The University of Wisconsin Law School is the professional school for the study of law at the University of Wisconsin-Madison in Madison, Wisconsin. The law school was founded in 1868. Small Seal of the University of Wisconsin-Madison This is a copyrighted and/or trademarked logo. ... The date of establishment or date of founding of an institution is the date on which that institution chooses to claim as its starting point. ... Year 1868 (MDCCCLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian Calendar (or a leap year starting on Monday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... quagmire:For alternate meanings see state university (disambiguation). ... In an educational setting, a dean is a person with significant authority . ... For other uses, see Student (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Madison (disambiguation). ... Official language(s) None Capital Madison Largest city Milwaukee Largest metro area Greater Milwaukee Area  Ranked 23rd  - Total 65,498 sq mi (169,790 km²)  - Width 260 miles (420 km)  - Length 310 miles (500 km)  - % water 17  - Latitude 42° 30′ N to 47° 05′ N  - Longitude 86° 46′ W to... Cities with at least a million inhabitants in 2006 An urban area is an area with an increased density of human-created structures in comparison to the areas surrounding it. ... School colors are the colors chosen by a school to represent it on uniforms and other items of identification. ... A website (alternatively, Web site or web site) is a collection of Web pages, images, videos or other digital assets that is hosted on one or several Web server(s), usually accessible via the Internet, cell phone or a LAN. A Web page is a document, typically written in HTML... University of Wisconsin redirects here. ... For other uses, see Madison (disambiguation). ... // A law school is an institution where future lawyers obtain legal degrees. ... Year 1868 (MDCCCLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian Calendar (or a leap year starting on Monday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ...

Facilities

The law school is situated on Bascom Hill, the center of the UW-Madison campus. In 1996, the law school completed a major renovation project that joined two previous buildings and created a four-story glass atrium. The renovation was recognized by the American Institute of Architects for its innovative design, incorporating modern design into the 150 years of architecture on historic Bascom Hill. In addition to lecture halls and smaller classrooms, the law school contains a fully-functional trial courtroom, appellate courtroom, and an extensive law library. The library is notable for the 1942 mural "The Freeing of the Slaves" by John Steuart Curry that dominates the Quarles & Brady Reading Room (also known as the "Old Reading Room"). Bascom Hall, at the top of Bascom Hill Bascom Hill is the main quad that forms the symbolic core of the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus. ... The American Institute of Architects (AIA) is a professional organization for architects in the United States. ... Detail of Currys controversial mural in Kansas Statehouse, illustrating John Brown and the clash of forces in Bleeding Kansas John Steuart Curry (November 14, 1897 - August 29, 1946) was an American painter noted for his pictures depicting life in his home state, Kansas. ...

Legal philosophy

The University of Wisconsin Law School is known for its "law in action" legal philosophy. This legal philosophy is based on the concept that, in order to truly understand the law, students must not only know the “law on the books,” but must also look beyond the statutes and cases to study how the law plays out in practice. The law school's curriculum emphasizes areas the interplay between law and society, in classroom discussions, clinical programs, and in its numerous collaborations with the departments and colleges throughout the University of Wisconsin. Law in action is a legal theory, associated with legal realism, examining the role of law as it is actually applied in society. ...

Within the University of Wisconsin Law School community, some professors are more devoted to the law in action philosophy than others. One trusts & estates professor, for instance, devotes a portion of every lecture to the law in action concept. Other classes have their overall structure designed to emphasize law-in-action--for instance, starting a contracts course with the concept of remedies rather than formation of contract, or starting a criminal law course with sentencing. Still, some law professors at the University either never mention the theory, or do so only to gently lampoon its touchstone status. A contract is a legally binding exchange of promises or agreement between parties that the law will enforce. ... A legal remedy is the means by which a court of law, usually in the exercise of civil law jurisdiction, enforces a right, imposes a penalty, or makes some other court order. ... The term criminal law, sometimes called penal law, refers to any of various bodies of rules in different jurisdictions whose common characteristic is the potential for unique and often severe impositions as punishment for failure to comply. ... In law, a sentence forms the final act of a judge-ruled process, and also the symbolic principal act connected to his function. ...

