Legal Research News and Information with an Emphasis on Wisconsin
The New York Times reports that Google is closing a loophole which allowed users to access large numbers of articles on subscription-based sites without paying for them. The company’s “First Click Free” program, which publishers of pay sites can choose to participate in, is designed to allow readers to get a taste of a site’s …
I learned yesterday that WisBlawg subscriptions are available for the Kindle. To view blogs on the Kindle, apparently you have to pay for the convenience. WisBlawg is listed at $1.99 / month. Personally, I’d rather get my blogs for free on the web – with as many as I subscribe to, I’d go broke if …
The State Bar is offering an interesting seminar/webinar next Friday entitled Lawyers, Lobbyists and Legislators. The morning is devoted to Legislative Resources for Lawyers. The program kicks off with a session on “Researching the Legislative History of a Bill” with Jason Anderson and Steve Miller of the LRB. The remainder of the morning is on …
A suit filed last week by Habush Habush & Rottier alleges that the firm of Cannon & Dunphy effectively hijacked the names and reputation of Habush attorneys by purchasing the keywords “Habush” and “Rottier” for its Internet search results. From the Wisconsin Law Journal: Until a day after the suit was filed, anyone who typed …
The American Association of Law Libraries Legal Information Services to the Public SIS has recently published a new edition of its research guide, How to Research a Legal Problem: A Guide for Non-Lawyers. This guide introduces sources of law generally and offers tips on how to get started. For a more detailed guide covering both …
Here is the latest faculty scholarship from the UW Law School Legal Studies Research Paper Series via SSRN. Mobilizing Law in Contemporary Russia: The Evolution of Disputes Over Home Repair Projects by Kathryn Hendley Taking Great Cases: Lessons from the Rosenberg Case by Brad Snyder The Life and Times of the Big Six, or, The …
From the Chicago Tribune: Six finalists from a field of 11 applicants have been selected to fill a pending vacancy on a federal appeals court which handles appeals from Wisconsin and other states. Two of the six finalists are UW–Madison law professors Anuj Desai and Victoria Nourse. Read the article for the full list.
Wow – big news last night from Google: Free case law is now available in Google Scholar! There isn’t much description yet from Google, but Internet For Lawyers has a nice run down of the features. Here are some highlights: Coverage of the database: 1 US 1 (pre 1776) 1 F 2d 1 (1924 +) …
You never know what you’re going to turn up in the Odd Wisconsin Archives. I had to laugh at the story about the “cache of decaying venison and sturgeon” stored a basement room of the Capitol wreaking havoc on the olfactory sensibilities of our distinguished lawmakers. And, funnier still, was that it was of their …
Google has filed a modified version of their controversial books settlement in federal court last Friday. From the New York Times: The settlement, of a 2005 lawsuit over Google’s ambitious plan to digitize books from major American libraries, outlined a plan to create a comprehensive database of in-print and out-of-print works. But the original agreement, …