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Faculty Teach Judicial Fellows About US Legal Institutions

October 12, 2026

The University of Virginia School of Law hosted 25 judges this month participating in the Judicial Fellowship Program to learn more about the rule of law and U.S. legal institutions.

Faculty

International and Comparative Law

Accolades: Claire Corcoran Award Presented

October 9, 2026

University of Virginia School of Law students Francesca Clemente ’27 and Emmy Pilant ’27 are this year’s recipients of the Claire Corcoran Award for public service, among other achievements and recognition for members of the Law School community.

Accolades

Student Life

Intellectual Property

Public Service

Empirical Legal Studies

International and Comparative Law

Courtney Douglas ’25 Takes on First Amendment Fellowship at New York Times

October 8, 2026

Courtney Douglas ’25, former Virginia Law Review editor-in-chief, joins The New York Times legal department as its First Amendment Fellow.

Alumni

Careers

Civil Rights and Civil Liberties

Constitutional Law

First Amendment

Experiential Learning

Law and Democracy

Duffy Named General Counsel and Acting Solicitor of US Patent and Trademark Office

October 6, 2026

Professor John Duffy of the University of Virginia School of Law has been appointed general counsel and acting solicitor of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.

Faculty

Public Policy

Public Service

Intellectual Property

Amanda Huang and the Permanent Court of Arbitration at the Hague

Amanda Huang ’24 Heads to Permanent Court of Arbitration

October 5, 2026

Amanda Huang ’24 will spend a year as an assistant legal counsel at the Permanent Court of Arbitration in The Hague through a fellowship funded by the University of Virginia School of Law.

Alumni

Careers

International and Comparative Law

Experiential Learning

Public Service

Supreme Court and Appellate Litigation

Fabian M. Müller, Edward L. Wright Jr., Maria Camila “Mila” Warner, Taichi Nakamura and Ana Clara Loreto

From Around the Globe to UVA Law

October 2, 2026

Meet five lawyers from around the globe who came to the University of Virginia School of Law to earn an advanced degree in law as part of this year’s LL.M. class.

Student Life

Academics and Curriculum

Careers

International and Comparative Law

Faculty Available for Comment on 2026 Supreme Court Term

October 1, 2026

University of Virginia School of Law faculty are available to speak to the media about the 2026 Supreme Court term.

Faculty

Constitutional Law

Supreme Court and Appellate Litigation

Students Awarded for Highest GPAs

September 30, 2026

University of Virginia School of Law students Bennett Crow ’27 and Nate Anbar ’28 have received the Jackson Walker LLP Award and Carl M. Franklin Prize, respectively, recognizing students with the highest GPAs in their classes.

Student Life

Academics and Curriculum

Jack Tucker, Julia Grant, Chris Baldaacci and Patrick Dever

UVA Law Alumni Break Clerkships Record

September 29, 2026

A record 131 University of Virginia School of Law alumni are clerking across the country this term, including four at the U.S. Supreme Court.

Alumni

Clerkships

Careers

Supreme Court and Appellate Litigation

Lois Shepherd and “Welcome: Patterns of the Moral Life”

Professor’s New Book Makes the Case for Living a Welcoming Life

September 24, 2026

A new co-authored book from Professor Lois Shepherd of the University of Virginia School of Law and UVA Health makes the case for being welcoming as the cornerstone of living an ethical life.

Faculty

Legal Theory and Jurisprudence

Scholarship and Research

Health Law

Illustration of a record being cut with scissors

When Does Musical Inspiration Become Theft? Dotan Oliar Weighs In

September 23, 2026

University of Virginia School of Law professor Dotan Oliar discusses how intellectual property law judges the difference between drawing influence from another musician and copying them.

Intellectual Property

Faculty

Faculty Q&A

Meet the Ambassadors Who Welcome Prospective Law Students

September 23, 2026

University of Virginia School of Law student ambassadors reflect on their experiences on Grounds and offer advice for prospective students.

Student Life

Academics and Curriculum

Participants in the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights hearing on data centers

Clinic Helps Spur Hearing on Human Rights Impact of Data Centers

September 21, 2026

A recent hearing of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights examined the human rights impact of data centers, an effort that was made possible with help from the International Human Rights Law Clinic at the University of Virginia School of Law.

Student Life

Experiential Learning

Academics and Curriculum

International and Comparative Law

Immigration, Migration and Human Rights

Environmental Law

Justice Amy Coney Barrett Says Court Focuses on Law, Not Politics

September 18, 2026

Being the final word on law in the United States can lead to strong disagreements with colleagues, but U.S. Supreme Court justices try to keep personal feelings out of their interactions, Justice Amy Coney Barrett told a University of Virginia audience in a fireside chat with Professor John C

Faculty

Supreme Court and Appellate Litigation

Constitutional Law

Karsh Center

Glenn Kunkes, Saverio Romeo, Sean Suber and Megan Wasson with UVA Law in background

Four Alumni Among ‘Rising Stars’ for 2026

September 17, 2026

Four alumni of the University of Virginia School of Law are among Law360’s Rising Stars for 2026, a list of attorneys under age 40 whose accomplishments as lawyers “belie their age.”

Alumni

Careers

Law & Business

Ruth Mason and "Taxing People: The Next One Hundred Years"

Professor’s New Book Explores the Future of ‘Taxing People’

September 15, 2026

A new book co-edited by Professor Ruth Mason of the University of Virginia School of Law explores the future of taxing people internationally, including the impact of globalization and social changes.

Tax

Faculty

Scholarship and Research

Inside the Research Assistant Experience

September 14, 2026

Students at the University of Virginia School of Law can shift from studying legal scholarship to helping create it as research assistants for faculty members. Five students share their experiences.

Student Life

Scholarship and Research

Academics and Curriculum

Public Law and Political Economy

A scene from Charlottesville’s Downtown Mall

Students Share What Makes Charlottesville the Best College Town

September 11, 2026

Students and recent alums of the University of Virginia School of Law are sharing what makes Charlottesville feel like home away from home.

Student Life

Collage of photos of Ground Zero and law students on 9/11

After 9/11: How the UVA Law Community Responded

September 10, 2026

As the nation marks the 25th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks, alumni look back at how the University of Virginia School of Law community responded in the immediate aftermath, including in the pages of the Virginia Law Weekly.

Alumni

Pokemon Champ Plays His Next Card at UVA Law

September 8, 2026

International Pokemon champion Isaiah Bradner, a first-year student at the University of Virginia School of Law, discusses competing at the highest levels of the trading card game and what he wants to do with his law degree.

Student Life

Star Witness