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Members of the University of Virginia School of Law community have recently been singled out for excellence. Among the accolades, Professor Michael Livermore will be in Paris this school year through a fellowship dedicated to addressing looming global challenges.

New faculty and scholars are joining or visiting the University of Virginia School of Law this school year, strengthening the depth and breadth of the school’s curricular offerings and scholarly expertise.

The new Education Rights Institute at the University of Virginia School of Law aims to help eliminate racial and class disparities in K-12 education. The institute, led by Professor Kimberly Jenkins Robinson and supported by a $4.9 million gift, will mark its launch with an Oct. 16 event.

Professor and privacy expert Danielle K. Citron of the University of Virginia School of Law calls for reforming the “permanent surveillance state” imposed on American public school students.

The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday effectively struck down the ability of public and private universities to include affirmative action in admissions decisions. The opinion reverses longstanding precedent that allowed universities some leeway to consider an applicant’s race as a way to better

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

On the eve of his retirement, University of Virginia School of Law professor Douglas Laycock, the foremost expert on religious civil liberties and the law of remedies, looks back on his 50-year career.

Clinic students at the University of Virginia School of Law worked with state lawmakers to draft bills on mental health and education, which were recently signed into law.

A symposium at the University of Virginia School of Law will explore how a U.S. Supreme Court ruling has shaped clashes over equity in education, both past and present.

Professor Kim Forde-Mazrui of the University of Virginia School of Law discusses two U.S. Supreme Court cases about using race as a factor in college admissions policies.

New courses offered this winter and spring at the University of Virginia School of Law include International and Comparative Family Law, Dignity Law, and Trade Secret Law.

Terry Allen, whose scholarship focuses on the role of police in schoolchildren’s lives, is the first Race, Place and Equity Fellow at the University of Virginia School of Law.

Clinic students at the University of Virginia School of Law worked with lawmakers to draft the Virginia Literacy Act, which was recently signed into law.

University of Virginia School of Law student Meredith Kilburn ’22 will help address school disciplinary practices as the 21st Powell Fellow in Legal Services.

The nation’s schools will need funding and other resources to combat the lasting effects of segregation, University of Virginia President Jim Ryan ’92 says on the season finale of “Common Law,” a UVA Law podcast.

A new book edited by Professor Kimberly Jenkins Robinson explores the possibility of a federal right to education.

University of Virginia School of Law professor Kimberly Robinson says in the latest episode of “Common Law” that an almost 50-year-old U.S. Supreme Court case created a major challenge for educational equity.

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.