Legal Research News and Information with an Emphasis on Wisconsin
Here is the latest faculty scholarship appearing in the University of Wisconsin Law School Legal Studies Research Papers series found on SSRN. “A Meditation on Mahr, Modernity, and Muslim Marriage Contract Law” by ASIFA QURAISHI-LANDES (UW Law) In this essay, I sketch an alternative model for the Islamic marriage contract. I propose the use of the …
Here is the latest faculty scholarship appearing in the University of Wisconsin Law School Legal Studies Research Papers series found on SSRN. “The Corporate Governance Gap” 131 Yale L. J. (Forthcoming) by YARON NILI (UW Law) and KOBI KASTIEL A reliable system of corporate governance is considered an important requirement for the long-term success of public companies …
Paving the Way: the First American Women Law Professors, the long-awaited book by Herma Hill Kay, former Dean of UC Berkeley School of Law who passed away in 2017, tells the stories of the first fourteen female law professors at ABA- and AALS-accredited law schools in the United States. From Amazon: Paving the Way is filled …
ScholarSift is a new resource that legal scholars and law librarians should keep an eye on. Using artificial intelligence, it analyzes the text and citations of law journal articles to find other relevant law journal articles. You can either search for articles already in the database or upload your own draft. It’s designed to identify …
Here is the latest faculty scholarship appearing in the University of Wisconsin Law School Legal Studies Research Papers series found on SSRN. “Black Lives Matter: A Conversation on Health and Criminal Justice Disparities” by FRANCISKA COLEMAN (UW Law) and AVAL-NA’REE GREEN This article is written as a series of letters between a law professor and a medical doctor …
Here is the latest faculty scholarship appearing in the University of Wisconsin Law School Legal Studies Research Papers series found on SSRN. Final Report and Model Policy of the Police Body-Worn Camera Feasibility Review Committee by Keith A. Findley University of Wisconsin Law School with Tom Brown, Veronica Figueroa, Kim Jorgensen, Charles Myadze, and Luke B. Schieve …
Last week, I posted that the Wisconsin Jury Instructions are now freely available online from the Wisconsin State Law Library. Since then, I’ve received additional clarification on the availability of the instructions via Fastcase, in print, and superseded and withdrawn instructions: Availability on Fastcase In addition to the State Law Library website, Wisconsin attorneys can …
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 …
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 …
Here is the latest faculty scholarship appearing in the University of Wisconsin Law School Legal Studies Research Papers series found on SSRN. Constructing Separate and Unequal Courtrooms by Ion Meyn, University of Wisconsin Law School Labeling Violence by Cecelia M. Klingele, University of Wisconsin Law School Making Sense of Risk by Cecelia M. Klingele, University of Wisconsin Law School The …