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  2. Year: 2021
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Month: January 2021

WI Jury Instructions Now Freely Available Online to All

Posted on January 28, 2021

The Wisconsin Jury Instructions (Civil, Criminal, and Children’s) are now freely available online on the Wisconsin State Law Library website.  This is a result of a cooperative effort between the University of Wisconsin Law School, …

Posted in Data & Databases

WI Law In Action Podcast: Dean Dan Tokaji on Election Law, Free Speech, & the Effect of Misinformation on Democracy

Posted on January 22, 2021

On the latest episode of the WI Law in Action podcast from the UW Law Library, election law expert Dean Dan Tokaji joins us to discuss free speech, the 2020 election, and the effect of …

Posted in Podcasts, UW Law School

Free Access to Bloomberg Law Research Platform for Legal Aid Organizations & Pro Bono Attorneys

Posted on January 20, 2021

Earlier this month, Bloomberg Law announced that it is offering free access to all legal aid organizations supported by the Legal Services Corporation.  See Dewey B Strategic for more on this partnership.  In Wisconsin, LSC …

Posted in Data & Databases

Telltale Tips to Spot Altered Images

Posted on January 15, 2021

Photographs can present powerful evidence, but beware of images that have been Photoshopped or otherwise manipulated.  How to Geek, Electrons, and FindLaw offer some tips on spotting an altered image: Images that look a little …

Posted in Uncategorized

WI Law In Action Podcast: Stewart Macaulay on Teaching Contracts and Law in Action

Posted on January 14, 2021

On the latest episode of the WI Law in Action podcast from the UW Law Library, we talk with Professor Emeritus Stewart Macaulay, an internationally recognized leader of the law in action approach to the …

Posted in Podcasts, UW Law School

Although On-site Access Limited, UW Law Library Offers Remote Support

Posted on January 13, 2021

In response to new measures to enhance the safety of the campus community during the spring semester, on-site access to the UW Law Library will be limited to UW Law School students, faculty, and staff …

Posted in Libraries & Librarians, UW Law School

HeinOnline Expands Topical Taxonomy to Include Broader Categories & Subjects

Posted on January 7, 2021

For a while now, HeinOnline has assigned topics to each article in the Law Journal Library database.  This allows researchers to get a general idea of the scope of the article before they dive in …

Posted in Data & Databases, Research Strategies

A New Goliath? Merged Legal Publishers Casemaker & Fastcase Available to Virtually Every US Lawyer as Bar Association Benefit

Posted on January 5, 2021

Today, legal publishers Casemaker and Fastcase announced their merger thereby creating the largest legal research platform by subscriber count – over one million.  According to the press release: The two companies will combine their teams …

Posted in Data & Databases, Legal Publications

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