UW Law Alum, Jennifer Peterson has written a great article about the legal aspects of blogging in this month’s Wisconsin Lawyer. The article is entitled, The Shifting Legal Landscape of Blogging. Abstract: The use of …
Year: 2006
Law Librarians Adding Value to the Practice of Law
Yesterday, I had a visit from fellow blogger, Compujurist.com’s Nerino Petro. Nerino is now the Practice Management Advisor for the Law Office Management Assistance program of the State Bar of Wisconsin. You might recognize him …
Judge Quotes Scene from "Billy Madison"
The Smoking Gun reports that “in what is surely a first for the federal judiciary, a Texas bankruptcy judge has quoted from the Adam Sandler film canon in a recent opinion. Dismissing a motion due …
UW-Madison Issues Challenge to Hackers
From Dane 101: The University of Wisconsin-Madison Division of Information Technology (DoIT) has hooked up a webserver to the internet and issued a general challenge for people to hack it in an attempt to prove …
Publication Opportunities for Law Librarians
Law librarians have a lot to say and a lot to teach about legal research… By writing articles for… law-related publications, librarians can reach out beyond our own organizations and offer research guidance to a …
Most Major Newspapers Also Publish Blogs
In an interesting survey, BluePlateSpecial.net found that all but fourteen of America’s 100 largest newspapers also published one or more blogs. Most blogs are devoted to a specific topic, such as politics, law, sports, lifestyle, …
UW Law Prof's Voice Sampled on Album
Cougar, a Madison-based instrumental post-rock band, had sampled UW Law Prof and blogger, Ann Althouse’s voice on two songs from its debut album, Law, including the first track, “Atlatl.” From the Isthmus: “Atlatl” is available …
UW Law Prof's Voice Sampled on Album
Cougar, a Madison-based instrumental post-rock band, had sampled UW Law Prof and blogger, Ann Althouse’s voice on two songs from its debut album, Law, including the first track, “Atlatl.” From the Isthmus: “Atlatl” is available …
AALL Annual Meeting Blog
The blog for this summer’s American Association of Law Libraries Annual Meeting in St. Louis is already up. The AALL Gateway will feature news, announcements and informational pieces about the upcoming meeting (and birthday celebration), …
AALL Annual Meeting Blog
The blog for this summer’s American Association of Law Libraries Annual Meeting in St. Louis is already up. The AALL Gateway will feature news, announcements and informational pieces about the upcoming meeting (and birthday celebration), …