Legal Research News and Information with an Emphasis on Wisconsin
Here is the latest faculty and staff scholarship from the University of Wisconsin Law School Legal Studies Research Papers series found on SSRN. Second-Order Participation in Administrative Law Miriam Seifter, University of Wisconsin Law School White Slavery in the Northwoods: Early U.S. Anti-Sex Trafficking and Its Continuing Relevance to Trafficking Reform Bonnie J. Shucha, University …
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Yesterday, a federal three-judge panel unanimously decided that a lawsuit challenging Wisconsin’s last legislative redistricting plan as an example of “extreme partisan gerrymandering” may proceed. According to the Wisconsin State Journal: “Although we believe that plaintiffs face significant challenges in prevailing on their claims, we conclude that plaintiffs’ complaint is sufficient to state a …
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Return to normal view · Wider · Narrower Rebecca S. Trammell, Law Library Director of Stetson University College of Law has recently completed a dissertation on Technology & Legal Research: What Is Taught & What Is Used in the Practice of Law. Using data from three sources (the 2013 ALWD Survey; a review of syllabi; and the 2014 law …
I recently discovered a new, free tool called Smallpdf that allows you to do some sophisticated PDF management that you can’t do with the free Adobe Acrobat Reader. For example, with Smallpdf, you can convert your PDF into many different types of file formats, including JPG, Word, PPT, or even Excel – or from any …
Warner/Chappell Music, a subsidiary of Warner Music Group, has long claimed to own the rights to “Happy Birthday to You,” probably the most recognized English language song in the world. However, new evidence unearthed by librarians at the University of Pittsburgh Law Library calls that claim into question. According to PittLaw, Warner/Chappell’s claim is based …
Here is the latest faculty and staff scholarship from the University of Wisconsin Law School Legal Studies Research Papers series found on SSRN. “Realizing the Promise of Padilla Through a Law School/Public Defender Collaboration” 2015 Wisconsin Law Review 339 by STACY TAEUBER The Supreme Court’s 2010 decision in Padilla v. Kentucky thrust the issue of …
The other day I walked into my office after lunch and was excited to find that someone had placed a brand new 20th edition of the Bluebook guide to legal citation on my desk. I realize that I may be revealing some major nerdiness admitting to that. I’ve always had a love – hate relationship …
Some colleagues and I were discussing some of the more interesting interview questions that we’ve heard along the “if you were a …, what … would you be?” vein. Here’s one that came up: If you were an ice cream cone, what flavor would you be? The question immediately brought to mind one of my …