Faculty in the News

03/31/2020
Ashley S. Deeks, Prosecuting Purposeful Coronavirus Exposure as Terrorism (Lawfare)
03/31/2020
Richard C. Schragger, Deadline for Northam To Sign Statues Bill Looms (The Daily Progress)
03/30/2020
Richard C. Schragger, As Northam Issues Stay-at-Home Order, Local Hospitals Continue To Prepare for Influx of Patients (Charlottesville Tomorrow)
03/27/2020
Paul B. Stephan, Sovereignty in a Fragmenting, Globalizing World (University of St. Thomas)
03/26/2020
Ashley S. Deeks, UH Law Center Spring 2020 External Workshop Series: UVA Law School Professor Identifies New Players To Reduce Abuses of Executive Branch Secrecy (University of Houston Law Center)
03/25/2020
Mila Versteeg, Kevin Cope, The Coronavirus Is Pitting Americans Against the Constitution (The Atlantic)
03/25/2020
Charles Barzun, Annual Reviewer Award (Cambridge University Press)
03/23/2020
Ruth Mason, Maryland Lawmakers Approve New Digital Tax, Which Critics Contend Will Undermine U.S. Pushback Against Foreign Digital Tax Efforts (Forbes)
03/21/2020
Douglas Laycock, Yes, the Government Can Force Churches To Close. Here’s Why (Deseret News)
03/19/2020
Ashley S. Deeks, How the Endless War Came Home (War on the Rocks)
03/19/2020
David A. Martin, The Refugee Act of 1980: A Forlorn Anniversary (Lawfare)
03/18/2020
Aditya Bamzai, White House Nominates Indian-American to Important Privacy Oversight Board (News India Times)
03/17/2020
Cale Jaffe, Va.’s 100% Clean Energy Shift: Part of a ‘Bigger Wave’? (E&E News)
03/17/2020
Paul G. Mahoney, Paul Mahoney on Soft Dollars (Business Scholarship Podcast)
03/14/2020
Douglas Laycock, Originalism and Interstate Relations (The Federalist Society)
03/13/2020
Toby J. Heytens, SCOTUS Deep Dive: The Trump Financial Subpoena Cases (Cases and Controversies)
03/12/2020
George K. Yin, More Time To File Those Returns — For Some (Politico)
03/12/2020
Saikrishna Prakash, Some Good News From the Hill: Congress Is Standing Up For Itself, Together (The Fulcrum)
03/12/2020
John F. Duffy, The New Landscape of Administrative Adjudication (Duke Law School)
03/08/2020
Ruth Mason, How the Rich Stay Rich: Behind the Velvet Curtain (Global Inquirer)
03/06/2020
Richard J. Bonnie, The Promise of Adolescence: Realizing Opportunity in Secondary Schools (UVA Center To Promote Effective Youth Development)
03/06/2020
Lois Shepherd, Washington State Casino Security Tells Elderly Couple To Remove Face Masks as Coronavirus Strikes Region (Casino.org)
03/05/2020
A. Benjamin Spencer, Abortion Case May Not Overturn Roe, But Could Effectively Nullify It (The Hill)
03/05/2020
Cale Jaffe, The Wise County Coal Plant Should Never Have Been Built. Why Fight To Keep It Open? (Virginia Mercury)
03/03/2020
Saikrishna Prakash, House Rules Committee Hearing on Responsibility of the Legislative Branch (C-SPAN)
03/02/2020
, Justices To Decide Fate of Consumer Watchdog Agency (Courthouse News Service)
03/02/2020
Douglas Laycock, SEC Power to Recoup Illegal Gains Put at Risk in High Court Case (Bloomberg Quint)
03/01/2020
Mila Versteeg, The World Is Experiencing a New Form of Autocracy (The Atlantic)
03/01/2020
Ashley S. Deeks, International Lawyering in the High-Tech Era (Machine Lawyering)
02/28/2020
A. Benjamin Spencer, Justices Make the Tough — But Right — Call in Cross-Border Shooting Case (The Hill)
02/26/2020
Douglas Laycock, Argument Preview: Justices To Consider Availability of ‘Disgorgement’ to SEC in Securities Litigation (SCOTUSBlog)
02/26/2020
Dayna Bowen Matthew, Transitions: George Mason U. Names Next President; Whitworth U. Selects Provost (The Chronicle of Higher Education)
02/26/2020
Frederick Schauer, Trump Campaign Sues New York Times Over 2019 Opinion Article (The New York Times)
02/26/2020
J. H. Verkerke, Virginia to Become First Southern State to Ban LGBT Discrimination (Courthouse News Service)
