skip to main content
skip to site footer
SEARCH FOR Go Search ADVANCED SEARCH »
SHOP PRACTICE AREAS Menu Dropdown
FEATURED
ALL



Corporate Edge Newsletter
A newsletter from West providing Westlaw® search tips for corporate counsel and staff
Fall 2008

Questions for the Corporate Guru

Question: Are there American Law Reports (ALR®) annotations relating to current affairs?
Answer: See the links below.
Here are some ALR annotations that relate to recent events. If you retrieve these annotations on Westlaw, you can easily browse them by clicking links in the user-friendly table of contents, article outline, or index.
ALR Annotation
Politics
Socialist Party Wins Ohio Ballot Case
Find the story on Ballot Access News
Related ALR analysis: 120 A.L.R.5th 1 (originally published in 2004) Validity, Construction, and Application of State Statutes Governing "Minor Political Parties"
Entertainment
Judge Blocks "Harry Potter" Encyclopedia
Find the story on CNN
Related ALR analysis: 23 A.L.R.3d 139 Extent of Doctrine of "Fair Use" under federal Copyright Act
Travel
Continental introduces $15 Fee for 1st Checked Bag
Find the story on Reuters
Related ALR analysis: 149 A.L.R. Fed. 299 (Originally published in 1998) Construction and Application of § 105 Airline Deregulation Act (49 U.S.C.A. § 41713), Pertaining to Preemption of Authority over Prices, Routes, and Service
Environment
Ike Could Strengthen As Nears US Gulf-Officials
Find the stories on Reuters
Related ALR analysis: 14 A.L.R. Fed. 2d 173 (Originally published in 2006) Construction and Application of Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (Stafford Act), 42 U.S.C.A. §§ 5121 et seq.
International
Ancient Bronze Mirrors Stolen from Museum
Find the story on Reuters
Related ALR analysis: 184 A.L.R. Fed. 139 (Originally published in 2003) Validity, Construction, and Operation of Archaeological Resources Protection Act of 1979, 16 U.S.C.A. §§ 470aa to 470mm
See all articles in current issue