A new study on SSRN examines whether law clerks exert any influence on voting by Supreme Court justices. According to authors Adam Bonica, Adam Chilton, Jacob Goldin, Kyle Rozema, & Maya Sen, there is indeed …
Study Examines How Academic Law Libraries Use Blogs to Engage with Users
A new study in the latest edition of The Reference Librarian explores the use of blogs by academic law librarians. In “An Exploratory Examination and Critique of Academic Law Librarian Blogs: A Look into an …
Lexis.com retiring from Law Schools on December 31
It’s the end of an era as Lexis.com, the long-running and highly regarded database says its final goodbyes to the Law School community. With 100% of Lexis content now migrated to Lexis Advance, the small …
Book Review: My Own Words by Ruth Bader Ginsburg
My Own Words by Ruth Bader Ginsburg Law Library Stacks: KF8745 .G56 A3 2016 Book Review by Eric Taylor, Evening Reference Librarian My Own Words is a delightful read. The words and stories are hers. …
2016 WI State Capitol Ornament Features Supreme Court Hearing Room
Looking for a holiday gift for the attorney on your list? This year’s Wisconsin State Capitol Ornament features the beautiful State Supreme Court Hearing Room. According to The Third Branch, newsletter of the Wisconsin Judiciary, …
New Site Aims to Make Every CRS Report Publicly Available Online
If you’ve ever tried looking for a CRS Report, you know that they can be very difficult to track down. A new site called everyCRSreport.com is hoping to make them more publicly accessible online. Currently …
The University of Wisconsin Law School announces the Bhopal Digital Repository
Last week, the UW Law School hosted a symposium on the Bhopal Disaster, which killed thousands of people in the Bhopal region of India, left a long legal trail, and is still controversial to this …
WI State Law Library Named in Honor of Justice Prosser
In a ceremony on October 19, the Wisconsin State Law Library was officially named the David T. Prosser, Jr. State Law Library. From the State Law Library blog: The event, attended by a number of …
UW Law Library Celebrates 35th Anniversary as US Government Documents Depository
This month, the UW Law Library celebrates its 35th anniversary as a Federal Depository Library Program (FDLP) Selective Depository. As a Selective Depository, the Law Library receives certain classes of federal government documents free of …
Latest on the Pacer Litigation
There is a good piece on the latest in the Pacer litigation on Quartz. Several non-profits claim that fees charged by Pacer, an online database of papers filed by litigants in the US federal courts, …