2024 Cane Toss - University of Wisconsin Law School
The 2024 Cane Toss event tradition, in which third-year UW Law School students run down the football field at Camp Randall Stadium in Madison, WI to toss their canes over the goalpost and attempt to catch them. Catching their cane is said to imply th...
The hooding ceremony is a special ceremony for UW Law School graduates. During the ceremony, a faculty member places the hood on students, symbolizing completion of the program.
Welcome to the University of Wisconsin Law School!
We are the University of Wisconsin Law School — a top-rated, dynamic institution offering all the amenities that come with being part of a powerhouse university. With a dynamic curriculum and in depth, hands-on learning, UW Law seeks students commi...
Each year before the UW–Madison Homecoming game, third-year University of Wisconsin Law students charge down the Camp Randall Stadium football field toward the south end zone, where they throw a cane over the goal post. Legend holds that those catc...
2023 University of Wisconsin Law School Hooding Ceremony
The University of Wisconsin Law School Hooding Ceremony takes place at 1 p.m. Friday, May 12, 2023 at the Monona Terrace Community and Convention Center Exhibition Hall in Madison, Wisconsin. Keynote speaker Justice Louis B. Butler Jr. ’77, faculty...
Watch as a UW Law student carries a go pro and captures the 2022 Cane Toss, in which third year Law students run across Camp Randall and toss their canes over the goalpost. Tradition says those who catch their canes will win their first case.
UW Law School held the 2022 Robert W. Kastenmeier Lecture on Sept. 23, 2022, featuring Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner, who was sworn in for a second term as Philadelphia's 26th District Attorney on Jan. 2, 2022.
Each year before the UW–Madison Homecoming game, third-year UW Law students charge down the Camp Randall Stadium football field toward the south end zone, where they throw a cane over the goal post. Legend holds that those catching their canes will...
University of Wisconsin Law School Hooding Ceremony
The University of Wisconsin Law School Hooding Ceremony takes place at 1 p.m. Friday, May 13, 2022 at the Monona Terrace Community and Convention Center Exhibition Hall in Madison, Wisconsin. Keynote speaker Justice Rebecca Frank Dallet, faculty spea...
T.R. Williams '13, Assistant Deputy Secretary for the Wisconsin Department of Health Services, gives the Legal Educational Opportunities (LEO) Banquet keynote address on March 3, 2022.
We are the University of Wisconsin Law School, a top-rated dynamic institution offering all the amenities that come with being part of a powerhouse university. We seek students committed to creating a more just world.
Professor Alexandra Huneeus: US Candidate for the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights
Professor Alexandra Huneeus of the University of Wisconsin Law School was nominated by the United States as a candidate to serve on the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights.
The Wisconsin Law Review marked 100 years of legal scholarship with a special online symposium, “Wisconsin's Intellectual History and Traditions,” on Oct. 22 and 23, 2020.
This panel, "The Enduring Impact of the Wisconsin School of Contracts," i...
Wisconsin Law Review Symposium: Global South panel
The Wisconsin Law Review marked 100 years of legal scholarship with a special online symposium, “Wisconsin's Intellectual History and Traditions,” on Oct. 22 and 23, 2020.
This panel on the Global South included presentations by six UW Law schol...
Wisconsin Law Review Symposium: Constitutionalism panel
The Wisconsin Law Review marked 100 years of legal scholarship with a special online symposium, “Wisconsin's Intellectual History and Traditions,” on Oct. 22 and 23, 2020.
This panel, "The University of Wisconsin Law School on Constitutionalism ...
Wisconsin Law Review Symposium: Clinical Education panel
The Wisconsin Law Review marked 100 years of legal scholarship with a special online symposium, “Wisconsin's Intellectual History and Traditions,” on Oct. 22 and 23, 2020.
This panel, "Clinical Legal Education at Wisconsin: Pioneering Teaching a...
Wisconsin Law Review Symposium: Critical Race Theory panel
The Wisconsin Law Review marked 100 years of legal scholarship with a special online symposium, “Wisconsin's Intellectual History and Traditions,” on Oct. 22 and 23, 2020.
This panel, "Critical Race Theory: Origins, Permutations, and Current Quer...
Wisconsin Law Review Symposium: Dean Daniel Tokaji keynote
The Wisconsin Law Review marked 100 years of legal scholarship with a special online symposium, “Wisconsin's Intellectual History and Traditions,” on Oct. 22 and 23, 2020.
Dean Dan Tokaji kicked off the symposium with a keynote, "Diversity, Equ...
Dean Margaret Raymond ends her tenure as dean of the University of Wisconsin Law School on July 31. Thank you, Dean Raymond, for nine years of compassionate, skillful & steadfast leadership!
UW Law School celebrated the Class of 2020 with a virtual commencement ceremony May 15, 2020.
VIDEO TIMINGS FROM THE BEGINNING OF THE CEREMONY
1:55 OPENING REMARKS
Margaret Raymond, Fred W. and Vi Miller Dean, UW Law School
8:12 KEYNOTE ADDRES...
University of Wisconsin Law School 2019 Hooding Ceremony
The annual hooding celebration is a special recognition ceremony for students receiving law degrees. Faculty members place the J.D. doctoral hood over the head of the graduate to signify his or her success in completing their law degree. In addition ...
Justice Shirley Abrahamson of the Wisconsin Supreme Court
Justice Shirley Abrahamson, Wisconsin's first female Supreme Court justice, was the featured presenter at University of Wisconsin Law School’s 2018 Robert W. Kastenmeier Lecture. Judge Barbara Crabb of the U.S. District Court for the Western Distr...
Rick Raemisch, executive director of the Colorado Department of Corrections, discussed his efforts to reform solitary confinement practices--in Colorado, the nation, and around the world. Raemisch's presentation was a part of UWLawTalks, a series of ...
Attorney Lester PInes ’74 discussed how an Article V Convention could pose a serious threat to democracy and the Constitution. His presentation was part of UWLawTalks, a series of five talks by distinguished alumni that took place as part of UW Law...
Danae Davis '80 presented "Where Law & Passion Meet," about her journey to use her law degree to build a career that makes a difference. Davis is the director of Milwaukee Succeeds, a nonprofit aimed at improving educational outcomes for all Milwauke...
D.C. whistleblower attorney Debra Katz has represented workplace harassment victims for over 30 years. Her visit to UW Law School came shortly after she appeared with her client, Christine Blasey Ford, at Brett Kavanaugh's hearing before the Senate J...
Judge Everett Mitchell tells children appearing in his courtroom, "I'm not your judge. I'm you're reflection." Having experienced childhood trauma himself, he wants to make sure Wisconsin kids don't get trapped in the child welfare to delinquency to ...
In honor of our 150th anniversary, University of Wisconsin Law School introduced its very own ice cream flavor at our October 19th anniversary kickoff. We asked members of our Law School family to propose the flavors, the mix-ins, and even the name. ...
The annual hooding celebration is a special recognition ceremony for students receiving law degrees. Faculty members place the J.D. doctoral hood over the head of the graduate to signify his or her success in completing their law degree. In addition ...
On Thank A Badger Day, we thank our alumni and donors for supporting students' educational experiences. Donor gifts help in many ways. For example, because of donor support, students can apply to receive a JD Grant, which in turn, allows law students...
Interested in our summer pre-law scholars program? Hear from undergraduates who completed the program!
Open to rising sophomores and juniors, the PLUS program is designed to help college students explore legal education and careers in the law. Parti...
On Sept. 8, 2017, UW Law School hosted U.S. Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan for a series of events, including this interview-style presentation with Dean Margaret Raymond. Video courtesy of Wisconsin Public Television.
