A Fathers’ Day Investigation of the Fathers’ Rights Movement

Law, Law Journal Library, National Survey of State Laws, Session Laws, Subject Compilations of State Laws, World Treaty Library
Tara Kibler

Family law is an area of the legal field concerning matters relating to marriage and partnership, divorce, adoption, surrogacy, child protection from abuse and neglect, and other domestic issues. In the last century or so, the transformation of certain definitions (e.g. wife, marriage, gender) and the recognition of women’s rights have dramatically changed the practice. Over the past few decades, one group has made it their mission to reform family law and the family court system further—fathers. Join us as we use HeinOnline to investigate the history of family law and the relatively new fathers’ rights movement.

Before We Get Started

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NEW DATABASE: American Enterprise Institute (AEI)

American Enterprise Institute, Content News, HeinOnline Updates, What's New
Lauren Mattiuzzo

Nonpartisan, empirical policy analysis at your fingertips!

HeinOnline is pleased to announce our new database, American Enterprise Institute (AEI)! This database includes publications from the most prominent think tank associated with American neoconservatism, committed to strengthening the free enterprise system in America. Users have access to nearly 1,500 titles covering 20 different policy areas including research fueled by rigorous, data-driven and broad-ranging evidence. It is included at no additional charge for HeinOnline Academic, HeinOnline Scholastic, and U.S. Academic Core+ subscribers.

About American Enterprise Institute (AEI)

The American Enterprise Institute (AEI) was founded in 1938 for the purpose of “bringing about a greater public knowledge and understanding of the social and economic advantages accruing to the American people through the maintenance of the system of free…

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I Saw A Tiger … in My Neighbor’s Backyard

Animal Law, Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), Culture & Law, Exploring HeinOnline, Fastcase, Federal Register, Popular Culture, Treaties and Agreements Library, U.S. Congressional Documents
Stephanie Ruesch

In the early days of quarantine, nearly a hundred years ago, all the way back at the end of March, one thing united us all. No, not the sewing struggle to make our own masks or collective worrying over when we would ever see a roll of Charmin in the wild again. It was Tiger King. The true crime-character study-have-to-see-it-to-believe-it docuseries had more than 34 million views in the U.S. within its first 10 days on Netflix, and was an inescapable recommendation, topic of discussion, and fodder for many quality memes.

In case you somehow missed out, a brief synopsis: Tiger King chronicles the years-long feud between Oklahoma private zoo owner Joe Exotic (real name: Joseph Maldonado-Passage…

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NEW DATABASE: Bibliography of American Law School Casebooks

Bibliography of American Law School Casebooks, HeinOnline Updates, What's New
Tara Kibler

New online database and print resource!

Bibliography of American Law School Casebooks

Edited by Douglas Lind
Director of the Law Library and Professor of Law at Southern Illinois University

HeinOnline is pleased to announce the release of the second edition of Bibliography of American Law School Casebooks, the only comprehensive casebook index! The second edition is available both in print (covering 1870-2018) and as a new online database that covers from 1870 to current within the last year…

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Tools for Researching Remotely in HeinOnline

Citations, Exploring HeinOnline, MyHein, ScholarCheck, Searching, Technical Support, Tips and Tricks
Tara Kibler

When you’re stuck in a research rut, the library is an understated comfort. Libraries are a place of wonder, filled to the brim with every flavor of resource imaginable, and manned by experts willing and able to help patrons tackle nearly any research question. Among their many roles, librarians are explorers, armed with the skills required to navigate their expansive collections and locate exactly what you need (if not more).

As researching remotely has become the norm over the past few months, many librarians have shifted their expertise to a virtual role to continue their passion of assisting patrons and students. At times, however, this new remote research dynamic may require you to venture into HeinOnline without a trusty librarian by your side…

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Researching the Facts About Police Brutality and Racial Disparity

American History, Criminal Justice, Criminal Justice & Criminology, Current Events, Law Journal Library
HeinOnline Blogger

In the past week, peaceful protests, violent riots, and spontaneous looting have erupted across the United States in the name of George Floyd, a black man who recently died following an altercation with the police. Many engaging in these both lawful and unlawful protests do so to stand against police brutality and to stand with the Black Lives Matter movement.

Racial disparity in the use of lethal force by law enforcement has been a recurring point of contention for the United States. Before diving into this recent development, read up on the hot topic in this previous blog post.

The Death of George Floyd

THE INITIAL ENCOUNTER

On May 25…

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New Feature! Availability Facet Added to the Law Journal Library

Customer Suggestion, Law Journal Library, New Features
Tara Kibler

Over its 20 years of existence, HeinOnline has evolved into a premier online research platform primarily due to constructive feedback from its customers. When users find something in HeinOnline that can be enhanced, they send us an email, give us a call, start a live chat, or even send us a social media message. We carefully consider each request, and very often begin implementing the suggestion without delay.

Last month, we received another great suggestion over live chat. While performing some search queries in the Law Journal Library, Isabelle noticed that a few of her results were highlighted in red. These results indicated content that was indexed…

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What’s New in HeinOnline: May Content Release

Content News, Content Release, HeinOnline Updates, What's New
Lauren Mattiuzzo

May marked a major milestone in our history as HeinOnline officially turned 20! We’ve been busy celebrating our birthday, in quarantine of course, but that hasn’t kept us from preparing new and historical content to bring directly to your home, office, or wherever you may be social distancing. Let’s take a look at what new material is now discoverable with our latest content release.

MAY CONTENT RELEASE SUMMARY

Updated databases: 61

New titles: 2,719

New volumes: 3,578

New pages added last month: 915,483

Total pages in HeinOnline: 184,560,580

Highlights of the Past Month

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New Journals Added to HeinOnline This Month!

Content News, HeinOnline Updates, Law Journal Library, Tips and Tricks, What's New
Lauren Mattiuzzo

With the May content release, we added 11 new journals, 7 of which are active serials. Join us as we take a closer look at each of the new titles and the type of content they cover.

EDUCATION LAW JOURNAL

2000-2017 All Published

Published by LexisNexis

Education Law Journal provides an up-to-date, authoritative source of information on all the latest developments in education law. Written by Great Britain’s leading education lawyers, judges and academics, it keeps busy practitioners, local authorities, tribunal judges and academics reliably informed…

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Secrets of the Serial Set: The Killing of Osama bin Laden

American History, Exploring HeinOnline, Foreign Affairs, Secrets of the Serial Set, U.S. Congressional Serial Set
Tara Kibler

This month, HeinOnline continues its Secrets of the Serial Set series with an exploration of the Intelligence Community’s successful operation to kill Osama bin Laden, the world-renowned terrorist responsible for the September 11 attacks on the United States.

Secrets of the Serial Set is an exciting and informative monthly blog series from HeinOnline dedicated to unveiling the wealth of American history found in the United States Congressional Serial Set. Join us each month to explore notable events in U.S. history using the primary sources themselves. Grab a seat and prepare to be blown away by what the Serial Set has to offer.

The U.S…

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