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 …
Year: 2008
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 …
WI State Law Library After Hours Service
From the November WSLL @ Your Service newsletter: 2009 After Hours Subscriptions – Now’s the Time! Wisconsin Attorneys: Would you like the convenience of using the State Law Library later in the evening or on …
Links to Online Books Added to MadCat Library Catalog
Earlier this week the UW Madison campus libraries added links from the MadCat library catalog to online versions of volumes in Google Books Search or the CIC shared digital repository,HathiTrust. If an item we have …
Legal History, Archives Student Essay Contest
The American Association of Law Libraries announces the first annual Morris L. Cohen Student Essay Contest. Currently enrolled students attending graduate programs in library science, law, history, or related subjects are eligible to enter the …
Are Major Changes in Store for the LSAT?
From Law.com: UC-Berkeley School of Law researchers say they have identified tests that could be used along with it to better predict success in the practice of law. And the law school’s dean is trying …