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‘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

Loving v. Virginia as a Triumph and Failure of the Supreme Court

February 1, 2018

Award, Portrait to Honor UVA and UVA Law’s First Black Student at Feb. 5 Ceremony

January 15, 2018

Symposium at UVA Law to Explore Legal Legacy of Loving

January 11, 2018

Law Library Uncovers Hidden Legal Histories with Scottish Court of Session Digital Archive

November 17, 2017

Maureen Brady Discusses States' Damaging Clauses on Eminent Domain

November 17, 2017

Black Citizenship, Law, and the Founding

November 13, 2017

Gordon-Reed Delivers McCorkle Lecture on 'Black Citizenship, Law, and the Founding'

November 13, 2017

Rachel Harmon Looks at Challenges Officials Face in Era of Hostile Audiences

November 10, 2017

Frederick Schauer Examines 'Holes' in Longtime First Amendment Doctrines for Hostile Audiences

November 10, 2017

How Students Opened a Door for Legal Aid

November 7, 2017

Risa Goluboff Discusses Her Book on How Vagrancy Laws Sparked '60s Activism, Legal Challenges

November 1, 2017

Expert on Thomas Jefferson, Sally Hemings to Speak on 'Black Citizenship'

October 31, 2017

Dean Risa Goluboff Wins American Society for Legal History Book Award for 'Vagrant Nation'

October 28, 2017

Russians Have Long History of Spreading Disinformation in U.S., Explains Ashley Deeks

October 25, 2017

Cynthia Nicoletti Examines Chief Justice's Role in Davis' Treason Trial

October 23, 2017

Cynthia Nicoletti Discusses Her Book, "Secession on Trial"

October 16, 2017

Was Secession Legal?

October 16, 2017

Goluboff’s 'Vagrant Nation' Wins American Historical Association Prize

October 10, 2017

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