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 Madison, Wisconsin
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Wisconsin voters passed two constitutional amendments in the Nov. 3 referendum, which will now be enshrined in the state constitution. @UWLawDemocracy Staff Attorney Sterling Knoche discusses their practical and legal impact in a @WortRadio interview: buff.ly/7CWyCvp.

State Constitutional Amendments Curtail Vetoes, DEI - WORT-FM 89.9

Two out of three state constitutional amendments passed voters’ muster this fall. State Democracy Research Initiative attorney Sterling Knoche tells us what that means for the governor’s authority...

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During a recent faculty workshop, Nina Varsava presented a working paper that identifies, elucidates and evaluates four competing approaches to overruling precedent that can be found in current U.S. Supreme Court practice. Learn more about Varsava: buff.ly/k9LEWu8.
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Keith Findley and the @WisconsinIP helped exonerate Jarrett Adams, who went on to become an attorney focused on challenging wrongful convictions. Read the full story: buff.ly/fK2S6wm.
After his exoneration, Jarrett Adams (JD '15) seeks justice for others

After his exoneration, Jarrett Adams (JD '15) seeks justice for others

After serving nearly 10 years in prison for a crime a federal court found he didn’t commit, Jarrett Adams (JD ’15) is fighting for the wrongfully convicted.

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Wisconsin voters adopted two constitutional amendments in this November's election. @ewlau and Sterling Knoche of @UWLawDemocracy help explain what the impact look like. buff.ly/Jk2Y52H
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Read a working paper co-authored by Mark Sidel from the Maecenata Foundation in Berlin on "Backsliding Democracy: The Crisis for Civil Society and Philanthropy in Comparative Perspective:" buff.ly/cxkJAYj.
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Congratulations to Bonnie, our associate dean and library director!
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The results are in! Congratulations to AALL’s newly elected leaders! 🎉 Please join us in congratulating Mary Matuszak, Vice President/President-Elect, and Maribel Nash and Bonnie Shucha, elected to the AALL Executive Board. Thank you to everyone who participated in this year’s election and helped shape AALL’s leadership for the year ahead. 🔗 Read the full eBriefing: tinyurl.com/3nf624kz
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#TBT to last month, when we welcomed more than 250 alumni to a jam-packed UW Law Reunion at the Madison Club. It was a night to remember! Click the link for more photos: buff.ly/IZGwNTc
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During a recent faculty workshop, Ben Sobel presented a working paper on detecting hallucinated legal citations co-written with Brandon Liu and Sunoo Park. Learn more about Sobel and his work: buff.ly/SuR1SEZ.
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A defense startup is exploring ways to combine bioengineering and AI to enhance working dogs for military, law enforcement and emergency response roles. Bioethics specialist Alta Charo says the effort can improve working dogs' health and welfare: buff.ly/VDPhdkw
Startup Seeks to Bioengineer War Dogs Fitted with Cybernetic Enhancements

Startup Seeks to Bioengineer War Dogs Fitted with Cybernetic Enhancements

The program is backed by tech that may have resurrected the dire wolf.

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Throughout the month of November, the Great Lakes Indigenous Law Center will host discussions highlighting Indigenous perspectives on leadership, governance, law and sovereignty. Each session is approved for 1 CLE credit by the Wisconsin BBE: buff.ly/e48oz6p.
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Christopher Lau's "Shadow Forensics: Uncovering 911 Call Analysis" was identified by Cornell Law Professor Jessica Eaglin as 1 of the best works of recent criminal law scholarship in a Oct. 29, 2026, review in Jotwell: The Journal of Things We Like (Lots). buff.ly/OrNMz0y
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Professor Joshua Braver (University of Wisconsin Law School) has published “Deference Due? ‘Considers’ and the Insurrection Act” in Volume 76 of the Emory Law Journal. Read the article here: scholarlycommons.law.emory.e…
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Wisconsin election officials are divided over how to handle the possibility of unarmed federal agents arriving at polling places this November and asking to observe voting. Sterling Knoche @uwlawdemocracy explains each side to @VoteBeatUS. buff.ly/1z00xkT
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Congratulations to @Brewers and COO Marti Wronski '97 on the World Series championship! This month, when @TMJ4 asked what example she hopes to set for other women, Wronski offered a simple message: “Why not you? ... You can do hard things." buff.ly/6ZW7EdP
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Alta Charo is speaking at the upcoming free webinar “Frontiers in Synthetic Biology: SpudCells, Mirror Life & Societal Implications,” hosted by the University of Minnesota’s Consortium on Law and Values tomorrow, Oct. 29, from 2- 3:30 pm CT. Register: buff.ly/D9jOG3h.
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The RCC Sexual Violence Resource Center has received dozens of new donations from community members. Restraining Order and Survivor Advocacy Clinic Director Ryan Poe-Gavlinski says survivors' needs and options vary widely. Read more in @BadgerHerald: buff.ly/EDzLJIN
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ICYMI, from Danielle Friedman @UWLawDemocracy
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True: Some Trump administration officials have suggested sending armed officers to polling places during the midterms. Also true: Federal law prohibits federal troops or armed officers from being stationed at polling places during an election. theconversation.com/what-the…
What the law says about armed officers at polling places

What the law says about armed officers at polling places

What does the law say about armed officials at the polls? That’s one of four questions that a legal scholar answers as Trump administration threats have piled up about voting in the midterms.

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On Oct. 23, The Tommy G. Thompson Center on Public Leadership and the Wisconsin Exchange brought the campus together to explore academic freedom, free expression and intellectual pluralism in light of the Thompson Center's recent faculty survey.
Tommy G. Thompson Center on Public Leadership and the Wisconsin Exchange Center Director and Political Science Professor Alexander Tahk moderated the 90-minute "Open Inquiry at UW–Madison: The Faculty Survey in Conversation" panel discussion with UW Law Professor Franciska Coleman, English and Asian American Studies Professor Timothy Yu, Provost John Zumbrunnen and UW Law Dean Dan Tokaji at an auditorium in Grainger Hall.

ALT Tommy G. Thompson Center on Public Leadership and the Wisconsin Exchange Center Director and Political Science Professor Alexander Tahk moderated the 90-minute "Open Inquiry at UW–Madison: The Faculty Survey in Conversation" panel discussion with UW Law Professor Franciska Coleman, English and Asian American Studies Professor Timothy Yu, Provost John Zumbrunnen and UW Law Dean Dan Tokaji at an auditorium in Grainger Hall.

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Center Director Alexander Tahk moderated the "Open Inquiry at UW–Madison: The Faculty Survey in Conversation" panel discussion with UW Law Professor Franciska Coleman, English and Asian American Studies Professor Timothy Yu, Provost John Zumbrunnen and UW Law Dean Dan Tokaji.
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That’s a wrap on the 2026 Firm Giving Challenge! Firms raised $193,885 in support of UW Law. Highest donating firms: Habush Habush & Rottier $51,600; DeWitt $41,700; Quarles & Brady $37,553. Highest participating firms: Ruder Ware 26.9%; DeWitt 25%; Godfrey & Kahn 22%. Thank you!
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