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Committed to academic excellence, leadership and collegial learning since 1819.
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alumna and former faculty member M. Elizabeth “Liz” Magill ’95 has been named dean of
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Alumna M. Elizabeth ‘Liz’ Magill ’95 Named Dean of Georgetown Law
M. Elizabeth “Liz” Magill, a 1995 graduate of the University of Virginia School of Law and a former UVA Law vice dean, has been named dean of the Georgetown University Law Center.
https://www.law.virginia.edu/news/202602/alumna-m-elizabeth-liz-magill-95-named-dean-georgetown-law
about 17 hours ago
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A paper from Prof.
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shows how the law often lags behind the development of new technologies, according to
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Prof. Victoria J. Haneman.
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Leveraging Trust Law to Protect Child Influencers - Trusts & Estates
Naomi Cahn, Trusting Remedies for the Child Influencer Space: Blocked Trust Accounts and Child Beneficiaries, 17 Drexel L. Rev. 971 (2025).Victoria J. HanemanProfessor Naomi Cahn’s recent article, Tru...
https://trustest.jotwell.com/leveraging-trust-law-to-protect-child-influencers/
about 19 hours ago
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Prof. Andrew Block discusses the State and Local Government Policy Clinic’s work with state Sen. Scott Surovell ’96 and Del. Katrina Callsen ’14 on legislation to extend term limits for university board appointees.
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@katrinacallsen.com
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Reforming public university boards is a hot topic at the General Assembly
Lawmakers have proposed changes to board structure, rules on legal counsel and more.
https://www.vpm.org/generalassembly/2026-02-13/university-board-bills-callsen-surovell-franklin-deeds-uva-gmu-vmi
about 19 hours ago
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Ahead of Valentine’s Day, four
#UVALaw
alumni couples share their love stories and how “it all began” during their time on Grounds.
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4 Couples Share Their ‘Be My Baby’ Moments
Four couples whose relationships intersected with their time at the University of Virginia School of Law share their love stories and how they built their lives together.
https://www.law.virginia.edu/news/202602/4-couples-share-their-be-my-baby-moments
1 day ago
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WATCH: Prof. Saikrishna Prakash discusses his book “The Presidential Pardon” and the evolving pardon power’s impact on the rule of law.
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Understanding the Presidential Pardon: A Book Event with Saikrishna Prakash
YouTube video by American Enterprise Institute
https://www.youtube.com/live/ksD4GG_ASlU?si=-AEoTTZhH5DqKNIo
2 days ago
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Profs. Rachel Harmon,
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and
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’05 will be panelists Tuesday for “The Crisis in Minnesota: Executive Power and Civil Liberties,” sponsored by
#UVA’s
Miller Center and
#UVALaw’s
Karsh Center for Law and Democracy.
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The crisis in Minnesota: Executive power and civil liberties | Miller Center
REGISTER FOR ONLINERecent incidents involving federal immigration enforcement agents and the fatal use of force in Minneapolis have sparked intense public debate, raised urgent questions about the app...
https://millercenter.org/news-events/events/crisis-minnesota-executive-power-and-civil-liberties
2 days ago
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Varnum Bayless ’28 and fourth-year College student Christoph Schoer won the inaugural Martin Skeptical Debate at
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The Jefferson Society crowns winners of the first Martin Skeptical Debate
Two UVA students took top honors after arguing artificial intelligence will increase biological risk in the next five years.
https://news.virginia.edu/content/jefferson-society-crowns-winners-first-martin-skeptical-debate
3 days ago
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Hannah “Mel” Borja-Beaudet ’26 will assist and advocate for immigrant workers as the 25th recipient of
#UVALaw’s
Powell Fellowship in Legal Services.
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Mel Borja-Beaudet ’26 Awarded 25th Powell Fellowship
Mel Borja-Beaudet ’26 is the 25th recipient of the University of Virginia School of Law’s Powell Fellowship in Legal Services and will work with the Washington Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights and ...
https://www.law.virginia.edu/news/202602/mel-borja-beaudet-26-awarded-25th-powell-fellowship
3 days ago
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Prof.
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and
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Prof. Sonia Suter discuss how abortion opponents are targeting Planned Parenthood and the drug mifepristone.
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Federal and state authorities are taking a 2-pronged approach to make it harder to get an abortion
Four years after the Supreme Court’s Dobbs ruling gave states the power to ban abortion, further restrictions are arriving through legislation and litigation.
https://theconversation.com/federal-and-state-authorities-are-taking-a-2-pronged-approach-to-make-it-harder-to-get-an-abortion-271378
4 days ago
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Prof. Juliet Hatchett ’15 discusses legislative efforts to compensate an Innocence Project client wrongfully incarcerated for robbery.
