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Check out the latest paper by Alexandra Huneeus, "The Making of Regional Human Rights," now available on SSRN: buff.ly/ruMoyKC. #FridayReads
December 6, 2025 at 12:46 AM
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Nice coverage of the 2025 J. Willard Hurst Institute in Legal History (what some call legal history boot camp) that took place here in Madison, WI this past summer: gargoyle.law.wisc.edu/2025/12/hurs... I don't know of anything like it in any other field. @law.wisc.edu #ASLH
J. Willard Hurst Summer Institute: ‘Thrilling’ Tradition for Legal History Scholars
Every two years in June, the “spirit of the Hurst Institute” makes a lasting impact on 12 early career legal history scholars from around the world.
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December 4, 2025 at 8:32 PM
Is the Whiskey Rebellion good precedent from the founding for President Trump’s attempt to deploy the National Guard in Los Angeles, Portland, and Chicago? Professor @joshuabraver.bsky.social discusses in this new piece for @lawfaremedia.org: buff.ly/MBM3OzU.
Whiskey Rebellion as Precedent for Recent National Guard Deployments?
Judge Nelson is wrong: The Whiskey Rebellion undermines, rather than supports, deference to Trump’s deployment of the National Guard.
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December 4, 2025 at 5:41 PM
#TBT to the 2nd Journal of American Constitutional History biennial conference.
The journal recently completed its third year of publication with its latest issue (Volume 3, Issue 4), featuring 10 articles and essays covering 330 pages. Read the journal: buff.ly/k9qR5pD.
December 4, 2025 at 4:30 PM
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I'm very excited to share my new book's cover design: www.cornellpress.cornell.edu/book/9781501... It is bloodstain-inspired because species-of-origin bloodstain testing is a big part of the story. Out on 15 April 2026 & Open Access as part of the Corpus Juris book series @cornellupress.bsky.social
Fear of the False by Mitra Sharafi | Paperback | Cornell University Press
Fear of the False uncovers colonial South Asia's critical role in the development of forensic science. Around 1900, the government of British India created a web of institutions for the scientific det...
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December 2, 2025 at 8:09 PM
Congratulations to Ariel A. Leykin, who is the winner of the 23rd Best Brief Competition. Her brief was selected as the best trial brief written for the Spring 2025 Legal Analysis, Advocacy, and Writing course.

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Ariel Leykin Wins 2025 Best Brief Competition | University of Wisconsin Law School
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December 2, 2025 at 12:37 AM
@joshuabraver.bsky.social writes about risks facing our military in a @wsj.com op-ed: "The law is clear that service members can disobey illegal orders. What often isn’t clear is whether an order is, in fact, illegal. This ambiguity leaves service members in a difficult position ..." buff.ly/3xECx25
December 1, 2025 at 10:24 PM
Check out the latest paper by Anuj Desai, "Textualism Step Zero: Who is the Reader of Statutory Text?," now available on SSRN: buff.ly/HpCNkua. #FridayReads
November 29, 2025 at 12:46 AM
Congratulations to @mitrasharafi.bsky.social, who was recently named president of the American Society for Legal History (ASLH). Sharafi is the first ASLH president from @uwmadison.bsky.social and the first legal historian of South Asia in this role.
November 27, 2025 at 1:39 AM
Volume 3, Issue 4 of the Journal of American Constitutional History (JACH) features 10 articles and essays covering 330 pages. This issue marks the third full year of JACH. Check it out: buff.ly/GLLPoSW.
Journal of American Constitutional History
The Journal of American Constitutional History is a peer-reviewed web-based journal publishing high-quality scholarship on U.S. constitutional history. Our editorial board includes over 60 leading…
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November 26, 2025 at 12:26 AM
We're thrilled to share that Professor Sarah Davis has been honored with the 2025 Marygold Melli Achievement Award for her exceptional work in women’s leadership in law, health advocacy and access to justice. Congrats! Read more: buff.ly/nuR9kKy.
Sarah Davis Receives 2025 Marygold Melli Achievement Award | University of Wisconsin Law School
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November 25, 2025 at 12:37 AM
Emily Cauble expands on the book "Automated Agencies" by discussing the inability of automated government tools to properly address exceptional cases with "Exceptional Cases," (buff.ly/UbOt5RB) now available on @ssrn.bsky.social. (1/2) #FridayReads
Exceptional Cases
This Essay comments upon the failure of automated agency guidance to properly address exceptional cases, as well as several other observations about automated a
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November 21, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Alta Charo was selected to serve on a new Bioethics Advisory Committee to Fujifilm. Learn more: buff.ly/tFu31Hw.
