Here is the most recent UW Law School Faculty and Staff scholarship from the UW Law School Legal Studies Research Papers series found on SSRN. *Agricultural Cooperatives and the Law: Obsolete Statutes in a Dynamic …
Legislative Reference Bureau Oral History Project still going strong
Several years ago, the Legislative Reference Bureau launched a very worthwhile project documenting the oral histories of Wisconsin citizens who worked in the Capitol and have helped facilitate the legislative process throughout the years, largely …
Celebrate Abraham Lincoln's birthday and read about his legal career
Today is Abraham Lincoln’s birthday, our 16th and arguably greatest president. His legacy as president and leader during the Civil War has been covered in great detail over the past 150 years. Sometimes, his career …
Another attempt at implementing CCAP legislation
In the most recent attempt to give CCAP (Wisconsin’s online record system for circuit courts) a facelift, a new bill is being considered by the legislature. This time, the bill was introduced by Republican senator …
Google Images – Search by Image and Usage Rights
Google Images is a great tool for finding useful photos and graphics on the web. Did you know that instead of searching for images by keywords, you can search by an image to find similar …
The newest UW Law School Faculty and Staff Scholarship
Here is the most recent UW Law School Faculty and Staff scholarship from the UW Law School Legal Studies Research Papers series found on SSRN. •Fathers Behind Bars: Rethinking Child Support Policy Toward Low-Income Noncustodial …
An Update: new CCAP legislation introduced in the Assembly
Earlier this week, a new chapter in the ongoing debate about how to update or change CCAP was written. A bill was introduced that would limit access to civil case information after money judgments have …
Google wins digitalization case
Today, Judge Denny Chin ruled in favor of Google in what may be a landmark case that would enhance Fair Use for digital items. Google argued that scanning in books and publishing ‘snippets’ of the …
The University of Wisconsin Digital Collections preserves slices of history
Want to jump in a time machine? The UW Digital Collections (UWDC) is the place to do it. Over the past twelve years, the UWDC has digitized thousands of images and other media from Wisconsin …
New ways to search and browse the US Code
A recent blog entry from the Law Librarians of Congress has detailed some news ways that the US Code can be searched, viewed and downloaded from the Office of Law Revision Council website. Users can …