David Baldacci ’86 discusses his path from lawyer to bestselling author, the power of words and books, and his latest novel, “A Calamity of Souls.” Dean Leslie Kendrick ’06 introduces Baldacci. The event was sponsored by the UVA Law School Foundation. (University of Virginia School of Law, Oct. 2, 2024)

Lee C. Buchheit, an expert in sovereign-debt restructuring and a former UVA Law School lecturer, discusses the current state and future of Russian assets frozen during the war with Ukraine. UVA Law professors Mitu Gulati, Paul B. Stephan ’77 and Pierre Hugues-Verdier also give remarks.

A panel of immigration experts moderated by UVA Law professor Kevin Cope discuss how immigration issues may influence the upcoming election, and how the outcome could shape U.S. immigration policy. Panelists include National Foundation for American Policy Executive Director Stuart Anderson, attorney Tanishka V. Cruz, UVA Law professor Amanda Frost and UVA professor Jennifer Lawless. The event was sponsored by UVA Law’s Immigration, Migration and Human Rights Program, and co-sponsored by the Miller Center, the American Constitution Society and the Federalist Society. (Sept. 23, 2024, University of Virginia School of Law)

A panel of experts explores the relationship between incarceration and race. The panelists are Jeffrey Abramowitz, CEO of the Petey Greene Program; Yusuf Dahl, CEO of The Century Promise; author Barbara Bradley Hagerty; and Marc Howard, a Georgetown University professor. UVA Law professor Kimberly Jenkins Robinson, director of the Center for the Study of Race and Law, introduced the event, and Professor Gerard Robinson moderated the panel. The event was sponsored by the Center for the Study of Race and Law. (University of Virginia School of Law, Sept. 18, 2024)

Terrica Redfield Ganzy ’02, executive director of the Southern Center for Human Rights, spoke about the importance of public service in her life at the Public Service Kickoff. Dean Leslie Kendrick ’06 and Assistant Dean for Public Service Ryan Faulconer ’08 introduced Ganzy. (University of Virginia School of Law, Aug. 27, 2024)

Assistant Dean for Admissions Natalie Blazer ’08 talks about what UVA Law students can expect starting school during an “Olympics year.” She spoke as part of the Class of 2027 orientation. (University of Virginia School of Law, Aug. 15, 2024)

Dean Leslie Kendrick '06 welcomes new students in the Class of 2027 to UVA Law School. (University of Virginia School of Law, Aug. 15, 2024)

U.S. Attorney Christopher Kavanaugh '06 welcomes incoming members of the Class of 2027. Kavanaugh has served as U.S. attorney for the Western District of Virginia since 2021. (University of Virginia School of Law, Aug. 15, 2024)

Professors Deirdre Enright ’92 and Kelly Orians give admitted students an overview of criminal law and juvenile justice courses and programs at UVA Law. (University of Virginia School of Law, March 15, 2024)

Professor Charles Barzun ’05 discusses UVA Law’s courses, programs and opportunities in legal history during an admitted students open house. (University of Virginia School of Law, March 15, 2024)

Professor Guido Alfani of Bocconi University discusses economic inequality in preindustrial times, centralized in Europe and beyond. Alfani was recently published in the Journal of Economic Literature. Professor Ted Seto of Loyola Law School provides commentary, and UVA Law professor Ruth Mason and Oxford University professor Tsilly Dagan also discuss the work. This event was held as part of the “Tax Meets Non-Tax” Oxford-Virginia Legal Dialogs workshop series that builds bridges from tax to other kinds of scholarship. (University of Virginia School of Law, May 24, 2024)

Retiring professors Richard Bonnie ’69 and A. E. Dick Howard ’61 reflect on their careers, following introductions by Dean Risa Goluboff during Law Alumni Weekend. (University of Virginia School of Law, May 11, 2024)

NFL executive Dasha Smith ’98 delivers the commencement address to the Class of 2024, as Dean Risa Goluboff presides over her final UVA Law ceremony as dean and Student Bar Association President Tommy Cerja IV ’24 makes remarks. (University of Virginia School of Law, May 19, 2024)

Dean Risa Goluboff shares the latest news about the Law School with alumni at reunion weekend. (University of Virginia School of Law, May 11, 2024)

Professor Danielle Citron discusses themes in her most recent book, “The Fight for Privacy: Protecting Dignity, Identity, and Love in the Digital Age.” Citron spoke at the Law School Foundation’s Alumni Board and Council luncheon. (University of Virginia School of Law, May 10, 2024)

UVA Law lecturer Tiffany Graves ’06 of Bradley Arant Boult Cummings, Theodore Howard of Wiley Rein, Paul S. Lee of Steptoe & Johnson and Kathleen Wach of Miller & Chevalier Chartered share their experiences of advancing racial justice in their pro bono practice. Professor Kimberly Jenkins Robinson moderates the event, which was sponsored by the Center for the Study of Race and Law. (University of Virginia School of Law, April 17, 2024)

At the Virginia Law Review’s annual symposium, Rachel Lopez of Drexel University Kline School of Law, Gerald Torres of Yale University and Kempis “Ghani” Songster, co-founder of the Redemption Project, discuss collaborations between legal scholars and people with lived experiences. Law student Dennis Ting ’24 introduces the speakers and UVA Law professor Bertrall Ross serves as moderator. (University of Virginia School of Law, March 29, 2024)

Judge Roger L. Gregory of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit gives a talk and participates in a Q&A to mark receiving the Thomas Jefferson Foundation Medal in Law. Dean Risa Goluboff served as moderator for the event. (University of Virginia School of Law, April 11, 2024)

Judge Stephanos Bibas of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit discusses the importance of storytelling to deliver judgments that are fair, impartial and grounded in law. (University of Virginia School of Law, April 5, 2024)

Columbia University professor Robert Scott, a former UVA Law dean, discusses the growth of scholarship in contract production at the 34th Sokol Colloquium. (University of Virginia School of Law, March 29, 2024)

UVA Law alumna Tahesha L. Way ’96 speaks about her career path to the roles of New Jersey lieutenant governor and secretary of state, offers advice to current law students, and stresses the importance of voting in every election. (University of Virginia School of Law, March 26, 2024)

The Virginia Law Review hosts UVA Law professors A. E. Dick Howard '61 and Charles Barzun ’05 for a fireside chat detailing Howard's career. (University of Virginia School of Law, March 21, 2024)

Former Delaware Supreme Court Chief Justice Leo E. Strine Jr. speaks with UVA Law professor Michal Barzuza, arguing that businesses shouldn't be political echo chambers. The event was sponsored by the John W. Glynn Jr. Law & Business Program. (University of Virginia School of Law, March 19, 2024)

Kashmir Hill discusses her 2023 book, “Your Face Belongs to Us: A Secretive Startup’s Quest to End Privacy as We Know It," with UVA Law professor Danielle Citron during a LawTech Center talk, following an introduction by Professor Elizabeth Rowe. The book explores how facial recognition technology threatens privacy. (University of Virginia School of Law, March 20, 2024)

University of Washington law professor Xuan-Thao Nguyen discussed her new book, “Silicon Valley Bank: The Rise and Fall of a Community Bank for Tech,” with UVA Law professor Elizabeth A. Rowe. Nguyen’s book provides a first-hand account of the founding, ascent and dissolution of Silicon Valley Bank, a tech community bank founded in 1982 with $5 million that became the nation’s 13th-largest bank and the tech industry’s lender and bank. (University of Virginia School of Law, March, 12 2024)

Judges Daniel Bress '05 of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit and Trevor McFadden '06 of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia discuss their paths from UVA Law School to the bench at a student Federalist Society event. (University of Virginia School of Law, Feb. 15, 2024)

Alec Karakatsanis, founder of Civil Rights Corps, delivered the keynote address for the eighth annual Shaping Justice conference, titled “(De)Criminalizing Poverty.” (University of Virginia School of Law, Feb. 2, 2024)

Blake D. Morant ’78 (Col ’75), former dean at the George Washington University and Wake Forest University law schools, speaks on “The Contextuality of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s Legacy” as part of UVA’s Community MLK Celebration. At the event, Dean Risa Goluboff presented the Gregory H. Swanson Award to UVA Law student Keegan Hudson ’24. Professor Kimberly Jenkins Robinson introduced Morant and Goluboff. (University of Virginia School of Law, Jan. 25, 2024)

Third-year UVA Law students Hunter Heck and Audrey Payne, arguing for the appellant, face off against classmates Aquila Maliyekkal and Sean Gray, arguing for the appellee, in the final round of the 95th William Minor Lile Moot Court competition. (University of Virginia School of Law, Nov. 9, 2023)

Professor Quinn Curtis discusses themes from his co-authored book “Retirement Guardrails: How Proactive Fiduciaries Can Improve Plan Outcomes” during a luncheon for the Law School Foundation Board of Trustees and Alumni Council. (University of Virginia School of Law, Nov. 3, 2023)

UVA Law professors Scott Ballenger ’96 and Aditya Bamzai discuss cases before the U.S. Supreme Court this term. Dean Risa Goluboff introduces Ballenger and Bamzai. The event was sponsored by the Law School Foundation. (University of Virginia School of Law, Sept. 27, 2023)

Erik Bodenhofer ’01, general counsel of Reebok International, discusses environmental, social and governance — known as ESG — issues from an in-house perspective. Professor Cale Jaffe ’01 moderated. The event was sponsored by the John W. Glynn Jr. Law & Business Program and the Program in Law, Communities and the Environment (PLACE). (University of Virginia School of Law, Sept. 18, 2023)

Scholars and advocates discuss Students for Fair Admissions Inc. v. President and Fellows of Harvard College, in which the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that race-conscious admissions programs violate the Equal Protection Clause of the 14th Amendment. Dean Risa Goluboff gave opening remarks. The event was sponsored by the American Constitution Society, the Black Law Students Association and the Center for the Study of Race and Law. (University of Virginia School of Law, Sept. 19, 2023)

Dean Risa Goluboff and Juval Scott, federal public defender for the Western District of Virginia, discuss the value of public service and share their experiences at the 1L Public Service Kickoff. Noa Jett ’25, membership co-chair for the Public Interest Law Association, introduced Scott. (University of Virginia School of Law, Aug. 29, 2023)

Professor Molly Bishop Shadel discusses what law students can expect in class and how to read cases. She spoke as part of the Class of 2026 orientation. (University of Virginia School of Law, Aug. 17, 2023)

Professor Leslie Kendrick ’06 discusses First Amendment policies, and the law and norms of free speech in the law school education process. She spoke as part of the Class of 2026 orientation. (University of Virginia School of Law, Aug. 17, 2023)

Admissions chief Natalie Blazer ’08 discusses what makes UVA Law special and the importance of leaning into difficult conversations. She spoke as part of the Class of 2026 orientation. (University of Virginia School of Law, Aug. 17, 2023)

Judge Toby Heytens ’00 of the Fourth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals welcomes incoming members of the Class of 2026. Dean Risa Goluboff introduces Heytens. (University of Virginia School of Law, Aug. 17, 2023)

Dean Risa Goluboff welcomes new students in the Class of 2026 to UVA Law School. (University of Virginia School of Law, Aug. 17, 2023)

Professors Danielle Citron; Hany Farid of the University of California, Berkeley; and Mary Anne Franks of the University of Miami School of Law discuss the Cyber Civil Rights Initiative’s work in the 10 years since its founding. The event was sponsored by the school’s LawTech Center, which Citron directs. (University of Virginia School of Law, May 26, 2023)

Professors Danielle Citron of UVA Law and Mary Anne Franks of the University of Miami School of Law — board members of the Cyber Civil Rights Initiative — discuss Citron’s book, “The Fight for Privacy: Protecting Dignity, Identity and Love in the Digital Age.” (University of Virginia School of Law, May 26, 2023)

Dean Risa Goluboff shares the latest news about the Law School with alumni at reunion weekend. (University of Virginia School of Law, May 13, 2023)

“The Partner Track” author Helen Wan ’98 delivered remarks at UVA Law’s 2023 commencement ceremony. (University of Virginia School of Law, May 21, 2023)

Professor Leslie Kendrick ’06 discusses free speech and the advancement of academic freedom at UVA. Kendrick spoke at the Law School Foundation’s Alumni Board and Council luncheon. (University of Virginia School of Law, May 12, 2023)

Scholars discuss Professor Paul B. Stephan’s new book, “The World Crisis and International Law: The Knowledge Economy and the Battle for the Future,” which offers insights about the history and shaky future of the international order. Panelists include Professor Anne van Aaken of Universität Hamburg, Kathleen Claussen of Georgetown University and Thomas H. Lee of Fordham University. UVA Law professor Jay Butler moderated the event. (University of Virginia School of Law, March 28, 2023)

Jon Urick ’13, associate chief counsel at the U.S. Chamber Litigation Center, argues that shaming lawyers who represent politically unpopular clients threatens the rule of law. The event was hosted by the Federalist Society chapter at UVA Law. (University of Virginia School of Law, March 28, 2023)

Professor Bertrall Ross leads a conversation on the different sources and consequences of “participatory inequality” in elections between the rich and the poor, and discusses whether campaigns are evolving to address the problem and whether law can offer a solution. The lecture was sponsored by the Law School Foundation. Dean Risa Goluboff provides an introduction. (University of Virginia School of Law, March 13, 2023)

Professor Melissa Murray of the New York University School of Law delivers the keynote address for the symposium “Dobbs and Democracy.” UVA Law professor Bertrall Ross moderated the discussion. The event was co-sponsored by the Journal of Law & Politics and the Karsh Center for Law and Democracy. (University of Virginia School of Law, Feb. 23, 2023)

Neil H. MacBride ’92, general counsel of the U.S. Department of the Treasury, delivers the keynote address for the conference “Regulating Conflict and Competition: The Economic Levers of National Security.” Professor Kristen Eichensehr opened the conference, and Dean Risa Goluboff introduced MacBride. The event was sponsored by the Law School’s National Security Law Center. (University of Virginia School of Law, Feb. 24, 2023)

Professor Robert Schütze of Durham University discusses his chapter “Limits to the Union’s ‘Internal Market’ Competence(s): Constitutional Comparisons,” published in the book “The Question of Competence in the European Union.” Professor Georg Kofler of Vienna University of Economics and Business provides commentary. UVA Law professor Ruth Mason and Oxford University professor Tsilly Dagan also discuss the work. This event was held as part of the “Tax Meets Non-Tax” Oxford-Virginia Legal Dialogs workshop series that builds bridges from tax to other kinds of scholarship. (University of Virginia School of Law, Feb. 10, 2023)

Scholars discuss Professor Danielle Citron’s new book, “The Fight for Privacy: Protecting Dignity, Identity and Love in the Digital Age,” which makes the case for understanding intimate privacy as a civil and human right. Panelists include University of Pennsylvania law professor Anita L. Allen, George Washington University law professor Daniel J. Solove, and Northeastern University law and computer science professor Ari E. Waldman. UVA Law professor Deborah Hellman moderated the event and Dean Risa Goluboff introduced the speakers. (University of Virginia School of Law, Feb. 20, 2023)

UVA Law professor Kimberly Jenkins Robinson discusses her co-edited book “The Enduring Legacy of Rodriguez: Creating New Pathways to Equal Educational Opportunity,” in which scholars also propose federal, state and local reforms. Professor Richard Schragger moderated the event, which was part of the 2023 Virginia Law Review Online symposium, “50 Years After San Antonio Independent School District v. Rodriguez: New and Old Fights for Equity in Public Schools.” (University of Virginia School of Law, Feb. 17, 2023)

St. Mary’s University law professor Albert Kauffman discusses how the U.S. Supreme Court case San Antonio Independent School District v. Rodriguez continues to affect school funding. Kauffman, who delivered the keynote address for the 2023 Virginia Law Review Online symposium, was introduced by Angela Ciolfi ’03, executive director of the Legal Aid Justice Center. Kauffman represented the plaintiff in Rodriguez, Demetrio Rodriguez, and others in a number of influential state court cases on the same issue following the Supreme Court decision. (University of Virginia School of Law, Feb. 17, 2023)

Chris Gilliard, part of the inaugural class of Just Tech Fellows at the Social Science Research Council, talks to Professor Danielle Citron about the impact of “luxury surveillance” — surveillance consumers pay for, such as smart home and fitness tracking devices. The event was sponsored by the school’s LawTech Center and Law, Innovation, Security & Technology (LIST). (University of Virginia School of Law, Feb. 9, 2023)

University of California, Berkeley professor Jennifer Skeem discusses empirical guidance for shifting programs and practices to improve outcomes for high-need, high-risk populations involved in the justice system. Skeem’s talk was the 18th P. Browning Hoffman Memorial Lecture in Law and Psychiatry, sponsored by the Institute of Law, Psychiatry and Public Policy, and the University’s schools of Law and Medicine. UVA Law professors Richard Bonnie ’69 and John Monahan introduce the event. (University of Virginia School of Law, Feb. 7, 2023)

Chief Judge Roger L. Gregory of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit discusses the importance of diversity and accountability in the legal profession, then joins a conversation with Mark C. Jefferson, UVA Law’s assistant dean for diversity, equity and belonging. The event was part of the Breaking Grounds Speaker Series, sponsored by the Black Law Students Association as part of Black History Month. (University of Virginia School of Law, Feb. 6, 2023)

John Charles Thomas ’75 (Col ’72), the first Black justice on the Supreme Court of Virginia, discusses the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. and how his struggles reverberate today. Dean Risa Goluboff interviewed Thomas and presented the Gregory H. Swanson Award to Yewande Ford ’23. Professor Kim Forde-Mazrui introduced Thomas. The event was part of the University’s 2023 Community MLK Commemoration. (University of Virginia School of Law, Jan. 26, 2023)

Professor Ashley Deeks leads a conversation on national security agencies deploying tools such as artificial intelligence and how they pose challenges to those conducting oversight of U.S. national security activities. The webinar was sponsored by the UVA Law School Foundation. (University of Virginia School of Law, Dec. 8, 2022)

Columbia Law School professor Robert E. Scott discusses big-picture questions on contracts as a guest speaker in Professor Mitu Gulati's Contracts class. Scott served as dean of UVA Law from 1991-2001. (University of Virginia School of Law, September 2, 2022)

Professor Frederick Schauer discusses his new book “The Proof: Uses of Evidence in Law, Politics, and Everything Else” at a lunch talk with alumni and the Law School Foundation’s Board and Council.

