What's New and Notable

Academics

Academic Regulation Prohibiting Artificial Intelligence Use

As final projects and exams approach, the Law School Judicial Committee wishes to remind students that Academic Regulation 901(2) defines “cheating” to include “[u]sing artificial intelligence writing programs, chatbots, or similar AI-driven technologies not authorized by the course instructor in taking an examination, test, or quiz, or in preparing any assignment for any class in the Law School or University,” Law School Academic Regulations, Section 901(2) (emphasis added). The regulation further states that “[u]sing legal research databases or other research tools utilizing artificial intelligence technologies to conduct research does not come within this meaning unless such use is restricted by the course instructor.” Id.

Using AI in violation of Section 901(2) is a serious offense and can lead to suspension or even expulsion, depending on the facts involved. Students may view summaries of corrective actions for past violations of the Academic Regulations on the Law School’s Corrective Action webpage. Students should understand that, like in the legal profession itself, future cases of improper AI use may be met with harsher corrective actions than the corrective actions recommended in early past cases. If a student is unsure of whether artificial intelligence is authorized on any course work, the student should check with the course instructor prior to using such technology.

Contact: Leslie Behroozi
Academics

2L/3Ls: New Supervised Fieldwork Opportunities for Spring 2026

A new supervised fieldwork offering for spring 2026 has opened with the Defined Benefits Office of the City of Milwaukee. 

Openings with Catholic Charities Immigration Project, Department of Public Instruction, and WILL remain available as well. 

Please contact Director Anne Kearney if interested. 

Contact: Anne Berleman Kearney
Academics

Course Evaluations Distributed

Course evaluations have been distributed to professors and will be administered over the remaining weeks of classes. A few reminders and updates for our students: 

  • Upper-level students will notice the evaluation form looks slightly different than past years. While the format may be new, the content is the same. The only substantive change is that this new form may be filled out with pencil or pen. Pencils will no longer be included in the evaluation envelopes, so please ensure that you have a writing implement with you. 
     
  • If you are filling out an evaluation in pen and fill out the wrong bubble, please place an "x" through the bubble you did not intend to mark. 
     
  • Completed evaluation forms may be returned to the 238 suite. If your class ends after 5:00 p.m., please return completed envelopes to the Welcome Desk. 

Thank you for your assistance in this important end-of-semester task!

Contact: Records and Registration Specialist Rebecca Ruesch
Student Organizations

SBA's Fall Merch Pop-up Shop

The Student Bar Association is excited to announce that the Fall Pop-up Shop is now open! This fall's shop includes items for alumni, parents, and children, in addition to the law student in your life. 

Visit the shop here: https://marquette-law.myshopify.com/

The shop will be open now through December 14. To receive the best chance that items will arrive by Christmas, we suggest ordering items before December 11. Shipping is all coordinated and priced through the vendor, SomethingInked. For any questions please reach out to SBA PR Chair Alexandra Pascarella.

 

 

Contact: Alexandra Pascarella
Speakers/Events

Final Law School Mass of the Fall Semester

Wednesday, December 3, 2025 - 12:15pm • Campion Chapel, 4th Floor

Please join us as we celebrate the last Mass of the semester in the St. Edmund Campion Chapel (Eckstein Hall, 4th floor) starting at 12:15 p.m. It will be followed by a light lunch in room 432.

Contact: Christine Wilczynski-Vogel, Associate Dean for External Relations
Speakers/Events

Advent Reflection: People Who Walked in Darkness Have Seen a Great Light

Wednesday, December 3, 2025 - 7:30am • Campion Chapel, 4th Floor

The People Who Walked in Darkness Have Seen a Great Light presented by Gregory J. O’Meara, S.J.

Advent Reflection

  • Wednesday, December 3
  • 7:30 to 8:05 a.m., reflection
  • 8:05 a.m., light breakfast (optional, we understand some may need to go to class or work)
  • Eckstein Hall, Marquette Law School, Campion Chapel, 4th floor
  • Click HERE to reserve your spot.

The event is open to the Law School Community (students, faculty, staff), Marquette lawyers, and friends of the Law School. 

We hope you will join us.

Sponsored by the Law Alumni Association

Contact: Christine Wilczynski-Vogel, Associate Dean for External Relations
Student Organizations

Congrats to the PE/VC Law Society E-board

Congratulations to the inaugural executive board!

President: Nigel Blake
Vice President: Evan Williams 
Treasurer: Michael Klein
Secretary: Ekene Aniemeka
Business Relations Chair: Sydney Gang
3L Representative: Suzanne Deguire
2L Representative: Matt Fields
1L Representative: Bill Dowling

We’re excited to collaborate and create an exceptional experience for our members this year!

