http://www.wislawjournal.com/type.cfm/Bev%20Butula The latest News updates for Bev Butula from WLJ en-us Copyright 2009, Wisconsin Law Journal. http://www.wislawjournal.com/article.cfm/2009/07/06/Financial-Calculators Have you ever wondered how much money you need to save each month to pay for your new baby’s college education? Mon, 06 Jul 2009 09:39:38 CDT http://www.wislawjournal.com/article.cfm/2009/06/29/Computer-Security-Resource-Center The National Institute of Standards and Technology’s Computer Security Division exists to “provide standards and technology to protect information systems against threats to the confidentiality of information.”  For researchers in this area, their Resource Center may be a place to check out. Mon, 29 Jun 2009 09:16:15 CDT http://www.wislawjournal.com/article.cfm/2009/06/22/US-Citizenship--Immigration-Services The USCIS site offers much for the researcher.  The “ Laws and Regulation ” section provides “information on laws, regulations and interpretations controlling immigration and the work of the immigration-related bureaus of the Department of Homeland Security.”  Mon, 22 Jun 2009 13:59:09 CDT http://www.wislawjournal.com/article.cfm/2009/06/15/Literature-Search--Philanthropy-and-Nonprofit The Foundation Center, a national nonprofit service organization, offers the Catalog on Nonprofit Literature. This searchable database contains over 28,000 bibliographic citations (most with abstracts) to articles dealing with philanthropy. Mon, 15 Jun 2009 09:40:11 CDT http://www.wislawjournal.com/article.cfm/2009/06/08/League-of-Municipalities When conducting research regarding municipal issues, the Wisconsin League of Municipalities’ website is a place you may want to stop.  The site offers a variety of legal comments written by their staff attorneys. Mon, 08 Jun 2009 08:58:04 CDT http://www.wislawjournal.com/article.cfm/2009/06/01/State-Legislation--StateScape StateScape (which is a fee-based service) offers a FREE BillFinder search for researching state legislation. Per the site, “BillFinder helps you find any bill eligible for consideration in the current calendar year using either keywords and phrases or bill numbers.” Mon, 01 Jun 2009 12:52:41 CDT http://www.wislawjournal.com/article.cfm/2009/05/25/American-Rhetoric Dr. Michael Eidenmuller at the University of Texas – Tyler created the American Rhetoric website. The website maintains a database of over 5000 “full text, audio and video versions of public speeches, sermons, legal proceedings, lectures, debates, interviews, other recorded media events, and a declaration or two.” Mon, 25 May 2009 14:16:18 CDT http://www.wislawjournal.com/article.cfm/2009/05/18/SEDAR--Canadian-Securities-Database SEDAR “is the official site that provides access to most public securities documents and information filed by public companies and investment funds with the Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA).” (Think EDGAR for the Northern Territories). Mon, 18 May 2009 09:51:20 CDT http://www.wislawjournal.com/article.cfm/2009/05/11/Shorten-the-URL It can be very frustrating when you send a URL link to a colleague just to discover the transmission was unsuccessful due to its length.  To ensure this does not happen, I have always used TinyURL to shorten long URL’s Mon, 11 May 2009 09:25:10 CDT http://www.wislawjournal.com/article.cfm/2009/05/04/Bankruptcy-Statistics I have been asked several times over the past few months to gather various Bankruptcy statistics. I located a variety of useful sites, and thought I’d share them. Mon, 04 May 2009 09:49:59 CDT http://www.wislawjournal.com/article.cfm/2009/04/27/Chilling-Effects The Chilling Effects Clearinghouse maintains a database of legal complaints pertaining to online activity. It is “a unique collaboration among law school clinics and the Electronic Frontier Foundation.” The website lists the various universities involved with the program. Mon, 27 Apr 2009 14:29:57 CDT http://www.wislawjournal.com/article.cfm/2009/04/20/SEC-Enforcement-Manual The Securities and Exchange Commission, Department of Enforcement’s Manual (the Red Book) is available online. Mon, 20 Apr 2009 09:09:49 CDT http://www.wislawjournal.com/article.cfm/2009/04/13/FCC-EDOCS The Federal Communications Commission offers a nice search tool called EDOCS. Mon, 13 Apr 2009 09:29:13 CDT http://www.wislawjournal.com/article.cfm/2009/04/13/Wisconsin-Property-Assessment-Manual-Online New this week!  The complete Wisconsin Property Assessment Manual is available online. Mon, 13 Apr 2009 08:58:10 CDT http://www.wislawjournal.com/article.cfm/2009/04/06/National-Tribal-Justice-Resource-Center The National Tribal Justice Resource Center is a very comprehensive website dedicated to Native American and Alaska Native tribal court information.  