Event Description - Professors Scott Ballenger ’96, Kim Forde-Mazrui, Kimberly Jenkins Robinson and George Rutherglen discuss the future of affirmative action after two cases were argued at the U.S. Supreme Court. Biruktawit “Birdy” Assefa ’24 moderated the panel. The event was sponsored by the Center for the Study of Race and Law, the Black Law Students Association, the Latin American Law Organization and Women of Color. (University of Virginia School of Law, Nov. 10, 2022)

Professor Timothy Endicott of the University of Oxford discusses his chapter “The Value of Vagueness,” published in the book “Vagueness in Normative Texts.” Professor Judith Freedman of Oxford provides commentary. UVA Law professor Ruth Mason and Oxford University professor Tsilly Dagan also discuss the work. This event was held as part of the “Tax Meets Non-Tax” Oxford-Virginia Legal Dialogs workshop series that builds bridges from tax to other kinds of scholarship. (University of Virginia School of Law, Oct. 21, 2022)

Part of the “Narrating Rap/Narrating Law” symposium on the use of rap lyrics as evidence in criminal trials, this panel included Professor Darryl Brown ’90, Molly Conger, Eden Heilman and Mac Phipps. Professor Kim Forde-Mazrui and Keegan Hudson ’24 moderated. The event was sponsored by the Sound Justice Lab, Center for the Study of Race and Law, Black Law Students Association, Jefferson School African American Heritage Center, Carter G. Woodson Institute, UVA Department of Sociology and UVA Department of Music. (University of Virginia School of Law, Oct. 27, 2022)

Third-year students Sophia Evans and Riley Segars, arguing for the appellant, face off against classmates Dev Ranjan and Ethan Treacy, arguing for the appellee, in the final round of UVA Law’s 94th William Minor Lile Moot Court Competition. U.S. appeals court Judges Ralph R. Erickson of the Eighth Circuit and John B. Nalbandian ’94 of the Sixth Circuit, and Professor Leslie Kendrick ’06, preside over the event. (University of Virginia School of Law, Nov. 1, 2022)

Professor Danielle Citron discusses her new book, “The Fight for Privacy: Protecting Dignity, Identity, and Love in the Digital Age.” The event was sponsored by the LawTech Center and the school’s American Constitution Society and Black Law Students Association chapters. (University of Virginia School of Law, Oct. 24, 2022)

Philosophy professor and author Cornel West of Union Theological Seminary joins a conversation with Mark C. Jefferson, assistant dean for diversity, equity and belonging, for the 2022 Meador Lecture on Law and Religion. Dean Risa Goluboff introduced the event. (University of Virginia School of Law, Oct. 13, 2022)

Litigator and former Utah Supreme Court Justice Christine Durham, Yale Law School professor William Eskridge Jr., Ria Tabacco Mar of the ACLU and Illinois College of Law professor Robin Fretwell Wilson discuss reconciling LGBTQ+ rights and religious freedom, focusing especially on possible legislative compromises. UVA Law professor Craig Konnoth moderated the event, which was sponsored by Karsh Center for Law and Democracy and UVA’s Religious Studies Department. Professor Micah Schwartzman ’05, a director of the Karsh Center, introduced the event. (University of Virginia School of Law, Sept. 23, 2022)

Professors Michael D. Green of Wake Forest University School of Law, John C.P. Goldberg of Harvard Law School and Catherine M. Sharkey of New York University School of Law discuss the book “Tort Law and the Construction of Change: Studies in the Inevitability of History,” by UVA Law professors Kenneth S. Abraham and G. Edward White. (University of Virginia School of Law, Sept. 22, 2022)

Duke University law professor Lisa Kern Griffin, UVA Law lecturer and U.S. Judge Jed S. Rakoff, and Professor Gregory Mitchell discuss Professor Frederick Schauer’s book, “The Proof: Uses of Evidence in Law, Politics, and Everything Else.” Professor Charles Barzun ’05 moderated, and Dean Risa Goluboff introduced the panelists. (University of Virginia School of Law, Sept. 8, 2022)

UVA Law professors Payvand Ahdout and Richard Re discuss what being a law professor is like, different career paths, and the pros and cons of being a scholar. (University of Virginia School of Law, Sept. 5, 2022)

UVA Law professors Douglas Laycock and Julia Mahoney, and Scott Keller, partner at Lehotsky Keller and former solicitor general of Texas, discuss the 2021 U.S. Supreme Court term. The event was sponsored by the Federalist Society at UVA Law. (University of Virginia School of Law, Sept. 6, 2022)

Keynote speakers Wyatt Rolla ’13, a Legal Aid Justice Center attorney, and Harold Folley, a community organizer, discuss their career paths and their work in movement lawyering for the annual public service kickoff sponsored by the Mortimer Caplin Public Service Center, the Program in Law and Public Service, and the Public Interest Law Association. Dean Risa Goluboff introduces the event. (Aug. 30, 2022, University of Virginia School of Law)

Assistant Dean for Admissions Natalie Blazer ’08 welcomes the Class of 2025 to their legal studies during orientation. (University of Virginia School of Law, Aug. 22, 2022)

Dean Risa Goluboff welcomes new J.D., LL.M. and S.J.D. students to UVA Law at orientation. (University of Virginia School of Law, Aug. 22, 2022)

Eric Broyles ’95, the founder and CEO of Nanocan, welcomes the Class of 2025 to UVA Law at orientation. He advised students to “keep doing the things you did that got you here” and be open to friendships with people who are different from you. Dean Risa Goluboff introduces Broyles. (University of Virginia School of Law, Aug. 22, 2022)

UVA Law professor Anne Coughlin and UVA music professor Bonnie Gordon discuss the legal principles, case history and cultural history behind the U.S. Supreme Court ruling Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization. (University of Virginia School of Law, June 29, 2022)

Faculty and administrators discuss student life at the Law School. The panelists are Vice Dean Michael Gilbert; Megan Durkee ’15, director of student affairs; Jennifer Hulvey, assistant dean for financial aid, education and planning; Mark C. Jefferson, assistant dean for diversity, equity and belonging; and Annie Kim ’99, assistant dean for public service and director of the Mortimer Caplin Public Service Center and the Program in Law and Public Service. (University of Virginia School of Law, May 14, 2022)

Kim Keenan ’87, former general counsel for the NAACP, delivers the commencement address to the Class of 2022. Dean Risa Goluboff and Student Bar Association President Niko Orfanedes ’22 also speak at the May 22 ceremony. (University of Virginia School of Law, May 22, 2022)

The Law School hosted a dedication ceremony for a portrait of Elaine R. Jones ’70, UVA Law’s first Black alumna and the first woman to serve as president and director-counsel of the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund. Civil and human rights leader Wade Henderson, Judge Gwendolyn Jones Jackson ’72, Dean Risa Goluboff and Jones offered remarks. Rambert Tyree ’22, recipient of the 2022 Gregory H. Swanson Award, also participated. (University of Virginia School of Law, May 14, 2022)

UVA Law professor Kristen Eichensehr discusses how the conflict in Ukraine highlights broader challenges for U.S. national security and foreign relations, including sanctions policy and cybersecurity. Eichensehr spoke at the Alumni Board and Council luncheon. (University of Virginia School of Law, May 13, 2022)

Professor Richard L. Hasen of the University of California, Irvine, discusses his new book, “Cheap Speech: How Disinformation Poisons Our Politics — and How to Cure It.” Professor Danielle Citron moderated the talk. The event was sponsored by the LawTech Center. (University of Virginia School of Law, April 28, 2022)

Washington and Lee University professor Carliss Chatman; Chuck Cory ’82, former chairman of technology banking at Morgan Stanley; UVA Law professor Cathy Hwang; and Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer Senior Counsel Peter Lyons discuss Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk’s rapid takeover of Twitter and what’s next. The event was sponsored by the John W. Glynn, Jr. Law & Business Program. (University of Virginia School of Law, April 26, 2022)

Freed clients Lamar Barnes, James Lamont Madison, Gilbert Merritt, Bobbie Morman Jr., Emerson Stevens and Jervon Tillman share their experiences at a fundraiser for the Innocence Project at UVA Law. Professor Deirdre Enright ’92, the founding director of UVA Law’s Innocence Project Clinic, and current directors and professors Jennifer Givens and Juliet Hatchett ’15 also participated. (University of Virginia School of Law, April 20, 2022)

Calvin University history professor Kristin Kobes Du Mez delivers the 2022 Meador Lecture on her latest book, “Jesus and John Wayne: How White Evangelicals Corrupted a Faith and Fractured a Nation.” Dean Risa Goluboff introduced Du Mez. (University of Virginia School of Law, April 19, 2022)

Professor Martha Albertson Fineman of the Emory University School of Law discusses her article “Cracking the Foundational Myths: Independence, Autonomy, and Self-Sufficiency” in the book “Feminism Confronts Homo Economicus: Gender, Law, and Society,” co-edited with Patterson, Belknap, Webb & Tyler associate Terence Dougherty. Professor Miranda Stewart of the University of Melbourne Law School provides commentary. UVA Law professor Ruth Mason and Oxford University professor Tsilly Dagan also discuss the work. This event was held as part of the “Tax Meets Non-Tax” Oxford-Virginia Legal Dialogs workshop series that builds bridges from tax to other kinds of scholarship. (University of Virginia School of Law, April 7, 2022)

Justice Stephen Breyer, the recipient of the 2022 Thomas Jefferson Foundation Medal in Law, looks back on his career at the U.S. Supreme Court as he prepares to retire this summer. UVA President Jim Ryan ’92 presents the medal and Dean Risa Goluboff, Breyer’s former clerk, serves as moderator. Thomas Jefferson Foundation President Leslie Greene Bowman also gives remarks. (University of Virginia School of Law, April 12, 2022)

UVA Law professors Kristen Eichensehr, Paul B. Stephan ’77 and Pierre-Hugues Verdier, and lecturer Richard Dean ’80, a partner with Baker & McKenzie, discuss the ongoing Russian-Ukrainian conflict, including sanctions, cyber operations and the U.S. response. UVA Law professor Mitu Gulati moderated the panel. The event was sponsored by the Virginia Journal of International Law. (University of Virginia School of Law, March 30, 2022)

During the 2022 McCorkle Lecture, Professor Randall L. Kennedy of Harvard Law School discusses triumphs and defeats for racial justice during the civil rights era. (University of Virginia School of Law, March 23, 2022)

UVA Law professor Mitu Gulati and Lee Buchheit, formerly of Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton, discuss how sovereign debt restructuring sparked by the COVID-19 pandemic will play out in 2022 and 2023. Dean Risa Goluboff introduced Gulati and Buchheit. (University of Virginia School of Law, March 22, 2022)

Professor Martin Gilens of UCLA discusses his article “Testing Theories of American Politics: Elites, Interest Groups, and Average Citizens,” co-authored with Professor Benjamin Page of Northwestern University. Professor Daniel N. Shaviro of New York University School of Law provides commentary. UVA Law professor Ruth Mason, Oxford University professor Tsilly Dagan and other legal scholars also discuss the work. This event was held as part of the “Tax Meets Non-Tax” Oxford-Virginia Legal Dialogs workshop series that builds bridges from tax to other kinds of scholarship. (University of Virginia School of Law, March 18, 2022)

Professor Kim Forde-Mazrui, director of the Center for the Study of Race and Law, discusses the history of race and the importance of equality in higher education. The event was held as part of the Black Law Students Association’s Black History Month celebration, and was co-sponsored by the Center for the Study of Race and the Law. (University of Virginia School of Law, Feb. 23, 2022)

Reporter and best-selling author Nicole Perlroth joins UVA Law professor Kristen Eichensehr, director of the Law School’s National Security Law Center, for a discussion of ransomware, espionage, the market for zero-day exploits and the role of the U.S. government in the cybersecurity ecosystem. This event was hosted by the Law School's National Security Law Center. (University of Virginia School of Law, Feb. 9, 2022)

Crime reporter and novelist Julia Dahl joins UVA Law professor Danielle K. Citron for a discussion about her latest novel “The Missing Hours,” which imagines the extralegal response of a victim of sexual assault and intimate privacy violations. This discussion was sponsored by the Law School's LawTech Center; the Virginia Journal of Law & Technology; and Law, Innovation, Security & Technology (LIST). (University of Virginia School of Law, Feb. 1, 2022)

Dean Risa Goluboff leads a panel of U.S. Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer's former clerks — including U.S. Judge Vince Chhabria and UVA Law professors Rachel Harmon and Daniel Ortiz — to discuss his legacy. (University of Virginia School of Law, Feb. 1, 2022)

As part of the University’s 2022 Community MLK Commemoration, a panel explores the successful civil lawsuit against organizers, promoters and participants in the 2017 Unite the Right rally. The panelists are plaintiffs Marissa K. Blair, Elizabeth Sines ’19 and Devin Willis; co-lead plaintiffs’ attorneys Roberta Kaplan and Karen L. Dunn; and Deborah Lipstadt, an Emory University history professor who gave expert testimony on antisemitism at the trial. Professor Kim Forde-Mazrui, director of the Center for the Study of Race and Law, moderated the panel. This event also included the presentation of the Gregory H. Swanson Award, named in honor of UVA and the Law School’s first Black student, by Dean Risa Goluboff. (University of Virginia School of Law, Jan. 25, 2022)

Professor Danielle K. Citron, director of UVA Law's new LawTech Center, discusses topics from her forthcoming book, “The Fight for Privacy: Protecting Dignity, Identity, and Love in the Digital Age.” Dean Risa Goluboff introduces Citron. (University of Virginia School of Law, Dec. 14, 2021.)

Brown University professor Charles Larmore delivers his keynote lecture, “The Permanent Achievement of ‘A Theory of Justice.’” Sponsored by UVA Law's Karsh Center for Law and Democracy and the Center for Law & Philosophy, the conference marked the 50th anniversary of John Rawls’ “A Theory of Justice.” (University of Virginia School of Law, Dec. 4, 2021)

Scholars Andrew Lister, Queen’s University; Simon May, Florida State University; and Cynthia Stark, University of Utah, participate in the panel discussion “Justice and Legitimacy,” moderated by Blain Neufeld, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. Sponsored by UVA Law's Karsh Center for Law and Democracy and the Center for Law & Philosophy, the conference marked the 50th anniversary of John Rawls’ “A Theory of Justice.” (University of Virginia School of Law, Dec. 4, 2021)

Scholars Gina Schouten of Harvard University and Sabine Tsuruda of Queen’s University discuss “Education, Labor and Justice,” with Christie Hartley of Georgia State University moderating. This conference marked the 50th anniversary of John Rawls’ “A Theory of Justice.” Sponsored by UVA Law's Karsh Center for Law and Democracy and the Center for Law & Philosophy, the conference marked the 50th anniversary of John Rawls’ “A Theory of Justice.” (University of Virginia School of Law, Dec. 4, 2021)

Scholars Larry Krasnoff, College of Charleston; Cécile Laborde, University of Oxford; and Anthony Laden, University of Illinois Chicago, participate in the panel discussion “Race, Religion, and Ideal Theory,” moderated by Lori Watson of Washington University in St. Louis. Sponsored by UVA Law's Karsh Center for Law and Democracy and the Center for Law & Philosophy, the conference marked the 50th anniversary of John Rawls’ “A Theory of Justice.” (University of Virginia School of Law, Dec. 3, 2021)

Scholars Simone Chambers, University of California, Irvine; Derrick Darby, Rutgers University; and David Reidy, University of Tennessee, participate in the panel discussion “Justice and Democracy,” moderated by UVA Law professor Micah Schwartzman ’05. Sponsored by UVA Law's Karsh Center for Law and Democracy and the Center for Law & Philosophy, the conference marked the 50th anniversary of John Rawls’ “A Theory of Justice.” (University of Virginia School of Law, Dec. 3, 2021)

Former Delaware Supreme Court Chief Justice Leo E. Strine Jr. recently spoke about the importance of contracts in the practice of law during UVA Law professor Mitu Gulati's 1L Contracts class. (University of Virginia School of Law, Nov. 16, 2021)

Experts discuss the future of war powers after the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan. Panelists include Tess Bridgeman, co-editor-in-chief of Just Security; Yale Law School professor Oona Hathaway; and Rutgers Law School professor Adil Haque. UVA Law professor Kristen Eichensehr, director of the National Security Law Center, moderated the event. This event was sponsored by the National Security Law Center; Law, Innovation, Security & Technology; and the National Security Law Forum. (University of Virginia School of Law, Nov. 15, 2021)

Professor Richard Pildes of the New York University School of Law discusses his article “Political Fragmentation in Democracies Today.” Professor Wolfgang Schön of the Max Planck Institute for Tax Law and Public Finance provides commentary. UVA Law professor Ruth Mason, Oxford University professor Tsilly Dagan and other legal scholars also discuss the work. This event was held as part of the “Tax Meets Non-Tax” Oxford-Virginia Legal Dialogs workshop series that builds bridges from tax to other kinds of scholarship. (University of Virginia School of Law, Nov. 5, 2021)

Third-year UVA Law students Chris Baldacci and Michael Patton face off against Abigail Burke and Bolton Smith in the final round of UVA Law’s 93rd William Minor Lile Moot Court Competition. Judge Pierre Bergeron ’99 of the Ohio First District Court of Appeals, Judge Britt C. Grant of the Eleventh U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, and Chief Judge Sri Srinivasan of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit decided the competition’s winners, Baldacci and Patton. (University of Virginia School of Law, Nov. 10, 2021)

UVA Law professor Lawrence B. Solum, an internationally recognized legal theorist, discusses why legal formalism is back during a lecture honoring his appointment as the William L. Matheson and Robert M. Morgenthau Distinguished Professor of Law. (University of Virginia School of Law, Nov. 5, 2021)

UVA Law professors John C. Jeffries Jr. ’73, Leslie Kendrick ’06 and Micah J. Schwartzman ’05 join UVA history professor James Loeffler to discuss Sines v. Kessler, a federal lawsuit against white supremacists involved in the Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville during Aug. 11-12, 2017. The event was sponsored by the Karsh Center for Law and Democracy and the UVA College of Arts & Sciences Jewish Studies Program. (University of Virginia School of Law, Nov. 2, 2021)

