Legal Research News and Information with an Emphasis on Wisconsin
Along with all the other stuff you can find, the Internet is a great source for images. Whether you are looking for a photo of Billy the Kid, a diagram of a combustion engine, or a picture of a four leaf clover, chances are some one has put it on their Web site. Rather than …
The Wisconsin Legislator Briefing Book is a guide prepared by the State of Wisconsin Legislative Council to brief legislators on various subjects and procedures. Sections may include summaries of existing laws and current issues, FAQs, procedural flowcharts, and more. There is a lot of useful info here, for legislators and non-legislators alike. Contents include: Part …
Looking for briefs from U.S. Supreme Court cases? There are a few free Web sources you can try: FindLaw’s Supreme Court Center Free full text briefs from the 1999-2000 term to the present. Also includes dockets, decisions, orders, etc. Supreme Court Briefs Free full text briefs filed by the Solicitor General from July 1998-present and …
The Wisconsin State Law Library staff offer both free and fee-based classes on legal research and using electronic resources in the legal research process. These are great classes at great prices. The following classes have openings: Internet Tips & Tricks Wednesday April 20, 2005 8:30-10:00 a.m. Fee: $50.00. 1.5 CLE credits applied for. Wisconsin Briefs …
The March issue of WSLL at Your Service is now available from the Wisconsin State Law Library. Highlights include: New WSLL classes WI Statutes online updates PowerPoint Pack and Go USB Flash Drives Source: Connie Von Der Heide, WSLL Librarian
The new Dane County Juvenile Court Resource Booklet is now available on the county’s Web site or can be purchased from the Dane Co. Legal Resource Center for $2.00. The DCLRC is located at Rm 315–210 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.Madison, WI 53703 or call (608) 266-6316. The 37 page booklet covers delinquency, TPR, adoption, …
Beginning March 1st, Wisconsinites can request a free copy of their credit report once every twelve months. You may request your report online, by calling 1-877-322-8228, or via mail by printing and completing the request form and mailing it to: Annual Credit Report Request Service P.O. Box 105281 Atlanta, GA 30348-5281 For more information, see …
The March 2005 edition of the DCLRC Docket from the Dane County Legal Resource Center is now available. Circulation is highlighted this month.
Searching Smarter: Finding Legal Resources on the Invisible Web has been reprinted in The Colorado Lawyer’s February 2005 issue. The text is available only to members of the Colorado Bar Association. However, the original article, which appeared in the September 2004 issue of the Wisconsin Lawyer is still available on their site.
Peter Cannon, whom many know was a legislative analyst at the Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau (LRB), has recently retired after 26 years. Cannon Research Service, a legislative research service, is his latest endeavor. Cannon shared some information about the service in a Law Librarians Association of Wisconsin Newsletter article (p. 8): Since the LRB’s primary …