Legal Research News and Information with an Emphasis on Wisconsin
Earlier this week, the nonprofit Measures for Justice launched an amazing new data portal “to assess and compare the criminal justice process from arrest to post-conviction on a county-by-county basis. The data set comprises measures that address three broad categories: Fiscal Responsibility, Fair Process, and Public Safety.” According to The Marshall Project: The project, which …
Yesterday, the American Bar Association issued new guidance on protecting client confidentiality in electronic communications (Formal Opinion 477, Securing Communication of Protected Client Information). This guidance updates a 1999 ABA opinion. According to the new opinion, A lawyer generally may transmit information relating to the representation of a client over the Internet without violating the …
Have you ever thought of applying for a grant to support your research or a special project but weren’t sure how to get started? How about publishing an article in a professional or scholarly journal? The American Association of Law Librarians Academic Law Libraries Special Interest Section Committee on Research & Scholarship has created a …