Legal Research News and Information with an Emphasis on Wisconsin
In response to the rising need for eviction defense, the University of Wisconsin Law School is launching a new Eviction Defense Clinic this fall. This new clinic will join five other civil, anti-poverty clinical programs (listed below) as part of the University of Wisconsin Law School’s Economic Justice Institute (EJI). The funding for the program …
The University of Wisconsin Law School is thrilled to welcome two new faculty members: Nate Atkinson is an assistant professor whose research focuses on the fields of corporate misconduct, contract law, and social choice theory. As an economist, Atkinson applies quantitative analysis to the study of the law. Atkinson’s current research projects include examining how prosecutors’ concerns …
Here is the latest faculty scholarship appearing in the University of Wisconsin Law School Legal Studies Research Papers series found on SSRN. “Lift as ‘The Fourth Moment’ in Wisconsin Clinical Legal Education for Social Justice” 2021 Wisconsin Law Review 417 (2021) by SARAH DAVIS, MARSHA MANSFIELD, MITCH, KELSEY MULLINS, SACHIN GUPTE (UW Law) Legal Interventions for Transforming …
The UW Law Library has been creating beautiful READ Posters highlighting our amazing faculty as a part of National Library Week for the past 15 years. Thanks to Covid, this year’s poster was delayed, but the wait was certainly worth it! This year, the poster features Professor Mitra Sharafi. Check it out below or visit …
On the latest episode of the WI Law in Action podcast from the UW Law Library, host Emma Babler interviews Sumudu Atapattu, Director of the Research Centers at UW Law School. Atapattu discusses discusses her journey from Sri Lanka to UW–Madison and her passion for environmental law. She also describes the new book that she …
Here is the latest faculty scholarship appearing in the University of Wisconsin Law School Legal Studies Research Papers series found on SSRN. “Clinics at Wisconsin: Comprehensive, In-Depth Pedagogy and Bottom-Up Innovation” 2021 Wisconsin Law Review 409 (2021) by KEITH A. FINDLEY and LOUISE G. TRUBEK, (UW Law) The University of Wisconsin Law School has been a …
Maximizing the scholarly access, impact, and visibility of our faculty is a core part of our mission at the UW Law Library. Over the last few years, but especially since US News announced their new scholarly impact ranking in 2019, we developed a successful program to make faculty scholarship accessible online, improve scholarly impact, and …
Each year, UW–Madison honors university staff members for their outstanding dedication and commitment to excellence. We are so pleased to share that our own Jay Tucker was one of the ten winners of the University Staff Recognition Award, chosen from over 100 nominations! Jay Tucker Stack Manager In regular times, Tucker coordinates and oversees the shelving …
From UW Law School News: Wisconsin’s roots in the law-in-action tradition run deep, and the new Research Handbook on Modern Legal Realism could help that philosophy branch out at other law schools. Edward Elgar Publishing approached Beth Mertz, the John and Rylla Bosshard Professor Emerita, to edit the ambitious, 544-page project. She recruited co-editors Heinz Klug, Evjue-Bascom …
On the latest episode of the WI Law in Action podcast from the UW Law Library, host Kris Turner interviewed me, Bonnie Shucha, Associate Dean and Director of the Law Library. I discuss my recent paper, “Representing Law Faculty Scholarly Impact: Strategies for Improving Citation Metrics Accuracy and Promoting Scholarly Visibility,” which I presented at …