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11.28.06
Prof. Anne Coughlin on Exam Do's and Don'ts
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Prof. Anne Coughlin provides tips to students on how to prepare for and take exams.

11.14.06
"The Challenges of Environmental Litigation: A Look at Environmental Defense v. Duke Energy"  
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The Supreme Court heard oral arguments on Environmental Defense v. Duke Energy this month. Caleb Jaffe '01, an attorney at the Southern Environmental Law Center and co-author of the petitioner brief to the Supreme Court, spoke about the case at the Law School Nov. 14.

11.10.06
White House Counsel Conference Panel Discusses Judicial Selection
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Dean John Jeffries moderates a panel featuring Eleanor D. Acheson, Clinton assistant attorney general for the Office of Legal Policy; Robert J. Lipshutz, Carter White House counsel; David G. Leitch, Bush (43) deputy White House counsel; Michael J. Egan, Carter associate attorney general; and C. Boyden Gray, Bush (41) White House counsel. The Lloyd N. Cutler Conference on White House Counsel was co-sponsored by the Miller Center and the Law School.
 

11.7.06
"Side Agreements in Business Transactions"
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Laws governing side agreements—agreements made outside of publicly known contracts—should focus on protecting the legitimate interests of third parties such as investors, said law professor George Cohen at a Nov. 7 lecture marking his appointment as Brokaw Professor of Corporate Law.

11.3.06
Conference Examines Diversity in the Legal Profession
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Lawyers occupy a special place in society, as the representatives of the profession that represents the rights of the privileged, the underprivileged, the many, and the few. As such, they should understand better than most the meaning of the words “equal opportunity,” said panelists at “Race and Gender Diversity in the Legal Profession: What’s at Stake and What Will it Take?”, a conference sponsored by Hunton & Williams LLP and the Center for the Study of Race and Law Nov. 3 at the Law School.


11.1.06
Va. Payday Lending Business Growing, Panel Reveals
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Payday lending has become a big business and the subject of much controversy in Virginia, pitting industry supporters against consumer advocates who object to the practice’s short-term, high-interest loans, and leaving state legislators with a decision to make regarding regulation.

10.14.06
"More than the Score: Baseball at the Crossroads"
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Professor Ted White’s book "Creating the National Pastime: Baseball Transforms Itself" has been described as “one of the most original studies of baseball in years.“ In this talk, Prof. White explores the history of baseball, its role in a changing society, and contemporary issues in baseball today.

10.5.06
"Should the Virginia Constitution Be Amended to Prevent Legal Recognition of Same-Sex Relationships?"
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Virginia Del. Bob Marshall, co-author of an amendment on the state ballot this fall to ban legal recognition of same-sex marriage, debated the issue with gay rights advocate Evan Wolfson, executive director of Freedom to Marry, at the Law School Oct. 5. The event was sponsored by the American Constitution Society and the U.Va. chapter of the ACLU.


10.4.06
International Deal-Maker of the Year Offers Tips on Project Finance
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He didn’t go to law school with his eye on ending up as an international “deal-maker,” but afterwards Philip Stopford LL.M. ’78 found himself involved in projects that prepared him for a career making multibillion dollar transactions all over the globe.



9.21.06
SCOTUSblogger Paves Own Way to Firm’s Top Supreme Court Post
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You might say Tom Goldstein blogged his way to the top. In reality it took a lot of hard work and some fortunate connections for Goldstein, founder of the SCOTUSBlog and head of the Supreme Court practice at Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld, to land where he is now. Goldstein told students of his adventures of his path to infamy as a Supreme Court expert and offered advice on how to become an appellate litigator at an American Constitution Society talk at the Law School Sept. 21.

9.18.06
Proposed Virginia Amendment May Strike Down More than Same-Sex Marriage, Panelists Say
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The proposed Marshall-Newman Amendment to Virginia’s state constitution has powerful implications for families—but not in a positive way, panelists said at an event Sept. 18 that reviewed the law.

 

9.14.06
Best-selling Author John Grisham Finds Troubled Story Behind "Innocent Man"
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Best-selling author and Charlottesville-area resident John Grisham spoke to a riveted audience at the Law School Sept. 14 about his latest work, “The Innocent Man.”

Nineteenth on Grisham’s list of publications, the book aligns with Grisham’s well-known theme of legal drama but takes one major detour from his past work: it is nonfiction. The project forced Grisham to take a hard look at a troubled system in which the consequences of a lost court case are all too real.

