Speakers/Events
On the Issues: Marquette Law School Poll
Tuesday, March 24, 2026 - 12:15pm • 433ABMarquette University Law School is pleased to bring you the results of a new statewide poll on Tuesday, March 24, in an in-person event featuring Charles Franklin, professor of law and public policy and director of the Marquette Law School Poll, and Derek Mosley, director of the school’s Lubar Center for Public Policy Research and Civic Education.
* Please note that this event is Tuesday, rather than the traditional Wednesday poll release.
The program, which will begin at 12:15 p.m. CDT in Eckstein Hall, is free and open to the public. Please register at law.marquette.edu to attend in person or virtually. A light lunch will be available. The program will also be livestreamed on the Law School’s website via the “Watch Now” button for those unable to join us in person.
The Marquette Law School Poll’s survey of Wisconsin considers the upcoming election for Wisconsin Supreme Court, including attention to the election, views of the candidates, and opinion on the consequence of the election for the makeup of the court. The poll also looks at candidates for governor and attorney general and primary vote choice in the August primaries. Additional items include which issues voters regard as most important, how the economy is performing, building new data centers in Wisconsin, and school funding and property taxes. National issues include views of the Iran war, the recent U.S. Supreme Court decision on tariffs, and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), as well as approval of President Donald Trump.
Various poll findings will be synchronously noted on Twitter via the @MULawPoll account. A complete news release and poll data, including toplines, crosstabs, and slides from the discussion, will be available on the Marquette Law School Poll website, shortly after 1:15 p.m., following the event.
Contact: Hilary DeBloisConversation with Marquette Vice President & Director of Athletics Mike Broeker
Wednesday, March 25, 2026 - 12:00pm • 433On Wednesday, March 25, at noon in room 433, Sports Law Program Director Paul Anderson will lead a conversation with Marquette Vice President & Director of Athletics Mike Broeker.
From his time with the National Basketball Association (NBA) and Women's Tennis Association (WTA), to his long tenure with Marquette's athletic department culminating in his selection as Vice President and Director of Athletics, Mike has had a lasting impact on Marquette and its student athletes. He now leads our athletic program in the new environment of college athletics with Name, Image and Likeness Rights, Alston payments, House v. NCAA settlement revenue sharing, challenges claiming student athletes are employees and much more.
During this discussion we will hear about his path, his perspective on collegiate athletics, and his vision for the future of Marquette athletics. Lunch will be provided to all attendees. Click here to register.
Contact: Prof. AndersonFree Student Tickets to the Wisconsin Supreme Court Debate by WISN
Wednesday, March 25, 2026 - 6:30pm • Lubar CenterMarquette law students are invited to attend a live, televised debate featuring candidates for the Wisconsin Supreme Court on March 25, from 6:30 to 8:00 p.m.
WISN will broadcast the debate live between Judge Maria Lazar and Judge Chris Taylor, both of the Wisconsin Court of Appeals. The debate will take place at the Lubar Center, here in Eckstein Halll.
This is a WISN event, and the Law School has been given a limited number of tickets, and tickets are available on a first-come, first-served basis. To request a ticket, register online HERE as soon as possible (and, no later than March 3, if tickets last).
Please note, tickets are non-transferable.
To ensure a smooth experience, please plan to arrive between 5:30 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. Doors to the Lubar Center will close promptly at 6:30 p.m. to get ready for the 7:00 p.m. start. Limited complimentary parking will be available.
Contact: Christine Wilczynski-Vogel, Associate Dean for External RelationsLaw School Mass
Wednesday, April 1, 2026 - 12:15pm • Campion ChapelPlease join us as we celebrate Mass in the St. Edmund Campion Chapel (Eckstein Hall, 4th floor) starting at 12:15 p.m.
Future Mass Dates
- April 15 (last Mass of the semester to be followed by lunch in room 432)
Data Centers and the Energy-Water Nexus
Wednesday, April 8, 2026 - 9:00am • Eckstein HallJoin us Wednesday, April 8, for “Data Centers and the Energy-Water Nexus.” This event—presented by the Law School’s Water Law and Policy Initiative in the Lubar Center—will focus on energy and water use by data centers. Energy generation and clean water are tightly intertwined, in that it takes one to produce the other. The discussion will examine how data centers draw on both resources and will explore the resulting stress on power grids and water supplies, community opposition centered on environmental harms, and the regulatory challenges posed by data centers.
Professor David Strifling, director of the Water Law and Policy Initiative, and Art Harrington, adjunct professor of law and of counsel at Godfrey & Kahn, S.C., will co-moderate a conversation with:
- Tom Content, Executive Director, Citizens Utility Board of Wisconsin
- Cheryl Nenn, Riverkeeper, Milwaukee Riverkeeper
- Kate Phillips, Senior Corporate Counsel, WEC Energy Group
A light breakfast will begin at 8:15 a.m., with the program starting promptly at 9:00 a.m.
Those interested may also want to view a previous Lubar Center program examining the broad impacts of rapid data center growth in Wisconsin. Please register here.
Contact: Hilary DeBloisSports Law Speaker Series: Alumni Career Panel
Friday, April 10, 2026 - 12:15pm • 433On Friday, April 10, the Sports Law Speaker Series presents a final Alumni Career Panel for the spring 2026 semester. Alumni panelists will discuss their decision to attend Marquette University Law School to participate in the Sports Law Program, their participation in the Program as law students, their career path since law school and current job, and their continuing commitment to and participation in the Program as alumni.
Panelists joining us include:
- Teresa Covington, L'12, Youth Protection Compliance Officer, Major League Baseball, New York, NY
- Alexander Hensley, L'19, Associate Athletics Director, Compliance, Eastern Michigan University, Ypsilanti, MI
- Sarah Padove, L'12, Senior Director, Public Affairs, Athletes Unlimited Softball League, New York, NY
The panel will begin at 12:10 p.m. in room 433. Lunch will be provided to all attendees. Click here to register.
Contact: Prof. Paul Anderson2026 Nies Lecture in Intellectual Property
Thursday, April 16, 2026 - 5:00pm • Lubar CenterPlease join us for 2026 Nies Lecture in Intellectual Property.
The Hidden Curriculum: Promoting Inclusion in Invention and Innovation presented by Colleen Chien, professor of law and co-director of the Center for Law and & Technology, University of California, Berkeley.
- Thursday, April 16, 2026
- 5:00 to 6:00 p.m. followed by a reception
- Eckstein Hall | Lubar Center
The event is complimentary, but registration is required HERE.
Although talent is broadly distributed across the population, achievement in invention, innovation, and intellectual property is concentrated. What enables some to advance, beyond their peers, at companies, law firms, and law schools? This lecture will discuss evidence of the presence of a hidden curriculum in invention, innovation, and intellectual property, meaning the exposure, insights, know-how, and practices that have helped unlock potential both in intellectual property and in innovation careers. It will share ongoing work that aims to uncover this curriculum and describe the benefits of discussing it more broadly.
This annual lecture remembers the Honorable Helen Wilson Nies, who served as a judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit from 1982 until 1996 (chief judge 1990 –1994).
Contact: Christine Wilczynski-Vogel, Associate Dean for External Relations