Legal Research News and Information with an Emphasis on Wisconsin
American Libraries magazine has created a new online column called Letters of the Law which explores a wide range of legal issues that arise in libraries. The column is authored by Mary Minow, a consultant with LibraryLaw.com, and Tomas A. Lipinski, dean and professor at the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee School of Information Studies – which just …
On the latest episode of the WI Law in Action podcast from the UW Law Library, Professor David S. Schwartz, discusses his new book, “The Spirit of the Constitution: John Marshall and the 200-Year Odyssey of McCulloch v. Maryland” in which he chronicles 200 years in the life of one of the most important Supreme …
The UW Law School Office of Continuing Legal Education is offering a free CLE on the Ethics of Lawyering in a Digital World on Friday, January 10th from 9 am to noon. Featured speakers are Jeffrey Glazer of Ogden, Glazer, + Schaefer, Aviva Kaiser of the State Bar of Wisconsin, and Christopher Shattuck also of …
I recently learned of a national program called Sound the Alarm where Red Cross volunteers will install up to three free smoke alarms. Specialized bedside alarms for individuals who are deaf or hard-of-hearing may also be available. The smoke alarms in your house must be manufactured over 10 years ago to qualify. Did you know …
On Monday, the US Supreme Court heard oral arguments in Georgia v. Public.Resource.org regarding the copyright status of the state’s official legal code including annotations written by LexisNexis. From SCOTUSblog The problem is that the published volumes in which [the Georgia] statutes appear include not only the laws themselves, but also a series of annotations …
Social media can be an incredibly rich source of facts and information. It can be used to profile litigants, opposing counsel, or prospective jury pool members, or to impeach a witness, gather facts, and gauge public opinion. In the latest edition of the State Bar of Wisconsin’s InsideTrack, Laura Olsen, senior legal research specialist at …