Last month in San Diego, a local news station reported that the District Attorney’s office was beginning to use an IPad app in the courtroom. Called TrialPad, the app allows attorneys to view diagrams, pictures …
Black's Law Dictionary App on Sale Today
If you’re thinking of purchasing the Black’s Law Dictionary app for your mobile device but are hesitating because of the hefty $50 price tag, you’ll be happy to hear that the app is on sale …
Judge Rules that Used Digital Items Cannot be Resold by Consumers
The Christian Science Monitor reports that ReDigi, a start-up based in Massachusetts which allows users to resell digital music on their site, was told by a federal judge that producer’s rights are violated by such …
New Issue of The Gargoyle Features Women in Law
The UW Law School has recently published an outstanding new issue of The Gargoyle, our alumni magazine. A very attractive online edition of the magazine is available on the Law School website. The feature article …
Congress.gov to Replace THOMAS
Congress.gov is a beta site by the Library of Congress that contains U.S. legislative information. It will eventually replace THOMAS.gov. At this point, the beta Congress.gov contains legislation from the 107th Congress (2001) to the …
Former UW-Madison Law School Dean George Bunn Dies
From the Wisconsin State Journal: Former UW Law School Dean George Bunn, a noted nuclear arms expert and negotiator, died of spinal cancer Sunday in Palo Alto, Calif., said his son Matthew Bunn. He was …
Happy National Library Week!
Stop by the Law Library this week and help us celebrate National Library Week! READ Poster View this year’s poster featuring Steve Barkan, Professor of Law and Director of the Law School Library – On …
WI Act 5 Changes Publication and Effectiveness Process for Acts – Removes Authority of Sec of State
2013 WI Act 5, which modifies the establishment of a publication date for acts, quietly went into effect yesterday. According to the Wisconsin Legislative Council the act does several things: Removes the authority of the …
Ads from Legal Publishers during Wartime
The AALL Spectrum Online has a very interesting article examining advertisements from legal periodicals and bar publications published during the Second World War, the Korean War, the Vietnam War, and the Cold War. “Due to …
Book Madness Tournament
From the UW Madison Libraries: Love the NCAA basketball tourney, but wish it was just a little more … bookish? You’re in luck. The UW-Madison Libraries are hosting our first annual Book Madness Tournament. A …