The latest edition of InsideTrack from the Wisconsin State Bar highlights some major improvements in the search capability of Books Unbound. Books UnBound is the subscription-based online library of State Bar of Wisconsin CLE Books. …
Year: 2010
Supreme Court Affirms Diploma Privilege
This morning, Wisconsin Supreme Court voted 7-0 to keep Wisconsin’s diploma privilege in tact. The justices rejected a proposal from a group of lawyers who wanted to end the practice. Read more at the JS …
Latest UW Law School Faculty Scholarship
Here is the latest faculty scholarship from the UW Law School Legal Studies Research Paper Series via SSRN. Legal Protection of Archaeological Remains on Public Property in the U.S. Virgin Islands by Kim Alderman, University …
GPO Access to Shut Down by End of Year – Being Replaced by FDsys
From the U.S. Government Printing Office: The sunset of GPO Access is planned for the end of 2010. At this time, FDsys will assume the role as GPO’s electronic system of record. Migration of all …
Program: Putting the Wisconsin Idea Online
Next month the UW Madison is hosting a free program called Putting the Wisconsin Idea Online. The program will highlight how campus researchers have used the Web to fulfill the Wisconsin Idea by making their …
State Bar Board of Governors Opposes Petition to Amend or Repeal Diploma Privilege
From the State Bar of Wisconsin news: The State Bar of Wisconsin’s Board of Governors voted 32-6 to oppose a petition submitted by 71 Wisconsin attorneys that would expand Wisconsin’s diploma privilege to out-of-state law …
Decisions about Obama's Visit to Campus Yesterday
Today’s New York Times offers a very interesting look at the political and administrative decisions behind President Obama’s visit to the UW Madison campus yesterday, as well as the logistical details.
NY Courts: Expect All Facebook Posts to be Considered Public Information
3 Geeks and a Law Blog reports on two opinions from NY regarding access to both public and private Facebook posts. Bottom line in New York (and possibly every place else in the United States): …
Latest UW Law School Faculty & Staff Scholarship
Here is the latest faculty scholarship from the UW Law School Legal Studies Research Paper Series via SSRN. Historic, Comparative and Evolutionary Analysis of Tax Systems by Allison Christians, University of Wisconsin Law School The …
Wisconsin Law Journal Redesigns Website – with New RSS Feed Links
The Wisconsin Law Journal recently launched a website redesign. The layout is very clean and attractive and offers lots of web 2.0 features such as alerts, RSS feeds, Twitter and Facebook feeds and more. One …