The site is maintained by the National American Indian Court Judges Association.  The main page highlights news and other noteworthy information.  From this page, you will also find an internal search engine and a link to FAQ’s.  Mon, 06 Apr 2009 14:05:36 CDT http://www.wislawjournal.com/article.cfm/2009/03/30/Codes-of-Ethics The Center for the Study of Ethics in the Professions, which is part of the Illinois Institute of Technology, maintains a wide collection of “codes of ethics.” Mon, 30 Mar 2009 09:35:22 CDT http://www.wislawjournal.com/article.cfm/2009/03/23/FRED--Federal-Reserve-Economic-Data FRED® is an excellent resource for all things economic.  It is maintained by the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis.  They describe the site as one that “offers a wealth of economic data and information to promote economic education and enhance economic research.” Mon, 23 Mar 2009 09:12:30 CDT http://www.wislawjournal.com/article.cfm/2009/03/16/Recap-of-Stimulus-Websites There is quite a buzz around the availability of online Stimulus bill information. I have done two prior posts on websites dedicated to this topic (Recovery.gov and Mayor’s Wish List for Stimulus Money). As things are progressing, I have been requested to locate other relevant websites and thought I’d share some of those here: Mon, 16 Mar 2009 08:58:11 CDT http://www.wislawjournal.com/article.cfm/2009/03/02/International-Law-in-US-Courts If you are ever looking for discussion of international law within U.S. Courts, the American Society of International Law may have the site for you.  i.Lex is an online database “of select U.S. court cases and related materials is designed to serve as a practical resource for members of the judiciary and other legal professionals to identify and understand how international law is interpreted and applied by U.S. courts at both the federal and state level.”  The site is not an exhaustive listing of cases, but rather significant decisions.  The FAQ section outlines the criteria used for selecting the cases.  Mon, 02 Mar 2009 10:14:25 CST http://www.wislawjournal.com/article.cfm/2009/03/02/Wisconsin-TechSearch A young associate at my firm needed a non-legal journal article from the 1980s. He seemed mystified that it was not available online, or easily accessible. Mon, 02 Mar 2009 09:19:17 CST http://www.wislawjournal.com/article.cfm/2009/02/23/Recoverygov-is-up-and-running Recovery.gov, the government website established to track the stimulus bill money, is up and running. One of the first things you notice about the site is the timeline. The entries start in February of 2009 and, currently, continue through July 15, 2009. The entry for that day is “Recipients of Federal funding to begin reporting on their use of funds.” Another entry on the site is a graphic describing the general allocation of funds. Mon, 23 Feb 2009 09:33:41 CST http://www.wislawjournal.com/article.cfm/2009/02/23/Neighborhood-Data-Center The Nonprofit Center of Milwaukee maintains a collection of maps and data they call the Neighborhood Data Center. Take a look around. The website describes the resources as “data, maps, reports, and analyzes to allow organizations to better plan and develop programs that address the problems of Milwaukee neighborhoods.” Mon, 23 Feb 2009 09:09:30 CST http://www.wislawjournal.com/article.cfm/2009/02/16/Federal-Pattern-Jury-Instructions-and-Others Ask BILL!, a compilation of great resources gathered by the 7th Circuit library, offers links to several Pattern Jury Instructions.   Categories include Federal Pattern Jury Instructions, District Court Pattern Jury Instructions, and Patent Jury Instructions. Mon, 16 Feb 2009 09:08:49 CST http://www.wislawjournal.com/article.cfm/2009/02/09/Mayors-Wish-Lists-for-Stimulus-Money General information regarding the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 can be found on Thomas. However, some researchers are interested in specific applications of the funds. Many mayors have created wish lists regarding the spending of stimulus monies. The United States Conference of Mayors has a nice website summarizing city lists. The Mainstreet Economic Recovery page provides access to their full report or allows the researcher to view projects by city or program area. Mon, 09 Feb 2009 09:09:02 CST http://www.wislawjournal.com/article.cfm/2009/02/02/Capitol-Words The Sunlight Foundation has an interesting site entitled “Capitol Words.” Per their website, Capitol Words “visualizes the most frequently used words in the Congressional Record, giving you an at-a-glance view of which issues lawmakers address.” The site provides users with graphs, tag clouds, and maps outlining the most popular words spoken by Federal lawmakers. Mon, 02 Feb 2009 09:19:58 CST