The Wisconsin International Law Journal announces the 2007 Symposium open to all UW students, faculty and the legal community Islamic Law in a Globalized World: Implications for Contemporary Finance Law Friday, March 2, 2007 9:00 …
Month: February 2007
American Law Sources Online, An Excellent Legal Research Portal
One of my favorite sites for researching law on the Internet is American Law Sources Online (ALSO). ALSO has compiled an outstanding, well organized collection of links to freely available primary and some secondary legal …
LRB's Governing Wisconsin Series Explains State Government
The Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau publishes Governing Wisconsin, a series of brief discussions of how government works in Wisconsin. The guides explain such things as legislative rules, the Wisconsin Idea, forms of local government, open …
March of the Librarians Mockumentary on YouTube
Thanks to WI Ct of Appeals Judge Daniel Anderson for alerting me to March of the Librarians on YouTube. A parody of March of the Penguins, this mockumentary follows librarians at the ALA Midwinter conference. …
Comparing Wisconsin's Current Budget to Its First
In contrast to Governor Doyle’s recent budget proposal, Odd Wisconsin has a bit about Wisconsin’s first budget. So, let’s see… $25 billion in 2007, for a single year’s operation of state government, works out to …
Comparing Loislaw and Versuslaw
Electronic legal research can be very expensive. Fortunately, there are a few lower cost options out there, including Loislaw and Versuslaw. There is a nice short article comparing the two in the February 2007 edition …
Above the Law Looking for Law Librarian Hotties
Above the Law has launched its latest hotties contest – this time their are looking for hot law librarians. I love it. And UW Law School folks: take a look at the familiar face on …
Justia Launches Free Federal District Court Filings Database Search
Justia has launched a database of recently filed Federal District Court civil cases. You can browse by browse by state and/or type of lawsuit or view all recent cases. Search by party name, jurisdiction, type …
Introducing the Book – A Very Early Help Desk Interaction
A colleague sent me a link to this awesome YouTube video, Introducing the Book. Think early – really early – help desk. I laughed out loud.
Consortium: The Journal of Legal Nonsense
Consortium is a new law journal that “aims to explore the less-than-scholarly side of the law in an entertaining and hopefully humorous way. You’re not going to find long diatribes about the recent disposition of …