As we head into the July 4th weekend, many of you are undoubtedly aware that this year marks the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence. Something that’s not widely known is that the first …
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New Article on Closing the AI Readiness Gap: A Framework for Law Schools
Gen AI literacy for new associates is expected, not optional. Yet most law schools have not caught up, and students are arriving in practice without the foundational skills to use these tools safely and effectively. …
Most AI Policies Ask the Wrong Question: It’s Not Whether AI Is Used, but What Cognitive Function It’s Replacing
There’s been a lot of buzz lately about AI policies and whether they should prohibit or encourage generative AI use among legal practitioners and law students. Many policies land at one pole or the other. …
Happy National Library Week: Celebrating 20 Years of Faculty READ Posters at the UW Law Library
The UW Law Library is marking National Library Week this year with a milestone: the 20th anniversary of our Faculty READ Poster series. You’ve likely seen READ posters before—those images of celebrities holding their favorite …
UW System Launches Free AI Literacy Series: The AI Skills Access Passport
The Universities of Wisconsin recently launched ASAP: AI Skills Access Passport, a free, seven-episode video series designed to help the general public build foundational AI literacy. I thought it was well done. Each episode runs …
Recent UW Law Faculty Scholarship: Constitutional Theory, Court Reform, Executive Power, Antitrust, Surveillance, and AI Prompting
Here is the latest faculty scholarship from the University of Wisconsin Law School Legal Studies Research Papers series via SSRN. Joshua Braver (UW Law), Deference Due? “Considers” and the Insurrection Act Braver offers the first …
UN Sanctions on Iran’s Nuclear Program: Researching the Snapback Mechanism
With Iran’s nuclear sanctions in the news, Sunil Rao, Foreign and International Law Librarian at UW Law Library, has put together some helpful research sources covering the history, the sanctions framework, and the snapback mechanism now …
Tax Research on the One Big Beautiful Bill Act: A Guide to Key Resources
The One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) — signed into law in 2025 as P.L. 119-21 — made significant changes to federal tax law, and practitioners are still working through the implications. If you’re trying …
Amanda White Eagle on the Great Lakes Indigenous Law Center and Expanding Access to Tribal Law on WI Law in Action Podcast
A recent episode of the Wisconsin Law in Action podcast features Amanda White Eagle, Director of the Great Lakes Indigenous Law Center (GLILC) at the University of Wisconsin Law School. Host Kris Turner of the …
Need Help Researching Law in a Foreign Jurisdiction? Check out UW Law Library’s Country-specific Legal Research Guides
Need Help Researching Law in a Foreign Jurisdiction? The University of Wisconsin Law Library maintains a growing collection of country-specific legal research guides designed to help you get started. Each guide provides an introduction to …