Legal Research News and Information with an Emphasis on Wisconsin
A new study by LexisNexis reveals that 70% of American white collar workers suffer from information overload. That number rises to 80% among legal professionals. Other findings for legal professionals include: 90% of legal professionals agree that not being able to access the right information at the right time is a huge time-waster 70% say …
A lawsuit questioning Wisconsin’s diploma privilege was reinstated on Tuesday by the Seventh Circuit, reports JS Online. From the article: U.S. District Judge John Shabaz dismissed the lawsuit last year. The rule exempting University of Wisconsin and Marquette University law graduates from taking the exam does not violate the Commerce Clause of the U.S. Constitution, …
Have you seen the collection of photos that the Library of Congress has recently posted to Flickr? There are some pretty amazing photos, including a series of color photos from WWII era. It got me curious about whether there were any interesting Wisconsin photos. I didn’t find much from the Library of Congress collection, but …
Earlier this year, I reported on the lawyer documentary, A Lawyer Walks Into a Bar… which was showing at several film festivals. Now, it’s been released on DVD and is available for purchase on Amazon and soon to be available for check out at the UW Law Library. Here’s the NYT review as it appears …