University of Wisconsin–Madison

Month: February 2012

Latest UW Law School Faculty Scholarship

Here is the latest faculty scholarship from the UW Law School Legal Studies Research Paper Series via SSRN. Judicial Capacity and the Substance of Constitutional Law by Andrew B. Coan, University of Wisconsin Law School Informing and Reforming the Marketplace of Ideas: The Public-Private Partnership for Data Production and the First Amendment by Shubha Ghosh, …

New Database for Federal Legislative History Research – ProQuest Legislative Insight

The Law Library is pleased to announce that we have recently subscribed to a wonderful new database for federal legislative history research called ProQuest Legislative Insight. It is available to UW Madison students, faculty and staff, or to anyone who visits a campus library. Legislative Insight contains PDFs of numerous publications generated in the course …

Marc Galanter's New Book: Lawtalk: the Unknown Stories Behind Familiar Legal Expressions

UW Law Prof. Marc Galanter has a new book out called “Lawtalk: the Unknown Stories Behind Familiar Legal Expressions.” Like Galanter’s last book entitled “Lowering the Bar: Lawyer Jokes and Legal Culture,” this book looks like a lot of fun. WI State Journal columnist, Doug Moe, recently profiled Galanter and the new book. He writes: …