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The rich intellectual environment at University of Wisconsin Law School is driven by a faculty of renowned legal scholars and innovative thinkers. They are the thought provokers. The idea generators. The pathbreakers who ask tough questions.

This stellar scholarly tradition makes UW Law the vibrant institution it is today.

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Emily Cauble: Tax Misinformation and Misunderstanding

Misinformation and misunderstanding are potentially affecting Americans in unexpected places. In “Channels of Tax Law (Mis)Information,” University of Wisconsin Law School Professor Emily Cauble writes about the implications of inaccurate and potentially misleading third-party information on taxpayers in a variety of common scenarios: from buying homes or cars to managing student loan debt. And in “Non-Experts’ Impressions of Informal Tax Guidance,” Cauble found from surveying over 2,000 U.S. adults that IRS informal guidance statements are susceptible to interpretations inconsistent with actual tax law.

UW Law Authors Fill Gap in Literature

A book co-edited by University of Wisconsin Law School Professor Emeritus David Trubek and including chapters written by Professors Heinz Klug, Kathryn Hendley and former William H. Hastie Fellow Leigha Crout, explores legal resistance to autocratization. It was published by Routlege in November. “Legal Resistance to Autocracy: The Global Fight to Save Democracy” explores how citizens, lawyers and institutions push back against the global rise of authoritarianism. Moving beyond studies of autocratic power itself, the book focuses on the less-examined but vital dynamics of resistance — showing that efforts to oppose autocratization, though varied in success, can disrupt and even reverse authoritarian trends. Drawing on the experiences of scholars from eight countries including Brazil, India, China, Russia, Israel, Hungary, South Africa and the United States, the collection examines both country-specific struggles and cross-cutting themes such as international human rights, sanctions and the political economy of autocratization. Learn more.

Revisiting Fusion Voting in Wisconsin

Dozens of scholars, legal experts, party leaders and civic practitioners and over 100 attendees from across the country attended the “Parties, Power, and Possibility: Revisiting Fusion Voting in Wisconsin” daylong event on Nov. 14, presented by University of Wisconsin Law School in partnership with the Tommy G. Thompson Center on Public Leadership, the Elections Research Center, State Democracy Research Initiative, Center for Ballot Freedom, and New America. The event was centered around fusion voting, as Wisconsin courts consider whether to lift the state’s longstanding ban on the electoral practice. Presentation topics ranged from the history, legal implications and potential impact of fusion voting to its relevance to the current political landscape. To learn more, see photos from the gathering, watch the video wrap-up and read coverage in the Wisconsin Examiner.

Fresh Scholars, Bold Ideas: Welcome Professors Connell, Reinecke and Sobel

University of Wisconsin Law School continues to build our faculty so that they are not only looking at today’s legal issues but also anticipating tomorrow’s. Three of the school’s recent hires, Professors Paul Connell, Jason Reinecke and Benjamin Sobel, are focused on the emerging issues of technology, including the uses and impacts of artificial intelligence (AI). Their expertise in AI and technology innovation is also crucial as UW Law joins in the university’s commitment to accelerate growth, research and interdisciplinary partnerships across campus through RISE-AI, part of Chancellor Jennifer Mnookin’s Wisconsin Research, Innovation and Scholarly Excellence (RISE) Initiative. Learn more about the new faculty.

Sarah Davis Receives 2025 Marygold Melli Achievement Award

Professor Sarah Davis received the 2025 Marygold Melli Achievement Award during a reception Sept. 25. Established in 1994 by the Legal Association for Women, the Marygold Melli Achievement Award recognizes and celebrates an outstanding individual in Wisconsin who has made substantial contributions to the interests of women in the law, has achieved professional excellence and has contributed significantly to the eradication of gender bias in the legal system. The award honors Marygold (Margo) Shire Melli, professor emerita at University of Wisconsin Law School. Read a Q&A with Davis in which she discusses her work and vision for the future of women in law.

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Emily Cauble: Tax Misinformation and Misunderstanding

UW Law Authors Fill Gap in Literature

Revisiting Fusion Voting in Wisconsin

Fresh Scholars, Bold Ideas: Welcome Professors Connell, Reinecke and Sobel

Sarah Davis Receives 2025 Marygold Melli Achievement Award

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Read Our 2025 Brochure

Emily Cauble: Tax Misinformation and Misunderstanding

UW Law Authors Fill Gap in Literature

Revisiting Fusion Voting in Wisconsin

Fresh Scholars, Bold Ideas: Welcome Professors Connell, Reinecke and Sobel

Sarah Davis Receives 2025 Marygold Melli Achievement Award

Faculty News

A Thriving Community

Research Centers & Initiatives

Clinics & Experiential Learning

William H. Hastie Fellowship

Visiting Scholars Program

Scholarship Repository

View Faculty & Staff Directory

Scholarly Events

View Public Calendar

Law in Action

Bluesky

podcasts Podcasts

newspaper Activities & Scholarship