Legal Research News and Information with an Emphasis on Wisconsin
Since 1973, the University of Wisconsin Law School’s Hastie Fellowship has been a leader in guiding and increasing opportunities for lawyers of color and other underrepresented communities to become law professors. In celebration of its 50th anniversary, the UW Law Library has created a display that explores the history of the fellowship and honors Professor …
The UW Law Library is thrilled to announce the launch of a new repository collection: the Herman Goldstein & Problem-Oriented Policing Collection. Longtime UW Law professor, Goldstein was an international leader in policing and criminology and is credited with introducing more just and effective strategies for police to carry out their duties. Goldstein’s work covered the …
The University of Wisconsin Law Library is very pleased to welcome our newest librarian – Scott Park! Scott joins us as the Digital Collections & Reference Librarian which is a new position at the Law Library. Scott will oversee our rapidly growing UW Law School Digital Repository, curating new collections, working closely with law faculty …
BadgerLink recently announced that it has renewed contracts for two newspaper collections featuring content from Wisconsin. These are great collections for researching local and state-wide issues and events. Almost 500 Wisconsin newspapers are available in BadgerLink collections. Newspapers published in large Wisconsin & U.S. cities U.S. Newsstream includes current and archival (to 1980s) U.S. news …
Here is the latest faculty scholarship appearing in the University of Wisconsin Law School Legal Studies Research Papers series found on SSRN. Spillover Tax Precedent 2021 Wis. L. Rev. 657 (2021) by SUSANNAH CAMIC TAHK, UW Law School We know that pro se litigants often lose. However, we know almost nothing about the circumstances in which they …
Here’s a trio of articles about the use of generative artificial intelligence in legal writing: State Bar of Wisconsin president and ethics expert, Dean Dietrich answers the question: “Are there ethical issues if a lawyer uses software such as ChatGPT to write a brief or a legal memo?” in the latest issue of the Wisconsin …
The Wisconsin Document Depository Program is a statutorily mandated program that requires Wisconsin state agencies to provide copies of their documents to preserve and make available a record of major state government programs. Documents are made available in two ways: at depository libraries like the University of Wisconsin Law Library and online through the Wisconsin …
This summer, UW Law Library will be refreshing our fifth-floor space with new carpeting. To that end, the library will be closed Monday, June 26 to Friday, June 30 as new carpet is installed at and around the fifth-floor entrance. In addition, furniture and equipment on the fifth floor may be moved or unavailable in …
Feedspot, a social feed reader that curates news feeds from online sources, has recently compiled a list of the Top 80 Wisconsin Law Blogs. What a great round-up of content from legal experts in the Badger State. I’m honored that WisBlawg appears as #2. The ranking is based on Relevancy Blog post frequency, freshness, total …
University Staff are the backbone of UW Madison campus operations. This includes everyone from library assistants, accountants, steamfitters, painters, translators/interpreters, financial specialists, and many more specialized personnel whose expertise enables students and faculty to conduct their work with efficiency, comfort, and satisfaction. Each year, UW Madison recognizes select University Staff for their outstanding contributions. I …