“A couple in Pittsburgh whose lawsuit claimed that Street View on Google Maps is a reckless invasion of their privacy lost their case.” Read more from CNet News: Aaron and Christine Boring sued the Internet …
Courts
Malamud Takes on PACER
The New York Times has an interesting article about Carl Malamud’s attempt to gather district court records from PACER and make they freely available on the Web. Those courts, with the help of the Government …
WI Supreme Court Takes Step Toward Creation of Legal Aid Organization
Wisconsin’s Supreme Court has taken the first step toward creating a nonprofit organization to provide more legal help for the poor, reports JS Online. “This month, the court voted 6-0, with Justice David Prosser abstaining, …
Australian Court Serves Documents via Facebook
An Australian court has ordered that a default judgement could be served on defendants by notification on Facebook. The courts already allow service by email and text message. Read more from the Sydney Morning Herald: …
Free Access to English Reports, 1220-1873
Free access to the English Reports from 1220-1873 is now available from the Australasian Legal Information Institute (AustLII). The English Reports database contains 124,882 cases and the full text of the Reports are searchable. Users …
Judge Disallows Electronic Legal Research Cost Recovery
A federal judge has disallowed attorneys to recover electronic legal research fees as part of a $31.5 million settlement against Coca-Cola. From Law.com: Among the expenses [U.S. District Court Judge Willis B.] Hunt disallowed was …
WI Appellate Courts Briefs to be Filed and Made Available Electronically
From the Wisconsin Law Journal: The Wisconsin Supreme Court on Oct. 28 took another step in broadening an electronic filing system for attorneys, but the court also made it known it is not willing to …
WI Courts to Allow Citation of Unpublished Opinions
On Oct. 14, the Wisconsin Supreme Court adopted in principle Judicial Council petition 08-02 to amend Wis. Stat.
CircuitCourtPro Offers Customized Notifications of WI Circuit Court Filings
The folks behind Foreclosure Alarm have expanded their offerings and now offer real-time notification of filings for all case types in the Wisconsin circuit courts. The new product is called CircuitCourtPro. Like Foreclosure Alarm, the …
Proposed 2009 Milwaukee County Budget Includes Court Staff Cuts
The Wisconsin Law Journal reports on the 2009 Milwaukee County budget proposal. From the article: In his 2009 proposal, [County Executive Scott] Walker plans to abolish 27 staff positions, not mandated by the state, to …