Table of Contents Articles Bystander Interventions By Sarah L. Swan Bystander intervention strategies are emerging as a popular proposed solution to complex social problems like bullying in schools and online, sexual misconduct on college campuses, and harassment in the workplace. As the name suggests, bystander intervention initiatives encourage individuals who witness such harms to adopt …
Table of Contents Articles Who’s Really Sentenced to Life Without Parole?: Searching for “Ugly Disproportionalities” in the American Criminal Justice System By Craig S. Lerner Critics argue that the American criminal justice system is rife with “ugly disproportionalities” and “brutal penalties on the undeserving.” One particularly brutal punishment is the sentence of life without the …
Table of Contents In Memoriam Tributes to Robert W. Kastenmeier Robert W. Kastenmeier died on March 20, 2015, at the age of ninety-one. After serving in the Army in World War II, he graduated from the University of Wisconsin Law School in 1952. He practiced law in Watertown, Wisconsin and served as a justice of …
Articles Detrimental Reliance on IRS Guidance By Emily Cauble The IRS issues different types of guidance to taxpayers, and the extent to which taxpayers can rely on IRS guidance depends on the form in which it was offered. For instance, taxpayers generally cannot rely on oral advice provided over the phone but can rely on …
Symposium Issue — Beyond the Sentence: Collateral Consequences of Conviction Criminal Justice Reform: The Present Moment By Lynn Adelman I thank the editors of the Wisconsin Law Review for the opportunity to participate in a symposium on the collateral consequences of criminal convictions. By collateral consequences, I refer both to the formal consequences of conviction, such …
Thomas E. Fairchild Lecture: Protecting the Fourth Amendment So We Do Not Sacrifice Freedom for Security By Collins T. Fitzpatrick After I was invited to speak, I gave a lot of thought to a topic that Judge Fairchild would want discussed. Let me tell you about my thought process and three experiences that brought me …