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Most interventions and reforms in criminal justice have little enduring impact, argues University of Virginia School of Law professor Megan T. Stevenson in a new article that reviews 50 years of data.

The University of Virginia School of Law’s Philip C. Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition team has advanced to the international rounds, among other achievements and recognition for members of the Law School community.

University of Virginia School of Law professor Darryl Brown produced a Clooney Foundation TrialWatch report highlighting violations of international law and due process in the conviction of Azerbaijani opposition leader Tofig Yagublu.

Students, alumni and public interest lawyers discussed how to “decriminalize poverty” at the eighth annual Shaping Justice conference Feb. 2 at the University of Virginia School of Law.

Professor Josh Bowers of the University of Virginia School of Law was recently elected as a member of the American Law Institute, bringing the number of affiliated UVA Law faculty to 35.

These 10 stories from the past year highlight the range of service projects and profile students who have dedicated their time to serving the greater good at the University of Virginia School of Law.

New research by Professor Thomas Frampton of the University of Virginia School of Law pieces together the history and evolution of the jury box as a locus for Black Americans’ fight for political and civil rights.

University of Virginia School of Law professor Deirdre Enright has partnered with Norfolk’s chief prosecutor to determine whether any other defendants were swept into prison by the misdeeds of disgraced local detective Robert Glenn Ford.

Professor Richard Bonnie is retiring from the faculty of the University of Virginia School of Law after nearly 51 years of teaching and research, 44 years of death row advocacy, and decades of shaping public policy and law on drugs, mental health, youth offenders and guns.

Second-year student Regan Osborn at the University of Virginia School of Law discusses how sports prepared her for law school and why mock trial was her most rewarding experience at UVA.

Thomas Frampton, a University of Virginia School of Law professor, has spent more than two years working pro bono on lawsuits alleging police misconduct at the “Brave Cave” and roadside in Baton Rouge.

Eleven judges will be teaching classes during the 2023-24 academic year at the University of Virginia School of Law.

University of Virginia School of Law professor Frederick Schauer explores the tensions between political speech and conspiracy allegations in the criminal charges against former President Donald Trump.

A Netflix documentary opened the eyes of incoming University of Virginia law student Indira Rajkumar to the need for criminal justice reform, and working for clients on the federal death row cemented her resolve.

Members of the University of Virginia School of Law community have recently been singled out for excellence. Among the accolades, UVA was ranked No. 3 in Above the Law’s annual law school rankings and the Virginia Law Review was the fourth most-cited journal in recent Supreme Court decisions.

During the past year, students in clinics at the University of Virginia School of Law won asylum for a transgender immigrant, negotiated reduced charges for juveniles and helped localities reform their government operations, among other accomplishments. Virginia’s 24 legal clinics , many of which

University of Virginia School of Law professor Megan Stevenson, an economist and criminal justice scholar, has won the inaugural Donald M. Ephraim Prize in Law and Economics.