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Month: July 2026

If It’s Good Writing, So What if They Used AI?

If it’s good writing, so what if they used AI? That’s the question at the heart of a recent essay by writer Abi Awomosu, “Writing Was Never a Test of Who Could Think” (How Not To Use AI, June 14, 2026). Awomosu argues that AI functions less like a tool and more like a medium, something that …

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Recent UW Law Faculty Scholarship: Analysis of Fed Circ Opinions, Patent Experts, Second Look Sentencing, Milk Markets, & Surveillance Procurement

Here is the latest faculty scholarship from the University of Wisconsin Law School Legal Studies Research Papers series via SSRN. SSRN is discontinuing its research paper series platform this year. Sign up for our new email distribution list to receive updates on Wisconsin Law faculty scholarship. Or continue to watch for updates here on WisBlawg. Jason Reinecke (UW Law), What …

Celebrating the 250th Anniversary of the Declaration of Independence and the Woman Who Printed It

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 printed version to make the signers’ names public was printed by a woman, Mary Katharine Goddard. When the Declaration was adopted …