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Kareem Ramadan ’20, a University of Virginia School of Law student, discusses his interest in scuba diving and why he chose law over business.
Emmy Award-winning television news producer Janice Johnston ’95 will be UVA Law’s 2020 commencement speaker.
UVA Law professors Ashley S. Deeks, George S. Geis, Dayna Bowen Matthew ’87, Saikrishna Prakash and Micah J. Schwartzman ’05 provide an overview of their latest work. Vice Dean Leslie Kendrick ’06 moderates the panel. This event was part of a “Back to School Night” for returning UVA Law alumni during UVA’s Honor the Future capital campaign kickoff.
A panel of scholars discuss UVA Law professor G. Edward White’s final volume in his “Law in American History” series. The panel included professors Jack Landman Goldsmith, Harvard Law School; Laura Kalman, University of California, Santa Barbara; and Victoria Nourse, Georgetown University Law Center. UVA Law professor Charles Barzun served as moderator, and Dean Risa Goluboff introduced the panel.
As World War II made clear, the United States needed to step up on civil liberties and civil rights to take on the Soviet Union, UVA Law professor G. Edward White explains.
The United States needed to step up protections for civil liberties and civil rights to take on the Soviet Union during the Cold War, University of Virginia School of Law professor G. Edward White explains in the latest episode of “Common Law.”
Professor Richard Bonnie of the University of Virginia School of Law argues in a recent amicus brief that there’s a constitutional right to plead insanity.
UVA Law professors Kim Forde-Mazrui and George Rutherglen discuss major developments in employment discrimination law, as the Supreme Court considers whether Title VII of the Civil Rights Act protects employees from discrimination based on their sexual orientation. The event was sponsored by the Virginia Employment and Labor Law Association, and the American Constitution Society for Law and Policy.
UVA Law professors A. E. Dick Howard, Richard Schragger and Vice Dean Leslie Kendrick, along with Brian Cannon, executive director at OneVirginia2021, discuss the last term’s most influential and important Supreme Court cases, and preview what’s ahead. The event was sponsored by the Student Legal Forum.
Nancy L. Buc ’69, an alumna of the University of Virginia School of Law, will fund the first of 20 new Research Professorships in Democracy and Equity at UVA.
The University of Virginia School of Law will officially launch its Honor the Future campaign Oct. 11 with a $400 million goal. As part of the broader $5 billion UVA campaign, the effort will position the school to continue to thrive and build upon its strengths into its third century.
UVA Law student Erin Seagears ’20 gives a tour of Charlottesville, home of the University of Virginia.
Erin Seagears ’20, a University of Virginia School of Law student, discusses how working with children convinced her to become a juvenile public defender.
After the U.S. surgeon general released a landmark report on the dangers of smoking, lawyers and activists helped curb a public health epidemic, UVA historian Sarah Milov explains.
The second season of “Common Law” debuts with a look back at the nonsmokers’ rights movement with UVA historian Sarah Milov.
University of Virginia School of Law students Nicholas Allen ’20 and Avery Rasmussen ’21 were recently recognized for having the highest GPA after four and two semesters, respectively.
University of Virginia School of Law professor Saikrishna Prakash said political partisanship will inevitably influence how lawmakers approach the impeachment process.
UVA Law lecturer Chris Hockett, a recently retired partner in Davis Polk’s Northern California office and global head of the firm’s antitrust practice, discusses antitrust investigations faced by big tech companies.
Professor Dayna Bowen Matthew ’87 of the University of Virginia School of Law and five of her students helped draft the Environmental Justice Act of 2019, a bill introduced in the U.S. Senate.
The second season of “Common Law” explores pivotal moments when law — and lawyers — changed the world. Hosts Risa Goluboff and Leslie Kendrick look back at turning points that shed light on the world today and how we got here. Tune in Oct. 1 for the first episode.
The second season of the University of Virginia School of Law podcast “Common Law” debuts Oct. 1.
Meet members of the Class of 2022 who received full-tuition scholarships at the University of Virginia School of Law.
Victor Madrigal-Borloz discusses his work as U.N. independent expert on protection against violence and discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity. The talk marked the Human Rights Program kickoff for the year.
A new book by Jessica Lowe, a legal historian at the University of Virginia School of Law, explores a murder case and legal change just 15 years after the founding of the United States.
Outlines and practice exams were keys to success for William Hall, who earned the highest GPA in the Class of 2019 at the University of Virginia School of Law.
With discovery now granted, Jim Neale ’98 and the Innocence Project at UVA Law hope to prove that suppressed evidence helped lead to the wrongful conviction of Arsean Hicks.
Three Fulbright scholars are among the 65 students from 19 countries participating in the Graduate Studies Program this year at the University of Virginia School of Law.
Matt West ’21, a University of Virginia School of Law student, discusses his new book on an influential leader from Virginia’s political past.
Juliet Hatchett ’15 joins the University of Virginia School of Law as a staff attorney for the Innocence Project.
University of Virginia School of Law faculty listed here are available to speak to the media about the 2019-20 Supreme Court term.
A new two-year pilot program at the University of Virginia School of Law will expand summer public service grants to fund judicial internships.
Meet Sarah Shalf ’01, who has been named the new director of clinical programs at the University of Virginia School of Law.
Through his website The Charlottesville 29, University of Virginia School of Law alum Simon Davidson ’99 highlights what he views as the most essential restaurants in Charlottesville.
A letter written by Thomas Jefferson about the hiring of the first University of Virginia law professor will be installed at the Arthur J. Morris Law Library.
University of Virginia School of Law third-year students Molly Cain, Manal Cheema, Eleanora Kaloyeropoulou and Read Mills have been named this year’s Ritter Scholars.
