Legal Research News and Information with an Emphasis on Wisconsin
Today is Constitution Day. This year’s observance carries extra weight as the nation marks 250 years since the Declaration of Independence and 239 years since the signing of the U.S. Constitution. President Truman declared the first Citizenship Day in 1952, and Congress changed the designation to Constitution Day and Citizenship Day in 2004. The day’s …
If it’s good writing, so what if they used AI? That’s the question at the heart of a recent essay by writer Abi Awomosu, “Writing Was Never a Test of Who Could Think” (How Not To Use AI, June 14, 2026). Awomosu argues that AI functions less like a tool and more like a medium, something that …
Here is the latest faculty scholarship from the University of Wisconsin Law School Legal Studies Research Papers series via SSRN. SSRN is discontinuing its research paper series platform this year. Sign up for our new email distribution list to receive updates on Wisconsin Law faculty scholarship. Or continue to watch for updates here on WisBlawg. Jason Reinecke (UW Law), What …
As we head into the July 4th weekend, many of you are undoubtedly aware that this year marks the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence. Something that’s not widely known is that the first printed version to make the signers’ names public was printed by a woman, Mary Katharine Goddard. When the Declaration was adopted …
There’s been a lot of buzz lately about AI policies and whether they should prohibit or encourage generative AI use among legal practitioners and law students. Many policies land at one pole or the other. Early on, the restrictive end dominated, with rules built around preventing data exposure and warning about hallucinations. We’re still seeing …
The UW Law Library is marking National Library Week this year with a milestone: the 20th anniversary of our Faculty READ Poster series. You’ve likely seen READ posters before—those images of celebrities holding their favorite books, produced by the American Library Association. Our version features UW Law School faculty and staff. Since the first posters …
The Universities of Wisconsin recently launched ASAP: AI Skills Access Passport, a free, seven-episode video series designed to help the general public build foundational AI literacy. I thought it was well done. Each episode runs about two minutes. The series is sponsored by UW Credit Union. Although ASAP is aimed at a general audience, it’s …
Here is the latest faculty scholarship from the University of Wisconsin Law School Legal Studies Research Papers series via SSRN. Joshua Braver (UW Law), Deference Due? “Considers” and the Insurrection Act Braver offers the first sustained statutory interpretation of the Insurrection Act, the principal authority for deploying military force on American streets to enforce federal …
With Iran’s nuclear sanctions in the news, Sunil Rao, Foreign and International Law Librarian at UW Law Library, has put together some helpful research sources covering the history, the sanctions framework, and the snapback mechanism now at the center of a dispute in the UN Security Council. The Council recently held an open briefing on the work …
The One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) — signed into law in 2025 as P.L. 119-21 — made significant changes to federal tax law, and practitioners are still working through the implications. If you’re trying to get up to speed, Jenny Zook, Reference & Instructional Services Librarian at the UW Law Library and current chair …
