Legal Research News and Information with an Emphasis on Wisconsin
The Congressional Research Service (CRS) is the public policy research arm of the United States Congress. The reports issued by CRS, which are created to inform members of Congress on issues of public policy, are excellent sources of in-depth, non-partisan information. Unfortunately, while the taxpayer-funded CRS reports are unclassified, they do not become public until …
Wisconsin Senate Bill 214, which clarifies to whom library records may be released, was signed into law by the Governor last week as Wisconsin Act 34. The law states that library records “indicating the identity of any individual who borrows or uses the library’s documents or other materials, resources, or services may not be disclosed …
From CM Law Library Blog: At last! You can now easily get to the digest topic outline on Westlaw via a link on the top of the Westlaw page that says “Key Numbers”. [Read more]
Check out JS Online for a review of the Milwaukee Chamber Theatre production, Trying, “about a crusty and cranky old lawyer butting heads with a determined secretary from the Canadian prairies.” From the MCT Web site: Georgetown, November 1967. Cantankerous Judge Francis Biddle, once Franklin Delano Roosevelt’s Attorney General, must hire yet another new secretary …
The La Crosse Tribune is running a series of articles on plea agreements – “how plea agreements are forged, why they have become a fixture in the courts and what they bring to our legal system.” According to The Tribune, only about one percent of felony cases in La Crosse County make it to trial …
From the New York Times: Rupert Murdoch, the chairman of the News Corporation, said today that he intended to make access to The Wall Street Journal’s Web site free, trading subscription fees for anticipated ad revenue. Source: Moritz Legal Information Blog
In a two year pilot project, free public access to federal court records via PACER has been made available at 16 libraries in 14 states under a joint pilot project of the Administrative Office of the United States Courts and the Government Printing Office. According to a press release from the US Courts, the project …
Periodically, the City of Madison sponsors a Computer Recycling Roundup. The next one is schedule for this Saturday, November 17th. According to the Web site, there is a $5 fee for computer monitors and laptops and a $25 fee for televisions. There is no charge for other computer or electronics parts or components. This event …
The Wisconsin Court System’s workshop for public librarians received some recognition in the Library Journal last month. The workshops acquaint public librarians with the latest law resources available for pro se litigants. From the article: Local and state court officials, lawyers, and the state law librarian made presentations on the range of resources now available, …
“Alcatraz Smedry doesn’t seem destined for anything but disaster. On his 13th birthday he receives a bag of sand, which is quickly stolen by the cult of evil Librarians plotting to take over the world. The sand will give the Librarians the edge they need to achieve world domination. Alcatraz must stop them…by infiltrating the …