Legal Research News and Information with an Emphasis on Wisconsin
For a while now, HeinOnline has assigned topics to each article in the Law Journal Library database. This allows researchers to get a general idea of the scope of the article before they dive in any further or to search or browse for additional articles on that topic. Over 1,500 topics are available and are …
Today, legal publishers Casemaker and Fastcase announced their merger thereby creating the largest legal research platform by subscriber count – over one million. According to the press release: The two companies will combine their teams and technologies to innovate research, analytics, and workflow offerings that empower lawyers with powerful digital solutions for their clients. The …
The American Association of Law Libraries reports that academic librarians may now qualify for exemption from FOIA request fees as educational institution requestors. From the AALL Washington Update: The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) accepted AALL’s recommendation that federal agencies should consider librarians at educational institutions, including academic law librarians, as eligible for fee …
Here is the latest faculty scholarship appearing in the University of Wisconsin Law School Legal Studies Research Papers series found on SSRN. Targets of Opportunity? The History, Law and Practice of Affirmative Action in University Faculty Hiring by Jason W. Yackee Development is Not a Dinner Party: A Hurstian Perspective on Law and Growth in China by …
On the latest episode of the WI Law in Action podcast from the UW Law Library, Professor R. Alta Charo, a leading expert in bioethics, discusses the development of COVID-19 treatments and vaccines and the procedural and legal issues that surround them. She explores how vaccine distribution can be expected, how a vaccine gets approved, and …
From UW Law School News: A new book showcases the work of Stewart Macaulay, the University of Wisconsin Law School professor known for pioneering the “law-in-action” approach to contracts. “Stewart Macaulay: Selected Works“—edited by the leading British contracts scholar David Campbell—highlights Macaulay’s six decades of contributions to contract theory and to the sociology of law. …
Legal Tune Up Wisconsin from LIFT Dane is a new app that uses publicly available data (driver’s license, criminal, eviction, court, and child support records) to help people identify and address legal issues on their own. From LawSites: In its initial launch, the app enables users to see if they have past eviction or criminal records …
Today’s New Faculty Focus from UW News features one of UW Law’s newest professors, Franciska Coleman. Coleman is an Assistant Professor of Law and Associate Director of the East Asian Legal Studies Program. Coleman has her J.D. from Harvard Law School and Ph.D. in Literacy, Culture and International Education from the University of Pennsylvania. Prior …
In celebration of Native American Heritage Month, the UW Law Library has created a web display celebrating the accomplishments of members of the Native community in the legal profession. See the UW Madison Native November site for more information on campus-wide virtual events. This display is the creation of the Law Library’s Equity, Inclusion, and Diversity subcommittee …
On the latest episode of the WI Law in Action podcast from the UW Law Library, Professor Cecelia Klingele discusses her work in the area of criminal justice reform, particularly on managing human behavior and conceptions of deviance. She recently published two articles in this area: Labeling Violence published in the Marquette Law Review and Making …