Legal Research News and Information with an Emphasis on Wisconsin
The Wisconsin Supreme Court has created Chapter 14 of the Supreme Court Rules, establishing the Access to Justice Commission. The Wisconsin Lawyer has a copy of the full order. From the Creation and Purpose section (SCR 14.02): (1) In order to aid the courts in improving the administration of justice by supporting civil legal services …
“Attorneys and the public can also freely access appellate briefs online” reports the Wisconsin Law Journal in an article on status of the new electronic filing system for Wisconsin’s appellate courts. While [Wisconsin Supreme Court Clerk of Court David R.] Schanker conceded that the new rules are designed to be more “user-friendly” for judges, he …
From the U.S. Courts Newsroom: A recent publication discusses the importance of federal judges’ papers as a documentary record of their careers and the work of the federal courts. A Guide to the Preservation of Federal Judges’ Papers was first published in 1996 and has proved to be one of the most frequently requested publications …
Today’s Wheeler Report shares the sad news that George Coburn, “master of this website for more than 10 years lost a three-month struggle with cancer on Saturday. He posted his last news release on Friday, June 26.” From the notice: His one editorial comment in the 17 years he worked with Wheeler News Service and …
From the State Bar of Wisconsin News: A challenge to Wisconsin’s diploma privilege has been remanded to federal district court following the U.S. Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals’ decision in Wiesmueller v. Kosobucki, 08-2527… In its opinion, the court of appeals said that the district court’s dismissal of the action left it in “an evidentiary …
Wall Street Journal reports that Practising Law Institute is offering many of its titles via the Kindle. From the article: A nonprofit group that provides continuing education for lawyers is making its books available for sale on Amazon.com Inc.’s Kindle, underscoring the widening appeal of the digital reader. The discounts off print prices for digital …
Wisconsin Assembly Bill 340, introduced yesterday, could mean some big changes for CCAP. The bill would limit what information is made accessible and when, and it would require many users to register and pay an annual fee. From the LRB analysis section of the bill: The information on CCAP is available for free on an …
The University of Wisconsin–Madison has expanded its agreement with Google to digitize books from UW–Madison’s collection and make them available online. From a press release issued this morning: The expanded partnership, completed on July 8, 2009, enables the university to broaden public access to its collection in new ways, made possible by the settlement Google …
From The Consumerist: A global Nielsen survey reports the cool yet frightening revelation that people trust opinions they find on the internet more than those from newspapers, TV, radio and magazines. The only category that trumps online rumblings is “recommendations from people known.” So what does this mean? The implication for consumer sales is obvious, …
In response to numerous questions, FreeCourtDockets answers the question “Who are we and why are we giving away Pacer dockets for free?” From an email that I received yesterday: FreeCourtDockets is maintained by Courtport, LLC. We feel federal court dockets, like other public records should be free and freely available via the Internet. While others …