Assembly Bill 418 which would stop ordinary citizens from viewing Wisconsin court records online via CCAP has aroused much debate. JSOnline’s Proof and Hearsay summarizes: It’s a footnote here that the bill to restrict access …
Pay Fees Online in CCAP
Proof and Hearsay reports that the option to “Pay Fees Online” has quietly been added to CCAP. At this point, however, it is only enabled for Kenosha County. Here’s the message that you see when …
CA Supreme Court Sued for Refusal to Consider Unpublished Opinions
A 19-year-old restaurant worker is suing the California Supreme Court to reverse its practice of largely ignoring unpublished court opinions, according to the McClatchy Washington Bureau. Source: Library Stuff
Wisconsin Book Festival
This week marks the sixth annual Wisconsin Book Festival, themed “Domestic Tranquility.” The five-day celebration will take place in and around downtown Madison, from October 10-14, 2007. A schedule of events is available on the …
WI Dockets Available on Westlaw
My Westlaw representative informs me that there are two new databases of interest to Wisconsinites: Dockets-Wisconsin-Appellate and Supreme Courts (DOCK-WI-APPSCT) Dockets-Wisconsin-Circuit Courts (DOCK-WI-CIRCUIT) Unfortunately, they are not available to law schools at this time.
Bill to Restrict Public Access to CCAP
The Wisconsin State Journal reports on Assembly Bill 418 which would stop ordinary citizens from viewing Wisconsin court records online (CCAP). From the LRB Analysis: This bill restricts public access to the CCAP system from …
Secretly Monitor & Control PCs with SnoopStick
I just learned about a sneaky little device called the SnoopStick which allows you to monitor and control access to computers and laptops from anywhere, anytime. It is available for $60. According to the web …
DataOnDemand, JSOnline's Statistics Portal
I’ve recently discovered that JSOnline maintains a statistics portal called DataOnDemand. The data sets, which go back to June 2007, include: Annual pay for Milwaukee city employees FBI crime statistics U.S. housing unit estimates U.S. …
Downtown Madison Post Office Opens Today
From the Daily Cardinal: The new University Station U.S. Post Office, 441 Lake Street, opens today, replacing a temporary location at University Bookstore and a previous site at the old University Square, the post office …
1966 Pilot Introduces Batgirl, The Librarian
This never aired Batman and Robin 1966 Batgirl pilot episode introduces Batgirl, the librarian. It takes place in Gotham Public Library. What a hoot! Thanks to Law Librarian Blog for the laugh.