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Year: 2010
Fastcase iPad App Coming Soon
Earlier this year, Fastcase released a free iPhone app which was named 2010 New Product of the Year by the American Association of Law Libraries. Now, Fastcase is set to release an app for iPad …
Moble Apps for Lawyers, Metadata & Redaction
There are a couple of noteworthy legal tech-related articles in this month’s WisBar InsideTrack. The first is part 2 of a series on avoiding ethical pitfalls with electronic documents by Nerino Petro and Bryan Sims. …
Acts and Joint Resolutions of the 2009 -10 WI Legislative Session
Research Bulletin 2010-1 from the Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau provides an overview of the acts and joint resolutions of the 2009 -2010 Wisconsin Legislative Session. Legislation is organized by topic with acts described under the …
A History of WI Constitutional Amendments in Compliance (or Not) with the Separate Amendment Rule
Informational Memorandum 10?3 from the Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau analyzes all of the constitutional amendments submitted to the electorate since the constitution was ratified in 1848 and highlights those that may not comply with the …
Search Documents Citing Case or Article in Google Scholar
Google Scholar has a feature that allows you to view documents that cite to your case or article. This is somewhat akin to Shepards, although without the status indicators and comprehensiveness. Recently, Google has beefed …
Help Needed to Develop Bluebook Citation Style for Zotero
I received an email yesterday from Frank Bennet who has been leading the development of a Bluebook citation style for Zotero. Zotero is a free, easy-to-use Firefox extension to help you collect, manage, and cite …
Changes to the 19th Edition of the Bluebook
A new edition of the Bluebook: A Uniform System of Citation was released in May. Pace Law Library has compiled a list of the changes to the 19th edition and the associated rule numbers. Note …
Migration from GPO Access to FDsys Almost Complete
The migration of government content from GPO Access to FDsys is almost complete. As of this month, 29 of the 40 collections have been migrated with the remaining collections set to make the move in …
How Much Does PACER Actually Cost?
Less than 18% of the total income generated by PACER fees relate directly to the cost of running the service – that’s according to a new working paper by Steve Schultze, Associate Director of the …