Fujifilm Launches Bioethics Advisory Committee to Guide Ethical Decision-Making Across Life Sciences and Healthcare Businesses in the Americas | Fujifilm [United States]
November 17, 2025
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November 21, 2025 at 1:54 AM
Congrats and much deserved!
I am thrilled to be the new #ASLH president, receiving the gavel yesterday from former president Barbara Welke at our Detroit conference awards ceremony. My term is 2025-27. Excited to get to work! #legalhistory
November 20, 2025 at 6:23 PM
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There were 2 standing ovations at #ASLH awards ceremony in Detroit last weekend--one for Ari Bryen as outgoing secretary and the other for Gautham Rao as Law and History Review editor. Ari and Gautham have done so much, for years, for our legal history community of scholars.
November 19, 2025 at 12:56 PM
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Just out: symposium on my article on abortion in colonial India, featuring comments by 3 historians of abortion in other times and places: Melissa Feinberg, Matthew Sommer, Philippa Levine. Open Access. I love the comparative insights that came out of this: www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
Symposium on Mitra Sharafi, ‘Abortion in South Asia, 1860–1947: A medico-legal history’, Modern Asian Studies, vol. 55, no. 2, 2021, pp. 371–428. | Modern Asian Studies | Cambridge Core
Symposium on Mitra Sharafi, ‘Abortion in South Asia, 1860–1947: A medico-legal history’, Modern Asian Studies, vol. 55, no. 2, 2021, pp. 371–428. - Volume 59 Issue 2
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November 20, 2025 at 12:33 PM
#TBT to last month, when Daniel Mark, assistant professor of political science at Villanova University, explored the foundations of legal authority and moral obligation in his Compliance Initiative Series presentation, "Duty Bound? Moral Perspectives on Legal Obligations."
November 20, 2025 at 4:01 PM
David Schwartz recently presented “Enumerationism in the Constitution’s First Decade, 1789-1800," a chapter in a book co-authored with Andrew Coan forthcoming in 2026. Learn more about Schwartz: buff.ly/xeQm0vV.
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November 20, 2025 at 1:39 AM
A book co-edited by UW 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: buff.ly/Wys1lyT.
UW Law Authors Fill Gap in Literature | University of Wisconsin Law School
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November 19, 2025 at 12:26 AM
Associate dean for Library and Information Services Bonnie Shucha discusses how to make the best use of generative AI in the legal setting through effective prompting. Read the full article: buff.ly/btLT2mB.
AI Prompting for Legal Professionals: The Art of Asking the Right Question
Bonnie Shucha provides tips for prompting generative artificial intelligence with questions that will bring up the kinds of answers legal professionals need.
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November 17, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Thanks to everyone for the rich conversations on a beautiful day in Madison!
November 15, 2025 at 3:09 AM
Scott Park shares how to combine traditional methods with AI tools to boost efficiency, ensure compliance, and improve client outcomes in "Sharpen Your Discovery Strategy with Help from AI Tools," now available on @statebarofwi.bsky.social: buff.ly/BPeIroO #FridayReads
Sharpen Your Discovery Strategy with Help from AI Tools
AI is transforming legal discovery – but using it effectively requires strategy and ethical awareness. Law librarian Scott Park shares how Wisconsin lawyers can combine traditional methods with AI…
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November 14, 2025 at 9:45 PM
Are you an attorney interested in a career in law teaching? The Hastie Fellowship is a two-year program that supports aspiring scholars in becoming law professors.
Applications for the Fall 2026 Fellowship are encouraged to be submitted by this Sunday, Nov. 16. Learn more and apply: buff.ly/J1MrKkK.
Hastie Fellowship Applications | University of Wisconsin Law School
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November 14, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Revisit the 2025 Cane Toss through photos!
#TBT to a month ago when over 100 third-year law students ran across the field at Camp Randall and tossed their canes over the goalpost. View the gallery: buff.ly/Mlm0rSK
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Cane Toss 2025
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November 13, 2025 at 8:09 PM