9.13.06
Supreme Court Still Divided, Professors Say
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Despite two new members, including a new chief justice, the Supreme Court is still sharply divided on several key issues, said professors at the annual review of the Court’s term Sept. 13. Professors A. E. Dick Howard, Lillian BeVier, Brandon Garrett, and John Harrison covered cases on political redistricting, free speech, criminal law, administrative law, and national security at the event, which was sponsored by the Student Legal Forum.

9.13.06
Bush's Response to Hamdan Raises Questions, Panelists Say
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The implications of the Hamdan v. Rumsfeld decision were the focus of a panel featuring Professor Paul Stephan; Professor Maj. Sean Watts of the JAG Legal Center and School; Elisa Massimino, Washington, D.C., director of Human Rights First; David Graham, executive director of the JAG Legal Center and School; and Professor Deena Hurwitz, director of the Law School’s Human Rights Program, who served as moderator.

9.12.06
The Business of Practicing Law with Ralph Baxter '74, Chairman & CEO of Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP
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Ralph Baxter '74 offered career tips to students.
 

8.30.06
"Doing What You Can with What You Have"
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Professor Tomiko Brown-Nagin spoke on seven principles students interested in public service should live by at the public interest student group kick-off meeting.

8.21.06
Hon. John Charles Thomas '75, Dean John Jeffries Welcome Class of 2009
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2005-2006 Events

5.21.06
Commencement Address by Best-selling Author David Baldacci '86
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The Class of 2006 faces tough challenges ahead and should “go out and shake up the world,” said Baldacci. Introduction by Hill and John Hardman, SBA president and vice-president, respectively.

5.10.06
Life Between the Pages: A Conversation with Best-selling Author David Baldacci '86
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Author David Baldacci spoke at Law Alumni Weekend about how he turned from law to writing and his experiences since then.

5.8.06
Dean Jeffries Delivers State of the Law School Address at Alumni Weekend
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Law School Dean John C. Jeffries Jr. '73 delivered his annual State of the Law School address to alumni in town for Reunion Weekend May 6.

4.27.06
Charge to the Class of 2006
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Professor Anne Coughlin delivers the annual Charge to the Class, an inspirational speech to graduating students.

4.20.06
Role of International Law in American Courts Unclear, Fletcher Says
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The Supreme Court’s ruling in Sosa v. Alvarez-Machain is the most comprehensive attempt yet to explain the role of international law in U.S. courts, but the issue remains clouded with uncertainty, said William B. Fletcher, a judge on the Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, at the Ola B. Smith Lecture.

4.12.06
Dworkin Explores Secular, Religious Models for Society
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Americans should turn to universal principles, such as the concept of personal responsibility, to decide whether their society should follow a tolerant religious model or a tolerant secular model, said Jefferson Medal in Law recipient Ronald Dworkin at a recent lecture.

4.11.06
Scholars Remember Armstead Robinson’s Intellectual Legacy
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Scholar, professor, author, husband, father, intellectual pioneer—these are just some of the many roles the late Armstead L. Robinson played during his career in academia. A gathering of those close to Robinson convened to discuss his intellectual legacy in Caplin Pavilion at an event sponsored by the Center for the Study of Race and Law and the Black Law Students Association.

4.10.06
Blackberry Lawsuit Leads to Big Bucks for Small-Time Company
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How does a $23.1 million verdict turn into a $612.5 million deal for a small-time inventor? Kevin Anderson, an attorney from Wiley, Rein, & Fielding (WRF), explained their strategy in prosecuting Research in Motion (RIM), makers of the Blackberry wireless platform, for patent infringement against their client, NTP.

4.4.06
Navigating the Summer Associate and Interview Process
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Attorneys from McGuireWoods discussed how to succeed as a summer associate. The panel included: Joseph K. Reid, III, '93, Partner in the Complex Products Liability and Mass Tort Litigation Department in the Richmond office; Christina M. Jones, '04, Associate in the Complex Products Liability and Mass Tort Litigation Department in the Richmond office; and Douglas B. Smith, '06, will be joining McGuireWoods in the Richmond office this fall.

3.29.06
Professors, Author Akhil Amar Critique America’s Constitution
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The Constitution was far more democratic, slavocratic, geostrategically motivated and unfinished at its inception than contemporary wisdom often suggests, Yale Law School Professor Akhil Amar explained during a panel discussion of his most recent book, America’s Constitution: A Biography.

