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 …
Wisconsin Administrative Code and Register to go Electronic Only in January 2015
The Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau has issued a notice indicating that printing and distribution of the Wisconsin Administrative Code and Register will end January 1, 2015 and the Code and Register will become electronic−only publications. …
Wisconsin Administrative Code and Register to go Electronic Only in January 2015
The Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau has issued a notice indicating that printing and distribution of the Wisconsin Administrative Code and Register will end January 1, 2015 and the Code and Register will become electronic−only publications. …
Latest UW Law School Faculty and Staff Scholarship
Here is the latest faculty and staff scholarship from the UW Law School Legal Studies Research Paper Series via SSRN. Taxing with Purpose by Susannah Camic Tahk, University of Wisconsin Law School Heterogeneity, Legislative History, …
2013 Wisconsin Law Review Symposium
The Wisconsin Law Review has announced that its 2013 Symposium will be held on October 31, 2013 from 8 am – 6 pm at the Madison Concourse Hotel. This year’s topic is “Safety and Sustainability …
THOMAS.gov Will Redirect to Congress.gov in November
Starting in November, the url THOMAS.gov will be redirected to Congress.gov. THOMAS.gov will remain accessible from the Congress.gov homepage through late 2014. If you are unfamiliar with Congress.gov and want to learn more, trainings are …
1833 Indian Treaty and Other Native American Law Sources
On Sept 26th, On This Day in Wisconsin History reported: On this date [in 1833], Indian tribes including the Ojibwe, Menominee, Potawatomi, Ho-Chunk, Ottawa, and Sauk ceded land to the government, including areas around Milwaukee, …
Wisconsin Blue Book 2013-2014 Available Online
The 2013-2014 edition of the Wisconsin Blue Book is now available on the Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau website. What is the Wisconsin Blue Book? The State of Wisconsin Blue Book remains the primary one-volume reference …