Academics
2L/3Ls: Open Fall Internship Opportunities
2L and 3L students: Looking for a fall course that will provide a hands-on experience?
For fall, there are select for-credit judicial internships (such as Wisconsin Supreme Court, Wisconsin Court of Appeals) and for-credit supervised field placements (such as Disability Rights, Medical College of Wisconsin General Counsel’s Office, U.S. Attorney’s Office, Vivent Health) still available.
Contact Director Anne Kearney as soon as possible if interested.
Contact: Anne Berleman KearneyFirst-day Assignments on D2L
First-day assignments for each course will be posted by faculty on the corresponding D2L course page throughout August. Please note, that D2L course pages are updated on a regular basis. If there is no assignment listed when you initially check the site, be sure to check the course page periodically. We recommend refreshing your browser each time you check the page.
To access your course pages, log into D2L.mu.edu. Click on the "waffle" icon in the upper-right hand corner to view your available course pages for fall 2026.
Contact: Office of Student AffairsDigital vs. Print Textbooks
Before ordering a digital textbook for a course, please first check with your professor's syllabus, D2L course page, or communications to ensure that an e-book is permitted for the course. Again, if you would like to order an e-book for your classes, please first confirm that your professor permits the use of a digital text in the class. Many professors will explicitly prohibit the use of an e-book, as some e-books cannot be accessed during open-book exams.
Specific textbook information is available through the Book Marq, Marquette University's official bookstore.
- When entering your courses in the Book Store's search function, please select "Law Fall 2026" as the correct term.
- You can locate your course and section numbers by signing in to CheckMarq and reviewing your fall 2026 course schedule.
- Please note your specific course section as textbooks for the same course will vary across sections.
- If purchasing textbooks through vendors other than the Book Marq, please also pay close attention to the edition of the text required by your specific professor. The ISBN number should correlate with the correct edition.
All students are expected to have their textbooks in advance of the start of the semester so they can complete first-day reading assignments. If a textbook is sold out at the bookstore, please contact your professor to make alternative arrangements.
Contact: Office of Student AffairsEarly Access Electronic Textbooks
Students in courses utilizing textbooks from Aspen Publishing or West Academic have the option of accessing e-book versions of their textbooks for the first two weeks of classes. Please note, some professors--including some listed below--do not allow students to utilize digital textbooks in their classrooms. For those professors' courses, please only utilize this early online access as a supplement to, rather than a replacement for, owning the hard-copy text. To learn more about professors' e-book policies, review this linked Law News post and check each professor's syllabus.
Below are the following courses which are utilizing textbooks from Aspen Publishing or West Academic:
Aspen Publishing
- Administrative Law (Murray)
- Alternative Dispute Resolution (Donaldson)
- Amateur Sports Law (Mitten)
- Business Associations (Grossman)
- Contracts (201, Rofes)
- Criminal Process (Giron)
- Law and Religion (Idleman)
- The Law Governing Lawyers (101, Blemberg)
- Torts (201, Lemann)
- Trusts and Estates (101, Caponigri)
- Trusts and Estates (102, Murray)
- W: Appellate Writing & Advocacy (105, Petrashek)
- W: Contract Drafting (101, Schwartz)
- W: Contract Drafting (102, Baker)
- W: Contract Drafting (103, 701, Tyksinski)
- W: Mediation Advocacy (Sopha)
- W: Trial Advocacy 1 (701, Vaccaro)
Marquette Law School's Aspen Access page can be found here. For detailed instructions on accessing your trial of Aspen materials for the above classes, please click here.
West Academic
- Antitrust Law (Chabot)
- Business Torts (Mitten)
- Contracts (101, Anzivino)
- Contracts (301, Sandrik)
- Creditor-Debtor Law (Anzivino)
- Criminal Law (101, Giron)
- Evidence (Scoville)
- Federal Income Taxation of Estates, Gifts, & Trusts (Lindsey)
- Federal Criminal Procedure (Deitrich)
- Labor Law (Olson)
- The Law Governing Lawyers (Rofes)
- Legislation (Chabot)
- Local Government Law (Fox)
- Privacy (Boyden)
- S: Jurisprudence of Sport (Oldfather)
- Torts (101, 301, Robinson)
- W: Appellate Writing and Advocacy (103, Fahl)
- W: Appellate Writing and Advocacy (105, Petrashek)
- W: Interviewing and Counseling (Donaldson)
West Academic's digital bookshelf can be found here. For detailed instructions on accessing your trial of West Academic materials for the above classes, please click here.