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Virginia House considers paying Norfolk man $1.3M for wrongful incarceration
A subcommittee within the House of Delegates is considering a bill to pay a Norfolk man $1.3 million for over 20 years of wrongful incarceration.
https://www.wtkr.com/news/politics/virginia-house-considers-paying-norfolk-man-1-3m-for-wrongful-incarceration
4 days ago
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Prof. John Duffy says trademarks can be used to protect name, image and likeness rights in the artificial intelligence age.
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USPTO's Squires Sees TMs As Key Tool Against AI Deepfakes - Law360
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Director John Squires pitched trademarks as one of the most practical tools for combating artificial intelligence deepfakes, saying during a Wednesday webinar that nam...
https://www.law360.com/articles/2436449/uspto-s-squires-sees-tms-as-key-tool-against-ai-deepfakes
4 days ago
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Kim Krawiec
4 days ago
The latest roundup brings together three conversations: how the WSJ frames vice and social harm; a Taboo Trades discussion of patent disclosures as records of taboo innovation (“Taboo Patents”); and recent academic workshops addressing legal and empirical questions about blood and organs.
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Taboo and Repugnant Roundup (Week of 2/9/26)
American Vice; Taboo Patents; Law and Rationality, Law and Business
https://open.substack.com/pub/kimberlydkrawiec/p/taboo-and-repugnant-roundup-week-d7e?r=4uxr2y&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true
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As Virginia lawmakers debate expanding the Safer Communities Program, Prof. Andrew Block says law enforcement alone cannot solve youth gun violence.
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General Assembly considers $36M expansion of gun violence prevention program
The Safer Communities Program currently funds initiatives in 4 cities, including Richmond.
https://www.vpm.org/generalassembly/2026-02-09/safer-communities-program-gun-violence-simonds-swinson-big-homies-block-watkins
4 days ago
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Prof. Mitu Gulati has co-authored a new book on the flaws that are often found in commercial contracts. “Contract Hazards: Lawyers and Their Landmines” is available from
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Professor’s New Co-Authored Book Explores ‘Landmines’ in Contracts
Professor Mitu Gulati of the University of Virginia School of Law has co-authored a new book, “Contract Hazards: Lawyers and Their Landmines,” on the flaws that are often found in commercial contracts...
https://www.law.virginia.edu/news/202602/professors-new-co-authored-book-explores-landmines-contracts
5 days ago
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Kim Krawiec
6 days ago
Can patents tell us how societies normalize taboo technologies? This episode examines pleasure devices, cannabis & psychedelics, and abortion tech—showing how utility narratives, medicalization, and novelty quietly map social change.
www.buzzsprout.com/1227113/epis...
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Taboo Patents with Andrew Gilden & Sarah Rajec - Taboo Trades
My guests today are Andrew Gilden, Southwestern Law School, and Sarah R. Wasserman Rajec, William & Mary Law School. They join me today to discuss their recent paper, Patenting the Taboo: Sex, Drugs,…
https://www.buzzsprout.com/1227113/episodes/18641050
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#UVALaw
is No. 4 among law schools for faculty published in the most competitive finance journals, among other accolades for the community.
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Accolades: UVA No. 4 Among Law Schools in Finance Scholarship
The University of Virginia is No. 4 among law schools for faculty published in the most competitive finance journals, among other achievements and recognition for members of the Law School community.
https://www.law.virginia.edu/news/202602/accolades-uva-no-4-among-law-schools-finance-scholarship
8 days ago
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Prof. Cale Jaffe ’01 discusses what rejoining the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative would mean for Virginia.
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What would rejoining RGGI mean locally? - Cville Right Now
Gov. Abigail Spanberger plans to get Virginia back into the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative, which taxes carbon emissions and funnels that money back into community projects.
https://cvillerightnow.com/news/208802-what-would-rejoining-rggi-mean-locally/
8 days ago
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LISTEN: Prof. Mitu Gulati and University of North Carolina Prof. Mark Weidemaier analyze what Venezuelan debt restructuring could look like after U.S. intervention.
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Ep 169 - Can We Say Anything Meaningful About a Venezuelan Debt Restructuring?
Can We Say Anything Meaningful About a Venezuelan Debt Restructuring? Venezuela must restructure its debt if it, and its new
https://soundcloud.com/clauses-controversies/ep-169-can-we-say-anything-meaningful-about-a-venezuelan-debt-restructuring
9 days ago
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LISTEN: Prof. Saikrishna Prakash says pardon power was enacted in the U.S. to mitigate injustices and quell rebellions.