02/25/2020
Dayna Bowen Matthew, Dayna Matthew Named Dean of GW Law (American Law Institute)
02/25/2020
Risa L. Goluboff, Ahead of the Curve: Inside UVA’s Law Dean Factory (Law.com)
02/24/2020
Ruth Mason, High Court Won’t Review Utah Tax Credit Case (Law360)
02/22/2020
Deirdre M. Enright, Jennifer L. Givens, Shawn Armbrust, Deirdre Enright and Jennifer Givens Column: Virginia Needs Real Justice for the Wrongly Convicted (Richmond Times-Dispatch)
02/21/2020
Cale Jaffe, The AT and the ACP: a Case for the Supreme Court (WVTF Radio)
02/20/2020
James E. Ryan, UVA President James Ryan - Should Universities Be More Like Corporations? (American Enterprise Institute)
02/18/2020
Cale Jaffe, Georgetown’s Decision to Divest from Fossil Fuels Has Uncertain Implications for Harvard, Experts Say (The Harvard Crimson)
02/18/2020
Douglas Laycock, Pronouns Prompt Fight Over Transgender, Religious Rights at Work (Bloomberg Law)
02/18/2020
Joe Fore, Four Steps to More Concise Writing (Virginia Lawyer)
02/17/2020
Saikrishna Prakash, On Presidents Day, Understanding The Evolution Of The Office Itself (On Point)
02/15/2020
Cale Jaffe, Clean Economy Act Would Bring Changes to Virginia's Electric Utilities (The Roanoke Times)
02/14/2020
Richard C. Schragger, General Assembly Setting Stage for Action on Confederate Monuments (Charlottesville Tomorrow)
02/13/2020
Richard C. Schragger, Sanctuary Counties: Inside Virginia’s Gun Rights Resistance (BBC)
02/13/2020
Richard C. Schragger, Local Government: Constitutional Foundations, Urban Policy (City of Charlottesville)
02/12/2020
Dayna Bowen Matthew, New York Times’ Writer Nikole Hannah-Jones Brings the 1619 Project to UVA (UVA Today)
02/11/2020
Kim Forde-Mazrui, Episode 3: What Would the ERA Actually Do for Women’s Equality? (Bold Dominion)
02/10/2020
A. E. Dick Howard, After Legislature’s Leftward Lurch, Conservatives Pitch ‘Vexit’ to Rural Virginia Localities (Virginia Mercury)
02/09/2020
Cynthia L. Nicoletti, West Virginia Republicans Encourage Conservative Virginia Counties to ‘Vexit’ (CNN)
02/08/2020
John C. Harrison, Vexit: Almost Second Amendment Heaven, West Virginia (The Roanoke Times)
02/07/2020
Darryl K. Brown, Lawmaker’s Privilege Ties Up Case Against Ex-NASCAR Driver (The Associated Press)
02/06/2020
A. E. Dick Howard, Virginia Should Do Away With Clause Exempting Lawmakers From Arrest During Session (Virginia Mercury)
02/06/2020
Andrew Block, COMMENTARY: Judges Should Decide Whether Youths Are Tried as Adults (The Free Lance-Star)
02/06/2020
Micah J. Schwartzman, The Square | Prof. Micah Schwartzman (Religion and Its Publics)
02/05/2020
John C. Harrison, What Does It Mean Now That Virginia Has Ratified the Equal Rights Amendment? (Washingtonian)
02/04/2020
Jennifer L. Givens, Bill Easing Hurdles To Prove Wrongful Convictions Advances (Richmond Times-Dispatch)
01/31/2020
Ruth Mason, France-US Skirmish Over Amazon Digital Tax Shows Why the Century-Old International Tax System Is Broken (The Conversation)
01/31/2020
Deborah Hellman, Bribery (Oral Argument)
01/30/2020
Barbara E. Armacost, Why Holding Police ‘Accountable’ Won’t Prevent Shootings of Civilians (The Crime Report)
01/30/2020
A. E. Dick Howard, Democratic AGs Sue To Force US To Adopt ERA in Constitution (The Associated Press)
01/30/2020
Saikrishna Prakash, Will the Equal Rights Amendment be Adopted? (National Constitution Center)
01/29/2020
A. E. Dick Howard, VCU Announces Recipients of 14th Excellence in Virginia Government Awards (Virginia Commonwealth University)
01/29/2020
Richard C. Schragger, W.Va. Governor Justice Says He’d Welcome Va. Counties Wanting To Secede ‘With Open Arms’ (USA Today)
01/29/2020
Michael D. Gilbert, A. E. Dick Howard, Deborah Hellman, Alex Keena, Michael D. Gilbert and Rebecca Green Column: The Redistricting Amendment Will Strengthen Democracy in Virginia (Richmond Times-Dispatch)
