Google Scholar Case Search Enhancement
Google announced a great enhancement to their case search feature found in Google Scholar.
Gold and Platinum
When I usually talk about gold or platinum, I am dropping jewelry hints to my husband.
Book of Odds
I had to start out the year with a website that can be insightful and entertaining. The Book of Odds is a website that presents the probability things.
Just a bit of direction
Did you know that both the University of Wisconsin’s law library and Marquette’s law library offer great legal research guides? While they are obviously written with their students in mind, these guides can be of great assistance when starting research in a new or unfamiliar area of law. Both websites offer tips and resources for […]
Federal Government Apps
I love smartphones and the possibilities for the legal field. There are so many fun and useful apps out there. There are plenty of articles about apps for lawyers, including my State bar article.
New Reading Level in Google
The buzz on the blogosphere Friday was that Google has released yet another new feature. This new feature is the ability to select the "reading level" of your Google results.
Admiralty and Maritime Law Guide
If you are interested in or researching Maritime law, a nice website is the Admiralty and Maritime Law Guide.
Utah State Climate Center
One place I stop when looking for current and historical climate data is the Utah State Climate Center. This website contains an extensive amount of data. Some options for the researcher include building climate data sets, viewing radar loops, and dynamic climate reports.
Government Attic
If you aren't familiar with Government Attic, it is a newly re-designed website that "provides electronic copies of hundreds of interesting Federal Government documents obtained under the Freedom of Information Act."
British and Irish Legal Information Institute
The British and Irish Legal Information Institute "provides access to the most comprehensive set of British and Irish primary legal materials that are available for free and in one place on the internet."
Blekko – competition in the search engine world?
Earlier this week, a new search engine called blekko launched in beta. The site states that blekko is "a better way to search the web by using slashtags.
Legal News
- UW-Madison pro-Palestine protesters spark debate over free speech laws
- DEA to reclassify marijuana in a historic shift
- Wisconsin opens public comment on constitutional amendment regarding election officials
- Court upholds Milwaukee police officer’s firing for posting racist memes
- FCC fines wireless carriers millions for sharing user locations without consent
- Wisconsin Supreme Court scheduled to hear oral arguments in absentee voting case
- Attorney General Kaul joins multistate coalition to defend U.S. EPA’s light-duty vehicle emission standards
- State Bar of Wisconsin names election winners
- Protests erupt on college campuses throughout Midwest, and U.S. over war in Gaza
- Newly filed report with federal court seeks Havana Syndrome transparency
- Questions of transparency, leadership responsibility linger over State Bar trust
- Firm demands $4.3M in dispute with Wisconsin client
WLJ People
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