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Pardoner-in-chief
Podcast Episode · Today, Explained · 01/29/2026 · 26m
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/pardoner-in-chief/id1346207297?i=1000747231389
9 days ago
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#UVALaw
students in the Human Rights Study Project traveled to the Dominican Republic over winter break to examine the impact of climate change on human rights.
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Students Travel to Dominican Republic To Study Impact of Climate Change on Human Rights
University of Virginia School of Law students participating in the Human Rights Study Project recently traveled to the Dominican Republic to learn more about the human rights challenges caused by clim...
https://www.law.virginia.edu/news/202602/students-travel-dominican-republic-study-impact-climate-change-human-rights
10 days ago
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LISTEN: In the season premiere of the
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podcast “Legal Knowledge,” Prof. A. E. Dick Howard ’61 and Catherine Ward ’22 discuss how 20th-century constitutional change in Virginia shaped legal education.
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S2E1. Constitutional Law at UVA, 1902-1971
Welcome back to season two of Legal Knowledge! In this episode, UVA Law alumna Catherine Ward and professor emeritus A. E. Dick Howard join us for a behind-the-scenes look at twentieth-century constit
https://soundcloud.com/uva-law-archives/constitutional-law-at-uva-1902-1970
10 days ago
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Lawrence Solum
11 days ago
Ahdout on Political Mootness Payvand Ahdout (University of Virginia School of Law) has posted Political Mootness (111 Va. L. Rev. 841 (2025)) on SSRN. Here is the abstract: Congress and the executive have engaged in major clashes over the scope of their powers, particularly involving Congress's…
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Ahdout on Political Mootness
Payvand Ahdout (University of Virginia School of Law) has posted Political Mootness (111 Va. L. Rev. 841 (2025)) on SSRN. Here is the abstract: Congress and the executive have engaged in major clashes over the scope of their powers, particularly involving Congress's subpoena power and power of the purse. In the last two decades, none of these disputes with the government represented on both sides of the "v" has ended in a final judgment on the merits.
https://legaltheoryblog.com/2026/02/03/ahdout-on-political-mootness/
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LISTEN: On the latest “Admissible,”
#UVALaw’s
admissions directors discuss the 2026 application cycle and offer advice to candidates applying to a top
#lawschool
in an increasingly competitive process.
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S8 E1: Director Debrief – The 2026 Cycle So Far
UVA Law’s three directors of admission — Katie Delsandro ’12, Rosanne Ibanez and Jennifer Echemendia — discuss the 2026 application cycle and offer advice to candidates seeking to obtain admission to
https://soundcloud.com/admissiblepodcast/s8-e1-director-debrief-the-2026-cycle-so-far
11 days ago
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Read up on faculty news, research and analysis with
#UVALaw
Brief, a new biweekly newsletter on LinkedIn.
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UVA Law Brief | LinkedIn
News, research and analysis from University of Virginia School of Law faculty.
https://www.linkedin.com/newsletters/uva-law-brief-7420147325689573376/
11 days ago
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In 1950, Gregory H. Swanson ’51 became
#UVALaw
and @UVA’s first Black student. Read about him and other alumni who made their mark on history and on the law.
#BlackHistoryMonth
www.law.virginia.edu/uvalawyer/sp...
11 days ago
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Kobe Copeland ’27 discusses his jobs in the entertainment and media industries, and a trivia show appearance, before coming to
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From LA to Law School, Kobe Copeland ’27 Aims for New Mission
Second-year student Kobe Copeland discusses his jobs in the entertainment and media industries before coming to the University of Virginia School of Law.
https://www.law.virginia.edu/news/202602/la-law-school-kobe-copeland-27-aims-new-mission
11 days ago
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12 days ago
This week’s Taboo & Repugnant Roundup: a NYT guest essay questioning whether prediction markets are dangerous, the game Organ Attack discussed on the Market Design blog, and a short HBS video on markets and transplantation featuring
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Taboo and Repugnant Roundup (Week of 2/2/26)
"Dangerous" prediction markets, a game (not really) for the organ trafficker in your life, and Alex Chan on market design
https://tinyurl.com/mw2swzjj
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Vice Dean Ashley Deeks discussed “Autonomous Weapons Systems and the Law” on Friday at Robotics + X, a symposium hosted by the
#UVA
Office of the Vice President for Research.
