All of these resources are freely available on the Internet.

Legal

Jurist's Paper Chase Blog of current legal news edited by University of Pittsburgh School of Law

Wisconsin Law Journal  View "This Week's Important Opinions" and other law news from Wisconsin's weekly newspaper for lawyers. (Formerly Wisconsin Opinions)

Law News Network Browse today's legal news or keyword search archive of news stories.

FindLaw News  Browse current legal news or keyword search archive of news stories.  Also includes a free subscription email news service.

Court TV Law Center  Coverage of legal news and trials being followed by Court TV.  Browse by topics or keyword search news and reports.  Video highlights are also available with the RealPlayer plug-in.

C-SPAN.ORG  Gavel to gavel coverage of the United States House of Representatives (C-SPAN), Senate (C-SPAN2) and other events from Washington (C-SPAN EXTRA).  Includes programming notes, news from Washington, and live video and audio C-SPAN programs.  View current programming or browse archive by topic.  Requires free RealPlayer plug-in.

Jurist's Law School Buzz Blog of law school news edited by University of Pittsburgh School of Law

General

CNN.com  Browse news by topic or keyword search archive of news stories.  Select video and audio programs are also available with the RealPlayer plug-in.

New York Times  Browse news by topic or keyword search archive of news stories.  May require registration for this free service.

Chicago Tribune  Browse news by topic or keyword search archive of news stories.

Christian Science Monitor  Browse news by topic or keyword search archive of news stories. Also contains a link to a customizable edition entitled Monitor Extra.

Daypop Current events search engine of real-time news. Can limit search to stories added in the last hour, 3 hours, 12 hours, day, week or two weeks.

Local

Badgerlink Full-text articles from local and national journals and newspapers. Freely available to Wisconsin residents.

Wisconsin Newspapers Index to several Wisconsin newspapers including the Wisconsin State Journal from 1960s-1990s (for more recent editions of WSJ, see Badgerlink). Link leads to LINKcat, the Madison Public Library's online catalog. Select Newspapers from the bar across the top.

Madison.com  View local and statewide news from the Wisconsin State Journal, The Capital Times, and State Legal Notices.

News@UW-Madison  News and events from the University of Wisconsin Madison.  Browse by subject or keyword search.

UW Law School Newsletter  University of Wisconsin Law School news and events from September 1997-present.  Requires free Adobe Acrobat Reader plug-in.