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Susan Dentzer, editor-in-chief of Health Affairs, discussed the Obama administration and prospects for health care reform.

A former Marine Corps prosecutor who refused to prosecute a suspected terrorist held at Guantanamo Bay spoke at the Law School on Tuesday at an event sponsored by the Law Christian Fellowship.

Professor Frederick Schauer asked students to consider what it is to “think like a lawyer” at a Student Scholarly Lunch on Wednesday.

Arnold Evans J.D./M.B.A. '97 delivers a talk Feb. 13 at the Virginia Law & Business Review Symposium, "Global Credit Crisis: The International Role of the United States." Evans is managing director of SunTrust Robinson Humphrey in Atlanta.

Research indicates that marriage is good for society, but there is a pronounced racial divide in the marriage rates and no easy answers on what actions — if any — government should take to rectify it, a panel of experts said Wednesday at the Law School.

Jennifer Roback Morse, a former economics professor, spoke about alternatives to feminism Feb. 12 at an event sponsored by the Federalist Society.

Law students, faculty and staff are showing their promise to embrace diversity today by wearing T-shirts they received after signing the third annual diversity pledge.

U.S. Rep. Tom Perriello of Virginia's 5th District delivered the opening remarks at the 10th Annual Conference on Public Service and the Law.

Students can make their law careers most meaningful by following a path in public service, public-interest litigator Alan Morrison said Friday during the opening of the 10th Annual Conference on Public Service and the Law.

Arizona Gov. Janet Napolitano, a 1983 graduate of the Law School, has been nominated as the next secretary of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, a cabinet-level post. President-elect Barack Obama announced his decision today.

The election of the country's first black president could have dramatic implications for the identity of African Americans, visiting Law School professor Guy-Uriel Charles said Thursday at a Center for the Study of Race and Law event.

Ezekiel Emanuel, M.D., Ph.D., from the Clinical Center at the National Institutes of Health, discussed guaranteed health care in America at the Law School Nov. 20 as part of the Sadie Lewis Webb Lecture Series. Emanuel is a breast oncologist, philosopher and author/editor of several books.

American journalism is reeling as the industry struggles to find a workable business model for the 21st century, a former National Public Radio executive told a crowd of Law School students and faculty Tuesday.

Two legislative staffers spoke about their efforts to advance racial reconciliation through political means at an event sponsored by the Center for the Study of Race and Law on Nov. 12. With Keenan Keller (pictured), counsel for Rep. John Conyers, and James Park, legislative counsel for Rep. Steve Cohen.

Partisan gridlock and interest groups threaten to stifle future health care reform despite a Democratic-majority government, health policy analyst Carolyn Engelhard told Law School students Thursday.

Justice remains elusive in Lebanon three years after the assassination of Prime Minister Rafik Hariri, said former Lebanese presidential candidate and current visiting law professor Chibli Mallat on Friday.

Professor Anne Coughlin discusses the status of the feminist movement in contemporary culture and remaining legal roadblocks to equal rights during a Law School Foundation Board and Alumni Council meeting Friday.

Hogan & Hartson partners Catherine Stetson '94 and Chris Handman offer advice on how to write an appellate brief.

Environmentally friendly and energy efficient “green” building practices have caught on remarkably in recent years, but both the government and the private sector could do more to promote such construction, a panel of experts said Friday during a symposium at the Law School.

From FDR to Barack Obama, Law School Professor Robert Sayler examines how good -- or bad -- oral advocacy has affected modern presidential elections and discusses best practices for public speaking.

At a Law School forum Thursday, two retired three-star generals voiced outrage over the use of torture in Afghanistan and Iraq and called for national leadership to address the issue.

Economist John Lott spoke about his book, "Freedomnomics: Why the Free Market Works and Other Half-Baked Theories Don't," at a Federalist Society event Thursday.

Differences in fundamental values are at the root of disagreements over the future of the U.S. health system, said Stuart Butler, a leading scholar at one of the nation's most influential think tanks.

Law students have reason to be concerned about the economy, but should be able to weather the storm if they thoroughly research the firms that offer them jobs, said David Lat, the influential blogger who launched Above the Law and Underneath Their Robes.

The election system needs reform to keep residents of long-term care facilities safe from political disenfranchisement and voter fraud, a bioethicist said Friday at the Law School.