WisBlawg - From the UW Law Library
A technology blog on legal research from the University of Wisconsin’s law librarian Bonnie Shucha. Though Bonnie’s posts focus mostly on news within the Badger State, they occasionally feature news from elsewhere within the U.S.
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PDF Tools: Alternatives to Acrobat
Digital Inspiration has a handy list of free tools for working with PDF documents if you don't have Adobe Acrobat. The list covers everything from creating PDFs, to merging PDFs, to setting password restrictions, to filling in PDF forms and...Digital Inspiration has a handy list of free tools for...
Researching Layoff Data
In her Wisconsin Law Journal blog, Bev Butula offers tips for researching layoff information. One of the databases she mentions is JWT Inside's Layoff Report Database. The researcher can search by week or keyword. The weekly report lists the various...In her Wisconsin Law Journal blog, Bev Butula...
Monitor State of Wisconsin Administrative Rulemaking Process
I've recently been made aware of the State of Wisconsin Administrative Rules Home Page. Wisconsin state agencies value your involvement in agency decision-making and have created this website to make it easy for you to monitor and participate in their...I've recently been made aware of the State of...
Legal Ramifications of Twitter Use
An article in Law.com's Legal Technology section offers some thoughts on the legal ramifications of Twitter use. Lawyers caution... that Twitter carries a number of legal risks. Users posting tweets from corporate networks could expose company secrets. These conversations, lawyers...An article in...
Madison Magazine's 2009 Top Lawyers
Madison Magazine ranks the city's top lawyers in their January issue. Madison Magazine's 2009 Top Lawyers peer survey reveals who the legal eagles in our community would turn to if they needed some advice. With more than 2,300 Dane County...Madison Magazine ranks the city's top lawyers in their...
WI Supreme Court Takes Step Toward Creation of Legal Aid Organization
Wisconsin's Supreme Court has taken the first step toward creating a nonprofit organization to provide more legal help for the poor, reports JS Online. "This month, the court voted 6-0, with Justice David Prosser abstaining, to direct its staff to...Wisconsin's Supreme Court has taken the first...
Recent UW Law School Faculty Scholarship
Here's the latest scholarship from the University of Wisconsin Law School Legal Studies Research Paper Series via SSRN. Financing the Next Silicon Valley, Darian M. Ibrahim, University of Wisconsin Law School Fair Taxation as a Human Right, Allison Christians, University...Here's the latest...
Australian Court Serves Documents via Facebook
An Australian court has ordered that a default judgement could be served on defendants by notification on Facebook. The courts already allow service by email and text message. Read more from the Sydney Morning Herald: "Australian courts are regarded as...An Australian court has ordered that a...
Comparision of Legislative Resources on GPO Access v. Other Government and Commercial Sites
GPO Access has recently conducted a comparison of legislative resources available in its collection with those in other government websites and commercial databases such as Westlaw, LexisNexis and HeinOnline. The report concludes that "one of the primary advantages of GPO...GPO Access has recently...
Monitor Twitter Posts via Email
A few months ago I posted about how you can search people's Twitter posts for certain keywords and track future posts with a RSS feed. Now I've learned of a new service called Twilert which allows you to receive such...A few months ago I posted about how you can search people's Twitter posts for...
