Legal Research News and Information with an Emphasis on Wisconsin
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. For more details and an interview with Anne Smith, check out WPR’s page on the L&E clinic here.
Here is the latest faculty and staff scholarship from the University of Wisconsin Law School Legal Studies Research Papers series found on SSRN. “Realizing the Promise of Padilla Through a Law School/Public Defender Collaboration” 2015 Wisconsin Law Review 339 by STACY TAEUBER The Supreme Court’s 2010 decision in Padilla v. Kentucky thrust the issue of …
The spring 2015 edition of On Wisconsin, the UW Madison alumni magazine, has a fascinating look at some of the original buildings on campus. The old Law School building, constructed in 1891, is one of the featured buildings. Ever wonder why the gargoyle is the UW Law School’s mascot? It all has to do with …
Within the next week, the UW Law Library will be introducing a new website redesign. The new site features a slimmed-down look and a more user friendly design – we hope! Here’s a sneak preview. In conjunction with the new library website, WisBlawg will also be getting a facelift along with a new URL. The …
The UW Law Library is happy to announce that Kris Turner, our Reference and Technology Services Librarian, has been selected by the Wisconsin Library Association’s New Member Round Table as the recipient of its 2014 Rising Star Award. Kris jointed the library staff in 2012. He has become a skilled guide for students, faculty and …
Here is the latest faculty and staff scholarship from the UW Law School Legal Studies Research Paper Series via SSRN. Taxing with Purpose by Susannah Camic Tahk, University of Wisconsin Law School Heterogeneity, Legislative History, and the Cost of Litigation: A Brief Comment On Bruhl’s ‘Hierarchy and Heterogeneity’ by Anuj C. Desai, University of Wisconsin …
The Wisconsin Law Review has announced that its 2013 Symposium will be held on October 31, 2013 from 8 am – 6 pm at the Madison Concourse Hotel. This year’s topic is “Safety and Sustainability in an Era of Food Systems.” The symposium will draw together practitioners and scholars who are taking a broader systems-oriented …
Three UW Law School Professors, Marc Galanter, Neil Komesar, and Jim Jones, have been the subject of tribute issues of law reviews recently. Jim Jones is the subject of the most recent edition of the Wisconsin Law Review, Volume 2013, no 3. For a complete list of tribute articles, see the WLR website. Wisconsin Law …
The UW Law School has recently published an outstanding new issue of The Gargoyle, our alumni magazine. A very attractive online edition of the magazine is available on the Law School website. The feature article in this current issue is about Women in Law. It highlights the careers of six UW Law School alumnae, including …
From the Wisconsin State Journal: Former UW Law School Dean George Bunn, a noted nuclear arms expert and negotiator, died of spinal cancer Sunday in Palo Alto, Calif., said his son Matthew Bunn. He was 87. A more detailed obituary appears at Stanford University’s Center for International Security and Cooperation site. George Bunn served at …