Legal Research News and Information with an Emphasis on Wisconsin
Although many court documents are available electronically thanks to systems such as CM/ECF (Case Management/Electronic Case Filing) via PACER, not all courts are using this technology. In those situations, the researcher must make other arrangements to get needed documents. If the court is local, making a trip to the courthouse might be an option. If …
The August edition of Wisconsin State Law Library Newsletter, WSLL At Your Service, is now available. Highlights include Surprising Facts about Shopping Online (and Around the Corner) and the Dogs of Wisconsin Libraries collection.
You’ve heard of pigs-in-a-blanket and soap-on-a-rope – now comes Computer-on-a-Stick, a USB flash drive featuring its own onboard operating system together with a full suite of Microsoft Office-compatible applications. And for added security, also available are the Bio Computer-on-a-Stick and the Bio USB Flash Drive which require fingerprint authentication. Source: LJ Tech Blog
Today’s Wisconsin State Journal reports that beginning this fall Herzing College will offer a bachelor of science degree in “Homeland Security and Public Safety” with a “concentration” on emergency medical technology or law enforcement. School officials believe that it is the nation’s first “accredited and privately held college to offer a degree program in homeland …
My favorite mapping application just got even better. Google Maps recently introduced a hybrid feature with which maps are combined with satellite images. See the map of the UW Law Library. Notice how the street names are superimposed over the satellite image. Very nice! To access the hybrid images, enter in an address into the …
From the C&RL News, July/August 2005: CQ Press has introduced a free Web site, CQ Press in Context, featuring selections from the CQ Press Electronic Library, which has a goal of providing readers with objective, accessible, high-quality information on government and politics. The site focuses on a single topic, which will be updated frequently, offering …
From Dane County Legal Resource Center Blawg: Recently added to the Clerk of Courts website is a pictorial archive of all the judges who have served Dane County Circuit Court from 1848 to current.
How do you like to read blogs? Via their Web page or with a RSS reader such as Bloglines? Although I highly recommend the latter, I know that not everyone has the time or comfort-level to set up a RSS reader. For those that read blogs via their Web pages, you know that it takes …
Ama Gannaway, librarian at Lathrop & Clark LLP in Madison, has compiled a very useful guide to Researching American Indian Law Online in the latest Wisconsin Lawyer. This article provides sources for finding tribal codes, constitutions, and court decisions, together with sources for finding treaties, federal statutes and regulations, case law, and administrative appeals decisions …
Ama Gannaway, librarian at Lathrop & Clark LLP in Madison, has compiled a very useful guide to Researching American Indian Law Online in the latest Wisconsin Lawyer. This article provides sources for finding tribal codes, constitutions, and court decisions, together with sources for finding treaties, federal statutes and regulations, case law, and administrative appeals decisions …