11.17.2007
U.S. Has Learned Lessons on Detainee Treatment, Panelists Say
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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 of the treatment and interrogation of detainees.
2.16.2007
Use of Extraordinary Renditions Has Changed, Risk of Torture Hasn't, Panelists Say
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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.
11.28.2006
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.
11.28.2006
Human Rights Interns Share Summer Experiences Abroad
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Several law students shared their experiences as interns involved in international human rights trials in Africa and Europe over the summer.
11.27.2006
Powell Fellow to Help Immigrants in N.C. Seafood Industry
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As this year's Powell Fellow, third-year law student Clermont Fraser hopes to improve the lives of migrant workers in North Carolina's seafood industry.
11.17.2006
White House Counsel Conference: Panel on Judicial Selection
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Dean Jeffries moderates a panel featuring former White House counsel and deputy counsel, as well as assistant and associate attorney generals from the Bush, Carter, and Clinton presidencies.
11.17.2006
Jaffe '01 Discusses 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.
11.15.2006
Side Agreements Have Important Implications for Contract Law, Theory, Cohen Says
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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.
11.7.2006
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.
11.6.2006
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, and leaving state legislators with a decision to make regarding regulation.
11.6.2006
Immigration Reforms Have Momentum, Panel Says
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The recent enactment of legislation designed to fund a fence across the southern U.S. border has not stalled lawmakers and immigrant rights’ advocates who are seeking alternate improvements to the nation’s immigration policies, panelists said.
10.30.2006
Alumni Discuss Life as General Counsel
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Virginia’s strong business law curriculum has yielded many alumni who have pursued jobs as general counsels, and several returned to the Law School Oct. 19 to discuss their experiences and offer advice to students.
10.19.2006
More than the Score: Baseball at the Crossroads
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In this talk, Prof. G.E. White explores the history of baseball, its role in a changing society, and contemporary issues in baseball today.
10.9.2006
"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 Evan Wolfson, executive director of Freedom to Marry.
9.28.2006
SCOTUS Blogger Paves Own Way to Firm’s Top Supreme Court Post
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Tom Goldstein didn't blog his way to the top—it took hard work and some fortunate connections for the founder of the SCOTUSBlog and head of the Supreme Court practice at Akin to land where he is now.
9.25.2006
Proposed Va. 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 Sept. 18.
9.20.2006
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. Panelists covered cases on political redistricting, free speech, criminal law, administrative law, and national security at the event.
9.19.2006
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 the troubled story behind his latest—and first nonfiction—book, "The Innocent Man."
9.15.2006
"The Business of Practicing Law," with Ralph Baxter '74, Chairman and CEO of Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP
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Ralph Baxter '74 offered career tips to students Sept. 12.
9.13.2006
Bush’s Response to Hamdan Raises Questions, Panelists Say
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After a toughly worded opinion from the Supreme Court slapping down the Bush administration’s detention of terrorism suspects without criminal charges, the president’s response, a Military Commissions Bill, also looks problematic and likely will not be acted on in the current congressional session, said panelists at a Law School event Sept. 6.
9.1.2006
Prof. Tomiko Brown-Nagin: "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.
8.24.2006
Hon. John Charles Thomas '75 Welcomes Class of 2009
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The Hon. John Charles Thomas '75, former Virginia Supreme Court justice and now partner at Hunton & Williams, welcomed the Class of 2009 at orientation Aug. 21.
8.24.2006
Dean John Jeffries Welcomes Class of 2009
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Dean John C. Jeffries, Jr. welcomed the Class of 2009 at orientation Aug. 21.
5.21.2006
Baldacci Urges Class of 2006 to Be Next Great Generation
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The Class of 2006 faces tough challenges ahead and should “go out and shake up the world,” said best-selling author David Baldacci during his commencement address at the Law School May 20.
5.10.2006
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.
5.8.2006
Dean Jeffries Delivers State of the Law School Address at Alumni Weekend
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Dean John C. Jeffries Jr. '73 delivered his annual State of the Law School address to alumni in town for Reunion Weekend May 6.
4.27.2006
Coughlin Delivers Charge to Class of 2006
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Professor Anne Coughlin delivers the annual Charge to the Class, an inspirational speech to graduating students.
4.20.2006
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 April 20.
4.12.2006
Dworkin Explores Secular, Religious Models for Society
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mericans 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 lecture April 12.
4.11.2006
Scholars Remember Armstead Robinson’s Intellectual Legacy
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A gathering of those close to Armstead 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.
4.10.2006
Blackberry Lawsuit Leads to Big Bucks for Small-Time Company
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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.
4.4.2006
Navigating the Summer Associate and Interview Process
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Attorneys from McGuireWoods discussed how to succeed as a summer associate.
3.29.2006
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, on March 29.
3.28.2006
Prof. Dudley: 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.
3.18.2006
Kennedy Praises Values of Public Service
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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 seventh annual Conference on Public Service & the Law.
3.17.2006
Comptroller General Predicts Fiscal Crisis Unless Government Reforms
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3.15.2006
Attorneys Discuss 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.
2.24.2006
Grassroots Organizing Is Key to Democracy Movement, Says Ackerman
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Nonviolent civic resistance movements have been the most powerful forces in creating democracies, according to Peter Ackerman, the keynote speaker for the J.B. Moore Society of International Law symposium, "Democracy in the Middle East: Prospect for Political Reform” Feb. 24.
2.15.2006
Data on Racial Profiling Leads to Police Reform, Garrett Says
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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.
2.6.2006
Business-NGO Alliance Marks "New Diplomacy," Pell Says
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Increasing cooperation between nongovernmental organizations and multinational corporations is creating a new type of diplomacy, attorney Owen Pell '83 explained during a lecture Feb. 6 at an event sponsored by the Career Services office.
2.2.2006
Nine Days from Execution: Lessons from the Earl Washington Case - Vodcast
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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 of the Innocence Project, details lessons learned from the case and proposes further reforms to criminal investigations and trials.