State Representative Louis J. Molepske, Jr. re-introduced the Open Government Act, legislation which attempts to clarify when bill drafts should be made available to the public. From a media release from Rep. Molepske: This bill …
Jurors, the Web, and One Simple Rule
Accounts of jurors doing Web research and using Twitter and other social networking tools has been much in the news recently. Deliberations’ Anne Reed has a nice summary of the buzz. No one seems to …
WI Bill Would Require Repeat Domestic Abusers to Wear Tracking Device
State representative Scott Suder is sponsoring a bi-partisan bill that will allow courts to make repeat domestic abusers wear a satellite tracking device. Read more from the Marshfield News Herald. In a time of major …
Inspiring Innovation: Planning, Implementing, and Evaluating the Web 2.0 Challenge
I’m pleased to share that an article I co-wrote, Inspiring Innovation: Planning, Implementing, and Evaluating the Web 2.0 Challenge, appears in the latest Legal Information & Technology eJournal on SSRN (available by subscription). In the …
Why People Cheat
TED has produced this very interesting talk on why people cheat. Fascinating viewing, especially for legal professionals whose work involves studying and predicting human behavior. Here’s a synopsis from the Mental Floss Blog: Today I …
Why Wisconsin is the Badger State
Do you know why Wisconsin is referred to as the Badger State? Mental Floss explains this and other “Curious, Bizarre & Storied State Symbols.” … The Badger State title originally refers not to Bucky, nor …
Partner Cuts on the Rise
From the ABA Journal: Few U.S. law firms are acknowledging partner cuts, but they are happening and could gather steam if firm leaders foresee a long recession. Consultants tell the Daily Journal that partner terminations …
Legal Times to Merge With The National Law Journal
From the Blog of the Legal Times: Legal Times, which has reported on the D.C. legal and lobbying communities since 1978, is merging with one of its sibling publications, The National Law Journal. The combined …
Short Turn Around for Most Records Requests from Gov. Doyle's Office
The Appleton Post-Crescent reports that “most people requesting records from Gov. Jim Doyle’s office last year did not have to wait long to get them.” In their “fifth annual review of public records requests found …
Global Financial Crisis and Implications for Wisconsin Workshop
The University of Wisconsin Law School Global Legal Studies Center has announced an outreach workshop entitled Global Financial Crisis and Implications for Wisconsin. Attorneys, policy makers, state agencies, civil society groups and other interested groups …