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UW-Madison medical ethicist heading to FDA

July 31, 2009

University of Wisconsin–Madison professor of law R. Alta Charo has accepted a position as senior adviser in the Office of the Commissioner at the Food and Drug Administration, effective Aug. 30.

Wisconsin Innocence Project announces charges dropped against man wrongfully incarcerated for 23 years

July 27, 2009

More than 23 years after his 1985 homicide conviction, a Milwaukee man, Robert Lee Stinson, is scheduled to appear in a Milwaukee courtroom this morning (July 27) at a hearing in which prosecutors have indicated they will drop all charges.

Law School, Thompson to host health care summit

April 1, 2009

On Tuesday, April 7, the Law School and one of its prominent alumni — former Wisconsin governor and U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Tommy G. Thompson — will host “Summit Conversations on American Health Care for the 21st Century” at the Edgewater Hotel.

Lawyer to share experiences representing Guantánamo detainees

February 24, 2009

Jeff Colman, a 1970 history graduate from the University of Wisconsin–Madison, will visit campus Monday, March 9, and give a free public talk about his experience representing prisoners held at the U.S. Naval Base at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba.

Innocence Project helps reverse wrongful murder conviction

January 30, 2009

Robert Lee Stinson, a Milwaukee man convicted of homicide in 1985, is expected to be released from prison today (Jan. 30, 2009) based on new evidence of his innocence.

Professor Jorge Avendaño receives Wisconsin Global Citizen Award

December 17, 2008

Professor Jorge Avendaño of Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú was awarded the Wisconsin Global Citizen Award for 2008 at a ceremony Dec. 12 at the UW Law School. The UW–Madison Division of International Studies and Wisconsin Alumni Association jointly presented the new award to Avendaño, who traveled from Lima for the occasion.

Law professor joins Obama’s transition team

November 18, 2008

University of Wisconsin Law School Professor R. Alta Charo, a nationally prominent bioethicist, has been named by President-elect Barack Obama to his Transition Team.

Practical experience for law students garners national attention

November 6, 2008

Real-world work for students has brought honors to the Law School.

Obey to address economic injustice in Kastenmeier Lecture

September 30, 2008

U.S. Rep. David Obey, chair of the powerful House Committee on Appropriations, will discuss economic injustice and the gap between rich and poor Americans in the annual Kastenmeier Lecture on Monday, Oct. 13, at the University of Wisconsin–Madison Law School.

Former state Supreme Court justice to teach at UW Law School

September 24, 2008

Louis Butler Jr., a former Wisconsin Supreme Court justice and the first African American to sit on the state's highest court, will teach at the University of Wisconsin–Madison Law School.

Law students win preliminary settlement approval in payday lender suit

August 7, 2008

Internet payday lender Tremont Financial LLC would pay $60,000 and refrain from making loans to any Wisconsin consumers under a preliminary settlement in a class-action case brought by University of Wisconsin–Madison Law School students and the school's Consumer Law Litigation Clinic.

Notable graduates: Bill Bettenberg — After four decades, a new career in law

May 13, 2008

In August 2005 Bill Bettenberg retired from a 40-year career in the U.S. Department of the Interior and enrolled at the UW–Madison Law School with a clear vision of where he wanted his law degree to take him.

WAGE awards three research collaborative grants related to globalization

April 10, 2008

The University of Wisconsin–Madison Center for World Affairs and the Global Economy (WAGE) announces the three winners of its research collaborative competition, each receiving $100,000 during a three-year period.

Prosecutor addresses treatment of jurors in Fairchild Lecture

April 3, 2008

Patrick J. Fitzgerald, whose work as special prosecutor probing the leak of CIA operative Valerie Plame's identity drew national attention, will deliver the annual Thomas E. Fairchild Lecture at the University of Wisconsin–Madison Law School on Friday, April 18.

UW-Madison graduate programs fare well in annual U.S. News rankings

April 2, 2008

A number of graduate programs and specialties at UW–Madison scored high marks in the 2009 "Best Graduate Schools" edition of U.S. News and World Report.

Five finalists named for director of Administrative Legal Services

December 20, 2007

Chancellor John D. Wiley announced today (Dec. 20, 2007) that five finalists have been selected for director of Administrative Legal Services (ALS) at the University of Wisconsin–Madison.

Executive powers examined by Yale law dean, congressman in Kastenmeier Lecture

November 9, 2007

Legislative oversight of executive powers - especially during times of national emergency - will be examined by two noted experts in the 2007 Kastenmeier Lecture on Friday, Nov. 30, at the University of Wisconsin Law School.

Researchers underscore limitations of genetic ancestry tests

October 19, 2007

Although many people rely on commercially available genetic tests for insights into their ancestry, consumers should be aware of significant limitations in such testing, according to a group of researchers commenting in today's issue of the journal Science.

Scott Turow to give free lecture

March 28, 2007

Lawyer and best-selling author Scott Turow will give a free lecture, "Reflections of a Man with Two Heads," at 5 p.m. Monday, April 9, in Room 1100 of the University of Wisconsin–Madison's Grainger Hall, 975 University Ave.

Consumer law clinic offers help, hope to low-income clients

March 15, 2007

The University of Wisconsin–Madison's Consumer Law Clinic provides legal help to low-income victims while serving as a classroom, teaching UW law students through firsthand experience.