Contact: Rebecca RueschFall 2026 Classroom Assignments Now Available
Classroom assignments for all Fall 2026 classes are now available and visible in your CheckMarq schedule.
Please review your schedule before the first day of class and take note of your assigned classrooms.
If you have any questions or concerns, please contact Registrar Nicole Toerpe Mason.
Contact: Nicole Toerpe MasonWaitlists Are Now Cleared
As of 4:30 p.m. on Friday, August 21, 2026, all waitlists for fall classes have been cleared and are no longer used to add students to classes.
At that time, all department permissions required for previously full classes were also be lifted. This means that, during the add/drop period, if a space becomes available in a course, you can enroll yourself in the class through CheckMarq.
As a reminder, the last day to add or drop a class without receiving a “W” grade is Tuesday, September 1.
If you have any questions, please contact Registrar Toerpe Mason for assistance.
Contact: Nicole Toerpe Mason2Ls: Sports Law Certificate Application
Second-year students interested in earning the Sports Law Certificate must fill out a certificate application by Monday, August 31.
The application asks candidates to project when they intend to meet all of the requirements of the Certificate. Any questions about the Certificate and meeting the requirements should be sent to Professor Paul Anderson.
Contact: Prof. Paul Anderson1Ls: Submit Your Questions for Next Week's SSP Debrief
First-year students are invited to submit their questions to the SSP leaders ahead of our First-week Debrief panel discussion Monday, August 31, at noon in the Lubar Center.
Question submissions are anonymous. Please submit before noon this Friday, August 28, to make sure we can consider your submission. No question is too big or too small.
Then be sure to join us this coming Monday for the answers—and lunch!
Contact: Eric LiberatoreSports Law Program Orientation and Welcome Mixer
Thursday, August 27, 2026 - 5:00pm • Lubar Center (room 144)On Thursday, August 27, all first year and transfer students with an interest in the sports law program are invited to attend the program's Annual Orientation and Welcome Mixer. 2L and 3L Sports Law Program students can skip the orientation and join us for the Welcome Mixer at 5:40 p.m.
The Orientation meeting will begin at 5 p.m. in the Lubar Center, room 144. During the orientation meeting, Professor Paul Anderson (Director, Sports Law Program), and Professor Aaron Hernandez (Director, National Sports Law Institute) will provide an overview of the sports law program including its purpose and your first year in law school, the Sports Law Certificate program and the process of earning the Certificate, early planning for the Sports Law Certificate Internship Program, the purpose for the National Sports Law Institute, fall 2026 sports law events, and the JD/MBA in Sports Business program.
After the orientation meeting, the Sports Law Program's Peer to Peer Network will host a Welcome Mixer for new students on the patio outside of the Tory Hill Cafe until 7 p.m. Student leaders from the Sports Law Program's student organizations will join to welcome new students to Sports Law at Marquette University Law School.
Register for this event by visiting the webpage here.
Contact: Prof. Paul AndersonSports Law Speaker Series: Introducing the Sports Law Faculty
Thursday, September 3, 2026 - 12:00pm • 433On Thursday, September 3, as part of the Sports Law Speaker Series the Sports Law Program invites you to meet members of the sports law faculty.
This event is intended for first year students and other students who have not taken sports law classes, or any student who wants to meet the members of our sports law faculty in an informal setting to learn more about who they are, what they do in their professional career, and the courses they teach (click here for a full list of sports law courses currently available). During this event students will have the opportunity to rotate to different tables to meet different members of the sports law faculty.
Attendees will be listed soon. The event will start at noon in room 433. Lunch will be provided to all attendees.
Visit the event webpage here to learn about participating faculty and to register for the event.
Contact: Prof. Paul Anderson3L Bar Exam Information Session
Monday, September 14, 2026 - 12:00pm • 263Third-year students who are considering taking a bar exam are encouraged to attend the 3L Bar Exam Information Session on Monday, September 14, at noon in room 263. Professor Katie Pagel will discuss the bar exam and steps you can take to prepare for the bar exam.
Lunch will be provided. Students who are currently enrolled in Bar Exam Foundations do not need to attend this session. Please RSVP here by noon on Friday, September 11.
Contact: Professor Katie Pagel