Professor D. Wendy Greene’s most recent article, “Pretext Without Context,” has been published in the Missouri Law Review, 75 Mo. L. Rev. 403 (2010). This article highlights two Alabama employment discrimination cases: Ash v. Tyson Foods, Inc., and Holiness v. Moore-Handley, Inc. Cumberland Law School students, faculty and staff can access and read “Pretext Without Context” through the Law Library’s HeinOnline subscription.
An excerpt from Professor Greene’s article, Title VII: What’s Hair (And Other Race-Based Characteristics) Got To Do With It?, 79 U. COLO. L. REV. 1355 (2008), has been included in the most recent edition of Race Law: Cases, Commentary, and Questions (F. Michael Higginbotham, Ed., Carolina Academic Press—3rd Edition), which the Law Library has on order and which should soon be available to Law Library patrons.
Both articles are also available in the Law Library’s print subscriptions to the Missouri Law Review and the Colorado Law Review, shelved with periodicals on the lower level, as well as through other databases to which the Law Library subscribes.
The August 2010 issue of the Law Library’s newsletter, Check it Out, is now available!
August 2010 Check It Out
On Thursday, September 16, Cumberland School of Law will host Sonia Nazario, author of “Enrique’s Journey.” Ms. Nazario’s visit will be the first guest lecture for the law school’s Cordell Hull Lecture series. Her presentation will be at 6:00 p.m. in Reid Chapel, and her talk gives a very different perspective about the very challenging immigration issue that our country is facing.
For more information see Cordell Hull Lecture – Sonia Nazario.
The Law Library currently has one copy of “Enrique’s Journey” in special reserves which circulates for 7-days. Two other copies are on order and hopefully will arrive soon. Check the online catalog for availability.
Just in time for the return of Congress from August recess, THOMAS has undergone its third major enhancement of 2010. Building upon the enhancements made in January and June, the latest enhancements add a mobile-friendly homepage, integrate features from the Library of Congress and Law Library of Congress websites into THOMAS, and add a new portal to state legislature websites.
Mobile-Friendly Homepage
THOMAS now has a mobile-friendly homepage that will display on devices with lower screen resolutions like BlackBerrys. The homepage has also been optimized for iPhones and Droids, leveraging their larger screens to provide complete access to the full version of the THOMAS homepage.
New Global Footer
The global footer now available on most Library of Congress websites, including the Law Library of Congress website, appears throughout THOMAS. The global footer includes ways to stay connected with the Library including an “All ways to connect” link.
Social Media Box
In addition to easier access to the Library’s social media, there is a new box to highlight ways to connect with THOMAS and the Law Library of Congress through the In Custodia Legis Blog, Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, and iTunes U.
State Legislature Page
A link to State Legislature Websites has been added to the THOMAS homepage. This new page displays a map with links to the legislative bodies for all fifty states, Washington, DC, and U.S. territories. It provides quick access to state legislative websites that are similar to what THOMAS provides on a federal level.
For more information, see THOMAS: The Revamp during the Recess and What’s New in THOMAS for August 2010.