3.28.06
Honor Among Lawyers?
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Is honor relevant to future lawyers? "Ethical advocacy—honorable advocacy—is good advocacy," argues Professor Earl Dudley Jr. at an event sponsored by the Student Bar Association and the Honor Committee.

3.18.06
Public Service, the Constitution, and the Rule of Law
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Public service lawyers are the perfect models for how to face the decisive issues of the 21st century while upholding the values and ideas of the Constitution, said Sen. Edward M. Kennedy (D-Mass.) in his keynote address March 18 at the Law School's seventh annual Conference on Public Service & the Law. Kennedy, a 1959 graduate of the School of Law, stressed the importance of working towards the common good and also offered tough words for the Bush administration.

3.17.06
Comptroller General Predicts Fiscal Crisis Unless Government Reforms
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The government must change how it does business now or the United States will face a serious fiscal crisis in the future, said David Walker, Comptroller General of the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO), at the Law School's Conference on Public Service & the Law.

3.15.06
Life as Corporate Counsel
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Members of the Virginia State Bar Corporate Counsel Section discussed the opportunities and challenges in being a corporation's general counsel. Panelists included Edward H. Beck, Exxon Mobil Corp.; David R. Rosenfeld, sole practitioner in Alexandria; Jennifer McClellan, Verizon and current member of the Virginia House of Delegates; Eileen Johnson, solo practitioner; and Scott Snyder, St. Paul Travelers.

2.24.06
How Freedom Is Won
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Nonviolent civic resistance movements have been the most powerful forces in creating democracies, according to Peter Ackerman, chairman of Freedom House, an independent nongovernmental organization that supports the expansion of freedom in the world. Ackerman was the keynote speaker for the J.B. Moore Society of International Law symposium, "Democracy in the Middle East: Prospect for Political Reform,” Feb. 24.

2.16.06
Extraordinary Rendition: Issues of Law and Policy
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The controversial use of extraordinary renditions to interrogate or detain suspected terrorists has evolved since its first use by the United States in 1995, but the practice fails to address concerns about torture and may be ineffective in quashing terrorism, said panelists at a Feb. 16 discussion at the Law School. Moderated by JAG Legal Center and School Executive Director David E. Graham, the panel featured Michael F. Scheuer (pictured), former chief of the CIA Bin Laden Unit, and Margaret L. Satterthwaite, faculty director of the Center for Human Rights and Global Justice at the New York University School of Law.

2.15.06
Remedying Racial Profiling—A Decade of Litigation and Reform
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Although political pressure, lawsuits, and even the U.S. Department of Justice helped initiate the statistical tracking of racial profiling, police also may have discovered something that helped them change their ways, according to Professor Brandon Garrett: the data helped them do their job better.

2.6.06
The New Diplomacy: New Ways to Form International Law and Norms
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Increasing cooperation between nongovernmental organizations and multinational corporations is creating a new type of diplomacy, attorney Owen Pell explained during a lecture Feb. 6 at an event sponsored by the Career Services office.

2.2.06
Nine Days from Execution: Lessons from the Earl Washington Case Streaming Video | MP3 | Streaming Audio | Related Article
Virginia death-row inmate Earl Washington's exoneration due to DNA testing may have changed forever how Virginia handles death penalty cases. Peter Neufeld, co-founder and co-director of the Innocence Project, details lessons learned from the case and proposes further reforms to criminal investigations and trials.

11.17.05
The Treatment and Interrogation of Detainees
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While U.S. officials in the past have made mistakes regarding the treatment of detainees, the Department of Defense and lawmakers are taking steps to clarify procedures and ensure that the United States is transparent in its policies, said panelists at a Nov. 17 discussion at the Law School. Speakers include the general counsel for the Senate Armed Services Committee, Department of Defense officials, and a Human Rights Watch military analyst.

11.10.05
The Global War on Terrorism: Defining the Roles of Law Enforcement and Military Force
Video: Introduction by John Norton Moore | David E. Graham | Spike Bowman Ruth Wedgwood | Question & Answer
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The war on terror, in which information from interrogations is a key tool in thwarting attacks, has been muddied by the difficulties of handling detainees in a legal system that was not designed for such use, said panelists during a forum at the Law School Nov. 10. Panelists include: David E. Graham, Executive Director, the Judge Advocate General's Legal Center and School, U.S. Army; M. E. "Spike" Bowman, Director, Intelligence Issues Group, Directorate of Intelligence, FBI; and Ruth Wedgwood, Edward B. Burling Professor of International Law and Diplomacy and Director of the International Law and Organization Program, the Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies, Johns Hopkins University. Moderated by John Norton Moore (pictured), Director, Center for National Security Law and Walter F. Brown Professor of Law, University of Virginia School of Law.

