Here is the latest faculty scholarship appearing in the University of Wisconsin Law School Legal Studies Research Papers series found on SSRN. Servants of Two Masters? The Feigned Hysteria over Activist-Paid Directors by Yaron Nili …
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Dane County Court Converts to E-records
Beginning in January, the Dane County Clerk of Court’s office will convert to electronic record-keeping. All records must be filed electronically or scanned in on receipt. However, print copies may be obtained at the usual …
UW Law and Entrepreneurship Clinic helps out start-ups
One of the UW Law School’s clinics is making news, this time on WPR. The Law and Entrepreneurship clinic helped out over 300 clients in the past year, navigating tricky issues involving beginning new businesses. …
James Madison Likely Revised His Notes from Constitutional Convention to Distance Himself from Controversial Statements
Return to normal view · Wider · Narrower Return to normal view · Wider · Narrower Return to normal view · Wider · Narrower Return to normal view · Wider · Narrower According to research conducted by Boston College Law professor Mary Sarah Bilder,* “James Madison likely replaced several sheets of …
Availability of Westlaw at UW Law Library
Return to normal view · Wider · Narrower Please be advised that public access to Westlaw will no longer be available at the UW Law Library after August 30th. We have cancelled our subscription to Westlaw Patron Access. Access …
New features on Congress.Gov
As Thomas.gov continues to evolve into Congress.Gov, more features are being added. Recently, In Custodia Legis, the Law Library of Congress Blog, announced some of most recent bells and whistles that were added: *You can …
Free Copyright Course for Educators & Librarians
Want to brush up on your copyright? Coursera is offering a free web course on Copyright for Educators & Librarians. The course is taught by faculty members from Duke University, Emory University and University of …
The Degradation of CDs and DVDs
There is an interesting post in The Atlantic on the degradation of CDs and DVDs. “My once-treasured CD collection–so carefully assembled over the course of about a decade beginning in 1994–isn’t just aging; it’s dying,” …
New Display in the Law Library about Dean George Young
Over the last year, one portion of the Law School Faculty Tower underwent some renovation, adding more accessible technology to better meet the needs of the faculty. To make room for the new additions, the …
New ways to search and browse the US Code
A recent blog entry from the Law Librarians of Congress has detailed some news ways that the US Code can be searched, viewed and downloaded from the Office of Law Revision Council website. Users can …