Legal Research News and Information with an Emphasis on Wisconsin
Update: 10/23/07 RSS feeds will be added to “Court Record Events” by the end of the day according to Jean Bousquet over at Wisconsin Courts. And based on this post, they are also working on adding search terms to the feed titles, as well as, beefing up the RSS info page. A big thanks to …
The Wisconsin Court system has developed RSS feeds for the following: News releases Supreme Court opinions and dispositional orders Supreme Court rules Supreme Court oral arguments Supreme Court dispositional orders Court of Appeals opinions Court of Appeals certifications
Davis & Kuelthau librarian, Bev Butula has written a very useful article in this month’s Wisconsin Lawyer entitled, Online Access to Circuit Court Dockets. The article explores Wisconsin’s online docket database (CCAP) and looks at the status of online access in some other states. From the conclusion: Searching circuit court dockets in Wisconsin is accomplished …
Proof and Hearsay reports on where to find Wisconsin’s tech-savvy juries. According to the statistics for twenty-nine counties’ jurors, just over 17 percent of prospective jurors surveyed in 2006 filed their jury questionnaire responses online at the court’s web site. A county break down shows that the highest percentages came from: Eau Claire County – …
Assembly Bill 418 which would stop ordinary citizens from viewing Wisconsin court records online via CCAP has aroused much debate. JSOnline’s Proof and Hearsay summarizes: It’s a footnote here that the bill to restrict access to Wisconsin’s online court records database is not likely to be seriously considered this Legislative term, but the fact the …
Proof and Hearsay reports that the option to “Pay Fees Online” has quietly been added to CCAP. At this point, however, it is only enabled for Kenosha County. Here’s the message that you see when you click on the “Pay Fees Online” button: Welcome to the Wisconsin Court System’s Circuit Court Online Payment system. This …
A 19-year-old restaurant worker is suing the California Supreme Court to reverse its practice of largely ignoring unpublished court opinions, according to the McClatchy Washington Bureau. Source: Library Stuff
US Courts has an interesting article on how PACER has altered the business of the courts. Here’s a sampling from the article: “It’s definitely changed the way our office does business, and I think it’s been a change for the better,” said Monica Menier, clerk of the bankruptcy court in the Middle District of Louisiana. …
Yesterday, the Judicial Conference of the United States voted to make transcripts of federal district and bankruptcy court proceedings available online through PACER. According to the press release: Under the new policy, transcripts created by court reporters or transcribers will be available for inspection and copying in a clerk of court’s office and for download …
From a US Courts news release: The federal Judiciary is seeking comment on the privacy and security implications related to public Internet access to certain documents in criminal case files… The committee is interested in comments on a proposal to restrict public Internet access to plea agreements in criminal cases, which may contain information identifying …