Contact: Nigel Blake
Speakers/Events

Friendsgiving Hosted by BSL

Wednesday, November 26, 2025 - 2:00pm • Milwaukee

Open to ANY law student and their plus ones that would like to spend Thanskgiving break around good food and good people, law students are welcome to join in on Friendsgiving! Hosted by Beyond State Lines (with the approval of the Office of Student Affairs), it will be hosted on Wednesday, Nov 26th at 2 p.m. Please sign up here and we will send the address next week. Turkey and some sides will be provided, but we encourage students to bring any additional foods that you would like to contribute. 

Reach out to any of the Beyond State Lines exec board members with questions. 

Contact: Mariana Calvo Argus
Speakers/Events

The Power of Reading: Transforming Student Achievement Through Literacy

Tuesday, December 2, 2025 - 12:15pm • Eckstein Hall

Join Marquette Law School and the Marquette College of Education on December 2nd, as we continue to explore student achievement, with a focus on reading efforts, in a program led by Alan Borsuk, senior fellow in law and public policy.

We will examine the current state of reading and literacy education in Milwaukee and across Wisconsin. In light of Act 20 (a state law enacted in 2023), the new Milwaukee Public Schools reading plan, the nationwide surge of "science of reading" laws and initiatives, and the launch of the Milwaukee Reading Coalition, the topic is not just timely but urgent. Joining us for a conversation at the Law School are some of Wisconsin’s leading figures in this field, including:

  • Representative Joel Kitchens, chair of the Assembly Committee on Education
  • Barb Novak, Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction Office of Literacy
  • Gabriella Bell Jimenez, academic superintendent of literacy, Milwaukee Public Schools
  • Carrie Streiff-Stuessy, executive director, Forward Scholars

The program will begin at 12:15 p.m. in Eckstein Hall. It is free and open to the public; however, registration is required here. 

Contact: Hilary DeBlois
Pro Bono Opportunities

Pro Bono Student of the Month

Diego De La Cruz has been recognized as the Pro Bono Student of the Month for his outstanding commitment to service in his first semester of law school. Diego ambitiously signed up for two shifts each week with the Marquette Volunteer Legal Clinics (MVLC) at the House of Peace and United Community Center. He has become a respected volunteer among attorneys with his steady presence and positive attitude.

Diego has already committed to pro bono shifts during the winter break, and will have completed over 50 hours prior to even starting his second semester of law school. Thank you for your tremendous work, Diego!

Contact: Mindy Schroeder
General News

Eckstein Hall Thanksgiving and Winter Break Hours

Eckstein Hall will have adjusted building hours during the Thanksgiving and Winter Break periods. Additionally, floors 3 and 4 will be accessible only to the Law School community during the adjusted building hours, which means that all law students, faculty, and staff will need to use their MUID to gain access to these floors.  

Thanksgiving Break (November 26 – November 30): 

  • Wednesday, November 26: 7 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. 

  • Thursday, November 27 and Friday, November 25: CLOSED in observance of the holiday 

  • Saturday, November 28: 9 a.m. to midnight 

  • Sunday, November 29: 7 a.m. to midnight 

 

Winter Break (December 19 – January 11): 

December 

  • Friday, December 19: 7 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. 

  • Saturday, December 20 and Sunday, December 21: 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.  

  • Monday, December 22 & Tuesday, December 23: 7 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. 

  • Wednesday, December 24 – Thursday, January 1 – CLOSED in observance of the holidays 

January 

  • Friday, January 2: 7 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. 

  • Saturday, January 3 and Sunday, January 4: 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. 

  • Monday, January 5 – Thursday, January 8: 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. 

  • Friday, January 9: 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. 

  • Saturday, January 10: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. 

  • Sunday, January 11: 9 a.m. to 11 p.m. 

Please note that the building promptly closes at the listed close time, including access to the parking levels. Students are no longer able to enter the building as of the building close time and must vacate by that time. 

To view the most up-to-date building hours, please click here. 

Contact: Ben Manske
Student Organizations

SBA's Winter Variety Show 2026 Interest Form

Introducing SBA’s Winter Variety Show — the newest cure for your mid-semester fears. O’ ye of little sleep, take heart and rejoice: relief is on the way.

Join us for an evening of laughs, music, and all-around entertainment, hosted by your co-hosts with the mo-most, Maxwell Bado and Joanna Franco. Think of it as a law school talent show—just without the pressure of a “winner.”

The show will take place on Friday, February 6th, 2026, closing out National Marquette Day Spirit Week. Our goal is to celebrate cura personalis—a hallmark of the Marquette Law community—while having a little fun along the way.

This free event is expected to be held in Eckstein Hall, depending on interest (hence this announcement!). If you’re interested in attending, and especially if you’re interested in performing, please fill out the form below.

We welcome it all: music or singing, comedy or skits, dance routines, spoken word, poetry readings, and anything else that falls under the great banner of entertainment that will celebrate our wildly talented students.

https://secretarybado.wufoo.com/forms/q1bvtsxe1upr62w/

 

Contact: Maxwell Bado