BEV BUTULA: Tap the Power
Back in 2008, I wrote a post about the Legislative Reference Bureau Library's Tap the Power bibliographies. The broad range of topics and resources are amazing. Their most recent release (April 2011) is definitely worth checking out.
BEV BUTULA: Lexis expanding its e-book collection
LexisNexis just announced that beginning Monday more than 100 new titles will be released in e-book format.
BEV BUTULA: LinkedIn Today announced
Do you have a LinkedIn account? Do you post updates or stories of interest for your "connections" to read? Are you interested in news that your colleagues are reading? Well, earlier this month, LinkedIn announced the launch of LinkedIn Today.
BEV BUTULA: Welcome to Sunshine Week
This is Sunshine Week. The focus of the Sunshine Week initiative is to promote government transparency and freedom of information. Thanks to the folks over at INFOdocket, I learned about the recent launching of FOIA.gov by the U.S. Department of Justice. Per the news release, FOIA.gov “brings together all the FOIA data collected by the […]
BEV BUTULA: Cardiff Index to Legal Abbreviations
The Cardiff Index to Legal Abbreviations is one of those websites that you probably won't use everyday, but when you want a reliable online resource this might be worth checking out.
BEV BUTULA: Wisconsin Open Government
The John K. Maciver Institute for Public Policy announced the launching of WisconsinOpenGov.org. Per their website, it "provides you with one location for data on Wisconsin public employee salaries, benefits and labor contracts.
BEV BUTULA: Land Use Research Options
The Urban Land Institute is a 501(c)(3) research and education organization dealing with land use issues. Their policy and practice priority areas include: capital markets, housing, infrastructure, sustainability/climate change, place making/public realm, places of commerce, and development at the edge.
Wisconsin Legislature Document Search
I was on the Wisconsin legislature page searching for some older bills when I noticed an announcement on the document search page. It states, "We have a new beta site for searching our documents.
A few Android apps
I have written before about smart phone applications both in the Wisconsin Law Journal and for the State Bar of Wisconsin's Inside Track. However, the majority of the apps featured in those articles are for the iPhone. Many lawyers use Android mobile phones and so I thought I'd highlight a few Android apps. Please add any you have found useful.
Human Rights Library
The University of Minnesota hosts a website dedicated to human rights law.
Wisconsin Municipal Courts
Last week the City of Milwaukee Municipal Court announced that is was going live with their all-electronic court case management system.
Elder Law Resource
The National Legal Resource Center is a great clearinghouse of information for research on aging and elder rights.
Legal News
- Former law enforcement praise state’s response brief in Steven Avery case
- Eric Toney announces re-election bid for Fond du Lac County District Attorney
- Former Wisconsin Democratic Rep. Peter Barca announces new bid for Congress
- Republicans file lawsuit challenging Evers’s partial vetoes to literacy bill
- More human remains believed those of missing woman wash up on Milwaukee Co. beach
- Vice President Harris returning to Wisconsin for third visit this year
- Wisconsin joins Feds, dozens of states to hold airlines accountable for bad behavior
- Trump ahead of Biden in new Marquette poll
- Bankruptcy court approves Milwaukee Marriott Downtown ‘business as usual’ motion
- New Crime Gun Intelligence Center to launch in Chicago
- Arrest warrant proposed for Minocqua Brewing owner who filed Lawsuit against Town of Minocqua
- Wisconsin Supreme Court justices question how much power Legislature should have
WLJ People
- Power 30 Personal Injury Attorneys – Russell Nicolet
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- Power 30 Personal Injury Attorneys – Dustin T. Woehl
- Power 30 Personal Injury Attorneys – Katherine Metzger
- Power 30 Personal Injury Attorneys – Joseph Ryan
- Power 30 Personal Injury Attorneys – James M. Ryan
- Power 30 Personal Injury Attorneys – Dana Wachs
- Power 30 Personal Injury Attorneys – Mark L. Thomsen
- Power 30 Personal Injury Attorneys – Matthew Lein
- Power 30 Personal Injury Attorneys – Jeffrey A. Pitman
- Power 30 Personal Injury Attorneys – William Pemberton
- Power 30 Personal Injury Attorneys – Howard S. Sicula