken on stereotypical servant roles during his acting career, the criticism did not seem to bother him. “I have no sad story to tell,” he was quoted as saying, in reference to his life. Furthermore, contrary to his critics, Muse was a strong advocate for better roles for African Americans, often suggesting roles to the writers he worked with.

In addition to his successful acting career, Muse was a writer, composer, director, and singer. Muse’s best known song, “When It’s Sleepy Time Down South,” was made famous by Louis Armstrong. Muse also worked with the likes of Frank Capra, Bing Crosby and Bela Lugosi, just to name a few. Of his Hollywood connections, Muse said, “Me and Frank Capra were as close as father and son. I had a cup of coffee and doughnut with John Wayne every morning. Wallace Beery was a tough son-of-a-gun with everybody, but we were friends.” Over the course of his life, Muse received numerous awards and commendations for his contributions to the arts and humanities. In 1972, Muse received an honorary Doctor of Humanities degree from Bishop College in Dallas, Texas for his contributions. Among his other achievements, Muse was also one of the founders of the Screen Actors’ Guild, and he was inducted into the Black Filmmakers Hall of Fame in 1973.

Muse was 88 years old, on June 3, 1978, when The Dickinson School of Law presented him with an honorary Doctor of Laws degree. Muse traveled to Carlisle to accept the degree. He attended the annual alumni/senior class dinner where he entertained the audience with tales from his days as a student at Dickinson Law, before singing “When It’s Sleepy Time Down South.”

Muse, in multiple interviews, credited his time at Dickinson Law, and Dean Trickett in particular, with this phrase, which became his philosophy in life: “I never met a man or woman who had enough intelligence to insult me.”

Clarence Muse passed away in October 1979, shortly after his 90^th birthday. The Law Library maintains a framed display of photos of Clarence Muse at the circulation desk.²

¹ Clarence Muse is also featured in another Keeping It Brief! post from 2017, and in Burton Laub’s book, The Dickinson School of Law – Proud and Independent.

Recent Acquisitions

February 5, 2019 by Susan Zullinger

Computer Games and Immersive Entertainment: Next Frontiers in Intellectual Property Law, 2d ed.
Chrissie Scelsi; Ross A. Dannenberg (Editors)
Call Number: KF3024.C6C625 2019
Computer Games and Immersive Entertainment explores and discusses how to obtain traditional intellectual property rights in the non-traditional settings of video game and immersive environments, and serves as a primer for practitioners researching these emerging legal issues. Each chapter covers important IP issues involved with computer games and immersive entertainment, including end-user license agreements, copyrights, patents, trademarks, trade secrets, rights of publicity, and international considerations.

Ruth Bader Ginsburg : A Life
Jane Sherron de Hart
Call Number: KF8795.G56D44 2018
In this large, comprehensive, revelatory biography, Jane De Hart explores the central experiences that crucially shaped Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s passion for justice, her advocacy for gender equality, her meticulous jurisprudence: her desire to make We the People more united and our union more perfect. De Hart captures, in all its richness and complexity, the pioneering life and legal career whose profound mark on American jurisprudence, on American society, on our American character and spirit, will reverberate deep into the twenty-first century and beyond.

Workplace Harassment Law, 2d ed.
Diane M. Soubly; Gilbert F. Casellas (Editors)
Call Number: KF3467.L56 2018
This treatise provides attorneys with comprehensive guidance for bringing or defending a harassment suit. Select hot-button topics covered in Workplace Harassment Law, Second Edition include: the impact of the #MeToo Movement, new EEOC enforcement guidance, and new Supreme Court cases; the OCR process as revised and liability under Title IX; gender non-conformity/stereotype/identity/orientation; multiple status/intersectionality; workplace bullying, and more.

Re-Engineering Humanity
Brett Frischmann; Evan Selinger
Call Number: T14.5.F75 2018
Every day, new warnings emerge about artificial intelligence rebelling against us. All the while, a more immediate dilemma flies under the radar. In this wide-reaching, interdisciplinary book, Brett Frischmann and Evan Selinger examine what’s happening to our lives as society embraces big data, predictive analytics, and smart environments. They explain how the goal of designing programmable worlds goes hand in hand with engineering predictable and programmable people. Detailing new frameworks, provocative case studies, and mind-blowing thought experiments, Frischmann and Selinger reveal hidden connections between fitness trackers, electronic contracts, social media platforms, robotic companions, fake news, autonomous cars, and more. This powerful analysis should be read by anyone interested in understanding exactly how technology threatens the future of our society, and what we can do now to build something better.

