Legal Research News and Information with an Emphasis on Wisconsin
From The Third Branch, newsletter of the Federal Courts: The Judicial Conference has issued a series of “suggested practices” to assist courts in the use of Internet materials in opinions. The recommendations follow a pilot project conducted by circuit librarians who captured and preserved webpages cited in opinions over a six-month period…. In approving those …
From the latest edition of the University of Wisconsin Law School Legal Studies Research Paper Series in SSRN. Administrative Procedures and Bureaucratic Performance: Is Federal Rulemaking ‘Ossified’? by Jason W. Yackee, University of Wisconsin Law School and Susan Webb Yackee, University of Wisconsin – Madison – Department of Political Science, University of Wisconsin – Madison …
From the Press Release: London, 13 July 2009. Today sees the launch of a prestigious new legal Journal which aims to bring the highest standards to bear in analysis and comment on all aspects of Free and Open Source software. The ‘International Free and Open Source Software Law Review’ (IFOSSLR) is a peer reviewed biannual …
“Attorneys and the public can also freely access appellate briefs online” reports the Wisconsin Law Journal in an article on status of the new electronic filing system for Wisconsin’s appellate courts. While [Wisconsin Supreme Court Clerk of Court David R.] Schanker conceded that the new rules are designed to be more “user-friendly” for judges, he …
From the U.S. Courts Newsroom: A recent publication discusses the importance of federal judges’ papers as a documentary record of their careers and the work of the federal courts. A Guide to the Preservation of Federal Judges’ Papers was first published in 1996 and has proved to be one of the most frequently requested publications …
Today’s Wheeler Report shares the sad news that George Coburn, “master of this website for more than 10 years lost a three-month struggle with cancer on Saturday. He posted his last news release on Friday, June 26.” From the notice: His one editorial comment in the 17 years he worked with Wheeler News Service and …
From the State Bar of Wisconsin News: A challenge to Wisconsin’s diploma privilege has been remanded to federal district court following the U.S. Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals’ decision in Wiesmueller v. Kosobucki, 08-2527… In its opinion, the court of appeals said that the district court’s dismissal of the action left it in “an evidentiary …
Wall Street Journal reports that Practising Law Institute is offering many of its titles via the Kindle. From the article: A nonprofit group that provides continuing education for lawyers is making its books available for sale on Amazon.com Inc.’s Kindle, underscoring the widening appeal of the digital reader. The discounts off print prices for digital …
Wisconsin Assembly Bill 340, introduced yesterday, could mean some big changes for CCAP. The bill would limit what information is made accessible and when, and it would require many users to register and pay an annual fee. From the LRB analysis section of the bill: The information on CCAP is available for free on an …
From The Consumerist: A global Nielsen survey reports the cool yet frightening revelation that people trust opinions they find on the internet more than those from newspapers, TV, radio and magazines. The only category that trumps online rumblings is “recommendations from people known.” So what does this mean? The implication for consumer sales is obvious, …