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The Black Law Students Association at the University of Virginia School of Law named Dana Weekes ’09, a managing director at Arnold & Porter, recipient of the BLSA Alumni Spotlight Award. She talked to UVA Law about her career and offered advice for law students.
The Mueller report, released Thursday, was a mixed bag for President Donald Trump, promising more headaches ahead, according to a University of Virginia School of Law professor who is an expert in white-collar crime.
University of Virginia law professor G. Edward White’s third and final installment in his “Law in American History” series focuses on rapid changes in the 20th century.
Students with the University of Virginia School of Law International Human Rights Clinic traveled to Geneva earlier this month to present their research at sessions of a U.N. committee on migrants.
Professor George Yin of the University of Virginia School of Law will retire this spring after 25 years at the Law School and a rich career as an influential tax expert.
U.S. Judge Carlton W. Reeves, a 1989 graduate of the University of Virginia School of Law, appealed for the defense of the judiciary in a speech marking his receipt of the Thomas Jefferson Foundation Medal in Law.
The world may have even less time than once thought to solve climate change, University of Virginia School of Law professor Michael Livermore argues in a new co-authored paper.
The 36th annual North Grounds Softball League Invitational at the University of Virginia School of Law raised $22,500 for charity.
The University of Virginia School of Law community cheered on the men’s basketball team during a historic Final Four run en route to a national championship Monday.
The latest “Common Law” episode looks at the medieval fantasy world of “Game of Thrones,” and how legal and ethical issues in the HBO series and books relate to our own world. Hosted by Dean Risa Goluboff and Vice Dean Leslie Kendrick ’06, the podcast is sponsored by the University of Virginia School of Law.
Two professors at the University of Virginia School of Law are looking at how the indigent face more obstacles than others in the justice system, and possible solutions to the problem.
A Virginia General Assembly decision this week effectively wraps up a multiyear public interest campaign led by University of Virginia School of Law alumni to end license revocation for unpaid court fees and costs.
The courts may be an avenue to regain traction on climate change, U.S. Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse ’82 said Friday at the University of Virginia School of Law.
University of Virginia School of Law students with the International Human Rights Clinic visited Colombia to research legal remedies for the nation’s air pollution crisis.
Professor Kimberly J. Robinson, an acclaimed scholar and speaker on civil rights and education, will join the University of Virginia School of Law faculty this fall.
In a new paper and Q&A, Professor Saikrishna Prakash of the University of Virginia School of Law explains how Congress’ power to impose deadlines affects ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment.
Rachel Barnes ’21, a J.D.-MBA candidate at the University of Virginia School of Law, has been elected vice chair of the National Black Law Students Association.
University of Virginia School of Law students volunteered more than 2,400 hours of pro bono service during Alternative Spring Break.
The University of Virginia School of Law won the International and European Tax Moot Court for the second straight year.
Kimberly Delk Eason ’19 with the Environmental and Regulatory Law Clinic at the University of Virginia School of Law represented a nonprofit at a hearing March 20 before state regulators.
Topics ranging from autonomous vehicles to drones to artificial intelligence will be the focus of the symposium “Autonomous Technologies & the Law” at the University of Virginia School of Law on April 3.
A movement to close international tax loopholes in the past few years is now offering a chance to update tax policies that have been in place since the 1920s, UVA Law Professor Ruth Mason explains on the latest episode of the podcast “Common Law.”
University of Virginia School of Law students Clay Davis, Manal Cheema and Irina Danescu recently made the semifinals of the Clara Barton International Humanitarian Law Competition.
U.S. Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse ’82 of Rhode Island will deliver the annual Lillian K. Stone Distinguished Lecture in Environmental Policy on April 5 at the University of Virginia School of Law.
The University of Virginia School of Law has selected alumnus Clayton “Tex” Pasley ’17 as the 18th Powell Fellow in Legal Services.
Blockchain technology may revolutionize a range of industries, two experts say on the latest episode of “Common Law,” a podcast sponsored by the University of Virginia School of Law.
The Innocence Project at UVA Law is celebrating a decade of freeing the falsely convicted.
U.S. Judge Carlton W. Reeves is the 2019 recipient of the Thomas Jefferson Foundation Medal in Law.
Second-year University of Virginia School of Law student Jasmine Lee has been elected president of the Student Bar Association.
John Grisham is helping the University of Virginia School of Law kick off its new podcast, “Common Law,” hosted by Dean Risa Goluboff and Vice Dean Leslie Kendrick.
The symposium “Elections: Where Law & Politics Intersect” at the University of Virginia School of Law on March 5 will explore today’s debates concerning election law.
A recent court victory for two University of Virginia School of Law students demonstrates the uphill battle accused youths face in Virginia.
Members of the Black Law Students Association at the University of Virginia School of Law returned to Cape Town, South Africa, to aid those displaced by apartheid for the organization’s annual service trip.
