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2025
- Agriculture
  - Drainage Districts
- Constitutional Law
  - Developments in Constitutional Law: Public Officials’ Social Media Activity
- Education
  - Confidentiality of Student Records
- Health
  - Overview of Federal Stem Cell Research Law
2024
- Administrative Rules
- Agriculture
  - Agricultural Marketing Assistance
- Alcohol Beverages
- Children and Families
  - Wisconsin's "Safe Haven" Law
- Consumer Protection
  - The Wisconsin Consumer Act
  - Unwanted and Unsolicited Telephone Communications
- Courts and Criminal Law
  - Effect of Domestic Abuse in Child Custody Cases
- Education
  - Compulsory School Attendance
- Employment and Labor
- Firearms
  - Extreme Risk Protection Order or “Red Flag” Laws
- Health
- Housing
  - Developments in Constitutional Law: City of Grants Pass v. Johnson
  - Unauthorized Occupants of a Dwelling
- Legislature
- Local Government
  - Special Purpose Districts
- Military Affairs and Veterans
  - Wisconsin GI Bill
- Natural Resources
- Transportation
2023
- Children and Families
  - Coparenting: State Law Standards for Legal Custody and Physical Placement
- Constitutional Law
  - Developments in Constitutional Law: Race-Conscious Higher Education Admissions Policies
  - Developments in Constitutional Law: Free Speech Protections in K-12 Public Schools
- Consumer Protection
  - The Deceptive Trade Practices Act
- Education
  - Required Curriculum and Instruction in K-12 Public Schools
- Elections
  - Youth Participation in the Electoral Process
- Energy and Utilities
  - Developments in Rural Broadband
- Environment and Natural Resources
  - Wisconsin Environmental Policy Act
  - Nitrates in Groundwater
- Health
  - State and Local Authority to Control Communicable Diseases
  - Firefighter and EMS Professional Training Requirements
- Legislature
  - Wisconsin’s Earliest Public Records Laws
  - Wisconsin Legislative Council Staff
- Local Government
  - Tax Incremental Districts: A Lifecycle
  - Home Rule
2022
- Agriculture
  - Wisconsin’s Agricultural Use Tax Exemption
- Constitutional Law
- Courts and Criminal Law
  - Pardons
- Education
- Elections
  - Voter Information as Public Record
- Employment and Labor
  - Eligibility Issues for Unemployment Benefits
- Environment and Natural Resources
  - Wolf Hunting in Wisconsin
- Transportation
  - Vehicle Weight Limits
2021
- Agriculture
  - Fences in Agricultural Areas
  - Agricultural Land Use and the Environment
- Alcohol Beverages
  - Brand Compensation and Fair Dealership Laws
- COVID-19
  - Capacity Limits After Tavern League v. Palm
  - Fabick v. Evers
- Cannabis
  - Delta-8 Tetrahydrocannabinol (THC)
- Constitutional Law
  - Developments in Constitutional Law: Free Exercise of Religion
  - Conditions on Federal Funding: Constitutional Considerations
- Courts and Criminal Law
- Economic Development
  - Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation
- Education
- Environment and Natural Resources
- Family Law
  - Methods for Establishing Paternity in Wisconsin
- Housing and Landlord Tenant Law
  - Housing Discrimination
  - Landlords’ and Tenants’ Rights and Responsibilities
- Legislature
  - Responding to a Public Records Request: A Step-by-Step Guide
- Local Government
  - Direct Democracy in Wisconsin
- Privacy
2020
- COVID-19
  - Wisconsin Legislature v. Palm
- Employment and Labor
- Environment and Natural Resources
  - ATV Passenger Restrictions
- Higher Education
  - Wisconsin Private Colleges, Tribal Colleges, and Other Private, Post-Secondary Schools
- Legislature
2019
- Agriculture
- Courts and Criminal Law
- Employment and Labor
  - Recognition of Military Service and Experience in Occupational Licensing
- Environment and Natural Resources
  - Lead Services Lines
  - The Public Trust Doctrine
- Health and Mental Health
  - Oversight of DHS Requests to the Federal Government
  - Medicaid Program Overview
- Local Government