Apr

28

Favorite Law School Activities: Equestrian Team

Posted by: Alison E. Julien | April 28, 2009 | Leave a Comment

My most useful and enjoyable extracurricular activity in law school had absolutely nothing to do with law school or the law, which was why it was both useful and enjoyable.  Let me explain.
When I started law school, I had moved to a new city and state, and I did not know anyone other than my [...]

Apr

2

Favorite Law School Activities: Potluck Dinners With Classmates

Posted by: Julie Darnieder | April 2, 2009 | 2 Comments

I appreciate being invited to be the featured alum blogger for April.  This being my first blog experience, I am going to ease in with an answer to the question of the month:  What was your most useful or enjoyable extracurricular activity in law school?
Since I married a classmate following graduation, I don’t need to [...]

Apr

1

April Blog Features

Posted by: Michael M. O'Hear | April 1, 2009 | Leave a Comment

Welcome to April.  The new Faculty Blogger of the Month is Michael McChrystal.  The new Alum Blogger of the Month is Julie Darnieder.  And the new Student Blogger of the Month is Sean Samis.  Many thanks to our great featured bloggers for March: Andrea Schneider, Mike Zimmer, and Chris King.
The Question of the Month is: [...]

Mar

13

The Assault Upon the Citadel

Posted by: John J. Kircher | March 13, 2009 | Leave a Comment

I am no doubt dating myself, and that has been happening a lot lately, but Bill Prosser’s 1960 article in the Yale Law Journal probably has had the greatest influence on the way that I write and teach about the law [William L. Prosser, The Assault Upon the Citadel (Strict Liability to the Consumer), 69 [...]

Mar

13

Influential Articles: Llewellyn’s Law-in-Action

Posted by: David R. Papke | March 13, 2009 | Leave a Comment

In response to the Blog editor’s call for discussions of law review articles that have influenced our work as academics, I offer a few words on Karl Llewellyn’s “A Realistic Jurisprudence – The Next Step,” 30 Columbia Law Review 431 (1930).  Llewellyn’s words are often cited as the first important salvo of the legal realist [...]

Mar

1

Welcome to March (and Spring?)

Posted by: Michael M. O'Hear | March 1, 2009 | Leave a Comment

Many thanks to our wonderful featured bloggers for February: Alison Julien, Chuck Clausen, and Jessica Franklin!  The March Faculty Blogger is Andrea Schneider.  The Alum Blogger is Mike Zimmer ‘67, who is now a law professor at Loyola-Chicago.  And the Student Blogger is 3L Chris King.  The Question of the Month is: “What law review article [...]

Feb

26

Favorite Wisconsin Cases to Teach: State v. Stewart

Posted by: Michael M. O'Hear | February 26, 2009 | Leave a Comment

Kodanko waits alone for the bus in a three-sided plexiglass bus shelter in downtown Milwaukee.  Three men approach.  Stewart and Moore enter the bus shelter, while their companion, Levy, remains outside.  They block Kodanko’s exit from the shelter.  Stewart says to Kodanko, “Give us some change, man.”  When Kodanko refuses, Stewart repeats his request three [...]

Feb

14

Favorite Wisconsin Cases to Teach: State v. Oakley

Posted by: David R. Papke | February 14, 2009 | 1 Comment

It’s unusual for a law review in one state to devote an issue to a decision from the supreme court of another state, but that’s exactly what happened when the Western New England Law Review published a 2004 symposium issue concerning State v. Oakley, 629 N.W.2d 200 (Wis. 2001).  I personally welcome the opportunity to [...]

Feb

12

My Favorite Opinions, by a Former Justice

Posted by: Janine P. Geske | February 12, 2009 | Leave a Comment

Having served on the Wisconsin Supreme Court, I am often asked about which case was my favorite. It is always difficult to answer that question, because I liked many cases for a variety of different reasons. So I thought I would share my experience with three of them. I really enjoyed working on cases that [...]

Feb

8

My Favorite Wisconsin Cases

Posted by: John J. Kircher | February 8, 2009 | 1 Comment

Where does one start?!  I attempt to bring Wisconsin law into my classes for several reasons.  The “Diploma Privilege” permits our students to practice in this state without taking the Bar Exam.  Wisconsin courts have been pacesetters as to matters considered in the subject areas in which I teach.  I believe students should learn, as [...]

Feb

8

Favorite Wisconsin/Seventh Circuit Cases: A “Non-Patent, Patent” Case

Posted by: Kali N. Murray | February 8, 2009 | Leave a Comment

This is an unusual blog post for me in that for once I am playing it straight with Michael’s request of the month. Just one case will be discussed! This, however, is not through any intentional strategy on my part. To use a colloquial phrase “the pickings were slim” since the Court of Appeals for [...]

Feb

1

February Blog Features

Posted by: Michael M. O'Hear | February 1, 2009 | Leave a Comment

Happy February!  Many thanks to our featured bloggers for January: Dan Blinka, Nathan Petrashek, and Mike Morse.  The new faculty blogger of the month is Alison Julien.  The alum blogger is Chuck Clausen.  And the student blogger is Jessica Franklin.  The question of the month is “What is your favorite Wisconsin or Seventh Circuit case [...]

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