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What’s New in HeinOnline: October 2023 Content Release
As November approaches, the days are growing shorter and the nights are stretching longer. While we prepare to turn our clocks back, we have exciting new content designed to keep you company during those chilly nights spent researching.
New Journal Added to the Edward Elgar Law Publishing Package!
We’re happy to announce that we added Comparative Constitutional Studies to the Edward Elgar Publishing Law Package! This newly published journal is also available in the Law Journal Library with a three-year embargo.
Behind the Bindings: Tricks and Treats in the Law Journal Library
Did you know you can find ghosts, goblins, and ghouls year-round right within HeinOnline’s Law Journal Library? If you want a research session that will send shivers down your spine, we’ve conjured up some spooktacular searching tips sure to fright.
Constitutional Interpretation: Legal Realism, Originalism, and Living Constitutionalism
In this post, we’ll be diving into the history and principles of three theories of constitutional interpretation—originalism, legal realism, and living constitutionalism—and analyzing how these different theories have been put into practice in rulings of the Court.
The Infamy of the Dred Scott Decision
Dred Scott v. Sandford, a Supreme Court decision made in 1857, is largely regarded as one of the most infamous decisions in the Supreme Court’s history. This case determined that people of Black African descent were not entitled to U.S. citizenship.
Breaking Barriers: An Update on HeinOnline’s Accessibility
In our ongoing commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion (DE&I), we have been working on updating accessibility features within our platform, and from refining user interfaces to incorporating assistive technologies, we have made substantial changes.
Secrets
of the Serial Set
A HISTORICAL BLOG SERIES
The Clinton-Lewinsky Scandal. The Manhattan Project. The Louisiana Purchase.
In addition to writing about the above topics and more, HeinOnline’s authors are dedicated to illuminating the most essential research resources for their readers.
The Serial Set is a must-have publication for any historical researcher. With more than two centuries of documents spanning more than 17,000 volumes, no other publication so beautifully reflects the maturation of the United States. To demonstrate the value of the Serial Set, we’ve created a blog series dedicated to revealing the historical secrets hidden throughout the immense publication.
Each month, join HeinOnline as we explore notable events in U.S. history using the primary sources themselves.
Secrets of the Serial Set: The First Transcontinental Railroad
Secrets of the Serial Set: The Sinking of the U.S.S. Maine
Secrets of the Serial Set: The Prohibition of Alcohol
Secrets of the Serial Set: Susan B. Anthony and Women’s Suffrage
Secrets of the Serial Set: The Defense Production Act
Secrets of the Serial Set: The Three Mile Island Disaster
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