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Legal Resources Information

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Gale Virtual Reference Library has a new look for 2012.
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What’s available at the John A.H. Murphree Law Library?
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Did you know that there are at least 10 attorneys who are also comic book/graphic novel characters?
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other than a great Al Pacino flick?
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Brief (no pun intended) discussion of a case that is expected to come before the Supreme Court (again!) in November 2011.

New Books

Adoption & Surrogacy in Florida
Melissa A. Tartaglia

Melissa Tartaglia, whose legal practice focuses on adoption and surrogacy, has been giving seminars on the adoption and surrogacy process for years. In this easy-to-use sourcebook, she presents the pros and cons of the wide range of adoption choices available in Florida, along with invaluable step-by-step tips on completing appropriate legal paperwork.

What are my rights?
Thomas A. Jacobs

Teens often have questions about the law, but they don’t always know where to turn for the answers. This book gives them those answers, exploring more than 100 legal questions pertaining specifically to teens. The third edition includes fresh facts, updated statistics, and additional questions and answers, including a new chapter addressing online issues from Facebook to file sharing. 

Social Security Handbook
Federal Government

The completely updated Handbook, organized by section number, is a readable, easy-to-understand reference for comprehending complex Social Security programs and services.  The Handbook is designed to help users understand the gray areas of the Social Security Act, and to provide critical information about rights and obligations under Social Security laws.

Gun Fight
Adam Winkler

Gunfight promises to be a seminal work in its examination of America's four-centuries-long political battle over gun control and the right to bear arms. In the tradition of Gideon's Trumpet, Adam Winkler uses the landmark 2008 case District of Columbia v. Heller, which invalidated a law banning handguns in the nation's capital, as a springboard for a groundbreaking historical narrative. 

Associated Press Stylebook
Associated Press

Fully revised and updated, this new edition contains more than 3,000 A to Z entries—including more than 200 new ones—detailing the AP’s rules on grammar, spelling, punctuation, capitalization, abbreviation, and word and numeral usage. 

databases

Databases

Download & print legal forms & information for family law, real estate, leases, small business, wills, & much more.

Fast, efficient online legal research designed for the public as well as attorneys. Limited access at Headquarters, as part of the Murphree Law Library collection.

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