Chastek Blawg

This past week, the Chastek Library had the pleasure of having the family of William V. Kelley come up from California to pay us a visit and get a tour of the library. The Kelley Reading Room on the 1st floor of the Chastek Library is named after William V. Kelley. Mr. Kelley was a prominent member of the Washington bar, a former president of the Spokane County Bar Association (1940), and was a partner in the Spokane firm of Witherspoon Kelley. Fun fact, the famous journalist and celebrity author Kitty Kelley is the daughter of William V. Kelley.

From all of us at Chastek Library, we wish all those taking the bar exam (Washington, Idaho, Montana, Arizona, Nevada, Oregon, California, Alaska, Hawaii, or any other state) the best of luck.

The Washington State bar exam is Tuesday and Wednesday of this week. Many of our graduates taking it are traveling over today and tomorrow. Drive safely and get a good night's sleep before the exam. Pro Tip: you might want to pass on purchasing and consuming any sushi in that gas station off I-90 in George, Washington (or any gas station for that matter). It is also a bad time to explore sketchy looking food trucks in shady parts of Tacoma, Washington. Eat safe and bland f ood for the next two days, after Wednesday afternoon eat whatever you desire.  The same idea holds true for those taking the Utah, Idaho, Arizona, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, or California bar exams. Good luck and do your best.

Judge Brett Kavanaugh Yesterday, President Trump announced his nomination of Judge Brett Kavanaugh of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit for the United States Supreme Court.   Kavanaugh was once a law clerk for Justice Kennedy, whose seat he will fill if confirmed. There have been many articles written recently about the nomination and Kavanaugh, however, students at Gonzaga Law have access to resources where they can read about Kavanaugh’s work straight from the source.   Check out our recent post on the Chastek Library Facebook page for instructions on how to research and read Kavanaugh’s opinions for yourself using Westlaw.     Lexis Advance also provides a good overview of Kavanaugh’s career as a judge with links to dockets, opinions, secondary sources, and an “In the News” section.   There is also a data visualization of his ruling history.   To access this, log into Lexis Advance, click on the box in the upper-left corner of...

Chastek Library will be closed all day Wednesday, July 4 for the holiday. We will reopen Thursday, July 5 at 7:30am. Bar prep hours go into effect this Thursday, July 5. The library will be open for students to use until midnight Sunday-Thursday until July 22. Hours for the library can be found at  http://libguides.law.gonzaga.edu/hours

Professor Ann M. Murphy authored Chapter 4 of Feminist Judgments: Rewritten Tax Opinions (2017). The judgment Professor Murphy authored is Lucas v. Earl, 28 U.S. 111 (1930).  The book is available in the Chastek Library at KF6289 .F46 2017 - New Books.

On July 2, 1964 President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Pub. L. No. 88-352, 78 Stat. 241. The Civil Rights Act of 1964 was the nation's premier civil rights legislation. The Act outlawed discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, or national origin, required equal access to public places and employment, and enforced desegregation of schools and the right to vote.