After serving more than 20 years in prison for a 1998 armed robbery he did not commit, Innocence Project Clinic client Messiah Johnson will receive state compensation following his full exoneration.

LISTEN: On the latest “Admissible,” Admissions Dean Natalie Blazer ’08 talks to Prof. Michael Livermore about how artificial intelligence is changing legal academia and the future of legal practice.

WATCH: Profs. George Cohen, Anne Coughlin and Thomas Nachbar advise first-year #lawschool students on best strategies for taking law school exams.

How can contractors’ desire to preserve their trade secrets be reconciled with the Pentagon’s need to repair military equipment? Prof. Elizabeth Rowe and Harrison Kearby ’26 have a plan.

Prof. Cale Jaffe ’01 will be a speaker Friday at the inaugural conference of the Northwestern University Energy Innovation Lab, “Energy Innovation and Emerging Technologies.” @northwesternlaw.bsky.social

Two #UVALaw classes had a surprise guest speaker on Tuesday: Chief Justice John G. Roberts, Jr. #SCOTUS

As lawmakers debate social media monitoring, Prof. @kevinlcope.bsky.social says children don’t have the same expectation of privacy as adults.

Professors at #UVALaw offer tips and advice to prepare for #lawschool exams, starting with asking your professor about the style and scope of the test and what they’re looking for.

LISTEN: Prof. Mitu Gulati and University of North Carolina Prof. Mark Weidemaier examine a Second Circuit ruling vacating a $16 billion judgment against Argentina over its partial expropriation of YPF S.A.

Prof. Edwin Hu discusses SpaceX’s decision to launch an initial public offering without a lock-up agreement. @financialtimes.com

Columnist George F. Will says Prof. Saikrishna Prakash’s new book, “The Presidential Pardon: The Short Clause with a Long, Troubled History,” shows how the pardon process has become more politicized. @washingtonpost.com

Prof. John Monahan, considered the “leading thinker” on violence risk assessment, is retiring after 46 years on the #UVALaw faculty.

Vice Dean Ashley Deeks discusses laws that allow the federal government to exert certain control over companies for national security purposes. @politico.com

LISTEN: Prof. Risa Goluboff and Biruktawit Assefa ’24 discuss how Gregory H. Swanson ’51 became the first Black student to integrate #UVA and #UVALaw. @uvalawlibrary.bsky.social

Prof. @craigkon.bsky.social argues that #SCOTUS’ ruling on Colorado’s ban on conversion therapy undermines legal recognition and protections for gay and transgender people. @thehill.com

Profs. @naomicahn.bsky.social and Elizabeth Rowe will present in May at the symposium “Secrecy and Transparency in Civil Litigation.”

Not the most important news of the day: But I will be a Visiting Professor at @uvalaw.bsky.social during the Fall 2026 semester! An honor to be at one of the nation's very top law schools. I know some faculty there already, and look forward to meeting more faculty and students while there.

WATCH: Prof. Douglas Laycock examines the history and evolution of “establishment of religion” as understood in the First Amendment.

A team of #UVALaw students has captured the school’s fourth win since it began competing in 2017 at the International and European Tax Moot Court competition in Belgium.

President Donald Trump’s attendance at #SCOTUS oral arguments wasn’t improper, says Prof. @amandafrost.bsky.social. @washingtonpost.com

LISTEN: As outlined in Prof. Saikrishna Prakash’s new book, panelists at #UVALaw examine the roots and politicization of the presidential pardon power.

Salwa Ahmad ’24, a human rights lawyer, and Lena Welch ’20, a disability rights advocate, share how #UVALaw Kennedy Fellowships helped launch their public service careers.

#SCOTUS’ conversion therapy ruling will hurt states’ abilities to set standards for medical care, argues Prof. @craigkon.bsky.social. @bloomberglaw.com

WATCH: Prof. Margaret Foster Riley discusses challenges for health care policy in President Donald Trump’s second term.

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission has appointed M. Jordan Minot ’19 deputy general counsel for litigation. @law360.bsky.social

My take on Chiles v. Salazar, decided Tuesday: theconversation.com/supreme-cour...

