Legal Research News and Information with an Emphasis on Wisconsin
Here in Wisconsin, we are fortunate to have our own non-partisan, state-wide public affairs cable network. WisconsinEye features coverage of the Wisconsin Legislature (floor sessions and committees), Governors’ addresses, Supreme Court oral arguments, as well as other programs of state interest such as panels, forums, town halls, and programs about state history. The WisconsinEye website offers both …
Here is the latest faculty scholarship appearing in the University of Wisconsin Law School Legal Studies Research Papers series found on SSRN. Legal Realist Innovation in the Wisconsin Law School Curriculum 1950-1970: Four Influential Introductory Courses by William H. Clune Successor CEOs by Yaron Nili Feigned Consensus: Usurping the Law in Shaken Baby Syndrome/Abusive Head Trauma Prosecutions …
Due to the extreme cold conditions, UW–Madison is canceling classes and suspending non-essential operations beginning today Tuesday at 5 pm through Thursday at noon. The Law Library and other campus libraries are included in this closure. The Law School building will be locked during this time.
According to recently released ABA enrollment figures, law school enrollment increased by three percent nationally in 2018, marking the first measurable increase since 2010. The University of Wisconsin Law School saw the largest jump with an 82%increase in our first-year class size. See the National Law Journal for more on other schools with large enrollment gains. …
The USA TODAY NETWORK has recently published the results of a survey in which practicing attorneys throughout the state were asked to score the county judges before whom they have appeared. The Wisconsin Judicial Performance Database compiles more than 4,000 responses rating 209 Wisconsin circuit court judges. Below is a snapshot of the highest rated Milwaukee County judges …
The University of Wisconsin Law Library engages in regular strategic planning and assessment of our effectiveness in achieving our mission and realizing our goals. At the beginning of the academic year, we develop a strategic plan consisting of three parts: our mission and vision, our ongoing key priorities, and a selection of strategic initiatives on …
Yesterday, the American Bar Association issued new guidance on protecting client confidentiality in electronic communications (Formal Opinion 477, Securing Communication of Protected Client Information). This guidance updates a 1999 ABA opinion. According to the new opinion, A lawyer generally may transmit information relating to the representation of a client over the Internet without violating the …
The Wisconsin Department of Justice has recently launched an archive of formal Attorney General opinions. The opinions, in PDF, are available from the first bound volume of opinions in 1912 to the present. Note that the bound opinion volumes were published between 1912 and 1994. From 1900-1912, opinions were printed in the Biennial report of …
For the last fifteen years, the University of Wisconsin Law Library has encouraged research and learning through our National Library Week celebration. Over the years, we’ve organized numerous events, including trivia and research contests, displays, book giveaways, and reading recommendations. But the most popular and long lived of all our National Library Week events has …
Are you one of the 550,000+ people who have registered for Public Service Loan Forgiveness? This is the federal program that forgives the remaining balance on qualifying student loans after 10 years of payments while working full-time for a qualifying public service employer. If so, you’ll likely want to read the article in yesterday’s New …