Academics

Fall 2026 Registration - Waitlist Reminders

When a course reaches capacity, the system will close the course. Thereafter, if a spot becomes available in the course because another student dropped it, students who try to enroll directly via CheckMarq will receive a "Department Permission Required" error. This indicates that there is an active waitlist and open spots will go to students who have added themselves to the course's waitlist.

Accessing the Waitlist Form

  • You may add yourself to the waitlist by navigating to the Registration Materials page on the Law School's website and selecting the appropriate semester's yellow waitlist form button.

Editing Your Submission

  • To modify your waitlist request after submission, you must click "Save my response to edit" immediately after submitting — this link appears on your browser screen upon confirmation. We strongly recommend all students save this link each time they submit, as it is required to make any future edits.
  • You should update your form as seats become available or your scheduling needs change.

Waitlist Processing

Waitlists are reviewed and processed on a weekly basis. Please note the following:

  • Keep your form current. The information you submit will be used to process any enrollment changes if a seat opens. You will be notified by email if you are successfully added to a course.
  • Respond promptly to any issues. If you receive an email identifying a problem with your request, you must respond within 48 business hours. Failure to respond will result in the seat being offered to the next student on the waitlist. Your position on the waitlist will be retained.
  • Do not contact faculty directly to request enrollment prior to the start of the semester. Faculty have discretion to add students once the semester begins and waitlists are cleared; until that point, all additions are made strictly in waitlist order.
  • Remove yourself if your interest changes. If you no longer wish to be considered for a waitlisted course, delete your request promptly to prevent unintended schedule changes.

Monitoring Your Waitlist Position

Following registration, you will receive periodic email updates indicating your current position on each waitlist and any movement that has occurred.

Contact: Registrar Nicole Toerpe Mason

Marquette Law Review 2026 Write-on Competition

Registration is now open for the Marquette Law Review's 2026 Write-On Competition. Students who are interested in participating in the summer writing competition can register HERE. Accessing the TWEN page will automatically enroll students in the competition. However, enrollment does not commit students to participation; it merely provides access to the writing competition. Therefore, students are strongly encouraged to register if they have an interest in becoming a member of the Marquette Law Review.

Students can earn membership to the Marquette Law Review by either (1) "grading on" or (2) participating in the summer writing competition. To be eligible to participate in the competition, a student must complete all required 1L courses and have at least two semesters remaining by the end of the spring semester.

Registration closes on Tuesday, June 9, at 11:59 p.m., and no exceptions will be made for late enrollment. The competition itself will run from Wednesday, June 10, at 8:00 a.m. through Tuesday, June 23, at 8:00 p.m. More information about the summer writing competition is available on the competition's TWEN page

If you have any questions regarding the writing competition, please contact the Senior Comment Editor, Caroline Taylor

Contact: Caroline Taylor

Marquette IP & Innovation Law Review 2026 Write-on Competition

The Marquette Intellectul Property & Innovation Law Review is excited to announce the dates for the summer write-on!

The write-on competition will run from Wednesday, June 24, at 8:00 a.m. through Tuesday, July 10, at 11:59 p.m. More information about the summer write-on competititon & the law review experience can be found here

If you would like to participate and have not already provided your email during the curricular fair, tabling event, or interest meeting form, then please fill out this form

Contact: Mariana Calvo Argus

Congrats to the 2026-27 Marquette Sports Law Review Editorial Board

Congratulations to the 2026-2027 Marquette Sports Law Review Editorial Board:

  • Editor in Chief: Katy Boehmer-Abbott
  • Executive Editor: Charley Bovaird
  • Co-Managing Editors: Claire Polizzi & Gigi Wood
  • Survey Editor: Cruz Lopez
  • Co-Comment Editors: Hunter Hazen & Angelie Fields 
  • Senior Associate Editors: Andrew Grier, Conrad Hansel & Lilly Horne
Contact: Prof. Paul Anderson

Congrats to the 2025-26 Sports Law Program Student Award Recipients

Congratulations to the students who won various Sports Law Program student awards and scholarships announced at the Annual Sports Law Program Awards Ceremony on Friday, April 24.