Financing Renewable Energy Projects : A Global Analysis and Review of Related Power Purchase Agreements
Kaamil Ansar (Editor)
Call Number: K3981.F55 2019 v.1-3
This 3-volume, 3,000-page set provides a platform for investment in renewable energy in 59 jurisdictions worldwide. It provides an analysis of the regulatory framework in particular jurisdictions and analysis of related power purchase agreements which can be tailored to the participating jurisdiction. For interested stakeholders, this book facilitates investment by providing basic information, including an analysis of snap shot financial and background information on each jurisdiction that provides immediate context and a fuller understanding of each. Included are sample Power Purchase Agreements, which are the critical document required to finance renewable energy projects.

Pennsylvania Judicial Discipline Handbook
Sarah A. Steers; Joel Fishman
Call Number: KFP525.5.D5S74 2018
Dr. Joel Fishman and Sarah Steers have created the first compendium of Pennsylvania law and jurisprudence in the field of judicial discipline. The 1993 amendment to the PA state charter created a new two-tiered system of judicial discipline, replacing the Judicial Inquiry and Review Board with two independent entities: the Judicial Conduct Board and the Court of Judicial Discipline. The opinions of the Court of Judicial Discipline and the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania that are referenced in this volume serve multiple purposes. Not only do they dispose of cases, they also provide guidance to our judges on the contours of Pennsylvania’s Code of Judicial Conduct and Rules Governing Standards of Conduct of Magisterial District Judges. The authors have also included chapters on recusal and ex parte communications, topics that have not seen significant recent attention in the context of judicial discipline.

Dickinson Law Review

January 31, 2019 by Pamela G Smith

This month marks the anniversary of the very first issue of the Dickinson Law Review. The Forum, as it was known then, was first published in January, 1897.

[The Forum] comes not to revolutionize the periodicals of collegiate circles, nor to dim the light of any journal which may be shining in the legal world. The purpose of The Forum is both general and specific – general in the sense that through its medium well established principles of law will be adduced and treated in the reports of moot court cases, and specific in that primarily it will be devoted to the Dickinson School of Law. From time to time also, there will be discussions of legal questions and contributions by well-known writers. 1 FORUM 1 (1897).

Although the early editors of The Forum did not intend to be revolutionaries with the publication of their journal, they nonetheless were. Julia Radle, Class of 1899 and the first female graduate from the Dickinson School of Law, served as one of The Forum’s editors from 1898-1899. It is believed that Ms. Radle may have been the first female in the United States to serve as a law review editor. In addition, only four other law schools have law reviews that predate the publication of The Forum: the University of Pennsylvania (1852), Harvard (1887), Yale (1891), and West Virginia (1894). Laurel Terry, Foreword: Why “Tradition, Innovation, and New Beginnings: Celebrating the History of the Dickinson Law Review” Is an Appropriate Title for Volume 122(1), 122 Dick. L. Rev. 5, 6 (2017).

In 1908, The Forum became known as the Dickinson Law Review. In 1997, the Dickinson School of Law began its merger with the Pennsylvania State University, and in 2003, the Dickinson Law Review became known as the Penn State Law Review. In 2016, the two Penn State law school campuses split into two separately accredited law schools. Thereafter, the law review at the Carlisle location again became known as the Dickinson Law Review, while University Park assumed publication of the Penn State Law Review.

Current volumes of the Dickinson Law Review can be found in our digital repository, Dickinson Law IDEAS. Volumes of the Dickinson Law Review dating all the way back to the very first issue of The Forum can be found on HeinOnline.

Westlaw Edge

January 25, 2019 by Pamela G Smith

If you have logged into your Westlaw account lately, you have probably noticed that Westlaw has a new look. On January 1, 2019, all student Westlaw accounts were upgraded to Westlaw Edge. (Faculty and staff accounts were upgraded in November). Here is a quick summary of what you should know about the upgrade.

The most obvious change is that the welcome screen, after you log in, is now blue.

In addition, Westlaw has added four important features to Westlaw Edge.

KeyCite Overruling Risk: A new symbol in KeyCite warns that the case you are looking at may be “at risk” of being overruled because it relied on other law that has been treated negatively.

Statutes Compare: Compare different versions of statutes to see how a statute has evolved over time.

WestSearch Plus: This upgrade to Westlaw’s search engine uses AI technology to anticipate your research needs before you do by suggesting search queries as you type and providing you with “answers” and supporting law in response to specific legal questions.

Litigation Analytics: Need I say more?

The new features in Westlaw Edge are great and I encourage you to check them out. However, I would be remiss if I didn’t caution you to perform your own analysis of whatever you find in Westlaw, or anywhere else for that matter.

Additional information regarding the changes to Westlaw, including training materials and videos, can be found on the blue welcome screen after you log into Westlaw Edge, or through the Thomson Reuters’ website. Still have questions? Visit the Westlaw table in the Commons, or ask a Law Librarian.