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BEV BUTULA: Victims’ rights, protections at your fingertips

POSTED: Thursday, May 9th, 2013 at 12:21 pm

BY: BEVERLY BUTULA

The Office for Victims of Crime Training and Technical Assistance Center maintains a website focused on victim rights and protections.

BEV BUTULA: Time for your health checkup

POSTED: Monday, April 29th, 2013 at 11:25 am

BY: BEVERLY BUTULA

The Health Information & the Law website is a project of George Washington University and “is designed to serve as a practical online resource to federal and state laws governing access, use, release, and publication of health information.”

BEV BUTULA: Product safety database a click away

POSTED: Tuesday, April 2nd, 2013 at 10:45 am

BY: BEVERLY BUTULA

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The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission maintains a database website focusing on consumer product safety information, SaferProducts.gov.

BEV BUTULA: Criminal justice reference site a worthwhile stop

POSTED: Monday, March 25th, 2013 at 11:24 am

BY: BEVERLY BUTULA

The National Criminal Justice Reference Service “is a federally funded resource offering justice and drug-related information to support research, policy, and program development worldwide.”

BEV BUTULA: Don’t try to Google ‘Reader’ this summer

POSTED: Friday, March 15th, 2013 at 1:19 pm

BY: BEVERLY BUTULA

Google has announced it will retire Google Reader in July.

BEV BUTULA: Website makes finding public records a breeze

POSTED: Monday, February 11th, 2013 at 1:37 pm

BY: BEVERLY BUTULA

BRB Publications, a publisher of books and subscriptions on finding public records, has a nice online tool titled the Professional License Verifier.

BEV BUTULA: New DOJ website makes finding information quick, painless

POSTED: Wednesday, January 30th, 2013 at 1:23 pm

BY: BEVERLY BUTULA

The Wisconsin Attorney General announced the launch of its new website on Monday.

BEV BUTULA: Beginner’s guides not just for beginners

POSTED: Monday, January 28th, 2013 at 11:50 am

BY: BEVERLY BUTULA

A favorite blog of mine is the Law Librarians of Congress In Custodia Legis.

BEV BUTULA: Executive orders at your fingertips

POSTED: Thursday, January 17th, 2013 at 12:32 pm

BY: BEVERLY BUTULA

The Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau maintains a nice subject index to Wisconsin Governor’s executive orders.

BEV BUTULA: GAO goes online for key issues

POSTED: Wednesday, January 9th, 2013 at 10:35 am

BY: BEVERLY BUTULA

The Government Accountability Office has announced a new online tool titled Key Issues.

BEV BUTULA: Need a transcript? Start with the source

POSTED: Thursday, December 27th, 2012 at 10:18 am

BY: BEVERLY BUTULA

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I was recently asked about possible sources for free TV and radio transcripts or replays. There are a few places you might want to check prior to using a fee-based service.

BEV BUTULA: There’s cause for the Clause

POSTED: Friday, December 7th, 2012 at 1:59 pm

BY: BEVERLY BUTULA

The American Arbitration Association launched an online ClauseBuilder® Tool in beta. It is “designed to assist individuals and organizations develop clear and effective arbitration and mediation agreements.”

BEV BUTULA: Want an expert? Try the UW System

POSTED: Tuesday, December 4th, 2012 at 2:25 pm

BY: BEVERLY BUTULA

Looking for an expert on climate change, education, public policy, religion, art, transportation, psychology or nanotechnology? There are many options available, but did you know that many Wisconsin universities have expert databases.

BEV BUTULA: For state law, it’s all in the family

POSTED: Friday, November 23rd, 2012 at 12:32 pm

BY: BEVERLY BUTULA

Those who regularly practice family law are most likely familiar with the ABA Family Law Section’s “Family Law in Fifty States.”

BEV BUTULA: It pays to BEA informed

POSTED: Tuesday, November 13th, 2012 at 12:25 pm

BY: BEVERLY BUTULA

Did you know that the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Economic Analysis offers some great industry, national and regional economic data?

