Stamps to Honor Supreme Court Justices
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.
Legal Research News and Information with an Emphasis on Wisconsin
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.
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 the personal emails government employees sent from work.” The case involves a public records request sent by a citizen to …
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 a class entitled, E-filing: Supreme Court and Court of Appeals. The class will be held Tuesday, Sept. 22, 9:30 – …
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 be provided. We are gathering information through focus groups, interviews, and surveys. Please be aware you may be solicited about …
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: Helps you give back: Contributes to a public archive hosted by the Internet Archive Saves you money: Shows you when …
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 are protected by copyright the moment they are written. The fact that they’re filed in court doesn’t waive any copyright. …
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. His comment appears below: I just wanted to make one slight comment on Justia having no case number searching. Actually …
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 FreeCourtDockets, many people have been granted invite codes, and our costs have quickly risen. To manage these costs we have …
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 …
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 (SCR 14.02): (1) In order to aid the courts in improving the administration of justice by supporting civil legal services …