Legal Research News and Information with an Emphasis on Wisconsin
The University of Wisconsin Digital Collections group has digitized an impressive collection of Public Documents of the State of Wisconsin. The collection consists of the annual and biennial reports of all important Wisconsin state agencies from 1852 through 1914. This is a great resource for anyone doing historical legal research. In addition to the annual …
Legal periodicals can be a great source of information, but unfortunately, most journals are not freely available on the Web and therefore, not searchable in Google. However, you can atill search them via the Web at no cost via LegalTrac. LegalTrac is an index to legal journal article citations. It is available at the Wisconsin …
Now you can have new United States Supreme Court decisions delivered daily via RSS, courtesy of Cornell’s Legal Information Institute. They are also listed on the LII site. Source: AbsTracked
The the Presidential Recordings Program at the University of Virginia’s Miller Center of Public Affairs has made available an archive of White House tapes. You can listen to more than 5,000 hours of White House conversations recorded between 1940 and 1973 by six American presidents: Roosevelt Truman Eisenhower Kennedy Johnson Nixon Transcripts are also available …
Yahoo! Local has added a couple of neat tools for delivering content to your cell phone, but it only works with major providers (see below). Phone numbers and addresses – You will need a SMS-enabled (text messaging) phone. In the directory listing, click on the “Send to Phone” link on the top. Enter your cell …
Along with all the other stuff you can find, the Internet is a great source for images. Whether you are looking for a photo of Billy the Kid, a diagram of a combustion engine, or a picture of a four leaf clover, chances are some one has put it on their Web site. Rather than …
The Wisconsin Legislator Briefing Book is a guide prepared by the State of Wisconsin Legislative Council to brief legislators on various subjects and procedures. Sections may include summaries of existing laws and current issues, FAQs, procedural flowcharts, and more. There is a lot of useful info here, for legislators and non-legislators alike. Contents include: Part …
Looking for briefs from U.S. Supreme Court cases? There are a few free Web sources you can try: FindLaw’s Supreme Court Center Free full text briefs from the 1999-2000 term to the present. Also includes dockets, decisions, orders, etc. Supreme Court Briefs Free full text briefs filed by the Solicitor General from July 1998-present and …
The Wisconsin State Law Library staff offer both free and fee-based classes on legal research and using electronic resources in the legal research process. These are great classes at great prices. The following classes have openings: Internet Tips & Tricks Wednesday April 20, 2005 8:30-10:00 a.m. Fee: $50.00. 1.5 CLE credits applied for. Wisconsin Briefs …
The March issue of WSLL at Your Service is now available from the Wisconsin State Law Library. Highlights include: New WSLL classes WI Statutes online updates PowerPoint Pack and Go USB Flash Drives Source: Connie Von Der Heide, WSLL Librarian