Law.com reports that the 7th Circuit has recently created a wiki. According to Chief Judge Frank Easterbrook, who spearheaded the project, “the goal is to concentrate on procedure (in both the court of appeals and …
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How Trustworthy are State-level Primary Legal Resources on the Web? Not Very, Says AALL Report
AALL has conducted a State-by-State Report on Authentication of Online Legal Resources. The report presents the results of a survey of primary online legal resources and whether these resources are official and capable of being …
Guide to Filing a Petition for Review in the WI Supreme Court
The Wisconsin Supreme Court has created a handy guide to Filing a Petition for Review : A Guide to Seeking Review in the Wisconsin Supreme Court. The nine page document is dated October 2006. Abstract: …
Justice Breyer on NPR's "Wait, Wait … Don't Tell Me"
Check out Yahoo News for more on Justice Breyer’s entertaining interview on National Public Radio’s “Wait, Wait … Don’t Tell Me.” Being the funniest Supreme Court justice, he said, “is like being one of the …
Judges Not Reading Law Reviews Anymore
An article in Monday’s New York Times opens with the provocative quote: “I haven’t opened up a law review in years,” said Chief Judge Dennis G. Jacobs of the federal appeals court in New York. …
Federal Courts to Test Offering Audio Proceedings Online
The Associated Press reports Courts To Test Offering Trial Tapes Online. The federal judiciary panel has approved a pilot program to make audio recordings of court proceedings available online for free. Although a court’s participation …
Charging for CCAP?
JS Online reports that, according to a provision in the budget bill, …The director of state courts would be given authority to “establish and charge fees for use of the circuit court automated information systems …
Charging for CCAP?
JS Online reports that, according to a provision in the budget bill, …The director of state courts would be given authority to “establish and charge fees for use of the circuit court automated information systems …
Justia Launches Free Federal District Court Filings Database Search
Justia has launched a database of recently filed Federal District Court civil cases. You can browse by browse by state and/or type of lawsuit or view all recent cases. Search by party name, jurisdiction, type …
Courts Not Using CM/ECF for Electronic Filing and Access to Court Documents
Paul Bush of Legal Dockets Online has compiled a list of the courts not using CM/ECF. CM/ECF allows courts to accept filings and provide access to filed documents over the Internet via PACER. He writes: …