Library News

SCOTUS Orders Reinstatement of the "Remain in Mexico" Policy

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".

Study Aids Available Through the Law Library

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.

SCOTUS Invalidates California Political Donor Disclosure Requirements

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.

New Mabie Law Library Catalog Coming Soon! Read Here for July 27 Transition Information

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. 

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SCOTUS Rules Student's Snapchat Rant Is Protected by the First Amendment

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.

Postponing Review, SCOTUS Seeks Biden Administration’s Views on Use of Harvard’s Racial Affirmative Action in College Admissions

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.