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Monthly Archives: February 2012
Historic Places of the Civil Rights Movement
“We Shall Overcome: Historic Places of the Civil Rights Movement”, is a collaborative effort of the National Park Service and the U.S. Department of the Interior. These interesting places listed below played an important role in the Civil Rights Movement. … Continue reading
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Law Library Hours – Presidents’ Day Weekend
The Law Library will be operating during the following days and hours of Presidents’ Day Weekend: Saturday, February 18th: 10 am – 10 pm Sunday, February 19th: Noon – 11: 30 pm Monday, February … Continue reading
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Founders’ Day Convocation and Awards Program
The Law Library will be closed during the following hours on Wednesday, February 15th in observance of the University Founders’ Day Convocation and Awards program. 9:30 am – Noon Thank You, Library Staff
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Word of the Day: Restrictive Covenants
Now unenforceable as the result of the Supreme Court’s ruling in Shelley v. Kraemer, 334 U.S. 1 (1948), restrictive covenants were terms in private, contractual agreements among homeowners to prohibit purchasing, leasing, or occupying property by certain groups of people, … Continue reading
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A Higher Education Dual System of Separate and Unequal Schools?: Maryland HBCUs Sue the Maryland Higher Education Commission
The state’s four historically black colleges and universities (Morgan State, Coppin State, Bowie State, and University of Maryland Eastern Shore) allege that Maryland continues to operate a dual and unequal system of separate colleges and universities in violation of federal … Continue reading
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Some JDs Just Want to Be Librarians
Sometimes the idea emerges as a law student learns the lawyering skill of legal research and loves it. Sometimes it almost seems to be what Paulo Coelho describes as a Personal Legend path. After the inspiration, what next? Yes, … Continue reading
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Elected to Public Office: 20th-21st Century Firsts in Black History
1966: Edward Brooke, Senator from Massachusetts, http://baic.house.gov/member-profiles/profile.html?intID=125 1967: Carl Stokes, mayor of a major city, Cleveland, Ohio, http://ech.case.edu/ech-cgi/article.pl?id=SCB2 1968: Shirley Chisholm, Congresswoman from New York, http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=c000371 1989: L. Douglas Wilder, Governor of Virginia, http://www.vahistorical.org/sva2003/wilder.htm 1992: Carol … Continue reading
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Law Library Hours – Spring Semester Hours
The law library regular days and hours of operation for the duration of the Spring Semester are as follows: Monday – Friday 8am – 11: 30 pm Saturday 10 am – 10 pm Sunday Noon – 11: 30 … Continue reading
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Law Library Hours – Thursday, February 2nd
The Law Library will operate during the following hours on Thursday, Febrary 2nd. 8am – 10 pm
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Honoring Black History Month
Today is the first day of February – Black History Month! As part of the Mason Law Library’s of Black History Month, we will send a post each week that is relevant to the contributions of African Americans in … Continue reading
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