Legal Research News and Information with an Emphasis on Wisconsin
Here is the latest faculty scholarship from the UW Law School Legal Studies Research Paper Series via SSRN. The Meaning of ‘Enterprise,’ ‘Business,’ and ‘Business Profits’ under Tax Treaties and Domestic Tax Law: U.S. Report by Allison Christians, University of Wisconsin Law School Yariv Brauner, University of Florida – Levin College of Law Defining Innocence …
Bruce Hoesly, Revising Attorney/Code Editor at the Legislative Reference Bureau, informed me of some very exciting changes to the Wisconsin legislative and administrative databases on the Legislature’s website. Note that the link on the Legislature’s homepage that used to say “Searchable Infobases” now says “Documents.” This change reflects the move to the new HTML view …
The Federal Judiciary has launched a new PACER training site where current and future users can learn how to use PACER. You don’t have to register, and there is no charge for accessing this training area. The site includes data from real cases filed in the New York Western District Court between 1/1/2007 and 7/1/2007 …
This week, the New York Times had an interesting article about a digital archive of the Proceedings of the Old Bailey. The archive is a fully searchable collection of criminal trials held at London’s central criminal court including biographical details of the men and women executed at Tyburn. Contains all surviving editions of the Old …
From Government Computer News: Saying that search technology has made some specialized tools unnecessary, Google has discontinued operation the Google.com/UncleSam tool for searching government websites…. “Today, search quality has advanced tremendously, and based on our analysis we’ve found that in most cases you’re better off looking for this kind of specialized information using the regular …
From the AALL Government Relations Office: The Office of the Law Revision Counsel is seeking comments on the new beta version of its website for the U.S. Code. The Office is looking for feedback from law librarians and members of the public about the site’s features, content, and ease of use. The beta site is …
If you’re considering writing an article for a legal publication, check out Information for Submitting Articles to Law Reviews & Journals. This guide, compiled by librarians from the University of Missouri at Kansas City – School of Law, contains information about submitting articles to law reviews and journals, including the methods for submitting an article, …
The University of Wisconsin Law School is proud to announce the addition of three new faculty members. Cecelia Klingele and Mark Sidel join the UW Law School faculty beginning in the Fall of 2011. Paul Secunda will join the Law School for the summer and the fall semester as Visiting Professor. For more information about …
Looking for a good restaurant in the Madison area? Check out our map of restaurants recommended by UW Law School faculty and staff. You can access it via the Web or on a smart mobile phone. To use the mobile version, first, install the Google Maps for Mobile app on your device. It is available …
Here is the latest faculty scholarship from the UW Law School Legal Studies Research Paper Series via SSRN. How Nations Share by Allison Christians, University of Wisconsin Law School Toward a Reality-Based Constitutional Theory by Andrew B. Coan, University of Wisconsin Law School Transparent and Commercialized?: Managing the Public-Private Model for Data Production and Use …