12 days ago
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Levi Swank ’13 has been appointed deputy director of the Federal Trade Commission’s Bureau of Consumer Protection.
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FTC Taps Goodwin Atty For Consumer Protection Deputy Role - Law360
A veteran of Goodwin Procter LLP has been tapped to serve as deputy director of the Federal Trade Commission's Bureau of Consumer Protection, the regulator announced.
https://www.law360.com/articles/2436523/ftc-taps-goodwin-atty-for-consumer-protection-deputy-role
12 days ago
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For
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, read about the change-makers at
#UVALaw
who broke down barriers and opened doors of opportunity for others.
www.law.virginia.edu/uvalawyer/sp...
12 days ago
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Prof. Andrew Block and State and Local Government Policy Clinic students discuss their work with legislators to change Virginia’s in-state tuition policy for Native Americans.
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Lawmakers, Va. Native tribes pitch education, sovereignty reforms to address historic injustices • Virginia Mercury
The Virginia legislature plans to address the impact of a racist 1920s policy that for decades prohibited Native American children from pursuing education beyond 7th or 8th grade.
https://virginiamercury.com/2026/01/29/lawmakers-va-native-tribes-pitch-education-sovereignty-reforms-to-address-historic-injustices/
15 days ago
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WATCH: Prof. Saikrishna Prakash says
#SCOTUS
is poised to rule that presidents have sweeping executive removal powers but could create an exception for the Federal Reserve.
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US Supreme Court likely to rule against Trump on Fed governor Lisa Cook’s firing: Law expert
YouTube video by CNA
https://youtu.be/6VOwHYAJiog?si=Z-fNyBMx-NyaGM10
15 days ago
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The
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Class of 2027 celebrated being halfway through
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at the Midway Toast on Thursday, with Dean Leslie Kendrick ’06 cheering on 2Ls’ continued success.
15 days ago
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Prof. G. Edward White has been named editor of the Journal of Supreme Court History.
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White Named Editor of Journal of Supreme Court History
University of Virginia School of Law professor G. Edward White, an award-winning legal historian, has been named editor of the Journal of Supreme Court History.
https://www.law.virginia.edu/news/202601/white-named-editor-journal-supreme-court-history
15 days ago
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Scenes from our wintry week ❄️
15 days ago
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LISTEN: In a speech at
#UVALaw
, former
#UVA
Rector George Keith Martin says Martin Luther King Jr. offered a “patient, persistent and purposeful” approach to leadership.
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“What Martin Luther King Jr. Teaches Us About Leadership” and the 2026 Swanson Award Presentation
Former UVA Rector George Keith Martin (College ’75), counsel at McGuireWoods, speaks about Martin Luther King Jr.’s leadership as part of UVA’s Community MLK Celebration. At the event, Dean Leslie Ken
https://soundcloud.com/uva-law/what-martin-luther-king-jr-teaches-us-about-leadership-and-the-2026-swanson-award-presentation
16 days ago
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Tyler Badgley ’16 has been named general counsel of Commodity Futures Trading Commission.
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CFTC Taps Treasury Atty To Be General Counsel - Law360 Pulse
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission announced Wednesday it has hired a Treasury Department lawyer with BigLaw experience to serve as the derivatives regulator's new general counsel.
https://www.law360.com/pulse/dc-pulse/articles/2435318/cftc-taps-treasury-atty-to-be-general-counsel
16 days ago
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Ariel Vasser ’26 has been awarded a Skadden Fellowship to fund her work at the Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law, where she will challenge state policies expanding involuntary commitment.
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Ariel Vasser ’26 Awarded Skadden Fellowship
University of Virginia School of Law student Ariel Vasser has been awarded the Skadden Public Interest Fellowship to work at the Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law.
https://www.law.virginia.edu/news/202601/ariel-vasser-26-awarded-skadden-fellowship
17 days ago
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Reflecting on her own challenges breaking into the industry, Athena Eastwood ’02 founded the Virginia Wine Collective to help small-scale winemakers.
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Athena Eastwood knows how hard it is to plant roots in the wine industry. So she branched out.
Athena Eastwood could have been satisfied running the prosperous winery that bears her name. But she remembers how others helped her plant her roots. Now she's doing the same.
https://dailyprogress.com/news/local/article_f13cbf8b-6052-467c-a581-f25e0c2a8ca5.html
17 days ago
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18 days ago
The library will be open 10am-midnight tomorrow (1/28)
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In disputes over the consequences of public discourse, Prof.
@hellmandeborah.bsky.social
says constitutional guarantees like free speech are rights against state action.