UVA Law professor Danielle K. Citron; Megan Gray of Gray Matters Law & Policy; and Rachel Levinson-Waldman of the Brennan Center for Justice’s Liberty & National Security Program discuss issues of democracy and technology in privacy. The event was sponsored by the LawTech Center, the American Constitution Society for Law and Policy, and Law, Innovation, Security & Technology. (University of Virginia School of Law, Oct. 14, 2021)

Senior Judge Margaret Ryan of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces discusses her experiences and the military justice system, with UVA Law professor Thomas Nachbar serving as moderator. Nachbar is a judge advocate in the U.S. Army Reserve. The event was sponsored by the Federalist Society at UVA Law. (University of Virginia School of Law, Oct. 7, 2021)

UVA Law professor Daniel Ortiz, Duke Law School professor H. Timothy Lovelace Jr. ’06 and moderator Judge Lisa Lorish ’08 of the Virginia Court of Appeals examine how the 1971 Virginia Constitution addressed race and responded to the civil rights movement. (University of Virginia School of Law, Sept. 30, 2021)

Former Innocence Project client Emerson Stevens is joined by Juliet Hatchett ’15, associate director of the Innocence Project Clinic, and Deirdre Enright ’92, founding director of the Innocence Project at UVA Law, to discuss his experience being wrongfully convicted and his recent exoneration. Stevens served 32 years for a murder he did not commit before he was paroled in 2017, then pardoned in 2021. (University of Virginia School of Law, Oct. 1, 2021)

UVA Law professor Ruth Mason explains why the 2008 recession and the subsequent global effort to curb corporate tax dodging transformed international tax. The lecture marked her appointment as Edwin S. Cohen Distinguished Professor of Law and Taxation. Dean Risa Goluboff introduces Mason. (University of Virginia School of Law, Sept. 10, 2021)

UVA Law professors John C. Jeffries Jr. ’73 and Daniel Ortiz are joined by GianCarlo Canaparo of the Heritage Foundation to discuss key decisions in the U.S. Supreme Court’s October 2020 term. The event was hosted by the Federalist Society at UVA Law. (University of Virginia School of Law, Sept. 7 2021)

Event Description - Mary Bauer ’90, executive director of the ACLU of Virginia, discusses her career path as a public interest lawyer in her keynote for the Public Service Joint Kickoff. This event was hosted by the Public Interest Law Association, the Program in Law and Public Service, and the Mortimer Caplin Public Service Center. Dean Risa Goluboff introduces Bauer. (University of Virginia School of Law, Aug. 31, 2021)

Assistant Dean for Admissions Natalie Blazer ’08 welcomes the Class of 2024 to orientation and their legal studies. (University of Virginia School of Law, Aug. 16, 2021)

Dean Risa Goluboff delivers her orientation address to the Class of 2024 in Caplin Auditorium. (University of Virginia School of Law, Aug. 16, 2021)

Four years after the deadly attack on the Charlottesville community, a federal lawsuit led by Integrity First for America is proceeding against the white supremacists in court. IFA Executive Director Amy Spitalnick, lead attorneys Karen Dunn and Roberta Kaplan, and Dean Risa Goluboff discuss the suit, Sines v. Kessler, and the process of holding extremists accountable. UVA Batten School Dean Ian Solomon and UVA Law professor Micah Schwartzman ’05 also offer remarks. This event was sponsored by UVA Law’s Karsh Center for Law and Democracy, The Miller Center, and the Jewish Studies Program in the College of Arts and Sciences at UVA. (University of Virginia School of Law, July 22, 2021)

Yale Law professors Anne Alstott and Amy Kapczynski discuss the forthcoming Yale Law Journal article “Building a Law-and-Political-Economy Framework: Beyond the Twentieth-Century Synthesis," written by Jedediah S. Britton-Purdy, David Singh Grewal, Amy Kapczynski and Sabeel K. Rahman. UVA Law professor Ruth Mason, Oxford University professor Tsilly Dagan and other legal scholars comment on the work. This event was held as part of the “Tax Meets Non-Tax” Oxford-Virginia Legal Dialogs workshop series that builds bridges from tax to other kinds of scholarship. (University of Virginia School of Law, June 11, 2021)

Dean Risa Goluboff, former Student Bar Association President Katharine Janes ’21 and Supreme Court of Virginia Justice Cleo Powell ’82 deliver remarks for the prerecorded portion of Final Exercises for the Class of 2021. (University of Virginia School of Law, May 23, 2021)

UVA Law professor Rachel Harmon delivers the Charge to the Class of 2021, following an introduction by Dean Risa Goluboff. This annual tradition offers parting words of wisdom to the graduating class. (University of Virginia School of Law, April 30, 2021)

Professors Sarah Krakoff (University of Colorado) and Gerald Torres (Yale School of the Environment) discuss issues at the intersection of environmental governance and the rights and interests of Native American peoples, including threats to lands and other natural and cultural resources, such as Bears Ears, and the exclusion of historic tribal uses from publicly managed lands, such as the Grand Canyon. The talk is the fourth event in the "PLACE and Power" series sponsored by the Program in Law, Communities and the Environment; the Virginia Environmental Law Journal; and the Virginia Environmental Law Forum. UVA Law professors Michael Livermore and Jon Cannon introduced and moderated the event. (University of Virginia School of Law, April 22, 2021)

Columbia Law School professor Ronald J. Gilson discusses his article, “Value Creation by Business Lawyers: Legal Skills and Asset Pricing,” for the “Tax Meets Non-Tax” Oxford-Virginia Legal Dialogs workshop series that builds bridges from tax to other kinds of scholarship. UVA Law professor Ruth Mason and Oxford's Tsilly Dagon host the event, and Penn Law professor Michael Knoll comments on Gilson’s work. (University of Virginia School of Law, April 16, 2021)

UVA Batten School Dean Ian Solomon, UVA Police Diversity Officer Cortney Hawkins and Batten School Social Equity Advisor Marrissa Jones co-moderate a panel directly following the announcement of the verdict in the trial of Derek Chauvin. This panel featured a discussion of the verdict between community organizers, activists and scholars with expertise in organizing advocacy efforts, collective healing and trust-building in response to instances of racial injustice. The panelists are UVA Law professor Anne Coughlin; Brian N. Williams, an associate professor of public policy at UVA's Batten School; Burke Brownfeld, founder of Sig Global Services; Gene Cash, founder and CEO of Counseling Alliance of Virginia; Wyatt Rolla, interim director of the civil rights and racial justice program at the Legal Aid Justice Center; Valerie Lemmie, director of exploratory research at the Kettering Foundation; and Tia Sherèe Gaynor, an assistant professor of the University of Cincinnati and founding director of the Center for Truth, Racial Healing & Transformation. This event was the third of a four-part series examining Derek Chauvin’s trial for the death of George Floyd and was co-sponsored by UVA Law’s Center for Criminal Justice, the UVA Frank Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy, and the UVA Police Department. (University of Virginia School of Law, April 20, 2021)

UVA Law professor Anne Coughlin and Batten School professor Brian N. Williams co-moderate a panel discussion of legal experts discussing a range of police topics, including the history of the profession, its culture, standards and training, accountability mechanisms and future efforts to reform. The panelists are Professor Rachel Harmon, director of the UVA Law Center for Criminal Justice; Shannon Dion, director of the Virginia Department of Criminal Justice Services; Harvey Powers, director of the Division of Law Enforcement for the Virginia Department of Criminal Justice Service; Gary Cordner, academy director for the Baltimore Police Department; and DeAnza Cook, Ph.D. candidate at Harvard University. This event was the second of a four-part series examining Derek Chauvin’s ongoing trial for the death of George Floyd and was co-sponsored by UVA Law’s Center for Criminal Justice, the UVA Frank Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy, and the UVA Police Department. (University of Virginia School of Law, April 14, 2021)

Judge Charles Eskridge III of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas walks through the original documents that inspired the songs from the Broadway musical “Hamilton.” This event was hosted by the Federalist Society. (University of Virginia School of Law, April 7, 2021)

A panel explores the increasingly prevalent use of artificial intelligence risk assessment tools in criminal sentencing, and whether the results of such predictive algorithms are appropriately admissible at sentencing hearings in court. Panelists include Professor Deborah Hellman; Professor Jessica M. Eaglin, IU Maurer Law; Julia Dressel, software engineer at Recidiviz; Alex Chohlas-Wood, executive director of the Stanford Computational Policy Lab and former director of analytics for NYPD, with moderator Judge Jed S. Rakoff, U.S. district judge for the Southern District of New York. This event was co-hosted by The Virginia Journal of Law & Technology and the Virginia Journal of Criminal Law. (University of Virginia School of Law, April 2, 2021)

Professor Anne Coughlin leads a discussion of the legal landscape surrounding Derek Chauvin’s ongoing trial for the death of George Floyd. Coughlin outlines the charges against Chauvin and what they mean, where the case stands currently and what to expect moving forward in the coming weeks. This event was the first of a four-part series examining the trial, and was co-sponsored by UVA Law’s Center for Criminal Justice, UVA’s Frank Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy, and the UVA Police Department. (University of Virginia School of Law, April 7, 2021)

Event Description - Ann Linder, Wildlife and Live Animal Markets Fellow with the Harvard Law School Animal Law & Policy Program, presents her research on the future of live animal markets. The event was sponsored by the Virginia Animal Law Society. (University of Virginia School of Law, April 1, 2021)

Learn about experiences alumni had as students at UVA Law and with the alumni network. Panelists include Daniel Bress ’05, a judge on the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals; Grace Fu ’09, executive vice president of human resources, general counsel and secretary for Barneys New York; Toby Heytens ’00, Virginia solicitor general and professor; and Erin Seagears ’20, a clerk for the Baltimore City Circuit Court. Director of Admissions Laura Howell ’11 leads the panel.

Columbia Law School professor Katharina Pistor discusses a chapter from her book “The Code of Capital,” for the Oxford-Virginia Legal Dialogs workshop series that builds bridges from tax to other kinds of scholarship. UVA Law professor Ruth Mason and Oxford University professor Tsilly Dagan comment on Pistor's work.

UVA Law alumni in leading health-related industries discuss the impact of COVID-19 and the unique challenges presented by the pandemic. The panelists are Thomas Moriarty ’89, CVS Health; Sandy van der Vaart ’93, LabCorp; Michael McAlevey ’89, GE Healthcare; and Michael Lampert ’03, Ropes & Gray, with an introduction by Dean Risa Goluboff. This event was sponsored by the Health Law Association and the Virginia Journal of Law & Technology. (University of Virginia School of Law, March 16, 2021)

Professor Micah Schwartzman ’05 interviews fellow Law School alums Judge Daniel A. Bress ’05 and Judge J. Harvie Wilkinson III ’72 about their careers, mentorship and the role UVA Law has played in their successes. Chloe Knox ’22, Federalist Society vice president for speakers, introduces the speakers. This event was sponsored by the UVA Law Federalist Society chapter. (University of Virginia School of Law, Feb. 17, 2021)

UVA Law alumna Terrica Ganzy ’02 discusses her path to a public service career as an advocate for people on death row, and lessons learned along the way. Ganzy is deputy director of the Southern Center for Human Rights. (University of Virginia School of Law, Feb. 20, 2021)

Berkeley Law School professor Abbye Atkinson and UVA Law professor Andrew Hayashi present research on how the law interacts with issues of race in business and finance, following an introduction by University of Chicago Law Dean Thomas J. Miles. Aneil Kovvali of the University of Chicago Law School moderated the event, which was sponsored by UVA Law’s John W. Glynn, Jr. Law & Business Program and the University of Chicago Law School’s Center on Law and Finance. (University of Virginia School of Law, Feb. 19, 2021)

Faculty share insights on discussing and teaching issues relating to race in business law courses, following an introduction by UVA Law School Dean Risa Goluboff. The panelists are Afra Afsharipour of UC Davis School of Law, Carliss Chatman of Washington and Lee University School of Law, Cathy Hwang of UVA Law and Elizabeth Reese of the University of Chicago Law School. The event was sponsored by UVA Law’s John W. Glynn, Jr. Law & Business Program and the University of Chicago Law School’s Center on Law and Finance. (University of Virginia School of Law, Feb. 5, 2021)

UVA Law student Juliet Clark ’21, William & Mary law professor Rebecca Green and UVA Law professor Saikrishna Prakash analyze the history and future of the Virginia Constitution 50 years after its ratification. UVA Law professor A. E. Dick Howard ’61, who led the 1971 constitution revision effort, moderated the event. The event was part of the Baliles Legacy Series Presentation at the Virginia Bar Association’s annual meeting. (University of Virginia School of Law, Jan. 22, 2021)

Law scholars discuss community activism and pursuing social justice in today’s intersectional movements for equality during the MLK Day symposium “From the Equal Rights Amendment to Black Lives Matter: Reflecting on Intersectional Struggles for Equality.” The panelists are Adrienne Davis of the Washington University in St. Louis School of Law, Melissa Murray of New York University School of Law, UVA Law student Rachel Slepoi ’22 and Camille Gear Rich of the University of Southern California Gould School of Law. UVA Law professor Anne M. Coughlin moderated the panel. (University of Virginia School of Law, Jan. 29, 2021)

Elaine Jones ’70, the Law School’s first Black alumna and the first woman to serve as president and director-counsel of the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, delivers the keynote address at UVA Law’s MLK Day symposium, “From the Equal Rights Amendment to Black Lives Matter: Reflecting on Intersectional Struggles for Equality.” (University of Virginia School of Law, Jan. 29, 2021)

Scholars and UVA Law students discuss the history of race and sex/LGBT equality movements during the symposium “From the Equal Rights Amendment to Black Lives Matter: Reflecting on Intersectional Struggles for Equality.” The panelists are Serena Mayeri of the University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School, UVA Law students Trust Kupupika ’22 and Hayley Hahn ’21, and Julie Suk of the City University of New York. UVA Law professor Naomi Cahn and Paula Monopoli ’83 of the University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law served as moderators. The event was part of the University’s 2021 Community MLK Commemoration. (University of Virginia School of Law, Jan. 29, 2021)

As President Donald Trump prepares to leave office, can he give himself a presidential pardon? An expert panel focuses on the constitutional basis of the pardon power, its history and limits, the relationship between pardoning and impeachment, and the legal and political implications of an attempt by the president to self-pardon. The panelists are UVA Law professor John C. Harrison; Michigan State University law professor Brian Kalt; Stanford University professor Bernadette Meyler; and UVA Law professor Micah Schwartzman, director of the Karsh Center for Law and Democracy. (University of Virginia School of Law, Jan. 15, 2021)

Legal historian Emily Prifogle of the University of Michigan Law School and journalist/author Earl Swift discuss the importance of rural places in shaping the laws, customs and attitudes of the people who live in them, as well as their role in the cultural and political future of the nation. The event was the first in the “PLACE and Power” series of virtual conversations exploring connections between human place-based relationships and the law and politics of environmental governance.

UVA Law professor Michael Livermore and co-author and New York University law professor Richard Revesz discuss their new book “Reviving Rationality: Saving Cost-Benefit Analysis for the Sake of the Environment and Our Health,” along with panelists Jonathan Adler, Amy Sinden and Jonathan Z. Cannon. The authors argue that the Donald Trump administration has destabilized the decades-long bipartisan consensus that federal agencies must base their decisions on evidence, expertise and analysis. The panel was sponsored by PLACE, UVA Law’s Program in Law, Communities and the Environment. (University of Virginia School of Law, Nov. 17, 2020)

David Troutt of Rutgers Law School and Thad Williamson of the University of Richmond discuss pathways to racial and economic equity, with a focus on the effects of local and regional housing, employment and anti-poverty policies. UVA Law professor Richard Schragger moderated the event, hosted by PLACE: The Program in Law, Communities and the Environment. The event was the third in the program’s “PLACE and Power” series of virtual conversations exploring connections between human place-based relationships and the law and politics of environmental governance. (University of Virginia School of Law, Nov. 10, 2020)

California Air Resources Board Chair Mary D. Nichols and UCLA School of Law professor Ann E. Carlson, one of the country’s leading scholars of climate change law and policy, discuss the relationship between cities, states and national environmental decisions-makers, with a focus on the important strides made to improve air quality in California over the past several decades. The talk was the second in the “PLACE and Power” series of virtual conversations exploring connections between human place-based relationships and the law and politics of environmental governance. (University of Virginia School of Law, Oct. 16, 2020)

Two panels of scholars discuss issues raised by UVA Law professor Kimberly Jenkins Robinson’s edited book, “A Federal Right to Education: Fundamental Questions for Our Democracy.” Led by the moderators, UVA President James E. Ryan ’92 and Harvard Law’s Martha Minow, the panels feature Kristine L. Bowman, Peggy Cooper Davis, Jason P. Nance, Eloise Pasachoff, Derek W. Black, Carmel Martin, Rachel F. Moran, Robinson and Joshua Weishart. (University of Virginia School of Law, Nov. 9, 2020)

UVA Law professors Naomi Cahn, Michael Gilbert and Saikrishna Prakash discuss key legal issues emerging out of the presidential election in a panel moderated by Micah Schwartzman ’05, director of the Karsh Center for Law and Democracy. The panel was sponsored by the Karsh Center. (University of Virginia School of Law, Nov. 5, 2020)

UVA Law Vice Dean Leslie Kendrick ’06 interviews Professor Emerita Lillian R. BeVier, the first tenured female faculty member at UVA Law, about her trailblazing career. This event was co-hosted by the school’s Federalist Society chapter and Virginia Law Women. (University of Virginia School of Law, Oct. 26, 2020)

Virginia Sen. Jennifer McClellan ’97 discusses the challenges of making policies to address racial inequities. (University of Virginia School of Law, Oct. 14, 2020)

UVA Law professors Cathy Hwang and Richard Schragger discuss the academic career path and how to become a law professor. (University of Virginia School of Law, Oct. 13, 2020)

UVA Law professor Ashley Deeks; Charles Flint, chief of staff to U.S. Sen. Marsha Blackburn; and Sarah M. Harris of the law firm Williams & Connolly discuss whether Chinese-owned tech companies like TikTok pose a threat to national security and how the government should respond. The event was sponsored by the Federalist Society chapter at UVA Law. (University of Virginia School of Law, Sept. 29, 2020)

UVA Law professors Margaret Foster Riley, Lois Shepherd and Micah Schwartzman ’05 discuss mandatory vaccination policies at a Health Law Association event. (University of Virginia School of Law, Sept. 23, 2020)

