Legal Research News and Information with an Emphasis on Wisconsin
On Their Honor is the title of a Milwaukee Magazine article about judicial conflicts of interest in Milwaukee County. From the article: The [Wisconsin Supreme Court] rule requires that judges disqualify themselves from any case when “a judge has a significant financial or personal interest in the outcome of the matter.” If, however, the financial …
Monday’s New York Times has a very interesting article on courts use of Wikipedia. More than 100 judicial rulings have relied on Wikipedia, beginning in 2004, including 13 from circuit courts of appeal, one step below the Supreme Court. (The Supreme Court thus far has never cited Wikipedia.)… [According to] Stephen Gillers, a professor at …
This Capital Times article entitled, Wikipedia payment: Why the big deal? was today’s Library Link of the Day. Abstract: Gregory Kohs last year launched MyWikiBiz, a service that offered to write Wikipedia entries for businesses for $49 to $99. But a few days afterward, MyWikiBiz’s account on Wikipedia was blocked. Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales called …
I’ve just received word that as of the next update in March, the RSB is removing “that troubling ‘u’ word” from the online Wisconsin Statutes. Instead of noting that the text is unofficial, the PDF version will state that the text is not certified. The new footer will read as follows: Text from the 2005-06 …
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When looking for his own parking citation in CCAP, a UW-Whitewater faculty member was surprised to find a piece of his son’s confidential adoption record, reports JS Online. [CCAP, officially known as the Wisconsin Circuit Court Access (WCCA) database, contains the records of Wisconsin county courts.] “I was stunned,” said [David] Munro, who teaches issues …
From the Web site: Criminal Law Decisions Online (CLDO) covers all criminal law decisions handed down by the U.S. Supreme Court and Wisconsin Supreme Court, and published cases of the Wisconsin Court of Appeals, from July 1, 1977, through December 15, 2006. This system replicates, in an online format, the Master Compilation of Criminal Law …
Free Adobe for Legal Professionals eSeminar: In conjunction with LLRX, Adobe is hosting a free eSeminar on Acrobat 8: Top Features for Legal Professionals. The eSeminar, to be be held on Thursday, January 25, 2007,1:00 PM – 2:00 PM US/Eastern, will cover how to create PDF files from Microsoft Office, the web and other programs, …
From the Christian Science Monitor: How to go to M.I.T. for free By the end of this year, the contents of all 1,800 courses taught at one of the world’s most prestigious universities will be available online to anyone in the world, anywhere in the world. Learners won’t have to register for the classes, and …
To better reflect it’s purpose as the official web portal of the U.S. government, FirstGov.gov has changed its named to USA.gov. A Spanish version is also available.