“In a repeat performance of one of the most popular college pranks ever, this week Lady Liberty once again appeared to rise from Lake Mendota with torch aloft, thanks to the Wisconsin Hoofers, UW-Madison’s outdoor …
Year: 2009
Statement Opposing Taxation of Legal Services
State Bar of Wisconsin President, Diane S. Diel, has issued a statement opposing the potential taxation of legal services. Source: The Wheeler Report
Harper's Index Available Online
In celebration of its 25th year, the Harper’s Index-12,058 lines spanning 300 issues-is now open to all for searching and browsing, with more than one thousand linked categories. Slaw explains that “Harper’s Index is a …
UW Board of Regents Minutes Digitized
Anyone needing to do research on the University of Wisconsin might be interested in a new collection from the UW Digital Collections Center, the University of Wisconsin Board of Regents Collection. This collection consists of …
Malamud Takes on PACER
The New York Times has an interesting article about Carl Malamud’s attempt to gather district court records from PACER and make they freely available on the Web. Those courts, with the help of the Government …
Profiled on Blawg.com Blog
Yesterday Bill Gratsch, founder of Blawg.com, posted some highlights of an interview with me. Bonnie Shucha, the Head of Reference at the UW Law Library, recently answered a few of my questions about what law …
WI Journal of Law, Gender & Society Announces Symposium on Gender & Criminal Justice
The Wisconsin Journal of Law, Gender & Society is hosting a symposium entitled Gender and Criminal Justice: The Impact of Gender in Criminal Law from Legislation through Incarceration. The event will be held on Saturday, …
New SSRN E-Journal, Legal Information & Technology, Encourages Law Librarian Scholarship
SSRN has recently unveiled a new e-journal titled Legal Information & Technology. It includes working papers, forthcoming articles, and recently published articles in all areas of legal information and law librarianship. Interested readers can subscribe …
Law Review Print Subscriptions Declining – What Does It Mean?
A recent study by Ross E. Davies, editor in chief of The Green Bag and a professor of law at George Mason University reveals that print subscriptions to law reviews are declining dramatically. Davies compared …
New State Bar E-Newsletter, WisBar InsideTrack – Will Contribute Legal Research Tips
This morning the State Bar of Wisconsin distributed its first issue of a new electronic newsletter called WisBar InsideTrack. The newsletter, which will be published twice a month on the first and third Wednesdays, is …