Legal Research News and Information with an Emphasis on Wisconsin
From TVC Alert: New Service for Tax Professionals The Internal Revenue Service introduced a new electronic service, which lets tax professionals request and receive transcripts of client tax records online. The Transcript Delivery System (TDS) responds to authorized requests within minutes via a secure online connection.
The Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau has recently released a revised brief in their Wisconsin Briefs series entitled, Rent-To-Own Stores. Wisconsin Briefs are produced the LRB Reference section focusing on topics of current interest often based on frequency of questions to the Reference Desk.
Voters in Oshkosh have a new resource: a blog called 54th District – An online forum for the four candidates for the 54th District Seat in the Wisconsin Assembly courtesy the Oshkosh Public Library, Oshkosh Community News Network, and the Oshkosh League of Women Voters. What a great use of a blog – very innovative! …
How Appealing, a blog devoted to appellate litigation is running a series called 20 Questions for the Appellate Judge. This month’s judge is Wisconsin Supreme Court Chief Justice Shirley S. Abrahamson. Among other things, Justice Abrahamson discusses the judicial selection process, Wisconsin’s diploma privilege and the legal education system, expectations for law clerks, and offers …
From: ESQlawtech, Ltd Controversial “Black Boxes” Finding Way Into Courtroom: For many years now, many American made cars have been equipped with “Black Boxes” that are capable of recording driving conditions including speed, braking distance, direction of travel, even seatbelt usage. Forensic use of the data collected by these devices has been a subject of …
For those of you who may not have discovered it yet, I encourage you to take a look at Zimmerman’s Research Guide, an Online Encyclopedia for Legal Researchers. This is a wonderful resource for anyone needing to get a quick summary of research sources in a particular legal subject area.
Interesting article from Corporate Counsel called Outsourcing Reaches Corporate Counsel. From the article: Cheap foreign labor has long been a frightening specter for some American industries. But these days, garment makers and steelworkers are not the only ones competing with lower-paid counterparts abroad. Spurred by the slow economy, many in-house legal departments are cutting costs …
It seems that Bloglet, the service WisBlawg uses to send email updates, is once again malfunctioning. I’m investigating alternatives so please bear with me.
The Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau has recently released a new brief in their Wisconsin Briefs series entitled, Voice Over Internet Protocol: New Telephone Service Poses Regulatory Challenges. Wisconsin Briefs are produced the LRB Reference section focusing on topics of current interest often based on frequency of questions to the Reference Desk. From the abstract: Telephone …
From Blawg: Robert Ambrogi, who is constantly scouring the web for “new and intriguing web sites for the legal profession,” has released a new, updated edition of his law website compendium, The Essential Guide to the Best (and Worst) Legal Sites on the Web You can also keep up with Mr. Ambrogi’s latest discoveries and …