UW Law School's Restorative Justice Project featured on '60 Minutes' and CNN's 'The Redemption Project with Van Jones'
Jonathan Scharrer , director of the Restorative Justice Project (RJP) at the University of Wisconsin Law School's Frank J. Remington Center, appeared on “60 Minutes ” May 12 as part of a story about restorative justice. "We're loo ...
Miriam Seifter and Robert Yablon honored with Vilas professorships and awards
Kathryn Hendley and Tonya Brito receive faculty fellowships for 2019-20
CNN series to feature Jonathan Scharrer and Restorative Justice Project students on May 26
Alexandra Huneeus to work with team of 'cluster hire' scholars connecting research on sexual violence to policy making
UW Law School to launch UW-Madison's first fully funded chair honoring an African American professor
The University of Wisconsin Law School has announced the creation of an endowed faculty chair in honor of the late Professor James E. Jones Jr . This is UW-Madison’s first fully funded chair named for an African American faculty member. ...
Miriam Seifter appointed to governor's Judicial Selection Advisory Committee
Miriam Seifter , a University of Wisconsin Law School professor, has been appointed to a statewide Judicial Selection Advisory Committee by Gov. Tony Evers. The committee is responsible for interviewing and recommending candidates for considerat ...
Distinguished Teaching Award winner Rob Yablon sets law students up for success
There’s a running joke among first-year law students in Rob Yablon ’s classroom: ask him a question, they say, and odds are he’ll respond, “It depends.” But Yablon, who recently won teaching honors at UW-Madison, ...
Meet Forward under 40 Award Recipient Kashoua Kristy Yang '09
Heinz Klug wins Lubar research chair to study constitution-making in post-colonial Africa
Constitutional law is more than just an academic topic for Evjue-Bascom Professor of Law Heinz Klug . Growing up in South Africa, he fought against apartheid, escaped an assassination attempt and lived in exile for 11 years before returning home ...
In False Positive, Keith Findley tells the story of a Wisconsin man's wrongful conviction
False Positive, a documentary focusing on the wrongful conviction and eventual exoneration of a Wisconsin man, is available for online viewing through Vox Media. The video follows the case of Robert Lee Stinson, who in 1985 was convicted of rape ...
Law School team advances in multi-state competition aimed at boosting middle class
Three members of the UW Law School faculty advanced to the finals in the Alliance for the American Dream competition for their proposal to help eliminate legal barriers to employment. Professors Sarah Davis , Marsha Mansfield and Mitch teame ...
Michele LaVigne receives 'Leaders in the Law' award
Michele LaVigne, a University of Wisconsin Law School professor, has won Wisconsin Law Journal’s 2019 Leaders in the Law award. The award honors top judges, attorneys and legal professionals who have made a difference in Wisconsin’ ...
Tonya Brito elected to American Law Institute
Tonya Brito Tonya Brito has been elected a member of the American Law Institute . ALI is the leading independent organization in the United States that produces scholarly work to clarify, modernize and improve th ...
UW Law faculty and alumni tapped to serve on governor-elect's council on criminal justice reforms
Jonathan Scharrer , director of UW Law School's Restorative Justice Project, and Walter Dickey , UW Law professor emeritus, have been named to a new statewide council on criminal justice reform. Dickey, who received his J.D. from UW Law in 1971, ...
Marberry v. Madison is UW Law School's official sesquicentennial ice cream
Step aside, Cookies ‘n’ Cream. Move over, Mocha Macchiato. There’s a new ice cream in town, and it’s called Marberry v. Madison. Michelle Behnke '88 samples Marberry v. Madison Marberry v. Madison, ...
Missing gargoyle returns after nearly 70 years
UW Law School's reunited gargoyles. Photo: Mike Hall Some families have a dog or cat. Maybe a goldfish or two. The Been family has a gargoyle. Yes, a gargoyle. It’s been there through good times and bad. Weddings and ...
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