Legal Research News and Information with an Emphasis on Wisconsin
The latest episode of the Wisconsin Law in Action podcast features Elizabeth Manriquez, Head of Reference and Scholarly Communication at the UW Law Library, discussing her chapter in the book Attorneys in the Baseball Hall of Fame: A Collection of Biographical Essays. Liz’s chapter focuses on Bowie Kent Kuhn, who served as the fifth commissioner …
Here is the latest faculty scholarship appearing in the University of Wisconsin Law School Legal Studies Research Papers series found on SSRN. Interrupting Gun Violence 104 Boston L. Rev. 769 (2024) by CHRISTOPHER LAU, UW Law School Against the backdrop of declining crime rates, gun violence and gun-related homicides have only risen over the last three years. …
Here is the latest faculty scholarship appearing in the University of Wisconsin Law School Legal Studies Research Papers series found on SSRN. Standing for Elections in State Courts Univ. Ill. L. Rev. (Forthcoming, 2024) by MIRIAM SEIFTER, UW Law School, and Adam B. Sopko, State Democracy Research Initiative Election-related litigation is soaring. Litigants regularly challenge every aspect …
Here is the latest faculty scholarship appearing in the University of Wisconsin Law School Legal Studies Research Papers series found on SSRN. Supervising Sentencing 57 UC Davis L. Rev. (2024) by RENAGH O’LEARY, UW Law School Community supervision agencies and officers do not just supervise people on probation and parole. They also play a unique and privileged …
Here is the latest faculty scholarship appearing in the University of Wisconsin Law School Legal Studies Research Papers series found on SSRN. Making Sense of 303 Creative: A Free Speech Solution in Search of a Problem Univ. Wis. Legal Studies Research Paper No. 1792 (2024) by DAVID S. SCHWARTZ, UW Law School 303 Creative purports to resolve …
Here is the latest faculty scholarship appearing in the University of Wisconsin Law School Legal Studies Research Papers series found on SSRN. Unpacking State Legislative Vetoes Univ. Wis. Legal Studies Research Paper No. 1788 (2024) by DEREK CLINGER, UW Law School, and MIRIAM SEIFTER, UW Law School This report unpacks state legislative vetoes and aims to prompt …
Here is the latest faculty scholarship appearing in the University of Wisconsin Law School Legal Studies Research Papers series found on SSRN. The Right to Amend State Constitutions Yale Law Journal Forum (forthcoming) by MIRIAM SEIFTER, UW Law School, and Jessica Bulman-Pozen, Columbia University Law School This Essay explores the people’s right to amend state constitutions, particularly …
Here is the latest faculty scholarship appearing in the University of Wisconsin Law School Legal Studies Research Papers series found on SSRN. Regulation of the Legal Profession in China: An Historical Overview China Law & Society Review (forthcoming) by JOHN K.M. OHNESORGE, UW Law School This essay begins with an exploration of the role of law and …
Here is the latest faculty scholarship appearing in the University of Wisconsin Law School Legal Studies Research Papers series found on SSRN. Spillover Tax Precedent 2021 Wis. L. Rev. 657 (2021) by SUSANNAH CAMIC TAHK, UW Law School We know that pro se litigants often lose. However, we know almost nothing about the circumstances in which they …
Here’s a trio of articles about the use of generative artificial intelligence in legal writing: State Bar of Wisconsin president and ethics expert, Dean Dietrich answers the question: “Are there ethical issues if a lawyer uses software such as ChatGPT to write a brief or a legal memo?” in the latest issue of the Wisconsin …