Campaign Legal Center founder and President Trevor Potter ’82 delivered the keynote address at the 2020 Ele(Q)t Project for LGBTQ+ Leadership symposium. He reflected on his experiences as a gay man in the Republican Party, as chairman of the Federal Election Commission and as general counsel to John McCain’s 2000 and 2008 presidential campaigns. He also spoke about rising inequality in campaign finance. (University of Virginia School of Law, March 5, 2020)

Donald Baker, co-founder of the law firm Baker & Miller and former head of the U.S. Department of Justice’s Antitrust Division, delivered the keynote address for the 2020 Virginia Journal of International Law symposium, “Antitrust in the Global Economy.” Baker discussed how various countries’ antitrust agencies have responded to the increased stresses of the digital age. (University of Virginia School of Law, March 4, 2020)

The U.S. Supreme Court case McGirt v. Oklahoma could decide whether 3 million acres in eastern Oklahoma still comprise the Creek Nation’s reservation. Professor Lindsay Robertson ’86 of the University of Oklahoma discusses the case and its broader implications for Native American land rights. (University of Virginia School of Law, March 3, 2020)

UVA Law professor George Geis discusses issues surrounding offers and acceptance in contract law with his 1L Contracts class. Taking place early in students’ first semester at law school, this session examined questions surrounding what exactly constitutes an offer of a contract, and what constitutes an acceptance of that offer. Geis illustrated these concepts using historical examples of advertising offers. (University of Virginia School of Law, March 2, 2020)

Lobsang Sangay, regent of the Central Tibetan Administration, delivers the Human Rights Program spring lecture. Sangay discusses his experiences leading a government in exile, representing the Tibetan diaspora, and advocating for political autonomy and power for greater Tibet. (University of Virginia School of Law, Feb. 21, 2020)

A panel of legal scholars discussed the relationship between originalist legal philosophy and stare decisis, the legal principle of using precedent to determine outcomes in litigation. The panel consisted of Professors John Harrison and Deborah Hellman; Kurt Lash, University of Richmond School of Law professor; and UVA Law student Henry Dickman ’20. Professor Emeritus Lillian R. BeVier served as moderator. This panel was featured during UVA Law Federalist Society’s symposium “Originalism and Precedent: Exploring Paths to Reform.” (University of Virginia School of Law, Feb. 13, 2020

A panel of advocates and scholars discuss what restorative justice looks like and how it could potentially provide alternatives to the current criminal justice system. The panel featured Liz Porter-Merrill, restorative justice director for the Office of the Colorado State Public Defender; Mikayla Waters-Crittenton, executive assistant/program associate at Restorative Justice Project; and Shannon Sliva, assistant professor at the University of Denver Graduate School of Social Work. Professor Josh Bowers acted as moderator. This panel was part of the 2020 Shaping Justice conference, sponsored by UVA Law’s Mortimer Caplin Public Service Center and Program in Law and Public Service; the Public Interest Law Association; and numerous other student organizations. (University of Virginia School of Law, Feb. 7, 2020)

UVA Law professor Ashley Deeks discusses how contemporary advancements in machine learning could impact developments in international law. This presentation was hosted by the Virginia Journal of International Law. (University of Virginia School of Law, Feb. 4, 2020)

A panel of activists and scholars discuss how neighborhood zoning policies, uneven environmental protection rules and “proactive” police enforcement can negatively affect health outcomes in minority communities. The panel featured Vernice Miller-Travis, executive vice president of Metropolitan Group; Marianne Engelman-Lado, a lecturer at Yale and a visiting professor at Vermont Law School; and Jeffrey A. Fagan, a Columbia Law School professor. David Toscano ’86, a former delegate and minority leader of the Virginia House of Delegates, served as moderator. This panel was part of the symposium “Healing Hate: A Public Health Perspective on Civil Rights in America,” hosted by the University of Virginia Schools of Law, Medicine and Nursing. (University of Virginia School of Law, Jan. 30, 2020)

Angela P. Harris, Distinguished Professor of Law at the University of California, Davis, School of Law, delivered the opening keynote address at a conference hosted by the University of Virginia Schools of Law, Nursing and Medicine: “Healing Hate: A Public Health Perspective on Civil Rights in America.” Harris presented her research on how racial disparities in access to and quality of health care in America have lifelong impacts on communities of color. UVA Law professor Dayna Bowen Matthew ’87 introduced Harris. (University of Virginia School of Law, Jan. 30, 2020)

Mary Beth Tinker, a plaintiff in the landmark Supreme Court case Tinker v. Des Moines, discussed the importance of free speech for youths to combat injustices such as inequality and poverty. UVA Law professor Micah Schwartzman ’05 introduced Tinker. The keynote was part of the Virginia Law Review symposium “Speech Inside the Schoolhouse Gates: 50 Years After Tinker v. Des Moines,” supported by the Karsh Center for Law and Democracy. (University of Virginia School of Law, Jan. 24, 2020)

Professor Frederick Schauer discusses the state of student free speech rights 50 years after the landmark U.S. Supreme Court decision in Tinker v. Des Moines. The panel was part of the Virginia Law Review symposium “Speech Inside the Schoolhouse Gates: 50 Years After Tinker v. Des Moines,” supported by the Karsh Center for Law and Democracy. (University of Virginia School of Law, Jan. 24, 2020)

UVA Law student Manal Cheema ’20, University of North Carolina School of Law professor Mary-Rose Papandrea, Pace University Elisabeth Haub School of Law professor Emily Gold Waldman and William & Mary Law School professor Timothy Zick discuss the status of student rights 50 years after the landmark Supreme Court ruling in Tinker v. Des Moines. UVA Law professor Kimberly Robinson moderated the panel, which was part of the Virginia Law Review symposium “Speech Inside the Schoolhouse Gates: 50 Years After Tinker v. Des Moines,” supported by the Karsh Center for Law and Democracy. (University of Virginia School of Law, Jan. 24, 2020)

University of Miami School of Law professor Mary Anne Franks, Susan Kruth of FIRE, UVA Law student Anna Cecile Pepper ’21 and LaTarndra Strong of the Hate-Free Schools Coalition discuss the balance between protecting speech and protecting the learning environment. UVA Law professor Richard Schragger moderated the panel, which was part of the Virginia Law Review symposium “Speech Inside the Schoolhouse Gates: 50 Years After Tinker v. Des Moines,” supported by the Karsh Center for Law and Democracy. (University of Virginia School of Law, Jan. 24, 2020)

Darnell Phillips, a client of the Innocence Project Clinic at the University of Virginia School of Law, spoke at the Law School to show his gratitude to those at the clinic who helped free him, and continue to work on getting his record cleared. Innocence Project Directors Dierdre Enright and Jennifer Givens facilitated the discussion. (University of Virginia School of Law, Nov. 26, 2019)

UVA Law professors and members of the Academic Placement Committee Kimberly J. Robinson and Richard C. Schragger discuss careers in teaching law and answer questions about the path to becoming a law professor. (University of Virginia School of Law, Nov. 5, 2019)

Avi Garbow ’92, environmental advocate at Patagonia and former general counsel at the Environmental Protection Agency, and UVA Law professor Jon Cannon discuss the role that the private sector can play in advocating for progressive reforms to address the impacts of climate change. Garbow served as the keynote speaker during the Virginia Environmental Law Journal’s 2019 symposium, “The Green New Deal: Examining Climate Change in the Business Context.” (University of Virginia School of Law, November 13, 2019)

UVA Law professor George Rutherglen discusses the continuing relevance of admiralty law in current controversies in international law. (University of Virginia School of Law, Nov. 12, 2019)

UVA Law professor G. Edward White, author of the three-part “Law in American History” series, discusses the changes he’s seen over his 50-year career publishing books in legal history. White served as the lunch speaker during a Board and Council luncheon. (University of Virginia School of Law, Nov. 8, 2019)

Professors Ashley Deeks and John Harrison discuss impeachment and national security. Their discussion centered around the implications for those powers for the presidency, especially with respect to matters of national security. Professor Micah Schwartzman ’05 introduces the discussion. This event is the third of a planned three-part series on impeachment hosted by the Karsh Center for Law and Democracy. (University of Virginia School of Law, November 7, 2019)

Professors Deborah Hellman and Michael Gilbert discuss how agreed-upon meanings of terms like "corruption" and "bribery” will have an impact on how impeachment proceedings could play out. Professor Micah Schwartzman ’05 introduces the discussion. This event is the second of a planned three-part series on impeachment hosted by the Karsh Center for Law and Democracy. (University of Virginia School of Law, October 31, 2019)

Third-year UVA Law students Henry Dickman and Megan Mers faced off against Abbey Thornhill and Katherine Whisenhunt in the final round of UVA Law’s 91th annual William Minor Lile Moot Court Competition. U.S. Appeals Court Judge Andrew S. Oldham of the Fifth Circuit and Chief Judge Jeffrey R. Howard of the First Circuit, and U.S. Judge Allison J. Nathan of the Southern District of New York decided the competition’s winners (Dickman and Mers). (University of Virginia School of Law, Oct. 29, 2019)

Sanho Tree, the director of the Drug Policy Project at the Institute for Policy Studies, and Teresa García Castro, an associate with the Drug Policy Program at WOLA, spoke about the history of the war on drugs and the impact it has today on counternarcotics efforts and incarceration of women, respectively. This event was sponsored by UVA Law’s Human Rights Program. (University of Virginia School of Law, October 24, 2019)

David Leitch ’85, global general counsel at Bank of America, discusses his experiences working at the nexus of global commerce and law. He also talks about his past experiences as general counsel at the Ford Motor Co. and as a deputy counsel during the George W. Bush administration. UVA Law professor George Geis serves as moderator. (University of Virginia School of Law, October 21, 2019)

Professors Frederick Schauer and Saikrishna Prakash discuss impeachment, including what the impeachment clauses and powers delegated to Congress are, what the implications of these powers are for the presidency and what offenses fall within the scope of impeachment. Professor Micah Schwartzman ’05 introduces the discussion. This event is the first of a planned three-part series on impeachment hosted by the Karsh Center for Law and Democracy. (University of Virginia School of Law, Oct. 21, 2019)

UVA Law professors Ashley S. Deeks, George S. Geis, Dayna Bowen Matthew ’87, Saikrishna Prakash and Micah J. Schwartzman ’05 provide an overview of their latest work. Dean Risa L. Goluboff introduces the panel and Vice Dean Leslie Kendrick ’06 moderates. This event was part of a “Back to School Night” for returning UVA Law alumni during UVA’s Honor the Future capital campaign kickoff. (University of Virginia School of Law, Oct. 11, 2019)

A panel of scholars discuss UVA Law professor G. Edward White’s final volume in his “Law in American History” series. The panel included professors Jack Landman Goldsmith, Harvard Law School; Laura Kalman, University of California, Santa Barbara; and Victoria Nourse, Georgetown University Law Center. UVA Law professor Charles Barzun served as moderator, and Dean Risa Goluboff introduced the panel. (University of Virginia School of Law, Oct. 11, 2019)

UVA Law professors Kim Forde-Mazrui and George Rutherglen discuss major developments in employment discrimination law, as the Supreme Court considers whether Title VII of the Civil Rights Act protects employees from discrimination based on their sexual orientation. The event was sponsored by the Virginia Employment and Labor Law Association, and the American Constitution Society for Law and Policy. (University of Virginia School of Law, Oct. 7, 2019)

UVA Law professors A. E. Dick Howard, Richard Schragger and Vice Dean Leslie Kendrick, along with Brian Cannon, executive director at OneVirginia2021, discuss the last term’s most influential and important Supreme Court cases, and preview what’s ahead. The event was sponsored by the Student Legal Forum. (University of Virginia School of Law, Oct. 2, 2019)

UVA Law lecturer Chris Hockett, a recently retired partner in Davis Polk’s Northern California office and global head of the firm’s antitrust practice, discusses antitrust investigations faced by big tech companies. (University of Virginia School of Law, Sept. 25, 2018)

Victor Madrigal-Borloz discusses his work as U.N. independent expert on protection against violence and discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity. The talk marked the Human Rights Program kickoff for the year. (University of Virginia School of Law, Sept. 19, 2019)

UVA Law professor Sarah Stewart Ware gives advice on how to brief a legal case during orientation for the Class of 2022. (University of Virginia School of Law, Aug. 16, 2019)

UVA Law professors John Harrison (Torts, Civil Procedure), George Geis (Contracts), Anne Coughlin (Criminal Law) and Sarah Stewart Ware (Legal Writing) introduce the Class of 2022 to the 1L curriculum during orientation. (University of Virginia School of Law, Aug. 16, 2019)

UVA Law professor and Virginia Solicitor General Toby Heytens ’00 gives an overview of the American legal system and explores the life of a typical legal case during orientation for the Class of 2022. (University of Virginia School of Law, Aug. 16, 2019)

UVA Law Dean Risa Goluboff kicked off orientation for the Class of 2022 with words of advice for new students. (University of Virginia School of Law, Aug. 19, 2019)

Cate Stetson ’94, co-director of Hogan Lovells’ Appellate Practice Group, welcomed members of the Class of 2022 to UVA Law during orientation. She recommended that law students challenge themselves every day and fully engage with everybody in their community, not just fellow students and professors. (University of Virginia School of Law, Aug. 19, 2019)

Georgetown Law professor David A. Koplow discusses the novel legal challenges posed as militaries around the world expand their operations into outer space. This lecture was part of the 2019 National Security Law Institute. (University of Virginia School of Law, June 6, 2019)

Ajit Pai, chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, discusses current issues facing communications regulators, including developing 5G networks, fighting robocalls and addressing the rural-urban digital divide. UVA Law professor Tom Nachbar introduced Pai. (University of Virginia School of Law, April 22, 2019)

Judge Carlton W. Reeves '89, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi, delivered a defense of the role federal courts play in ensuring justice and truth for marginalized groups throughout the United States. He also argued for the importance of ensuring diversity of backgrounds and perspectives on the federal bench. Reeves gave this lecture after receiving the 2019 Thomas Jefferson Foundation Medal in Law. (University of Virginia School of Law, April 11, 2019)

U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse '82 of Rhode Island came to the Law School to address the state of climate change politics in the U.S. Congress and the institutional forces obstructing progress being made on that front. This speech was the 2019 Lillian K. Stone Distinguished Lecture in Environmental Policy. (University of Virginia School of Law, April 5, 2019)

Professor Camilo Sánchez, director of the International Human Rights Law Clinic and co-director of UVA Law’s Human Rights Program, describes the school’s curricular and clinical offerings in the international human rights field. This session was part of UVA Law’s 2019 Admitted Students Open House. (University of Virginia School of Law, March 22, 2019)

A panel of activists, academics and litigators discussed various approaches to redistricting reform, with a particular focus on the current efforts in Virginia to set up a less-partisan redistricting commission. The panel featured Brian Cannon, executive director at OneVirginia2021; Henry Chambers ’91, professor at the University of Richmond School of Law; Mark Gaber, director of trial litigation at the Campaign Legal Center; and Rebecca Green, professor at William & Mary Law School. The panel was moderated by UVA Law professor A. E. Dick Howard ’61. The event was part of the symposium “Elections: Where Law & Politics Intersect,” hosted by UVA Law’s Journal of Law & Politics. (University of Virginia School of Law, March 5, 2019)

Retired Gen. Wesley K. Clark came to the Law School for a nonpartisan discussion encouraging young adults to enter the modern political arena. He provided an overview of recent American political history and sketched out some of the challenges facing future American leaders. The speech was sponsored by the Student Legal Forum. (University of Virginia School of Law, March 1, 2019)

Judge Pamela Harris of the Fourth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals and Slate Editor Dahlia Lithwick discussed sexual harassment in the judiciary. Professor Anne Coughlin moderated the discussion. Dean Risa Goluboff introduced the panel. (University of Virginia School of Law, Feb. 25, 2019)

J. Richard Cohen ’79, president of the Southern Poverty Law Center, discusses the work of his organization and the current status of civil rights in America. Cohen spoke at the 2019 American Constitution Society for Law and Policy Student Convention. (University of Virginia School of Law, Feb. 22, 2019)

Leading jurists from across the country discussed the long-term effects of the current presidential administration on the judiciary. They also discuss why judges are so central to the future of American democracy. The panel featured Associate Justice Anita Earls, North Carolina Supreme Court; Judge Pamela Harris, Fourth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals; Judge Carlton Reeves ’89, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi; and Judge L. Felipe Restrepo, Third U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. The panel was moderated by Caroline Fredrickson, president of the American Constitution Society, and was introduced by James Mayer, a student from New York University School of Law. This panel was part of the 2019 American Constitution Society for Law and Policy Student Convention. (University of Virginia School of Law, Feb. 23, 2019)

Dahlia Lithwick, senior editor and legal correspondent at Slate, discussed the importance of who serves on the courts and why progressives may be interested in following the judiciary closely. This was the keynote speech at the 2019 American Constitution Society for Law and Policy Student Convention. (University of Virginia School of Law, Feb. 23, 2019)

The deans of Virginia’s law schools describe their efforts to address law student wellness and mental health across the state for the first Law Student Wellness Summit. The panel featured Dean Sandra McGlothlin of the Appalachian School of Law; Dean Davison M. Douglas of William and Mary Law School; Associate Dean Victoria Huber of George Mason’s Antonin Scalia Law School; Dean Keith Faulkner of Liberty University School of Law; interim Dean Douglas Cook of Regent University School of Law; Dean Wendy Collins Perdue of University of Richmond School of Law; Dean Risa L. Goluboff of the University of Virginia School of Law; and Brant J. Hellwig of Washington and Lee University School of Law. The panel was moderated by Supreme Court of Virginia Justice William Mims. Mims was introduced by Judge Manuel Capsalis of the 19th Judicial District in Virginia. (University of Virginia School of Law, Feb. 5, 2019)

Larry Krasner, Philadelphia’s district attorney, discusses his efforts to address issues of mass incarceration. He encouraged law students to get involved in the progressive prosecutor movement. His speech was the keynote address of the 2019 Shaping Justice conference at UVA Law. Dean Risa Goluboff introduced Krasner. (University of Virginia School of Law, Feb. 8, 2019)

J. Travis Laster ’95, vice chancellor of the Delaware Court of Chancery, discusses his experiences overseeing legal disputes in an age of increasing shareholder activism from mutual funds, hedge funds and corporate activists. The Delaware Court of chancery is widely recognized as the pre-eminent forum for corporate legal disputes, because the majority of U.S. businesses are incorporated in the state. (University of Virginia School of Law, February 1, 2019)

