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An Original Document for Every Song in ‘Hamilton’

April 19, 2021

‘Common Law’ S3 E5: Regulating Private Lives

March 23, 2021

‘Common Law’ Looks at Pushback Against Landmark Civil Rights Decisions in Family Law

March 23, 2021

Celebrating Black Lawyers

February 17, 2021

Library Website Explores School’s Historical Connections to Slavery

February 8, 2021

The Constitution of Virginia at 50: Looking Back and Looking Ahead

February 5, 2021

Alumnus Wins Brown Award for Legal Writing

January 28, 2021

January Term Course Contemplates Legacy of Justice Ginsburg

January 20, 2021

In Memoriam: Native American Law Pioneer Rennard Strickland ’65 S.J.D. ’71

January 12, 2021

New York Times List of Books for Biden Selects Saikrishna Prakash’s ‘The Living Presidency’

December 21, 2020

Accolades: Professor’s Paper on Algorithmic Decision-Making Wins Award

December 18, 2020

Student-Scholar Explores Home Rule in Virginia

December 11, 2020

50 Years After Leading Constitution’s Revision, Professor Reflects on Changes

November 11, 2020

In Memoriam: U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg

September 18, 2020

Faculty Scholarship Examines Race and Law

July 29, 2020

Professor Honored With UVA Student Council Distinguished Teaching Award

June 2, 2020

How To Check a President

April 30, 2020

Unchecked Power at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave.

April 23, 2020

‘Common Law’ S2 E8: Native American Costumes and the Unwritten Constitution

March 31, 2020

Uncovering the Unwritten Constitution

March 31, 2020

‘Common Law’ Explores Why the Supreme Court’s Most Famous Libel Case Is Still Generating Debates

February 4, 2020

The Two Taliaferros

November 14, 2019

Reflections on Academic Publishing

November 13, 2019

‘Common Law’ S2 E3: The Road Not Taken After the Civil War

October 29, 2019

Why Land Redistribution to Former Slaves Unraveled After the Civil War

October 29, 2019

Scholars Explore ‘Law in American History, Vol. III’

October 16, 2019

‘Common Law’ S2 E2: Rethinking Rights After World War II

October 15, 2019

How the Cold War Warmed Up a Legal Revolution

October 15, 2019

‘Common Law’ S2 E1: The Nonsmoker Revolution

October 1, 2019

‘Common Law’ Looks Back at the Battle Against Tobacco

October 1, 2019

Legal Historian Jessica Lowe Publishes ‘Murder in the Shenandoah’

September 19, 2019

Law Student Adds ‘Book Author’ to His Résumé

September 11, 2019

Supreme Court Takes Clinic Case Testing 19th-Century Copyright Doctrine

June 24, 2019

‘Secession on Trial’ During the Prosecution of Jefferson Davis

May 16, 2019

G. Edward White’s Final ‘Law in American History’ Volume Focuses on Modernist Era

April 17, 2019

End of an ERA?

April 1, 2019

Re-Arguing the Slaughter-House Cases

March 13, 2019

The Due Process Clause: Its Original Meaning and Future Application

March 5, 2019

‘Secession on Trial,’ With Cynthia Nicoletti

February 25, 2019

Symposium To Discuss Future of Originalism

February 21, 2019

Richmond Visit Brings Class Face to Face With Virginia’s Constitutional History

February 6, 2019

Professor Cynthia Nicoletti Wins Cromwell Book Prize

November 12, 2018

2018 Supreme Court Roundup

September 27, 2018

UVA Law Library Art Exhibit Showcases the Beauty of Jefferson-Era Legal Texts

September 4, 2018

The Court After Kennedy

June 28, 2018

U.S. Supreme Court Opinion Centers Largely on Professor Aditya Bamzai’s Argument

June 26, 2018

Unseating Segregation for a Night

May 1, 2018

‘All Falling Faiths,’ With Judge J. Harvie Wilkinson III ’72

April 23, 2018

"Constitutional Moments," With A. E. Dick Howard

March 28, 2018

UVA, Law School Commemorate UVA’s First Black Student, Gregory Swanson

February 6, 2018

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