North Korea and the Nuclear Crisis
North Korea recently made threats about a possible nuclear war, claiming that they have successfully built an intercontinental ballistic missile. While this is considered current news, history proves this conflict is nothing new. Let’s dive in and explore the history and current conflict.
Serial Killers, Book Deals, and Legal Research
This month marks the 40th anniversary of the arrest of serial killer David Berkowitz, more famously known as “Son of Sam” or the “.44 caliber killer.” Research the resulting laws, related constitutional issues, and Supreme Court cases on this killer topic in HeinOnline.
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Indexing Our Way Through State Session Laws: An Update
You spoke, we listened. Thanks to feedback from a customer survey, we have enhanced our Session Laws Library by indexing all 50 states to the chapter or act level from 2000 to date.
New Machine Learning and Natural Language Processing Tools in HeinOnline
HeinOnline has just begun to work on new research tools and concepts that will help both novice and experienced researchers make the most of its content by using natural language processing and machine learning tools, combined with custom concepts specific to HeinOnline.
Presidential Pardoning Power
Recently, the Law Librarian Blog posted this short piece on whether or not a president can pardon himself. If a researcher would like to dig a bit deeper into this complicated topic, HeinOnline has a new beta tool which provides users with the ability to quickly and easily retrieve similar articles.
No Beef About It: Factory Farming
Factory farming, also known as industrial livestock production, has nearly replaced traditional farming. In fact, 99% of farm animals are raised in factory farms. These farmsteads focus on a high-level output of meat, egg, and milk production.
MyHein Is Even Better With Two New Features!
MyHein is HeinOnline’s personal research tool. Anyone with access to a HeinOnline subscription can create a MyHein account. MyHein enables users to bookmark articles and other documents, create and save search queries, and set up eTOC alerts for any serial publication.
Continued Growth of the U.S. Congressional Documents Database
Congressional Committee Reports and New Congressional Documents Added HeinOnline has added a tremendous amount of content since last September. Twelve new databases have been created and content within key databases has recently been enhanced and even rearranged. The June 2017 content release greatly expanded the scope of material available in the U.S. Congressional Documents database, which had already experienced exponential growth since […]
A Brief and Reptilian History of Gerrymandering
Gerrymandering has been around since the election of the first U.S. Congress. The concept has received more attention recently, as the unexpected results of the 2016 election have placed a spotlight on the U.S. government and the processes of democracy generally.