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WI Law Review Hosts Symposium on the Supreme Court Now and “Far into the Future”

Posted on October 27, 2022

The Wisconsin Law Review’s annual symposium is this weekend, October 28 and 29.  The symposium, entitled Controlling the Supreme Court: Now and “far into the future,” features a panel of national constitutional experts who will …

Posted in Courts, UW Law School

UW Law Library Hosts New Exhibit, “Justice for All: The Legacy of Chief Justice Shirley S. Abrahamson” 

Posted on October 3, 2022

The UW Law Library is pleased to announce the installation of a new exhibit, “Justice for All: The Legacy of Chief Justice Shirley S. Abrahamson.”  On loan from the Chief Justice Shirley S. Abrahamson Legacy …

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New, Easier Way to Make Federal Court Documents Freely Available via RECAP

Posted on August 10, 2022

If you routinely access federal dockets and court documents, you may already know that you can get some documents free from the RECAP Archive, a database of millions of PACER documents and dockets maintained by …

Posted in Courts, Tools

Judicial Conference Endorses Making PACER Searching Free to All Non-commercial Users

Posted on June 3, 2022

Free federal court records are now one step closer:  The federal judiciary’s policymaking body has endorsed a proposal to make federal court records searches via the PACER electronic database free to non-commercial users.  According to a …

Posted in Courts, Data & Databases

WI Attorneys Can Now Earn CLE Credit for Tribal Court Pro Bono Appointments

Posted on May 17, 2022

The Wisconsin Supreme Court recently approved an amendment to Supreme Court Rule (SCR) 31.01 (11) to allow tribal courts to appoint attorneys to provide pro bono legal services, and to permit the attorney to claim …

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WI Tax Index & Appeals Commission Decisions Available on Wisconsin.gov

Posted on May 5, 2022

I recently discovered that Wisconsin Tax Appeals Commission Rulings and Orders are now available in full text on Wisconsin.gov.  The Tax Appeals Commission (TAC) is an independent state agency that was created by the Wisconsin …

Posted in Courts, Data & Databases, Legislation & Regs

5th Circuit Limits Use of “Wayback Machine” Archived Content without Additional Authentication

Posted on May 3, 2022

In an opinion issued earlier this year, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit placed a limitation on the use of content archived by the Internet Archive’s “Wayback Machine” without additional authentication.  The …

Posted in Courts, Data & Databases

UW Law’s State Democracy Research Initiative Newsletter Showcases Resdistricting & State Constitutional Law Expertise, State Supreme Courts Research

Posted on December 13, 2021

Interested in UW Law School’s new State Democracy Research Initiative?  Sign up for their free newsletter for news on the latest research, happenings, and events.  Issues will be published at the end of each semester.  …

Posted in Courts, Legislation & Regs

Bill to Make PACER Free Approved by Senate Judiciary Committee

Posted on December 10, 2021

Yesterday, the Senate Judiciary Committee approved a bill to make U.S. court documents free to the general public.  The bipartisan legislation would require the federal judiciary to create a new PACER system that would be …

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New Database of Federal Judicial Financial Disclosures Reveals Conflicts of Interest

Posted on September 29, 2021

Update 10/15/21 from the Free Law Project:  The financial disclosure database is now available to all. Included in the database are: Over 250,000 pages of financial records dating from 2003-2020, with complete coverage of every …

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