Legal Research News and Information with an Emphasis on Wisconsin
For those of you who may not have discovered it yet, I encourage you to take a look at Zimmerman’s Research Guide, an Online Encyclopedia for Legal Researchers. This is a wonderful resource for anyone needing to get a quick summary of research sources in a particular legal subject area.
Interesting article from Corporate Counsel called Outsourcing Reaches Corporate Counsel. From the article: Cheap foreign labor has long been a frightening specter for some American industries. But these days, garment makers and steelworkers are not the only ones competing with lower-paid counterparts abroad. Spurred by the slow economy, many in-house legal departments are cutting costs …
It seems that Bloglet, the service WisBlawg uses to send email updates, is once again malfunctioning. I’m investigating alternatives so please bear with me.
The Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau has recently released a new brief in their Wisconsin Briefs series entitled, Voice Over Internet Protocol: New Telephone Service Poses Regulatory Challenges. Wisconsin Briefs are produced the LRB Reference section focusing on topics of current interest often based on frequency of questions to the Reference Desk. From the abstract: Telephone …
From Blawg: Robert Ambrogi, who is constantly scouring the web for “new and intriguing web sites for the legal profession,” has released a new, updated edition of his law website compendium, The Essential Guide to the Best (and Worst) Legal Sites on the Web You can also keep up with Mr. Ambrogi’s latest discoveries and …
Wireless Internet access is a hot commodity these days. The City of Philadelphia and the State of Michigan are launching some noteworthy projects. See the following articles: Philadelphia – Philly Considers Wireless Internet for All Michigan – MiWiFi Brings Wireless Internet to State Parks, Marinas, Rest Areas and Welcome Centers Sources: Stark County Law Library …
Here is an interesting item from beSpacific: CA Bill Requires Employee Notification of Email Monitoring SB 1841 — an act to add Section 436 to the Labor Code, relating to electronic monitoring of employees, waits action by Governor Schwarzenegger. From the press release by bill sponsor Senator Debra Bowen: “SB 1841 requires employers to give …
Using a cell phone in a Huntington Beach, CA library could cost you a pretty penny! Read about it in this article from a Los Angeles area station entitled, Use a Cell Phone in a Library, Pay $1,000 From the article: City leaders adopted an ordinance, which takes effect Sept. 15, that bans all cell …
Michael Fagan of Fagan Finder has just released a great new tool called URLinfo for uncovering hidden information about any web page. Just enter a URL and URLinfo displays a series of tabs containing info about the page including general registration information (who owns the site), related sites, cached pages, etc. For more info, read …
Here’s an interesting article – From Stark County Law Library Blawg: “Tech-Heavy Trial Turns on Animation” In the news: “When a Porsche-driving attorney struck a pedestrian in a California intersection, leading to sky-high medical bills and a lawsuit, it looked like a tough case to defend. The plaintiff’s side even had 3-D animation depicting the …