2014 News

  • 02.28.14
    Faculty & Staff
    JSOnline
    Do-Gooder's Auction, Auto Show Gala add glitz to charity bashes
    spiring lawyers, law professors and seasoned legal eagles gathered at Marquette Law School's Eckstein Hall on Feb. 21 for the school's annual Do-Gooder's Auction in support of the school's Public Interest Law Society. Monies raised from the event help fund stipends given to law students working in public interest law internships that would otherwise be unpaid. Third-year law students Mindy Nolan and Laura Malugade, who are co-presidents of the Public Interest Law Society, planned the evening.
  • 02.27.14
    Faculty & Staff
    JSOnline
    Marquette Law School Poll showed support for universal background checks
    The recent Marquette Law School Poll showed the majority of Wisconsin voters supported universal background checks in gun sales. Currently, the state requires people who purchase guns from federal-licensed dealers to undergo background checks. Wisconsin activists are petitioning for a bill that would require background checks on all firearm sales, including gun show and Internet sales.
  • 01.23.14
    Faculty & Staff
    JSOnline
    Kohl's sued over collecting ZIP code at checkout
    Bruce Boyden, assistant professor of law, commented on the wave of privacy-intrusion lawsuits targeting retailers who collect customers' ZIP codes. With the advent of sophisticated databases, a ZIP code combined with the name from a credit card often can yield a customer's address, Boyden said.
  • 01.22.14
    Faculty & Staff
    The Capital Times
    Scott Walker's State of the State likely to include campaign themes, tax plan
    Charles Franklin, professor of law, commented on Gov. Scott Walker's fourth State of the State address, saying Gov. Walker has plenty of good news to talk about, with a growing budget surplus that now tops $900 million. Franklin expected an upbeat tone for the speech before a joint session of the Legislature, which will help set the stage for Walker's formal re-election announcement later this spring.
  • 01.16.14
    Faculty & Staff
    Yahoo
    Analysis: Wal-Mart case seen a key test in struggle over labor rights
    Paul Secunda, professor of law, discussed a complaint issued by the National Labor Relations Board on Jan. 15, which accused Wal-Mart of violating labor laws by firing or disciplining workers in 14 states for strikes over wages. Secunda said, "This is part of a drive by the NLRB to further police employees' labor rights in the non-unionized workforce."