University of Wisconsin Law School

Senior attorney with @UWLawDemocracy @DerekClinger comments on the U.S. Department of Justice using the Civil Rights Act to demand that Wisconsin hand over sensitive voter data. Read the full story: buff.ly/DflrgjB

Family law specialists Lisa Washington and Cary Bloodworth comment on a bill imposing new timelines for terminating parental rights (TPR), noting how the proposed TPR timelines intersect with ICWA and current adoption timelines. Read more: buff.ly/GXNOyp6

.@DerekClinger, senior counsel and director of partnerships at @UWLawDemocracy, offers analysis on the DOJ’s appeals involving state voter roll disclosures and why Michigan’s case may reach the Supreme Court first. Read the full story: buff.ly/k5noQj2

Kathryn Hendley joins the Wisconsin Law in Action podcast for a conversation on how law functions in the real world — from the courts of post-Soviet Russia to the pressures facing legal institutions in the United States today. Listen and subscribe: buff.ly/HEXcCqk

See you for the Coming Together of the Peoples Conference, taking place March 19-21! Join tribal leaders, practitioners, scholars, students and community members for the nation’s longest-running student-led conference focused on Indigenous legal issues: buff.ly/5v2iaxF.

Senior Counsel and Director of Partnerships at @UWLawDemocracy @DerekClinger explains why federal attempts to “nationalize” elections face significant legal and political obstacles. Read more: buff.ly/pbDCral.

Congratulations to former Hastie Fellow and current @ASUCollegeOfLaw Dean Stacy Leeds '00, who was named to lead the university where she earned her J.D., @utulsa. Learn more: buff.ly/TLFRtiS

We’re excited to welcome Paul D. Clement, former U.S. Solicitor General, for the Robert W. Kastenmeier Lecture on March 25. Register for the in-person and virtual lecture: buff.ly/oznhRq4.

The One Big Beautiful Bill Act made changes to tax law. Law librarian Genevieve Zook lists resources for researching the Act's impact: buff.ly/CHj0ST4.

.@WisLRev has named second-year law student Julia Stephenson as Editor-in-Chief for the 2026–27 academic year. Learn more: buff.ly/MxYrJOa

In a recent paper, BJ Ard and co-authors Renata Vaderna, Dusan Nikolic, Patrick Zielinski, David Greisen and Justin Cappos introduce TAF, a system designed to secure legal repositories against unauthorized changes, and ensure the integrity of the law: buff.ly/2gaadF6.

Attend the 40th Coming Together of the Peoples Conference March 19-21! Hosted by the Indigenous Law Students Association, this event brings together voices from across Indian Country for dialogue, learning and connection. Attend in person or virtually: buff.ly/5v2iaxF.

The Center for the Study of Liberal Democracy (CSLD) is pleased to welcome new Assistant Director Donald Hempson. He brings decades of higher education leadership from Virginia Tech and the Ohio State University. Learn more: buff.ly/Sc7yJSP

Jason Reinecke presented a draft paper revealing failures in how the patent system polices invention disclosure quality and offering concrete and practical reforms. The paper is forthcoming in the Columbia Law Review. Learn more about Reinecke: buff.ly/5Uthtgi.

Could an airport traveler knowingly infected with measles face legal consequences? Professor emerita of law and bioethics specialist Alta Charo explains that while civil claims are possible, proving causation is “incredibly hard.” Read the full story: buff.ly/9XAXGsR.

Sumudu Atapattu joins the Wisconsin Law in Action podcast to discuss a wide range of topics that she has examined in her prolific scholarship, focusing on the tension between human rights, climate change, and environmental law. Listen and subscribe: buff.ly/pbGUN6v.

Join us on March 25 for the 2025-26 Kastenmeier Lecture. Paul D. Clement, 43rd Solicitor General of the United States, will deliver "May it Please the Court: Advocacy Before the Rehnquist and Roberts Courts." Learn more about the lecture and register: buff.ly/ZWuCGw0.

Alexandra Huneeus, Alejandro Chehtman & Sergio Puig recently discussed their edited volume which examines how Latin American states engage with - and help shape - the international legal order amid contemporary global challenges. Check out the recording: buff.ly/SXh2Klf.

The Winter 2026 issue of the Journal of American Constitutional History is out now! JACH is a peer-reviewed web-based journal publishing high-quality scholarship on U.S. constitutional history. Read the issue: buff.ly/PpryY0e.

@bj_ard will speak as one of the panelists for "Translating Complex Rules into Competitive Advantage: Quantum Law Navigator 101 (Wisconsin)" from 9 to 11 a.m. March 11 in Madison. Learn more about the @ChicagoQuantum event and register: buff.ly/juBn2q5