UW Law Profs Stewart Macaulay and Elizabeth Mertz have started a blog called New Legal Realism Conversations. The blog is an extension of the NLR Project webpage started in 2009 and will feature commentary from …
Year: 2011
Analysis of the Proceedings of the Old Bailey Revises the History of the Criminal Trial
This week, the New York Times had an interesting article about a digital archive of the Proceedings of the Old Bailey. The archive is a fully searchable collection of criminal trials held at London’s central …
Google Pulls the Plug on Uncle Sam
From Government Computer News: Saying that search technology has made some specialized tools unnecessary, Google has discontinued operation the Google.com/UncleSam tool for searching government websites…. “Today, search quality has advanced tremendously, and based on our …
Feedback Needed on Beta US Code Website
From the AALL Government Relations Office: The Office of the Law Revision Counsel is seeking comments on the new beta version of its website for the U.S. Code. The Office is looking for feedback from …
Information for Submitting Articles to Law Reviews & Journals
If you’re considering writing an article for a legal publication, check out Information for Submitting Articles to Law Reviews & Journals. This guide, compiled by librarians from the University of Missouri at Kansas City – …
House Votes for Cuts to FDsys
H.R. 2551, passed by the House of Representatives, would eliminate funding for GPO’s Federal Digital System (FDsys). “Kirsten Clark, the regional depository librarian at the University of Minnesota and the chair of ALA’s Government Documents …
UW Law School Introduces 3 Faculty Members
The University of Wisconsin Law School is proud to announce the addition of three new faculty members. Cecelia Klingele and Mark Sidel join the UW Law School faculty beginning in the Fall of 2011. Paul …
Mobile Map of Restaurants Recommended by UW Law Faculty & Staff
Looking for a good restaurant in the Madison area? Check out our map of restaurants recommended by UW Law School faculty and staff. You can access it via the Web or on a smart mobile …
Prof Brad Snyder featured in HBO Documentary "The Curious Case of Curt Flood" Tonight
UW Law Professor, Brad Snyder is a featured commentator in the HBO Sports Documentary “The Curious Case of Curt Flood”. The documentary examines Curt Flood’s Supreme Court lawsuit against baseball’s reserve clause. Snyder’s role in …
Latest UW Law School Faculty Scholarship
Here is the latest faculty scholarship from the UW Law School Legal Studies Research Paper Series via SSRN. How Nations Share by Allison Christians, University of Wisconsin Law School Toward a Reality-Based Constitutional Theory by …