Library Highlights

February 2, 2022

Vaccination Research Sources

HeinOnline recently rolled out a new collection available to our library users - the Vaccination subcollection in their COVID-19: Pandemics Past and Present database. This collection helps researchers explore vaccination history and policy for COVID-19 and other diseases. Documents include titles on vaccine mandates and laws, as well as the development of various vaccinations.

Learn more about what you can find on HeinOnline in their recent posts on these topics:

New Vaccination Subcollection Now Available in Our COVID-19 Database

Mandates to Vaccinate: A Brief History

For a quick survey of some recent articles on vaccination and COVID-19, see the list below:

Student immunization program, Wisconsin Legislative Council Issue Brief (2022)

Marguerite Z. Hammes & Grant C. Killoran, Covid-19 Vaccination: Legal Landscape and Challenges, Wis. Law., February 2021, at 36 Available in HeinOnline and Westlaw

Dorit Reiss, Politicization of Science, Hum. Rts., 2021, at 20, available in HeinOnline and Westlaw

Dana B. Taschner & Ashley Atwood, Covid-19: Legal Framework for Vaccine Distributions and Mandates, 24 SMU Sci. & Tech. L. Rev. 65 (2021) available in HeinOnline and Westlaw

Christine Tenley, What Does New Orleans' Proof of Vaccination Requirement Mean for Employers?, Bus. L. Today, August 2021, at 5 Available in Westlaw

Jonathan L. Iwry (FNd1), Fda Emergency Use Authorization from 9/11 to Covid-19: Historical Lessons and Ethical Challenges, 76 Food & Drug L.J. 337 (2021) Available in HeinOnline and Westlaw

Diane Heckman, J.D., The Legality of Mandatory Vaccinations of K-12 Public School Students and the Implications for the Covid-19 Universe, 388 Ed. Law Rep. 453 (2021) Available in Westlaw

Katherine A. Macfarlane, Disability Without Documentation, 90 Fordham L. Rev. 59 (2021) Available in HeinOnline and Westlaw

Elias Feldman, Vaccination and the Child's Right to an Open Future, 25 Lewis & Clark L. Rev. 209 (2021) Available in HeinOnline and Westlaw

Rob Kahn, "My Face, My Choice?" - Mask Mandates, Bans, and Burqas in the Covid Age, 14 NYU J.L. & Liberty 651 (2021) Available in Hein Online and Westlaw

John D. Winter et. al., Vaccine-Related Liability: Past Approaches, Current Challenges, and Proposals for Encouraging Future Innovation and More Widespread Vaccine Use, 76 Food & Drug L.J. 270 (2021) (2021) Available in HeinOnline and Westlaw

Robert Gatter, Reviving Focused Scrutiny in the Constitutional Review of Public Health Measures, 64 Wash. U. J.L. & Pol'y 151 (2021) Available in HeinOnline and Westlaw

Emily R. Jones, Who Calls the Shots?: Parents Versus the Parens Patriae Power of the States to Mandate Vaccines for Children in New York, 37 Ga. St. U. L. Rev. 637 (2021) Available in HeinOnline and Westlaw

Dorit R. Reiss (FNa1) (FNr1) & Arthur L. Caplan (FNd1), Considerations in Mandating A New Covid-19 Vaccine in the Usa for Children and Adults, 7 J.L. & Biosciences 1 (2020) Available in Westlaw

Dorit Rubinstein Reiss, Litigating Alternative Facts: School Vaccine Mandates in the Courts, 21 U. Pa. J. Const. L. 207 (2018) Available in HeinOnline and Westlaw

January 3, 2022

Job Posting: LTE Library Associate - Milwaukee County

The Milwaukee County Law Library, located in the Milwaukee County Courthouse, is seeking one candidate for Library Associate Limited Term Employee (LTE) position. The successful applicant must be available to fill the 24 hour per week requirements during the normal business hours of 8:30 AM-4:30 PM, Monday-Friday.

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Job Posting: LTE Library Associate - Dane County

The Dane County Law Library, located in the Dane County Courthouse, is seeking a candidate for Library Associate Limited Term Employee (LTE) position. The successful applicant must be available to fill the 20 hour per week requirements during the normal business hours of 8:30 AM-4:30 PM, Monday-Friday. This specific position will be expected to work 12:30 PM to 4:30 PM.

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December 2, 2021

WSLL @ Your Service December 2021

The December issue of WSLL @ Your Service is now online. Please send any comments or suggestions to Carol Hassler.

In this issue:

Indigenous Peoples Law Research

To celebrate Native American Heritage Month in November, we set up a display in the David T. Prosser Jr. Library featuring some of the books from our indigenous law collection. Stop by the library to browse the display through the end of December. Read more

Use the Library After Hours

Would you like the convenience of using the Wisconsin State Law Library later in the evening or on weekends? If so, subscribe now to our After Hours Service. Are you already a subscriber? Now is the time to renew for 2022! Read more

New Books

Our two featured books this month are Legal research: how to find and understand the law and The law of easements and licenses in land. Our full new book list is also linked from this article, with new books on court procedure, civil rights, and trusts. Read more

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