UVA Law School News
News and events at the University of Virginia School of Law.
Author: Mary Wood is the University of Virginia School of Law's director of communications, and Rob Seal is the site's content editor.
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Recent Posts from UVA Law School News
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Supreme Court Picks Up Professor's Argument in Melendez-Diaz
The U.S. Supreme Court referenced the work of Law School Professor Brandon Garrett during oral arguments last week in a case over whether prosecutors should be obliged to produce witnesses to testify about forensic test…
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Cannon, Martin Named to Obama Transition Team
Law School Professors Jonathan Z. Cannon and David A. Martin have been named members of President-elect Barack Obama’s transition team.
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"A Discussion of Race, Apologies and America's Greatest Outstanding Debt"
Two legislative staffers spoke about their efforts to advance racial reconciliation through political means at an event sponsored by the Center for the Study of Race and Law on Nov. 12. With Keenan Keller (pictured),…
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Auction Raises $50,000 for Public Interest Grants
The student-run Public Interest Law Association raised more than $50,000 at its annual auction and dance Saturday to fund fellowships for students who work in public interest positions over the summer.
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“The Election Is Over…Now What?" (The Future of Health Care Reform Lecture Series)
Partisan gridlock and interest groups threaten to stifle future health care reform despite a Democratic-majority government, health policy analyst Carolyn Engelhard told Law School students Thursday.
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Firm Recruiters Offer Career Tips to 1Ls
First-year law students can improve their chances of finding a summer law firm position if they avoid the common mistakes made by many of their competitors, representatives of three top law firms said at the…
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"Where Have You Gone, Ruth Bader Ginsburg?" with Professor Anne Coughlin
Professor Anne Coughlin discusses the status of the feminist movement in contemporary culture and remaining legal roadblocks to equal rights during a Law School Foundation Board and Alumni Council meeting Friday.
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"Strategies for Appellate Brief Writing," with Hogan & Hartson Partners Catherine Stetson '94 and Chris Handman
Hogan & Hartson partners Catherine Stetson '94 and Chris Handman offer advice on how to write an appellate brief.
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Justice Delayed-Denied: Hariri Tribunal and the Politics of Justice in the Mideast
Justice remains elusive in Lebanon three years after the assassination of Prime Minister Rafik Hariri, said former Lebanese presidential candidate and current visiting law professor Chibli Mallat on Friday.
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Law School Adds Audio, Multimedia Recording to Classrooms
A new system for recording audio and multimedia presentations in all Law School classrooms now allows faculty to make their class lectures available online for students.