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Dean Daniel P. Tokaji, the Fred W. & Vi Miller Dean and Professor of Law at the University of Wisconsin Law School, is an expert in voting law. He discusses two recent pieces he authored on the topic: “Truth, Democracy, and the Limits of Law,” which deals with the importance of truth in democracy, and “#2DaysOut: Ten Things to Watch for on (and after) Election Day,” a symposium contribution for the Election Law Blog.

Stewart Macaulay, Professor Emeritus at the University of Wisconsin Law School, is internationally recognized as the leader of the law-in-action approach to the study of contracts. In this interview, he discusses a new book on his work, “Stewart Macaulay: Selected Works,” published in October by Springer.

R. Alta Charo, Warren P. Knowles Professor of Law and Bioethics at the University of Wisconsin, is a leading expert in bioethics and discusses the development of COVID-19 treatments and vaccines and the procedures and legal issues that surround each. She talks about how vaccine distribution can be expected, how a vaccine gets approved, and how federal, state, and local law and agencies come into play.

Cecelia M. Klingele, University of Wisconsin Law School Associate Professor, discusses two recently-published articles: Labeling Violence and Making Sense of Risk. Both articles deal with ideas about risk assessment tools and criminal justice reform.

Steven Wright, University of Wisconsin Clinical Associate Professor and Co-Director of the Wisconsin Innocence Project, discusses his new debut novel, The Coyotes of Carthage. He talks about his background in both law and creative writing and how he came to the University of Wisconsin-Madison for an M.F.A. after receiving his J.D. and clerking for a federal judge.

A remotely-recorded podcast interview with Helenka Budzynska Mietka, the incoming Wisconsin Journal of Law, Gender, and Society editor-in-chief. Helenka begins by discussing her academic background and interests and then moves into the history of WJLGS.

Emily Capodarco, the outgoing Wisconsin International Law Journal (WILJ) editor-in-chief, discusses her scholarly background and research interests and the history of WILJ (est. 1982).

Featuring the outgoing and incoming editors-in-chief of the Wisconsin Law Review, Olivia Radics (outgoing) and Anya Gersoff (incoming) discuss the Law Review and its recent publications, upcoming plans, and symposia.

Richard Monette, University of Wisconsin Law School Professor and Director of the Great Lakes Indian Law Center, discusses a series of initiatives he is involved with and several working papers he is working on, which include a recent $1 million dollar grant to the Menominee Nation.