01/29/2020
John Norton Moore, Transitions: Nazareth College Names Next Chief; New Provost at Loyola U. New Orleans (The Chronicle of Higher Education)
01/28/2020
Richard C. Schragger, West Virginia’s Governor to Virginia Counties: Leave Your Blue State and Join West Virginia (The Washington Post)
01/28/2020
Richard C. Schragger, Falwell and W.Va. Governor Pitch Virginia Secession Plea (The Associated Press)
01/28/2020
Cale Jaffe, Trump’s New Water Rule: What It Means for Mines and Pollution (The Christian Science Monitor)
01/24/2020
Ruth Mason, The Power of Semantics (Politico)
01/24/2020
Saikrishna Prakash, Questions Loom as Republicans Reluctant To Vote Trump Out in Impeachment Trial (The Globe and Mail)
01/23/2020
John C. Harrison, Key CFPB Defenders Urge SCOTUS To Skip Constitutional Issue (Reuters)
01/23/2020
Cale Jaffe, Episode 7 The Meaning of Green: Renewables and Nuclear Power: There is No Free Lunch (The Meaning of Green)
01/22/2020
Kim Forde-Mazrui, The Equal Rights Amendment Mandates Equality Between the Sexes — So Why Are Some Women Against It? (MarketWatch)
01/22/2020
Richard C. Schragger, Low Pay, Little Power: Charlottesville Mayors Have Limited Authority (C-VILLE Weekly)
01/22/2020
John C. Harrison, Can Courts Consider Severability Before Other Questions? (The Volokh Conspiracy)
01/22/2020
Douglas Laycock, Court Battle Rages on in Country Mill vs. East Lansing (The Detroit News)
01/20/2020
David A. Martin, The Fight To Save an Innocent Refugee From Almost Certain Death (The New Yorker)
01/17/2020
A. E. Dick Howard, Sanctuary Push in SW Va. Aims To Defy Gun Control Efforts (Bristol Herald Courier)
01/17/2020
Ruth Mason, Digital Tax Bill in Maryland Could Face Legal Hurdles (Bloomberg Tax)
01/17/2020
Ruth Mason, Digital Tax Hits Close to Home (Politico)
01/17/2020
Deborah Hellman, UVA Panel Discusses Context and History of Impeachment (The Daily Progress)
01/16/2020
Kim Forde-Mazrui, UVA Law Professor Breaks Down the Implications of the ERA, Just Passed in Virginia (UVA Today)
01/16/2020
Kim Forde-Mazrui, Kim Forde-Mazrui Column: A Liberal Case Against the Equal Rights Amendment (Richmond Times-Dispatch)
01/15/2020
Crystal Shin, ‘Influential Women of Law’ for 2020 Named (Virginia Lawyers Weekly)
01/14/2020
Douglas Laycock, Long History Underlies Fight Over Religious-School Funding (Education Week)
01/14/2020
Saikrishna Prakash, Equal Rights Amendment Vote Set for Virginia State Legislature, But Legal Challenges Ahead (ABC News)
01/14/2020
Saikrishna Prakash, Virginia Lawmakers Are Poised For Historic Vote To Ratify The Equal Rights Amendment (WAMU Radio)
01/10/2020
Richard C. Schragger, Norton Militia Resolution Misses Legal Detail — Virginia’s Law on Militias (Kingsport Times-News)
01/10/2020
Kim Forde-Mazrui, To Cover Virginia Statehouse, Journalists Are Asked Their Race (WAMU Radio)
01/06/2020
Richard C. Schragger, Pleading the Second Amendment (Richmond Magazine)
01/06/2020
Ashley S. Deeks, The Lawfare Podcast Special Edition: Law and the Soleimani Strike (Lawfare)
01/04/2020
Ashley S. Deeks, Was It Legal For The U.S. To Kill A Top Iranian Military Leader? (NPR)
01/01/2020
A. E. Dick Howard, Impeachment Trial, Divisive Cases Hang Over Chief Justice (Law360)
12/31/2019
Ruth Mason, Top 100 Must-Follow Tax Twitter Accounts For 2020 (Forbes)
12/22/2019
Richard C. Schragger, In Virginia, Democrats Get Ready to Rule the Roost (The Wall Street Journal)
12/20/2019
Richard C. Schragger, Line in the Sand or Symbolic Statement: 2nd Amendment Sanctuary Movement Grows in Virginia (WVTF Radio)
12/20/2019
John F. Duffy, ‘Under a Cloud of Doubt’: Patent Practices Pivot Following the Federal Circuit’s ‘Arthrex’ Decision (The National Law Journal)