The Washington State Law Library's mission is to promote reliable access to legal information and provide expert legal reference assistance.

415 12th Ave SW, Olympia, WA
Joined December 2021
Plan your library visit: courts.wa.gov/library/?fa=li… Learn about our services: courts.wa.gov/library/?fa=li… Don’t miss us on social media! We post on: LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/washing… Facebook: facebook.com/walawlibrary
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Did you know that you may have legal research options right in your own backyard? Find your county law library on this map and check out the services they have to offer: bit.ly/wsllWACLLmap
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Fifty years ago today, President Nixon signed the landmark Endangered Species Act, protecting fish, wildlife and plants. Read more about the ESA in our blog post at bit.ly/wsllendspecies. #EndangeredSpeciesAct
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This month we are spotlighting a unique partnership that provides free legal assistance people who are at risk of losing their babies because of substance use. Learn more about @1stlegalclinic in the ABA article at bit.ly/wsllFIRSTclinic or at thefirstclinic.org.
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Check out these new books to help guide your legal career: - How to Succeed as a Trial Lawyer - The Early-Career Guide for Attorneys - How Successful Law Firms Really Work Find these and more in our library catalog: bit.ly/wsllyourlawcareer
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The librarians of the @ALALibrary @godort Round Table maintain an annotated list of State Agency Databases, providing links to information often hidden from general web search engines. The searchable list is organized by both state and topic. bit.ly/wsllgodortagencydb
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Our latest blog post on new books in the library covers a variety of social justice topics and features local social justice organizations, including @disrightswa, @WashingtonCAN, @QLawFoundation, and @NWIRP. Read more at bit.ly/wsllnewsocjustice. #LawBlog #LegalBlog
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The Washington State Law Library will be closed on Monday December 25th and Monday January 1st.
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#OTD in 1944, SCOTUS decided the controversial Korematsu v. United States civil liberties case. The Court ruled in a 6-to-3 decision that the federal government had the power to arrest & incarcerate Fred Korematsu under EO 9066 in 1942. Learn more: tinyurl.com/jjendcp7
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The ships in Boston carried more than tea. One held a new book written by the first enslaved person, and the first African American woman, to publish a book of poetry, Phillis Wheatley. Learn more about the poet in this BBC article: bbc.in/3tiDnyC #bostonteaparty250
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Saturday marks the 250th anniversary of the Boston Tea Party. For a deep dive into the history listen to the History Hits podcast at bit.ly/histhitsbtp250 and read more from the US Census at bit.ly/censusbtp250. #bostonteaparty250
How did the people of Boston decide to dump the tea into the harbor? By committee! Read the #BostonTeaParty meeting minutes of the 14-16 December 1773 here: masshist.org/database/viewer… #MHS1791 #TheDyeIsCast #SpillTheTea
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Federal judges and federal defenders discuss the significance of the Sixth Amendment’s right to counsel, which was ratified in the Bill of Rights. #BillofRightsDay youtu.be/d89WyKPgczY
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Briefs filed in published Washington appellate court opinions are available through the library. Scanning service can take several days because briefs are currently stored offsite. Learn more about briefs at bit.ly/wsllbriefs and our services at bit.ly/4akzTMw.
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In honor of Retired Associate Justice Sandra Day O'Connor, we invite you to read our review of her biography at bit.ly/wsllsdo. The Justice will lie in repose at the Supreme Court before a funeral service at the National Cathedral next week (bit.ly/3TlaD2F).
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Looking for multi-jurisdictional articles on a legal topic? The new volume of A.L.R. includes an article that collects and discusses cases addressing challenges to rent increases in manufactured or mobile home communities (85 A.L.R.7th Art. 6). Contact the library for a copy!
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iSchool Assistant Professor Sandy Littletree, recent GOLD Award winner Nicola Andrews, and speaker and librarian Jessie Loyer published new research in @JInfoLit: journals.cilip.org.uk/jil/ar…
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Human Rights Day is Sunday, December 10th, but join @LawLibCongress this Thursday for a lecture on scientific literacy and the law. Learn more at bit.ly/480lfr and register at bit.ly/3R73rEQ.
We hope you can join us on 12/7 at 3 p.m., via Zoom, for our Human Rights Day celebration. Dr. Sarah Cooper will provide this year’s lecture on scientific literacy and the law. blogs.loc.gov/law/2023/11/jo…
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Explore the remarkable achievements of disability activists like Helen Keller through the lens of historic newspapers. loc.gov/resource/sn84020274/… #InternationalDayOfPersonsWithDisabilities #ChronAm
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