The editors of UVA Law’s student-run journals introduced first-year students to their publications and described the journal tryout process. The panel included Victoria Granda and Campbell Haynes of the Virginia Law Review, Nick Styles of the Virginia Journal of International Law, MacLane Taggart of the Virginia Tax Review, Bonnie Cantwell of the Virginia Environmental Law Journal, Lindsay Fisher of the Journal of Law & Politics, Siarra Rogers of the Virginia Journal of Social Policy & the Law, Tyler Fredericks of the Virginia Journal of Law & Technology, Jackie Malzone of the Virginia Sports & Entertainment Law Journal, Charles Condro of the Virginia Law & Business Review, and Sanders Wommack of the Virginia Journal of Criminal Law. (University of Virginia School of Law, Feb. 4, 2019)

Yale law professor Jack Balkin gives an overview of the impacts that social media technologies have had on democratic institutions. He explores some possible legal and societal responses to the challenges posed by social media, such as disinformation and widespread data collection. This speech was the keynote address at UVA Law’s conference: “Digital Democracy: The Threat and Promise of Technology for Democratic Institutions." (University of Virginia School of Law, Jan. 25, 2018)

At UVA Law’s 31st Sokol Colloquium, Notre Dame Law professor A.J. Bellia and UVA Law professors Paul Stephan and John Harrison discussed international law and the judiciary in a panel moderated by UVA Law professor Saikrishna Prakash. During the colloquium, scholars, jurists and practitioners discussed the American Law Institute’s “The Restatement (Fourth) of the Foreign Relations Law of the United States.” (University of Virginia School of Law, Jan. 11, 2019)

At UVA Law’s 31st Sokol Colloquium, University of Pennsylvania law professor Jean Galbraith, Northwestern law professor Jide Nzelibe and UVA Law professor George Rutherglen discussed the ambitions of the fourth restatement with moderator and UVA law professor Mila Versteeg. During the colloquium, scholars, jurists and practitioners discussed the American Law Institute’s “The Restatement (Fourth) of the Foreign Relations Law of the United States.” (University of Virginia School of Law, Jan. 11, 2019)

At UVA Law’s 31st Sokol Colloquium, George Washington law professor Ed Swaine, UC Davis law professor Bill Dodge and Russian Association of International Law professor Bakhtiyar Tuzmukhamedov discussed international law with moderator and UVA Law professor Pierre-Hugues Verdier. During the colloquium, scholars, jurists and practitioners discussed the American Law Institute’s “The Restatement (Fourth) of the Foreign Relations Law of the United States.” (University of Virginia School of Law, Jan. 11, 2019)

At UVA Law’s 31st Sokol Colloquium, Duke law professor Ralf Michaels, Indiana University law professor Austen Parrish, Fordham law professor Thomas Lee and UC Hastings law professor Chimène Keitner discussed limits on jurisdiction in international law with moderator and UVA law professor Anne Woolhandler. During the colloquium, scholars, jurists and practitioners discussed the American Law Institute’s “The Restatement (Fourth) of the Foreign Relations Law of the United States.” (University of Virginia School of Law, Jan. 12, 2019)

At UVA Law’s 31st Sokol Colloquium, Rutgers law professor Beth Stephens, Georgetown law professor David Stewart and University of Michigan law professor Kristina Daugirdas discussed sovereign immunity with moderator and United Kingdom Court of Appeals Lord Justice (ret.) Sir Jack Beatson. During the colloquium, scholars, jurists and practitioners discussed the American Law Institute’s “The Restatement (Fourth) of the Foreign Relations Law of the United States.” (University of Virginia School of Law, Jan. 12, 2019)

Financier-philanthropist David Rubenstein interviews recently retired U.S. Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy at the kickoff for the Karsh Center for Law and Democracy. The show "A Justice For All" originally aired on PBS. (University of Virginia School of Law, Nov. 16, 2018)

UVA Law professor Kimberly Kessler Ferzan discusses some of the philosophical problems she explores in her new book "Reflections on Crime and Culpability: Problems and Puzzles." (University of Virginia School of Law, Nov. 28, 2018)

Nick Zabriskie, public policy manager at Uber, and Tim Tobin, partner at Hogan Lovells, discussed some of the major legal implications facing the deployment of autonomous vehicles, such as regulatory issues, implications for tort liability and potential effects on urban planning. This talk was hosted by the Law, Innovation, Security and Technology Society at UVA Law. (University of Virginia School of Law, November 13, 2018)

UVA Law professors Frederick Schauer and Saikrishna Prakash discuss the roles the U.S. Supreme Court and constitutional law play in American political discourse. (University of Virginia School of Law, Nov. 9, 2018)

Body/Description for YouTube and SoundCloud (remove parens info for Drupal): John Monahan, the John S. Shannon Distinguished Professor of Law, presents the results of his recent study exploring the career and life experiences of UVA Law’s Class of 1987. Monahan delivered the talk during the fall 2018 UVA Law Board and Council luncheon. (University of Virginia School of Law, Nov. 2, 2018)

Third-year UVA Law students Katharine Collins and Christopher Macomber faced off against Kendall Burchard and Scott Harman-Heath in the final round of UVA Law’s 90th annual William Minor Lile Moot Court Competition. U.S. Appeals Court Judges Albert Diaz of the Fourth Circuit and Karen Nelson Moore of the Sixth Circuit, along with Vice Dean Leslie Kendrick ’06, decided the competition’s winners (Collins and Macomber). (University of Virginia School of Law, Nov. 6, 2018)

J. Peter Byrne ’79, faculty director of the Climate Resource Center at Georgetown University Law Center, provides an overview of the past and future prospects of the historic preservation movement. This speech was the keynote address at a Virginia Environmental Law Journal symposium focusing on historic preservation. (University of Virginia School of Law, November 2, 2018)

Professors Thomas Nachbar, George Cohen and Anne Coughlin advise first-year students on best strategies for taking law school exams. (University of Virginia School of Law, November 5, 2018)

Body/Description for YouTube and SoundCloud (remove parens info for Drupal): Archi Pyati, chief of policy for the Tahirih Justice Center in Washington, D.C., and Sabrina Talukder ’14, staff attorney with the Legal Aid Society of New York City, discussed the history of domestic violence asylum in the United States and the ways in which their organizations are addressing new hurdles in asylum law. (University of Virginia School of Law, October 29, 2018)

In his first-year contracts class, UVA Law professor George Cohen discusses Hamer v. Sidway (1891). That decision, by the New York Court of Appeals, determined that voluntarily abstaining from exercising legal rights in return for a promised future reward could count as a legal exchange in contract law. (University of Virginia School of Law, Aug. 29, 2018)

Solicitors general from around the region spoke at the Law School about their paths to government office. The event featured Toby Heytens, UVA Law professor and solicitor general of Virginia; Loren AliKhan, solicitor general of Washington, D.C., under Attorney General Karl Racine ’89; and Ryan Park, deputy solicitor general of North Carolina. (University of Virginia School of Law, Oct. 19, 2018)

Daniel Richardson ’18, former editor-in-chief of the Virginia Law Review and the 2018 graduate with the highest GPA, provides law students with advice about preparing for upcoming mid-terms and finals. (University of Virginia School of Law, Oct. 16, 2018)

Jim Donovan, a Goldman Sachs managing director and Law School adjunct professor, shares his six tips for successful client relationships. Donovan is responsible for advising many of the largest corporate and individual clients of Goldman Sachs. (University of Virginia School of Law, Sept. 27, 2018)

Virginia Del. Danica Roem, the first openly transgender elected state lawmaker in the United States, encouraged audience members to find their voice and run for office, and spoke about her experiences as an elected official working to address local issues. The talk capped the Ele(Q)t Project for LGBTQ Leadership symposium, which focused on motivating and training young LGBTQ leaders to run for political office. (University of Virginia School of Law, Oct. 3, 2018)

Ted Shaw, the fifth director-counsel and president of the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund Inc., reflects on what's next after the events of Aug. 11-12, 2017 in Charlottesville. Shaw is the Julius L. Chambers Distinguished Professor of Law and director of the Center for Civil Rights at the University of North Carolina School of Law at Chapel Hill. The event was part of the "One Year After Charlottesville" conference Sept. 28 at the Law School. (University of Virginia School of Law, Sept. 28, 2018)

Four alumni talk about their current and former roles leading their states' legal offices. Panelists include Douglas Gansler ’89, former attorney general of Maryland and president of the National Association of Attorneys General; Herbert Slatery (College ’74), attorney general of Tennessee; Karl Racine ’89, attorney general for the District of Columbia; and Professor Toby Heytens ’00, solicitor general of Virginia. Vice Dean Leslie Kendrick ’06 introduces the panel. (University of Virginia School of Law, Sept. 26, 2018)

Pulitzer Prize winner James Forman Jr. delivers the keynote address at the conference "One Year After Charlottesville: Replacing the Resurgence of Racism With Reconciliation." Following his talk, Forman participated in a Q&A with University of Virginia President Jim Ryan ’92. UVA Executive Vice President and Provost Thomas C. Katsouleas introduces Forman. (University of Virginia School of Law, Sept. 27, 2018)

Professors A. E. Dick Howard, Anne Coughlin, Daniel Ortiz and Micah Schwartzman discuss key cases from the 2017 U.S. Supreme Court term, and look ahead to the coming year.

Body/Description for YouTube and SoundCloud (remove parens info for Drupal): Judge Jeffrey Sutton of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit speaks at UVA Law about the importance of state constitutions in constitutional jurisprudence. He argues that lawyers miss many opportunities to use state constitutions to their advantage, instead limiting themselves to arguments based on the U.S. Constitution. Dean Risa Goluboff introduces Sutton at the event, a discussion of Sutton’s book, “51 Imperfect Solutions: States and the Making of American Constitutional Law,” hosted by the Virginia Law Review and the Journal of Law & Politics. (University of Virginia School of Law, Sept. 4, 2018)

Professors Rachel Harmon, Alex M. Johnson Jr., Aditya Bamzai, Barbara Armacost ’89 and Joe Fore ’11 give incoming law students an overview of the 1L curriculum at UVA Law. (University of Virginia School of Law, Aug. 17, 2018)

UVA Law professor A. Benjamin Spencer reviews the basic work that goes into laying out a legal case. This event was part of orientation for the Class of 2021. (University of Virginia School of Law, August 17, 2018)

Cordel Faulk ’01, assistant dean for admissions at UVA Law, welcomes the Class of 2021 during orientation. (Aug. 20, 2018, University of Virginia School of Law)

UVA Law Vice Dean Leslie Kendrick ’06 provides an overview of the American legal system to first-year students. This event was part of orientation for the Class of 2021. (University of Virginia School of Law, Aug. 17, 2018)

UVA Law professors Tom Nachbar and George Cohen give an overview of what to expect in the law school classroom for first-year law students. This event was part of orientation for the Class of 2021. (University of Virginia School of Law, Aug. 17, 2018)

David Hyman ’93, general counsel of Netflix, delivered the annual orientation address to members of the Class of 2021.

Jennifer Cafarella, lead intelligence planner at the Institute for the Study of War, speaks on the ongoing struggle in Syria. Cafarella’s talk was held as part of the 26th National Security Law Institute hosted by the Center for National Security Law. (University of Virginia School of Law, June 15, 2018)

Mark P. Nevitt, a Sharswood Fellow and lecturer in law at the University of Pennsylvania Law School, discusses climate change and how it relates to national security. Nevitt, a former tactical jet aviator and attorney in the U.S. Navy, delivered his talk as part of the 26th National Security Law Institute hosted by the Center for National Security Law. (University of Virginia School of Law, June 14, 2018)

Paul Rosenzweig, a cybersecurity expert, speaks on law and warfare in the cyber domain. Rosenzweig teaches cybersecurity at the George Washington University School of Law and is a distinguished visiting fellow at the Homeland Security Studies and Analysis Institute. This presentation was given as part of the 26th National Security Law Institute hosted by the Center for National Security Law. (University of Virginia School of Law, June 12, 2018)

Dean Cheng, senior research fellow at the Asian Studies Center at the Davis Institute for National Security and Foreign Policy, discusses China’s use of lawfare. Cheng’s talk was part of the 26th National Security Law Institute hosted by the Center for National Security Law. (University of Virginia School of Law, June 12, 2018)

John Norton Moore, UVA Law professor and director of the Center for National Security Law, analyzes the complex nature of war. Moore’s talk was held as part of the 26th National Security Law Institute hosted by the Center for National Security Law. (University of Virginia School of Law, June 4, 2018)

Cynthia C. Hogan '84, vice president for public policy for the Americas at Apple Inc., delivered the commencement speech. Hogan previously served as the National Football League’s executive vice president of public policy, and deputy assistant to President Barack Obama and counsel to Vice President Joe Biden. (University of Virginia School of Law, May 20, 2018)

Graduates who are veterans from the Class of 1968 discuss the impact of the Vietnam War. Speakers include Pat Vaughan, Ed Levin, Jack Hannon, Don Zachary, Stuart Johnson, Dave Scull, Bob Wright and moderator Weaver Gaines. (University of Virginia School of Law, May 12, 2018)

UVA Law professor George Geis spoke about how blockchain technology — the technology underlying Bitcoin transactions — could shake up more traditional asset markets and corporate law. This speech was part of the spring Alumni Board and Council meeting. (University of Virginia School of Law, May 11, 2018)

Vice Dean and Professor of Law Leslie Kendrick '06 delivers the charge to the Class of 2018. (University of Virginia School of Law, April 27, 2018)

Judge J. Harvie Wilkinson III '72 of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit discussed his book "All Falling Faiths: Reflections on the Promise and Failure of the 1960s" with Dean Risa Goluboff. In the book, Wilkinson shares what life was like in the 1960s, and describes the influence that decade has today. He asks his own generation to recognize its youthful mistakes and pleads with future generations not to repeat them. (University of Virginia School of Law, April 17, 2018)

Professors Ruth Mason, Michael Knoll of University of Pennsylvania Law School and Charlie Trost of Belmont College of Law discuss South Dakota v. Wayfair, a Supreme Court case tackling e-commerce taxes. (Knowledge@Wharton/SiriusXM, April 19, 2018)

Judge Frank H. Easterbrook, of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, spoke at the Law School about his research into recent U.S. Supreme Court cases involving business litigation. He argues that the Supreme Court may not always exhibit the conservative or pro-business slant that many commentators expect it to. Easterbrook gave this talk on the occasion of receiving the 2018 Thomas Jefferson Foundation Medal in Law. (University of Virginia School of Law, April 12, 2018)

Yoram Dinstein, a scholar and professor emeritus at Tel Aviv University, is a specialist on international law and a prominent authority on the laws of war. He gave the keynote address at the Jus ad Bellum conference following an introduction by UVA Law Dean Risa Goluboff. (University of Virginia School of Law, March 22, 2018)

Professor Laura Donohue of Georgetown Law School and UVA Law professor Robert Turner speak at the Jus ad Bellum conference. UVA Law professor John Norton Moore offers concluding remarks. (University of Virginia School of Law, March 22, 2018)

Professor Kenneth Anderson of the Washington College of Law at American University moderates a panel on the 2016 Obama administration report on the legal frameworks guiding the U.S. use of military force and related national security operations. The Jus ad Bellum conference panel includes professor Bobby Chesney of the University of Texas School of Law, UVA Law professor Ashley Deeks, and Rita Siemion, legal counsel at Human Rights First. (University of Virginia School of Law, March 22, 2018)

UVA Law professor John Norton Moore moderates a panel at the Jus ad Bellum conference that includes retired Maj. Gen. Charles Dunlap Jr. of Duke Law School, Mike A. Newton of Vanderbilt University School of Law, and Edwin Williamson, former legal adviser at the U.S. Department of State. (University of Virginia School of Law, March 22, 2018)

To mark his appointment to the Warner-Booker Distinguished Professor of International Law chair, professor A. E. Dick Howard gives a lecture describing lessons he has drawn from his personal experiences in the realm of constitutional law. He recounts his role in the drafting and adoption of the Virginia Constitution, his time comparing notes with constitution-makers in post-communist Central and Eastern Europe, and his observations on marking the 800th anniversary of the Magna Carta. (University of Virginia School of Law, March 23, 2018)

Professor Stephen Braga, director of clinical programs at UVA Law, describes the clinical education offerings at UVA Law. This session was part of UVA Law's admitted students open house. (University of Virginia School of Law, March 16, 2018)

Professor Anne Coughlin gave a lecture on the Supreme Court decision in Lawrence v. Texas for a mock constitutional and criminal law class. This lecture was part of UVA Law's admitted students open house. (University of Virginia School of Law, March 16, 2018)

Professor Daniel Ortiz talks about the Supreme Court Litigation Clinic with prospective law students. This session was part of UVA Law's admitted students open house. (University of Virginia School of Law, March 16, 2018)

Professor Michael Gilbert describes coursework relating to the laws underlying democratic processes. He provides a brief overview of topics within this field, including gerrymandering and election law. This session was part of UVA Law's admitted students open house. (University of Virginia School of Law, March 16, 2018)

Dr. Marc D. Lewis, a neuroscientist who questions whether addiction is a disease in a scientific sense, gave the 17th P. Browning Hoffman Memorial Lecture in Law and Psychiatry. He argued that addiction is better understood as a learning process, drawing on case histories, including his own, to support his arguments. Dr. Nassima Ait-Daoud, director of the UVA Center for Addiction Research and Education, offered a response to Lewis's argument. UVA Law professor Richard J. Bonnie introduced the speakers. (University of Virginia School of Law, March 13, 2018)

Professor Anne Coughlin says "Me Too" civil rights lawsuits are part of a larger movement to deter future behavior and incapacitate abusers and enablers. She was joined by Bruce A. Markell of Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law. (Knowledge@Wharton/SiriusXM, February 27, 2018)

Following an introduction by Dean Risa Goluboff, his former Supreme Court clerk, Justice Breyer spoke about his book on keeping a global perspective in law. A Q&A follows his talk. (University of Virginia School of Law, March 1, 2018)

