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A new podcast, “Legal Knowledge,” produced by the Arthur J. Morris Law Library’s Special Collections department, will explore the history of the University of Virginia School of Law.

Social scientist Susan S. Silbey discusses her life’s work on why people and organizations do and don’t obey the law for the latest episode of “Common Law,” a podcast of the University of Virginia School of Law.

Paul B. Stephan, a professor at the University of Virginia School of Law and a former adviser to multiple presidents and foreign governments, offers insights about the history and shaky future of the international order in his latest book, “The World Crisis and International Law: The Knowledge Economy and the Battle for the Future,” published by Cambridge University Press.

A federal agency responsible for reviewing requests to build interstate natural gas pipelines almost always approves them. Professor Alison Gocke explores the reasons why on the latest episode of “Common Law,” a podcast of the University of Virginia School of Law.

Biruktawit “Birdy” Assefa, a second-year student at the University of Virginia School of Law, has been named the new editor-in-chief of the Virginia Law Review.

A symposium at the University of Virginia School of Law will explore how a U.S. Supreme Court ruling has shaped clashes over equity in education, both past and present.

A recent U.S. Supreme Court decision has shaken the public’s belief in the court’s legitimacy, political scientist James L. Gibson explains on the latest episode of “Common Law,” a podcast of the University of Virginia School of Law.

Professor A. E. Dick Howard ’61 of the University of Virginia School of Law has received the Virginia Bar Association’s Gerald L. Baliles Distinguished Service Award for his service and contributions to the bar and public at large.

Professors Douglas Laycock and Bertrall Ross of the University of Virginia School of Law are being recognized by the Association of American Law Schools for their scholarship.

University of Virginia School of Law professor Rachel Harmon has been named a recipient of the Outstanding Faculty Award sponsored by the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia and Dominion Energy.

Professor Michael Livermore, an expert in computational legal analysis at the University of Virginia School of Law, discusses the future of artificial intelligence in the legal industry.

The rules on character evidence in criminal trials are full of exceptions and problems, says University of Utah law professor Teneille Brown on the latest episode of “Common Law,” a podcast of the University of Virginia School of Law.

A case now before the U.S. Supreme Court could upend state judicial review of federal elections and ramp up partisanship, says Professor Bertrall Ross on the latest episode of “Common Law,” a podcast of the University of Virginia School of Law.

University of Virginia School of Law Vice Dean Michael Gilbert’s research led to the creation of a nonprofit, Pledged, that would allow participating organizations to offer rewards to anyone who proves the organization published a falsehood.

Members of the University of Virginia School of Law community have recently been singled out for excellence. Among the accolades, Spencer Haydary ’23 was named a 2022 John A. Herring Scholar by the Serpentine Society and seven faculty members cracked the top 75 among the most-cited law professors in the U.S.

Professor John C. Jeffries Jr. ’73 of the University of Virginia School of Law will co-lead the American Law Institute’s Restatement of the Law, Constitutional Torts.

Taboo topics are kicking off the fifth season of the podcast “Common Law” at the University of Virginia School of Law.

Professors Bertrall Ross and Micah Schwartzman of the University of Virginia School of Law were recently elected as members of the American Law Institute, bringing the number of affiliated UVA Law faculty to 34.

The 16th Annual Conference on Empirical Legal Studies will be held at the University of Virginia School of Law from Nov. 3-5. Anne-Marie Slaughter, the CEO of New America and a former dean at Princeton, will deliver the keynote address.

The new Center for Empirical Studies in Law at the University of Virginia School of Law will support and showcase the work of faculty who use data to better understand the law, and also help train the next generation of lawyers in empirical techniques.