Legal Research News and Information with an Emphasis on Wisconsin
The Appleton Post Crescent has a nice run down of major bills passed and rejected by the Wisconsin Legislature since the beginning of the two-year session starting in January 2009. The list appears below – for a description of each, see the full article: Clean energy Failing schools Raw milk Smoking ban Texting while driving …
The Library of Congress has announced that it is archiving every public tweet made since the service went live back in 2006. Why you may ask? ars technica gives a pretty good explanation There’s been a turn toward historicism in academic circles over the last few decades, a turn that emphasizes not just official histories …
Last week I posted about the State Bar of Wisconsin’s new Books UnBound product – a subscription-based online library of State Bar of Wisconsin CLE Books (the “brown binders”). I had some concerns about the limited search capabilities but Books UnBound project coordinator, Kristin Huotari, tells me that a more advanced search is in the …
Earlier this week the State Bar of Wisconsin launched its new Books UnBound product – a subscription-based online library of State Bar of Wisconsin CLE Books (the “brown binders”). According to the State Bar, Books UnBound is not intended to replace the print books, but rather to provide greater flexibility for members to conduct legal …
Stop by the UW Law Library this week and help us celebrate National Library Week! For our celebration this year, we have put together a number of activities including drawings and giveaways, and, of course, our faculty READ poster. This year’s poster features Carin Clauss and will be on display later this week in the …
Archived news articles from the Milwaukee Journal and Journal/Sentinel are now available in Google News from the 1890s to the present. Unfortunately, there is no way to print the pages, but you can direct link to an article. To access the archives, go to the advanced search page and enter Milwaukee Journal in the Source …
On Friday, October 8th, 2010 the Law Librarians Association of Wisconsin will host an all-day educational institute for librarians at the new Marquette University Law School building, Eckstein Hall, in Milwaukee, WI. The theme for the conference is The Strength of Change. Registration will cost $100, and includes continental breakfast and lunch. The dual-track event …
From WKOW TV news: State attorneys have settled a lawsuit challenging Wisconsin’s policy of allowing in-state law students to practice without passing the bar exam. The state has agreed to pay Corrine Wiesmueller $7,500 to drop the lawsuit. Wiesmueller and her husband, Christopher, alleged Wisconsin’s so-called diploma privilege violates the federal Commerce Clause by giving …
Yesterday the US Supreme Court launched a new website – complete with a new look and new URL. The Court will now be hosting the site in-house at www.supremecourt.gov. Previously, it had been hosted by the Government Printing Office (GPO) at www.supremecourtus.gov. The GPO URL will redirect users to the new site through July 1, …
Bubbl.us is a simple, free web application that lets you create mind maps for organizing and brainstorming ideas. Mind maps are great for visually laying out ideas and seeing the connections between them. Here is an extremely simple map that I did. As you can see, you can also get much more complex. Bubbl.us is …