This month's article is just for fun. My friend and colleague, Julie Horst, works at Hastings College of Law library. Hastings has a collection of legally related movies and she provided me with these lists.

The following is a list of movies that feature law librarians or law libraries:

Judicial Consent (1994)

Just Cause (1995)

The Paper Chase (1973)

Philadelphia (1993)

They Might Be Giants (1971)

Oh, and we mustn't forget this one that's only on video:

The Adventures of Mary Kate & Ashley: the Case of the Logical I Ranch (1996)

Then there are the Oscar winners for Best Picture that have some trial or court scene, or some relation to the law:  

All The King's Men (1949)  

Chicago (2002)

Gandhi (1982)

Godfather (1972)

Kramer vs. Kramer (1979)

The Life of Emile Zola (1937)

A Man for All Seasons (1966)

On the Waterfront (1954)

One Flew over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975)

Unforgiven (1992)

Oscar Winners for Best Actress in a film with a legal aspect to the storyline are:

Accused (1988)

Born Yesterday (1950)

Dead Man Walking (1995)

Erin Brockovich (2000)

Howards End (1992)

One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975)

And the Oscar Winners for Best Actor in a movie with a legal aspect to the storyline are:

Elmer Gantry (1960)

A Free Soul (1930/31)

Gandhi (1982)

The Godfather (1972)

High Noon (1952)

Judgment at Nuremberg (1961)

Kramer vs. Kramer (1979)

A Man for All Seasons (1966)

On the Waterfront (1954)

One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975)

Philadelphia (1993)

Reversal of Fortune (1990)

To Kill a Mockingbird (1962)

New Marketing effort - You may have heard our new radio spot on Capitol Public Radio. It started running in late March. We want to reach out to the greater Sacramento community, letting everyone know that we have been providing public access to legal information since 1891!

A special thanks goes out to the law firm of Knox, Lemmon and Anapolsky who graciously transferred the saclaw.com domain to us. And a big "thank you" to Cynthia Bassinger from KLA who facilitated the deal. You can now find us on the web by using either saclaw.com OR saclaw.org.

Upcoming classes - May and June's class schedule has yet to be finalized at the time of this writing, but on deck are:

"Getting More from Google: Tips for Legal Professionals"

Instructors: SCPLL Law Librarians.

Date: Wednesday, May 17, 2006 from 6:00pm to 8:00pm.1.5- hours MCLE credit offered. Regular Google users will learn new tips and tricks for conducting sophisticated search options and how to use Google to attract clients.

"Issues and Methodology in Evaluating Economic Damages in Personal Injury and Wrongful Death Cases"

Instructor: George Jouganatos, PhD.

Date: Friday, May 26, 2006 from 9:30am to 11:30am. 2-hours MCLE credit offered.

Dr. Jouganatos www.jouganatos.com has advised the California State Assembly and Congressional candidates on economic issues and has consulted and given testimony for numerous attorneys in California, Nevada, Iowa, Montana and Hawaii.

"Advanced Guide to Administrative Hearings"

Instructors: Judge Stephen Smith, Office of Administrative Hearings and Heather Hoganson, Staff Counsel, California Gambling Control Commission. Date for this class to be determined. 2-hours MCLE credit offered. Learn from the experts how to finesse your presentation skills on administrative cases.

"Introduction to Legal Research and Law Library Basics"

Instructors: SCPLL Law Librarians. Saturday, June 3, 2006 from 9:00 am to 1:00pm. This class is for the non-lawyer to introduce you to the law library and its resources.

Parking validations are available for all SCPLL classes at the Sacramento County Parking Garage, located at 7th & G Street. Visit www.saclaw.org for dates and more information.

May / June 2006