A total of 57 #UVALaw students in the Class of 2026 have accepted a clerkship position after #lawschool, and 10 have accepted a second clerkship. The group gathered this week for a reception hosted by the Office of Judicial Clerkships. #UVALaw2026

LISTEN: On the latest “Admissible,” Admissions Dean Natalie Blazer ’08 talks to third-year law student workers about their insights based on hundreds of interactions with applicants and prospective students each cycle.

In their latest celebrity estate series for @theconversation.com, #RutgersLaw Professor Reid Kress Weisbord and Professor @naomicahn.bsky.social (@uvalaw.bsky.social#RutgersLaw review the legal skirmishes over Michael Jackson's estate, the most recent involving his daughter: https://bit.ly/4dqOhXD #lawsky

WATCH: Scholars discuss Prof. Saikrishna Prakash’s new book, “The Presidential Pardon: The Short Clause with a Long, Troubled History,” in a panel hosted by #UVALaw’s Karsh Center for Law and Democracy. youtu.be/5sVfvQS3wyE

Prof. Amanda Frost, who sat in on the birthright citizenship case during #SCOTUS oral arguments, analyzes what she heard. @newshour.bsky.social www.pbs.org/newshour/sho...

Prof. Cathy Hwang will discuss “Private Ordering in Corporate Law” at the Ira M. Millstein Conference at @columbialawschool.bsky.social on April 17. @cathyhwang.bsky.social web.cvent.com/event/ea084d...

Props to my afternoon #legalwriting students—who managed a very simple, but effective April Fool’s Day prank: precisely swapping their regular seats two that the entire classroom was a mirror image of the normal arrangement. It messed with my brain way more than I could have expected.

Skip Lockard ’00 has been promoted to senior vice president and general counsel of Siemens USA. @law360.bsky.social

The framers of the 14th Amendment supported birthright citizenship to benefit former slaves and immigrants, argues Prof. @amandafrost.bsky.social. @npr.org

In the latest PLACE Blog, Prof. Quinn Curtis says that while interest in investing in funds with environmental, social and governance goals has declined, ESG funds haven’t experienced significant outflows.

In #ChilesvSalazar, I think that the majority got it right—given existing precedent on speech vs. conduct. As I say in the media post, the majority “confirmed that the First Amendment robustly protects expression in the context of mental health counseling —…

Prof. @kevinlcope.bsky.social examines what #SCOTUS’ ruling in Chiles v. Salazar could mean for states’ conversion therapy bans.

The 43rd annual North Grounds Softball League Invitational, organized by #UVALaw students, raised a record $55,000 for charity and drove home two titles for #UVA.

Prof. @kevinlcope.bsky.social discusses how law students are learning about using artificial intelligence in the legal profession. @cbs19news.bsky.social

Loved speaking at @iapp.bsky.social global conference with David Lashway and seeing Sidley peeps

Congratulations to everyone who worked on this book, especially the librarians at the UVA Law Library! @uvalawlibrary.bsky.social

A new book chronicles the evolution of legal education over 200 years at #UVALaw.

Prof. @amandafrost.bsky.social says every method and source of constitutional interpretation confirms that birthright citizenship applies to nearly everyone in the United States. @reuters.com

The American Law Institute will present U.S. Judge J. Harvie Wilkinson III ’72 with the Henry J. Friendly Medal, the ALI’s most prestigious honor.

Prof. Michael Gilbert says courts are unlikely to intervene in a dispute over language used for Virginia’s redistricting referendum.

Prof. Andrew Block examines the recent success of lawsuits arguing that social media platforms are harmful for children.

Pepperdine University has hired #UVA associate head coach Griff Aldrich ’99 as men’s basketball coach. @espn.com

Using Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents to help screen travelers at airports raises constitutional concerns, says Prof. @amandafrost.bsky.social. @usatoday.com

WATCH: #UVALaw students share their experiences participating in externships, which allow them to gain academic credit for legal work, helping them grow as professionals.