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History was made last week when the U.S. Senate confirmed Virginia’s first Asian American federal judge, Jasmine Yoon, who holds two degrees from the University of Virginia.

Michael Pruitt ’24 has been awarded the University of Virginia School of Law’s 23rd Powell Fellowship in Legal Services to work with Housing Opportunities Made Equal Inc. in Richmond, Virginia.

David Tejtel, a 2007 graduate of the University of Virginia School of Law, helped successfully challenge Elon Musk’s $56 billion pay package in February.

Katharine Janes, a 2021 J.D.-M.A. graduate of the University of Virginia School of Law, will clerk for Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson at the U.S. Supreme Court during the 2024 term.

On the latest “Common Law,” University of Virginia School of Law professors Quinn Curtis and Paul Mahoney discuss the future of ESG investing and whether funds focusing on environmental, social and governance issues can live up to their promises.

The University of Virginia School of Law is launching a new Supreme Court and Appellate Litigation Program that will expand opportunities for appellate advocacy and build upon synergies between related clinics, their dockets, and the Law School’s faculty and alumni in the appellate bar.

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.

University of Virginia School of Law alumnus and retired Virginia Circuit Court Judge Martin Clark recounts his journey from law school to the courtroom to bestselling novelist.

In a new paper, University of Virginia School of Law professor Andrew Hayashi documents how federal tax policy can exacerbate local income inequality.

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.

Second-year students Chloe Chiles and Toni Woods won the ECVC Transactional Law Competition at the University of Virginia School of Law on Feb. 23.

Professors John Duffy and Daniel Ortiz debate the validity and future of Chevron — the U.S. Supreme Court case that gave deference to agencies in interpreting ambiguous statues — on the latest “Common Law,” a University of Virginia School of Law podcast.

Thanks to an $11 million boost from an anonymous donor, the University of Virginia School of Law has met its $400 million goal for the Honor the Future capital campaign.

Alumna Dasha Smith, executive vice president and chief administrative officer for the NFL, has been selected as graduation speaker by the Class of 2024 at the University of Virginia School of Law.

Rivanna Investments offers University of Virginia School of Law students a unique opportunity to confront common investor issues and learn more about the corporate world.

University of Virginia School of Law professor Saikrishna Prakash has been awarded the 2023 Mike Lewis Prize for his Yale Law Journal article on the commander-in-chief clause.

After Elon Musk’s public spat with Delaware courts, University of Virginia School of Law professor Michal Barzuza has a theory for why Musk wants to incorporate Tesla in Texas instead of Nevada, the management-friendly state where his company X is incorporated.