“Lawyers whose attorney trust accounts are cleaned out by cybercriminals should be prepared to answer to attorney-disciplinary authorities. And such a theft could result in disciplinary action for a lawyer who is careless about safeguarding …
WI Law In Action Podcast: Anuj Desai on Why “Text is Not Enough” in Statutory Interpretation
On the latest episode of the WI Law in Action podcast from the UW Law Library, host Kris Turner interviews UW Law School’s William Voss-Bascom Professor Anuj Desai. Prof. Desai teaches courses in cyberlaw, the …
New Scholarship Finds that Law Scholarship Posted to SSRN Enjoys a Citation Advantage
New scholarship by Rob Willey and Melanie Knapp at George Mason University School of Law finds that legal scholars who post their work to SSRN are cited more often. Their working paper, SSRN’s Impact on …
Recollection Wisconsin Documents State History through Thousands of Photos, Documents, Records, Etc.
Yesterday, the Law Librarians Association of Wisconsin put on an excellent program about Recollection Wisconsin, a free web resource that brings together digital cultural heritage resources from Wisconsin libraries, archives, museums, and historical societies and …
Bloomberg Law Survey Offers Insights on Law Students’ Preparedness for Practice
A recent survey by Bloomberg Law offers insights on law students’ preparedness for practice. Bloomberg asked over 1,000 practicing attorneys, law school students, faculty, and librarians about the skills needed for practice and how well …
USPTO Launches New, Free Patent Public Search Tool
This week, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) announced the release of a new Patent Public Search tool that provides more convenient, remote, and robust full-text searching of all U.S. patents and published patent …
Recent UW Law Faculty Scholarship: The Gravitational Force of Future Decisions, A Commentary on Treanor’s ‘Dishonest Scrivener,’ Gender Favoritism Among Criminal Prosecutors, Compassionate Release & Decarceration, & Innovative Law Courses at UW Law
Here is the latest faculty scholarship appearing in the University of Wisconsin Law School Legal Studies Research Papers series found on SSRN. “The Gravitational Force of Future Decisions” Forthcoming in Philosophical Foundations of Precedent (Oxford UP) …
Recent UW Law Faculty Scholarship: America’s Amoral Constitution as Product of Self-contradictions; Rights Jurisprudence from Minority Protection to Minority Power Sharing; Constitutional Change in 2020; Popular Constitution-Making in South America; and U.S. Law School Mission Statements
Here is the latest faculty scholarship appearing in the University of Wisconsin Law School Legal Studies Research Papers series found on SSRN. “America’s Constitutional Contradictions” 71 American University Law Review Forum 1 (2021) by FRANCISKA COLEMAN, …
How to Request Public Records in Wisconsin
Thinking of filing a public records request but aren’t sure where to start? Wisconsin Watch has compiled a helpful primer. Here’s a selection: First, determine what you want to know and who has that record. …
New Book Recounts Distinctive Approach to Teaching & Research at UW Law School
Just released, Legal Realism to Law in Action documents the University of Wisconsin Law School’s distinctive approach to teaching and research. The book, edited by William H. Clune, Voss-Bascom Professor of Law Emeritus, is a …