Legal Research News and Information with an Emphasis on Wisconsin
From Wisconsin InfoLink: BadgerLink — the state’s online full-text library collections — now has access to five years of complete PDF pages from more than 250 Wisconsin newspapers, dailies and weeklies…. The collection goes back to March 2005 and will continue to grow as current editions are added to the database. There is a 60-day …
From the Wisconsin State Journal: President Barack Obama has again nominated Louis B. Butler Jr. to replace John Shabaz as U.S. District Judge for the Western District of Wisconsin, the White House announced Monday. See also the press release from the White House.
A New Jersey appellate court found that a prohibition against “Googling” potential jurors to gain additional information about them was unreasonable. Read more at Legal Blog Watch.
UW Law School Dean Kenneth B. Davis Jr. announced yesterday that he will step down in September 2011 and return to the faculty. From the UW Madison Press Release: During his tenure as dean, Davis has steadily worked to raise the Law School’s stature and visibility. Its national ranking has climbed along with its ability …
The State Bar reports that the Wisconsin Department of Justice website now offers access to information about Wisconsin Public Records Law. The site includes: Attorney General Opinions on Public Records Issues Sample Public Records Documents Other Public Records Resources
In the September edition of WSLL @ Your Service, there is a useful Tech Tip in Brief by Heidi Yelk. She highlights a free tool called PDF X-Change which allows you to fill in the blanks for any PDF form. See the full tip for more.
From 3 Geeks and a Law Blog: You have to admire the punishment that Judge Diane Druzinski handed down to a juror that updated her Facebook status to say that it was “gonna be fun to tell the defendant they’re GUILTY.” Apparently, Judge Druzinski doesn’t like it when a juror posts a verdict on a …
Google recently released a new search interface for real-time results from social media tools such as Twitter, Facebook, blogs and more called Google Realtime. Read more about it at the Official Google Blog. Source: Robert Ambrogi’s LawSites
ABA Site-tation has a very interesting post on Facebook Privacy, Lawyer Social Networking, Online Reputation Management, and Case Investigations. It begins: According to the 2010 Legal Technology Survey Report: Web and Communication Technology volume lawyer respondents increasingly use social networking sites. Reasons reported include for professional networking (76%), client development (42%), and case investigation (6%). …
The Wisconsin Department of Justice has recently posted updated guides to open meetings and public records compliance. In addition, Attorney General Van Hollen will be hosting free seminars to promote public awareness of and compliance with the state’s open meetings and public records law. The seminars will be held in Madison (September 20th), Milwaukee (September …