A University of Virginia School of Law alumna has updated the “Green Book” for modern readers.
Laura Toulme, a second-year student at the University of Virginia School of Law, was named editor-in-chief of the Virginia Law Review. The 29 second-year law students began their new roles on Feb. 14.
“The Future of Originalism: Conflicts and Controversies” will be held Feb. 28 at the University of Virginia School of Law and feature a re-examination of a landmark civil liberties case.
The 2019 American Constitution Society for Law and Policy Student Convention will be held Feb. 22-23 at the University of Virginia School of Law.
Students in the yearlong Human Rights Study Project at the University of Virginia School of Law trekked through Nepal in January.
The symposium “The Corporate Dilemma: Balancing Social Responsibility and Profitability Across Borders” will be held Feb. 19 at the University of Virginia School of Law.
Students, alumni and public interest lawyers explored how to make the legal system fairer through creative solutions at the third annual Shaping Justice conference Feb. 8-9 at the University of Virginia School of Law.
More University of Virginia School of Law faculty have recently joined Twitter, contributing to the broader conversation on law scholarship online.
The Admissions Office at the University of Virginia School of Law talks to diverse members of the UVA Law community about getting in and thriving in “Law Schooled,” a new podcast.
Alumni at the University of Virginia School of Law report on what they are doing five, 10, 15 and 25 years out of law school.
A group of 16 University of Virginia School of Law students recently traveled to Israel to learn more about how the nation’s laws shape its entrepreneurial culture.
University of Virginia School of Law seminar students traveled to Richmond to learn about the state’s constitutional and political history.
The University of Virginia School of Law is presenting an exhibit of 100 images featuring black Law School life as part of a cross-Grounds exhibit, “Everyday People.”
Students who took the Criminal Defense Clinic in the fall won five acquittals and six case dismissals on behalf of their clients.
Michele St Julien, a second-year student at the University of Virginia School of Law, was named this year’s recipient of the Gregory H. Swanson Award.
Gloria Cordes Larson ’77, retired Bentley University president, explains why she credits millennials for her decision to pursue a college presidency.
Professor Douglas Laycock of the University of Virginia School of Law has been appointed a reporter for the American Law Institute’s restatement on torts.
Appellate litigator Cate Stetson '94 answers our last-page questions.
University of Virginia School of Law faculty listed here are available to speak to the media about the 2018-19 Supreme Court term.
Tim Goodell ’84 is senior vice president and general counsel of Hess, a Fortune 100 corporation headquartered in New York.
Three University of Virginia School of Law alumni — Michelle Harrison ’12, Chinh Q. Le ’00 and Julia Pierce ’98 — will be honored for their public service work at the third annual Shaping Justice conference Feb. 9.
See which alumni are clerking for judges during the 2018 term.
Before his cartoons with legal one-liners appeared in books and major newspapers, Michael Goodman ’80 entertained readers of the Virginia Law Weekly.
A conference at the University of Virginia School of Law on Feb. 1 will explore corporate governance in an era of activism.
A new survey finds 91 percent happiness among Class of 1990 graduates of the University of Virginia School of Law.
Kevin Cope, an expert in international law who develops new legal data for cutting-edge research, has joined the University of Virginia School of Law faculty as an associate professor of law.
Yuji Iwasawa S.J.D. ’97, recently elected to a seat on the International Court of Justice, the United Nations’ principal judicial body,emphasizes the importance of international law and, by extension, the institutions that uphold it.
A conference at the University of Virginia School of Law on Jan. 25 will examine how technology is threatening democratic institutions and what the law is doing about it.
The U.S. Supreme Court granted cert in Quarles v. United States, a case filed by the Supreme Court Litigation Clinic at the University of Virginia School of Law.
The third annual Shaping Justice conference, aimed at inspiring students and lawyers to promote justice through public service, will take place Feb. 9-10 at the University of Virginia School of Law.
The Supreme Court Litigation Clinic at the University of Virginia School of Law won a unanimous decision that may benefit Social Security claimants.
Co-authored for the first time by University of Virginia School of Law professor A. Benjamin Spencer, Volume 5A of Wright & Miller’s “Federal Practice and Procedure” has been published.
Alumni and students of the University of Virginia School of Law won an injunction on Wednesday to enforce adequate health care for female prisoners in Fluvanna.
A team led by University of Virginia School of Law alumni won an important victory in a groundbreaking lawsuit challenging Virginia’s license suspension policy.
Being tapped to run an office for a large international law firm carries with it a significant downside: It pulls the new managing partner away from practicing law. James F. Williams ’88, the managing partner of Perkins Coie’s Seattle office, is determined to resist.
Not only are alumni spread across the energy sector, the network of graduates is strong within companies like Chevron, Longroad and Dominion.
