Legal Research News and Information with an Emphasis on Wisconsin
Davis & Kuelthau librarian, Bev Butula has written a very useful article in this month’s Wisconsin Lawyer entitled, Online Access to Circuit Court Dockets. The article explores Wisconsin’s online docket database (CCAP) and looks at the status of online access in some other states. From the conclusion: Searching circuit court dockets in Wisconsin is accomplished …
Proof and Hearsay reports on where to find Wisconsin’s tech-savvy juries. According to the statistics for twenty-nine counties’ jurors, just over 17 percent of prospective jurors surveyed in 2006 filed their jury questionnaire responses online at the court’s web site. A county break down shows that the highest percentages came from: Eau Claire County – …
Channel 3000 reports that the Tenant Resource Center is in danger of shutting down. For 30 years, the Tenant Resource Center has offered free rental housing counseling and legal advice to thousands of people across the state. In April, the center lost $55,000 of its funding from the University of Wisconsin student government. A phone …
I’ve been given the green light to announce that Wisconsin Legislative Drafting Records are now available online at the Wisconsin State Legislature Web site. Records from the 1999 through 2005 sessions are available. At this time, it seems that only the browsing function is working. My test keyword searches have produced no results. I’m told …
Last Thursday I had the pleasure of seeing the new documentary, The Hollywood Librarian. I truly enjoyed it and highly recommend it to both librarians and non librarians alike. Although, as the title implies, it did focus much on the image of librarians in film and popular culture, but it also delved into the role …
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 to Wisconsin’s online court records database is not likely to be seriously considered this Legislative term, but the fact the …
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 you click on the “Pay Fees Online” button: Welcome to the Wisconsin Court System’s Circuit Court Online Payment system. This …
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
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 Web site. Note that there are several in the category law. ——— Update 10/11/07: As I posted a few months …
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.