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Free Speech and Accountability: Balancing Interests in the Public Square
Between free expression and the values of a diverse society lies a contested space that shapes accountability and democratic participation.
https://karshinstitute.virginia.edu/news/free-speech-and-accountability-balancing-interests-public-square
18 days ago
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Micah Schwartzman
18 days ago
As part of
@yalelawjournal.bsky.social
’s new online Supreme Court review, my latest focuses on Catholic Charities. I ask about the role of religious motivation in granting exemptions and in limiting state support for religion — and why it matters for one but apparently not for the other.
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The Asymmetry of Religious Motivation | Yale Law Journal
The Supreme Court’s religious freedom doctrine treats religious motivation asymmetrically: with respect to free exercise, religious motivation suffices for...
https://yalelawjournal.org/supreme-court-collection/the-asymmetry-of-religious-motivation
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19 days ago
The Supreme Court’s Failure to Stop the Politics of Mass Incarceration - Criminal Law
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The Supreme Court’s Failure to Stop the Politics of Mass Incarceration - Criminal Law
Rachel Barkow, Justice Abandoned: How the Supreme Court Ignored the Constitution and Enabled Mass Incarceration (2025).Darryl BrownThe United States imprisons about 1.8 million people—more than any…
https://buff.ly/wdbFzFu
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WATCH: Prof.
@cathyhwang.bsky.social
discusses how she approaches qualitative research and shares insights and experiences on publishing her scholarly work.
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Insights on Qualitative Methods and Publishing
YouTube video by Law as Science
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5M6tG4qpDIg
19 days ago
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George F. Will says Prof. G. Edward White’s new book on Justice Robert H. Jackson offers lessons for today’s disputes involving judicial review of executive power in the name of national security.
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Opinion | With executive power rampant, the right book has arrived
Decades ago, a Supreme Court justice explained how to think today about Trump’s power grabs.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2026/01/23/supreme-court-trump-robert-jackson-executive-power/
19 days ago
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Read more about this year’s recipient of the Gregory H. Swanson Award, which recognizes
#UVALaw
students who show courage, perseverance and a commitment to justice.
www.law.virginia.edu/news/202601/...
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Third-Year Student Wins Swanson Award
Amelia Isaacs ’26 is this year’s recipient of the University of Virginia School of Law’s Swanson Award, named for Gregory Hayes Swanson, the first Black student to attend UVA.
https://www.law.virginia.edu/news/202601/third-year-student-wins-swanson-award
21 days ago
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reposted by
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22 days ago
The library will be open 8am-6pm on Saturday 1/24 and CLOSED on Sunday 1/25. Please stay safe and warm!
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In the wake of an inmate’s death, Prof. Gerard Robinson discusses the impact of understaffing in U.S. prisons.
@cbs6-richmond.bsky.social
www.wtvr.com/news/local-n...
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New information about 'brutal' Virginia prison attack. What inmate said after allegedly killing cellmate.
After a 'brutal' attack at Greensville Correctional Center that left a father dead, sources are sharing more information about the circumstances.
https://www.wtvr.com/news/local-news/princeo-brooks-prison-death-folo-jan-21-2026
22 days ago
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Prof. David Law discusses what
#SCOTUS
arguments show about whether Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook will keep her job.
@reuters.com
www.investing.com/news/economy...
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Five takeaways from the U.S. Supreme Court argument over Fed’s Lisa Cook By Reuters
Five takeaways from the U.S. Supreme Court argument over Fed’s Lisa Cook
https://www.investing.com/news/economy-news/five-takeaways-from-the-us-supreme-court-argument-over-feds-lisa-cook-4458612
23 days ago
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26 days ago
Hellman & Hu on Disparate Treatment and Discriminatory Harm Deborah Hellman (University of Virginia School of Law) & Lily Hu (Yale University - Department of Philosophy) have posted Disparate Treatment and Discriminatory Harm (Legal Theory (forthcoming)) on SSRN. Here is the abstract: When do…
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Hellman & Hu on Disparate Treatment and Discriminatory Harm
Deborah Hellman (University of Virginia School of Law) & Lily Hu (Yale University - Department of Philosophy) have posted Disparate Treatment and Discriminatory Harm (Legal Theory (forthcoming)) on SSRN. Here is the abstract: When do facially neutral laws, which treat people differently on the basis of traits that are not legally suspect, amount to disparate treatment on the basis of a suspect trait like race or sex?
https://legaltheoryblog.com/2026/01/19/hellman-hu-on-disparate-treatment-and-discriminatory-harm/
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