Category: Courts

Inside Higher Ed has a good analysis of the copyright infringement suit against Georgia State University. Three major academic presses, backed by the Association of American Publishers, allege “systematic, widespread, and unauthorized copying and distribution” at the university through the library electronic course reserve system, Blackboard, departmental Web sites and individual course syllabi posted online. …

From Channel 3000: [Gov. Jim Doyle] vetoed a bill that would expand access to juvenile court records for police, judges and social workers. Current state law considers juvenile court records confidential. Law enforcement officers, judges and prosecutors must request permission from a judge to access them. The bill would have deemed the records open to …

CM/ECF Pacer Access is now available for the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals according to Legal Dockets Online. Along with the D.C. and Veteran Claims courts, it joins the 4th, 6th, 8th, 9th, and 10th circuit courts which already use the CM/ECF system. What does this mean? CM/ECF makes available online court case docket sheets …

According to Law.com: Patent attorneys are hailing the Western District of Wisconsin as the nation’s newest so-called rocket docket, characterized by speedy trials and a jury pool friendly to patent holders. Patent case filings are climbing in the district based in Madison, including cases involving companies headquartered outside the area. Lawyers say they’re attracted by …

A recent study finds that children may offer more accurate court testimony than adults. The study was conducted by two Cornell University professors: Valerie Reyna, human development professor, and Chuck Brainerd, human development and law school professor. Science Daily reports: They say children depend more heavily on a part of the mind that records, “what …

From the Wisconsin Court System Headlines: The Wisconsin Supreme Court is historically among the most influential state supreme courts in the United States, according to preliminary findings of a study published in December by the UC Davis (University of California, Davis) Law Review. The study, which was highlighted in a March 11 column by New …

WisPolitics.com reports on two new pieces of legislation proposed by State Representative Marlin Schneider. The first would open the deliberations of the State Supreme Court. From the article: Schneider believes the public should also have the right to know about the private discussions of the Supreme Court. Just as the legislature must debate bills and …

I was using Justia yesterday and noticed something I hadn’t seen before – US Federal Court Appeals Opinions. It includes all US Federal appellate cases since 1950 browse-able by F 2d and F 3d citation. Wow – how long has that been there? An email from Justia’s Tim Stanley confirmed that the 1950+ Fed is …

JS Online reports that: Milwaukee County officials mistakenly released numerous confidential court records for a citizens group’s Web site that detail payments for tests and other costs linked to mental competency, paternity and guardianship cases, officials acknowledged. The records obtained by Citizens for Responsible Government Network were part of a county database of 188,000 purchasing …

The Beloit Daily News weighs in on the two pending Wisconsin bills which would limit access to court records via CCAP. AB 418 would restrict public access and allow only judges, court officials, police, lawyers and “accredited” journalists to view the information. AB 754 would require that all records pertaining to a case be deleted …