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University of Virginia School of Law professor David Law explains the current military tensions surrounding Taiwan.

Reforms to retirement plans over the past 25 years have disproportionately benefited the wealthy while costing taxpayers billions, according to new research by University of Virginia School of Law professor Michael Doran.

Professors John Duffy and Rich Hynes of the University of Virginia School of Law say in a new paper that government can make bail more equitable by subsidizing it, as it already does jails.

Professor Rachel Bayefsky of the University of Virginia School of Law explains in a Q&A what nominal damages are and the implications of a recent Supreme Court ruling.

Tax breaks for charitable giving should be expanded, not eliminated, to encourage community engagement among all income levels, says University of Virginia School of Law professor Andrew Hayashi.

University of Virginia School of Law professor Paul B. Stephan ’77 is looking at questions over how laws of armed conflict can address cyberattacks as the rise of big data makes clashes more likely.

Professor Margaret Foster Riley of the University of Virginia School of Law predicts that as COVID-19’s delta variant continues to spread and vaccines continue to receive FDA approval, states, schools and employers will make it harder to avoid vaccination.

As protests grow against the communist regime in Cuba and state forces crack down on the citizen movement, University of Virginia School of Law professor Camilo Sánchez looks at legal questions surrounding the human rights crisis.

Professor Kevin Cope of the University of Virginia School of Law explores how vaccine passports are not only legal but may be a constitutional obligation.

A new study co-authored by University of Virginia School of Law professor Cathy Hwang is upending nearly two decades of influential scholarship on how corporations are governed and valued.

Professor Paul Mahoney of the University of Virginia School of Law discusses his new co-authored paper outlining how to improve regulation of index fund markets.

Professor Kenneth S. Abraham of the University of Virginia School of Law examines how repealing qualified immunity for law enforcement could affect insurance markets.

Professor Danielle K. Citron of the University of Virginia School of Law has been working to stamp out how internet companies profit from destructive activity — like so-called “revenge porn” or cyberstalking — for more than a decade. She discusses the movement to reform how such companies handle harmful content.

Professor A. E. Dick Howard of the University of Virginia School of Law reflects on progress made 50 years after he helped draft the state constitution and looks ahead.

Women are profoundly affected by the COVID-19 pandemic at work and at home, but the health crisis also presents an opportunity for lawmakers to improve women’s lives in the long term, University of Virginia School of Law professor Naomi Cahn finds in new research.

Cathy Hwang, an incoming professor at the University of Virginia School of Law, discusses her new co-authored paper examining how pandemic cancellations have challenged contract law.

Despite troubling times, we’re not quite where we were during the 2008 financial crisis, according to a University of Virginia School of Law professor Paul Mahoney.

Professor Margaret Foster Riley of the University of Virginia School of Law has been appointed to a new National Institutes of Health advisory committee that’s exploring challenges with emerging biotechnologies.

Professor Ruth Mason of the University of Virginia School of Law discusses the potential roadblocks in implementing a wealth tax in the U.S.