Legal Research News and Information with an Emphasis on Wisconsin
Assembly Bill 418 which would stop ordinary citizens from viewing Wisconsin court records online via CCAP has aroused much debate. JSOnline’s Proof and Hearsay summarizes: It’s a footnote here that the bill to restrict access to Wisconsin’s online court records database is not likely to be seriously considered this Legislative term, but the fact the …
Proof and Hearsay reports that the option to “Pay Fees Online” has quietly been added to CCAP. At this point, however, it is only enabled for Kenosha County. Here’s the message that you see when you click on the “Pay Fees Online” button: Welcome to the Wisconsin Court System’s Circuit Court Online Payment system. This …
A 19-year-old restaurant worker is suing the California Supreme Court to reverse its practice of largely ignoring unpublished court opinions, according to the McClatchy Washington Bureau. Source: Library Stuff
This week marks the sixth annual Wisconsin Book Festival, themed “Domestic Tranquility.” The five-day celebration will take place in and around downtown Madison, from October 10-14, 2007. A schedule of events is available on the Web site. Note that there are several in the category law. ——— Update 10/11/07: As I posted a few months …
My Westlaw representative informs me that there are two new databases of interest to Wisconsinites: Dockets-Wisconsin-Appellate and Supreme Courts (DOCK-WI-APPSCT) Dockets-Wisconsin-Circuit Courts (DOCK-WI-CIRCUIT) Unfortunately, they are not available to law schools at this time.
The Wisconsin State Journal reports on Assembly Bill 418 which would stop ordinary citizens from viewing Wisconsin court records online (CCAP). From the LRB Analysis: This bill restricts public access to the CCAP system from the Internet while permitting unlimited access to information in the CCAP system to Wisconsin judges or other court officials, law …
I just learned about a sneaky little device called the SnoopStick which allows you to monitor and control access to computers and laptops from anywhere, anytime. It is available for $60. According to the web site: Simply insert a SnoopStick device into a USB port on the computer you want to monitor. Run the 60 …
I’ve recently discovered that JSOnline maintains a statistics portal called DataOnDemand. The data sets, which go back to June 2007, include: Annual pay for Milwaukee city employees FBI crime statistics U.S. housing unit estimates U.S. poverty estimates School instructional hours Dam inspections Wisconsin bridges Property taxes Wisconsin fuel pump inspections State subsidies to businesses Wisconsin …
From the Daily Cardinal: The new University Station U.S. Post Office, 441 Lake Street, opens today, replacing a temporary location at University Bookstore and a previous site at the old University Square, the post office announced Friday. The Lake Street station [formerly a McDonald’s] includes services exclusively tailored to students, including an Automated Postal Center …
This never aired Batman and Robin 1966 Batgirl pilot episode introduces Batgirl, the librarian. It takes place in Gotham Public Library. What a hoot! Thanks to Law Librarian Blog for the laugh.