University of Wisconsin–Madison

Month: March 2026

Recent UW Law Faculty Scholarship: Constitutional Theory, Court Reform, Executive Power, Antitrust, Surveillance, and AI Prompting

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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 sustained statutory interpretation of the Insurrection Act, the principal authority for deploying military force on American streets to enforce federal …

UN Sanctions on Iran’s Nuclear Program: Researching the Snapback Mechanism

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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 at the center of a dispute in the UN Security Council. The Council recently held an open briefing on the work …

Tax Research on the One Big Beautiful Bill Act: A Guide to Key Resources

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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 to get up to speed, Jenny Zook, Reference & Instructional Services Librarian at the UW Law Library and current chair …