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A debate on same-sex marriage and adoption brought a standing-room-only crowd to Caplin Pavilion Nov. 13, as Virginia law professor Kim Forde-Mazrui and Professor Lynn Wardle from the J. Reuben Clark Law School at Brigham Young University faced off on one of the most contentious issues in family law.

Environmental advocates spoke out against towering power lines they hope won’t become the new symbol of rapid development in Northern Virginia, during the Virginia Environmental Law Journal’s Fall Symposium Nov. 2.

Michael R. Taylor, a professor at George Washington University and former FDA deputy commissioner for Policy and administrator of USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service, spoke about food safety and the FDA.

Virginia’s strong business law curriculum has yielded many alumni who have pursued jobs as general counsels, and several returned to the Law School Oct. 19 to discuss their experiences and offer advice to students.

Twice in American history the imprisonment rate in the United States has exploded. These explosions in the rate that people are incarcerated correlates with two crusades by the theologically conservative Protestant church against vice, argued William J. Stuntz '85 at the Meador Lecture Oct. 18.

On Oct. 11 and 12, alumni from across the country convened for the Law School’s Business Advisory Council meetings. The Business Advisory Council is an alumni group designed to foster and encourage interaction between the Law School and alumni who have left the practice of law for opportunities in the business sector.

On Oct. 11 and 12, alumni from across the country convened for the Law School’s Business Advisory Council meetings. The Business Advisory Council is an alumni group designed to foster and encourage interaction between the Law School and alumni who have left the practice of law for opportunities in the business sector.

William K Hubbard, former senior associate commissioner of the FDA and senior advisor to the Coalition for a Stronger FDA spoke about the implications of new legislation and issues surrounding the importation of food and drugs.

Two bar exam prep course representatives discussed the bar, the timeline, and all relevant information needed to start considering post-graduation bar review.

A year ago this month, James P. Cooney III ’82 was in the middle of a jury trial, defending a hospital in a wrongful death action, when an old friend called to ask him to take on another case. “You will never have a more innocent client,” Cooney recalls being told by Joseph Cheshire.

Seattle public defender John Drenning '99 spoke about the use of narrative to craft winning trial strategies. The talk was intended for anyone who would like to package information for jurors more effectively, or hone the persuasiveness of their argumentation.

Paul Ruxin '68, a partner at Jones Day, spoke to law students about how literature made his life better and made him a better lawyer. His personal collection of the works of Samuel Johnson, James Boswell and their circle is among the most complete collection in private hands in the world.

Law school students gathered on Oct. 4 to witness a debate between Scott Ballenger, counsel for Abigail Alliance, and Richard Cooper, former chief counsel for the FDA, on whether or not terminally ill patients have a constitutional right of access to developmental drugs.

Professor Brandon Garrett spoke about his groundbreaking research on DNA testing to prove wrongful convictions and the U.S. criminal justice system’s faulty appeals process at a Sept. 24 event at the Law School.

Peter Rubin, founder of the American Constitution Society and professor of law at the Georgetown University Law Center, moderated a discussion with two 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals judges regarding judicial decisions made at the appeals court level.

Susan Sawtelle '81, managing associate general counsel at the U.S. Government Accountability Office Office (GAO), talked to students about why the GAO remains one of the most attractive federal government employers for law students.

Richard Banks, a law professor at Stanford, spoke to Law School students Sept. 21 about the problems that arise from the blurred boundary between discriminatory racial profiling and the more acceptable suspect description reliance in the post Sept. 11 world.

Professor George Yin, recently named the inaugural Edwin S. Cohen Distinguished Professor of Taxation and Law, argued that temporary-effect legislation rather than permanent legislation facilitates fiscal responsibility in Congress during his chair lecture in Caplin Pavilion, Sept. 12.

The 6th annual Supreme Court Round-Up, sponsored by the Student Legal Forum, played to a packed Caplin Pavilion audience and featured a panel of Law School professors moderated by Professor A.E. Dick Howard.

Ralph Baxter ‘74, Chairman and CEO of Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP, spoke to law student in Caplin Pavilion about how to distinguish between law firms.

The late Oliver W. Hill Sr., esteemed civil rights attorney, was honored for his integral role in the civil rights movement at a Law School event Sept. 13 in Caplin Pavilion.

Kevin Flynn ’82, a federal prosecutor and author of “Relentless Pursuit,” spoke to Law School students about his work in public service and the story behind his decision to write the nonfiction thriller at an event Sept. 6 in Caplin Pavilion.

Adam Heyman '03, who walked away from a high paying salary at a large firm to become a public defender in Brooklyn, New York, spoke about what it's like being a public defender.

Prof. Rachel Harmon shared her experiences with public interest law at the Fall Public Service Kick-off.

Louise Sams '85, president of Turner Broadcasting System International, welcomed the Class of 2010 at orientation Aug. 20.