  • The Marquette Sports Law Review Comment Competition Award recognizes the member of the Sports Law Review who wrote the best overall student comment during the current academic year as judged by the Sports Law Review's Editorial Board. 
    • The winner of the 2026 award is Nick Owczarzak for his comment “A Career-Ending Blocked Shot – How the NHL Blocks Major Junior Hockey League Players’ Competitive Freedom Through the Non-Statutory Labor Exemption,” which will be published in Volume 27.
  • The Joseph E. O'Neill Prize for Student Writing recognizes the student who has published the best article in the Marquette Sports Law Review during the current academic year as judged by the Sports Law Review's Advisory Board. 
    • The winner of the 2026 Joseph E. O'Neill Prize is Josh Kreisler for his article “Wisconsin Courts Should Enforce Properly Worded Participation Waivers in the Context of Recreational Sports,” which was published in the fall 2025 issue of the Marquette Sports Law Review
  • The Collegiate Issues in Sports Writing Award recognizes the student who authored the best essay focused on an important collegiate athletic related issues in the sports industry as selected by a Competition Review Committee. Financial support for this award comes from Sports Law Program alum Christian Bray, Senior Associate Athletic Director for Compliance at Harvard University. 
    • The 2026 winner is Katy Boehmer-Abbott for her article “The New Era of College Athletics, But Not for All: Proposing Student-Athlete Specific Subsections to F-1 Visa Employment Regulations.”
  • The Anne Wall “Ethics in Sports Law Writing Competition and Award” recognizes the Marquette University Law School student who authors the best essay on a current ethical dilemma in amateur or professional sports as selected by a Competition Review Committee. Financial support for this award comes from long time Sports Law Program benefactor, Anne Wall. 
    • The 2026 winner is Samantha Mudlaff for her article “STARVING UNDER PRESSURE: Why Negligence Law Should Require Coaches to Prevent Eating Disorders in College Athletics.”
  • Also created by Anne Wall, the “Top Scholar in Sports Law Award” recognizes the graduating third year Sports Law Certificate candidate who has demonstrated the highest level of legal research and writing ability while completing their law degree at Marquette. 
    • The 2026 winner is Josh Kreisler.
  • The Nick de Lorme Sports Law Certificate Intern of the Year Award is given to the student who best exemplifies Nick in their performance as an intern by doing their work in a high quality, professional, responsible, and timely manner, and being evaluated as a top intern by their intern supervisor. 
    • The 2026 winner of the Award is Ethan Lamb for his work as an intern with the Milwaukee Brewers.
  • The Martin J. Greenberg Skills Development Award recognizes a third year Sports Law Certificate candidate for their performance in sports law workshops and in any internal or national sports law competitions completed during law school.
    • The 2026 winner is Jason Kessler.
  • The 1L Sports Law Program Service Award recognizes the first-year student(s) who contributes to the success and growth of the Sports Law Program through service to and leadership of Program events, activities, and student organizations.
    • The 2026 winner is Braly Keller.
  • The Annual Sports Law Alumni Achievement Award is given to a second-year student based on his or her performance in sports law courses taken at the Law School, performance as a member of the Marquette Sports Law Review, service to the Marquette University Law School Sports Law Society, and attendance at, and service to Sports Law Program events and activities.
    • The 2026 winner is Gigi Wood.
  • The Martin J. Greenberg Award for excellence in the study of sports law recognizes a third-year law student who has excelled in the study of sports law and service to the Sports Law Program. 
    • The 2026 winner is Ben Coulthard.
Contact: Prof. Paul Anderson

Summer and Post-graduation Bloomberg Law, Lexis, and Westlaw Access

For all law students: Your access to Bloomberg Law, Lexis, and Westlaw is tied to the graduation date in your account profiles for each platform. Check your account details to see if you need to make a change, and contact the vendor representatives or Professor Olson for assistance if you would like assistance.

