Legal Research News and Information with an Emphasis on Wisconsin
Here is the most recent UW Law School Faculty and Staff scholarship from the UW Law School Legal Studies Research Papers series found on SSRN. •Fathers Behind Bars: Rethinking Child Support Policy Toward Low-Income Noncustodial Fathers and Their Families by Tonya L. Brito, University of Wisconsin Law School •On Fallibility and Finality: Why Thinking Like …
Earlier this week, a new chapter in the ongoing debate about how to update or change CCAP was written. A bill was introduced that would limit access to civil case information after money judgments have been satisfied and eight years have passed to the Assembly. Two Republican representatives introduced the bill, and it has bipartisan …
Today, Judge Denny Chin ruled in favor of Google in what may be a landmark case that would enhance Fair Use for digital items. Google argued that scanning in books and publishing ‘snippets’ of the books online (over 20 million and counting) was within the realm of Fair Use, an argument accepted by the Court. …
Want to jump in a time machine? The UW Digital Collections (UWDC) is the place to do it. Over the past twelve years, the UWDC has digitized thousands of images and other media from Wisconsin and around the world. One element of librarianship is preservation and it is always exciting to see such wonderful and …
A recent blog entry from the Law Librarians of Congress has detailed some news ways that the US Code can be searched, viewed and downloaded from the Office of Law Revision Council website. Users can now download section of the code or the entire code in four different formats: XML, XHTML, PCC or PDF. You …
The Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau has issued a notice indicating that printing and distribution of the Wisconsin Administrative Code and Register will end January 1, 2015 and the Code and Register will become electronic−only publications. According to the notice, code chapters will be published in the Register as PDF files in the exact format as …
The Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau has issued a notice indicating that printing and distribution of the Wisconsin Administrative Code and Register will end January 1, 2015 and the Code and Register will become electronic−only publications. According to the notice, code chapters will be published in the Register as PDF files in the exact format as …
Here is the latest faculty and staff scholarship from the UW Law School Legal Studies Research Paper Series via SSRN. Taxing with Purpose by Susannah Camic Tahk, University of Wisconsin Law School Heterogeneity, Legislative History, and the Cost of Litigation: A Brief Comment On Bruhl’s ‘Hierarchy and Heterogeneity’ by Anuj C. Desai, University of Wisconsin …
The Wisconsin Law Review has announced that its 2013 Symposium will be held on October 31, 2013 from 8 am – 6 pm at the Madison Concourse Hotel. This year’s topic is “Safety and Sustainability in an Era of Food Systems.” The symposium will draw together practitioners and scholars who are taking a broader systems-oriented …
Starting in November, the url THOMAS.gov will be redirected to Congress.gov. THOMAS.gov will remain accessible from the Congress.gov homepage through late 2014. If you are unfamiliar with Congress.gov and want to learn more, trainings are available Oct. 17 and Nov. 14. Complete this form to register. For more information about the transition, see In Custodia …