OYEZ, the website long known for its coverage of the U.S. Supreme Court, plans to expand access to the proceedings of State Supreme Courts. Through a grant from the Open Government project sponsored by the …
Article: Ineffective Assistance of Library: The Failings and the Future of Prison Law Libraries
There is a very interesting article in the June 2013 edition of the Georgetown Law Journal (101 Geo. L.J. 1171) about prison libraries. (available via Westlaw and LexisNexis) From the abstract: The prison law library …
Tributes to Three UW Law Profs in Recent Law Review Issues
Three UW Law School Professors, Marc Galanter, Neil Komesar, and Jim Jones, have been the subject of tribute issues of law reviews recently. Jim Jones is the subject of the most recent edition of the …
TrialPad and Other Apps for Legal Professionals
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 …