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CourtListener Now Offering PACER Docket Alerts

Posted on September 6, 2018

By Eric Taylor, Reference Librarian The Free Law Project recently announced the availability of PACER Docket Alerts on CourtListener.com.  CourtListener is a free public access website tracking federal and state courts.  The Docket Alert tool …

Posted in Alerts, Courts, News, Public Information, Tools

In Memory of Margo Melli

Posted on February 20, 2018

The Wisconsin Lawyer recently published a wonderful article celebrating the life and career of UW Law School Professor Emerita Margo Melli, who passed away on January 6, 2018. Prof. Melli graduated at the top of …

Posted in News, UW Law School, UW Madison

Bonnie Shucha named the new UW Law Library Director

Posted on February 15, 2018

Sometimes we get to post really great news. In that vein, it is with great pleasure that I announce that Bonnie Shucha, the creator of WisBlawg, has been appointed the Law School’s Associate Dean for …

Posted in Legal Professionals, Libraries & Librarians, News, UW Law School

Bonnie Shucha named the new UW Law Library Director

Posted on February 15, 2018

Sometimes we get to post really great news. In that vein, it is with great pleasure that I announce that Bonnie Shucha, the creator of WisBlawg, has been appointed the Law School’s Associate Dean for …

Posted in Legal Professionals, Libraries & Librarians, News, UW Law School

Peter Christianson, class of 1977, donates rare 1876 UW Law School Diploma

Posted on February 13, 2018

The Law School recently marked a reunion worthy of the school’s history and its graduates.  Pete Christianson, J.D. 1977, is a big Badger booster and avid collector of UW Homecoming commemorative buttons, and other memorabilia.  …

Posted in General, News, UW Law School

WI Legislature Recently Introduced Two Bills Related to CCAP

Posted on December 26, 2017

CCAP, or the Consolidated Court Automation Program, is the Wisconsin electronic circuit court case management system. Recently, several bills were introduced in the Wisconsin legislature regarding CCAP.   Both of these bills, Assembly Bill 723 …

Posted in Courts, Legal Professionals, News, Public Information

It's Not Science Fiction, It's a New Way to Search

Posted on December 12, 2017

Here in law library-land, we’re all familiar with the concept of “citation chasing”- i.e., finding one good on-point article and then mining its citations, footnotes, and citing sources for other relevant articles. But what if …

Posted in Data & Databases, News, Research Strategies, Search Engines, Tools

UW Law Professor Emeritus Herman Goldstein Awarded the 2018 Stockholm Prize in Criminology

Posted on November 7, 2017

UW Law Professor Emeritus Herman Goldstein has been awarded the 2018 Stockholm Prize in Criminology, as announced today. This prize recognizes Prof. Goldstein as “the world’s most influential scholar on modern police strategy.” Goldstein’s seminal …

Posted in General, News, UW Law School, UW Madison

Access LLMC Digital Remotely With Your Wisconsin State Law Library Card

Posted on September 14, 2017

LLMC Digital is a searchable archive of historical primary legal sources for Wisconsin, the United States, and other jurisdictions. Wisconsin materials included in LLMC’s collections include historical Wisconsin reports, session laws, and statutes. A large …

Posted in Data & Databases, Legal Professionals, Libraries & Librarians, News, Tools

The Free Law Project's CourtListener.com Contains Every Free PACER Opinion

Posted on August 16, 2017

The Free Law Project has recently announced that in collaboration with the U.S. Department of Labor and Georgia State University, they have collected every free written order and opinion that is currently available in PACER. …

Posted in Courts, Legal Assistance, Legal Professionals, News, Public Information
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