Journals and publications

Like most law schools, the University of Wisconsin publishes a number of scholarly journals and law reviews. The flagship journal is the Wisconsin Law Review, which was founded in 1920 and became one of the nation's first entirely student-run law reviews in 1935. Students at the law school also publish two specialty journals: the Wisconsin International Law Journal [1], established in 1982, and the Wisconsin Law Journal of Gender & Society, a continuation of the Wisconsin Women's Law Journal, established in 1985. A third specialty journal, the Wisconsin Environmental Law Journal, was founded in 1994 but discontinued publication in 2002. A law review is a scholarly journal focusing on legal issues, normally published by an organization of students at a law school or through a bar association. ... The Wisconsin Law Review is the principal journal of legal commentary and analysis published by students at the University of Wisconsin Law School. ...

Clinical programs

The law school puts a great emphasis on its clinical programs, as part of its law-in-action curriculum. The most well-known clinic is the Frank J. Remington Center, named after the late UW law professor Frank J. Remington. The Center runs a variety of programs focused on various aspects in the practice of criminal law. The largest program in the Center is the Legal Assistance to Institutionalized Persons (LAIP) Project, which provides legal services to inmates incarcerated in Wisconsin. The Center also runs clinics focused on criminal defense, criminal prosecution, criminal appeals, community oriented policing, and a well-respected Innocence Project, which has had notable success in reversing the judgments against defendants who were wrongfully convicted. The law school also runs a group of clinics focusing on civil law called the Economic Justice Institute. This clinical trio includes the Neighborhood Law Project, which serves underrepresented clients in landlord/tenant, workers' rights, and public benefit disputes; the Family Court Assistance Project; and the Consumer Law Clinic. Finally, the Center for Patient Partnerships is an interdisciplinary patient advocacy clinical housed in the Law School where students of law, medicine, nursing, social work, pharmacy, public policy etc. serve as advocates for people with life threatening illnesses as they negotiate the health care system. The term criminal law, sometimes called penal law, refers to any of various bodies of rules in different jurisdictions whose common characteristic is the potential for unique and often severe impositions as punishment for failure to comply. ... In most litigation under the common law adversarial system the defendant, perhaps with the assistance of counsel, may allege or present defenses (or defences) in order to avoid liability, civil or criminal. ... The prosecutor is the chief legal representative of the prosecution in countries adopting the common law adversarial system or the civil law inquisitorial system. ... In law, an appeal is a process for making a formal challenge to an official decision. ... Community policing is a political philosophy in which the police and police department are seen as members of the community, with police officers being part of where they live and work. ... The Innocence Project refers to a number of non-profit legal clinics in the United States. ... A defendant or defender is any party who is required to answer the complaint of a plaintiff or pursuer in a civil lawsuit before a court, or any party who has been formally charged or accused of violating a criminal statute. ...

Traditions

The most visible tradition at the law school is that of the Gargoyle. The Gargoyle graced the roof of the original law school building, built in 1893. That building was torn down in 1963, but the gargoyle was found, intact, amongst the rubble, and was saved as an unofficial mascot. The Gargoyle became the symbol of the law school, and was displayed outside the law school building for many years. With the new renovation, it moved to a more protected location inside the law school atrium. The image of the gargoyle graces the cover of the Wisconsin Law Review, and the law school alumni magazine is titled, aptly, Gargoyle. Its image has been applied to ties, coffee cups, tee shirts and all sorts of other law school memorabilia. In addition to the Gargoyle, "Blind Bucky" is also sometimes used as an unofficial mascot of the Law School.[2] Gargoyles redirects here. ... Millie, once mascot of the City of Brampton, is now the Brampton Arts Councils representative. ... Bucky Badger Bucky Badger in person during a football game at Camp Randall Bucky Badger is the official mascot of the University of Wisconsin-Madison. ...

