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Professor Michael Collins delivered the annual Charge to the Class April 22 in Caplin Pavilion.

A panel sponsored by the Center for the Study of Race and Law discusses Law School Professor Risa Goluboff's new book, "The Lost Promise of Civil Rights." Panelists include Goluboff; Danny Greenberg of Schulte, Roth & Zabel LLP; and Professor Tomiko Brown-Nagin.

In the minutes leading up to the final round of the 79th Annual William Minor Lile Moot Court Competition, teammates Rebecca Mroz and Michael Hollander practiced their arguments together one final time before delivering them in front of three federal appeals court judges.

Judges are too often nominated for how they view today’s hot political issues rather than for their overall decision-making abilities, said J. Harvie Wilkinson III ’72, a judge on the Fourth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.

It started as a fraternity hazing ritual on the steps of the Rotunda more than a century ago, but the Law School’s annual Libel Show has retained its mission of lampooning faculty, the administration, and law school culture.

Rev. Barry Lynn, president of Americans United for Separation of Church and State, and Jeffrey Ventrella, vice-president of the Alliance Defense Fund, debate church and state issues.

The 6th annual Supreme Court Round-Up, sponsored by the Student Legal Forum, played to a packed Caplin Pavilion audience and featured a panel of Law School professors moderated by Professor A.E. Dick Howard.

The late Oliver W. Hill Sr., esteemed civil rights attorney, was honored for his integral role in the civil rights movement at a Law School event Sept. 13 in Caplin Pavilion.

Dean John C. Jeffries, Jr. welcomed the Class of 2009 at orientation Aug. 20.

Louise Sams '85, president of Turner Broadcasting System International, welcomed the Class of 2010 at orientation Aug. 20.

To be successful in today’s legal world, lawyers must be able to master the rapid changes that accompany progress, said Arizona Gov. Janet Napolitano at Sunday’s commencement ceremony at the Law School.

Professor Jim Ryan gave the annual Charge to the Class April 24 in Caplin Pavilion to students who will be graduating this spring.

Despite two new members, including a new chief justice, the Supreme Court is still sharply divided on several key issues, said professors at the annual review of the Court’s term Sept. 13. Panelists covered cases on political redistricting, free speech, criminal law, administrative law, and national security at the event.

Best-selling author and Charlottesville-area resident John Grisham spoke to a riveted audience at the Law School Sept. 14 about the troubled story behind his latest—and first nonfiction—book, "The Innocent Man."

The Hon. John Charles Thomas '75, former Virginia Supreme Court justice and now partner at Hunton & Williams, welcomed the Class of 2009 at orientation Aug. 21.

Dean John C. Jeffries, Jr. welcomed the Class of 2009 at orientation Aug. 21.

The Class of 2006 faces tough challenges ahead and should “go out and shake up the world,” said best-selling author David Baldacci during his commencement address at the Law School May 20.

Dean John C. Jeffries Jr. '73 delivered his annual State of the Law School address to alumni in town for Reunion Weekend May 6.

Professor Anne Coughlin delivers the annual Charge to the Class, an inspirational speech to graduating students.

Public service lawyers are the perfect models for how to face the decisive issues of the 21st century while upholding the values and ideas of the Constitution, said Sen. Edward M. Kennedy.

U.S. Senator Evan Bayh '81 Speaks at Commencement

Justice Stephen Breyer, Supreme Court of t he United States , speaks at the Fifth Annual Conference on Public Service & the Law