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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.

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.

Professors Leslie Kendrick, Charles Barzun, Toby Heytens, George Cohen, George Geis and Caleb Nelson offer tips about preparing for and taking law school exams.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

UVA Law graduate Corban 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." An attorney, activist and world traveler, Addison brings attention to human rights crises around the world through the art of novel writing.

Professor John C. Jeffries Jr., an expert in civil rights, federal courts, criminal law and constitutional law, leads his Civil Rights Litigation class.

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.

Professor Anne Coughlin explains how to read a case to first-year students during an event hosted by the Black Law Students Association.

Cordel Faulk, assistant dean for admissions at UVA Law, welcomes the Class of 2018 during orientation.

Luis Fortuño '85, former governor of Puerto Rico and now a partner at Steptoe & Johnson in Washington, D.C., welcomed the Class of 2018 to the University of Virginia School of Law during orientation.

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.

The modern president is often criticized when he wields executive power without seeking congressional approval, but a new book by University of Virginia School of Law professor Saikrishna Prakash says that type of autonomy is very much in keeping with how the role of the executive was conceived.

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.

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.

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.

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.