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Legislative History Research? Start here!One of the most daunting forms of legal research is legislative history. What does it even mean, you ask? A legislative history is a way to collect documents that are produced by Congress as a bill is introduced, studied, and debated. That col ...
Resources to begin researching Wisconsin law When starting legal research, it's best to begin with secondary sources that will lead you to primary law on your issue. Listed below are just a few valuable resources on Wisconsin law ...
On Thursday October 7th, in recognition of National Law Student Mental Health Awareness Day, the Law Faculty Committee on Student Wellness and the Law Library Wellbeing Committee are hosting several student activities, some of which we’d l ...
"We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Pos ...
Today is the first day of the Fall 2021 semester and honestly, the Law Library staff has rarely been happier to see the start of classes. After 18 months of closures, limited access, seat reservations, social distancing and remote classes, we we ...
Ursula Furi-Perry, The Little Book of Holiday Law , American Bar Association (2013) As graduation nears and summer is almost here, it's time to holiday! So, we begin with Law Day. Charles S. Rhyne, president of the ABA in 1957, promote ...
It's hard to believe that today is the last day of classes for the semester. This semester in particular has felt enormously long and yet oh-so-short. As I and other librarians have mentioned before, we've missed seeing many of you in-person ...
Research Guides are online bibliographies to key resources by topic available through the UW library system. The latest research guide by the Law Library is on Repair and Reparations for African Americans . A recent federal bill sponsored ...
No other technology may better represent the changes we've all been through in the past year than Zoom. Law firm offices and law school classrooms emptied like nobody's business a year ago in March. The whole world was literally in lockdown. Rem ...
Google has changed the way everyone researches, including legal researchers. The universal search box has become ubiquitous in nearly all databases. It’s also affected the way we fill those boxes. Natural language searchi ...
Foreign legal gazettes are one of the central sources for locating foreign law- a term that generally refers to the domestic law of any country outside of the United States. An official gazzette is a legal "newspaper" of a country that publish ...
As the calendar wends it's way towards St. Patrick's Day, we start dreaming of spring - but also of finals and papers and presentations as the semester winds down. The secret is to not stress out - there are plenty of amazing resources right her ...
*There's a famous line from a space fantasy film of some renowned, "This is our most desperate hour. Help me, Obi-Wan Kenobi. You're my only hope." Have you ever wished you knew someone with superpowers to help you in a desperate ...
The American Law Reports (A.L.R.) are a great place to start your research. First appearing in 1919, the title's focused articles have offered expert guidance on legions of legal topics to generations of lawyers for over a century now. E ...
Are you stuck looking for a topic for an upcoming Note or paper? State comparison surveys, or 50 state surveys, are a popular method for exploring how laws on a specific topic vary across the country. 50 state surveys can be cumberso ...
Looking for a 19th century treaty between the United States and China? Or perhaps an Obscure treaty between Great Britain and Prussia in the late 18th Century? You may want to check out HeinOnline's World Treaty Library . If there is s ...
“Black History Month is an annual celebration of achievements by African Americans and a time for recognizing their central role in U.S. history.” Now more than ever, it is important for us to celebrate the accomplishments o ...
There are plenty of new things with the start of the 2021 spring semester. That means changes in the Library (as Jenny Zook detailed in her post last week ), but also improvements to one of the Law Library's favorite tools: PowerNotes! If y ...
Welcome law students, as the spring semester begins, the Law Library is here to help you with your research. For reference help, you can contact a librarian three ways: Email asklawref@law.wisc.edu Chat In-person by appoint ...
"Now is the winter of our discontent made glorious summer by this sun of York," is a line from Shakespeare's play, Richard III, that you may have read during an English literature lesson. That line is meant to remind us that, although we have fa ...
Jay E. Grenig, Elder Law , West (2020/2021) Law Library Reserve Collection: KFW2480 .W57 v.18 Also avail ...
The COVID-19 pandemic has had huge impacts on all of our lives over the past nine months and will continue to shape our lives in the future. We’ve changed how we provide library services, teach law school classes, and how we communicate wi ...
As the calendar prepares for turkey and a turn to December, the Law Library will remains ready to support you as you begin to prep for finals. The Law Library is ready to help in a number of ways. Whether you are still on-campus or working ...
When beginning any legal research problem involving a country other than the United States, it's good to keep in mind that foreign legal systems may treat particular types of law very differently in terms of importance. For example, civil law sy ...
No one would argue against the importance of citators. They help us determine whether our law is good, distinguished, or overturned. But they do so much more! Much like the gooey cake under a rich frosting, the beauty of citato ...
