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Apr 20, 2009

SEC Enforcement Manual

The Securities and Exchange Commission, Department of Enforcement’s Manual (the Red Book) is available online. The introduction states: The Enforcement Manual (“Manual”) is an electronic document designed to be a reference for the staff in the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s (“SEC”) Division of Enforcement (“Division” or “Enforcement&[...]

Apr 13, 2009

FCC EDOCS

The Federal Communications Commission offers a nice search tool called EDOCS. EDOCS allows the researcher “to search a database of Daily Digest entries for FCC documents posted to the FCC web site since March 1996.” The Daily Digest is a brief summary of Commission documents, speeches, public notices, etc. with hyperlinks to the actual documentation. […]

Apr 13, 2009

Wisconsin Property Assessment Manual Online

New this week! The complete Wisconsin Property Assessment Manual is available online. It can be found here. Per a recent Wisconsin Department of Revenue notification – The Wisconsin Property Assessment Manual (WPAM) serves as the guide for uniform property assessment. Sec. 70.32, Wi Stats requires that assessors utilize the WPAM when valuing real property; Sec. […]

Apr 6, 2009

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 […]

Mar 30, 2009

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.” The Codes of Ethics Online consists of professional societies, corporations, government, and academic institutions.” Examples include the American Counseling Association, American Institute of Architects, and the American [...]

Mar 23, 2009

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.” FRED® has numerous data categories including banking, employment, population, exchange rates, gross […]

Mar 16, 2009

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: Recovery.gov […]

Mar 2, 2009

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. I attribute this to two things. The first is that he is from the computer generation, where most research is conducted sitting at a laptop. The second is that […]

Mar 2, 2009

International Law in U.S. 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 […]

Feb 23, 2009

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.” Available at the site is a […]

Feb 23, 2009

Recovery.gov 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 […]

Feb 16, 2009

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. Users of the site will find a variety of materials. A small sampling includes the 2008 Model Civil Jury Instructions […]

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