On September 22nd, the U.S. Postal Service will be dedicating four 44-cent stamps honoring Supreme Court justices Joseph Story, Louis Brandeis, Felix Frankfurter, and William Brennan Jr. Source: Et Seq.
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Does Public Records Law Extend to Government Employees' Email ? WI Supreme Court to Decide
There is a very interesting article in the latest InsideTrack regarding a case pending before the Wisconsin Supreme Court on “whether the public’s right to know what its government is up to extends to reading …
WSLL Offers E-Filing Class
To assist attorneys who are now required to submit electronic copies of briefs and other documents when litigating matters at the Wisconsin Supreme Court and Court of Appeals, the Wisconsin State Law Library is offering …
Federal Judiciary to Assess PACER
From the PACER Service Center: The Federal Judiciary has undertaken a year-long, comprehensive program assessment. The goal of the assessment is to identify potential enhancements to existing services and new public access services that could …
RECAP Firefox Add-on – Access PACER Docs for Free; Contribute New Docs to Archive
I’m excited about a new Firefox add on called RECAP that “improves the experience of using PACER, the electronic public access system for the U.S. Federal District and Bankruptcy Courts.” According to the website, RECAP: …
Does Posting Briefs in Database Violate Copyright?
The Volokh Conspiracy examines the question of whether Lexis and Westlaw infringe copyright when they post briefs filed in court. Read more: The argument for infringement is actually moderately strong. Like most other documents, briefs …
Docket Number Searching Available via Justia Docket Search
Nicholas from Justia just let me know that case number searching is now available on Justia’s Docket Search. He was responding to an earlier WisBlawg post which indicated that case number searching was not available. …
FreeCourtDockets Sets Limit on Number of Free Dockets per Day
In response to rising demand and rising cost, FreeCourtDockets has set a limit on the number of free dockets that users can obtain daily. From a recent email: The word has been quickly spreading about …
"Suggested Practices" for Federal Judges when Citing Internet Sources in Opinions
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 …
Access to Justice Commission Formed: New WI Supreme Court Rule 14
The Wisconsin Supreme Court has created Chapter 14 of the Supreme Court Rules, establishing the Access to Justice Commission. The Wisconsin Lawyer has a copy of the full order. From the Creation and Purpose section …