News Archive

Paul B. Stephan ’77 Says Alexei Navalny’s Death Will Have No Immediate Effect

Experiential Learning

February 19, 2024

University of Virginia School of Law professor Paul B. Stephan ’77 says Alexei Navalny’s death will likely have no immediate effect in Russia or for Vladimir Putin’s regime.

Professor Wins Prize for National Security Law Scholarship

Faculty Q&A

Human Rights

February 16, 2024

University of Virginia School of Law professor Saikrishna Prakash has been awarded the 2023 Mike Lewis Prize for his Yale Law Journal article on the commander-in-chief clause.

Professor Looks at Why Tesla May Settle in Texas, While X Found Its Spot in Nevada

National Security Law

Constitutional Law

Illustration of Tesla cybertruck in Texas regalia

February 15, 2024

After Elon Musk’s public spat with Delaware courts, University of Virginia School of Law professor Michal Barzuza has a theory for why Musk wants to incorporate Tesla in Texas instead of Nevada, the management-friendly state where his company X is incorporated.

Law & Business

Meet the New Leaders of the Virginia Law Review

February 14, 2024

The Virginia Law Review has named Courtney Capen Douglas as editor-in-chief for its 111th year.

Professors Discuss Supreme Court Ethics on ‘Common Law’ Kickoff

Risa Goluboff, Amanda Frost and Richard Re

February 13, 2024

As ethics questions continue to swirl around the U.S. Supreme Court, University of Virginia School of Law professors discuss whether justices need more regulation on the sixth season kickoff of the podcast “Common Law.”

Legal Theory and Jurisprudence

Constitutional Law

Public Policy

The Last Word

February 12, 2024

Whittington W. Clement, a 1974 graduate of the University of Virginia School of Law, recently ended a two-year term as the University of Virginia’s rector and reflects on a career that has entailed partisan and nonpartisan service roles alike, including seven terms in Virginia’s House of Delegates.

Who Needs Cupid? Professors Discuss the Legal Benefits and Challenges of Singlehood

February 9, 2024

University of Virginia School of Law professors Naomi Cahn and Barbara “Bobbie” Spellman discuss the legal implications of singlehood as Valentine’s Day rolls around.

Professor’s TrialWatch Report Says Opposition Leader Faced ‘Sham’ Trial in Azerbaijan

Faculty Q&A

Family Law

February 8, 2024

University of Virginia School of Law professor Darryl Brown produced a Clooney Foundation TrialWatch report highlighting violations of international law and due process in the conviction of Azerbaijani opposition leader Tofig Yagublu.

Experiential Learning

Human Rights

Criminal Law

New Season of ‘Common Law’ Will Focus on ‘Free Exchange’ of Ideas

February 7, 2024

Listeners will get a glimpse into the kind of robust discussions that go on behind the scenes among luminary scholars on the sixth season of “Common Law,” the University of Virginia School of Law podcast, launching Feb. 13.

Law School News

Shaping Justice Conference Explores ‘(De)Criminalizing Poverty’

February 6, 2024

Students, alumni and public interest lawyers discussed how to “decriminalize poverty” at the eighth annual Shaping Justice conference Feb. 2 at the University of Virginia School of Law.

Fulfilling a Duty To Serve

February 05, 2024

UVA Lawyer

Alumni

Public Service

Human Rights Study Project Explores Health Care Issues in Kenya

February 2, 2024

Students in the University of Virginia School of Law’s Human Rights Study Project traveled to Kenya to research global health interdependence, rights-based health care and women’s rights.

Human Rights

Patent Pending for Lauren Grohowski ’26

Experiential Learning

Health Law

Academics and Curriculum

February 1, 2024

First-year University of Virginia School of Law student Lauren Grohowski discusses her inventions and how her father’s experience as a lawyer fueled her interest going into law.

Intellectual Property

Retired U.S. Judge J. Michael Luttig ’81 Joins UVA Democracy Initiatives

January 31, 2024

J. Michael Luttig ’81, a prominent legal scholar and former U.S. Court of Appeals judge, joins the University of Virginia’s Karsh Institute of Democracy as its first Distinguished Fellow in Law and Democracy, a position sponsored in partnership with the Karsh Center for Law and Democracy at the Law School.

Alumni

Karsh Center

Law School News

Professor Leads Game-Changing Initiative for Measuring Judicial Ideology

January 30, 2024

A breakthrough new empirical initiative led by University of Virginia School of Law professor Kevin Cope could provide the most accurate estimate to date of federal judges’ ideologies, using computers to analyze lawyers’ written observations.

Legal Theory and Jurisprudence

Empirical Legal Studies

BLSA Members Aid Women and Refugees in Service Trip to Cape Town

January 29, 2024

Members of the University of Virginia’s Black Law Students Association journeyed to Cape Town, South Africa, for their annual service trip abroad, volunteering pro bono hours to refugees and mothers while discovering memorable cultural connections.

In Memoriam: Everette Doffermyre ’73, Double Hoo and Dedicated Fundraiser

Public Service

January 29, 2024

Ruth Mason, EU Court of Justice President Deliver Lectures at New Max Planck Institute Hub

January 25, 2024

University of Virginia School of Law Professor Ruth Mason and Koen Lenaerts, president of the Court of Justice of the European Union, helped kick off the newly established Max Planck Hub Fiscal and Social State and its lecture series “The Future of the Fiscal State and the Social State in the European Union.”

Tax

Third-Year Student Wins Swanson Award

Law & Business

January 25, 2024

Keegan Hudson, a third-year student at the University of Virginia School of Law, is this year’s recipient of the Gregory H. Swanson Award, which recognizes courage, perseverance and a commitment to justice within the community.

Law School News