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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.

Jacqueline F. Ward Talevi of the District Court for Virginia’s 23rd Judicial District discusses her work developing a mental health docket program that provides alternative sentencing options for defendants with serious mental illnesses who commit misdemeanors. Talevi spoke at a symposium sponsored by the Virginia Journal of Criminal Law, “Criminal Justice and Mental Illness.”

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.

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.

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.

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.

Legal experts from academia, the diplomatic community and the defense community assess ongoing conflicts in the Middle East.

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.

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

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.

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.

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. In his January term class Legal Practice and the Startup Company: An Inside Look — co-taught with UVA Law professor Quinn Curtis — Rob Masri discusses the

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.

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.

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.

University of Virginia School of Law Dean Paul G. Mahoney delivered the University of Virginia's commencement address Sunday.

Professor David Martin, who is retiring after 36 years at UVA Law, looks back.

Dean Paul G. Mahoney discusses some of the triumphs and tragedies of the 2015-16 year.

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.

Professor Greg Mitchell delivers the Charge to the Class of 2016.

Ashwin Shandilya and Reedy Swanson co-authored the winning brief, and Shandilya won best oralist, in the final round of UVA Law's 87th William Minor Lile Moot Court Competition.

Slate's Dahlia Lithwick and UVA Law professors John Harrison, Frederick Schauer and moderator Micah Schwartzman discussed Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia's legacy and looked ahead to the battle over his successor.

During the UVA Law Board of Trustees and Alumni Council meeting on Nov. 8, 2014, University of Virginia School of Law professor A. E. Dick Howard talked about his five decades of service to the Law School.

University of Virginia School of Law professors A. E. Dick Howard, Barbara E Armacost, Michael D Gilbert and Douglas Laycock analyze and discuss the most important Supreme Court decisions of the past term, including cases involving police searches, campaign finance regulation and religious freedom.