11.4.05
"The Politics of the Death Penalty," with Prof. Stephen Smith
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In states that have capital punishment, institutional pressures in the justice system skew the outcome in death penalty cases toward conviction and execution, law professor Stephen Smith said in lunch remarks to a Board of Trustees and Alumni Council meeting. Better funding for indigent defense and higher standards of effective representation for the accused would likely result in more life sentences and make execution more rare. "Mending it could end it," Smith said.

10.11.05: P. Browning Hoffman Memorial Lecture in Law and Psychiatry: "Autonomy Is Not the Answer: Rewriting the Law on Life-Sustaining Treatment for Dementia Patients," with Rebecca Dresser, Daniel Noyes Kirby Professor of Law and Professor of Ethics in Medicine at Washington University in St. Louis. Related Article
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9.27.05: "Reinstating Fairness to the Airwaves? On the FCC’s relinquished Fairness Doctrine and its reinstatement prospects from a comparative perspective," with Guy Carmi LL.M. '05
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9.6.05: Supreme Court Round-up | MP3 (right-click and select "save link as" or "save target as" to save file)

5.22.05: U.S. Sen. Evan Bayh Speaks at Commencement | Full Graduation Ceremonies
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3.15.05: Linda Fairstein '72, Best-selling Author and Former Sex Crimes Prosecutor for the New York County District Attorney's Office
Fairstein on: Starting her career and prosecution during the 1970s, her first high-profile case, and
DNA and her latest book
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2.25.05: Paul Pillar, National Intelligence Officer for the Near East and South Asia
Keynote Address, "Beyond the U.S. War on Terrorism: Comparing Domestic Legal Remedies to an International Dilemma"
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2.16.05: "Public Rights, Private Rights, and Statutory Retroactivity"
Ann Woolhandler, William Minor Lile Professor of Law
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2.12.05: Keynote Address by Nadine Strossen, ACLU President
Conference on Public Service & the Law
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11.16.04: "Are There Constitutional Rights?"
John Harrison, D. Lurton Massee Chair Lecture

11.11.04: "The Lawyer's Work in a Free Culture"
Lawrence Lessig, Lester Zittrain Distinguished Lecture
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10.27.04: "Dual Nationality: TR's 'Self-Evident Absurdity'"
David Martin, Warner-Booker Distinguished Professor of International Law Lecture
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10.6.04: "Just War Theory"
Garry Wills, The McCorkle Lecture
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9.23.04: "Judicial Modesty"
Paul Stephan, Lewis F. Powell, Jr., Professor of Law Chair Lecture
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4.22.04: "Closing the Leadership Gap: The Necessity for Women in Leadership Positions"
Governor Janet Napolitano '83, Recipient of the 2004 Distinguished Alumna Award
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4.19.04: "Building a Culture of Legal Affection"
Judge J. Harvie Wilkinson III, Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals, Recipient of the 2004 Thomas Jefferson Foundation Medal in Law
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4.8.04: "Free Speech in the Age of McCarthy: A Cautionary Tale"
The Brennan Center Thomas M. Jorde Symposium, with Geoffrey Stone
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4.6.04: "25 Years on the Path to Justice: The Khmer Rouge and Impunity in Cambodia"
Jennifer Rasmussen, Deputy Director for Core Program Design at Global Rights
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4.1.04: "Controversy, Consensus and the Concept of Discrimination"
George Rutherglen, John Barbee Minor Distinguished Professor of Law | Lecture Text

3.18.04: "Churns, Horses, and the Frameworks of the Law"
Glen Robinson, David and Mary Harrison Distinguished Professor of Law Lecture

3.2.04: "Madison's Belated Discovery of the First Amendment"
Vincent Blasi, James Madison Distinguished Professor of Law Chair Lecture
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2.28.04: Justice Stephen Breyer, Supreme Court of the United States, speaking at the Fifth Annual Conference on Public Service & the Law
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2.20.04: Jack Greenberg, former NAACP lawyer and director-counsel, Legal and Educational Defense Fund, speaking at the Symposium Honoring 50 Years of Brown

2.20.04: Symposium Panel on Brown and School Integration | Related Article

11.7.03: "The Liberal Case Against Affirmative Action," with University of Michigan philosophy professor Carl Cohen, Center for the Study of Race and Law Inaugural Lecture. Related Article

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