Legal Research News and Information with an Emphasis on Wisconsin
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 bring you a truly fascinating talk about irrationality and cheating. Dan Ariely was a burn patient, with burns over 70% …
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 to the savage beast itself, but to lead miners in the 1820s and 30s. These miners moved from prospect to …
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 are on the upswing and, if the downturn continues, they will likely be made in a proportion that is at …
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 publication will focus on national legal news, with a special emphasis on Washington, and it will carry the name The …
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 that about two-thirds of people seeking records got them within two weeks…. The P-C could discern a response time for …
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 are invited to attend. The workshop will be held on March 25, 2009, 2:45-6:00 pm at the UW Law School …
From the NYT: Google stepped up its attack on the telecommunications industry on Thursday with a free service called Google Voice… [The service] is intended to simplify the way people handle phone calls, voice mail and text messages… Google Voice allows users to route all their calls through a single number that can ring their …
According to The Third Branch, the newsletter of the Wisconsin Court System, CCAP is undergoing some security upgrades. It seems that the majority of these recommendations will have an impact only on CCAP staff, but some will be noticeable to CCAP users. Some of the updates include: Authenticating new users Implementing OS patches Implement hard …
FindACase, from VersusLaw, is a new source for free case law. While there are other free case law sites out there, such as Justia, Public Library of Law and PreCYdent, the coverage on FindACase appears to be more comprehensive. FindACase contains case law from: U.S. Sup. Ct. 1886- Fed. Circ. Cts. 1930- Fed. District Cts. …
Today, March 10, 2009, FedEx Office (formerly Kinkos) is hosting “Free Resume Printing Day.” The company is offering to print up to 25 copies of each customer’s resume for free. This offer is good for 25 black-and-white resume copies per customer and is only valid for orders placed and picked up in-store. Customers may place …