Colleen E. Roh Sinzdak, senior litigation associate at Hogan Lovells, describes her experiences working in immigration litigation from the perspective of a lawyer working for a big law firm. She has briefed, argued and won cases before multiple courts of appeals, including recent challenges to the Trump administration's "travel ban" executive orders. This speech was the keynote address of the Virginia Journal of International Law's 2018 symposium, "Immigration and Ideology: International Responses to Migration." Kevin Donovan, UVA Law senior assistant dean for career services, introduced Sinzdak. (University of Virginia School of Law, February 20, 2018)

Leading litigators and scholars discussed professor Brandon L. Garrett's new book, "End Of Its Rope: How Killing the Death Penalty Can Revive Criminal Justice." The book analyzes data on over two decades of death sentences to both explore causes of the decline in American death sentencing and its implications for the future of criminal justice reform. The panelists were death penalty lawyer David Bruck of Washington & Lee Law School; Robin Konrad of the Death Penalty Information Center; Evan Mandery of John Jay College and author of "A Wild Justice"; and Carol Steiker of Harvard Law School and the Criminal Justice Policy Program, and co-author of "Courting Justice." UVA Law professor Steve Braga served as moderator. (University of Virginia School of Law, February 22, 2018)

U.S. Rep. A. Donald McEachin '86 spoke at UVA Law before receiving the inaugural UVA Black Law Students Association Alumni Spotlight Award. McEachin, who has represented Virginia's 4th Congressional District since 2017, spoke about his career in Virginia politics and gave advice for students interested in pursuing political careers. Dean Risa Goluboff introduced McEachin. (University of Virginia School of Law, Feb. 19, 2018)

Law enforcement experts critique community policing and police culture during a panel discussion at the Law School. Panelists include Chief Bernadette DiPino of the Sarasota, Florida, Police Department; Joe Brann, founder and CEO of Joseph Brann & Associates; professor Rachel Harmon; and Charles Ramsey, a former Philadelphia police commissioner and former chief of the Washington, D.C., Metropolitan Police. The panel was moderated by Timothy Longo, adjunct professor and senior program director of public safety administration at the UVA School of Continuing and Professional Studies. The event was sponsored by the School for Continuing and Professional Studies. (University of Virginia School of Law, Feb. 6, 2017)

The University of Virginia and the Law School honored the legacy of its first black student, Gregory Swanson. The ceremony also included the presentation to law students Jah Akande and Toccara Nelson of the Inaugural Gregory H. Swanson Award, which recognizes students who embody courage, perseverance and commitment to justice. Speakers included Professors Kim Forde-Mazrui, director of the Center for the Study of Race and Law; Dean Risa Goluboff; Monifa Love Asante, associate professor of English and modern languages at Bowie State University; Evans D. Hopkins, author and chair of the Swanson Legacy Committee; Teresa Sullivan, president of the University of Virginia; and Frank M. Conner III '81, rector of the University of Virginia. (University of Virginia School of Law, Feb. 5, 2018)

UVA Law student Kendall Burchard and professors Anne Coughlin, Kimberly Ferzan and George Rutherglen discuss the origins of the law of sexual harassment, its current state and its future. This event was part of Diversity Week at UVA Law. (University of Virginia School of Law, Feb. 5, 2018)

Professor Micah Schwartzman moderates the panel "Loving’s Promise for LGBTQ Communities" with Holning S. Lau of the University of North Carolina School of Law, Doug NeJaime of Yale Law School and Catherine Smith of the University of Denver Sturm College of Law. The panel was part of the symposium "Loving: Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow." (University of Virginia School of Law, Jan. 26, 2018.)

Professor Deborah Hallman moderates the panel "Loving as a Means of Social and Legal Transformation" with Kim Forde-Mazrui of UVA Law, and Melissa Murray and Angela Onwuachi-Willig of the University of California, Berkeley. The panel was part of the symposium "Loving: Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow." (University of Virginia School of Law, Jan. 26, 2018.)

Professor Dayna Bowen Matthew moderates the panel "Loving’s Meaning" with Katherine Franke of Columbia University, Randall L. Kennedy of Harvard Law School and Robin A. Lenhardt of Fordham Law School. The panel was part of the symposium "Loving: Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow." (University of Virginia School of Law, Jan. 26, 2018.)

Erwin Chemerinsky, dean and Jesse H. Choper Distinguished Professor of Law at the University of California, Berkeley School of Law, delivers the keynote address at "Loving: Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow." The two-day symposium was a reflection on the 50th anniversary of Loving v. Virginia. (University of Virginia School of Law, Jan. 25, 2018)

Family, friends and the UVA Law community memorialize Richard Austin Merrill, seventh dean of the Law School, who died Oct. 26, 2017. A mentor to generations of students and professors and an innovator in legal education, Merrill served as dean from 1980 to 1988 and was a member of the faculty for 38 years until his retirement in 2007. He was a nationally recognized expert on administrative, environmental, and food and drug law. Speakers at the service include former Dean John C. Jeffries, Jr. '73; Stanford Law School Dean and former UVA Law Vice Dean Liz Magill '95; and Merrill's children, Patty Merrill '92 and John M. Merrill. (University of Virginia School of Law, Jan. 5, 2018)

A panel of national security experts discusses what actions constitute a "cyber attack," when a state can respond to a cyber attack through the use of armed force and how the Law of Armed Conflict applies to cyber attacks and state responses. The panel consists of Col. Gary Corn, staff judge advocate to the United States Cyber Command; retired Col. Gary Brown, former staff judge advocate to the United States Cyber Command; retired Maj. Gen. Charles Dunlap Jr., executive director of the Center on Law, Ethics and National Security at Duke University; and Capt. Todd Huntley, faculty at the Army Judge Advocate General's Legal Center and School. (University of Virginia School of Law, Nov. 15, 2017)

UVA Law professors Rich Schragger and Molly Brady, and Yishai Blank, professor of law at Tel-Aviv University, discuss if cities have — or should have — free speech rights that override restrictive state laws. (University of Virginia School of Law, November 13, 2017)

UVA Law professor Brandon Garrett delivers a chair lecture on his new book, "End of Its Rope," to mark his appointment as the White Burkett Miller Professor of Law and Public Affairs. "End of Its Rope" describes analyses of hand-collected national data on death sentences from 1990 to 2016. Garrett's presentation explores implications of the death penalty's decline for efforts to reform criminal justice more broadly. (University of Virginia School of Law, November 10, 2017)

Harvard professor Annette Gordon-Reed delivered the McCorkle Lecture on "Black Citizenship, Law, and the Founding." (University of Virginia School of Law, Nov. 9, 2017)

UVA Law professor Barbara Armacost gives an overview of the police response to the violent white supremacist protests in Charlottesville on Aug. 11-12. She also describes her experiences as a legal observer during the protests. (University of Virginia School of Law, Nov. 3, 2017)

A panel of UVA Law faculty advises 1L students on selecting electives for their spring semester. The panel features UVA Law professors Deborah Hellman, George Geis and Crystal Shin, and Dean Risa Goluboff. (University of Virginia School of Law, October 24, 2017)

A panel of journalists discusses challenges they face in reporting truthfully and objectively. The panel features Richard Leiby, editor at The Washington Post; Robert Blau, managing editor at Bloomberg News; Paige Lavender, senior politics editor at HuffPost; and Peter Hasson, associate editor at The Daily Caller. UVA Law professor Deborah Hellman acted as moderator. The panel was part of the first Common Law Grounds symposium, "Of Bubbles and Biases: The Press and Democratic Debate." (University of Virginia School of Law, October 20, 2017)

A symposium panel of experts looks at what happens when the federal government deregulates environmental protections and states and organizations step in to fill the gap. UVA Law professor Michael Livermore, George Mason University law professor Caroline Cecot and Florida State University law professor Hannah Wiseman discuss the issues. The symposium was sponsored by the Virginia Environmental Law Journal. (University of Virginia School of Law, October 19, 2017)

Ed Whalen, co-author of “Scalia Speaks: Reflections on Law, Faith, and Life Well Lived,” and UVA Law professors Aditya Bamzai and John Duffy, all former Justice Antonin Scalia law clerks, discuss how Scalia’s speeches reflected his personality and writing style outside the Supreme Court. The event was sponsored by the Federalist Society and the St. Thomas More Society. (University of Virginia School of Law, Oct. 17, 2017)

Lisa Friel ’83, senior vice president and special counsel for investigations at the NFL, discusses her investigations into player conduct. Her position at the NFL was created following various allegations of domestic violence against NFL players, most famously Baltimore Ravens running back Ray Rice, who was videotaped assaulting his fiancée. This event was part of the 2017 Current Issues in Sports Law symposium at UVA Law. (University of Virginia School of Law, Oct. 5, 2017)

A panel of experts from the worlds of professional and collegiate sports discuss the complexities of investigating athletes for alleged wrongdoing, including acts that may take place off the playing field, as well as other issues related to legal compliance. The panel includes Lisa Friel '83, senior vice president and special counsel for investigations at the NFL; John DiPaolo, an attorney at Cozen O'Connor; and Jason Baum, assistant director of compliance for UVA Athletics. This event was part of the 2017 Current Issues in Sports and Entertainment Law symposium at UVA Law. (University of Virginia School of Law, Oct. 5, 2017)

Neil Eggleston, now a litigation partner at Kirkland & Ellis, speaks about the presidency and his experiences in the Obama administration as White House counsel. (University of Virginia School of Law, Sept. 20, 2017)

Professor Brandon Garrett joins Karen Newirth, senior staff attorney, Innocence Project; Judge Robert Kane, former Massachusetts Superior Court judge; Darrel Stephens, executive director, Major City Chiefs Association; and Tom Albright, director of the Salk Institute for Biological Studies in a discussion on the reliability of eyewitness testimony. (University of Virginia School of Law, Sept. 14, 2017)

Professors A. E. Dick Howard, Barbara Armacost, Michael Gilbert and Micah Schwartzman discuss key cases from the recent U.S. Supreme Court term, and look ahead to the coming year. (University of Virginia School of Law, Sept. 13, 2017)

Professor Benjamin Spencer speaks to incoming law students during orientation. (University of Virginia School of Law, Aug. 18, 2017)

Professor Molly Shadel speaks to incoming law students about preparing for class. (University of Virginia School of Law, Aug. 18, 2017)

Professor Toby Heytens teaches a sample class at orientation to incoming law students. (University of Virginia School of Law, Aug. 18, 2017)

Zane Memeger '91, former U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania and current partner at Morgan Lewis, delivered the annual orientation welcome address to members of the Class of 2020. (University of Virginia School of Law, Aug. 21, 2017)

Dean Risa Goluboff welcomes the Class of 2020 to UVA Law during orientation. (University of Virginia School of Law, Aug. 21, 2017)

Dean Risa Goluboff welcomed incoming students in the Class of 2020 to Charlottesville at a pre-orientation session. (University of Virginia School of Law, Aug. 18, 2017)

Former United States Ambassador to Iraq James F. Jeffrey provides an overview of current U.S. policy in the Middle East. This talk was part of the 2017 National Security Law Institute at the Law School. (University of Virginia, June 16, 2017)

Jennifer Cafarella, lead intelligence planner at the Institute for the Study of War, provides a threat briefing regarding the current status of ISIA in Iraq and Syria, and offers suggestions for improving the situation on the ground. This talk was part of the 2017 National Security Law Institute at the Law School. (University of Virginia School of Law, June 16, 2017)

Georgetown law professor Laura Donohue leads a discussion how biological threats impact national security. This class was part of the 2017 National Security Law Institute at the University of Virginia School of Law. (University of Virginia School of Law, June 13, 2017)

Elisa Massimino, president and chief executive officer of Human Rights First, leads a class session on the relationship between human rights and national security. This class was part of the 2017 National Security Law Institute at UVA Law. (University of Virginia School of Law, June 8, 2017)

Director of Law Firm Recruiting Patrice Hayden ’02 moderates a panel of alumni who discuss their paths to career changes. Panelists include Katherine Ballenger ’02, Jennifer Nelsen Colao ’92, Charles “Ridge” Schuyler ’87 and Salmon Shomade ’97. (University of Virginia School of Law, May 13, 2017)

Commonfund President and CEO Catherine Keating '87 delivers the commencement address and Dean Risa Goluboff reflects on the accomplishments of the Class of 2017. (University of Virginia School of Law, May 21, 2017)

Retiring professors Rich Balnave, Bob Sayler and Tom White reflect on their careers and time at UVA Law. Dean Risa Goluboff introduces the professors. (University of Virginia School of Law, May 13, 2017)

Professor Kim Ferzan examines the complications that can arise in criminal cases involving defendants who suffer from "multiple personality disorder," now called dissociative identity disorder. This speech was part of UVA Law's spring 2017 alumni reunion weekend. (University of Virginia School of Law, May 12, 2017)

Professor Lee Epstein, Ethan A.H. Shepley Distinguished University Professor at Washington University in St. Louis, discusses her research into the ideologies of U.S. Supreme Court justices. She uses statistical analysis to determine to what extent we can predict justices’ future rulings based on their past records and the ideologies of the presidents that appoint them. Epstein's talk was the 2017 Henry J. Abraham Distinguished Lecture, sponsored by the Thomas Jefferson Center for the Protection of Free Expression. (University of Virginia School of Law, April 28, 2017)

UVA Law professor Richard M. Hynes analyzes the circumstances under which individuals file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. In Chapter 11, the debtor maintains control of his or her business operations under the supervision of the court. Hynes gave the lecture to mark his appointment as the John Allan Love Professor of Law. (University of Virginia School of Law, April 21, 2017)

Professor Anne Coughlin delivers a parting message to the Class of 2017. (University of Virginia School of Law, April 20, 2017)

A panel of UVA Law professors analyzes past and current trends of federal regulation of corporate governance, including the shifting power structure between the state and federal government, shareholder activism and changes under the Trump administration. The panel includes Professors Julia Mahoney, Michal Barzuza and George Geis, with Professor Quinn Curtis moderating. (University of Virginia School of Law, April 14, 2017)

Former U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch discusses the role of the legal profession in an era of significant polarization. Lynch spoke at UVA Law after receiving the Thomas Jefferson Foundation Medal in Law. (University of Virginia School of Law, April 13, 2017)

Tim Heaphy ’91, former U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Virginia and partner at Hunton & Williams, discusses the sometimes-complex relationship between victims of crimes and the criminal justice system. This speech was the keynote address at the National Crime Victims' Rights Week Intersectionality Lunch. UVA Law Dean Risa Goluboff introduces Heaphy. (University of Virginia School of Law, April 5, 2017)

Transcript available at https://www.law.virginia.edu/sites/default/files/transcripts/17_03_29_talevi.pdf

UVA Law professor Michael Livermore tells admitted students about the Law School’s environmental law offerings. This talk was part of the 2017 Admitted Students Open House. (University of Virginia School of Law, March 17, 2017)

Professor Dan Ortiz, director of the Supreme Court Litigation Clinic, talks to admitted students about the clinic. This session was part of UVA Law’s 2017 admitted students open house. (University of Virginia School of Law, March 17, 2017)

Peter S. Vincent ’95, assistant director general of international policy at Borderpol, discusses how the United States can accommodate the mass migration of refugees while guarding against nefarious actors and combating terrorism at home and abroad. (University of Virginia School of Law, March 23, 2017)

Third-year University of Virginia School of Law students Tuba Ahmed and Kyle Cole found their differences offered the right combination of strengths to win the 88th William Minor Lile Moot Court Competition. Ahmed and Cole defeated fellow third-year students Danielle Desaulniers and Adam Stempel. The four finalists received the James M. Shoemaker Jr. Moot Court Award. (University of Virginia School of Law, March 25, 2017)

Associate Justice David Stras of the Minnesota Supreme Court analyzes U.S. Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch’s past rulings and writing to make some predictions about how he may rule if his nomination is approved. (University of Virginia School of Law, March 24, 2017)

Key players in the U.S. Supreme Court case Fisher v. University of Texas (2016) discuss its implications for the future of affirmative action policies in the United States. The panel features Scott Ballenger '96, a key player working on behalf of the University of Texas for Latham & Watkins, and UVA Law professors Douglas Laycock, George Rutherglen and Kim Forde-Mazrui. (University of Virginia School of Law, March 15, 2017)

A panel of national security law experts discusses the challenges of translating traditional rules of war to the unconventional conflicts taking place in the Middle East. The panel consists of Brig. Gen. (Ret.) Ken Watkin (former Judge Advocate General, Canadian Armed Forces); Brig. Gen. (Ret.) Rich Gross (former legal counsel, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff) and Michael Meier (office of the Judge Advocate General, Department of the Army). Geoff Corn, South Texas College of Law, moderates. This panel was part of the UVA Law conference "Region in Turmoil: Conflicts in the Middle East." (University School of Law, March 2, 2017)

A panel of international and security law experts discusses legal issues associated with United States security operations in the Middle East. The panel consists of Eric Jensen (Brigham Young University School of Law), Deborah Pearlstein (Cardozo Law School, Yeshiva University), Ryan Goodman (New York University Law School) and moderator Sean Watts (Creighton University School of Law). This panel was part of the UVA Law conference "A Region in Turmoil: Conflicts in the Middle East." (University of Virginia School of Law, March 2, 2017)

Ryan Crocker, former long-term U.S. ambassador to various countries in the Middle East, provides an overview of U.S. policy considerations going forward in the region. UVA Law professor John Norton Moore introduces Crocker. Crocker’s speech was the keynote address at the UVA Law conference "Region in Turmoil: Conflicts in the Middle East." (University of Virginia School of Law, March 2, 2017)

Col. Pat Huston, staff judge advocate, U.S. Central Command, provides and overview of current U.S. and coalition military operations in the Middle East. This presentation was part of the UVA Law conference "A Region in Turmoil: Conflicts in the Middle East." (University of Virginia School of Law, March 2, 2017)

Jessica McFate, Director of Tradecraft and Innovation at the Institute for the Study of War, provides a strategic overview of the situation in the Middle East. UVA Law professor John Norton Moore and UVA Law dean Risa Goluboff provide introductory remarks. This talk took place at the UVA Law conference "A Region in Turmoil: Conflicts in the Middle East." (University of Virginia School of Law, March 2, 2017)

A panel of evidence law experts discusses UVA Law Professor Barbara Spellman’s book, “The Psychology of Evidence Law,” which explores the connections between psychology and the rules of evidence law. The panel consists of Ann Murphy of Gonzaga University School of Law, Edward Cheng of Vanderbilt University Law School, and Kimberly Kessler Ferzan and Greg Mitchell, both of UVA Law. UVA Law Dean Risa Goluboff introduces the panel, and UVA Law Professor Frederick Schauer acts as moderator. (University of Virginia School of Law, Feb. 28, 2017)

