Tracking Lobbyists

OMB Watch reported that both the U.S. House of Representatives and U.S. Senate have established searchable databases with information about lobbyists and their contributions. This makes it easier for citizens and researchers to follow the money trail between lobbyists and politicians.

Thanks to beSpacific for this news.

AudioCaseFiles: Audio Opinions and Trial Video

AudioCaseFiles offers downloadable MP3 files of court opinions as well as streaming trial video. Search by course or casebook to find audio material from 1L classes and 2L and 3L subjects. Sample audio from People v. Zackowitz. Watch seasoned practitioners argue cases on products liability, antitrust, mergers and acquisitions, and more.

To register, go to http://www.audiocasefiles.com/register/. You must use your law school email address.

Welcome 1Ls

Welcome 1Ls

If you would like to review some resources on how to succeed in law school, see the display outside the Reference Offices.

Zotero

Zotero is a handy tool that helps collect and manage your citations. Moreover, it can export citations in a variety of styles.

Thanks to Bonnie Schucha from WisBlawg.

Legal Analysis Reading for 1Ls

If you have not already registered your Westlaw password and registered for the Legal Analysis class, please do so today. Once you register for the class you will find more information and reading.

Word to the wise-be prepared and do the reading before the first day of class!

Background Checks

Now you can take advantage of the free service, Criminal Searches, to check a person's background. While still in its Beta version, this service offers a preliminary look at someone's record.

Hat tip to Abbie Mulvihill from AbsTracked .

Justia's Regulation Tracker

Now you can add Justia to your list of free resources for finding and tracking regulations. While the content only goes back to 2005, it gives researchers an excellent way of keeping updated on new regulations.

Thanks to the Valpo Law Blawg.