Tune in to PBS tonight for the beginning of a four-part documentary on the Supreme Court. “It is a must-see series that takes the viewer back to the pitifully weak early days of the Court, …
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Milwaukee Magazine on Judicial Conflicts of Interest
On Their Honor is the title of a Milwaukee Magazine article about judicial conflicts of interest in Milwaukee County. From the article: The [Wisconsin Supreme Court] rule requires that judges disqualify themselves from any case …
Citing Wikipedia in Judicial Decisions
Monday’s New York Times has a very interesting article on courts use of Wikipedia. More than 100 judicial rulings have relied on Wikipedia, beginning in 2004, including 13 from circuit courts of appeal, one step …
Adoption Information Mistakenly Available on CCAP
When looking for his own parking citation in CCAP, a UW-Whitewater faculty member was surprised to find a piece of his son’s confidential adoption record, reports JS Online. [CCAP, officially known as the Wisconsin Circuit …
WI Criminal Law Decisions Online
From the Web site: Criminal Law Decisions Online (CLDO) covers all criminal law decisions handed down by the U.S. Supreme Court and Wisconsin Supreme Court, and published cases of the Wisconsin Court of Appeals, from …
Accessing PACER At No Cost
According to a government documents listserv email from Judith C. Russell, Superintendent of Documents and Managing Director at the U.S. Government Printing Office, the Judiciary is considering a one year pilot project to assess the …
Judicial Reports – Consumer Reports for NY Judges
Law.com’s Legal Technology section has a useful article by Robert Ambrogi entitled, Superior Legal Web Sites to Watch. There are a number of good sites listed, but one that struck me was Judicial Reports. Ambrogi …
WI Ct of App Rules That PDF No Substitute For Database Access Under Open Access Law
TVC Alert reports: The Wisconsin Court of Appeals last week ruled that in accordance with the state’s open access law, PDF copies of information in a database do not substitute for access to the database. …
New Federal Rule Re: Citing Unpublished Opinions
As of January 1st, the following important change to the Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure is scheduled to go into effect. Rule 32.1. Citing Judicial Dispositions (a) Citation Permitted. A court may not prohibit or …
It's OK to Use Hidden Metadata Says ABA Ethics Opinion
According to a recent press release form the ABA: Lawyers who receive electronic documents are free to look for and use information hidden in metadata – information embedded in electronically produced documents – even if …