Your employer or an organization for which you volunteer or intern might require or prefer that you use firm/organization accounts rather than database access through your academic account. Always learn about and comply with relevant practices and policies. Importantly, you must not share your Marquette-affiliated account credentials or access with anyone, including classmates or colleagues at work who have their own accounts.

Continuing students:

Bloomberg Law & Lexis: You will have automatic, unrestricted access to your Bloomberg Law and Lexis accounts this summer. There is no need to register and you do not need to limit use of these two accounts to academic purposes during the summer months. (Use of your Marquette-affiliated Lexis account must be limited to academic purposes during the regular academic school year, with permissible use expanding during the summer to include work for a firm, non-profit, clerkship, internship, or externship.)

Westlaw: You will also have automatic access to your Westlaw account this summer, but you must continue to limit use of your academic Westlaw account to non-commercial purposes. Non-commercial purposes include coursework, Research Assistant assignments, law review or journal work, moot court research, unpaid non-profit public interest work, clinical work for credit, and internships/externships for credit through the law school.

You can continue to use other databases as you would during the fall and spring semesters.

Graduating students

Bloomberg Law: Your unrestricted Bloomberg Law access continues for six months after you graduate, with no registration required.

Lexis: Your access to Lexis continues through December 2026, also with no additional registration required. Your Lexis account will automatically switch to a graduate portal in July, with no registration required. That portal includes access to most of the same content you have now, excluding public records, Lexis+ AI/Protégé, Law360, and Practical Guidance. Though Lexis+ AI is not included in access automatically, you can enroll in the Lexis+ AI Insider Program using a new graduate link for that program. Lexis also offers the ASPIRE Program for grads engaged in 501(c)(3) public interest work. Learn more about Lexis graduate access at https://lexisnexis.com/grad-access/. (Important: If you have Lexis Rewards and are graduating, redeem your points before they expire on June 30, 2026.)

Westlaw: To continue your Westlaw access, including CoCounsel and Practical Law, register at https://lawschool.westlaw.com/authentication/gradelite if you have not already opted-in. This Grad Elite access extends for 18 months after graduation, and provides up to 60 hours of Westlaw use per month (compared to the 180-hour monthly cap in place for active student accounts).

Graduates, after classes end you will not have remote access to databases like HeinOnline that require authentication with your Marquette credentials. Many of those databases will continue to be available to you when you visit Eckstein Hall. Watch for an email to your @marquette.edu account early this summer from the library with related information, including about applying for a law library card.

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Do you have questions about access to resources or working with these and other databases? Reference assistance and research consultations are available to you throughout the summer and beyond. Just stop at the Reference Desk during Law Library Service Hours or contact a reference librarian to get started.  We're happy to help!

Contact: Elana Olson

New Fall 2026 Classes Added

Please take note of the following updates to the fall 2026 schedule:

  • Professor Mitten will be teaching Business Torts and Unfair Competition on Monday/Wednesday from 3:30 - 4:45 p.m. (the Sports Sponsorship – Legal and Business Issues Workshop will no longer be offered).
    • Course Description: This course considers and analyzes various business torts and unfair competition causing economic loss, including intentional,negligent, and innocent misrepresentation; tortious interference with economic relations; breach of fiduciary duty; infringement of name, image & likeness/publicity rights; deceptive marketing; commercial disparagement; misappropriation of business property and trade secrets; trademark infringement; and federal antitrust law violations.

If you are still looking to round out your fall schedule? There are seats available in the following courses, which typically fill up and are open for registration now:

  • W: Business Planning (3 credits) – Monday/Wednesday,10:30 – 11:45 a.m.
  • W: Trial Advocacy I (3 credits) – Wednesday, 5:00 – 7:55 p.m.

Please see here for more detailed information on fall courses and the complete schedule.

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact Nicole Toerpe Mason.

Contact: Nicole Toerpe Mason