On November 4th, Wisconsin voters will decide whether to adopt a constitutional amendment relating to a transportation fund and a department of transportation. From the Brief prepared by the Legislative Reference Bureau: Currently, the revenues …
The US Code gets a slight reorganization
Starting on September 1st, the US Code added a new Title. Sections concerning the voting and elections that were previously found in titles 2 and 42 are now being moved to a new Title 52. …
New features on Congress.Gov
As Thomas.gov continues to evolve into Congress.Gov, more features are being added. Recently, In Custodia Legis, the Law Library of Congress Blog, announced some of most recent bells and whistles that were added: *You can …
Article: Is Confidentiality Really Forever — Even If the Client Dies or Ceases to Exist?
A recent article available on SSRN examines the question, “Is Confidentiality Really Forever — Even If the Client Dies or Ceases to Exist?” Here’s the abstract: The law firm of Lizzie Borden’s lead attorney continues …
Visually Trace Progress of Federal Bills & Resolutions with Legislative Explorer
Legislative Explorer is a new tool to visually trace the progress bills and resolutions as they move through Congress. This tool help researchers observe large scale patterns and trends in congressional lawmaking without advanced methodological …
Free Copyright Course for Educators & Librarians
Want to brush up on your copyright? Coursera is offering a free web course on Copyright for Educators & Librarians. The course is taught by faculty members from Duke University, Emory University and University of …
Researching Tribal Law
If you’ve ever had to research an issue related to Native American law, you know how difficult locating tribal law sources can be. An article that I wrote, which was just published in Law Library …
Summary of the 2013-2014 Wisconsin Legislative Session
The Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau has created a research bulletin providing an overview of the acts and joint resolutions of the 2013-2014 Wisconsin Legislative Session. Legislation is organized by topic with acts described under the …
The Degradation of CDs and DVDs
There is an interesting post in The Atlantic on the degradation of CDs and DVDs. “My once-treasured CD collection–so carefully assembled over the course of about a decade beginning in 1994–isn’t just aging; it’s dying,” …
New Display in the Law Library about Dean George Young
Over the last year, one portion of the Law School Faculty Tower underwent some renovation, adding more accessible technology to better meet the needs of the faculty. To make room for the new additions, the …