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Alfred Hitchcock —the undisputed "Master of Suspense"— began his long career as a film director in the 1920s in England and reached international fame by the mid-1930s. His Hollywood period began in 1940, when he was hired to direct Daphne du Maurier's "Rebecca." From there, he went on to direct some of the most iconic thrillers in American film history. His work is provocative, tension-producing, morally intriguing, and technically brilliant. The films listed below cover his entire career (the last film was from 1976). Hitchcock posed difficult moral questions in his films, and influenced

This course, compressed during the semester, will introduce students to the practice of “art law,” which lies at the intersection of several bodies of law. Contract doctrines such as meetings of minds, mistakes of fact, warranties, and good faith will be explored. The Uniform Commercial Code, which is the primary regulatory schema in the U.S. governing disputes over art transactions, including claims of looted art and fake art, will also be studied. Students will learn to apply civil procedure rules and concepts that can be outcome-determinative in art cases, including statutes of limitations

This course addresses a defining legal issue of our age: how competition laws will apply to the giants of the digital economy. Tech platforms like Apple, Amazon, Facebook, and Google rank among the largest and most powerful companies in history, and are increasingly confronted with antitrust challenges based on their roles as online gatekeepers. However, the outcome of those claims is uncertain given conservative judicial interpretations of U.S. antitrust law over the last half-century. This uncertainty is elevated by the complexity of establishing antitrust violations against platforms that

This short course will focus on the responsibilities of public company Boards of Directors and the issues Boards deal with from the routine to crisis management. How is a Board structured? What are the functions of the Board’s committees? What are the Board’s primary responsibilities? How does the Board fulfill its oversight responsibilities without interfering with the day to day operation of the Company? What is included in the Board’s Agenda? What goes on inside and outside of the Board room among directors and management? Emphasis will be on practical knowledge which will enable lawyers to

This is a short reading and discussion course comprising 8 classes in selected topics on contemporary private international law issues, viewed through a US lens. The theme of the course is the effect that globalization has had on a range of existing legal rules and regulatory regimes. The course will consider whether globalization has rendered existing private international law rules inadequate and in need of fundamental reappraisal. Topics for consideration will include judicial jurisdiction, jurisdiction in cyberspace, jurisdiction in cyberspace – the case of free speech, forum non

This course will provide an overview of federal sentencing policy and practice. Students will be introduced to the history and goals of sentencing, the types of sentences available to judges, the collateral consequences of conviction, and the sentencing reform movement that led to the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines. We will review the method and application of the Sentencing Guidelines and examine the factors that affect the length of terms of imprisonment. We will explore the sources and limitations of sentencing discretion. Finally, we will discuss the impact of the development of constitutional

The principal goal of this course is to provide an understanding of the concepts of financial accounting and published financial statements. Attorneys need a basic understanding of financial statements in order to work with corporate clients and certified public accountants. This knowledge is particularly important if the practice involves investment banking, initial public offerings, and the issuance of securities. Course content will include the conceptual framework of accounting, specialized accounting terminology, generally accepted accounting standards, and the distinction between

GeDá Jones Herbert is the inaugural director of programming for the Education Rights Institute at the University of Virginia School of Law. Jones Herbert previously worked four years as education special counsel at the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund. At the Legal Defense Fund, Jones Herbert managed a large school desegregation litigation case while also supporting advocacy and education policy efforts. Before joining LDF, Jones Herbert was an attorney at the Equal Justice Initiative in Montgomery, Alabama, focusing on appellate litigation and community education, and drawing the

Helen Min is an inaugural Education Rights Institute Fellow and research assistant professor of law at the University of Virginia School of Law. As an education researcher, she has broad expertise in mixed-methods research, education psychology, curriculum and instruction. Her research has focused on evaluating trauma-sensitive pedagogy, assessing the influence of stress on teacher well-being, and developing professional development trainings that holistically support teachers with the overarching goal of leveraging findings to support practitioners and policy makers. Min’s scholarship has

Sarah Beach is an inaugural Education Rights Institute Fellow and a research assistant professor of law at the University of Virginia School of Law. Beach’s perspective is informed by her experience as an elementary, secondary, and university public educator and as a critical scholar. Her research interests include assessment and accountability for K-12 schools, education policy for equitable student success and systems thinking with a focus on systemic change. Beach’s work can be found in academic journals, handbooks and as chapters in edited books. She has presented research at conferences

John Martin’s research focuses on election law, primarily campaign finance law and election administration law. He is interested in whether and to what extent such laws advance democracy on the federal, state and local levels, assessing them through the lens of various democratic theories. His recent publications have appeared in the Cornell Law Review, the Stanford Law Review Online, the Alabama Law Review and the Virginia Law Review Online, and have been cited by, among others, a federal District Court and the January 6th Committee Final Report. Martin joined UVA Law in the fall of 2023 as a

Patrick Oglesby is a North Carolina lawyer and CEO of the Center for New Revenue, a tax policy nonprofit. He has written and spoken widely on cannabis revenue policy, but has not worked for cannabis sellers. Oglesby received his law degree with high honors and an MBA from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He clerked for Judge John Minor Wisdom on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit and practiced law with Covington & Burling in Washington, D.C. He was a tax lawyer for the U.S. Joint Congressional Committee on Taxation, the chief tax counsel for the U.S. Senate Finance