Take a trip back in time with Penny Postcards, featuring scenes from every state. There are some great ones for Wisconsin, including this one of City Hall in Milwaukee. Thanks to Angela Henes for the …
Year: 2008
GPO Authenticates Online Content
Beginning with the 110th Congress, the Public and Private Laws on GPO Access have been digitally signed and certified. GPO has signed and certified the PDF files to assure users that the online documents are …
Madison Screening of Anatomy of a Murder
This Saturday, Cinematheque is screening the legal classic, Anatomy of a Murder. Saturday, March 29, 7:30 p.m. Anatomy of a Murder USA, 1959, 35mm, b/w, 161 min. Directed by Otto Preminger With James Stewart, Ben …
De-Bunking the CSI Effect
In the March 2008 NIJ Journal (National Institute of Justice), felony trial judge Donald Shelton explores The ‘CSI Effect’: Does It Really Exist? Based on findings from a survey of jurors in Ann Arbor, Shelton …
Foreclosure Alarm Offers Alerts of WI Pre-foreclosure Filings
Foreclosure Alarm is a new company based out of Madison which offers real-time notifications of all pre-foreclosure filings in Wisconsin. The data is derived from CCAP. From the Attorney Benefits page: Search foreclosure filings based …
Capture Web Site Content with Time Stamp
From MakeUseOf.com: FreezePage lets you take snapshots of web pages and store them for later reference. What makes FreezePage different from other screenshot capture tools is that in addition to screenshots it also saves the …
Western District of Wisconsin as New Patent Rocket Docket
According to Law.com: Patent attorneys are hailing the Western District of Wisconsin as the nation’s newest so-called rocket docket, characterized by speedy trials and a jury pool friendly to patent holders. Patent case filings are …
Creative Uses for Old Books
If you’re planning a little spring cleaning of your personal library, take a look at these clever uses for your old books: Make A Lamp Out of Books (from DIY) Artist and designer Alex Cobb …
Google Scholar Indexing Hein Online Content
Due Process reports that law review articles from Hein Online are now being indexed by Google Scholar. I’ve always liked Google Scholar, but up until recently I haven’t found it particularly helpful for finding law …
Tips for Monitoring Cases
Carol Bannen, Director of Information Resources at Reinhart, Boerner, Van Deuren, has compiled a useful list of Tips for Monitoring Cases in the March edition of the Wisconsin Lawyer. She describes a range of publications …