BEV BUTULA: Our vote is to inform yourself

POSTED: Friday, November 2nd, 2012 at 1:42 pm

BY: BEVERLY BUTULA

The National Archives maintains a website on the U.S. Electoral College. The page is divided into several topics, including FAQs, “What is an Electoral College,” resources for state officials, and a general resource page.

BEV BUTULA: Statutes now available as e-books

POSTED: Friday, October 19th, 2012 at 1:06 pm

BY: BEVERLY BUTULA

The Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau announced that the Wisconsin Statutes are now available in e-book format.

BEV BUTULA: Site shows off best practices for e-discovery

POSTED: Tuesday, October 9th, 2012 at 9:51 am

BY: BEVERLY BUTULA

An interesting online reference tool, called Electronic Discovery Best Practices, recently launched.

BEV BUTULA: Citizen Media Law Project helps lawyers survive in digital world

POSTED: Monday, October 1st, 2012 at 9:14 am

BY: BEVERLY BUTULA

The Citizen Media Law Project is hosted by Harvard University’s Berkman Center for Internet & Society. The focus of the Citizen Media Law Project website is to “ensure that individuals and organizations involved in online journalism and digital media have access to the legal resources, education, tools, and representation that they need to thrive.”

BEV BUTULA: New website Congress.gov to replace THOMAS

POSTED: Thursday, September 20th, 2012 at 9:57 am

BY: BEVERLY BUTULA

An exciting new beta website was launched by Congress on Wednesday. The site, Congress.gov, will become a one-stop resource for federal legislative materials. Congress.gov is slated it eventually replace THOMAS.

BEV BUTULA: Favorable vote for election law website

POSTED: Thursday, September 13th, 2012 at 11:57 am

BY: BEVERLY BUTULA

The Moritz College of Law at Ohio State University has a website dedicated to election law.

BEV BUTULA: Legislative District Almanac a source for demographic data

POSTED: Tuesday, September 4th, 2012 at 11:13 am

BY: BEVERLY BUTULA

The Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau recently released the third edition of the Legislative District Almanac.

BEV BUTULA: You’ll profit from these nonprofit blogs

POSTED: Friday, August 24th, 2012 at 1:30 pm

BY: BEVERLY BUTULA

A list of some non-profit law blogs.

BEV BUTULA: Labor law site is no child’s play

POSTED: Monday, August 13th, 2012 at 12:30 pm

BY: BEVERLY BUTULA

The Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development recently released a new guide to child labor laws.

BEV BUTULA: A map to state rules on e-discovery

POSTED: Monday, July 30th, 2012 at 9:53 am

BY: BEVERLY BUTULA

The folks over at Kroll Ontrack have created a map identifying the states with rules and statutes specific to electronically stored information in litigation. The interactive map is color coded to identify if a state has adopted the FRCP model, an independent model, are considering adopting e-discovery rules, or currently have no e-discovery rules.

BEV BUTULA: Getting specific case law is the best insurance

POSTED: Thursday, July 19th, 2012 at 12:43 pm

BY: BEVERLY BUTULA

A.M. Best Co., as part of its Directories of Insurance Professionals, offers a listing of insurance laws for all 50 states.

BEV BUTULA: Need census facts quick? Try QuickFacts

POSTED: Thursday, July 12th, 2012 at 1:49 pm

BY: BEVERLY BUTULA

The U.S. Census Bureau offers a lot of information; so much, it can be overwhelming.

BEV BUTULA: EEOC puts briefs online

POSTED: Friday, June 22nd, 2012 at 2:14 pm

BY: BEVERLY BUTULA

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission recently announced that it has put its appellate and amicus briefs going back to 2000 on its external website.

BEV BUTULA: GAO’s Blue Book can make you happy

POSTED: Friday, June 15th, 2012 at 10:27 am

BY: BEVERLY BUTULA

The U.S. Government Accountability Office conducts studies on all areas of the federal government.

BEV BUTULA: Illinois’ Ledger is an open book

POSTED: Tuesday, June 5th, 2012 at 12:57 pm

BY: BEVERLY BUTULA

The state of Illinois offers a website titled the Ledger. The site is a portal to the state’s financial records, reports and analyses.

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