U.S. District Judge John R. Tunheim has written a thoughtful piece about PACER for The National Law Journal. Tunheim has been closely involved with PACER as longtime member and chair of the Judicial Conference’s Court …
Month: January 2010
More Documents Now Available on FDsys
FDsys.gov, the Government Printing Office’s replacement for the aging GPO Access website, continues to grow. It now covers the following: Congressional Bills, 103rd Congress (1993-1994) to present; BILLS 104th Congress (1995-1996) to present; CCAL Congressional …
Marquette Law Review Available Online from Vol 1 to Present
From Bev Butula’s Wisconsin Law Journal blog: The Marquette Law Review, in full text, is available online from its inception in 1916. The researcher is able to browse by volume or conduct a keyword search. …
RIP PreCYdent
According to Law Librarian Blog, PreCYdent – one of the free online legal search services – is no longer available. Apparently it folded due to lack of funds.
BJS Launches Redesigned Website
From the BJS Email News service: The Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) website has been redesigned and is now available at: http://bjs.ojp.usdoj.gov. Many new features and tools have been added, and the site’s content has …
Butler Renominated for Western District Seat
The White House announced yesterday that it had renominated former Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice Louis Butler for United Stated District Judge for the Western District of Wisconsin.
Citer Looks for Legal Citations in Web Pages and Points to Content
Citer is a new tool from the Cornell Law School Legal Information Institute that looks for legal citations in ordinary web pages and points to a free, full-text version of the cited source. The concept …
Assembly Passes Ban on Texting while Driving
From the Wisconsin State Journal: The Assembly overwhelmingly passed a bill Tuesday to prohibit texting while driving, and the Senate is expected to take up and pass that version of the bill. Gov. Jim Doyle …
Wisconsin's Electronics Recycling Law Now in Effect
Wisconsin’s electronics recycling legislation, signed last October, went into effect on January 1st of this year. The law, Act 50, creates an electronics recycling program for certain devices used by Wisconsin households and K-12 public …
WSLL Raises Document Delivery Fees
As of the new year, the Wisconsin State Law Library changed their document delivery fees. From WSLL @ Your Service: For well over 10 years our minimum charge for delivery by fax, mail or email …