Business information can be an important source of intelligence for attorneys. Carol Hassler from the Wisconsin State Law Library has compiled an excellent guide to “Researching Private and Public Businesses, Specialized Industries” in the latest …
Data & Databases
State Bar of Wisconsin Updates Books UnBound Interface
State Bar of Wisconsin recently launched an improved interface for their Books UnBound online digital library. The collection includes State Bar treatises, aka “the brown binders,” the Wisconsin Attorney’s Desk Reference, Wisconsin Judicial Benchbooks, and …
Tools for Tracking Federal and Wisconsin Lobbying
Over $52 million was spent on lobbying in Wisconsin in 2021. Nationally, total lobbying spending amounted to a whopping $3.73 billion. You can follow the money with these tools. Lobbying in Wisconsin from the Wisconsin …
All Publications & Supporting Data from Federally Funded Research must be Openly Accessible from First Publication by 2026
In a surprise announcement yesterday, the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) released new guidance that starting in 2026, any publications and supporting data resulting from federally funded research must be openly …
Law Library of Congress Releases Collection of Research Reports Offering Comparative Analysis of Foreign & International Law since the 1940s
Those of you who follow federal legislation may be familiar with CRS Reports. The Congressional Research Service is a non-partisan legislative branch agency, housed inside the Library of Congress, that provides comprehensive analysis on issues …
Judicial Conference Endorses Making PACER Searching Free to All Non-commercial Users
Free federal court records are now one step closer: The federal judiciary’s policymaking body has endorsed a proposal to make federal court records searches via the PACER electronic database free to non-commercial users. According to a …
Oldestsearch.com Retrieves Google results in Reverse Chronological Order
Looking for a blast from the past? Oldestsearch.com will retrieve Google results in reverse chronological order. beSpacific notes that “this is useful for many subjects including medical illnesses which return search results back to the …
WI Tax Index & Appeals Commission Decisions Available on Wisconsin.gov
I recently discovered that Wisconsin Tax Appeals Commission Rulings and Orders are now available in full text on Wisconsin.gov. The Tax Appeals Commission (TAC) is an independent state agency that was created by the Wisconsin …
5th Circuit Limits Use of “Wayback Machine” Archived Content without Additional Authentication
In an opinion issued earlier this year, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit placed a limitation on the use of content archived by the Internet Archive’s “Wayback Machine” without additional authentication. The …
Getting Hacked Could Lead to Ethics Violations – Use LastPass to Secure Passwords
“Lawyers whose attorney trust accounts are cleaned out by cybercriminals should be prepared to answer to attorney-disciplinary authorities. And such a theft could result in disciplinary action for a lawyer who is careless about safeguarding …