Carol Hassler of Wisconsin State Law Library has put together a very helpful guide on finding older legal materials in the latest edition of InsideTrack. She provides tips on locating archived: Laws & Regulations Agency Opinions …
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Statistical Observations from the WI Supreme Court’s 2018-19 Term
For some interesting observations about the 2018-19 Wisconsin Supreme Court term, check out the latest SCOWstats post. It analyzes the number of decisions filed and polarization within the court and offers some speculation about the 2019-20 …
A Book of Legal Lists: The Best and Worst in American Law with 100 Court and Judge Trivia Questions
By Eric Taylor, Evening Reference Librarian For ages, people have been putting together books of lists. Librarians love to catalog books making lists. Merchant marines make manifests. In fact, there is probably a list for …
CourtListener Now Offering PACER Docket Alerts
By Eric Taylor, Reference Librarian The Free Law Project recently announced the availability of PACER Docket Alerts on CourtListener.com. CourtListener is a free public access website tracking federal and state courts. The Docket Alert tool …
Attorneys Rate State Circuit Court Judges in Wisconsin Judicial Performance Database
The USA TODAY NETWORK has recently published the results of a survey in which practicing attorneys throughout the state were asked to score the county judges before whom they have appeared. The Wisconsin Judicial Performance Database compiles more …
WI Legislature Recently Introduced Two Bills Related to CCAP
CCAP, or the Consolidated Court Automation Program, is the Wisconsin electronic circuit court case management system. Recently, several bills were introduced in the Wisconsin legislature regarding CCAP. Both of these bills, Assembly Bill 723 …
The Free Law Project's CourtListener.com Contains Every Free PACER Opinion
The Free Law Project has recently announced that in collaboration with the U.S. Department of Labor and Georgia State University, they have collected every free written order and opinion that is currently available in PACER. …
US Supreme Court to Require Electronic Filing
Beginning in November, the US Supreme Court will require electronic filing of case documents. According to a SCOTUS press release, counsel will initially submit filings both in print and electronically. An exception will be made …
Study Suggests that Law Clerks Influence Voting on the Supreme Court
A new study on SSRN examines whether law clerks exert any influence on voting by Supreme Court justices. According to authors Adam Bonica, Adam Chilton, Jacob Goldin, Kyle Rozema, & Maya Sen, there is indeed …
Book Review: My Own Words by Ruth Bader Ginsburg
My Own Words by Ruth Bader Ginsburg Law Library Stacks: KF8745 .G56 A3 2016 Book Review by Eric Taylor, Evening Reference Librarian My Own Words is a delightful read. The words and stories are hers. …