University of Wisconsin–Madison

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Recent UW Law Faculty Scholarship: Analysis of Fed Circ Opinions, Patent Experts, Second Look Sentencing, Milk Markets, & Surveillance Procurement

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Here is the latest faculty scholarship from the University of Wisconsin Law School Legal Studies Research Papers series via SSRN. SSRN is discontinuing its research paper series platform this year. Sign up for our new email distribution list to receive updates on Wisconsin Law faculty scholarship. Or continue to watch for updates here on WisBlawg. Jason Reinecke (UW Law), What …

Happy National Library Week: Celebrating 20 Years of Faculty READ Posters at the UW Law Library

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The UW Law Library is marking National Library Week this year with a milestone: the 20th anniversary of our Faculty READ Poster series. You’ve likely seen READ posters before—those images of celebrities holding their favorite books, produced by the American Library Association. Our version features UW Law School faculty and staff. Since the first posters …

Recent UW Law Faculty Scholarship: Constitutional Theory, Court Reform, Executive Power, Antitrust, Surveillance, and AI Prompting

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Here is the latest faculty scholarship from the University of Wisconsin Law School Legal Studies Research Papers series via SSRN. Joshua Braver (UW Law), Deference Due? “Considers” and the Insurrection Act Braver offers the first sustained statutory interpretation of the Insurrection Act, the principal authority for deploying military force on American streets to enforce federal …

Amanda White Eagle on the Great Lakes Indigenous Law Center and Expanding Access to Tribal Law on WI Law in Action Podcast

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A recent episode of the Wisconsin Law in Action podcast features Amanda White Eagle, Director of the Great Lakes Indigenous Law Center (GLILC) at the University of Wisconsin Law School. Host Kris Turner of the UW Law Library draws out a wide-ranging conversation about how the Center works with Tribal nations, students, and practitioners to …

Need Help Researching Law in a Foreign Jurisdiction? Check out UW Law Library’s Country-specific Legal Research Guides

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Need Help Researching Law in a Foreign Jurisdiction?  The University of Wisconsin Law Library maintains a growing collection of country-specific legal research guides designed to help you get started. Each guide provides an introduction to a country’s legal system and government structure, and directs you to key primary and secondary sources — including constitutions, legislation, …

Joshua Braver Examines When Military Officers Should Disobey Orders on WI Law in Action Podcast

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The latest episode of the Wisconsin Law in Action podcast features Professor Joshua Braver discussing his research on a particularly thorny question: when should military officers disobey orders that are lawful but unethical? Braver’s recent paper, Disobeying Lawful But Unethical Orders in the Army, explores what happens when following the law conflicts with the military’s …

Elizabeth Manriquez Explores the Polarizing Legacy of Baseball Commissioner Bowie Kent Kuhn on WI Law in Action Podcast

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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 …

Spring Semester Planning? Explore UW Law’s Legal Hypothetical Archive

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While WisBlawg typically focuses on resources for practicing attorneys, this post highlights a tool that may be of interest to any readers who teach legal research and writing or know faculty members preparing courses. As spring semester approaches, law faculty face a familiar challenge: developing hypothetical assignments that effectively teach while engaging students. A well-designed …

The Father of Modern American Legal History Returns: Enhanced Access to the J. Willard Hurst Collection

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The University of Wisconsin Law Library is pleased to announce that the J. Willard Hurst Collection is once again available through the UW Law School Digital Repository. The collection was temporarily offline while we enhanced the metadata to improve search capabilities, providing researchers with better access to the papers and materials of the scholar generally …

A Historic Gift: 1865 Chicago Tribune Documents Lincoln’s Final Journey

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The University of Wisconsin Law Library recently received a remarkable historical gift: an original April 22, 1865 Chicago Tribune newspaper documenting President Lincoln’s funeral train journey. The framed newspaper was generously donated by Tonia Neustifter, wife of the late UW Law School Professor Ralph Cagle, who passed away in 2023. This historic newspaper provides a …