The Federal Judiciary has recently redesigned their website. It incorporates a host of emerging web technologies, such as RSS, podcasts, and multimedia. Read the press release for more info.
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Municipal Court Changes Coming Soon
From WisBar’s Inside Track: The Wisconsin Legislature has passed and sent to Gov. Doyle Senate Bill 383, a comprehensive revision of Wis. Stat. chapters 755 and 800. These chapters regulate the creation and operation of …
US Supreme Court Launches New Website with New URL
Yesterday the US Supreme Court launched a new website – complete with a new look and new URL. The Court will now be hosting the site in-house at www.supremecourt.gov. Previously, it had been hosted by …
PACER Fee and Access Changes
The Judicial Conference of the United States has approved some changes to the PACER system to “improve public access to federal courts by increasing the availability of court opinions and expanding the services and reducing …
PACER's U.S. Party/Case Index is Now PACER Case Locator
PACER’s U.S. Party/Case Index has been replaced by a new search tool called PACER Case Locator. It appears that the underlying data is the same – Case Locator just offers improved search and display capabilities …
Summary of Changes to the Eastern District of WI Local Rules
Barbara Fritschel at the US Courts Library has created a summary sheet of the many changes to the Eastern District of Wisconsin Local Rules. She includes changes to the General Local Rules, Civil Local Rules …
Judge John DiMotto begins a Blog
From The Third Branch by the Wisconsin Court System: Judge John DiMotto, who has served on the Milwaukee County Circuit Court for 20 years, started a blog on Dec. 3, 2009. It’s called “Bench and …
New WI Jury Instruction on Social Media
From The Third Branch by the Wisconsin Court System: To help judges address electronic communication during trials, the Wisconsin Criminal Jury Instructions Committee recently developed a jury instruction that was disseminated to judges at the …
Gov Doyle Weighs-in on CCAP Access
Governor Jim Doyle addressed CCAP access last week at the Wisconsin Newspaper Association’s annual convention. From the Wisconsin Law Journal: Judges should decide whether to erase innocent people’s cases from online court records, Gov. Jim …
Jurors' Use of Electronics Focus of Suggested Instructions
From USCourts.gov: At its December 2009 meeting, the Judicial Conference Committee on Court Administration and Case Management (CACM) endorsed a set of suggested jury instructions that district judges should consider using to help deter jurors …