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News & In the Media

Law Library News

Law Library news on the UW Law School website

Criminal Law Resources : Three Titles Worthy of Note
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Freedom of Speech: The Oxford dictionary of American political slang
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WisBlawg

Legal Research News and Information with an Emphasis on Wisconsin

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Recent UW Law Faculty Scholarship: Teaching Controversial Topics in Constitutional Law, Remedying the Google Monopoly, Interdisciplinary Expertise in Law and Public Policy, and
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Wisconsin Law in Action

A University of Wisconsin Law School Podcast