From USCourts.gov: At its December 2009 meeting, the Judicial Conference Committee on Court Administration and Case Management (CACM) endorsed a set of suggested jury instructions that district judges should consider using to help deter jurors …
Year: 2010
WI Assembly Introduces Another CCAP Bill Which Would Alter Access to Court Records
Last month, the Wisconsin Assembly introduced another bill which would affect access to CCAP. Tony Chan, chair of Government Relations for the Law Librarians Association of Wisconsin had this report: On January 22, 2010, 2009 …
UW Law Students to Help Dane Co Homeowners with Foreclosure Mediation
UW Law School students will help Dane County homeowners facing foreclosure take their cases through a mediation process with their lenders, reports UW-Madison News. Beginning in February, Dane County Circuit Court will require lenders to …
New WI Supreme Court & Court of Appeals Cases Delivered Weekly with CaseLaw Express
CaseLaw Express is free weekly email service from the Wisconsin State Bar which lists all decisions handed down by the Wisconsin Supreme Court and Court of Appeals during the previous week. To subscribe, see the …
Revised Local Rules for Eastern Dist of WI Includes New Section on Citation to Unpublished Materials
The United States District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin has published new local rules effective Feb. 1, 2010. Note in particular new Civil Local Rule 7 (j) governing citations to unpublished materials. It …
Judge Tunheim in Defense of PACER
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 …
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 …