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A defense attorney in New Hampshire is arguing that his client’s right to a fair trial was compromised by comments made by a jury member on a blog. Read the article in the Laconia Citizen Online. Source: Robert Ambrogi’s LawSites

In response to public demand, PACER has added new search functionality to the U.S. Party/Case Index. According to their announcement, you can now search by the last four digits of the Social Security Number when combined with at least three characters of the last name. See complete announcement for more information.

According to an article in the Detroit Free Press, state prison officials in Michigan have removed information on ex-convicts from their criminal records database called OTIS (Offender Tracking Information System). Officials believe that employers and others have been improperly using the system to run criminal background checks. The database is searched about 120,000 times per …

JS Online, the online edition of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, now has an RSS feed. There doesn’t appear to be a link to it on the site.

From Robert Ambrogi’s LawSites: Online dispute resolution is subject of free Web conference April 4-8 The Center for Information Technology and Dispute Resolution at the University of Massachusetts will present its seventh annual online dispute resolution Cyberweek April 4 to 8. This is an entirely Web-based conference with no fee for participation and registration. I …

The American Lawyer has a very interesting article about the ways in which the Internet and blogs have affected the reporting about and the practices of the U.S. Supreme Court. Source: Blawg

A beautiful pair of coopers hawks has been perched this morning in the tree right outside of the Grand Reading Room window at the UW Law Library. They were also spotted on Bascom Hill yesterday – maybe building a nest. If you are on campus, come take look! (I couldn’t get a good photo of …

The Wisconsin State Journal reports that Senator Russ Feingold is guest blogging at MyDD.com. In the post, he shares his thoughts on the political impact of bloggers and the Federal Election Commission rules relating to political communication on the Internet. Here’s a bit from the blog post: My kids often tease me about the time …

Stateline.org, a service devoted to tracking state political and policy news, has established RSS feeds for each state, including Wisconsin. There are also several issue based feeds. Stateline.org is funded by The Pew Charitable Trusts as a public service. The site, which has been around since 1999, is staffed entirely by professional journalists and offers …

Edgar Index, a subscription-based service offering customizable RSS-based alerts of SEC filings, has a handful of free RSS feeds. Categories include IPOs, quarterly reports (10-Qs), annual reports (10-Ks) and insider trading. Edgar Index’s customized services are available for $4.95 per month. You can create unlimited feeds based on company name, keyword, or SIC code. Feeds …