Library News

On August 24, 2021, the U.S. Supreme Court issued an order denying the Biden administration's application to stay the Migrant Protection Protocols program, also known as "remain in Mexico" policy. The policy requires asylum seekers to stay in Mexico while they wait for a hearing in the U.S. immigration court. The court order explained that the Biden administration failed to show that its attempt to end the policy was not "arbitrary and capricious".

The library offers a digital collection of study materials that you can access from your laptop, tablet or phone. Find the links below or in the lower right-hand corner of the library’s web page.

The Mabie Law Library has created a guide for new students, Introduction to the Library. The guide covers the following topics:

The Department of Cannabis Control (DCC) was recently established to consolidate enforcement, licensing and environmental oversight of the cannabis industry in California.

On July 9, 2021 President Biden signed the Executive Order on Promoting Competition in the American Economy. The Order directs the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to consider enacting rules to ban or limit non-compete agreements. The scope is unclear as the Order calls for the FTC to curtail "unfair use" of non-compete clauses.

On July 1, 2021 the U.S. Supreme Court issued a 6-3 decision in Americans for Prosperity Foundation v. Bonta holding that California's disclosure requirement burdens donors' First Amendment rights and is not narrowly tailored to an important government interest. California requires nonprofit organizations to provide the state with a copy of the tax form they file with the U.S. Internal Revenue Service listing donors. Larger groups must disclose donors who contributed $200,000 or more in any year.

Q: What is UC Library Search?

A: The Mabie Law Library catalog, UC Davis Library catalog, and UC’s Melvyl will become one system – UC Library Search – on Tuesday, July 27th. Use the tabs on the law library website to search Mabie Law Library's collection, all UC Davis Libraries (including Mabie Law Library), or all UC Libraries combined. 

Q: What's new?

On June 23, 2021 the U.S. Supreme Court issued a 8-1 decision in Mahanoy Area School District v. B.L. holding that the school district violated a freshman student's First Amendment rights when she was suspended from cheerleading after posting a profanity-laden rant to Snapchat. The opinion, authored by Justice Breyer, set out factors that courts should use in weighing the right of school administrators to punish student speech in non-school settings.

On June 21, 2021 the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals stayed the U.S. District Court';s ruling in Miller v. Bonta that overturned California's assault weapons ban. The 9th Circuit court stayed the lower court's order pending the resolution of Rupp v. Bonta, which also deals with the assault weapons ban. Rupp v.

In preparing to hear the case Students for Fair Admissions v. President and Fellows of Harvard, SCOTUS has issued an order asking Acting Solicitor General Elizabeth Prelogar to file a brief expressing the government's views on a challenge to Harvard's admissions policy, which considers race. The plaintiffs are asking the court to rule on whether Harvard's admissions policies are violating the Federal Civil Rights Act.