Legal Research News and Information with an Emphasis on Wisconsin
BRB Publications has compiled a very comprehensive list of free public records databases for Wisconsin. It includes court records, corporate registrations, inmate records, unclaimed property, property assessments, and more. Similar lists are available for each state, as well as, a nation wide public records page. This site earned an “editor’s choice” rank on TVC’s Tools …
Phil Blog is a new initiative from Tennessee Governor, Phil Bredesen. Although he confesses that he won’t blog daily, he will “on a regular basis, use this space to share my ideas on issues and provide personal dispatches from trips I take and events I attend, like the National Governors Association conferences.” This is neat. …
This summer, look for a new reality TV show from NBC called “The Law Firm.” Here’s the description from the NBC: Real lawyers. Real cases. Real consequences. Executive producer David E. Kelley (The Practice, Ally McBeal) brings a real legal drama to television. Trial attorney and legal analyst Roy Black will manage 12 actual lawyers …
2004 data is now available for the U.S. Census Bureau’s annual State Government Tax Collections (STC) report. The report provides a summary of taxes collected by state for up to 25 tax categories. Data is available for 1992-2004. In States Ranked by Total Taxes and Per Capita Amount: 2004, Wisconsin ranks 16th. For more detail, …
Carol Bannen, Director of Information Resources at Reinhart, Boerner, Van Deuren, describes the firm’s experience with West km (knowledge management) in a recent Law Technology News article. (registration required to view article) In summary, she writes: The ability to use Westlaw searching capability, to update any legal citations and to see easily when there is …
Want to find out the birth date of someone? Try Anybirthday.com – simply enter in first and last name and optional zip code. The database contains over 135 million birth dates. I found myself, but noticed that my zip code is old. Also, it has me listed by my given first name, “Bonita” – not …
Although it’s not a new service, you may not be aware that the UW Law Library offers a Recent Acquisitions Email Service. Simply create a profile in which you select subjects in your area of interest and of each month you will receive a citation list of newly received books, videos, and government documents matching …
The Wisconsin Law Journal reports on UW Law Prof. Marc Galanter’s study about the decline of jury trials in the United States. From the article: In the past several decades class actions, technology, regulation and legislation have made the fact questions quite apparently answerable, thus the need for answers on the law are all that …
It’s hard to believe, but Information Week reports that, in exchange for a $3 Starbucks gift card, 85% of computer-users surveyed were willing to reveal their password or at least give hints about it. The survey was conducted by an Internet security and infrastructure company called VeriSign Inc, who questioned passers-by on San Francisco’s Market …
The folks over at the Legislative Reference Bureau have been busy podcasting lately. Some of the latest topics include the Public Trust Doctrine, TABOR, and more.