“I could tell you a story about lots of things. Every day is a story.” – Representative Raymond Bunt, Jr. In November 2004, the Pennsylvania House Archives began interviewing former Representatives of the House. With the mission to “Preserve the Legislative Memory,” the Archives of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives launched its Oral History Project

The U.S. Constitution established admiralty courts to hear “all cases of admiralty and maritime jurisdiction” (U.S. Const. art. III, § 2, cl. 1.). Black’s Law Dictionary defines admiralty as “[a] court that exercises jurisdiction over all maritime contracts, torts, injuries, or offenses.” Jenkins Law Library has several resources available on this complex topic.If

In the Pennsylvania statutes, counties are referred to in terms of their ‘class’. In this context, a class is determined by county population. The state uses data from the U.S. Census to determine the population size of a particular county. There are nine county classes in Pennsylvania. Philadelphia, due to it’s high population, is

The American Law Reports (ALR) are often considered a staple in legal research. As explained by ALR publisher Thomson Reuters, “Every article is a complete research brief that summarizes all caselaw relevant to a specific legal point. Articles analyze distinctions among cases to give an objective analysis of both sides of an issue. Plus,

Is there a specific document you need to find, like a report or hearing? Try HeinOnline’s US Congressional Documents database. Browse to a particular document type or Select Advanced Search. Advanced Search allows you to search Text, Date, etc. for any or all Document Types:If you don’t find the specific report or hearing

Nolo: Legal Information Reference Center is a remote database available 24/7 to members of Jenkins Law Library. If you are a solo attorney, a small business owner, or representing yourself in a legal issue, the resources in the Legal Information Reference Center were designed for you. Nolo’s mission is to, “help consumers and small

LLMC offers a wide range of archival material from the U.S. federal government, U.S. state governments, territorial governments, various Anglo-American collections, and several foreign jurisdictions.LLMC Digital has been busy making enhancements to the database. Keep reading to discover the latest updates that have been implemented!Gap File AddedNearly 5,000 new volumes and over 45,000 records