On the latest episode of the WI Law in Action podcast from the UW Law Library, host Kris Turner interviews UW Law’s David M. Trubek, Voss-Bascom Professor of Law and Dean of International Studies Emeritus …
Bill to Make PACER Free Approved by Senate Judiciary Committee
Yesterday, the Senate Judiciary Committee approved a bill to make U.S. court documents free to the general public. The bipartisan legislation would require the federal judiciary to create a new PACER system that would be …
Lumen Compiles Cease & Desist Letters for Online Content
Developed by the Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society at Harvard University, Lumen tracks cease and desist letters concerning online content. The project documents the notice-and-takedown process and ecology by reporting that a notice …
UW Law Faculty Provide Context on Criminal Law During Rittenhouse Trial
The trial of Kyle Rittenhouse, the armed Illinois teenager who killed two people and wounded another during protests in Kenosha, Wisconsin, has captured the nation’s attention and garnered extensive media coverage. Experts from the University …
Vel Phillips Statue Planned for Wisconsin State Capitol
Earlier this week, plans were announced for a statue in honor of civil rights activist Vel Phillips on the Wisconsin State Capitol square at the corner of West Main and South Carroll streets. Phillips was …
Recent UW Law Faculty Scholarship: Meaning of the Constitution’s Preamble, Authority of the Constitutional Committee of Style, Territory as a Victim of Armed Conflict, & Plea Bargaining’s Innocence Problem
Here is the latest faculty scholarship appearing in the University of Wisconsin Law School Legal Studies Research Papers series found on SSRN. Reconsidering the Constitution’s Preamble: the Words that Made Us U.S. by David S. Schwartz, UW …
WI Law Review Hosts Symposium & Podcast on New Restatement of the Law of American Indians
Next week, November 5th and 6th, the Wisconsin Law Review will host a Symposium on the newly completed, Restatement of the Law of American Indians. This Restatement cements the foundational principles of American Indian law. …
New Work Recommends Standards for Law Scholarly Impact Analyses
An excellent new article by Karen L. Wallace & Rebecca Lutkenhaus, Professors of Law Librarianship at Drake University Law School takes a deep dive into the practice and implications of ranking law faculty scholarly impact. In …
URL Change for Badgerlink, a Collection of Subscription Databases available to All Wisconsinites
If you’re a Badgerlink user, take note that the URL has changed to https://badgerlink.dpi.wi.gov. The old URLs badgerlink.net and badgerlink.org no longer work. If you’re not a Badgerlink user, what are you waiting for? Badgerlink …
Searching Legal Blogs & Law Firm Websites
Legal blogs and law firm websites can be great sources of legal insight and current awareness, especially on local issues. However, this content is easy to miss if you’re not a subscriber. Fortunately, there are …