For current news, legal trends, and practice tips from legal experts, check out the blog posts, newsletters, and podcasts from the library's top legal databases: Here is a link to the library's Top Law Databases : https://library.law.wisc ...
Jay E. Grenig and Daniel D. Blinka, Wisconsin Civil Rules Handbook , West (2020/2021) Law Library Reserve Collection: KFW2480 .W57 v.3B ...
As if all the other ground-shaking political and legal events weren't enough, this week also saw the start of the Confirmation Hearings for Judge Amy Coney Barrett. Many political wonks are expecting this to be a contentious debate with an el ...
To kick off national Law Student Mental Health Awareness day, which this year falls on Saturday October 10th, the UW Law Library and Law Student Wellness Committee are highlighting several activities that we’d like to share with you: Thi ...
Yesterday was the first Presidential Debate for the 2020 election and we are in full swing until election day, November 3rd. Although many of us take the debates for granted as a necessary part of campaigning, this was not always the case; ...
Due to the campus rules put in place in response to the pandemic, the law library may be closed from time to time during this fall semester, but closed or open, our resources are always available to students, faculty, and the Wisconsin community ...
It's Latinx Heritage Month and UW Law Library is here to celebrate (virtually)! We have put together information on Latinx legal innovators both historic and current at our website here . Additionally, UW as a whole is virtually celebrat ...
"We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Pos ...
Welcome back law students...or if this is your first day of law school, just plain welcome! The UW Law Library is here to support your learning, help with research and provide study space in the safest possible environment. The Law Libra ...
As the summer begins, you may be wondering about the best ways to return library materials. The information below should provide you with the information needed to get your materials back to us. UW-Madison and UW System book loans have been ex ...
Hello and happy National Library Week to our Law Badgers! We know that it's been a tough time for everyone lately and we are so proud of all of you as we enter the last week of the semester. This year, the last week of the semester a ...
During this crisis, the publisher of The Bluebook: a Uniform System of Citations , has generously provided UW law students access to an online copy of the Bluebook. To request access to the Bluebook, please email the law library at askuwla ...
Check out the UW Law Library’s APIDA Heritage Month webpage celebrating the accomplishments of members of the Asian Pacific Islander Desi American community in the legal profession. You can also visit UW's site on APIDA He ...
Lately in the news we’ve been treated to countless predictions and regressions on the path COVID-19 will take over the coming weeks. Statistics and data have risen to the forefront of the pandemic, but for many this is their first ex ...
At this point, most people in the legal realm are at least passingly familiar with Casetext’s CARA brief-analyzing tool (or one of its competitors- i.e., Bloomberg’s Brief Analyzer, Westlaw Edge QuickCheck). This tool (and those like ...
What resources are available to you on campus when researching medicine, public health, and health care law? Our campus libraries have several public health and scholarly databases to research health care law. Library Research Guides H ...
There are many misconceptions surrounding fair use and the creators of Fair Use Week , celebrated February 24-28, 2020, hope to dispel them by educating us all on this expansive doctrine within copyright law. Copyright law balances the int ...
Every year, the UW-Madison Libraries selects a book for campus to read as a part of their Go Big Read program . This year's book, the Poison Squad, is of interest to law students in particular since it focuses on the passage of the Pure Food and ...
In celebration of Black History Month 2020, the Law Library has compiled the following links to UW and Madison community events and resources: UW Law School and Library Resources Law Library Black History Month Display Check out the new ...
Wayne R. LaFave, Search and Seizure : a treatise on the Fourth Amendment, West, 5th ed. (2012) Law Libray Reserve Collection: KF9630 .L33 2012 With several criminal law classes such as LAW 725 Introduction to Criminal Procedure and LAW 860 ...
It may seem a little late for the greeting now that we’re near the end of January, but did you know that January 28 is a holiday? These days, pretty much every day is a “holiday” of sorts- be it international, national, or loca ...
Want to find examples of publicly filed agreements or contracts? A database that makes it easy to locate examples is Bloomberg Law's Transactional Precendent Database. To find examples go to the law library's home page , select the d ...
Happy New Year! Welcome Back! With the (early) start of classes, we are all hearing the same greetings and answering the same questions. How was your break? Have you gotten your grades yet? What classes are you taking? Are you ready for the ...
As you head home for some well deserved rest over break, have you wondered how and when Christmas and New Year's Days became federal holidays? The answer can be found in a Congressional Research Service (CRS) report! Christmas Day, New Y ...
The Practice and Process of the Law : Checklists for Every Occasion, Frank Ramos, American Bar Association (2019) Law Library Stacks: KF300 .R36 2019 Just as law students learn to outline their courses in order to get organized and prepare ...
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