Another unusual tradition of the law school is homecoming cane toss, which dates from some time in the 1930s. Before the University's homecoming football game, third-year law students run from the north end of the football field at Camp Randall Stadium to the south end wearing bowler hats and carrying canes. When the students reach the goalpost on the south end of the field, they attempt to throw their canes over the goalpost. Legend has it that if the student successfully throws the cane over the goalpost and catches it, he will win his first case; if he fails to catch it, the opposite will hold true. For other uses, see Homecoming (disambiguation). ... United States simply as football, is a competitive team sport that is both fast-paced and strategic. ... Camp Randall Stadium was built in 1917 and is the current home of the Wisconsin Badgers football team. ... The bowler hat is a hard felt hat with a rounded crown created for Thomas Coke, 2nd Earl of Leicester, in 1850. ... A field goal (formerly goal from the field) in American football and Canadian football (collectively called gridiron football) is a goal that may be scored during general play (from the field). Execution of a field goal A field goal may be scored by a placekick or the very rare drop...

Another tradition at the law school is an annual fall competitive challenge between the law and medical schools at the University. This set of competitions is called the Dean's Cup and not only serves as a social outlet for law and med students, but also raises funds to support local charities.

Diploma privilege

The University of Wisconsin Law School is one of only two law schools in the United States whose graduates enjoy diploma privilege as a method of admission to the bar. Unlike all other jurisdictions in the United States, Wisconsin's state bar allows graduates of accredited law schools within the state to join the bar without taking the state's bar examination if they complete certain requirements in their law school courses and achieve a certain level of performance in those courses. The other school with this privilege is the Marquette University Law School. The diploma privilege is a method for lawyers to be admitted to the bar without taking a bar examination. ... In the United States, admission to the bar is permission granted to a lawyer to practice law. ... Official language(s) None Capital Madison Largest city Milwaukee Largest metro area Greater Milwaukee Area  Ranked 23rd  - Total 65,498 sq mi (169,790 km²)  - Width 260 miles (420 km)  - Length 310 miles (500 km)  - % water 17  - Latitude 42° 30′ N to 47° 05′ N  - Longitude 86° 46′ W to... A bar examination is an examination to determine whether a candidate is qualified to practice law in a given jurisdiction. ... The Marquette University Law School is the professional school for the study of law at Marquette University in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. ...

Wisconsin residents who graduate from out-of-state law schools must pass the bar exam to be admitted to the bar in Wisconsin. Similarly, law graduates of Wisconsin or Marquette must pass the bar of any other state to which they wish to be admitted. Some states, but not all, will grant reciprocal admission to Wisconsin bar members admitted by diploma privilege after they have completed a certain number of years in the practice of law.

Notable faculty

• Dean Kenneth B. Davis, Jr. (UW Law bio)
• Prof. Ann Althouse (UW Law bio)
• Prof. Carin Clauss (UW Law bio)
• Prof. Walter Dickey (UW Law bio)
• Prof. Marc Galanter (UW Law bio)
• Prof. Stewart Macaulay (UW Law bio)
• Prof. Michael Smith (UW Law bio)

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Notable alumni

• Rep. Tammy Baldwin: First woman to represent Wisconsin in the U.S. House of Representatives; first openly lesbian member of the House
• George Cleary, founder of the law firm, Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton
• Edward R. Garvey: Noted lawyer, labor activist and politician
• Belle Case La Follette: First woman to graduate from UW Law (1885); women's suffrage activist; wife of Robert M. La Follette, Sr.
• Robert M. La Follette, Sr.: Wisconsin governor, senator and Progressive Party candidate for U.S. President in 1924^[1]
• Gaylord Nelson: Former Governor of Wisconsin, U.S. Senator and founder of Earth Day
• Mark Nordenberg: Chancellor of the University of Pittsburgh
• Rep. James Sensenbrenner: U.S. Representative and former Chair of the House Judiciary Committee
• Tommy Thompson: Former Governor of Wisconsin and U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services
• Edward A. Stierberger: Missouri State Supreme Court Justice

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References

External links

• University of Wisconsin Law School
• University of Wisconsin Law Library
• History of the Gargoyle
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