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Forensics, Statistics and the Law

Conference To Focus on Evolution of Forensic Evidence

March 5, 2018

A conference at the University of Virginia School of Law on March 26 will mark the 25th anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court's decision in Daubert v. Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals Inc ., which reshaped how judges evaluate scientific and expert evidence.

Constitutional Law

Virginia Tax Study Group

Virginia Tax Study Group To Convene March 23

March 5, 2018

Some of the nation's leading experts in tax law will convene at the University of Virginia School of Law on March 23 to discuss partnership audit rules, territorial taxation, business tax reform and other topics. The Virginia Tax Study Group includes scholars, practicing attorneys and government

Justice Stephen Breyer

Justice Breyer Takes on the World

March 1, 2018

U.S. Supreme Court Justice Stephen G. Breyer encouraged University of Virginia School of Law students on Thursday to keep a global perspective.

Constitutional Law

International and Comparative Law

Supreme Court and Appellate Litigation

Is Addiction a ‘Brain Disease’

Is Addiction a ‘Brain Disease’?

February 27, 2018

Neuroscientist Marc D. Lewis, who has a personal history of addiction, will discuss whether addiction is really a “brain disease” at the University of Virginia School of Law on March 12 at 4 p.m. in the Purcell Reading Room.

Law School News

Judge Frank H. Easterbrook

Judge Frank Easterbrook To Receive Thomas Jefferson Foundation Medal in Law

February 26, 2018

Frank H. Easterbrook, a judge on the Seventh U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, has been selected by the University of Virginia to receive this year's Thomas Jefferson Foundation Medal in Law. He will deliver a speech at UVA Law on April 12.

Constitutional Law

Law School News

Justice Stephen G. Breyer

Justice Breyer To Speak on ‘The Court and the World’

February 21, 2018

U.S. Supreme Court Justice Stephen G. Breyer will speak about his book “The Court and the World: American Law and the New Global Realities” on March 1 at the University of Virginia School of Law.

Constitutional Law

Law School News

Immigration and Ideology: International Responses to Migration

Symposium To Explore Refugee Crisis, Immigration

February 13, 2018

The annual International Law Symposium, “Immigration and Ideology: International Responses to Migration,” will be held Feb. 20 at the University of Virginia School of Law.

Immigration Law

International and Comparative Law

Kristen Clarke

‘Shaping Justice’ Brings Public Service Community Together in ‘Age of Uncertainty’

February 8, 2018

The second annual Shaping Justice conference, titled “Shaping Justice in the Age of Uncertainty,” brought students, alumni and public interest lawyers together Feb. 2-3 at the University of Virginia School of Law.

Law School News

McEachin

BLSA To Honor Congressman With Alumni Award

January 31, 2018

The Black Law Students Association at the University of Virginia School of Law has named U.S. Rep. A. Donald McEachin ’86 the recipient of the inaugural BLSA Alumni Spotlight Award.

Law School News

Loving symposium

Symposium at UVA Law to Explore Legal Legacy of Loving

January 11, 2018

A two-day symposium at UVA Law will explore the 50-year legal legacy of Loving v. Virginia , which struck down state bans on interracial marriage.

Constitutional Law

Jeffrey Kerr ’87, Kim Rolla ’13 and Jeree Thomas ’11

3 Alumni To Be Honored for Public Service

January 8, 2018

Jeffrey Kerr ’87 has won the Shaping Justice Award for Extraordinary Achievement, and Kim Rolla ’13 and Jeree Thomas ’11 are co-recipients of the Shaping Justice Rising Star Award. They will be honored at the second annual Shaping Justice conference in February.

Law School News

Pillars

UVA Law's Top 20 Stories of 2017

December 4, 2017

The University of Virginia School of Law reflects on the top 20 stories of 2017.

Law School News

Shaping Justice

2nd Annual Shaping Justice Conference To Feature Civil Rights Leader

December 1, 2017

The second annual Shaping Justice conference, aimed at inspiring students and lawyers to promote justice through public service, will take place Feb. 2-3 at the University of Virginia School of Law.

Gordon-Reed

Gordon-Reed Delivers McCorkle Lecture on 'Black Citizenship, Law, and the Founding'

November 13, 2017

Harvard professor Annette Gordon-Reed, an expert on Thomas Jefferson and winner of the Pulitzer Prize in history for her work on Sally Hemings' family, delivered the McCorkle Lecture on Thursday at the University of Virginia School of Law.

John Jeffries

John Jeffries Wins UVA's Thomas Jefferson Award for Scholarship

November 3, 2017

Former Law School Dean John C. Jeffries, Jr. '73 received the University of Virginia's Thomas Jefferson Award for excellence in scholarship at Fall Convocation ceremonies Friday. UVA President Teresa A. Sullivan presented the award to Jeffries, and also gave the Thomas Jefferson Award for service to

Law School News

Trevor McFadden

Foreign Corrupt Practices Act the Focus of Annual Sokol Colloquium

November 1, 2017

Trevor McFadden '06, a former Justice Department official who was recently confirmed to the District Court for the District of Columbia, will be the keynote speaker for the 30th annual Sokol Colloquium on Private International Law at the University of Virginia School of Law on Nov. 10. The event

International and Comparative Law

Law School News

Annette Gordon-Reed

Expert on Thomas Jefferson, Sally Hemings to Speak on 'Black Citizenship'

October 31, 2017

Harvard professor Annette Gordon-Reed, an expert on Thomas Jefferson and winner of the Pulitzer Prize for her work on Sally Hemings' family, will deliver the McCorkle Lecture on "Black Citizenship, Law, and the Founding" at the University of Virginia School of Law's Caplin Pavilion on Nov. 9 at 4 p.m.

Law School News

Of Bubbles and Biases

Common Law Grounds Symposium To Eye Media Impact on Political Dialogue

October 16, 2017

How is dialogue about politics possible when people disagree not only about values and policy, but also about the relevant facts reported by the media? A symposium sponsored by Common Law Grounds at the University of Virginia School of Law on Friday will bring together journalists, experts and

Symposium

Symposium to Focus on Sports Compliance, Online Content Regulation

September 26, 2017

Lisa M. Friel, special counsel to the NFL and a 1983 graduate of the University of Virginia School of Law, will be among experts at a symposium Monday that will focus, in part, on how investigations of accused athletes unfold. The event, sponsored by the Virginia Sports & Entertainment Law Journal

Elisa Massimino, Laura Donohue, Jennifer Cafarella and James F. Jeffrey

From Human Rights to Biological Threats, 25th National Security Law Institute Covers U.S. Safety

June 20, 2017

Prominent national security scholars and other experts, including former and current government officials, convened at the University of Virginia School of Law for the 25th National Security Law Institute earlier this month to discuss the nation’s current national security standing. The intensive

International and Comparative Law