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Change to ILLiad !

USD and Wegner Libraries | General | Tuesday June 18, 2013 |
The system for ordering full-text articles and books, ILLiad, has undergone an update. The link for ILLiad needs to be changed to https://usd.illiad.oclc.org/illiad/WS$/logon.html   (an "s" was added to the http). If you have ILLiad bookmarked...

McKusick Law Library - A "Cool" Place to Research,...

Prairie Law Blog | General | Monday June 17, 2013 | By Marsha.Stacey
While the repairs to the Law School's climate control system are not completed, the system has been modified so that the McKusick Law Library is once again a "cool" place to research, read and study.  If you need a quiet and comfortable place to...

South Dakota's Implied Consent Statute in the Cros...

Prairie Law Blog | Legal News | Monday June 17, 2013 | By Marsha.Stacey
Tags: court supreme
The U.S. Supreme Court, in its April 17th, 2013 opinion,  Missouri v. McNeely , ___ U.S ___, 133 S. Ct. 1552, 185 L.Ed.2d 696 (2013), clarified that in a DUI case, an immediate warrantless blood draw is a search subject to the Fourth...

When Jurors Fail to Agree

Prairie Law Blog | Legal News | Saturday June 15, 2013 | By Marsha.Stacey
When jurors in a South Dakota civil case cannot agree on a verdict during their deliberations, what happens to the case?  This question came up recently based upon a case from Rapid City.  After deliberating for almost seven hours one day and two...

Update on the McKusick Library climate control sit...

Prairie Law Blog | General | Friday June 14, 2013 | By Marsha.Stacey
The McKusick Law Library continues to be quite warm.  The Library is open and the staff will be at the Circulation/Reference desk during normal business hours today.  We hope the replacement part will be in soon and the Library again will be a...

VLP Poetry Reading and Slam June 20th

English Department News | Vermillion Literary Project | Thursday June 13, 2013 | By english
Tags: poetry slam obach dwp vlp
Join us for the Vermillion Literary Project Reading and Poetry Slam featuring Lindy Obach   Enjoy the flow of poetry and your favorite beverage at Raziel’s, 13 W. Main Street, Vermillion, 7 p.m., Thursday, June 20th.   Slam poets, bring...

Special Legislative Session Canceled

Prairie Law Blog | General | Wednesday June 12, 2013 | By Marsha.Stacey
On May 30th, we reported that South Dakota Governor Daugaard had called for a special legislative session to amend a bill passed during the regular session which approved building a 41.3 million dollar veterans home in Hot Springs. The bids had come in at $10...

The Great Outdoors!

Prairie Law Blog | Displays and Observances | Wednesday June 12, 2013 | By Marsha.Stacey
President Obama has proclaimed June 2013 as " Great Outdoors Month ." In his proclamation, the President reminded Americans of the obligations they have to preserve and protect the nation's natural "treasures," including the National...

McKusick Library cooling issues

Prairie Law Blog | General | Wednesday June 12, 2013 | By Marsha.Stacey
Due to mechanical issues, the McKusick Law Library is very warm today, Wednesday, June 12th. We will remain open and the library staff will be at the Circulation/Reference desk during normal business hours, but we would like everyone to be aware of the...

ILLiad Downtime - June 13, 3 - 5pm

University Libraries | Technical Problems | Wednesday June 12, 2013 | By ahinseth
ILLiad interlibrary loan will be unavailable on Thursday June 13th from 3pm until 5 pm while updates are installed. The url for ILLiad will also be updated.    The new url is https://usd.illiad.oclc.org/illiad/USD/logon.html Please update...

Law Ratchet

Prairie Law Blog | Legal News | Tuesday June 11, 2013 | By Marsha.Stacey
Law Ratchet , a new aggregator of legal news and blogs, premiered in late May. Law Ratchet allows you to scan legal news from various sources, i.e. CNN, the ABA Journal, The Wall Street Journal Law Blog, and Thomson Reuters News and Insight, and law blogs...

South Dakota's Supreme Court Chief Justice, David ...

Prairie Law Blog | Legal News | Thursday June 06, 2013 | By cspurlin
On June 5th, the South Dakota Supreme Court announced that the Justices had unanimously elected David Gilbertson to the position of Chief Justice for an unprecedented 4th term. As the Chief Justice, Gilbertson is responsible for the administration ...

