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Sports Fan?
This past weekend was full of Wisconsin sports worth watching … or worrying over. If you are like me and sometimes dream of the olden days, check out SI Vault. This is a collection of Sports Illustrated covers, videos, stories, and photos from the past 54 years. It can be an addicting site if you […]
Doing Business in Other Countries
Earlier this week I was in Washington D.C. attending WebSearch University, a conference for information professionals. I always enjoy attending these types of conferences because I learn about new and useful websites. One session I attended was on international search. Marydee Ojala of Online Magazine was the presenter. She did an excellent job and introduced […]
City of Milwaukee’s New Legislative Research Center
The other day I was researching a change to the Milwaukee Code. I immediately noticed an upgrade to Legistar. If you are not familiar with Legistar, it is a system to help manage the flow of documents through the municipal legislative process. Obviously, a great help to the Clerk’s office. However, there is also a […]
The Siting of Wireless Communications Facilities
Several times over the past few years, I have been asked to research the issue of wireless communication facilities. OpenCRS (see prior post), recently posted a Congressional Research Report entitled, “The Siting of Wireless Communications Facilities: An Overview of Federal, State, and Local Law.” The abstract for the report includes the following: The siting of […]
Hakia – A Semantic Search Engine
Yes, I use Google for my primary search engine. However, I recognize the importance of trying my search in other engines. I rely on subject specific engines such as Findlaw (legal information), NLH gateway (health information), and TripAdvisor (travel information) when applicable. When searching for general material, if I get too many irrelevant hits, I […]
Congressional Research Reports
The Congressional Research Service provides analytical support to Congress. As a result of their research, detailed information reports are often created. OpenCRS is a website that gathers reports that are publicly available. The “About” portion of the website offers insight to their collection. The site supports a Google Custom Search Engine to quickly locate reports […]
Home School State Laws
The Home School Legal Defense Association maintains a nice page on their website summarizing the various state home schooling laws. A color coded map of the U.S. provides links to state “analysis.” This document includes statutory sections and educational requirements. Teacher qualifications and testing requirements are also covered. They also provide a page dedicated to […]
Ever Changing Internet – Same Evaluation
I was reviewing articles I had written years back and came upon one that I had written for Midwest Paralegal’s KeyNotes back in early 2000. Yep, over eight years ago. It was about evaluating web sites – my favorite topic. I found it interesting that the Internet has changed so much over the last eight […]
Google Suggest will be Default
Google announced that their “Suggest” product will now be incorporated into your searches. Have you noticed it yet when you search? (As of this writing, it is working in Classic Google, but not on my iGoogle page). Google Suggest is sort of like auto-fill. The searcher will begin entering in their query and Google will […]
EDGAR database to become IDEA
The SEC announced that they will be replacing the EDGAR database with a new system called IDEA. The press release link contains a video discussing the benefits of the new system. The SEC states: The new system is called IDEA, short for Interactive Data Electronic Applications. Based on a completely new architecture being built from […]
Bureau of Justice Statistics
The Department of Justice maintains a statistics page worth looking at. The page has statistical reports on crime, prosecution, corrections, law enforcement, sentencing, criminal records, and others. Many of the pages include graphs and annual reports. A topic’s initial page offers key data with links to more detailed reports. Each topic also includes a listing […]
Law Reviews Online
The University of Southern California’s law library has a nice little listing of law reviews that are available online. The index provides the name of the review (with an active link), a brief summary discussing its subject matter, and a code notation explaining what information is available. These notations include F for full-text, A for […]
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- Survey: Harris has enough delegates to be nominee
- Outside the RNC, small Milwaukee businesses and their regulars tried to salvage a sluggish week
- Biden called to resign immediately after the president announces he won’t seek reelection
- Biden drops out of 2024 presidential race, endorses Harris
- Local PA cops allegedly thought Trump’s would-be assassin was Secret Service
- Biden-Lead Secret Service admits agency denied past requests by Trump’s campaign for tighter security
- Class action filed against Walgreens
- Former Waukesha County Sheriff’s Office lieutenant pleads guilty to smuggling contraband
- Two dead, one injured after Ozaukee County water rescue
- RNC Final Day: Trump accepts GOP Nomination
- Wisconsin officials intervene in Planned Parenthood action
- 7th Circuit adopts modifications to Rules 31, 34, 40, 47 and 60
Case Digests
- Ineffective Assistance of Counsel; Double Jeopardy; Sentencing
- Ineffective Assistance of Counsel; Sexual Assault-Prosecutorial Misconduct
- Contract-Negligence
- Criminal Law; Juvenile Law; Discovery
- Family Law; Child Support; Property Division First paragraph(s)
- Ineffective Assistance of Counsel- Exclusion of Evidence of Witness Bias
- Postconviction Relief-Sentencing-Ineffective Assistance of Counsel
- 14th Amendment – Due Process
- Criminal-Sentencing Guidelines – Enhancement
- Bankruptcy-Tax
- Civil Rights – 14th Amendment-Jury Instructions
- Contract; Foreclosure and Property
