Black Friday will soon be upon us. The day after Thanksgiving is one of if not THE biggest shopping day of the year. If you’re planning to brave the crowds, it pays to do a …
Month: November 2008
Judge Disallows Electronic Legal Research Cost Recovery
A federal judge has disallowed attorneys to recover electronic legal research fees as part of a $31.5 million settlement against Coca-Cola. From Law.com: Among the expenses [U.S. District Court Judge Willis B.] Hunt disallowed was …
LIFE Photo Archive Available via Google
Google has recently released a LIFE magazine photo archive. The archive contains millions of photographs, stretching from the 1750s to today. Most were never published and are now available for the first time. I particularly …
State Offers Free SAT, ACT, & GRE Prep Tool
From Channel 3000: Wisconsin students can study for their SAT and ACT exams for free on a new state Web site. KnowHow2GoWisconsin announced Friday that its Web site now has tutorials and interactive practice sessions …
New Wisconsin Law Blog
There’s a new addition to the Wisconsin blawgosphere – Wisconsin Lawyers Blog. Welcome! From the Wisconsin Law Journal: With 8 Wisconsin attorneys blogging at the site, in the categories of civil litigation, real estate, business …
UW Law Prof Alta Charo Named to Obama Transition Team
University of Wisconsin Law School Professor Alta Charo has been selected for President Elect Obama’s HHS agency review team. How exciting! Professor Charo is the Warren P. Knowles Professor of Law and Bioethics at the …
Wisconsin Law Journal Names Unsung Heroes
I’m very honored to have been selected as one of the winners of the Wisconsin Law Journal’s Unsung Heroes award. The awards were presented at a luncheon at the Italian Community Center in Milwaukee last …
Google Tracks the Flu
From BBC News: Google’s philanthropic arm Google.org has released a new site that tracks the incidence of flu in the US based on terms used in Google searches. Is there anything that Google can’t do? …
Star Trek and the Value of Law Books
Kirk’s lawyer, Samuel T. Cogley, defends the value of law books over computerized research. Glad to know that they’ll still be around in the 23rd century. Hat tip to Law Librarian Blog
Fastcase Now Free to WI Bar Members
From the Wisconsin Law Journal: Oct. 31 marked the State Bar of Wisconsin’s roll-out of its newest, and by far most significant, member benefit: It launched free access to Fastcase for bar members… A couple …