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Month: June 2008

Oregon Decides Not to Enforce Copyright Claims on Statutes

Posted on June 30, 2008

Justia reports that Oregon’s Legislative Counsel Committee has unanimously voted to not to enforce any copyright claims on the Oregon Revised Statutes. See more about the decision, including video, from PublicResource.org. For more on the …

Posted in Legislation & Regs

WI Court of Appeals Seek Mandatory Electronic Filing of Briefs & No-Merit Reports

Posted on June 27, 2008

Last week, the WI Court of Appeals filed a petition with the Supreme Court for rules changes seeking mandatory electronic filing of all appellate briefs and no-merit reports. The proposed rule changes would also also …

Posted in Courts

RepairPal Offers Auto Repair Estimates and Reviews

Posted on June 27, 2008

The next time you need to take your car in for repair, check out RepairPal, a new site offering “independent and unbiased repair estimates and user ratings and reviews” of auto repair shops. For example, …

Posted in Miscellaneous & Odd-ball

Wisconsin Diploma Privilege Suit Granted Class Action Status

Posted on June 26, 2008

Earlier this month, U.S. District Judge Barbara Crabb granted class action status to a lawsuit challenging Wisconsin’s policy of allowing in-state law graduates to become lawyers without passing the bar exam. Anyone who applies to …

Posted in Legal Professionals

Law Librarianship as an Alternative Career for Attorneys

Posted on June 24, 2008

In a new career alternatives feature, Above the Law examines law librarianship. A bit snarky, but pretty much on the money. Worth a look if you’re thinking about a career change. Selections from the AALL …

Posted in Libraries & Librarians

NYT Examines SSRN & Scholarly Rankings

Posted on June 24, 2008

Earlier this month, the New York Times ran an interesting article about how SSRN rankings have affected legal academia. Social Science Research Network [is] an increasingly influential site that now offers nearly 150,000 full-text documents …

Posted in Legal Publications

Registration for Web 2.0 Challenge Opens Today

Posted on June 13, 2008

Law Librarians: Are you interested in learning about applications like blogs, wikis, and Second Life, but don’t have a lot of time? Take the AALL Computing Services-SIS Web 2.0 Challenge! The Web 2.0 Challenge — …

Posted in Uncategorized

Madison Chosen for Electronic Medical Record Demonstration Project

Posted on June 12, 2008

According to Wisconsin Technology News, Health and Human Services has named named Madison as one of 12 areas that will take part in five-year national Medicare demonstration project to evaluate whether electronic medical records really …

Posted in Miscellaneous & Odd-ball

CyberCemetery Offers Defunct Government Web Sites

Posted on June 12, 2008

From Bev Butula’s Wisconsin Law Journal blog: Looking for documents from a defunct government agency? You might dig it up at the CyberCemetery. This website is a collaboration of the University of North Texas and …

Posted in Public Information

No Call List Now Accepts Cell Phone Numbers

Posted on June 6, 2008

The Capital Times reports that Wisconsin residents can now add their cell phone numbers to the state’s No Call List. The next list will go into effect in October. To sign up or for more …

Posted in Communication
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