Professor Molly Bishop Shadel, author of "Finding Your Voice in Law School: Mastering Classroom Cold Calls, Job Interviews and Other Verbal Challenges,” shares her five tips for law school success.
Professor Molly Shadel of the University of Virginia School of Law offers five tips for first-year law students seeking academic success.
A pair of professors at the University of Virginia School of Law and their co-author are tracking how millennials are flexing their economic power in the corporate boardroom.
Lawrence B. Solum, a legal theorist, and H. Timothy Lovelace Jr. ’06, an expert in legal history and civil rights, will serve as visiting professors at the University of Virginia School of Law this fall.
UVA Law professor Sarah Stewart Ware gives advice on how to brief a legal case during orientation for the Class of 2022.
UVA Law professors John Harrison (Torts, Civil Procedure), George Geis (Contracts), Anne Coughlin (Criminal Law) and Sarah Stewart Ware (Legal Writing) introduce the Class of 2022 to the 1L curriculum during orientation.
Amy Fly, a 2019 graduate of the University of Virginia School of Law, shares her experience in pro bono work and what she’s doing now as a Robert F. Kennedy Fellow.
UVA Law professor and Virginia Solicitor General Toby Heytens ’00 gives an overview of the American legal system and explores the life of a typical legal case during orientation for the Class of 2022.
Stats and five students’ stories paint a picture of the University of Virginia School of Law Class of 2022.
UVA Law Dean Risa Goluboff kicked off orientation for the Class of 2022 with words of advice for new students.
Cate Stetson ’94, co-director of Hogan Lovells’ Appellate Practice Group, welcomed members of the Class of 2022 to UVA Law during orientation. She advised law students to challenge themselves every day and to fully engage with their community.
First-year orientation began Monday at the University of Virginia School of Law with a welcome address from appellate litigator Cate Stetson ’94.
University of Virginia School of Law student Mika Bray ’20 used her public service fellowship grant to work at the Inter-American Court of Human Rights in Costa Rica this summer.
Appellate litigator and Hogan Lovells partner Cate Stetson ’94 will welcome the University of Virginia School of Law Class of 2022 on Monday. In advance of her address, she shared insights on being a successful lawyer and law student.
Administrative law faculty at the University of Virginia School of Law are both leading a conversation in their scholarship and shaping it in the courts.
Attorney Scott Ballenger, a 1996 graduate of the University of Virginia School of Law, has joined the Virginia law faculty as director of the Appellate Litigation Clinic.
Incoming University of Virginia Provost Liz Magill ’95 has “The Last Word” in the latest issue of UVA Lawyer.
Bob Inglis, a 1984 graduate of the University of Virginia School of Law, is working to change the political climate on climate change.
Three new endowed chairs tied to the Karsh Center for Law and Democracy will fund the work of scholars at the University of Virginia School of Law.
Cale Jaffe, director of the University of Virginia School of Law’s Environmental and Regulatory Law Clinic, has been promoted to associate professor of law, general faculty.
Melissa Sawyer, a 2000 graduate of the University of Virginia School of Law, wrote the résumé for her dream job as a corporate lawyer at age 12.
An incoming student at the University of Virginia School of Law has created a game company that celebrates black role models.
Magee works to bring mindfulness and contemplation practices into the educational system, the workplace and anywhere else they are needed.
Students in UVA Law’s Environmental and Regulatory Law Clinic represent environmental nonprofits, citizens’ groups and other community organizations seeking to protect and restore the environment of Virginia and other parts of the country.
An incoming first-year student at the University of Virginia School of Law is wrapping up a year studying Mandarin in Taiwan before studying the law.
University of Virginia School of Law professor Saikrishna Prakash, an expert on presidential power, offers a preview of the issues at stake involving obstruction in advance of Robert Mueller’s testimony.
As Humans of UVA Law draws to a close after five years of featuring community members of the University of Virginia School of Law, we share some of our favorite posts and meet the photographer most recently behind the series.
Alumni and staff remember Beverly Harmon, who was a kind presence as assistant dean for student affairs at the University of Virginia School of Law from 1996-2005.
The University of Virginia School of Law’s foundation received a total of $23.6 million in gifts — the second-highest amount in school history — during the 2018-19 annual giving campaign.
Professor George Rutherglen of the University of Virginia School of Law reflects on the judicial philosophy of his former boss, U.S. Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens.
Mortimer Caplin ’40, the former IRS commissioner, Caplin & Drysdale co-founder and professor emeritus, died Monday at age 103.
The University of Virginia School of Law’s Legal Writing Fellows help mentor first-year students in the craft of legal writing.
Incoming student Nevah Jones ’22, a 20-year U.S. Air Force veteran, chose to pursue a law degree at the University of Virginia School of Law to one day help veterans in need.
University of Virginia School of Law graduates share their best advice for prepping for and taking the bar exam, including what classes best prepared them.
University of Virginia School of Law faculty and clinics left a mark, and notched a few victories, at the U.S. Supreme Court this term.
The University of Virginia School of Law will bring back its First Amendment Clinic for the 2019-20 academic year.
We check in on alumni 5, 10, 15 and 25 years after graduation to see what they're up to.
The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to hear a University of Virginia School of Law clinic case that could have broad implications in the field of copyright law.
Writings by Professor Douglas Laycock of the University of Virginia School of Law helped influence the U.S. Supreme Court in Wednesday’s Bladensburg Peace Cross decision. Professors discuss what’s next.
Take this quiz to see how much pop history you know about the University of Virginia School of Law.
Steve Vladeck, professor at University of Texas School of Law, breaks down the legal issues arising from the increased concentration of executive power under the National Emergencies Act in recent administrations. This presentation was part of the 2019 National Security Law Institute.
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