Volumes 1 - 10
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Volume 1 (1969-1970)
Volume 2 (1970-1971)
Volume 3 (1971-1972)
Volume 4 (1972-1973)
Volume 5 (1973-1974)
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Volume 6 (1974-1975)
Volume 7 (1975-1976)
Volume 8 (1976-1977)
Volume 9 (1977-1978)
Volume 10 (1978-1979)
Volumes 11 - 20
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Volume 11 (1979-1980)
Volume 12 (1980-1981)
Volume 13 (1981-1982)
Volume 14 (1982-1983)
Volume 15 (1984-1985)
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Volume 16 (1985-1986)
Volume 17 (1986-1987)
Volume 18 (1987-1988)
Volume 19 (1988-1989)
Volume 20 (1989-1990)
Volumes 21 - 30
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Volume 21 (1990-1991)
Volume 22 (1991-1992)
Volume 23 (1992-1993)
Volume 24 (1993-1994)
Volume 25 (1995-1997)
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Volume 26 (1998-1999)
Volume 27 (2000)
Volume 28 (2001-2002)
Volume 29 (2002)
Volume 30 (2004)
Volumes 31 - 40
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Volume 31 (2005)
Volume 32 (2006-2007)
Volume 33 (2007-2008)
Volume 34 (2008-2009)
Volume 35 (2011-2012)
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Volume 36 (2013)
Volume 37 (2014-2015)
Volume 38 (2015)
Volume 39 (2016)
Volume 40 (2017-2018)
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Volume 41 (2019)
Volume 42 (2020)
Volume 43 (2021)
Volume 44 (2021-2022)
Departments
Dean's View
Dean’s View – Winter 2021
Dear UW Law Graduates, As this issue goes to press, we are nearly two years into the pandemic, and I’m now in the middle of my second year as dean of UW Law. We are very fortunate to have a return to something like normalcy in the fall semester.
January 14, 2022- More Dean's View posts
Features
The Whole Nine Yards
UW Law’s strategic plan unites new priorities with historical commitments. Ask Dean Dan Tokaji when work first began on the strategic plan that was approved by the faculty of the University of Wisconsin Law School this past May, and his answer is as clear and concise as the plan itself.
January 14, 2022
Ever-Evolving Clinical Education
New flexibilities offer more student opportunities. Long known as a pioneer in the field of clinical education, UW Law School’s robust clinical programs are no stranger to innovation.
January 14, 2022
Barbee’s Mirror
A UW Law School alum's pursuit of justice reemerges in a long-lost film, now found. Lloyd Barbee ’56 was just a few years out of law school and the president of the local NAACP branch when he and two friends hatched a plan to use hidden cameras to document and expose housing discrimination in Madison.
January 14, 2022
Rising Stars
The University of Wisconsin Law School has strengthened its faculty with two new hires, Nate Atkinson and Stephanie Holmes Didwania, who join in a long tradition of excellence in research and teaching.
January 14, 2022
House Divided: The State of the Union
After a year of crisis, conflict, and change, four professors reflect on what the 2020 election tells us about the state of the Union, and what comes next.
April 20, 2021- More Features posts
News & Notes
State Democracy Research Initiative aims to foster better understanding of state governments
“If we want to preserve and improve state democracy, we have to first understand it,” said Associate Professor of Law Miriam Seifter in a recent podcast interview.
January 14, 2022
UW Law School launches new fund to expand faculty and enhance scholarly impact
The University of Wisconsin Law School has created a $1 million Faculty Recruitment and Retention Fund. The fund will help UW Law expand its tenure-track faculty from twenty-nine to thirty-five people over the next five years, a planned increase of some 20 percent.
January 14, 2022
New Eviction Defense Clinic focuses on improving housing stability
In response to the rising need for eviction defense, the University of Wisconsin Law School’s Economic Justice Institute (EJI) was awarded funding to provide dedicated legal assistance for eviction services.
January 14, 2022
Center for DREAMers provides holistic support for DACA students
The UW Law School launched a new center to support Wisconsin’s DREAMers, an all-encompassing term describing individuals who have lived in the United States without official lawful status since coming to the country as a minor.
January 14, 2022
Professors Mertz, Klug emphasize law-in-action and interdisciplinary, empirical study of law in new book
Wisconsin’s roots in the law-in-action tradition run deep, and the new Research Handbook on Modern Legal Realism could help that philosophy branch out at other law schools.
January 14, 2022- More News & Notes posts
Alumni Life
Badgers Help Badgers
If you are a UW Law School alum willing to share your expertise, join UW Law’s Alumni Network Connect. Become part of a community of alumni who have volunteered to give career advice and guidance to law students and recent graduates.
January 13, 2022
Four prominent Ho-Chunk leaders address campus on significance of treaties
Jo Deen B. Lowe ’85, JoAnn Jones ’86, Wendi Huling ’01, and Michelle Greendeer-Rave ’98 moderated campus discussion on treaties, as the marquee event of Treaty Day 2021.
January 13, 2022
Alumni News: In Brief
Tatiana Shiraski ’18 named Young Lawyers Division's Outstanding Young Lawyer of the Year; Thomas Barrett ’80 nominated for Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg; UW Law Grads Kelliann Blazek ’14 and Jessica Shoemaker ’04 lead on rural issues.
January 13, 2022
Shalanda Baker (LLM ’12) Named Deputy Director for Energy Justice by Biden Administration
Shalanda Baker, a professor of law, public policy, and urban affairs, has joined President Biden’s administration as deputy director for energy justice at the Department of Energy.
May 10, 2021
Thomas Mitchell (LLM ’99) Named 2020 MacArthur Fellow
Thomas Mitchell, a property law scholar, was named a 2020 MacArthur Fellow for his work in reforming laws and developing policy solutions that help Black and other disadvantaged families deprived of land, home, or real estate wealth.
May 10, 2021
Alumni News: In Brief
John Miller ’06 Appointed to UW Board of Regents, Professor Kimberlé Crenshaw (LLM ’85) launched “Under the Blacklight,” UW Law Graduates Among Wisconsin Women of the Century
May 10, 2021- More Alumni Life posts
In Focus
In Focus: Connecting to the Land through Indigenous Lens
Instructor Daniel Cornelius ’09 co-taught “Land Education,” part of a first-year interest group that connects students with the land through an Indigenous lens.
May 11, 2021
In Focus: Campus During the Pandemic
Things look a little different this year. During the fall and spring semesters, many classes were held virtually, and those held in person required a number of safety measures.
May 11, 2021- More In Focus posts
Class Notes
Class Notes, Winter 2021-22 Issue
Recent updates about UW Law School Alumni, where they are in their career and what recent news they have to share.
January 14, 2022- View All Class Notes
In Memoriam
In Memoriam – Volume 44.1
We remember and honor UW Law School alumni who are no longer with us.
January 13, 2022- View In Memoriam page
Last Word
The Last Word: Shabnam Lotfi ’11
Shabnam Lotfi, the founder of Lotfi Legal, specializes in immigration law.
May 10, 2021- More The Last Word posts