Category: UW Law School

Recent UW Law Faculty Scholarship: Teaching Controversial Topics in Constitutional Law, Remedying the Google Monopoly, Interdisciplinary Expertise in Law and Public Policy, and

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Here is the latest faculty scholarship from the University of Wisconsin Law School Legal Studies Research Papers series vis SSRN. Defining Law but Not Justice by Franciska Coleman, UW Law School Remedying the Google Dual Bottleneck Monopoly in Search and Text Advertising by Peter Carstensen, UW Law School and Darren Bush Interdisciplinary Expertise in Law …

Recent UW Law Faculty Scholarship: Purcell Principles for State Courts, Climate Justice & Non-human Rights Law in Latin America, & Poultry Grower Regulations

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Here is the latest faculty scholarship from the University of Wisconsin Law School Legal Studies Research Papers series vis SSRN. Purcell Principles for State Courts by Robert Yablon, UW Law School and Derek Clinger, UW Law School The Three Faces of Non-Human Rights by Alexandra Valeria Huneeus, UW Law School Can the Inter-American Court Tip …

WI Law Review Symposium on State Law & Federal Elections, Sept 20th

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On Friday, September 20th, the Wisconsin Law Review and the State Democracy Research Initiative will bring together legal scholars to discuss the future of American state election law and the challenges that may arise in the face of the upcoming federal elections. When: Sep 20, 2024 08:45 AM Central Time (US and Canada) For more …

Recent UW Law Faculty Scholarship: Interrupting Gun Violence; Integrating Tribal Law into the Legal Research and Writing Curriculum: Benefits, Challenges, and Strategies; Administering Facts-And-Circumstances-Based Tax Tests; and Fammigration Web

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Here is the latest faculty scholarship appearing in the University of Wisconsin Law School Legal Studies Research Papers series found on SSRN. Interrupting Gun Violence 104 Boston L. Rev. 769 (2024) by CHRISTOPHER LAU, UW Law School Against the backdrop of declining crime rates, gun violence and gun-related homicides have only risen over the last three years. …

Free CLE Event: “Year in Review: Democracy Litigation in SCOTUS and the States”

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The State Democracy Research Initiative and the Elections Research Center at UW–Madison invite you to join them for the “Year in Review: Democracy Litigation in SCOTUS and the States” on Thursday, July 11th from 3:00-4:15pm, with a reception to follow. The event will take place at the UW School of Education in the Wisconsin Idea …

UW Law Library Enhances Student Experience with Renovated Habush, Habush & Rottier Reading Room

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The University of Wisconsin Law Library is excited to announce significant upgrades to the Habush, Habush & Rottier Reading Room, thanks to a generous donation from the firm. These renovations further enhance a space already recognized for its beauty – ELLE Decor named UW Law Library one of “The 50 Best Libraries In The United …

Exploring & Teaching Indian & Tribal Law

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Wisconsin is home to many tribal nations, each with its own unique history, culture, and government. As sovereign entities, these nations have the inherent right to create, enforce, and adjudicate laws to protect and enhance the well-being of tribal members within tribal territory. This authority is an intrinsic right that has been present since time …

Recent UW Law Faculty Scholarship: Standing for Elections in State Courts; White-on-Black Crime: Revisiting the Convict Leasing Narrative; Function Versus Consequence in Restraint of Trade Analysis; and Judicial Biography of Australian Justice, Sir Gerard Brennan Book Review

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Here is the latest faculty scholarship appearing in the University of Wisconsin Law School Legal Studies Research Papers series found on SSRN. Standing for Elections in State Courts Univ. Ill. L. Rev. (Forthcoming, 2024) by MIRIAM SEIFTER, UW Law School, and Adam B. Sopko, State Democracy Research Initiative Election-related litigation is soaring. Litigants regularly challenge every aspect …

Recent UW Law Faculty Scholarship: Supervising Sentencing; Robust Electoral Competition: Rethinking Electoral Systems to Encourage Representative Outcomes; Independence Reconceived; Is the Constitution of 1787 a White Supremacist Document? Against Essentialism in Constitutional Interpretation; and May 30, 1787

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Here is the latest faculty scholarship appearing in the University of Wisconsin Law School Legal Studies Research Papers series found on SSRN. Supervising Sentencing 57 UC Davis L. Rev. (2024) by RENAGH O’LEARY, UW Law School Community supervision agencies and officers do not just supervise people on probation and parole. They also play a unique and privileged …

UW Law Hosts Coming Together of Peoples Indigenous Law Conference on April 12-13

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On April 12 and 13, the UW Law School Indigenous Law Students Association will host the Coming Together of Peoples Conference, the longest-running student-led Indigenous law conference.  It is open to both in-person attendance and virtual participation via Zoom. Registration Information: The conference is free and open to the public. Registration is now available. Continuing Legal …