Stories indexed under: Law

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• Innocence Project helps reverse wrongful murder conviction Jan. 30, 2009 Robert Lee Stinson, a Milwaukee man convicted of homicide in 1985, is expected to be released from prison today (Jan. 30, 2009) based on new evidence of his innocence.
• Professor Jorge Avendaño receives Wisconsin Global Citizen Award Dec. 17, 2008 Professor Jorge Avendaño of Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú was awarded the Wisconsin Global Citizen Award for 2008 at a ceremony Dec. 12 at the UW Law School. The UW-Madison Division of International Studies and Wisconsin Alumni Association jointly presented the new award to Avendaño, who traveled from Lima for the occasion.
• Law professor joins Obama’s transition team Nov. 18, 2008 University of Wisconsin Law School Professor R. Alta Charo, a nationally prominent bioethicist, has been named by President-elect Barack Obama to his Transition Team.
• Practical experience for law students garners national attention Nov. 6, 2008 Real-world work for students has brought honors to the Law School.
• Obey to address economic injustice in Kastenmeier Lecture Sept. 30, 2008 U.S. Rep. David Obey, chair of the powerful House Committee on Appropriations, will discuss economic injustice and the gap between rich and poor Americans in the annual Kastenmeier Lecture on Monday, Oct. 13, at the University of Wisconsin-Madison Law School.
• Former state Supreme Court justice to teach at UW Law School Sept. 24, 2008 Louis Butler Jr., a former Wisconsin Supreme Court justice and the first African American to sit on the state's highest court, will teach at the University of Wisconsin-Madison Law School.
• Law students win preliminary settlement approval in payday lender suit Aug. 7, 2008 Internet payday lender Tremont Financial LLC would pay $60,000 and refrain from making loans to any Wisconsin consumers under a preliminary settlement in a class-action case brought by University of Wisconsin-Madison Law School students and the school's Consumer Law Litigation Clinic.
• Notable graduates: Bill Bettenberg — After four decades, a new career in law May 13, 2008 In August 2005 Bill Bettenberg retired from a 40-year career in the U.S. Department of the Interior and enrolled at the UW-Madison Law School with a clear vision of where he wanted his law degree to take him.
• WAGE awards three research collaborative grants related to globalization April 10, 2008 The University of Wisconsin-Madison Center for World Affairs and the Global Economy (WAGE) announces the three winners of its research collaborative competition, each receiving $100,000 during a three-year period.
• Prosecutor addresses treatment of jurors in Fairchild Lecture April 3, 2008 Patrick J. Fitzgerald, whose work as special prosecutor probing the leak of CIA operative Valerie Plame's identity drew national attention, will deliver the annual Thomas E. Fairchild Lecture at the University of Wisconsin-Madison Law School on Friday, April 18.
• UW-Madison graduate programs fare well in annual U.S. News rankings April 2, 2008 A number of graduate programs and specialties at UW-Madison scored high marks in the 2009 "Best Graduate Schools" edition of U.S. News and World Report.
• Five finalists named for director of Administrative Legal Services Dec. 20, 2007 Chancellor John D. Wiley announced today (Dec. 20, 2007) that five finalists have been selected for director of Administrative Legal Services (ALS) at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
• Executive powers examined by Yale law dean, congressman in Kastenmeier Lecture Nov. 9, 2007 Legislative oversight of executive powers - especially during times of national emergency - will be examined by two noted experts in the 2007 Kastenmeier Lecture on Friday, Nov. 30, at the University of Wisconsin Law School.
• Researchers underscore limitations of genetic ancestry tests Oct. 19, 2007 Although many people rely on commercially available genetic tests for insights into their ancestry, consumers should be aware of significant limitations in such testing, according to a group of researchers commenting in today's issue of the journal Science.
• Scott Turow to give free lecture March 28, 2007 Lawyer and best-selling author Scott Turow will give a free lecture, "Reflections of a Man with Two Heads," at 5 p.m. Monday, April 9, in Room 1100 of the University of Wisconsin-Madison's Grainger Hall, 975 University Ave.
• Consumer law clinic offers help, hope to low-income clients March 15, 2007 The University of Wisconsin-Madison's Consumer Law Clinic provides legal help to low-income victims while serving as a classroom, teaching UW law students through firsthand experience.