Jeff Wahl, a long-time litigator and expert on medical malpractice issues, addresses the legal, ethical, and medical implications of the publication of junk science. He discusses examples of scientifically dishonest research published in prominent scientific and medical journals, how the illegitimate research was uncovered, how the publishers deal with retractions and how these types of medical fraud can be prevented. (University of Virginia School of Law, Feb. 20, 2017)

A panel of experts UVA and Monticello discuss the changing and complex nature of Thomas Jefferson’s legacy at UVA and the broader community. The panel consists of Kirt von Daacke (co-chair, UVA President’s Commission on Slavery and the University), Christa Dierksheide (historian, Monticello), Claudrena Harold (UVA Corcoran Department of History), and Noelle Hurd (UVA Department of Psychology). UVA Law professor Kim Forde Mazrui moderated. This event was part of the UVA Law School’s Diversity Week. (University of Virginia School of Law, Feb. 20, 2017)

Robin Steinberg, founder of the Bronx Defenders, talks about her work as a public defender for indigent clients and describes ways that law students can get involved in “shaping” the justice they want to see in the world. This speech was the keynote address at UVA Law’s “Shaping Justice” conference. UVA Law professor Josh Bowers introduces Steinberg. (University of Virginia School of Law, Feb. 4, 2017)

Attiya Latif, president of UVA's Minority Rights Coalition, and Larycia Hawkins, Abd el-Kader Visiting Faculty Fellow at UVA's Institute for Advanced Studies in Culture, discuss how to develop solidarity in the wake of a particularly contentious election. UVA Law professor Kim Forde-Mazrui, director of the Center for the Study of Race and Law, introduces the speakers. The event was part of UVA’s Community MLK Celebration. (University of Virginia School of Law, Jan. 25, 2017)

In his January term class Legal Practice and the Startup Company: An Inside Look — co-taught with UVA Law professor Quinn Curtis — Rob Masri '96 discusses the characteristics of successful entrepreneurs. Besides lecturing at UVA Law, Masri maintains a private law practice in Charlottesville. He has also started several businesses, including Cardagin, a mobile marketing company that helps businesses maintain customer rewards programs. (University of Virginia School of Law, Jan.16, 2017)

Michelle Wilde Anderson of Stanford University, Sheila Foster of Fordham University, David Imbroscio of University of Louisville and Richard Schragger of UVA Law discuss Schragger's latest book, "City Power: Urban Governance in a Global Age." UVA Law professor Maureen Brady introduces the panel. (University of Virginia School of Law. Nov. 19, 2016)

Duke Law professor Jedediah Purdy gives the 3rd Lillian Stone Distinguished Lecture in Environmental Policy: “Environmental Justice, Again.” He discusses the history of the American environmental movement, focusing on the broader movement’s relationship to environmental justice concepts. Dean Risa Goluboff introduces Purdy. (University of Virginia School of Law, Nov. 14, 2016)

A panel of scholars discusses Professor G. Edward White's "Law in American History, Vol. II," published by Oxford University Press. The panelists are Logan Sawyer (University of Georgia), Chuck McCurdy (UVA) and Barbara Welke (University of Minnesota), in addition to White. Dean Risa Goluboff introduces the panel and Charles Barzun moderates the question-and-answer session at the end. (University of Virginia School of Law, Nov. 10, 2016)

Glenn Gerstell, general counsel for the National Security Agency, discusses current challenges in national security, life in the general counsel’s office and careers in national security law. (University of Virginia School of Law, Nov. 10, 2016)

Professor Ashley S. Deeks discusses President Obama's use of war powers, examines his approach to international law and compares his legacy with that of the Bush Administration. (University of Virginia School of Law, November 4, 2016)

West Virginia Solicitor General Elbert Lin debates Andres Restrepo of the Sierra Club on the merits of the EPA’s landmark Clean Power Plan. Professor Jon Cannon moderates. The Clean Power Plan set the first national limit on greenhouse gas emissions from the electricity generation sector. Twenty-seven states challenged the plan in West Virginia v. EPA, which was argued before the D.C. Circuit en banc last month. (University of Virginia School of Law, Nov. 3, 2016)

Tim Heaphy ’91 (Hunton & Williams), Pete Anderson ’91 (Beveridge & Diamond) and Doug Parker (Earth & Water Group) bring their experiences in corporate compliance litigation to bear on the Volkswagen emissions scandal. Professor Jonathan Cannon moderates. (University of Virginia School of Law, October 28, 2016)

UVA Law Professor J.H. "Rip" Verkerke delivers a lecture to mark his appointment as T. Munford Boyd Professor of Law and director of the Program for Employment and Labor Studies. He discusses how to "introduce a richer framework for evaluating the law of vicarious liability" that addresses the risks of employing "tort-prone" workers while minimizing the inefficiencies caused by excessive employee screening and high worker turnover. (University of Virginia School of Law, October 26, 2016)

Berin Szoka '04, president of the technology policy think tank TechFreedom, debates UVA professor Thomas Nachbar on the FCC's net neutrality rules. These rules, which were recently upheld by the DC Circuit Court in U.S. Telecom v. FCC, require broadband service providers to treat all internet traffic identically. (University of Virginia School of Law, Oct. 26, 2016)

Claire Gastañaga '74, executive director of the American Civil Liberties Union of Virginia, discusses issues ranging from recent "bathroom bills" to abortion regulations and the role of feminism today in the political arena. (University of Virginia School of Law, October 25, 2016)

Judge J. Harvie Wilkinson ’72 of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit offers a critique of the current administrative state. He assesses why the administrative state is necessary as well as the ways in which it could be made more effective. (University of Virginia School of Law, Oct. 21, 2016)

The third biennial Jefferson Symposium, sponsored by UVA Law and the Thomas Jefferson Center for the Protection of Free Expression, examines contemporary attitudes about free speech at American colleges and universities. The panelists for "Free Speech and Equal Dignity" are Susan Brison, Dartmouth College; Claudrena Harold, UVA; and Leslie Kendrick '06, UVA Law. Kendrick also provides the introduction. (University of Virginia School of Law, Oct. 13, 2016)

The third biennial Jefferson Symposium, sponsored by UVA Law and the Thomas Jefferson Center for the Protection of Free Expression, examines contemporary attitudes about free speech at American colleges and universities. The panelists for "Free Speech vs. Hostile Environment" are Anne Coughlin, UVA Law; Susan Kruth '11, Foundation for Individual Rights in Education; and Eugene Volokh, UCLA School of Law. UVA Law professor Leslie Kendrick provides the introduction. (University of Virginia School of Law, Oct. 14, 2016)

The third biennial Jefferson Symposium, sponsored by UVA Law and the Thomas Jefferson Center for the Protection of Free Expression, examines contemporary attitudes about free speech at American colleges and universities. The panelists for "Free Speech In and Out of the Classroom" are Blake D. Morant '78, dean of George Washington University Law School; Dahlia Lithwick, senior editor, Slate; and Kelly Carlin, writer, actor, producer and humorist. UVA Law professor John C. Jeffries Jr. provides the introduction. (University of Virginia School of Law, Oct. 13, 2016)

The third biennial Jefferson Symposium, sponsored by UVA Law and the Thomas Jefferson Center for the Protection of Free Expression, examines contemporary attitudes about free speech at American colleges and universities. The panelists for "Free Speech in the Modern University" are Teresa A. Sullivan, president of UVA; Jeffrey Herbst, president and CEO of Newseum, former president of Colgate University; and Dean Vikram Amar, University of Illinois School of Law. UVA Law professor John C. Jeffries Jr. provides the introduction. (University of Virginia School of Law, Oct. 14, 2016)

Katie Redford ’95, co-founder of EarthRights International, a non-governmental organization focusing on human rights and environmental justice, discusses current trends, threats and opportunities in human rights lawyering. (University of Virginia School of Law, October 18, 2016)

James Donovan, Goldman Sachs managing director and adjunct professor at the University of Virginia School of Law, talks to UVA Law students about the skills needed to work on corporate transactions as a lawyer or investment banker. (University of Virginia School of Law, Oct. 7, 2016)

Professor Jonathan Cannon discusses recent U.S. Supreme Court decisions related to environmental regulations, including important cases from the recent past and issues likely to come up in the future. (University of Virginia School of Law, Oct. 6, 2016)

Professors Douglas Laycock, Kim Forde-Mazrui, Michael Gilbert and Deborah Hellman discuss key cases from the recent U.S. Supreme Court term, and look ahead to the coming year. (University of Virginia School of Law, Sept. 28, 2016)

Matt Olsen, former director of the National Counterterrorism Center and general counsel to the National Security Agency, discusses the evolving threat of terrorism. (University of Virginia School of Law, Sept. 29, 2016)

Panelists discuss how the roles and responsibilities related to U.S. cybersecurity are shared by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, the U.S. Department of Defense and the private sector, and how each woman has become involved in this aspect of national security law. The speakers include M. Tia Johnson LL.M. '02, assistant secretary for legislative affairs at the Department of Homeland Security; Angeline Chen, vice president, general counsel and chief compliance officer at Siemens Government Technologies Inc.; Lt. Comm. Elizabeth O'Connor, attorney at the Information Assurance-Cybersecurity Division, Office of General Counsel, National Security Administration; and Merritt Baer, senior cybersecurity counsel at the Department of Homeland Security. Professor John Norton Moore, director of the Center for National Security Law, moderates. (University of Virginia School of Law, Sept. 29, 2016)

A panel of scholars discuss Professor Saikrishna Prakash's book, "Imperial From the Beginning: The Constitution of the Original Executive,” published by Yale University Press. Professor John Harrison moderated the event, which features Sam Issacharoff of New York University School of Law, Will Baude of the University of Chicago Law School and Tara Helfman of Syracuse University College of Law. (University of Virginia School of Law, Sept. 26, 2016)

A panel of scholars discusses Professor Darryl Brown's book, “Free Market Criminal Justice: How Democracy and Laissez Faire Undermine the Rule of Law,” published by Oxford University Press. Professor Brandon Garrett moderates the event, which includes University of North Carolina law professor Joseph Kennedy and Ronald Wright, Needham Yancey Gulley Professor of Criminal Law at Wake Forest University School of Law, in addition to Brown. Vice Dean George Geis provides introductory remarks. (University of Virginia School of Law, Sept. 16, 2016)

Former National Security Adviser Tom Donilon, a 1985 graduate of the University of Virginia School of Law, contends that the next president of the United States will inherit some of the worst global instability in modern times, and must be nimble enough to address a plethora of threats. Donilon, recently named co-chair of presidential-hopeful Hillary Clinton's transition team, gave the comments in a talk co-sponsored by UVA's Miller Center (University of Virginia School of Law, Sept. 15, 2016).

UVA Law graduate Corban Addison discusses his new book, 'A Harvest of Thorns,' which delves into the human rights issues underlying the global consumer economy. Addison is the author of three international best-selling novels, "A Walk Across the Sun," "The Garden of Burning Sand" and "The Tears of Dark Water." (University of Virginia School of Law, Sept. 6, 2016)

Dean Risa Goluboff gives welcoming remarks during orientation for the Class of 2019. (University of Virginia School of Law, Aug. 22, 2016)

Professor Molly Bishop Shadel, Vice Dean George Geis and Professor Toby Heytens give first-year students advice about studying and acclimating to law school life as they head into their first week of classes. (University of Virginia School of Law, Aug. 19, 2016)

The Charlottesville community posthumously honored Gregory Swanson, a law student who was the first African-American student at UVA, with a ceremony at the downtown branch of the Jefferson-Madison Regional Library. Swanson filed a lawsuit to gain admission to UVA and was admitted in 1950, paving the way for racial integration in schools. UVA Law Dean Risa Goluboff gives remarks starting at 14:30. (Jefferson-Madison Regional Library Central Library, July 12, 2016)

How to win the war against ISIS? Jessica Lewis McFate, a director at the Institute for the Study of War, discusses the intricacies at the 24th National Security Law Institute. (University of Virginia School of Law, June 17, 2016).

UVA Law Professor Ashley Deeks, a senior fellow with the Center for National Security Law, talks about the use of drones in armed conflict, including the need for law and policy to catch up to technological capabilities. She gave the talk as part of the 24th National Security Law Institute. (University of Virginia School of Law, June 16, 2016)

Dean Paul G. Mahoney discusses some of the triumphs and tragedies of the 2015-16 year. (University of Virginia School of Law, May 14, 2016)

Will Shortz, the New York Times' crossword editor and a 1977 graduate of the University of Virginia School of Law, told the Class of 2016 they didn't need his advice — having an education will provide the answers. Student Bar Association President Morgan Lingar '16 introduces Shortz. (University of Virginia School of Law, May 22, 2016)

Professor David Martin, who is retiring after 36 years at UVA Law, looks back. (University of Virginia School of Law, May 14, 2016)

UVA Law professor John Duffy discusses U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia, for whom he served as a clerk, and the late justice's love of language and teaching. (University of Virginia School of Law, May 13, 2016)

Professor Greg Mitchell delivers the Charge to the Class of 2016. (University of Virginia School of Law, April 20, 2016)

Professors Kimberly Kessler Ferzan and Toby Heytens give exam preparation tips, strategies for answering different types of questions and ways to avoid common exam taking errors. (University of Virginia School of Law, April 11, 2016)

John Gleeson, a 1980 graduate of the University of Virginia School of Law and former federal district judge, gives the talk "Reforming Sentencing Reform: 3 Simple Fixes for Federal Over-incarceration." Gleeson was named a 2016 winner of the Thomas Jefferson Foundation Medal in Law. (University of Virginia School of Law, April 13, 2016)

Andrew Vollmer, director of the John W. Glynn, Jr. Law & Business Program, speaks to admitted students about business law studies, practical experiences and extracurricular activities at the Law School. Vollmer most recently served as a partner in the Securities Litigation and Enforcement Practice Group of Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr, where his practice concentrated on securities enforcement, private securities litigation and internal investigations. Prior to that, Vollmer served as deputy general counsel at the Securities and Exchange Commission from 2006 to early 2009. (University of Virginia School of Law, March 18, 2016)

James D. Pagliaro of Bernero & Press, formerly of Morgan Lewis, discusses finding happiness in law firm practice. (University of Virginia School of Law, March 29, 2016)

Andrew K. Block Jr., former director of the Child Advocacy Clinic at the University of Virginia School of Law and an attorney who has reformed state law concerning youths, talks about his work as director of the Virginia Department of Juvenile Justice. He addresses his background as a public interest lawyer and law professor and the impact it had on his decision to become director of the department, and on the opportunities he sees for the legal profession to influence correctional policy and practice. (University of Virginia School of Law, March 28, 2016)

Andrew K. Block Jr., former director of the Child Advocacy Clinic at the University of Virginia School of Law and an attorney who has reformed state law concerning youths, talks about his work as director of the Virginia Department of Juvenile Justice. He addresses his background as a public interest lawyer and law professor and the impact it had on his decision to become director of the department, and on the opportunities he sees for the legal profession to influence correctional policy and practice. (University of Virginia School of Law, March 28, 2016)

Professor Alexander Aleinikoff, law professor and former dean at Georgetown University Law Center, discusses potential solutions to the global refugee crisis in his talk, "Towards a Global Compact for Refugees?" Aleinikoff is one of the world's foremost experts on immigration and refugee law, and recently completed five years of service as the U.N. Deputy High Commissioner for Refugees in Geneva, during a period of enormous human displacement. (University of Virginia School of Law, March 24, 2016)

H. Timothy Lovelace, an Indiana University law professor and 2006 UVA Law graduate, delivers his talk, "King Making": Brown v. Board of Education and the Rise of a Racial Savior" as part of UVA’s Community MLK Celebration. The talk was sponsored by the Center for the Study of Race and Law (University of Virginia School of Law, March 15, 2016)

Thomas R. Pickering, former undersecretary of state and U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, delivers the 2016 Henry Abraham Lecture, presented by Thomas Jefferson Center for the Protection of Free Expression. (University of Virginia School of Law, March 4, 2016)

University of Virginia School of Law professor Margo Bagley delivers her lecture, 'Thou Shalt Not Steal': The Morality of Limits on Pharmaceutical Patents," to mark her appointment as Hardy Cross Dillard Professor of Law. (University of Virginia School of Law, Feb. 23, 2015)

District of Columbia Attorney General Karl A. Racine discusses his path into public office as a first-generation Haitian immigrant whose legal career spans work as a public defender and White House attorney, to managing partner of a large D.C. firm. He also addresses his service as the first elected attorney general for the District, and his vision for the office. (University of Virginia School of Law, Feb. 19, 2015)

UVA Law professors John Harrison, Micah Schwartzman and Frederick Schauer join Slate senior editor and legal correspondent Dahlia Lithwick in analyzing Justice Antonin Scalia's legacy and the looming nomination battle. Co-sponsored by Virginia Law Democrats, the American Constitution Society and the ACS Virginia Lawyer Chapter, the event was moderated by Schwartzman. (University of Virginia School of Law, Feb. 25, 2016)

A panel of academics discuss UVA Law professor Risa Goluboff's new book, "Vagrant Nation: Police Power, Constitutional Change, and the Making of the 1960s." In addition to Goluboff, the panelists are John Fabian Witt of Yale Law School, Laura Kalman of the University of California Santa Barbara History Department; and Anne Coughlin and G. Edward White of UVA Law. Dean Paul Mahoney provides opening remarks. See the video: http://bit.ly/217aFYe (University of Virginia School of Law, Feb. 10, 2016)

Professor Brandon Garrett talks with Voice of America's Victor Beattie about what Justice Antonin Scalia's death means for the future of the court. (University of Virginia School of Law, Feb. 15, 2016)

University of Virginia School of Law professor Kimberly Kessler Ferzan explores risks, mental states and culpability during a chair lecture marking her appointment as the Harrison Robertson Professor of Law. (University of Virginia School of Law, Feb. 3, 2016) Watch the video on YouTube: http://bit.ly/20Fxu8N

University of Virginia School of Law professor Risa Goluboff discusses her new book, "Vagrant Nation: Police Power, Constitutional Change and the Making of the 1960s," which details the history of vagrancy laws in the United States, and important lessons the book holds for today. Watch the related video: http://bit.ly/1nw52EK

Assistant Dean and Chief Admissions Officer Cordel Faulk gives his personal story about how he got into law school, talks LSAT strategy and explains why "there's no rubric" to getting into Virginia Law. Read the related story: http://bit.ly/1Qof5GY

Director of Admissions Grace Applefeld Cleveland, Assistant Director of Admissions Holly Bennett and Director of Financial Aid Jennifer Hulvey comment on what works, and what doesn't work, in personal statements and applicant interviews. Read the related story: http://bit.ly/1Qof5GY

Director of Admissions Grace Applefeld Cleveland and Assistant Director of Admissions Holly Bennett detail how the process works, and Assistant Dean and Chief Admissions Officer Cordel Faulk discusses the "two-way street" that's integral to the process. Read the related story: http://bit.ly/1Qof5GY

In the her fall National Security Law class, Professor Ashley Deeks discusses military targets and the use of drones, along with other national security law issues. Deeks previously served as the assistant legal adviser for political-military affairs in the U.S. Department of State’s Office of the Legal Adviser, and as the embassy legal adviser at the U.S. embassy in Baghdad, during Iraq’s constitutional negotiations. (University of Virginia School of Law, Dec. 2, 2015) Watch the video: http://bit.ly/1Q5OApM

Professor John C. Jeffries Jr., an expert in civil rights, federal courts, criminal law and constitutional law, leads his Civil Rights Litigation class. (University of Virginia School of Law, Sept. 28, 2015) Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/A0-oGmnL7lc.