Professor Garry's Novel Ideas

Prairie Law Blog | General | Thursday June 06, 2013 | By cspurlin
Law students read "heavy" casebooks throughout the academic year, so when winter finally gives way to summer it's enjoyable to choose "lighter" reading. An earlier blog highlighted the poetry of Professor Frank Pommersheim, while this...

What do Criminal Law and Haiku Have in Common?

Prairie Law Blog | General | Monday June 03, 2013 | By cspurlin
The answer to the riddle is Professor Frank Pommersheim who teaches Criminal Law and Criminal Procedure at USD Law School and writes poetry wherever he is. Some faculty members at USD Law School author novels or poetry chapbooks in addition to their...

Governor Daugaard Proclaims a Special Session for ...

Prairie Law Blog | General | Thursday May 30, 2013 | By cspurlin
Tags: government legislation
The South Dakota Legislature completed its forty day session at the end of March, and all the legislators returned home. Then on May 22, Governor Daugaard proclaimed that a special session would necessitate that the legislators return to Pierre on Saturday...

May 2013 - Asian-American and Pacific Islander Her...

Prairie Law Blog | Displays and Observances | Tuesday May 28, 2013 | By Marsha.Stacey
May 2013 is Asian-American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month. In the McKusick Law Library, one of our current displays includes President Obama's Proclamation designating this month as Asian-American and Pacific Islander Heritage month, as well as books...

Memorial Day - Remembering the Service of Our Vete...

Prairie Law Blog | Displays and Observances | Tuesday May 28, 2013 | By Darla.Jackson
Tags: veterans
Title 36 of the United States Code Section 116 provides for the "renewal of the legacy of Memorial Day" as a time to "pay tribute to individuals who have made the ultimate sacrifice in service to the United States and their families." The section also calls...

Library Hours - 4th of July

Library Hours | General | Tuesday May 28, 2013 | By ahinseth
Wednesday (7/3) 7:30 am - 5 pm Thursday (7/4) Closed

Jewish American Heritage Month

Prairie Law Blog | Displays and Observances | Thursday May 23, 2013 | By Marsha.Stacey
May is Jewish American Heritage Month, as proclaimed by President Obama . To learn more about the Jewish experience in America, visit the Jewish American Heritage Month website, hosted by the Library of Congress. Of particular interest is the "Stories"...

Unleash the Power of Age - May is Older Americans ...

Prairie Law Blog | Displays and Observances | Wednesday May 22, 2013 | By Darla.Jackson
President Obama issued a proclamation recognizing May 2013 as Older Americans Month. As reflected in the Administration on Aging's History of Older Americans Month , the designation of May as the month "to acknowledge the contributions of past and current...

Television & Movies Influence the Language of Lega...

Prairie Law Blog | General | Tuesday May 21, 2013 | By Darla.Jackson
Star Trek has been both a television series and a movie with several sequels. Star Trek Into Darkness, the most recent sequel has earned $70.6 million dollars since its launch last week. Star Trek has done more than earn money for the networks and studios;...

Sexual Assault in the Military Sparks Debate Regar...

Prairie Law Blog | Library Staff | Sunday May 19, 2013 | By Darla.Jackson
Following a third incident of a military sex assault prevention chief facing misbehavior charges, Congress has begun to debate the need for reform of the Uniform Code of Military Justice in regards to sexual assault as well as other types of offenses. ...

Patent Rights to Genetically Modified Seeds Valida...

Prairie Law Blog | Legal News | Friday May 17, 2013 | By Darla.Jackson
On May 13, 2013, in the case of Bowman v. Monsanto Co. , the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that a farmer could not use Monsanto’s patented genetically altered soybeans to create subsequent crops without paying a fee. Farmers who buy Monsanto’s patented...

The YouTube Appeal and What It Means for Law Firms...

Prairie Law Blog | General | Wednesday May 15, 2013 | By Darla.Jackson
Tags: video legal information providers
On May 4th, Kevin O'Keefe's Real Lawyers Have Blogs, a blog that often focuses on law firm marketing and social media, included a post entitled Google’s Schmidt: YouTube Has Replaced TV. What’s It Mean for Law Firms? . Citing the statistic that more 18-34...
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