Legal Research News and Information with an Emphasis on Wisconsin
Looking for a holiday gift for the attorney on your list? This year’s Wisconsin State Capitol Ornament features the beautiful State Supreme Court Hearing Room. According to The Third Branch, newsletter of the Wisconsin Judiciary, the ornament “is a replica design of the most prominent features of the Wisconsin Supreme Court Hearing Room, including The …
Here is the latest faculty scholarship appearing in the University of Wisconsin Law School Legal Studies Research Papers series found on SSRN. Servants of Two Masters? The Feigned Hysteria over Activist-Paid Directors by Yaron Nili The ‘New Insiders’: Rethinking Independent Directors’ Tenure by Yaron Nili Mapping the Ecology of China’s Corporate Legal Sector: Globalization and …
Beginning in January, the Dane County Clerk of Court’s office will convert to electronic record-keeping. All records must be filed electronically or scanned in on receipt. However, print copies may be obtained at the usual statutory rate of $1.25 per page using the office’s public terminals. According to the Isthmus, Dane County had already been …
One of the UW Law School’s clinics is making news, this time on WPR. The Law and Entrepreneurship clinic helped out over 300 clients in the past year, navigating tricky issues involving beginning new businesses. For more details and an interview with Anne Smith, check out WPR’s page on the L&E clinic here.
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Return to normal view · Wider · Narrower Please be advised that public access to Westlaw will no longer be available at the UW Law Library after August 30th. We have cancelled our subscription to Westlaw Patron Access. Access to Westlaw is now limited to UW Law School students, faculty, and staff. However, LexisNexis Academic is still available at …
As Thomas.gov continues to evolve into Congress.Gov, more features are being added. Recently, In Custodia Legis, the Law Library of Congress Blog, announced some of most recent bells and whistles that were added: *You can now search for presidential nominations back to 1981. *Congress.Gov also allows you to create an account so you can save …
Want to brush up on your copyright? Coursera is offering a free web course on Copyright for Educators & Librarians. The course is taught by faculty members from Duke University, Emory University and University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Here’s the course description: Fear and uncertainty about copyright law often plagues educators and sometimes …
There is an interesting post in The Atlantic on the degradation of CDs and DVDs. “My once-treasured CD collection–so carefully assembled over the course of about a decade beginning in 1994–isn’t just aging; it’s dying,” laments the author. “And so is yours.” According to preservation experts at the Library of Congress, “all of the modern …
Over the last year, one portion of the Law School Faculty Tower underwent some renovation, adding more accessible technology to better meet the needs of the faculty. To make room for the new additions, the display about Dean George Young needed to be moved. Fortunately, the library had a great space for it and was …