Professor Nelson Lund of George Mason School of Law and UVA Law professors Toby Heytens and Gordon Hylton discuss an article co-authored by Professor Lund that lays out four ideas for fixing what he sees as a problem of judicial celebrity — a problem that he says negatively impacts the jurisprudence of the Supreme Court. (University of Virginia School of Law, Nov. 23, 2015)

The panel includes U.S. Rep. Rob Woodall, a fair-tax advocate; Becky Norton Dunlop, of the Heritage Foundation and a flat tax advocate; UVA Law professor George Yin, the former chief of staff of the U.S. Congress' Joint Committee on Taxation, one of the most influential tax positions in the country; and Scott Hodge, president of the Tax Foundation, who specializes in dynamic scoring. The moderator is Professor Mary Margaret Frank of the UVA Darden Business School. (University of Virginia School of Law, Nov. 20, 2015)

Professors Leslie Kendrick, Charles Barzun, Toby Heytens, George Cohen, George Geis and Caleb Nelson offer tips about preparing for and taking law school exams. (University of Virginia School of Law, Nov. 16, 2015)

With the proliferation of data and technology, new threats to national security are coming, Benjamin Wittes explains in a talk about his book, "The Future of Violence: Robots and Germs, Hackers and Drones – Confronting a New Age of Threat." A senior fellow in governance studies at the Brookings Institution, Wittes is co-founder of the Lawfare blog and member of the Hoover Institution’s Task Force on National Security and Law. (University of Virginia School of Law, Nov. 12, 2015)

Professor Saikrishna Prakash, an expert in presidential powers, talks about his new book, "Imperial from the Beginning: The Constitution of the Original Executive," during a talk for Alumni Board and Council members. (University of Virginia School of Law, Nov. 6, 2015)

Goldman Sachs managing director and Law School adjunct professor Jim Donovan shares his insights on managing and cultivating client relationships. Donovan is responsible for advising many of the largest corporate and individual clients of Goldman Sachs. (University of Virginia School of Law, Nov. 6, 2015)

J. Herbie DiFonzo of Hofstra Law School, Richard F. Hamm of State University of New York at Albany Department of History, Reuel E. Schiller of University of California, Hastings College of the Law and Patricia Hagler Minter of Western Kentucky University Department of History discuss their work and celebrate the legacy of University of Virginia legal historian Charles McCurdy during the panel " Adjudicating Rights and Interests in a Changing Nation," moderated by Claudrena Harold of the University of Virginia Corcoran Department of History. (University of Virginia School of Law, Nov. 2, 2015) Listen to the other panel from this event: https://soundcloud.com/uva-law/federalism-law-and-the-economy-a-panel-honoring-uva-historian-charles-mccurdy

Barry Cushman of Notre Dame Law School, Stephanie Hunter McMahon of the University of Cincinnati College of Law, Logan Everett Sawyer of the University of Georgia College of Law and Victoria Saker Woeste of the American Bar Foundation discuss their work and celebrate the legacy of University of Virginia legal historian Charles McCurdy during the panel "Federalism, Law and the Economy," moderated by Sarah Milov of the University of Virginia Department of History. (University of Virginia School of Law, Nov. 2, 2015) Listen to the other panel from this event: https://soundcloud.com/uva-law/adjudicating-rights-and-interests-in-a-changing-nation-a-panel-honoring-charles-mccurdy.

Michael Shapiro, deputy assistant administrator for water with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, delivers the keynote address for the Virginia Environmental Law Journal Symposium, "Water Rights in the Eastern United States." Shapiro's office is responsible for federal programs to restore and protect the nation's waterways and ensure safe drinking water. (University of Virginia School of Law, Oct. 30, 2015)

Rachel Kleinfeld, a senior associate with the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace who specializes in rule of law theory, speaks on building the rule of law. (University of Virginia School of Law, Oct. 28, 2015)

Jeffrey Swanson, professor in psychiatry and behavioral sciences at Duke University School of Medicine, delivers the 16th annual P. Browning Hoffman Memorial Lecture, with an introduction by UVA Law professor Richard Bonnie. Swanson’s research is focused on building evidence for policies and laws to prevent firearm violence and to improve outcomes for adults with serious mental illnesses in the community. (University of Virginia School of Law, Oct. 7, 2015)

UVA Law professors Douglas Laycock and Kim Forde-Mazrui discuss the implications of Obergefell v. Hodges, the U.S. Supreme Court case holding that same-sex couples have a right to marry under the Due Process Clause and the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment to the Constitution. (University of Virginia School of Law, Oct. 8, 2015)

Eneken Tikk-Ringas, senior fellow for cyber security at the International Institute for Strategic Studies, talks about the development of international law in the context of cyber security. These developments include proposals for a new treaty, different interpretations of existing norms and the evolution of new norms. Tikk-Ringas is introduced by Tom Dukes, deputy coordinator for cyber issues at the U.S. Department of State and UVA Law lecturer who co-teaches Cyber Law and Policy. (University of Virginia School of Law, Oct. 2, 2015)

UVA Law graduate Corban Addison '04 is the author of three international best-selling novels, "A Walk Across the Sun," "The Garden of Burning Sand," and "The Tears of Dark Water." An attorney, activist and world traveler, Addison brings attention to human rights crises around the world through the art of novel writing. (University of Virginia School of Law, Sept. 28, 2015)

UVA law professor Risa Goluboff discusses Supreme Court cases involving voting rights in the 2014 term, and what could be next. (University of Virginia School of Law, Sept. 24, 2015)

UVA law professor Frederick Schauer discusses Supreme Court decisions involving the First Amendment from the 2014 term, including one involving Confederate flag–themed license plates. (University of Virginia School of Law, Sept. 24, 2015)

UVA law professor and Vice Provost for Faculty Affairs Kerry Abrams discusses the meaning and impact of the Supreme Court gay marriage case Obergefell v. Hodges. (University of Virginia School of Law, Sept. 24, 2015)

UVA law professor A. E. Dick Howard discusses the past Supreme Court term, how the Roberts Court is shaping up, and what's coming this term. (University of Virginia School of Law, Sept. 24, 2015)

Professors A. E. Dick Howard, Kerry Abrams, Frederick Schauer and Risa Goluboff discuss key cases from the recent U.S. Supreme Court term, and look ahead to the coming year. (University of Virginia School of Law, Sept. 24, 2015)

Professor Anne Coughlin explains how to read a case to first-year students during an event hosted by the Black Law Students Association. (Sept. 17, 2015, University of Virginia School of Law)

Brig. Gen. Richard Gross, a member of the U.S. Army JAG Corps, is legal counsel to the chairman of the Joint Chief of Staff. His talk was given as part of the National Security Law Institute, sponsored by the Center for National Security Law. (June 3, 2015, University of Virginia School of Law)

University of Virginia law professor Molly Shadel, a former attorney with the U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Intelligence Policy and Review, explains the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA), including how it can and cannot be used. Shadel, a senior fellow with the Center for National Security Law, spoke as part of the 2015 National Security Law Institute. (June 9, 2015, University of Virginia School of Law)

UVA Law Professor John Norton Moore, director of the Center for National Security Law, leads a class on the history of the international law of conflict management at the National Security Law Institute. (June 1, 2015, University of Virginia School of Law)

Professor Risa Goluboff discusses Marbury v. Madison and the creation of judicial review in a mock constitutional law/civil rights class held for admitted students. (March 20, 2015, University of Virginia School of Law)

Professor Josh Bowers and UVA Law students talk about the Program in Law and Public Service during an admitted students open house. (March 20, 2015, University of Virginia School of Law) More: http://bit.ly/11XXs7S

NFL Players Association Executive Director DeMaurice Smith '89 delivers the commencement address to the Class of 2015, and Dean Paul Mahoney and Student Bar Association President Alex Matthews also speak to the audience. (May 17, 2015, University of Virginia School of Law) More at http://www.law.virginia.edu/html/news/2015_spr/graduation.htm

Professor John Duffy tells admitted students about the Intellectual Property Program at UVA Law.

Deirdre Enright, director of the Innocence Project at the UVA School of Law, discusses opportunities for students in the for-credit and pro bono clinics during an admitted students open house. (March 20, 2015, University of Virginia School of Law) More: http://bit.ly/hyioVI

Professor A. E. Dick Howard speaks to UVA Law alumni on the importance of the Magna Carta to today's legal traditions during 2015 Alumni Weekend. (University of Virginia School of Law, May 9, 2015)

University of Virginia School of Law professor A. Benjamin Spencer discusses the state of civil procedure and why it matters in connection to access to the courts and the U.S. justice system. Spencer spoke during the Alumni Board and Council lunch. (May 8, 2015, University of Virginia School of Law)

The 86th annual William Minor Lile Moot Court Competition features third-year law students Trevor Lovell and Nate Bilhartz (representing the petitioner) and Rhett Ricard and Brett Rector (for the respondent). Judges Thomas Griffith '85 of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia, Roy McLeese of the District of Columbia Court of Appeals, and Pamela Reeves of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee preside. (April 18, 2015, University of Virginia School of Law)

Karen Moran, co-director of the Legal Research and Writing Program, offers graduating students a memorable farewell and words to live by at the annual Charge to the Class. (April 21, 2015, University of Virginia School of Law)

Richard Goldstone, a former chief prosecutor of the U.N. international criminal tribunals for the former Yugoslavia and Rwanda, discusses war crimes and the mechanisms for holding those who committed them accountable, including the International Criminal Court. Goldstone served as a judge in South Africa for 23 years, the last nine as a justice of the Constitutional Court. (April 13, 2015, University of Virginia School of Law)

Dahlia Lithwick, a senior editor at Slate who covers the U.S. Supreme Court, spoke about gender representation and the four women who have been justices. Lithwick is writing a book on the subject. (April 14, 2015, University of Virginia School of Law)

Robert Pozen, a former chairman of MFS Investment Management, a noted author and a senior lecturer at Harvard Business School, speaks at "The 1940 Acts at 75: Reflecting on the Past, Present and Future Regulation of Investment Companies and Investment Advisers." Paul Schott Stevens ’78, president and CEO of the Investment Company Institute, offers introductory remarks. Sponsored by the Virginia Law & Business Review, the event was run in partnership with the Investment Company Institute and the John W. Glynn, Jr. Law & Business Program. (April 10, 2015, University of Virginia School of Law) More at http://www.law.virginia.edu/html/news/2015_spr/lawbusiness.htm

Daniel M. Gallagher, a commissioner of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, delivers the keynote address at "The 1940 Acts at 75: Reflecting on the Past, Present and Future Regulation of Investment Companies and Investment Advisers." Sponsored by the Virginia Law & Business Review, the event was run in partnership with the Investment Company Institute and the John W. Glynn, Jr. Law & Business Program. (April 10, 2015, University of Virginia School of Law) More at http://www.law.virginia.edu/html/news/2015_spr/lawbusiness.htm

International Court of Justice Judge Joan E. Donoghue, the first American woman to serve on the World Court, discusses the influence of common law and civil law legal traditions on the court. Dean Paul G. Mahoney introduces Donoghue, the recipient of the 2015 Thomas Jefferson Foundation Medal in Law. (April 13, 2015, University of Virginia School of Law)More at http://www.law.virginia.edu/html/news/2015_spr/donoghue.htm

Professor Mimi Riley discusses her working paper, "An Unfulfilled Promise: Changes Needed to the Drug Approval Process to Make Personalized Medicine a Reality." (April 6, 2015, University of Virginia School of Law)

Stephen Jones, the lead public defense attorney for Timothy McVeigh in the Oklahoma City bombing case, has been attached to high-profile cases involving alleged acts of terrorism and disloyalty stretching back to the Vietnam War. (April 1, 2015, University of Virginia School of Law)

In an April 1 talk at the University of Virginia School of Law, NFL Players Association Executive Director DeMaurice Smith '89 spoke about his experiences as chair of a white-collar crime practice group at a D.C. law firm, serving as counsel to then-Deputy Attorney General Eric Holder and the 2011 NFL player lockout.

ACLU attorney Ben Wizner, who has represented whistleblower Edward Snowden, spoke at the University of Virginia School of Law on March 25 about protecting privacy in an era in which government organizations and businesses wish to gather increasing amounts of information about people's everyday lives. Wizner, the director of the ACLU Speech, Privacy & Technology Project, is introduced by UVA Law professor Josh Bowers, co-director of the Program in Law and Public Service.

UVA Law professor A. E. Dick Howard and William & Mary law professor Tom McSweeney discussed the impact of Magna Carta on both American and English law in honor of its 800th anniversary this year. The event, sponsored by the Federalist Society at UVA Law and the Student Legal Forum took place on March 25 at the University of Virginia School of Law.

University of Virginia School of Law professor Mimi Riley and Timothy Jost from Washington and Lee University School of Law discussed the Supreme Court case challenging Obamacare, King v. Burwell, and the future of the Affordable Care Act. The Health Law Association sponsored the event at UVA Law on March 23.

Richard Goldstone, an adjunct professor at UVA Law, is the former chief prosecutor of the U.N. international criminal tribunals for the former Yugoslavia and Rwanda. He served as a judge in South Africa for 23 years, the last nine as a justice of the Constitutional Court.

Judge Diarmuid O'Scannlain, a 1992 LL.M. graduate of the University of Virginia School of Law, discusses how the U.S. constitutional structure affects the work of a federal judge on March 6 at UVA Law. As a judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, O’Scannlain has participated in over 11,000 federal cases and has written hundreds of published opinions on a broad range of subjects including constitutional law, international law, securities law, administrative law and criminal law.

Deirdre Enright, director of the Innocence Project at the University of Virginia School of Law, discussed the clinic's work, post-conviction relief and the clinic’s involvement with the "Serial" podcast during a talk on March 3 at UVA Law.

"Race Declassified: Post-Racial Divisions" with UCLA law professor Cheryl Harris, was sponsored by UVA Law's Center for the Study of Race and Law on Feb. 26, 2015, along with the UVA Program in Women, Gender & Sexuality; the UVA Departments of Politics, Sociology, English and History; the Office of the Vice President and Chief Officer for Diversity and Equity; the Associate Dean for the Social Sciences; Social Foundations at the Curry School of Education; the Working Group on Racial Inequality; the Maxine Platzer Lynn Women's Center; UVA's Programs in Political and Social Thought, American Studies, and Political Philosophy, Policy & Law; the Carter G. Woodson Institute for African-American and African Studies; the Black Student Alliance; and Feminism Is for Everyone.

As part of a symposium sponsored by the student-run Virginia Journal of Criminal Law, participants discussed Virginia's sentencing laws. With John Monahan, John S. Shannon Distinguished Professor of Law, Professor of Psychology and Psychiatric Medicine, University of Virginia; Meredith Farrar-Owens, legislative director, Virginia Sentencing Commission; Linda Bryant, Virginia deputy attorney general and member of the Virginia Sentencing Commission and Steven Benjamin, special counsel to the Virginia Senate's Courts of Justice Committee and past president of the Virginia Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers

Professors David Martin and John Harrison discuss executive amnesty in regards to immigration during a talk at the University of Virginia School of Law on Feb. 26, 2015. As principal deputy general counsel of the Department of Homeland Security from January 2009 to December 2010, and as general counsel to the Immigration and Naturalization Service from 1995 to 1998, Martin was closely involved in critical legal and policy developments in the immigration field. Harrison, an expert in administrative law, constitutional law and federal courts, worked with the Department of Justice from 1983-93, serving in numerous capacities, including as deputy assistant attorney general in the Office of Legal Counsel (1990-93).

Civil rights pioneer Morris Dees, founder of the Southern Poverty Law Center, spoke at the University of Virginia School of Law on Feb. 24. He discussed the fight for racial and social justice in the post-Jim Crow landscape of the South in the 1960s and '70s, as well as the challenges facing the civil rights movement in the 21st century.

Vaccaro, the sports marketing pioneer who signed Michael Jordan to his first sneaker deal and a former executive at Nike, Adidas and Reebok, delivered the keynote address at the 2015 Virginia Sports & Entertainment Law Journal symposium on Feb. 20. More at http://bit.ly/1AOpV2j

UVA Law professor Josh Bowers discusses his writing process and his paper "Legality and Rough Justice" as part of the Faculty Ideas in Progress series.

During a lecture for the January Term course The Law of Body Parts, Dr. Kenneth Brayman, division chief of transplant surgery at the University of Virginia, discussed the history of organ donation and current issues affecting the market and health care professionals.

What's Next for "Serial" Investigation, with Deirdre Enright and UVA Law students Katie Clifford '15, Mario Peia '15, Jessica Saba '16, Kristin Sourbeer '16 and Vanessa Vogler '16. In the next several weeks, the project and UVA law students will draft and file a request for forensic testing, the results of which could shed light on the case of Adnan Syed, a Baltimore man sentenced to life for the murder of his ex-girlfriend, 17-year-old Hae-Min Lee. Students participating in the Innocence Project's clinics get the chance to investigate and potentially litigate wrongful convictions.