The Appleton Post-Crescent has gathered together a number of Wisconsin-related public records databases, some useful, others, well, maybe more interesting than useful. They include: Banned Wisconsin license plates Delinquent Appleton accounts Disciplined doctors, dentists and …
Editorial on Bills Seeking to Limit Access to CCAP
The Beloit Daily News weighs in on the two pending Wisconsin bills which would limit access to court records via CCAP. AB 418 would restrict public access and allow only judges, court officials, police, lawyers …
Capital Times Suspends Print Publication and Goes Online
From Channel 3000: The Capital Times, Madison’s 90-year-old newspaper announced Thursday it will stop printing a daily newspaper, reduce staff and focus on Internet operations. For more, read the full article. Dane 101 also posts …
Revolving Books Stacks as 19th Century's "Library of the Future"?
Here’s another intriguing image from the Wisconsin Historical Society Image archive. This sketch of a revolving book stack circa 1900 is absolutely mind boggling. The caption reads: “Sketch of two huge round revolving book stacks …
Medical Tourism Meets Health Law: Wisconsin International Law Journal Symposium
The 2007-2008 Wisconsin International Law Journal’s Symposium entitled “Medical Tourism Meets Health Law: US-EU Dialogue” will be held at the University of Wisconsin on Friday, March 7, 2008 in the Health Sciences Learning Center. For …
Docstoc Shares Legal Documents, But Are They Reliable?
Denise Howell over at Lawgarithims has good things to stay about Docstoc, a “user generated community where you can find and share professional documents.” There are tons of sample legal and business forms to be …
Recycled PACER Documents Available at No Cost
Thanks to Legal Dockets Online for alerting me to the PACER recycling center, run by the folks at Public.Resource.org. Basically, this gathers “recycled” court filings donated by people who have paid to access them via …
Ice Quake Shakes UW Madison Campus
So there I am on my lunch break reading a book, when I feel the ground tremble beneath me. At the time, I assumed that someone had dropped something heavy in the mail room next …
PreCYdent, New Public-Domain Law Search Engine, Features Sophisticated Search Engine & Social Networking Tools
There is a new public-domain law search engine on the block and it’s a dandy. Content Like parallel projects, Public.Resource.Org and AltLaw, newcomer PreCYdent aims to compile public-domain cases and statutes for free availability on …
The New Federal Rules of Civil Procedure
On December 1, 2007, a revised and restyled Federal Rules of Civil Procedure (F.R.C.P.) became effective. The Style Project, as it is called, rewrote the rules using “plain language” with the purpose of making them …