Wisconsin State Law Library

The Wisconsin State Law Library, Milwaukee Legal Resource Center, and Dane County Legal Resource Center will be closed on Monday, January 2nd for a state holiday.

To submit a question to the Wisconsin State Law Library while we are closed, you may call us at 608-267-9696 or Ask a Librarian online.

We will respond to questions and requests on Tuesday, January 3rd.

Do you use our legal topics pages for your research? We aim to keep each page up-to-date with links to new articles, laws, and guides. Here is a sampling of recent changes to the website: 

• Power of attorney
• 2011 WI Act 87 "Parental Power of Attorney"

• Child abuse
• Walker Order 54: Mandatory Reporting Requirements of Child Abuse and Neglect
  Supplemental reporting requirements for UW system employees

• Immigration and citizenship
• Dangers of "Notario" Fraud (American Bar Association Commission on Immigration)

• News and article sources
• Legal Blawg Archive (Library of Congress) 

• Whistleblower
• Whistleblower Investigations Manual (OSHA) 

• Debt collection
• Paying the Debts of a Deceased Relative: Who Is Responsible? (Federal Trade Commission) 
• Time-Barred Debts (Federal Trade Commission) 

• Federal law
• PACER training site

• Drivers and driving
• Highway Safety Laws by State (Governor's Highway Safety Assoc.) 

• Juvenile justice
• WI Statutes: 973.014 "Sentence of Life Imprisonment"
• U.S. Supreme Court Ruling on Life Sentences for Juveniles Could Overturn Wisconsin Law
  WisBar Inside Track, Dec. 7, 2011 

• Evidence
• Restyled Federal Rules of Evidence (Federal Evidence Review)
  Includes text of rules and legislative history 

• Politics and elections
• Obtaining an Identification Card to Vote (City of Madison)
• Recent Changes to Wisconsin Election Laws (City of Madison)

The Wisconsin State Law Library, Milwaukee Legal Resource Center, and Dane County Legal Resource Center will be closed on Monday, December 26th  for a state holiday.

To submit a question to the Wisconsin State Law Library while we are closed, you may call us at 608-267-9696 or Ask a Librarian online.

We will respond to questions and requests on Tuesday, December 27th.

The Practising Law Institute publishes Proskauer on Privacy: a guide to privacy and data security law in the information age as part of the Corporate and Securities Law Library. This one volume title is updated semi-annually with the help of industry experts and packs a wealth of information. A wide range of privacy topics are covered including:

• Medical privacy
• State privacy laws
• The Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA)
• Financial privacy
• Workplace privacy law
• Privacy of electronic communications
• Federal Trade Commission enforcement of privacy

The opening chapter lays out a detailed history of information privacy law starting in Colonial America and ending with the current multitude of privacy laws. The treatise is updated on advances in technology and their impact on privacy with sections on text messaging, human tracking devices using geolocation technology and behavioral marketing techniques on the internet.

Of special interest to our readers may be the chapter on state privacy laws. This chapter contains statutory references and case annotations along with a discussion about the impact of state legislation which conflicts with federal legislation.

Check out this treatise for all your privacy research needs.

Did you miss the party this week at the State Law Library? If so, you can still play the word scramble and cryptogram games.

Download the library word game handout and watch for the answers - which will be posted in early 2012.

For those of you who completed the crossword puzzle in our latest issue of WSLL @ Your Service, here are the answers: 

Odds 'n' Ending puzzle answers

The December issue of WSLL @ Your Service has been published. 

In this issue: 

• What's New: WSLL holiday open house; Holiday closings 
• This Just In: New & updated library materials; monthly new titles list 
• 1836-2011, Celebrating Our History: Reflecting on our anniversary year 
• Tech Tip in Brief: CleanPrint - control how much you print from webpages 
• WSLL Recommends: National Business Institute books 
• Odds 'n' Endings: A puzzle for you!

As always, your comments are welcome. Please direct them to the editor, Connie.VonDerHeide@wicourts.gov