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Free Law Project Has Complete Collection of Federal Tax Opinions

Posted on March 4, 2020

From the Free Law Project: We are happy to announce that we have compiled, collected and analyzed the complete collection of precedential federal tax opinions from the Board of Tax Appeals (1924-1942) and later the …

Posted in Courts, Data & Databases

Report Examines How Federal Agencies Use AI to Support Decisionmaking, Implementation, & Interaction

Posted on February 19, 2020

AI-based tools to support government decisionmaking, implementation, and interaction are already at work in many federal agencies. Yet little is known about how agencies acquire, use, and oversee such AI systems. In an effort to …

Posted in Analytics, Data & Databases

Access to Milwaukee Historical Newspapers Hit-and-Miss

Posted on February 14, 2020

Urban Milwaukee reports on the loss of access to the Milwaukee Journal and Milwaukee Sentinel archives. The Encyclopedia of Milwaukee is a a Digital Humanities Project sponsored by the History Department in the College of Letters and …

Posted in Data & Databases, News

Federal Circuit Hears Oral Arguments on Excessive PACER fees – Skeptical of DOJ Jurisdictional Argument

Posted on February 4, 2020

Earlier this week, a panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit heard oral arguments in a lawsuit challenging the legality of fees charged by the Public Access to Court Electronic Records (PACER) …

Posted in Courts, Data & Databases, Public Information

Attorney Ethical Obligations re Cloud Computing, Computer Security, & Strong Passwords

Posted on January 23, 2020

With all of the sensitive and confidential information entrusted to attorneys, data security is an essential part of doing business.  In Wisconsin, attorneys have an ethical obligation to understand the importance of computer security as …

Posted in Data & Databases, Tools

Search Full Text State Constitutional Documents

Posted on January 16, 2020

Interested in state constitutional issues?  Check out the new state constitutional electronic collection from the Rutgers Law Library.  The collection contains Constitutions, Constitutional Convention records, and other related documents for the constitutions of the 50 …

Posted in Constitution, Data & Databases

Milwaukee Bar Association 2019 Law & Technology Conference

Posted on October 29, 2019

In most states, including Wisconsin, an attorney’s duty to keep abreast of changes in the law and its practice now includes “the benefits and risks associated with relevant technology.”  ABA Model Rules of Professional Conduct, …

Posted in Analytics, Data & Databases, Online Interactions, Privacy, Skill Development, Social Media

U.S. Congressional Reports & Documents back to 1817 to be Freely Accessible Online

Posted on October 24, 2019

The U.S. Government Publishing Office has announced that it is working with the Law Library of Congress to digitize and make freely accessible volumes of the U.S. Congressional Serial Set back to the first volume …

Posted in Data & Databases, Digitization

DoJ Announces Policy on Use of Data from Genetic Testing Kits like Ancestry.com & 23andMe

Posted on September 30, 2019

According to PC Magazine, more than 26 million people have taken DNA tests.  Genetic testing kits from sites like Ancestry.com and 23andMe help individuals and their families dig into their ancestry and heritage – but …

Posted in Data & Databases, Privacy

New HeinOnline Feature Visualizes Author’s Connections to Scholarly Community

Posted on August 3, 2019

HeinOnline, a database of laws, law journals, and other legal texts, recently added a new feature called “Explore this Author” to author profiles.  It allows readers to visualize how an author’s scholarship connects with the scholarly community. Look …

Posted in Data & Databases, Legal Publications
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