According to a new study by Clio, law firms have seen a drastic deceleration in new matter creation due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Since the start of 2020, the number of new legal matters being …
Law in Action and the Modern Criminal Justice Paradigm
By Eric Taylor, Evening Reference Librarian The UW Law School has long been noted as a pioneer in the field of criminal justice research, reform, and practice. Professors such as Frank J. Remington, Herman …
Soon-to-be Law Grads Excited to Learn about Services Available from WI State Law Library
I teach an Advanced Legal Research course at the UW Law School. I always conclude with a tour of the Wisconsin State Law Library. This year, we couldn’t be there in person, but Director of …
US Sup Ct Holds that Annotations in Official State Code Ineligible for Copyright Protection
Earlier this week, in a 5 to 4 decision, the US Supreme Court held that the annotations in an official state code are ineligible for copyright protection. In Georgia v. Public.Resource.Org Inc., the Court affirmed …
Director of WI State Courts Offers Advice to Attorneys on Appearing Remotely via Zoom
This week’s Inside Track from the Wisconsin State Bar features a very interesting interview with Judge Randy Koschnick, Director of Wisconsin State Courts about how the state’s courts are responding to the Wisconsin Supreme Court …
Legaler Offers Free Video Conferencing Platform that’s Specifically Designed for Attorneys
In this time of social distancing, many of us have turned to Zoom to communicate with colleagues and clients. But wouldn’t it be nice if there was a video conferencing platform that specifically met the …
WI Law in Action Podcast: Richard Monette’s $1 Million Grant and Upcoming Scholarship
The newest episode of the WI Law in Action podcast from the UW Law Library is a conversation with Richard Monette, Professor of Law and Director of the Great Lakes Indian Law Center at the …
Researching the Legal Implications of COVID-19
We are currently facing an unprecedented time here in the law library, the law school, and the world. With the new COVID-19 virus and subsequent pandemic, we have been met with new fears, new challenges, …
WI Law in Action Podcast: Tonya Brito Discusses the Child Support Debt Bubble
On the most recent episode of the WI Law in Action podcast from the UW Law Library, Jefferson Burrus-Bascom Professor of Law at the University of Wisconsin Law School and Faculty Affiliate with the Institute …
UW Law School Hosts Heritage Marker, Learning Events on Indigenous Issues, & Coming Together of Peoples Conference
The UW Law School is privileged to host the UW Madison Our Shared Future heritage marker from February 24 to March 9. The marker recognizes this land as the ancestral home of the Ho-Chunk Nation …