Legal Research News and Information with an Emphasis on Wisconsin
According to my LexisNexis representative, two new enhancements are scheduled to be released on n February 19th: the Shepard’s orange “Q” signal and Combined Search functionality. The following is from an email announcement: The Shepard’s “Q” Signal A new signal has been added to the list of Shepard’s Signals: the orange “Q”. The orange “Q” …
ThinkEquity, a company offering targeted research and investment banking services for institutional investors and corporate clients, has launched a new blog called ThinkBlog. According to an article in MarketWatch: ThinkEquity Partners said Thursday that it’s launching ThinkBlog, which will be a resource on the Web where investors can find stocks. “We are the first investment …
NCJRS Abstracts Database is a free resource containing abstracts of publications on criminal justice, including government reports, books, research reports, journal articles, and unpublished research. Some links to full-text documents are also provided. Coverage is from the 1970’s to the present. NCJRS Abstracts is compiled by the National Criminal Justice Reference Service, a federally funded …
The Legislative Reference Bureau has prepared a Wisconsin Brief entitled The Wisconsin Jury Process. The sixth and seventh amendments to the U.S. Constitution guarantee citizens the right to a trial by jury in all criminal and civil matters. This right is further protected by Article I, Section 5 of the Wisconsin Constitution. This right, however, …
Technology is the focus of the latest issue of Law Practice Today. Selected articles include: Legal Technology Predictions for 2005: Color My World by Dennis KennedyOne benefit of being in a smaller firm is that you can obtain and use better technology as you—the lawyer—see fit. Congratulations, this is your year. Read more Did You …
JURIST, a legal news and research portal from the University of Pittsburgh School of Law, now has a daily listing of live law news-related webcasts. According to Professor Bernard Hibbitts, Publisher & Editor-in-Chief of JURIST, the webcasts cover US House and Senate proceedings, important Congressional committee hearings, law-related UN meetings & policy briefings, White House …
The Wisconsin Legislative Fiscal Bureau has recently posted a handful of documents summarizing the impact of the Governor’s 2005-07 biennial budget bill. They are: Statewide Impact — Joint Finance Compared to Governor (February 15, 2005) AB 100: Summary of Governor’s Proposal (February 15, 2005) County and Municipal Impact — Joint Finance Compared to Governor (February …
TVC’s Genie Tyburski has compiled an excellent guide on How to Conduct a Background Check. It covers the types of background checks, legal restrictions, and gives links to companies offering this type of service. The Virtual Chase also has other useful guides to company information, legal research, people finders, and search engines. They are available …
From the PACER Notice: The Federal judiciary is considering adding bulk data retrieval functionality to the CM/ECF systems. The proposed functionality will be designed to allow customers to enter a bankruptcy CM/ECF location and download an XML file that contains all data from every case that was filed the previous day. In addition to new …
DCRLC Blawg offers a series of Internet Tips to readers. The latest tip covers how to capture screen shots for using in presentations, etc. and using the “send to” feature in Windows XP.