Google has announced a nice Docs viewer which you can use to quickly view documents online without leaving your browser. PDF documents, PowerPoint presentations, and TIFF files are supported Simply enter a document URL to …
Month: September 2009
LegalTube, a New Video Matchmaking Site for Lawyers & Clients
Robert Ambrogi over at Law.com’s Legal Blogwatch discusses LegalTube, an interesting new video matching site for lawyers and clients: A new video site wants to play matchmaker for lawyers and clients. The idea behind LegalTube …
2009-2010 Blue Book
The 2009-2010 State of Wisconsin Blue Book is now available on the Legislative Reference Bureau website. Past editions of the Blue Book (1995-2008) are also available on the LRB sites. Older editions (1853-2004) have been …
70 Sizzling Apps to Increase Attorney Productivity
The ABA Journal has a great list of 70 Sizzling Apps to increase productivity. The list is grouped by categories: Word processing and office suites Research and Reference Accessibility Task Management Maps, Fun and Games
Recent UW Law School Faculty Scholarship
New faculty scholarship as appears in the latest UW Law School Legal Studies Research Paper Series via SSRN. Judging from a Guilty Conscience: The Chilean Judiciary’s Human Rights Turn by Alexandra Valeria Huneeus, University of …
This Saturday is Museum Day – Free Admission to Select Museums
This Saturday, September 26, 2009, is Museum Day. Enjoy free general admission for you and a guest to hundreds of museums and cultural venues nationwide. There are a number of Wisconsin museums participating in this …
Public Hearing Scheduled for Bill Proposing Restrictions to CCAP Access
As I reported earlier on WisBlawg, there is a bill being considered in the Wisconsin legislature that could mean some pretty big changes for CCAP access. Tony Chan, Chair of the Law Librarians Association of …
Sources of State and Federal Court Documents & Case Information
Legal professionals often need to access court documents and case information, but knowing where to find them most efficiently and cost effectively isn’t always easy. There several services that provide access to recent court documents …
Plaintiff's Brief Filed in Wisconsin's Diploma Privilege Challenge
Last week, plaintiffs filed a brief in their challenge to Wisconsin’s “diploma privilege.” From the State Bar of Wisconsin news: In the newly filed brief, the plaintiffs ask for summary judgment on the question of …
Court Dismisses Complaint from Woman Who Didn't Like Her Yahoo! Search Results
From Tech Dirt: Earlier this year, we wrote about a woman named Beverly Stayart, who had sued Yahoo over what she found when she did a search on her name. Her complaint was that some …